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\    --    /   ___ |     \/     |  |  ---    |    LEGENDS
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"Alone,  you are mighty.  Together, you are legends."
-Professor Charles Xavier (http://www.x-men-legends.com)
FAQ v1.7 by Joe Palanca (JGPalanca@aol.com)
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//..VERSION HISTORY
v1.7 [10/20/04]  Changed character bios; added sayings;
completed item lists; added more to walk through
v1.6 [10/12/04]  Added special character moves to the con-
trols section.  Added strategies for building characters.
v1.5 [10/11/04]  Added MORE info.  I still have a lot of the
walkthrough to finish.  I skipped over to some parts that
I seem to be getting a lot of questions on.  I'll try to
make common questions a priority for this FAQ as I update
it more and more.
v1.1 [10/10/04]  Added more info.  Still have a lot more I
need to add.  This update is my site release only.  I
want it a bit more complete before I send it to GameFaqs
or any other place again.
v1.0 [10/06/04]  Initial release. I don't really need any
contributions right now, as I still have a lot more to
add.  I just wanted to get it out there so people know
I'm working on it.
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//..CONTENTS
I.    What's the story?
II.   How do I play?
III.  Who are the characters?
A. The Good
1. Playable
2. Support
B. The Bad
1. Main Villains
2. Support/Grunts
IV.   What stuff can I acquire?
V.    Where do I go?
A. New York City
B. Xavier Institute For Higher Learning
C. HAARP Facility
D. Xavier Institute For Higher Learning
1. Sentinel Flashback
2. Magma's Danger Room Test
3. Juggernaut Flashback
E. Morlock Tunnels
F. The U.S.S. Arbiter
G. Xavier Institute For Higher Learning
1. Magma's New York City Test
2. Weapon X Flashback
H. Nuclear Power Plant
I. Muir Island
J. Xavier Institute For Higher Learning
K. Astral Plane
L. Weapon X Facility
M. Xavier Institute For Higher Learning
N. Morlock Tunnels
O. The Mount
P. Xavier Institute For Higher Learning
Q. Muir Island
R. New York City (Riots)
S. Morlock Tunnels
T. Xavier Institute For Higher Learning
U. Astral Plane
V. Sentinel Factory
W. Astral Plane
X. Xavier Institute For Higher Learning
Y. Asteroid M
Z. The Danger Room
1. Freshman Courses
2. Sophomore Courses
3. Junior Courses
4. Senior Courses
5. X-man Courses
6. Legend Courses
VI.   What are the trivia game answers?
VII.  Are there any game codes/cheats?
VIII. Who helped with this FAQ?
IX.   Who's the author of this FAQ?
X.    What do you need to complete this FAQ?
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//..WHAT'S THE STORY?
The first flakes of winter fluttered down on a biting
breeze.  Betsy Braddock stepped out onto her balcony and
stared up at the charcoal New York City skyline in wonder-
ment.  Where had all the stars gone?  There was no moonlight
glow casting long shadows along the rooftops this night.
There were, however, enough falling stars to answer the
wishes of every child in midtown Manhattan.  She had been
awakened by a terrible nightmare that the city had gone mad.
Screams of terror lingered and seemed to echo in her head.
No!  Those weren't echoes in her head at all...those screams
were real!  Fires burned, down on 34th Street.  Somewhere
nearby, a car screeched and slammed into the side of a
building.  A female voice cried out in the darkness,
mingling with cries of glee and screams of anguish...
...And in the next moment, like the last rays of moonlight,
Betsy, the woman now known as Psylocke was gone, lost among
the embers and city lights below.  This was not how anyone
thought it would be.  Least of all, the X-men.  Just then,
Betsy's apartment shook as a large shadow the length of five
cars passed two stories beneath, through the darkness of
night.  What was already a dark sky was darkened further by
dozens of mechanized beasts flying above, the mutant hunting
Sentinel swarm, circling about like vultures waiting to
feast in the streets below.
...Several blocks away, a car exploded, rocking the street
and sending bodies flailing to the ground like dominoes.
The joints of a 50-foot steel behemoth creaked as it rose
above the city lights and awnings in the middle of the six-
lane street.  A small girl hunched over a doll crouched
behind a car, screaming for her mother.  "Mutant DNA
identified...prime objective, terminate," a pair of inhuman
eyes the size of street lamps glared from above and glowed
with white hot fury.  Just then, a large gloved hand grabbed
the child like a doll and lifted her onto the massive
shoulders of a mighty, metallic-skinned mutant.  Out of the
shadows of the X-Jet, a ruby-quartz visor burned fiery hot,
and almost instantly six razor-sharp adamantium claws
extended, reflecting the monster's yellowish gaze.
"Not tonight, bub..."
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The X-Men are brought to life in a high-action role-playing
game that takes you and your favorite heroes through their
most dangerous adventure yet.  Get ready to take control of
a team of X-Men, travel to exotic locations and embark on
daring missions in a quest to save the world from a new
face of evil.  X-Men Legends allows you to live the adven-
ture as an entire team of heroes.  Choose the most suitable
heroes for the mission, customize your heroes and launch
them into a story of epic scope.  It's up to you to decide
the fate of the world!
(Text taken from the game manual.)
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//..HOW DO I PLAY?
(Author's note: I've got a PS2, so everything is going to be
based on that version of the game, including the controls.
So if I refer to any controls, it'll be the PS2's.  I'm also
going to assume only one player is playing.  There are small
differences when playing with 2 or more.)
