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Unlike most members of the X-Men, Sean Cassidy had a lifetime of experience behind him when he joined the group. Raised on his family estate in Ireland alongside his cousin "Black Tom" Cassidy, Sean grew up with a strict sense of right and wrong, and a hardheaded sense of practicality. This upbringing led him to a career in law enforcement, and eventually to the ranks of Charles Xavier’s group of heroes. His history with the X-Men has been rocky – a tale of equal parts triumph and tragedy. Though he became close friends with Xavier, and nominal second in command of the team, repeated injuries led him away from the super hero lifestyle. Fate, however, had other plans. Banshee gave his life using the last bit of his power in an attempt to save a doomed flight full of innocent civilians.

One of Charles Xavier’s earliest recruits to the team of mutant heroes known as the X-Men, Dr. Henry McCoy took the name of Beast after the nickname he’d gained during his college football years. Despite his surprising strength, agility and talent as a fighter, he far prefers his refined intellect to his brutish fists when attacking a problem. As a talented negotiator and diplomat, he is the first known mutant to hold a position inside the U.S. government, with the Department of Mutant Affairs. He is at once embarrassed by and defensive of his mutant nature, but he believes that humans and mutants are capable of living together in peace, and will fight to preserve that vision.

Emma Frost has always been a woman of questionable ethical standards. Having rejected the inheritance of her family’s wealth in favor of making her own way in the world, she advanced through the ranks of both business and mutant kind through diamond-edged ruthlessness. Her relationship with the X-Men has, over the years, been rocky, but they generally share a common goal – the preservation of mutant kind. Despite her outwardly cold and selfish nature, Emma Frost cares deeply for those to whom she is close. It’s just nearly impossible to tell whether she considers you close, or simply a tool.

One of the very few divine immortals currently active on Earth, Hercules is also among the most powerful super hero, rivaling even the Incredible Hulk in strength. Son of the ancient god Zeus and a mortal woman, Hercules has lived for nearly four thousand years, and has witnessed much of human history. As a defender of both Earth and Olympus, he is an expert in almost every form of hand-to-hand combat, with exceptional skill in classic wrestling and archery. Recent troubles have separated him from the wealth of Olympus, and he has been forced to take jobs with the super hero clean up crew Damage Control.

Blasted away from Earth by a conspiracy of Earth’s heroes and S.H.I.E.L.D., the Hulk falls through a wormhole and arrives on the planet Sakaar – a savage world of barbarian tribes ruled by a corrupt Empire. He gladly enters the gladiatorial arenas of Sakaar, accepting all the benefits that victory entails. Known as the "Green Scar," he gathers around himself a trusted cabal of warriors, each sworn to the other. Disgusted by the fear and hatred of those weaker than himself, Hulk is done with peace, done with justice, done with heroism. Now, he fights for glory, and for the lives of his war bound brothers in the arena.

Blasted away from Earth by a conspiracy of Earth’s heroes and S.H.I.E.L.D., the Hulk falls through a wormhole and arrives on the planet Sakaar – a savage world of barbarian tribes ruled by a corrupt Empire. He gladly enters the gladiatorial arenas of Sakaar, accepting all the benefits that victory entails. Known as the "Green Scar," he gathers around himself a trusted cabal of warriors, each sworn to the other. Disgusted by the fear and hatred of those weaker than himself, Hulk is done with peace, done with justice, done with heroism. Now, he fights for glory, and for the lives of his war bound brothers in the arena.

Born with a chemical mutation that enhanced his intellect to superhuman levels, but cursed him with chronic, neurological pain, Tony Stark is a tireless genius. Among the most brilliant of the amazing technologies he has developed is the powered armor the world knows as Iron Man. As the invincible crime-fighter, he fills the triple role of billionaire industrialist, head of security for Stark International, and founding member of the worldwide crime fighting enterprise the Ultimates. Despite it all, he remains plagued by personal demons, for within the armor that grants him his incredible strength he is a man like any other, and more haunted than most.