Note: For this list only the creators of the characters first appearances are listed. As with all comic book characters, the X-Men and there supporting cast have had several reinventions and different contributions from different writers. Theses include different iterations in different mediums that all have added different concepts to the overall mythology of the characters.
There's James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine, referred to as Wolverine on screen. He was created by then Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas, writer Len Wein, and Marvel art director John Romita Sr.. Although Romita designed the character, he was first drawn for publication by artist Herb Trimpe. The character first made his first appearance in the comic story "And Now... the Wolverine!" from The Incredible Hulk #181 (November 1974).
Professor Charles Francis Xavier/Professor X, referred to as Professor Charles Xavier on screen. He made his first appearance in X-Men #1 (September 1963) by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Jack Kirby.
Eric "Magnus" Lensherr/Magneto, referred to as Eric or Magneto on screen. He made his first appearance in X-Men #1 (September 1963) by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Jack Kirby.
Dr. Jean Elaine Grey, referred to as Jean Grey on screen. She made her first appearance in X-Men #1 (September 1963) by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Jack Kirby.
Scott Summers/Cyclops, who made his first appearance in X-Men #1 (September 1963) by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Jack Kirby.
Ororo Munroe/Storm, who made her first appearance in the comic story "Deadly Genesis!" from Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975) by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum.
Anna-Marie Raven/Rogue, referred to as Anna-Marie D'Ancanto or Rogue on screen. She made her first appearance in the comic story "By Friends -- Betrayed!" from Avengers Annual #10 (1981) by writer Chris Claremont and artist Michael Golden.
Victor Creed/Sabretooth, who made his first appearance in the comic story "Snowfire" from Iron Fist #1 (August 1977) by writer Chris Claremont and writer/artist John Byrne.
Mortimer Toynbee/Toad, who made his first appearance in the comic story "The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants!" from X-Men #4 (March 1964) by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Jack Kirby.
Raven Darkhölme/Mystique, who made her first appearance in a cameo role in the comic story "Shadow of the Gun!" from Ms. Marvel #16 (May 1978) before her first full appearance in the comic story "The St. Valentine's Day/Avengers Massacre!" from Ms. Marvel #18 (July 1978). She was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum.
Senator Robert Edward Kelly, referred to as Senator Kelly on screen. He made his first appearance in a cameo role in the comic story "Wolverine: Alone!" from The Uncanny X-Men #133 (May 1980) before his first full appearance in the comic story "Dark Phoenix" from The Uncanny X-Men Vol #135 (July 1980). The character was created by writer Chris Claremont and writer/artist John Byrne.
Henry Peter Gyrich, referred to as Henry Gyrich on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Hammer of Vengeance!" from Avengers #165 (November 1977) by writer Jim Shooter and writer/artist John Byrne.
Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde/ Shadowcat, who made her first appearance in the comic story "God Spare the Child..." from X-Men #129 (January 1980) by writer Chris Claremont and writer/artist John Byrne.
Robert Louis "Bobby" Drake/Iceman, referred to as Bobby Drake or Iceman on screen). He made his first appearance in X-Men #1 (September 1963) by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Jack Kirby.
Jubilation Lee/Jubilee, who made her first appearance in the comic story "Ladies' Night" from Uncanny X-Men #244 (May 1989) by writer Chris Claremont and artist Marc Silvestri.
and St. John Allerdyce/Pyro, who made his first appearance in the comic story "Days of Future Past" from Uncanny X-Men #141 (January 1981) by writer Chris Claremont and writer/artist John Byrne. Note: In the comics Pyro was a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants.
All other characters were created for the movie by the films writers.
There's James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine, referred to as Wolverine on screen. He was created by then Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas, writer Len Wein, and Marvel art director John Romita Sr.. Although Romita designed the character, he was first drawn for publication by artist Herb Trimpe. The character first made his first appearance in the comic story "And Now... the Wolverine!" from The Incredible Hulk #181 (November 1974).
