Reavers (villains)
The Reavers are a group of cyborgs working as soldiers of fortune. In March 2005 they invaded the mansion in order to retrieve data from Cerebro, meeting with spectacular failure.
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First Appearance
Roster
- Kip "Prettyboy" Marshall - Complete skeletal reconstruction. Rebuilt with polymer metals and fiber optics. Can interface with any electronic system, to include human neural systems with physical contact.
- Jorge "Skullbuster" Cabrera - Field leader of the Reavers. Muscle and skeletal replacement, titanium skull mask bonded to face. Expert in martial arts and use of knives.
- "Bonebreaker" - Lower body replaced with two motorized tank treads with integral machine gun and ammunition storage. Able to jettison treads and adopt a wheeled mode for high-speed escapes. Australian.
- Cole, Macon, and Reese - Former Hellfire Club employees, crippled by the X-Men during the rescue of Alex Summers from Selene.
- Williams, Hogan, Jennifer, Frank - various named Reavers
- Kowalski - killed by Catseye and Juggernaut during the raid
- Seven other unnamed Reavers - a handful also killed during the raid
- Mitchell Tanner - Human, data recovery expert accompanying the Reavers during their raid.
Details
The Reavers were hired by Sebastian Shaw to retrieve data and technology from Cerebro, after similar technology was discovered at the Alkali Lake site. In a pre-dawn raid, the Reavers infiltrated the mansion, but not without setting off the security systems. Evacuation measures were taken by the school, with the majority of students and They were outmaneuvered and repelled by the X-Men, as well as some of the staff and students. Taking heavy casualties, the Reavers fled by helicopter, having failed in their mission.
Many of the Reavers are outfitted with myomer-style cybernetics, an advanced version of the cyberware possessed by Jetstream. This technology was later used to repair Haroun's damaged legs and Forge's cybernetic arm. Most of the Reavers, excluding Bonebreaker, Prettyboy, and Skullbuster, wore plexiglass helmets with an integrated radio link that effectively kept them in telepathic contact with each other. Most of the Reavers were equipped with Kevlar body armor and M4 assault rifles, as well as various other firearms, grenades, and hand-to-hand weapons.
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