Marvel Kills A Classic X-Man In The Grossest Possible Way
This article contains spoilers for X Deaths of Wolverine #4.
Marvel just killed off a classic X-Men member in the most horrific way. Sean Cassidy, also known as Banshee, is one of the longest-serving members of the X-Men; he first crossed paths with the Original Five back when he was forced to work for a group known as Factor Three, and ultimately switched sides to help them. Some years later, Banshee — possessed of a powerful sonic scream — became one of the Second Genesis X-Men team, alongside the likes of Wolverine, Storm and Colossus.
The last few years have seen the mutant race rise to a position of global dominance they've never occupied before, with every living mutant settling on the living island of Krakoa — and mutants even learning to synergize their powers to conquer death itself. All this was accomplished with the help of secret mutant Moira MacTaggert, whose power of reincarnation means she has experienced multiple lifetimes, and thus was able to give Professor X and Magneto the knowledge they needed to establish Krakoa. The Moira MacTaggert retcon was a shocking one, with profound implications for X-Men history; not least because she'd avoided telling the truth to her former lover Banshee. Readers have long wondered what would happen when Banshee learned Moira was still alive — and a mutant.
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The shocking answer is revealed in Benjamin Percy and Federico Vincentini's X Deaths of Wolverine #4. Banished from Krakoa, Moira recognizes she needs help to get through their gateways; she reaches out to Banshee, arranging a meeting. Horrifically, Moira decides she can't risk Banshee refusing to help her, and kills him. She then skins him, wearing his
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