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:: CONTROLS ::
X Button = Punch
Circle (C) Button = Smash
Square (S) Button = Use/Pickup/Throw (Push Left Analog
Stick to determine direction of throw)
Triangle (T) Button = Jump/Special
L2 Button = Call Allies
R2 Button = Superpower Selector
X + R2 = Mutant Power 1
C + R2 = Mutant Power 2
S + R2 = Mutant Power 3
T + R2 = Xtreme Power
Directional Buttons = Change Hero
L1 Button = Use Health Pack
R1 Button = Use Energy Pack
Left Analog Stick = Move Character
Right Analog Stick = Camera Control (Left/Right Pans;
Up/Down Zooms)
Start = Options
Select = Team Information
Double Tap T Button = Activates Flight/Ice Tracks/Magma
Tracks/Double-Jump/Colossus' Charge
To pick someone/something up during flight (must have high
enough flight ability to pick stuff up), activate the
flight, then press the S button while next to whatever
you want to carry.
Rogue, Colossus, Beast and Magma (in Magma form only) can
pick up Wolverine (using the S button when next to him)
and perform the "Fastball Special."
If Nightcrawler is next to a wall, press the S button and
he'll grab it and launch himself across the room like a
missle.  Same with Beast, but he rolls himself into a
ball.
Jubilee and Gambit can charge objects making them explo-
sive.  Stand next to the object and press R2 + X to
charge it.  You can then let it detonate where it is or
you can pick it up and throw it.
Punch, Punch, Punch = Triple Hit Attack
Smash, Smash = Knockback Attack
Punch, Punch, Smash = Pop-Up Attack
Punch, Smash, Punch = Trip Attack
Smash, Punch, Smash, Smash = Stun Attack
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:: MAIN MENU ::
Begin Story = Start a new game
Load Game = Continue an existing save game from last save
point
Danger Room = Access non-story, multiplayer modes/missions
Training = Complete pre-set challenges for experience
Sparring = Compete against CPU with time limits
Sparring Scores = View high scores for sparring matches
Skirmish = Multi-player games
Brawl = Fight other players with a time limit;
unlimited lives
King of the Hill = Fight other players to remain the
King of the Hill with a time
limit; unlimited lives
Last Man Standing = Fight other players till only
one remains; 4 lives
Last Man Ladder = Fight other players till only one
remains; defeated players return
at higher levels; 4 lives
Options = Set sound/camera/controller options; View
controller layout
Review = View unlocked cinematics/comics/artwork
Credits = View game credits
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::HEADS UP DISPLAY (HUD)::
< Team Roster >
Displayed in left corner.
Active character is highlighted and larger.
"Dead" characters are smaller
Meters for active characters displayed to right of roster
< Health Meter >
Top bar(red); shows health of selected character
< Energy Meter >
Middle bar (blue); shows energy of selected character
< Experience Meter >
Bottom bar (gray); shows how close next level up is of
selected character
< Level Indicator >
Number next to Health/Energy bars
Displays level of active character
< Xtreme Meter >
Acquiring 4 segements will light up an icon and enable
use of Xtreme power
< Tech Bits >
Displayed on left side
Used for purchasing items from Forge and The Healer
< Health Packs >
Displayed on left side
Replenishes lost health
Usable by all characters (pooled)
There is a maximum amount you can carry which increases
throughout the game
Can be found or bought/sold from/to The Healer
< Energy Packs >
Displayed on left side
Replenishes lost energy
Usable by all characters (pooled)
There is a maximum amount you can carry which increases
throughout the game
Can be found or bought/sold from/to The Healer
< Power HUD >
Displayed by pressing R2 button
Shows available powers for active character
< Enemy Meter >
Displayed at top of screen for enemy active character is
currently engaging
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::TEAM INFORMATION::
Pressing Select will bring up your current roster or before
missions, you will be asked to choose your team.  Press the
C Button to bring up the attributes of each character.  L1
and L2 cycles through the characters.  Left and Right cycles
through the Attributes, Skills and Equipment screens.  Each
time you Level Up, you are given points to distribute among
various attributes.  You can do this manually or you can
press the C Button and they will be automatically placed in
"optimal slots" by Cerebro.
< Attributes >
Strike = Attack Level
Agility = Defense Level
Body = Maximum Health
Focus = Maximum Energy and Energy Regeneration Rate
AI Level = Determines actions of AI controlled teammates
Aggressive = Always attacks target immediately
Normal = Attacks when oppportunity arises
Defensive = Stays away from enemies; attacks only when
attacked
AI Heal = Determines automatic use of health packs by AI
controlled teammates
Never = AI will never use health packs
Less Than 20% = AI will use health pack when health is
below 20% of maximum health
Less Than 40% = AI will use health pack when health is
below 40% of maximum health
Less Than 80% = AI will use health pack when health is
below 80% of maximum health
AI Power = Determines the mutant power used by AI
controlled teammates when 'Call Allies' button is
pressed (Xtreme Power cannot be selected)
< Skills >
Each character has his/her own unique skills which will
be explained in the characters section.  Some skills are
active, where you must perform a special action to use
them.  Others are passive, where they are automatically
in effect.  Every character has multiple upgrades to
their powers and as you assign more points to them, they
change in look and use.  Some have multiple tiers.
Upgrading powers costs one skill point and increases the
potency of that skill.  New powers or upgrading to the
next tier costs two skill points (indicated by a gold
square).  Buffs (skills that increase your attributes)
are visible by glows on either the hands (offensive) or
feet (defensive).
Xtreme Powers are 'ultimate' versions of each characters'
basic power.  Unlike mutant powers, this doesn't use the
energy, but rather tokens.  You must collect 4 tokens for
each use of the Xtreme Power.
< Items/Equipment >
(All items are explained in the 'STUFF' section.)
Armor = deflects damage and gives resistances
Belts = increases 1 or more of the 4 basic attributes
Backpacks = adds damage to melee and mutant attacks
Health Packs = replenish health
Initial maximum you can carry is 10, but increases as
you progress through the game.
