Pierce later appeared with Lady Deathstrike and three other cybernetically-enhanced mercenaries (Cole, Macon, and Reese) who had been fatally wounded by Wolverine during the Hellfire's first skirmish with the X-Men. All five characters were consumed by their desire for revenge against the X-Men, particularly Wolverine. To that end, Pierce created an army of cyborgs out of low-life thugs and a few mercenaries. He named his army “The Reavers".