Professor Charles Francis Xavier/Professor X, referred to as Professor Charles Xavier on screen. He made his first appearance in X-Men #1 (September 1963) by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Jack Kirby.
Eric "Magnus" Lensherr/Magneto, referred to as Eric or Magneto on screen. He made his first appearance in X-Men #1 (September 1963) by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Jack Kirby.
Dr. Jean Elaine Grey, referred to as Jean Grey on screen. She made her first appearance in X-Men #1 (September 1963) by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Jack Kirby.
Scott Summers/Cyclops, who made his first appearance in X-Men #1 (September 1963) by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Jack Kirby.
Ororo Munroe/Storm, who made her first appearance in the comic story "Deadly Genesis!" from Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975) by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum.
Anna-Marie Raven/Rogue, referred to as Anna-Marie D'Ancanto or Rogue on screen. She made her first appearance in the comic story "By Friends -- Betrayed!" from Avengers Annual #10 (1981) by writer Chris Claremont and artist Michael Golden.
Victor Creed/Sabretooth, who made his first appearance in the comic story "Snowfire" from Iron Fist #1 (August 1977) by writer Chris Claremont and writer/artist John Byrne.
Mortimer Toynbee/Toad, who made his first appearance in the comic story "The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants!" from X-Men #4 (March 1964) by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Jack Kirby.
Raven Darkhölme/Mystique, who made her first appearance in a cameo role in the comic story "Shadow of the Gun!" from Ms. Marvel #16 (May 1978) before her first full appearance in the comic story "The St. Valentine's Day/Avengers Massacre!" from Ms. Marvel #18 (July 1978). She was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum.
Senator Robert Edward Kelly, referred to as Senator Kelly on screen. He made his first appearance in a cameo role in the comic story "Wolverine: Alone!" from The Uncanny X-Men #133 (May 1980) before his first full appearance in the comic story "Dark Phoenix" from The Uncanny X-Men Vol #135 (July 1980). The character was created by writer Chris Claremont and writer/artist John Byrne.
Henry Peter Gyrich, referred to as Henry Gyrich on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Hammer of Vengeance!" from Avengers #165 (November 1977) by writer Jim Shooter and writer/artist John Byrne.
Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde/ Shadowcat, who made her first appearance in the comic story "God Spare the Child..." from X-Men #129 (January 1980) by writer Chris Claremont and writer/artist John Byrne.
Robert Louis "Bobby" Drake/Iceman, referred to as Bobby Drake or Iceman on screen). He made his first appearance in X-Men #1 (September 1963) by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Jack Kirby.
Jubilation Lee/Jubilee, who made her first appearance in the comic story "Ladies' Night" from Uncanny X-Men #244 (May 1989) by writer Chris Claremont and artist Marc Silvestri.
and St. John Allerdyce/Pyro, who made his first appearance in the comic story "Days of Future Past" from Uncanny X-Men #141 (January 1981) by writer Chris Claremont and writer/artist John Byrne. Note: In the comics Pyro was a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants.
All other characters were created for the movie by the films writers.
When her first kiss puts her boyfriend in a coma, Marie D'Ancanto (Anna Paquin) recognizes that she's a mutant and takes off on a journey away from those she loves, lest she harm them with her touch. Now calling herself Rogue, she meets Logan, another mutant who goes by the name Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). When their camper gets in an accident, they end up at the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, a cover school for mutant children on in Westchester County, New York. There they are introduced to the director, Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), who leads a group of mutants called the X-Men—Doctor Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), Scott Summers aka Cyclops (James Marsden), and Ororo Monroe aka Storm (Halle Berry). Unfortunately, they come in direct conflict with the Brotherhood of Mutants, led by Xavier's old friend Eric Lensherr, who now calls himself Magneto (Ian McKellen). Magneto and his followers—Sabretooth (Tyler Mane), Toad (Ray Park), and Mystique (Rebecca Romijn)—are cooking up a plan to turn the world's leaders, all of whom are meeting for a summit on nearby Ellis Island, into mutants as a means of insuring the acceptance of mutantkind by humans.
