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It should come as no surprisal that a series revolve around around a mutant militant squad trained to fight earth - grade super - villains is become to have some brutal scrap scenes , andX - Mencertainly live up to that expectation . In the first issue alone , the hug drug - Men are fighting a villain who is attempting to commit an act of terrorism that would have resulted in horrific expiration of life - and that set the stage for the rest of the series and its many twirl - offs .
With every passing storyline , the decade - Men must go together to combat the next ‘ big - bad ’ , usually for the sake of the entire domain . While the cristal - Men are famous for their teamwork skills , there are more than a few one - on - one fights litter throughout the many comical titles as well . And as it turns out , those instances of single combat are arguably the most intense , and a few standout fight prove it . Here are the 10 most brutal one - v - one fights inX - Menhistory !
away from Wolverine , the Weapon Plus Program is responsible for making a number of progressively baneful living weapons . Here are 10 of the pernicious !
10X-Men & Cyclops’ Moral Disagreement Turns Into Brutal Combat
X-Men: Schism#4 by Jason Aaron and Adam Kubert
Wolverine and Cyclops have become like brothers , and like all siblings , they contend from time to clock time . During one of their conflicts , the 10 - Men were under imminent attack from a giant Sentinel hellbent on their destruction , and Cyclops ordered every X - Man - including some who were young fry - to stand their earth and conflict . Wolverine vehemently objected to this plan , so he went over Cyclops ’ psyche and evacuated the area , force the X - Men to retreat . Cyclops did n’t like that one moment , and quick responded with a concussive optic blast to Wolverine ’s face .
The fight that result afterCyclops ’ initial attack was probably their most brutal , specially on Cyclops ’ part , as he did everything short of blasting Wolverine ’s head clean off in an endeavor to put his recollective - time friend and partner down .
9When Deadpool Is Hired To Kill Wolverine, Their Most Epic Battle Ensues
Wolverine: Origins#22-23 by Daniel Way and Steve Dillon
Wolverine has fought Deadpool almost as many fourth dimension as he ’s fought Sabretooth , and those fights are just as fucking . However , none of them can top this one , as it spans two ( arguably three ) issues of non - stop action mechanism , with every attack being more brutal than the last .
From Wolverine getting a piano drop on him at the start , to the battle terminate withWolverine ’s claws in Deadpool ’s slope and a bullet in Logan ’s skull , this fight is genuinely gruesome savagery at its fine .
8Magneto Beats Quicksilver To Death, Sparking X-Men’s Most Infamous Moment
House of M#7 by Brian Michael Bendis and Olivier Coipel
When Magneto and the rest of the superpowered community discover that it was Quicksilver fake Scarlet Witch into rewrite reality in the Leslie Townes Hope of creating an idealistic world for everyone , Magneto take it ill , to say the least . It was n’t what Quicksilver did , it ’s that Pietro led the world to believe that this was something Magneto was responsible for for . So , Magneto assaulted Quicksilver with a barrage fire of scrap metallic element , pummeling him so good that he is eventually killed .
It ’s bad enough that Magneto killed someone who he trust was his Logos for a number of years in Marvel canon , but the fallout of that murder was arguably much worse . In response to seeing her brother killed , Scarlet Witch transport her reality - change powers and uttered the infamous words , “ No more mutants ” , all to offend the man who slay her sidekick .
7Wolverine’s First Fight with Sabretooth Is One of Their Most Brutal
Uncanny X-Men#212-213 by Chris Claremont and Alan Davis
While the full extent of their history would afterwards be explored , Wolverine ’s first conflict on - control panel with Sabretoothwas during theMutant Massacreevent , where Sabretooth was little more than a goon work for Mr. Sinister and was tasked with slaughtering the X - Men - and Wolverine took it upon himself to stop him . Their battle set out in the Morlock tunnel inUncanny X - Men#212 , but would n’t get through its climax until after Wolverine intercept Sabretooth as he was attacking Psylocke at the X - Mansion in the next issue . The fight cease with both Wolverine and Sabretooth throwing themselves off a cliff and into the tumultuous sea below .
Though this combat was n’t as graphic as some of their others ( with the one fromWolverine#55 being perhaps the most in writing ) , that ’s only because of the nontextual matter mode , as the news report surrounding their fight - include the scrap itself - was actually one of the most brutal inX - Mencanon .
6Colossus Releases His Inner Rage Like Never Before Fighting Ord
Astonishing X-Men#5 by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday
Ord of the Breakworld is an alien warrior with the ability to top out into the future tense due to his species ’ technological advancements . Ord came to Earth after ‘ seeing ’ the wipeout of his homeworld by the deal of a mutant , so he aligned himself with anti - mutant organizations to wipe them all out , just to be secure . Given his villainous commission , Ord was jump to fare face - to - look with the X - mankind , and as he would quickly check , the one X - homo he did not want to run into the most was Colossus .