Energy Packs = replenish energy
Initial maximum you can carry is 10, but increases as
you progress through the game.
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//..WHO ARE THE CHARACTERS?
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:: PLAYABLE GOOD GUYS
(Bio text taken from the game.  Listed in order of
appearance.)
Most of the powers for all characters are similar in terms
of their purpose.  However, there are a few exceptions.  The
Mutant Power 1 is generally a close range or single target
striking power.  Mutant Power 2 is usually a long range,
multiple target striking power.  Mutant Power 3 is for the
most part a power up or defensive power.
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< WOLVERINE >
Real Name: James Howlett (currently birth name); Logan
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Little is known of his past, save that it was fraught with
pain and loss.  Long ago, he trained as a samurai in Japan;
later, he became Weapon X, an operative for the Canadian
government.  Today, Logan is an X-Man -- using his animal-
keen senses, healing factor and razor-sharp claws to help
protect a world that fears and hates mutants!
Defeat Enemy: "You're lucky you're still breathing."
Request Help:
Level Up:
Dying:
Idle:
BRUTAL SLASH (Mutant Power 1; brutal claw slash)
EVISCERATE
LEGEND SLASH
CLAW FURY (Mutant Power 2; multiple slashing attacks)
CLAW FRENZY
LEGEND FRENZY
FERAL RAGE (Mutant Power 3; enters a raged state)
BERSERKER RAGE
UNSTOPPABLE RAGE
SAVAGE RAMPAGE (Xtreme Power)
HEALING FACTOR (heals after idle for 5 seconds)
SHARPNESS (adds extra physical damage)
TOUGHNESS (increases maximum health)
MUTANT MASTERY (increases maximum energy)
CRITICAL STRIKE (increases chance for criticals during melee attacks)
EXPERTISE (adds striking and agility)
Level Up: "Now I'm really ready for a scrap!"
I start off getting his Brutal Slash and Healing Factor up
as quickly as possible.  Wolverine's the most valuable
character because of his Healing Factor.  If you're ever in
a jam and are out of Health Packs, you can rely on him to
get your team to safety.  When maxed out, his Healing Factor
only takes a few seconds to replenish the lost health.  At
the same time, start building his Feral Rage, and Sharpness.
The Feral Rage is useful for moving faster when going after
enemies.  Also helpful if you need a quick exit.  The Sharp-
ness adds more damage to his attacks (which is always a
good thing).  I haven't really found his Claw Fury too use-
ful except for escaping a swarm of enemies because I usually
have someone like Storm or Jean to take out big groups of
baddies.  Same goes for his Savage Rampage.  When you get to
the end, you'll definitely need Wolvie maxed out in the
Legend Slash, Unstoppable Rage and Healing Factor department
as he'll be the one keeping your team alive against Master
Mold.  Favor putting points in his Strike and Focus as they
are what you need the most of.
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< CYCLOPS >
(Beat Mystique)
Real Name: Scott Summers
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Eye Color: Glowing red
Hair Color: Brown
Longtime leader of the X-Men, Scott Summers is cursed with
optic blasts that fire whenever he opens his eyes.  Cyclops
must wear a protective ruby-quartz visor to hold these
destructive beams in check -- or risk destorying everyone
and everything around him!
Defeat Enemy: "Game.  Set.  And match."
Request Help: "X-men, close ranks."
"Form up on me."
"Follow me."
Level Up:
Dying:
Idle: "Wish I'd brought a deck of cards."
OPTIC BEAM (Mutant Power 1)
OPTIC BLAST
LEGEND BLAST
OPTIC SWEEP (Mutant Power 2)
OPTIC SLAM
LEGEND SLAM
TACTICS (Mutant Power 3)
STRATEGY
COMMAND
OPTIC RAGE (Xtreme Power)
TOUGHNESS
ACCURACY
LEADERSHIP
MUTANT MASTERY
CRITICAL STRIKE
POINT BLANK SHOT
I honestly haven't used Cyclops much aside from when you
don't have any other choice.  His Optic Beam and Optic Sweep
are useful against physical resistant enemies such as Blob.
And you definitely need him if you're not using Storm for
welding things together (in the U.S.S. Arbiter and Nuclear
Facility missions).  His Leadership is great for adding up
those experience points quickly.  I like his Optic Rage,
except it only shoots in one direction and usually when I
need the Xtreme Power, it's because I'm hopelessly
surrounded.  However, it's great against bosses.  Since I
didn't really use him much, I don't know exactly what he's
best used for, so I distributed his points pretty evenly.
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< MAGMA >
(Usable in field missions after Magma's New York City Test)
Real Name: Allison Crestmere
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 124 lbs.
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Blonde
Magma believed that she was the daughter of Lucius
Antonius Aquilla, First Senator of Nova Roma, a hidden
city in the Amazon jungles of Brazil. Amara remained in
hiding for years until she was captured by the New
Mutants, who were on an expedition in the Amazon jungle.
Magma requested to to be transferred to Emma Frost's
Massachusetts Academy.  Later, she discovered that she and
all the people of this Nova Roma had been living a lie. The
city had not been founded by ancient Roman settlers. In-
stead, it was populated by the kidnapped and mind-wiped
victims of the mutant sorceress Selene. She had created the
city as a testament to the times she loved most and des-
perately wanted to relive. The people of Nova Roma started
to regain their memories and Amara was told that her name
was Allison Crestmere and that she was a mutant of British
descent.  Magma is a mutant with several superhuman powers.
She can psionically control the movement of the tectonic
plates within the Earth's crust within limited areas. She
can also psionically cause magma, or molten rock, from far
beneath Earth's surface to rise to and break through the
surface, forming miniature volcanoes. Magma's power to
create small earthquakes and volcanic eruptions is linked
to her emotions. She could unintentionally create minor
earthquakes and small-scale volcanic activity by losing
control of her temper and becoming unusually angry. Magma
can also telekinetically project fiery blasts of magma at
targets.
