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26-588: [REDACTED] Look up m-day in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. M-Day may refer to: M-Day (book) (Russian: День „М” ), a history book by Viktor Suvorov M-Day, in the Marvel Comics Decimation storyline M-Day, a military designation of days and hours for the day on which mobilization commences Mobilization Day, the day Canadian police would arrest suspected communists under

52-618: A sentient entity called the Collective , who has since come into violent conflict with the Avengers. In addition, a portion of the energy revived the body of Gabriel Summers , brother of both Alex (Havok) and Scott Summers (Cyclops), who had been trapped in space for many years following the defeat of Krakoa , as depicted in the X-Men: Deadly Genesis limited series. According to Marvel Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada ,

78-520: A fleet of the old Sentinel models. A new breed of Sentinel robots, created by Trask under the Fenris twins' orders, was later created. After the events of the Ultimatum Wave , Nimrod Sentinels was deployed to hunt, capture or kill mutants that refused to turn themselves in. William Stryker, Jr. , using Sentinel tech, later displayed an ability to summon a fleet of Sentinels after being attacked by

104-717: A half million. Based on the mathematical comparisons of the oft-repeated 198 and several million, Marvel re-evaluated the 90% figure into "over 99%", as shown in Civil War: Battle Damage Report when Iron Man comments on the Post-CW world. Both Hank Pym and Beast note shortly after the event that it is impossible for the energy that certain mutants controlled to simply have vanished, and that it must have been "sent" somewhere. As would later be revealed in New Avengers , most of this energy became

130-486: A new British super team, as well as the relaunch of X-Factor from the MadroX miniseries. It also includes several mini-series— Son of M starring a depowered Quicksilver , Generation M focusing on other depowered characters, Sentinel Squad O*N*E showing the latest iteration of the mutant-hunting Sentinels to be robots piloted by humans, X-Men: Deadly Genesis , and X-Men: The 198 —and continues throughout

156-661: A number of mutants who still have their powers. While it has been stated that there are at least 198 remaining mutants, according to Henry Peter Gyrich in Avengers: The Initiative , there are actually "around 300"; the 198 number is merely the number of mutants the US government has cataloged, with a 199th mutant ( Mutant Zero ) being off the record. Over 198 mutants were identified post M-Day, but around 30 more died in following storylines such as Necrosha or Second Coming . Selene and her servant Eli Bard have used

182-404: A single massive Sentinel called Master Mold . Some Sentinels are also equipped with an inconspicuous logic loop in case they should go rogue to convince them that they are mutants. Because of their power, sophistication, and high mass production, Sentinels are sold on the black market. Entities obtain them—often in poor condition—for their own purposes (not necessarily mutant-related). During

208-542: A wide variety of abilities. They are armed (primarily with energy weapons and restraining devices), capable of flight, and can detect mutants at long range. They possess vast physical strength, and their bodies are highly resistant to damage. Some are able to alter their physical forms or re-assemble and reactivate themselves after they have been destroyed. Some Sentinel variants have the ability to learn from their experiences, developing their defenses during an engagement. Several groups of Sentinels have been created or led by

234-601: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Decimation (comics) " Decimation " is a storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005 , spinning out of the events of the House of M limited series . The event started with a one-shot issue and took place in a number of various series all carrying the "Decimation" logo on the cover. The 2005 miniseries Generation M , Sentinel Squad O*N*E , X-Men: Deadly Genesis and X-Men: The 198 were all launched specifically for

260-431: Is said to be the earliest confirmed number. Numbers for pre-Decimation mutants vary from "over a million" ( House of M #8) to 14 million ( New X-Men #115, where it is said that the 16 million mutants who died on Genosha was around "over half" of the estimated global mutant population of 30 million mutants), giving a population, if the commonly used 90% depowered figure is true, of between one hundred thousand and one and

286-526: Is to protect humans rather than to hunt mutants. They are capable of cooperating with mutants to further this mission. Later, the Sentinels are adapted by Weapon Omega to serve a reverse purpose, and now aid in the hunting of the human race. In the Days of Future Past timeline, which takes place in an alternate future, the "Omega Sentinels" have advanced technologically and become the de facto rulers of

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312-454: The House of M storyline, Magneto is victorious in a mutant/human war. The Sentinels are adapted by Sebastian Shaw , now the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. , to serve a reverse purpose, and now aid in the hunting of sapien rebels. In the MC2 timeline, Wild Thing encounters a Prime Sentinel that has accidentally been activated by a faulty microwave. In the alternate reality of X-Men: Ronin ,

338-679: The United States . The most powerful among them is Nimrod . In the joke comic Fred Hembeck Destroys the Marvel Universe , the X-Men are killed by silent, black, man-sized " Ninja Sentinels". In the Here Comes Tomorrow future timeline, a Sentinel named Rover is Tom Skylark's companion and protector. After more than 150 years of being active, Rover has become self-aware and, possibly, capable of emotion. In

