day six

villain spotlight - the purifiers

axel alonso, man of few words, kept his analysis of the purifiers brief. “the purifers? three words: kill the baby,” said alonso. “this is their mission: make sure the baby is terminated, no matter the cost.”

nick lowe chimed in with his thoughts as well. “the purifiers were a surprise. if you aren’t reading new x-men, you don’t know who they are. once you read messiah complex, you’ll definitely know who they are. they come into the crossover mean and fast. and come out of the crossover a major player.

“who are they? the purifiers started as the military arm of rev. william stryker’s ministry. he had his churches and then he had the purifiers. they massacred a bus full of xavier institute kids. they’ve sniped new x-men, stabbed new x-men and terrorized new x-men. they laid siege to the mansion, took down bishop, cannonball, beast and emma frost. they are the real deal.

“now, after william stryker preached of a mutant anti-christ, they must spring into action. and it is going to be a blood-bath. there are secrets about the purifiers that you will learn in messiah complex. and they’re scary.”

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from ign.