X-Men's New Juggernaut Is An Omega-Level Mutant Assassin
Warning: contains spoilers for X-Force #28!
In an awesome new cover for X-Force #28 from artist Joshua Cassara, the X-Men's Omega-level mutant assassin Quentin Quire transforms into Marvel's new Juggernaut. Characterized by incredible strength and unstoppable momentum, the Juggernaut is an agent of the demon lord Cyttorak, and the title is held by whoever is empowered by his mystical Crimson Gem (usually Cain Marko, though Colossus and Doctor Doom have also accessed this power in the past.)
Quentin Quire, aka Kid Omega, is a telepathic and telekinetic mutant in line to one day host the world-razing Phoenix Force. A reluctant protege of Wolverine, he initially balked at the X-Men's dream of unity, but now serves it as a member of X-Force — the mutant race's black-ops team, given special dispensation to seek out and eliminate threats to the new nation of Krakoa. Quentin recently underwent a personal rebirth, more fully embracing the role of mutant hero, and it seems he will soon experience a far more physical transformation to become the latest Juggernaut.
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In cover art released by Marvel, X-Force #28 sees Quentin transformed into a new Juggernaut wearing telekinetic-construct armor. The issue — from writer Benjamin Percy and artist Robert Gill — will hit stands May 4, following the series' April return with X-Force #27 (after the conclusion of X Lives of Wolverine/X Deaths of Wolverine, which have the team's leader stuck on a mission through time.) Quentin's new form will be used to combat Cerebrax, a mysterious foe who seems to be linked to Cerebro — the system the X-Men use to store mutant consciousnesses so that those who are killed can be resurrected
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