Defeat Enemy: "Who's bad?"
"Ooh...that had to hurt!"
Request Help:
Level Up:
Dying:
Idle:
FIERY BLAST (Mutant Power 1)
MAGMA BLAST
MAGMA LEGEND
LAVA FISSURE (Mutant Power 2)
LAVA RIFT
LEGEND RIFT
FIERY FORM (Mutant Power 3)
MAGMA FORM
ATLAS FORM
VOLCANO (Xtreme Power)
BURNING RAGE
ERUPTING RAGE
LAVA TRACKS
MAGMA MIGHT
TOUGHNESS
MUTANT MASTERY
CRITICAL STRIKE
Contrary to most people, I actually like using Magma early
on.  Later in the game, other characters at higher levels
are more useful (such as Iceman or Storm), but early on, she
can be pretty powerful.  Her Fiery Blast isn't the greatest
projectile attack, but it does have a nice range.  The Lava
Fissure is the move I used the most of because when it's at
least at Lava Rift level, it has a good range of attack and
it does knockdowns.  Great for swarms of baddies.  Her Fiery
Form is also useful during melee fights and for destroying
bigger objects.  Her Volcano is one of the better (and IMO
cooler looking) Xtreme attacks because of the huge range it
shoots out.  You can take out 10 or more baddies with it.  I
love using it in those Danger Room missions.  Build up her
Burning Rage/Erupting Rage early on.  She can destroy stuff
with a single touch, and sometimes not even have to touch,
early on.  Her Lava Tracks are good early on because they do
damage right away.  The higher the level, the longer it
lasts, the less energy it uses and the easier it is to
control.  Build up her Magma Might if you plan on using her
to lift big objects.  But it's better to use Rogue or
Colossus for that since she has to go into Magma Form to
utilize it.  One last note is her Lava Fissure power can
create bridges.  Like Wolvie, she needs points in Strike and
Focus more than the others.
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< ICEMAN >
(Beat New York City (1st) Level)
Real Name: Robert Drake
Height: 5'
Weight: 145 lbs.
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
There's one in every class: a joker with amazing gifts, but
lacking the ambition to tap his true potential.  One of
Professor Charles Xavier's original students, Bobby Drake
found out the hard way that he still had a lot to learn.
But once he glimpsed the full extent of his mutant power to
freeze water molecules, Iceman returned to the X-Men with
evolution on his mind!
Defeat Enemy:
Request Help:
Level Up:
Dying:
Idle:
FREEZE BLAST (Mutant Power 1)
DEEP FREEZE
LEGEND FREEZE
ICE SHARDS (Mutant Power 2)
ICE SPIKES
LEGEND SPIKES
ICE ARMOR (Mutant Power 3)
ICE EQUIPMENT
ICE FORGE
FREEZE FRAME (Xtreme Power)
COLD SMASH
COLD CRUSH
ICE TRACKS
TOUGHNESS
CRITICAL STRIKE
MUTANT MASTERY
POINT BLANK SHOT
Iceman's one of the funner characters and one of the staples
of my team late in the game.  Early on he's almost useless
because he's mostly defensive and supporting.  In the begin-
ning of the game, I only used him to create bridges and put
out fires with his Freeze Blast.  But once I built up his
Ice Armor and maxed it out completely to the Ice Forge stage
he was a force to be reckoned with.  He's as powerful as
Storm and Jean in melee attacks with that activated.  But
before that happens you have to max out his Cold Smash/Cold
Crush as well.  ^_^  Ice Tracks are fun.  The higher you
level this up, the longer it lasts, the less energy it uses
and the easier it is to control.  I don't really use his Ice
Shards much because it doesn't seem to do much damage.  I
leave that to Storm or Jean.  His Freeze Frame is great for
boss fights where you're swarmed by enemies.  He can use
this to give you a quick breather and evaluate your
situation.  Also note his Ice Forge affects nearby teammates
as well (those that are affected will grow "ice armor") and
will add damage to their attacks.  I put a lot of points
early on in Focus and Body.  Once I built up his powers, I
started adding on to his Strike for help during melee
attacks.
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< STORM >
(Beat New York City (1st) Level)
Real Name: Ororo Munroe
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 127 lbs.
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: White
Orphaned as a child, Ororo Munroe developed the power to
command the forces of nature -- and once was worshipped as
a goddess in Africa for that very reason.  As a member of
the X-Men, she wields her unique genetic gifts to protect a
world that hates and fears mutants!
Defeat Enemy: "I believe you've lost."
Request Help: "X-men...keep together."
Level Up: "I feel as strong as a hurricane!"
"Yyyeeessss!!  Ahahahahaha!"
"Faaaantastic!"
Dying:
Idle: "Isn't it time we righted some wrongs or defended
the weak?  Oooor...at least took a few steps
forward?"
"So I'm just supposed to stand here?"
LIGHTNING STRIKE (Mutant Power 1)
CHAIN LIGHTNING
LEGEND LIGHTNING
WHIRLWIND (Mutant Power 2)
TORNADO
LEGEND VORTEX
STORM SHIELD (Mutant Power 3)
HAIL SHIELD
BLIZZARD SHIELD
CYCLONE FURY (Xtreme Power)
LIGHTNING FURY
LIGHTNING RAGE
TOUGHNESS
FLIGHT
LEADERSHIP
MUTANT MASTERY
CRITICAL STRIKE
Storm is the ULTIMATE member of the team.  If she had
Wolvie's healing factor, she'd be invincible when maxed out
in most of her powers.  Her Lightning Strike is already
powerful to begin with, but once you get it up to a max of
Chain Lightning, you can take groups of enemies out with a
single strike.  At Legend Lightning, she takes EVERYTHING
out.  So build this up as fast as you can.  Early on, build
up her Whirlwind a bit too, as this can be useful while at
lower levels in keeping enemies away when you're being
swarmed.  I didn't find too much use for her Storm Shield,
as I pretty much cleared the area before I needed it.  Her
Cyclone Fury is good for when you're really in a pinch, but
I didn't really need it too much after I got her Legend
Lightning full.  I only used it once I was out of energy.
