![]() For a time, it seemed that Jean Grey’s story had ended. After saying a final farewell to her friends, she becomes a White Phoenix of the Crown and ascends from our reality into one populated by beings as powerful as her. ![]() Ultimately, Jean finally accepts that she and the Phoenix will be forever linked. The death of an original X-Man was a huge moment and true comic-book landmark at a time when resurrections were far from guaranteed – even for a phoenix. Jean – who has briefly regained control over the corrupt Phoenix – ultimately bids her friends goodbye and sacrifices her life to prevent it from killing again. Naturally, the space-authorities of the Shi’ar empire show up somewhat disturbed by this.Īnd here, in the thrilling conclusion of the Dark Phoenix saga, by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, the X-Men fight a trial by combat to prevent her execution. This culminates in the ‘Dark Phoenix’ heading into space and feeding on a star, killing an entire planet full of living creatures in the process. The Dark Phoenix Sagaįollowing her transformation into the Phoenix, Jean’s power grows – but when she’s corrupted by the Hellfire Club’s psychic manipulations, she becomes impossible to control or reason with. And, hey, let’s not forget that we get the debut of her iconic costume, oft-tweaked but never bettered. In doing so, Jean graduates from being a fairly typical 1960s love interest/damsel-in-distress figure into one of the most powerful and complex members of the X-Men. Read more: Explaining the X-Men Movie Timeline(s)
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