Xorn is the alias of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Xorn is the alias of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Xorn first appeared in New X-Men Annual 2001, he was created by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely.
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Xorn is a mutant who has a miniature star residing in his head, that gives him the abilities of gravitational electromagnetism, self-sustenance, and healing.
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Xorn is most commonly associated with the X-Men and Brotherhood of Mutants.
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Xorn first appeared in New X-Men Annual 2001, Xorn was created by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely.
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Xorn is forced to wear a skull-like mask designed to restrain his energy output as he has a "sun" for a brain in his head.
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Xorn keeps a diary to share his thoughts with Professor Xavier, since Xavier is "blinded by the sun beneath [his] mask" and cannot read his mind.
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Xorn is soon put in charge of the "Special Class", a group of physical and social misfits attending the Xavier Institute.
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Xorn remains determined to help his Special Class, even saving their lives from a group of U-Men.
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Magneto explains that the Xorn identity was an elaborate ruse crafted with the help of Chinese supporters.
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Xorn appears to be experiencing a form of Dissociative identity disorder, as the "Xorn" persona begins to manifest itself as a voice within Magneto's head, claiming to be the embodiment of Magneto's wisdom, idealism, and nobility.
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Xorn explains he took the image of Magneto because he knew mutants would follow him, and they needed the real Magneto again.
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When that energy got sucked down to Earth by Michael and all absorbed by him, Xorn was the dominant personality in the mix, and that's what drove him towards Genosha and Magneto.
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Xorn is able to kill Barrage and make quick work of the rest of the Riders after they chose to battle instead of have tea.
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However the truth was that Xorn was actually the thought deceased Husk who had been manipulated by Mister Sinister and assumed the identity of Xorn and used her husking abilities to enable herself to demonstrate many different powers, in order to infiltrate the X-Men and kill Magneto and Rogue's son, Charles.
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New, female version called Lady Xorn later appears as part of a future team of X-Men that travels back to the present during the Battle of the Atom event.
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However, it is subsequently revealed that this Xorn was just a puppet figure created by Charles Xavier II's mind powers after the real Xorn died during her final confrontation with her younger self.
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In one of the timelines experienced by Moira MacTaggert during the Powers of X storyline, Kuan-Yin Xorn becomes one of the final Horsemen of Apocalypse, representing Death.
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