X-Men is based on the Marvel Comic book series, also titled either X-Men or The Uncanny X-Men, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1962. The story line and screenplay for the movie were written by David Hayter, Tom DeSanto, and Bryan Singer. The success of the movie led to eight sequels including close-knit spinoffs: X2: X-Men United (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011), The Wolverine (2013), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), and Logan (2017); a loose spinoff being the Deadpool film series.
Cyclops can't control his optic blasts when his eyes are open or uncovered by the lens (in his combat visor) or lenses (the Oakley sunglasses) that he normally wears. The original history of the character according to Marvel canon has always maintained that Summers lost the ability to control the beams when he and his brother survived a fall—the impact resulted in brain damage that permanently disrupted the control Summers would have had. When he was young, a doctor/scientist developed "ruby quartz" lenses that contain the beams, and Scott was required to wear them continuously. Toad, using his tongue, snatches Summers' combat visor, causing Scott to release a quick blast before he realizes what happened and closes his eyes. Scott is then forced to keep his eyes closed for the remainder of the scene, leaving him all but helpless.
Yes, Wolverine can die. His healing factor has grown over the years to the point where he was able to survive being caught in an atomic blast and having all the soft tissue incinerated from his body, yet within a short amount of time he was back to normal. His healing factor also prevents his growing old, since his cells don't age, therefore don't die. The comics also have him as being the victim of a gang of black market organ harvests, who removed all his internal organs, by reaching from under his rib cage rather than through it, and he was able to regrow his heart, lungs, liver, etc, before he was able to die. It is unknown if he can drown. While it is believed that decapitation can kill him, this is nearly impossible due to his skeleton being made of adamantium-a fictional metallic substance that is orders of magnitude stronger than titanium and steel, and does not rust but can be magnetized. Also if he was decapitated his head would have to be removed from the vicinity of his body. Deadpool/Weapon XI, a character who was surgically given Wolverine's healing power, can and has survived decapitation, but needs to have his original head put back on his body for the neck to heal to two sections of him back together. Since his healing ability is based on Wolverine's, one can assume that Wolverine might have this ability as well. His healing ability also makes Wolverine immune to death from any type of disease, poison, or toxin, though a strong enough dose can make him sick until his healing kicks in.
Since Wolverine's healing factor prevents the adamantium in his body from poisoning him, one way that could kill him is if he came into contact with someone like the character Leech. Leech's mutant power is that he can make other mutant's powers not work. It is reasonable to believe that if you used Leech to take away Wolverine's healing power, then he would be prone to death from anything that doesn't involve getting through his skeleton. In fact, this is supported by an event in the comics. At the end of the House of M storyline, the Scarlet Witch (who has the mutant ability to alter reality) utters, "No more mutants", and in a flash, many of the X-Men were transported back to the X-Mansion, only to discover they no longer possessed their mutant gifts. After realizing what happened, Cyclops said, "Oh no-Logan. Without his healing factor, the adamantium in his body-Kurt!" To which Nightcrawler replies, "On my way!", and transports to where Wolverine is, only to find him both alive and shockingly, for the first time since before the experiments of Weapon X, with his full memory intact. Other factors that have occurred throughout the comics can also turn off Wolverine's healing factor. According to the X-Men film, Rogue's powers could also kill Wolverine, by extracting life energy and his powers out of his body. Magneto could probably kill him by meddling with the adamantium in his body.
