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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 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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

Anna-Marie D'Ancanto/Rogue, whose last name in the comics was Raven. 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.

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.

William Stryker, whose character is an amalgam of various X-Men villains: Reverend William Stryker, an anti-Mutant bigot; Professor Andre Thorton, the malevolent mastermind of the Weapon X program; and Henry Peter Gyrich (whose name was used for a minor character in X-Men (2000)), a ruthless government official who dedicates his life and resources to destroying the Mutant populace. The character of Stryker first appeared in the comic book "X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills" (1982) by writer Chris Claremont and artist Brent Anderson. Whilst Thorton first appeared in the comic story "Weapon X: Chapter One" from Marvel Comics Presents #73 (March 1991) by writer/artist Barry Windsor-Smith. And Gyrich 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.

Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, whom in the X-men comic books became a member of the X-Men team. The character made their first appearance in the comic story "Deadly Genesis!" from Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975) by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum.

Shapeshifter Mystique morphs into Senator Robert Edward Kelly, referred to on screen as Senator Kelly. 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.

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.

Robert Louis "Bobby" Drake/Iceman, referred to as Robert 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.

Yuriko Oyama/Lady Deathstrike, whom first appeared as Yuriko Oyama in the comic story "Journey" from Daredevil #197 (August 1983) and later as Lady Deathstrike in the comic story "A Friend in Need" from Alpha Flight #33 (April 1986). Yuriko Oyama was created by writer Denny O'Neil and artist Larry Hama. Writers Bill Mantlo and Chris Claremont added defining characteristics such as her cyborg abilities, while artist Barry Windsor-Smith designed her cyborg appearance.

Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde/Shadowcat, referred to as Shadowcat on screen. She 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.

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.

Piotr "Peter" Nikolaievitch Rasputin/Colossus, referred to as Peter Rasputin or Colossus on screen. He made his first appeared in the comic story "Deadly Genesis!" from Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975) by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum.

And theirs also a cameo appearance by Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy aka Beast in the comics. The character is referred to as Dr. Hank McCoy on screen. He made his first appearance in X-Men #1 (September 1963) by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Jack Kirby.

All other characters were created for the movie by the films writers.

When a mutant named Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming) attempts to assassinate the President of the United States (Cotter Smith), the School for Gifted Youngsters is attacked by General William Stryker (Brian Cox), a scientist who is rumored to have experimented on mutants, possibly even Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), and Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) is kidnapped, the X-Men must band together with Magneto (Ian McKellen) and Mystique (Rebecca Romijn) to rescue Professor X, stop Stryker from wiping the mutants off the face of the Earth, and quell the new public outcry against the mutants.

X2 (aka X2: X-Men United or internationally as X-Men 2) is the sequel to X-Men (2000), which was based on the Marvel comic book series X-Men, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1962. In particular, the film was based on the "God Loves, Man Kills" storyline, written by Chris Claremont and illustrated by Brent Anderson, published in 1982. The story and screenplay for X2 were written by David Hayter, Bryan Singer, Zak Penn, Michael Dougherty, and Dan Harris. It is followed by 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); with the Deadpool film series being loosely related.

No, he did not. He used the perception of slowed time to reprimand his students. He shut down minds of everyone in that particular area, as the electronic devices, including the televisions, are still in working order; a technique he later used in the White House.

She's Siryn (Shauna Kain), Banshee's daughter.

The majority of people in the mansion shot with the tranquilizer darts were kids, so they're going to feel the effects of the sedatives used much more quickly and more profoundly than adults. In fact, Logan turns out to be the only adult shot by Stryker's men in the mansion, and his metabolism and resistance to injury are much different than that of an average human, much less a child. For a brief moment, Logan does shake his head a bit as if slightly dazed, but the tranquilizer has little effect on him otherwise. Cyclops (James Marsden) is also shot when Stryker captures Prof. Xavier at Magneto's cell. However, the darts might not have affected him because he was wearing his combat uniform, which may have reduced the velocity of the projectiles. In X-Men Origins: Wolverine, it is explained that, due to Logan's healing abilities, sedatives and other medications would not work for him (which is why he had to volunteer for the adamantium processing back then). Even though Stryker knew about this, he didn't expect to run into Wolverine in the mansion. He even says, "This is certainly the last place I would expect to find you."

Magneto used his powers to shut down Cerebro first and then forced the door open.

In X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Stryker works with both Logan and Victor Creed/Sabertooth. But Stryker says that Creed wouldn't be able to survive the process of the adamantium being bonded to his skeleton. So Logan was "one of a kind" in that regard. Until he discovered Lady Deathstrike.

As the dam finally bursts, Jean (Famke Janssen) creates a telekinetic wall to hold off the flood waters long enough to lift the X-Jet into the air, saving the children and the rest of the X-Men team. Speaking through Professor X, she bids them goodbye, then releases the water, which crashes around both her and Stryker, presumably killing them both. The scene then cuts to the White House where the President is about to broadcast a message to America to address the growing mutant threat. As he begins his speech, a storm suddenly brews up outside, everything and everyone stops, and the President finds himself facing the X-Men. Professor X gives him a report that was stolen from Stryker's files and offers him an opportunity to encourage mutants and humans alike to work together because, as Xavier puts it, "we're here to stay." After a few more flashes of thunder, the X-Men disappear, and the camera crew resumes where it left off. The President looks down at the report in front of him and then faces the camera. The scene cuts again to the School for Gifted Children, where Xavier is about to address the students in his class. Before he begins, he assures Wolverine and Cyclops that Jean made the choice to sacrifice herself. As Wolverine and Cyclops go out into the hall, Wolverine also mentions that Jean made another choice: she chose him (Cyclops), which seems to somewhat ease his pain. In the final scene, the camera pans over the lake while, in a voiceover, Jean says: Mutation...it is the key to our evolution. It is how we have evolved from a single-celled organism into the dominant species on the planet. This process is slow, normally taking thousands and thousands of years. But every few hundred millennia, evolution leaps forward. ...all while a phoenix silhouette is visible over the lake.