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{{short description|Fictional mutant superhero in Marvel Comics}} {{Redirect|X-Man}} {{Distinguish|X-Men}} {{Infobox comics character<!--Part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics--> |character_name = Nate Grey |full_name = Nathaniel Grey |image = Nate Grey (X-Man).png |caption = Cover art of ''New Mutants'' (vol. 3) #25 (July 2011).<br>Art by Jorge Molina. |species = [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|Human mutant]] |publisher = [[Marvel Comics]] |debut = ''X-Man'' #1 (March 1995) |creators = [[Jeph Loeb]] (writer)<br />[[Steve Skroce]] (artist)<br />(based upon the character [[Cable (character)|Cable]] by [[Chris Claremont]], [[Louise Simonson]], and [[Rob Liefeld]]) |alliances = Horsemen of Salvation<br />[[Brotherhood of Mutants]]<br />[[New Mutants]]<br />[[X-Men]]<br />Outcasts |aliases = 19X<br />Shaman of the Mutant Tribe<br>X-Man, |partners = [[Madelyne Pryor]]<br />[[Threnody (comics)|Threnody]] |powers = {{unbulleted list|Ability to exist incorporeal as living psychic energy|[[Omnipotence|Omnipotent]] psychic powers which are most commonly used for:}} *[[Psychokinesis|Telekinesis]] *[[Telepathy]] *[[Teleportation]] *Energy and matter manipulation *Reality warping *[[Psychometry (paranormal)|Psychometry]] *[[Precognition]] *Retrocognition *Astral projection *Intangibility *Cross-dimensional travel *Cyberpathy *Power manipulation *Chronokinesis }} '''Nathaniel''' "'''Nate'''" '''Grey''' ('''X-Man''') is a [[superhero]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]], commonly in association with the [[X-Men]]. Created by writer [[Jeph Loeb]] and artist [[Steve Skroce]], the character first appeared in ''X-Man'' #1 (March 1995). X-Man is an alternate version of the [[Earth-616|regular]] [[Marvel Universe]] hero [[Cable (character)|Cable]], hailing from the alternate timeline [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|Earth-295]], first established in the "[[Age of Apocalypse]]" storyline.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brevoort |first1=Tom |last2=DeFalco |first2=Tom |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=Sanderson |first4=Peter |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |title=Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History |date=2017 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1465455505 |page=273}}</ref> He is the biological son of his dimension's [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Scott Summers]] and [[Jean Grey]], born of genetic tampering by [[Mr. Sinister]]. His first name is derived from his creator's (Mr. Sinister's) real name, Nathaniel Essex, and his last name from his genetic mother, Jean Grey.<ref name="X-Man #-1">''X-Man'' #-1</ref> Due to not being infected by a techno-organic virus, as Cable was, Nate achieved vast [[Telepathy|telepathic]] and [[Psychokinesis|telekinetic]] powers (reflecting those that Cable would have had without the virus), and was one of the most powerful mutants in existence during his lifetime. ''X-Man'' was originally a [[mini-series]] replacing ''[[Cable (comic book)|Cable]]'' during 1995's "Age of Apocalypse" [[Parallel universe (fiction)|alternate reality]] storyline. After that storyline ended, Marvel transported Nate Grey to [[Earth-616]], the primary shared universe in which most Marvel Comics are set. The series ran until 2001, during which Nate struggled with adjusting to a strange and foreign world, while being the most powerful person in this selfsame world. The series ended with his seemingly sacrificial death. Despite his name, X-Man was only briefly a member of the X-Men, both in the Age of Apocalypse reality and on Earth-616. Initially, the character was referred to only by his real name, both in "Age of Apocalypse" and on Earth-616. Shortly before the "[[Onslaught (Marvel Comics)|Onslaught]]" storyline, Nate began to be sporadically referred to as X-Man, without explanation for the in-universe origin of the code name.
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