Aside from her Lightning Strike, the Lightning Fury/
Lightning Rage is something you should max out as quickly
as possible.  She's a very POWERFUL melee fighter once this
is built up.  And she takes out the environment (walls and
stuff) easily.  Like Cyclops, her Leadership is useful for
building Experience quickly.  And her Flight is necessary
for some missions where you may not want Rogue or Jean on
the team.  Her Whirlwind puts out fires and her Lightning
Strike can weld (for the Aribiter and doors).  Strike, Body
and Focus are the places you want to add points to.
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< ROGUE >
(Beat New York City (1st) Level)
Real Name: Unrevealed
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 120 lbs.
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Brown with a white streak
The young woman known only as Rogue joined the X-Men to
learn to control the genetic attributes that are both her
blessing and her curse -- namely, the power to absorb
others' memories and talents through touch.  Tragically,
she still has not mastered this power, and so is forced to
keep those she loves most at arm's length.
Defeat Enemy:
Request Help:
Level Up:
Dying:
Idle:
SOUTHERN STRIKE (Mutant Power 1)
SOUTHERN SMASH
SOUTHERN LEGEND
ABILITY DRAIN (Mutant Power 2)
ABILITY SAP
CONSUME ABILITY
BULLETPROOF (Mutant Power 3)
IRON MAIDEN
INVULNERABILITY
ENERGY DRAIN (Xtreme Power)
TOUGHNESS
FLIGHT
CRITICAL STRIKE
MUTANT MASTERY
GRAPPLING
MIGHT
Early on, I used Rogue for her Might and Flight.  But in
later levels, I didn't find too much use for her except
maybe having the AI control her as a melee fighter.  I built
up her Flight and Might early on because that's what I
needed.  I never really used her Ability Drain, because I
would use Iceman or Jean if I needed to stun any baddies.
Her Southern Strike is useful in taking down early bosses
quickly.  I never used her Bulletproof much, but the AI does
use it often in melee fights.  The biggest reason I used her
early on was for my comic geekiness and constantly using her
and Wolverine's "Fastball Special" attack.  It doesn't do
much damage, but it's FUN to be able to do it.  Since she's
mostly a melee fighter I put points in her Strike more than
anything else.
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< JEAN GREY >
(Beat New York City (1st) Level)
Real Name: Jean Grey
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 115 lbs.
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Red
One of the first mutants recruited by Professor Charles
Xavier, Jean Grey has been an anchor of the X-Men since the
team's inception.  Tempering telepathy and telekinesis with
warmth and compassion, Jean has overcome seemingly insur-
mountable challenges -- rising from the ashes of her
apprent death like a Phoenix to stand in defense of a world
on the brink of genetic war!
Chosen Character: "Ok"
Defeat Enemy:
Request Help:
Level Up:
Dying:
Idle: "Isn't it time we got moving?"
TELEKINESIS (Mutant Power 1)
TELEKINETIC MASTERY
TELEKINETIC LEGEND
PSYCHIC SHOUT (Mutant Power 2)
PSYCHIC SCREAM
PSYCHIC LEGEND
TELEKINETIC SHIELD (Mutant Power 3)
TELEKINETIC SHELL
TELEKINETIC ARMOR
PHOENIX FORCE (Xtreme Power)
PSIONIC STRIKE
PSIONIC FURY
TELEKINETIC COMBAT
TOUGHNESS
MUTANT MASTERY
FLIGHT
CRITICAL STRIKE
Jean is the second most powerful character (after Storm) in
the game.  Early on, she may not seem like much, but get her
Psychic Shout up to Psychic Legend and you'll see what I
mean.  Her Telekinesis is useful when you don't have Storm
to move objects or Iceman/Magma to build bridges.  It's also
a good attack move when you get it up to Legend level.  Her
Telekinetic Shield is a good defense, but unlike the AI, I
didn't use it too much...everyone was dead before I
remembered I had it.  The few times I tried her Phoenix
Force, it didn't seem like it did much, so I stopped using
it.  Build up her Psionic Strike until it's a maxed out
Psionic Fury and her melee ability will rival that of Storm
and Wolverine.  You definitely need to get some points into
her Mutant Mastery, as she uses energy quite a bit.
Especially if being controlled by the AI.  And Flight is
always useful (although I relied more on Rogue or Storm for
that).  Focus is the main place you want to build.  Add some
to her Strike to help her out during melee attacks.
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< BEAST >
(Beat New York City (1st) Level)
Real Name: Henry McCoy
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 400 lbs.
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Originally brown, bluish-black fur
Hank McCoy not only possesses superhuman agility, strength,
speed, endurance and dexterity -- he's also a world-
renowned biochemist.  As an X-man, the blue-furred Beast
has dedicated the totality of his physical gifts and
scientific genius to the creation of a better world for
man and mutant!