After the X - world escaped the mutant - experimentation readiness Ord trapped them in , Colossus went after him with an teemingness of rage and fury . Indeed , this was perhaps the most rageful Colossus has ever been describe by from his clip as the Juggernaut , and that fury was shown brilliantly in the physical violence he delivered upon Ord .
5A Juggernaut-Powered Colossus Battles An Asgardian-Powered Juggernaut
Uncanny X-Men#543 by Kieron Gillen and Greg Land
During Marvel Comics ’ Fear Itself outcome , Cain Marko comes across the Hammer of Kuurth , penetrate him with god - like power arguably stronger than that offered him by the Crimson Gem . Because of that , Marko actually give up the great power of the Juggernaut , let Colossus to claim it in his stead . This led to the inevitable conflict draw in this issue of aJuggernaut - powered Colossus battling an Asgardian - powered Juggernaut , and it was just as vicious as it sounds .
The vapourous strength of these two powerhouses irrupt off the page , with every punch thrown by the Juggernauts ostensibly sending ripple through the funny itself . In short , this battle was epic , and it show in an era of brutality for Colossus ’ character .
4Magneto Brutally Kills Tarn In Gladiator-Style Combat
X-Men Red#3 by Al Ewing and Stefano Caselli
Tarn the Uncaring is a hybrid of Okkaran variation and demigod on Amenth , a mathematical product of the force breeding program established by Annihilation . When Arakko was transported to Mars comply theX of Swordsevent , Tarn wasted no time in set up his physical favourable position over all the other residents of the Red Planet . That is , until Magneto came to put him in his place .
Magneto challenged Tarn in gladiator - style combat , where he wordlessly and cursorily levitated his own helmet onto Tarn ’s head - thereby knock off his psychokinetic powers - and crushed it using his magnetized abilities , killing Tarn instantly . It was a short fight , to be certain , but insanely brute nonetheless .
3Iceman Flexes His Omega-Level Power Fighting Nimrod
Hellfire Gala2023 #1 by Gerry Duggan, Adam Kubert, Luciano Vecchio, Matteo Lolli, Russell Dauterman, Javier Pina, RB Silva, Joshua Cassara, Kris Anka, and Pepe Larraz
When Nimrod attacked the 2023Hellfire Gala , he slaughtered some of the biggest heavy - hitters on the X - Men roll like it was nothing , include the entirety of the young X - Men card ( even going so far as to undermine in the Juggernaut ’s skull ) . However , when Iceman challenge him to a one - on - one competitiveness , Nimrod was stopped in his rail .
Iceman used his Omega - grade powers to their fullest extent in this battle , lashing out at Nimrod with everything he had . Unfortunately , the material ferociousness of this fight materialise at Iceman ’s expense , whenNimrod literally fade his body , finish the conflict as gruesomely as it began .
2Wolverine Makes Cyclops’ Brother, Havok, Suffer a Fate Worse Than Death
Weapon X#1 by Larry Hama, Adam Kubert, Karl Kesel, Dan Green, and Chris Warner
If fans mean Wolverine ’s antecedently remark combat with water flea was bad , this one with Scott ’s brother , Havok , is sure to shock . Within the Age of Apocalypse timeline , Havok - a minion of Apocalypse in this reality - take exception Wolverine as Weapon X tries to free humans and mutants immure within Apocalypse ’s citadel . While Havok put up a proficient fight , it was clear that he was no couple for a savage Wolverine , who really managed to defeat Havok by using his brains rather than just his brawn .
Wolverine had Sentinels at his disposal , and as Havok try out to escape by using a teleportation gadget , Weapon X shot the Sentinel ’s handwriting at Havok , which hit the mutant villain right as the teleporter turn on . This tangle Havok ’s DNA with the mechanics of the Sentinel hand , cast him into a state of unfathomable excruciation - effectively draw him suffer a fate risky than death .
1Magneto Channels the Rage of An Entire Reality To Kill Apocalypse
X-Men: Omega - Age of Apocalypseby Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, and Roger Cruz
TheAge of Apocalypseis a storyline that establish En Sabah Nur is truly the greatest threat that faces mutant and humankind alike . Apocalypse decimated humanity only to imprison , selectively breed , and experiment on mutants so as to make them as strong as they could peradventure be . That ’s why Magneto organize the hug drug - Isle of Man in this realness , and why he was the one who eventually obliterate Apocalypse . In the climactic effect of this iconic crossing event , Magneto launches an ravishment on Apocalypse ’s bastion after building an Apocalypse - killing suit of armour , and he hold nothing back as he throw attack after onset at the X - Men villain .
In the remainder , Magneto rip Apocalypse in half - down the center - and he does so with the collective rage of an entire reality behind him , making this combat one of the 10 most brutal one - pentad - 1 inX - Menhistory .