In the comic universe, there is a supernatural blade known as the Muramasa Blade which was forged and designed to be able to halt healing factors. In the comics, Wolverine uses this blade to decapitate and finish off his long time arch-foe Sabretooth, who had devolved into a such a savage animalistic state that he could barely speak and was even more of an unreasonable killing machine. It stands to reason that if a talented swordsman wielded the Muramasa Blade and inflicted a fatal blow upon Wolverine, his healing factor wouldn't be able to save him from death. In the comic series called Guardians of the Galaxy, which is set about 1,000 years into a possible future, the skeleton of Wolverine appears, but Wolverine himself is dead. In this future, Dr. Doom turned Wolverine's skeleton into a robot into which he transferred his own brain. There was a continuation of the Origins story called "Wolverine: The End" which takes place approximately 200 years in the future. Wolverine has aged to the point of being considered an old man (looking about 65 to 70 years old), his healing factor no longer works as well as it used to, and the adamantium has even begun to break down, most notably the center claw on his left hand having actually broken.
In the Marvel alternate reality series "What if...", Wolverine dies twice, once at the hands of The Hulk, and once on the surface of Earth's Moon due to lack of oxygen.
Since Wolverine's healing factor prevents the adamantium in his body from poisoning him, one way that could kill him is if he came into contact with someone like the character Leech. Leech's mutant power is that he can make other mutant's powers not work. It is reasonable to believe that if you used Leech to take away Wolverine's healing power, then he would be prone to death from anything that doesn't involve getting through his skeleton. In fact, this is supported by an event in the comics. At the end of the House of M storyline, the Scarlet Witch (who has the mutant ability to alter reality) utters, "No more mutants", and in a flash, many of the X-Men were transported back to the X-Mansion, only to discover they no longer possessed their mutant gifts. After realizing what happened, Cyclops said, "Oh no-Logan. Without his healing factor, the adamantium in his body-Kurt!" To which Nightcrawler replies, "On my way!", and transports to where Wolverine is, only to find him both alive and shockingly, for the first time since before the experiments of Weapon X, with his full memory intact. Other factors that have occurred throughout the comics can also turn off Wolverine's healing factor. According to the X-Men film, Rogue's powers could also kill Wolverine, by extracting life energy and his powers out of his body. Magneto could probably kill him by meddling with the adamantium in his body.
In the comic universe, there is a supernatural blade known as the Muramasa Blade which was forged and designed to be able to halt healing factors. In the comics, Wolverine uses this blade to decapitate and finish off his long time arch-foe Sabretooth, who had devolved into a such a savage animalistic state that he could barely speak and was even more of an unreasonable killing machine. It stands to reason that if a talented swordsman wielded the Muramasa Blade and inflicted a fatal blow upon Wolverine, his healing factor wouldn't be able to save him from death. In the comic series called Guardians of the Galaxy, which is set about 1,000 years into a possible future, the skeleton of Wolverine appears, but Wolverine himself is dead. In this future, Dr. Doom turned Wolverine's skeleton into a robot into which he transferred his own brain. There was a continuation of the Origins story called "Wolverine: The End" which takes place approximately 200 years in the future. Wolverine has aged to the point of being considered an old man (looking about 65 to 70 years old), his healing factor no longer works as well as it used to, and the adamantium has even begun to break down, most notably the center claw on his left hand having actually broken.
In the Marvel alternate reality series "What if...", Wolverine dies twice, once at the hands of The Hulk, and once on the surface of Earth's Moon due to lack of oxygen.
Dougray Scott, Aaron Eckhart, Viggo Mortensen were all considered. Bryan Singer talked to Mel Gibson, Russell Crowe and Edward Norton, while 20th Century Fox was interested in Keanu Reeves.
He was brought in to work on the screenplay (as a script doctor), but all of his work was thrown out, except for two pieces of dialogue: Storm's line to Toad, and Wolverine calling Cyclops a dick.
According to Whedon, the exchange was: "It's me." "Prove it." "You're a dick." He also wrote Storm's line, "Do you know what happens to a toad when it's struck by lightning? The same thing that happens to everything else." Interestingly, Storm's line has come to be the most criticized line in the whole movie.
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