Uncanny X-Force

Name: Uncanny X-Force
Members: Wolverine, Archangel, Deadpool, X-23, Psylocke, Deathlok, Warpath, Storm
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #493
(December 2007)

X-Force, in its many iterations, is a strike team composed of deadly mutant agents who act in secrecy to protect mutant-kind by usually employing lethal force. The team was first formed when Cyclops tasked a group of mutant trackers led by Wolverine to locate the first mutant born since M-Day, who had been under Cable's protection. After Cable left the timestream with the baby and the X-Men disbanded, Cyclops decided to secretly keep the group active to eliminate mutant-kind's most dangerous enemies When Cable returned to the present, X-Force's existence was publicly revealed to the mutant community, which ultimately led the group to disband. However, Wolverine kept the team functioning without Cyclops' knowledge. Eventually, X-Force's own activities undermined the group, causing their final dissolution. The team was informally revived as a non-deadly group run by Psylocke and Storm, being based in Los Angeles for a while. With the foundation of the mutant-exclusive island country of Krakoa, X-Force has been recreated as an intelligence organization operating at a national level, following a terrorist attempt to assassinate the head of state Professor Xavier. While Wolverine is usually in charge of the group's field missions, their operations are mainly guided by the Beast.