Muir Island is a small, fictional island off of the northern coast of Scotland in the Marvel Comics universe. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc The Marvel Universe is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place It plays a prominent role in the X-Men comics and its related series. The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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History
Muir Island's significance stems from the fact that it is the home of Earth's largest and most comprehensive mutant research complex, located to the north of Scotland, founded by Dr. Moira MacTaggert. In the fictional Marvel Comics multiverse, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics A mutant within the Marvel Comic books particularly those of the X-Men mythos is an individual who possesses a genetic trait called an Dr Moira Kinross MacTaggert (sometimes spelled MacTaggart McTaggart or McTaggert is a Fictional character appearing in X-Men stories in the Marvel Comics Originally, she created the facility to help her son, Kevin (a. k. a. Proteus), an extremely powerful and destructive mutant. Kevin MacTaggert best known as Proteus and also called Mutant X is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men.
Muir Island's facility holds a wealth of knowledge on various mutants, their abilities, and other mutant-related issues and concerns (such as the Legacy Virus). In the fictional Marvel Universe, the Legacy Virus was a devastating plague that ripped through the mutant population killing hundreds and mutating so It was also once the home base of the X-Men's spin-off superhero team Excalibur. The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Excalibur is a Marvel Comics Superhero group an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. It was used by Professor X to store information on how to kill various X-Men if need be. Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a Fictional character, a Marvel Comics Superhero known as the leader and founder of
The island has sometimes been used to imprison mutants for various reasons, notably Spoor and Magneto. Spoor (Andrew Hamish Grave is a fictional Comic book character appearing in Marvel Comics. Magneto (alias Erik Magnus Lehnsherr, born Max Eisenhardt) is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel
The staff has included, at times, Rahne Sinclaire AKA Wolfsbane, Rory Campbell, Tom Corsi, Sharon Friedlander, Jamie Madrox and, seen in various comics, various un-named scientists. Ahab ( Dr Roderick "Rory" Campbell) a Fictional character who is a Cyborg Supervillain from the future in the Marvel Comics Thomas "Tom" Corsi is a Fictional character most often appearing in X-Men stories in Marvel Comics ' Shared universe, the Sharon Friedlander is a Fictional character most often appearing in X-Men stories in the Marvel Comics universe. Jamie Madrox, also called the Multiple Man, is a Fictional character, a Marvel Comics Superhero, associated with the X-Men
The island and its research center have come under attack by many villains, including Magneto, the Acolytes, the Shadow King, Galactus, Phalanx, Reavers, Black Air, the Mutant Liberation Front, Spiral, Legion, Bastion and Proteus. Magneto (alias Erik Magnus Lehnsherr, born Max Eisenhardt) is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel The Acolytes is a team of Comic book mutant Supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. The Shadow King is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Galactus is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Phalanx are a Cybernetic fictional species in the Marvel Comics universe. In the Fictional Marvel Comics universe the Reavers are a Team of criminal Cyborgs The most significant team of Reavers were dedicated to the Black Air is a fictional former Governmental Intelligence department founded and operating primarily within the United Kingdom in the Marvel Universe, initially as The Mutant Liberation Front or MLF was a Marvel Comics Supervillain group primarily enemies of X-Force. Spiral ( Rita Wayword) is a Fictional character, a Supervillainess in the Marvel Comics universe. Legion, in comics, may refer to Legion (Marvel Comics, a Marvel Comics characters Legion (DC Comics, a DC Comics supervillain Bastion is a Supervillain that appears in the Fictional Marvel Universe. Kevin MacTaggert best known as Proteus and also called Mutant X is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men. The island's facilities were destroyed by Legion (who was, at the time, possessed by the Shadow King) during the Muir Island Saga. The Muir Island Saga is a five-part Marvel Comics crossover event involving the X-Men and X-Factor, published in 1991 Although rebuilt, the Muir Island Genetic Research Center was destroyed again in an attack by Mystique and Sabretooth. Mystique ( Raven Darkholme) is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise Sabretooth is a Fictional character, a Marvel Comics Supervillain created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John It was later rebuilt for the Marauders to use during X-Men: Messiah Complex.
Alternate Versions
Ultimate Muir Island
In the Ultimate Marvel universe, Muir Island's location remains the same, but the nature of the complex located on it is different; it is instead a hospital for sick mutants run by Moira MacTaggert. Ultimate Marvel is an Imprint of Comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring reimagined and updated versions of the company's most popular Superhero It was predominanatly featured early on, when the Ultimate incarnation of Proteus escaped the facility and the X-Men consequently travelled there to investigate.
Appearances in other media
Television
- Muir Island has made appearances in several episodes of X-Men: The Animated Series. For the newer X-Men animated series see X-Men Evolution. For other uses see the X-Men (disambiguation page
Film
- In the second X-Men movie, X2, Stryker's computer displays a desktop folder labeled "Muir Island". X2 (also known in promotional materials as X2 X-Men United, X-Men 2 X-Men United, and X-Men 2) is a
- In a scene of the third X-Men movie, X-Men: The Last Stand, Professor X shows a video of Moira MacTaggert on Muir Island. X-Men The Last Stand is a 2006 Superhero film and the third in the X-Men series Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a Fictional character, a Marvel Comics Superhero known as the leader and founder of A scene after the credits also takes place on the island.
Video Games
- Muir Island appears in the X-Men Legends role playing game as a level map. X-Men Legends is an action role-playing game released on several consoles in 2004. A computer role-playing game ( CRPG) is a broad Video game genre originally developed for personal computers and other home computers
- In Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, after arriving in Attilan, the team is asked by Crystal where her sister might have gone to pick up the Ultimate Nullifier. Marvel Ultimate Alliance is an Action role-playing game released in 2006 Crystal is a Fictional character, a Superhero in Marvel Comics ' universe. Medusa is a Fictional Superhero published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in Fantastic Four vol The team asks around and then tells her that it's on Muir Island. When the team returns from the next level, the learn that Doctor Doom was waiting for her at Muir Island and used the powers he stole from Odin to corrupt her into an evil version of herself.
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