364-765: The " Days of Future Past " timeline, in which the Sentinels have merged with the Borg . The Ultimate Marvel version of Sentinels were created by Bolivar Trask, were already in action in the Ultimate X-Men story arc, hunting down and killing mutants on the streets, in a program apparently openly and publicly acknowledged by the U.S. government. Later on, there were also the New Sentinels that were sixty of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s top agents in Sentinel battle armor and they were described to have enough hardware to take on

390-498: The " Iron Man 2020 " event, a Sentinel appears as a member of the A.I. Army . There are different types of Sentinels that appear in the comics: The following are alternative versions of the Sentinels, which appear outside of regular Marvel canon . In the Age of Apocalypse timeline, Bolivar Trask created the Sentinels with his wife Moira . These Sentinels are equipped with several body-mounted gun turrets, and their primary directive

416-621: The "Decimation" event was designed to reduce the number of mutant characters in the Marvel Universe , which he felt had gotten out of hand after forty years of publishing. Most criticisms by fans have been aimed at inconsistencies regarding the roster of mutants who retained their powers after the event. For example, in the Generation M mini-series, several characters were considered depowered, even though they retained their physical mutations. The Civil War Files one-shot revealed that

442-511: The "Decimation" storyline. The various stories were collected in five trade paper backs. The storyline focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witch stripping nearly all of the mutant population of their powers, thereby reducing a society of millions to one of scant hundreds. This event, which occurred on November 2 according to X-Men (vol. 2) #191, is known as " M-Day " in the Marvel Universe . Reception among fans and critics

468-471: The 38th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , they first appeared in The X-Men #14 (Nov. 1965). Sentinels are programmed to locate mutants and capture or kill them. Though several types of Sentinels have been introduced, the typical Sentinel is three stories tall, is capable of flight , projects energy blasts, and can detect mutants. Pursuing genocide as

494-519: The Marvel Universe, particularly in the X-Men -related titles. One consequence is an upswing of anti-mutant sentiment, especially among certain religious groups, who consider M-Day to be God's judgment against mutant-kind. It has been confirmed through various sources that there are considerably more than 198 mutants remaining—the number has been referred to as "symbolic" rather than actual, and in The 198 Files

520-550: The Transmode Virus to reanimate the mutant Caliban so that he may track down and reanimate deceased mutants (to both form an army and an energy source for Selene). The reanimated army appeared in the "Necrosha" story arc, consisting of thousands of inhabitants of Genosha , as well a number of notable deceased mutants associated with the X-Men. See the main Necrosha article to view the full list of those resurrected during

546-547: The US government's assessment of the number of mutants on Earth may not be accurate, which allowed Marvel to change the number of depowered mutants. Additionally, characters such as Namor and the Great Lakes Avengers , who are described as mutants but not particularly tied to the X-Men series of books, have not been affected by the event. Wizard magazine published a speculative list of supposedly decimated characters, which Marvel Comics dismissed as including

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572-522: The means of dealing with a threat has made the Sentinels an analogy for racial hatred and other negative types of fanaticism in Marvel stories, represent the horrific consequences of humanity's actions based on hate and ignorance, along with a caution of the risks of AI takeover . Sentinels are designed to hunt mutants. While many are capable of tactical thought , only a handful are self-aware . Sentinels are technologically advanced, and have exhibited

598-507: The secret PROFUNC program Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title M-Day . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M-Day&oldid=1182131381 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Russian-language text Short description

624-488: The story arc. Necrosha notes : Sentinel Squad O*N*E The Sentinels played a large role in several X-Men animated series, and have been featured in several X-Men video games . The Sentinels are featured prominently in the 2014 film X-Men: Days of Future Past , and made brief appearances in the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand and the 2016 film X-Men: Apocalypse . In 2009, The Sentinels were ranked in IGN as

650-699: The story is played out in Japan. A police unit called "Sentinel Force" designs, builds and pilots the robots. These are aesthetically similar to regular Sentinels, but each is subtly different from the others. In the comic crossover X-Men / Star Trek : Second Contact , the X-Men work with the crew of the Enterprise -E to battle Kang the Conqueror . An away team composed of Captain Picard , Deanna Troi , Nightcrawler and Colossus encounter an approximation of

676-594: Was mixed, with a common complaint being the inconsistent manner in which mutants retained their powers while at times depicting "depowered" mutants as still having their physical mutations. "Decimation" began with the self-titled one-shot Decimation: House of M: The Day After , and heralded the relaunch of the Excalibur team in New Excalibur , focusing on Pete Wisdom looking for Captain Britain to head up

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