Editing Xorn (section)

===The return of Magneto and the second Xorn===
Grant Morrison intended Xorn to be Magneto from his first appearance. As Morrison stated in an interview after they left ''New X-Men'', "In my opinion, there really should not have been an actual Xorn - he had to be fake, that was the cruel point of him".<ref>{{cite web | author=Ellis, Jonathan | year=2004 | title=Grant Morrison: Master & Commander | publisher=Pop Image.com | url=http://www.popimage.com/content/grant20044.html | access-date=September 16, 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203064013/http://www.popimage.com/content/grant20044.html | archive-date=December 3, 2013 }}</ref> In fact, soon after the revelation of Xorn's identity in ''New X-Men'' #146, readers pointed out that clues that Xorn was actually Magneto had been hidden throughout Morrison's run.<ref>{{cite web | author=Baker, Jesse | year=2003 | title=Words Of Questionable Wisdom: We Hardly Knew You | publisher=Comics Nexus.com | url=http://comicsnexus.com/2003/10/24/7561/ | access-date=July 1, 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708211359/http://comicsnexus.com/2003/10/24/7561/ | archive-date=July 8, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=O'Brien, Paul |year=2003 |title=Review of ''New X-Men'' #146 |publisher=The X-Axis.com |url=http://www.thexaxis.com/newxmen/newxmen146.htm |access-date=September 16, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061214130431/http://www.thexaxis.com/newxmen/newxmen146.htm |archive-date=December 14, 2006 }}</ref> According to then-''X-Men'' writer [[Chuck Austen]], the X-Men editors liked the Xorn character and hoped Morrison would change their mind about the revelation; when Morrison did not, the editors asked Austen to bring Xorn back as a separate character. Morrison has expressed criticism of this subsequent retcon in interviews.<ref>{{cite web | year=2006 | title=SDCC '06: Wildstorm Panel | publisher=[[Newsarama]] | url=http://newsarama.com/SDCC06/DC/Wildstorm/panel.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012213849/http://newsarama.com/SDCC06/DC/Wildstorm/panel.html | archive-date=October 12, 2007 | url-status=dead | access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>[http://www.popthought.com/display_column.asp?DAID=861 Pop Thought – Alex Ness<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912014557/http://www.popthought.com/display_column.asp?DAID=861 |date=September 12, 2015 }}</ref> Marvel also wanted to continue using Magneto; Austen stated that "Marvel saw value in Magneto not being a mass-murderer of New Yorkers."<ref>{{cite web |author=Contino, Jennifer M. |year=2004 |title=Chuck Austen X-Men Writer |publisher=Comicon.com |url=http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=36;t=002359 |access-date=September 17, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102746/http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic%3Bf%3D36%3Bt%3D002359 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref>

Marvel [[retroactive continuity|retcon]]ned the Xorn/Magneto revelation and brought back Xorn and Magneto after Morrison's departure. In ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' #442 and 443, Xavier takes the body of Magneto to Genosha where they hold a funeral for the deceased mutant leader. However, in the last page of ''Excalibur'' (vol. 3) #1, Xavier meets Magneto alive and well on Genosha. In subsequent issues of ''Excalibur'', Xavier and Magneto debate the true identity and motives of Xorn, the individual whose bandage-wrapped body they brought to Genosha. In the same month Magneto returned in [[Chris Claremont]]'s new ''Excalibur'' book, Austen's ''X-Men'' (vol. 2) #157 introduced a new Xorn named Shen Xorn. Shen Xorn claims to be the twin brother of the original Xorn (now referred to as Kuan-Yin Xorn) who, under the influence of the entity known as [[Sublime (Marvel Comics)|Sublime]], had pretended to be Magneto. This claim is supported when Emma Frost conducts a thorough mind scan of Shen. Not too long after, Shen Xorn disappears after he unleashes the gravitational forces of his "black hole" for a brain from his head (in direct contrast to his twin brother) in the course of helping the X-Men defeat an attack by a [[Brotherhood of Mutants]] led by [[Exodus (comics)|Exodus]].

Xorn and Magneto are among the mutants who lost their powers to the Scarlet Witch during the ''[[Decimation (comics)|Decimation]]'' event.<ref>''New Avengers'' #19. Marvel Comics.</ref>

The true identity of Xorn, and his relationship to the character Magneto, became a subject of confusion for fans. Marvel refrained from giving any complete explanation, eventually hinting the summer 2005 crossover ''House of M'' would clear up the situation.<ref>{{cite web | year=2005 | title=Chris Claremont on New Excalibur | publisher=[[Newsarama]] | url=http://newsarama.com/marvelnew/Excalibur/NewExcalibur.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012213854/http://newsarama.com/marvelnew/Excalibur/NewExcalibur.htm | archive-date=October 12, 2007 | url-status=dead | access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> The Xorn entry in the ''[[Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe|Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men 2005]]'' stated that "Kuan-Yin eventually revealed himself to be a ''duplicate'' of the X-Men's nemesis Magneto, a transformation believed to have been caused by Magneto's daughter, the [[Scarlet Witch]]." This explanation was based on a suggestion in ''House of M'' #7 wherein [[Doctor Strange]] speculates Wanda has been 'playing with the world' for far longer than even she knows, and may have been responsible for her father's puzzling rebirth. An alternative explanation has since been given in the pages of ''[[The New Avengers (comics)|New Avengers]]'' since, according to Marvel editor [[Tom Brevoort]], "nobody was satisfied with that offhanded non-explanation, and it didn't make a heck of a lot of sense by itself even as a throwaway".<ref>{{cite web | year=2006 | title=New Joe Fridays: Week 8 | publisher=[[Newsarama]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012213844/http://newsarama.com/NewJoeFridays/NewJoeFridays08.html | archive-date=October 12, 2007 | url=http://newsarama.com/NewJoeFridays/NewJoeFridays08.html | url-status=dead | access-date=June 10, 2019 }}</ref>