Defeat Enemy:
Request Help:
Level Up:
Dying:
Idle:
PINBALL (Mutant Power 1)
CANNONBALL
LEGEND BALL
PROPELLER KICK (Mutant Power 2)
PROPELLER LASH
LEGEND PROPELLER
BEASTIAL FEATS (Mutant Power 3)
BEASTIAL INSTINCT
BEASTIAL SOUL
ORBITAL BOMBARDMENT (Xtreme Power)
TOUGHNESS
ACROBATICS
CRITICAL STRIKE
MUTANT MASTERY
GRAPPLING
MIGHT
Unfortunately, I didn't use Beast much.  I really couldn't
figure this guy out.  His melee attacks felt a bit awkward
to me and his powers were hard to get used to.  As far as I
can tell, he's best as a melee fighter and that's how I
built him up.  I worked on his Propeller Kick first and
would drop him in the middle of a group of baddies taking
them out with this power.  His Pinball is useful if you can
learn to control it.  I didn't get a chance to use his
Beastial Feats or Orbital Bombardment, so I can't really
comment on those.  I built up his Acrobatics and Might for
when Nightcrawler, Colossus, Rogue or Magma weren't on the
team.  He can also perform the "Fastball Special" with
Wolvie.  I built up his Agility and Strike because I usually
used him in the front lines.
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< JUBILEE >
(Beat HAARP Facility Level)
Real Name: Jubilation Lee
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 105 lb.s
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Black
With mutant powers to match her explosive personality,
Jubilation Lee was the most outspoken member of Generation
X.  An orphaned California mallrat, Jubilee hasn't been the
same since she hooked up with the X-Men.
Defeat Enemy: "One more citizen for loserville!"
"I guess this wasn't your day, chump!"
Request Help: "Let's keep together guys."
"Stick close."
Level Up:
Dying: "A little help here!"
Idle: "Huh...and to think...I could be shopping at the mall
right now."
ENERGY BURST (Mutant Power 1)
ENERGY BLAST
LEGEND BLAST
PHOTO FLASH (Mutant Power 2)
STROBE FLASH
LEGEND FLASH
BAIT (Mutant Power 3)
TAUNT
PEP RALLY
INDEPENDENCE DAY (Xtreme Power)
DETONATE
TOUGHNESS
MUTANT MASTERY
ACCURACY
CRITICAL STRIKE
POINT BLANK SHOT
Early on, Jubilee seems like a useless character.  But take
her along as a support character on missions where you take
charge mostly of one or two characters and the AI makes good
use of her and she picks up some quick experience.  Once you
build up her Pep Rally and Legend Blast, she can be a pretty
good range fighter and add some easy defense to your team.
I didn't find too much use for her Independence Day.  Her
Detonate is fun to use when you've got tons of stuff lying
around that you can charge up.  Charge things around the
room as baddies are coming your way and you've got instant
land mines.  I tended to add to her Focus and Agility.  She
needs the energy to keep her mutant powers useful and the AI
tends to put her in the thick of the action.
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< NIGHTCRAWLER >
(Beat HAARP Facility Level)
Real Name: Kurt Wagner
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Eye Color: Shining yellow with no pupils
Hair Color: Indigo
Raised in a traveling circus, German-born Kurt Wagner
learned that his mutant abilities were a gift to be
celebrated.  Since joining the X-Men, Nightcrawler has
changed costumes, switched teams and even shifted his life's
focus: He now dedicates himself to a higher calling as a
priest in training.  Nightcrawler may look like a blue-
skinned demon, but this swashbuckler is one of mutantkind's
guardian angels.
Defeat Enemy:
Request Help:
Level Up:
Dying:
Idle:
TELEPORT LEAP (Mutant Power 1)
TELEPORT STRIKE
LEGEND STRIKE
TELEPORT FLURRY (Mutant Power 2)
TELEPORT FRENZY
LEGEND FRENZY
SHADOW BLEND (Mutant Power 3)
SHADOW ARTS
SHADOW MASTERY
BLINDSIDE BLITZ (Xtreme Power)
LEAP OF FAITH
SUCKER PUNCH
TOUGHNESS
MUTANT MASTERY
ACROBATICS
CRITICAL STRIKE
Nightcrawler is almost essential for doing things other
characters can't.  His Teleport Leap is needed immediately
for getting into those rooms that have no doors or getting
past the barriers the EASY way.  I maxed his Teleport Flurry
up to Legend Frenzy first because it's the best move he's
got.  With it, he can obliterate multiple attackers or a
single enemy.  I believe he's the only one with this kind of
attack.  I didn't use his Shadow Blend much and didn't even
get a chance to use the Blindside Blitz.  Of the rest, I
only really built up his Mutant Mastery (because of how
often I'd use his powers) and Acrobatics.  Nightcrawler can
also grab onto walls and launch himself across the room.
Points go best into Agility and Focus.
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< GAMBIT >
(Beat Marrow)
Real Name: Remy LeBeau
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Eye Color: Burning red
Hair Color: Brown
Always an outsider, Remy LeBeau was shunned as a youth
because of his strange, burning-red eyes.  Eventually, he
realized he was a mutant -- gifted with the ability to
charge inanimate objects with explosively released bio-
kinetic energy.  A reformed thief and charming scoundrel,
the ragin' Cajun always has a card up his sleeve!
Defeat Enemy:
Request Help:
Level Up: "The deuces are really wild now!"
Dying:
Idle:
CHARGED CARD (Mutant Power 1)
CHARGED SHUFFLE
CARD LEGEND
STAFF SLAM (Mutant Power 2)
STAFF DETONATION
STAFF LEGEND
KINETIC BOOST (Mutant Power 3)
KINETIC AMPLIFICATION
KINETIC MASTERY
52 PICK UP (Xtreme Power)
KINETIC STRIKE
KINETIC FURY
OVERLOAD
STAFF MASTER
TOUGHNESS
MUTANT MASTERY
CRITICAL STRIKE
Like Beast, I really couldn't figure out how best to use
Gambit.  His range attacks early on were weak and his melee
skills weren't the greatest.  I mostly used his Staff Slam
(as it does good damage and knockback on multiple enemies)
and his Overload (charging objects around the room).  His 52
Pick Up was nice against bosses.
