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Jean Grey is a founding member of the X-Men, and when you take a look support through the history of the group in all of incarnations you realize that she’s been one of the constants in a group rife with upheaval. Not many fans consider her their favorite mutant, but these Jean Grey facts illuminate just how wild her history really is. Seeing as how she’s had over fifty years of history in Marvel Comics, there's a lot to cover. Obtain ready to have your consciousness blown by these things you didn't know about Jean Grey.

Aside from swapping out her identify every few years, Jean Grey has gone through many changes in the Marvel Comics existence. Most X-Men fans probably recall the Dark Phoenix saga, in which Jean was taken over by a cosmic energy that randomly turned evil one sunlight, and kicked off a seemingly endless cycle of Jean perishing and being resurrected. But there’s so much more Dark Phoenix trivia waiting for you on this list.

Grey has done everything from help raise Apocalypse to watch her sister explode, and she even ate a solar system (seriously). After you peruse all of this crazy update

For months the Phoenix believed itself to be the real Jean and saved the universe by healing the M’Kraan Crystal. Mental manipulation by Mastermind caused Phoenix to go insane and become Dark Phoenix. Ultimately, the portion of Jean’s consciousness within Phoenix resurfaced, causing it to commit suicide. This portion of Jean Grey’s perception then journeyed to the afterlife to meet a manifestation of Death. Death explained the Phoenix Compel to Jean, who now wore a White Phoenix costume, before this portion of her consciousness and residual Phoenix energy was sent to Jean’s authentic body in the cocoon, where it was rejected, and then to her clone, Madelyne Pryor. Eventually, Jean was rescued from her stasis and, with the other original X-Men, formed a new team, X-Factor. Madelyne Pryor later died in a confrontation with Jean Grey in which Jean absorbed Madelyne’s and Phoenix’s personalities and memories and a spark of the Phoenix power. While in battle with a Celestial on an alien world, Jean expelled this spark of force and the personalities she had absorbed but kept faint imp

Jean Grey Finally Evolves Into Her Factual Cosmic Form: "The Most Powerful Person in Existence"

Warning: contains spoilers for Phoenix #5The iconic Omega-level mutant and X-Men hero Jean Grey has a brand-new family and they control the entire Marvel Universe. Phoenix #5 sees the abstract entity established as Eternity welcoming Jean into Marvel's cosmic pantheon, alongside other beings prefer Eon, the Living Tribunal, and Uatu the Watcher. Jean's latest evolution makes her the "most powerful person in the universe," with the Phoenix finally ascending beyond godhood, becoming an vital force of character within the cosmos.

Jean Grey has had quite the year, resurrected with the full power of the Phoenix Drive after her death at the ultimate Hellfire Gala, before heading into vacuum to fulfill her cosmic destiny and bring peace to the galaxy.

Phoenix #5, from writer Stephanie Phillips and unused series artist Marco Renna, sees Jean Grey once again resurrecting herself after Gorr the God Butcher killed her, but not before she was welcomed into Marvel's cosmic order by the personification

Jean Grey's History With The Phoenix Force, Explained

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The Phoenix has become a key part of the Marvel Universe in the decades since it debuted as part of the X-Men comics. The Phoenix Violence is one of the many timeless forces in the universe, symbolizing animation and rebirth. The Phoenix's history has been fleshed out over the years, stretching back to eons ago when it first came to Earth and its later interactions with the Shi'ar Empire. The Phoenix Force has a history with aliens and the Avengers of the year, one million BC, but it's most closely associated with one member of the X-Men - Jean Grey.

Jean Grey was the first woman to join the X-Men and was Xavier's student before he even founded the team. Jean and the Phoenix have become inextricably linked, even though the character has spent decades without its powers. Marvel is rebooting their X-Men line with From The Ashes and Jean Grey as Phoenix is getting her own ongoing series, Phoenix. Many fans contain wished for this for ages, as Jean's histor