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< COLOSSUS >
(Beat Nuclear Facility Level)
Real Name: Piotr (Peter) Nikolaievitch Rasputin
Height: (normal) 6'6" (armored) 7'5"
Weight: (normal) 250 lbs. (armored) 500 lbs.
Eye Color: Blue, (transformed) Silver
Hair Color: Black
Piotr Rasputin was born on the Soviet collective farm called
the Ust-Ordynski Collective near Lake Baikal in Siberia. His
superhuman powers emerged in adolescence. At first, Rasputin
was content simply to use these powers to aid the other
people of the Collective. However, Peter was contacted by
Professor Charles Xavier, founder of the X-Men, when Xavier
was organizing a new team of mutant X-Men. Peter agreed to
leave the farm community in which he was born and raised to
go to America with Xavier. Although Peter remained in the
United States with the new X-Men while the rest of his
family stayed on the farm his family always remained in his
thoughts, especially his sister, Illyana. Colossus is a
mutant with the ability to convert his body into an organic
steel-like substance, granting him superhuman strength and a
high degree of resistance to injury.
Defeat Enemy: "Sleep well."
Request Help:
Level Up:
Dying:
Idle:
POWER SMASH (Mutant Power 1)
TITANIC SMASH
TITANIC LEGEND
CONCUSSION SLAM (Mutant Power 2)
CONCUSSION BLAST
CONCUSSION LEGEND
STEEL SKIN (Mutant Power 3)
TITANIUM SKIN
OSMIUM SKIN
SEISMIC SMASH (Xtreme Power)
COLOSSUS CHARGE
TOUGHNESS
MUTANT MASTERY
CRITICAL STRIKE
KNOCKBACK
MIGHT
Colossus is surprisingly a fast mover, but a slow striker.
Build more in his Focus than in his Strike as you'll use his
mutant powers more than you will just throw punches.  His
Concussion Slam is great to build quickly because it takes
out multiple opponents and has knockback.  I also built the
Colossus Charge out of curiousity, but ended up finding it
more useful (especially against Sentinels) than regular
melee attacks because he moves better with it.  Build up his
might, as it's very fun to pick up cars and throw them at
the Sentinels during the New York City Riot level.  He can
perform the "Fastball Special" with Wolverine.
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< WHITE QUEEN >
(Beat Nuclear Facility Level)
Real Name: Emma Frost
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 144 lbs.
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
A diamond-sculpted seductress with the brains to back up
her body of work, Emma Frost amassed wealth and influence
enough to attract the attention of the planet's social
elite.  As White Queen of the exclusive Hellfire Club,
Frost's frequent power plays put her at odds with the
heroic X-Men.  Now, she stands with her genetic brethren
in defense of a world that hates and fears them.
Chosen Character: "Very well."
"If you insist."
Defeat Enemy: "Who's next?"
Request Help: "Alright dears, it's time to go."
"I demand you help me this instant!"
Level Up: "It should be a sin to...(?)"
Dying:
Idle: "Hello?  Hello out there?!  This can't be happening to ME!"
CONFUSE (Mutant Power 1)
COMMAND
LEGEND COMMAND
FEAR (Mutant Power 2)
TERROR
LEGEND TERROR
PSYCHIC SHELL (Mutant Power 3)
DIAMOND SHELL
IMPERVIOUS SHELL
PSYCHIC BEDLAM (Xtreme Power)
PSIONIC STRIKE
PSIONIC FURY
HARDNESS
SHELL MIGHT
TOUGHNESS
MUTANT MASTERY
CRITICAL STRIKE
Emma is a deceptive character.  You would think she's a weak
melee fighter or a weaker version of Jean, but that is not
the case.  She's one of the better melee fighters when you
get her leveled up and she provides a great defense against
swarming enemies.  Build up either her Confuse or Fear but
put a lot of points into her Striking and get her Psionic
Strike/Psionic Fury maxed as quickly as possible.  She does
some major punch/kick damage.  The Confuse and Fear is great
against swarms of enemies.  I didn't use her Psychic Shell
much because I was too busy dishing out damage to bother.
Hardness is good to build as it gives her a better defense
when diving into those fist fights.  I never tried her
Psychic Bedlam, so I'm not sure how good it is.
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< PROFESSOR X >
(Used in Astral Plane (1st) Level and fight against Shadow
King)
Real Name: Charles Xavier
Height: 6'
Weight: 190 lbs.
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Bald (blonde as a child)
Telepath.  Teacher.  Visionary.  The planet's most powerful
mutant is also its most compassionate teacher.  In pursuit
of his dream for peacful coexistence between Homo sapiens
and Homo superior, Professor Charles Xavier established his
School for Gifted Youngsters to help a select class of
troubled teenagers hone their strange abilities -- and pro-
tect society from those who would use such gifts to rule
mankind.
Chosen Character: "Okay."
Defeat Enemy: "I believe I won that round."
"You can always surrender."
"Terribly sorry about that."
Request Help:
Level Up:
Dying:
Idle:
HAMMER LEGEND (Mutant Power 1)
BLASTS LEGEND (Mutant Power 2)
PSYCHIC DEFENSE (Mutant Power 3)
PSYCHIC MAELSTROM (Xtreme Power)
PSIONIC COMBAT
TOUGHNESS
MUTANT MASTERY
CRITICAL STRIKE
LEADERSHIP
MIGHT
ASTRAL KNOCKBACK
You only get to use Professor X twice, once in the first
Astral Plane mission and again against Shadow King.  You
don't really get to distribute his points because he's
already levelled up.  In the fight against Shadow King, you
can distribute his skill points, but it didn't seem to
matter too much to me how I did since there's a fairly easy
strategy to beating the guy.
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< PSYLOCKE >
(Beat New York City Riots Level)
Real Name: Elizabeth Braddock
Height: (both bodies) 5'11"
Weight: (both bodies) 155 lbs.
Eye Color: (original body) Violet, (current body) Blue
Hair Color: (original body) Blonde, (current body) Black
(dyed purple)
Psylocke possesses many telepathic abilities, enabling her
to read minds, communicate mentally with others over long
distances, stun the minds of others with "mental bolts,"
control the minds of others, and create illusions in the
minds of others. Psylocke can intensely focus her psionic
powers into her "psychic knife," with which she can stun or
kill an adversary.  Because her mind was transferred into
the body of an assassin, she also is highly trained in
martial arts.
Defeat Enemy:
Request Help:
Level Up:
Dying:
Idle:
PYSCHIC SLASH (Mutant Power 1)
PSYCHIC HAMMER
HAMMER LEGEND
PSYCHIC BOLTS (Mutant Power 2)
PSYCHIC SPIKES
LEGEND BOLTS
PSYCHIC DEFENSE (Mutant Power 3)
PSYCHIC ARMOR
PSYCHIC WALL
PSYCHIC ONSLAUGHT (Xtreme Power)
PSIONIC STRIKE
PSIONIC FURY
BLADE MASTER
TOUGHNESS
MUTANT MASTERY
CRITICAL STRIKE
Personally, I don't like Psylocke because she's not as I
remembered her in the comics.  I would think she'd move as
well as Wolvie or even Jean, but she's slower and her
attacks aren't as refined.  However, she can mow down
baddies with ease once she's maxed out her Legend Bolts.  In
the last level, I was taking out swarms of enemies with this
single attack.  Her Psychic Onslaught is also quite power-
ful.  Build up her Psionic Strike/Psionic Fury to improve
her melee abilities.  Her Psychic Slash isn't very useful
because it's got a narrow target area and misses most of the
time.  And early on, it does very little damage.
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:: SUPPORTING GOOD GUYS
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< FORGE >
Real Name: Unrevealed
Height: 6'
Weight: 180 lbs.
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
The man known as Forge is a Cheyenne Indian who was once the
pupil of Naze, a shaman in his tribe.  Forge developed con-
siderable mystical powers as a result of the training Naze
gave him.  Forge is also a mutant with an unusual talent for
inventing mechanical devices.
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< THE HEALER >
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< MOIRA MACTAGGART >
Real Name: Dr. Moira Kinross MacTaggart
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 135 lbs.
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Dr. Moira MacTaggart is the daughter of the powerful Scots
nobleman Lord Kinross. She proved to be a brilliant student
of the biological sciences and selected genetics as her
specialty.  As a college student she met Charles Xavier who
was working toward a doctorate at Oxford University.  Moira
MacTaggart led a brilliant career as one of the world's
leading geneticists, earning a Nobel Prize for her work.
She founded a Mutant Research Center on Muir Island off the
coast of Scotland.  Xavier and MacTaggart discussed the
possibility of establishing a school for training, super-
human mutants in the use of their powers. Eventually,
MacTaggart became Xavier's "silent partner" in founding
this school, which trained the team of mutant adventurers
known as the X-Men.  Moira MacTaggart continued to operate
her Muir Isle research center and has proved to be a val-
uable ally to mutants who have trained under Xavier's
guidance.
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:: MAIN VILLAINS
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< MYSTIQUE >
(New York City (1st) Mid-Level Boss)
Real Name: Raven Darkholme
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 125 lbs.
Eye Color: Yellow with no pupils
Hair Color: Red; black as Raven Darkholme
Whether operating undercover or fronting a band of genetic
terrorists, the metamorphic mutant known as Mystique
possesses an almost pathological capacity for deception. The
sinister shapeshifter has infiltrated the highest levels of
the federal government, trading on her lofty status to
further her terrorist objectives.
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< BLOB >
(New York City (1st) Boss)
Real Name: Fred J. Dukes
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 510 lbs.
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Thinking of himself as no more than, in his own words, "an
extra-strong freak," the Blob used his superhuman powers as
a performer in a carnival. Eventually, the Blob was re-
cruited by Mystique for the Brotherhood.  As a member of the
Brotherhood, the Blob was involved in missions that con-
tinued to bring him into conflict with the X-Men. The Blob's
mutant powers relate to the mass, strength, resilience and
indestructibility of his obese body. His primary ability is
to become virtually immovable at will as long as he is in
contact with the ground. He also has a superhuman resistance
to injury.
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< PYRO >
(HAARP Facility Mid-Level Boss)
Real Name: St. John Allerdyce
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
St. John Allerdyce was born and raised in Australia. His
powers emerged at puberty, but since he could not think of
a way to use them for profit, for years he did not use them
except in emergencies.  Under circumstances that have yet to
be revealed, Allerdyce met the mutant called Mystique, who
learned of his mutant powers. As a result, Allerdyce joined
her and the Brotherhood under the name of Pyro. Pyro is
invulnerable to any fire that he has placed under his mental
control and has the psionic ability to cause any fire to grow
in size and intensity and to take any form he wishes, even
that of a living creature. (Such fire creatures, however,
have no intelligence or life.)  However, he can only control
fire, not create it.  Therefore he usually carries a flame-
thrower with him.
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< TOAD >
(HAARP Facility Boss)
Real Name: Mortimer Toynbee
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 260 lbs.
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Since birth, Toad has been cursed with a grotesque physical
appearance. As he matured, the other children considered him
a freak and tormented the youngster mercilessly. When he
reached puberty, Toad's mutant abilities manifested. During
this time, Magneto recruited the youngster to join his
cause. The Master of Magnetism recognized that Toad shared