Xavier Protocols
The Xavier Protocols are a fictional set of doomsday plans in the
created by Charles Xavier, leader of the X-Men. The Protocols detail the best way to kill many powerful mutants, including the X-Men and Xavier himself, should they become too large a danger.
Appearences
The Xavier Protocols are first mentioned during the "Onslaught" crossover and first seen in Excalibur #100 in Moira MacTaggert's lab. Charles Xavier compiled a list of the Earth's most powerful mutants and plans on how to defeat them if they become a threat to the world. They are first used after Onslaught grows too powerful. Only parts of the actual Protocols are ever shown, detailing how to stop Wolverine, Cable, and Xavier.
In the "Operation: Zero Tolerance" crossover, Bastion obtains an encrypted copy of the Protocols in X-Men, volume 2 #65, intending to use them against the X-Men. However, in Cable, volume 2 #46-47, Cable infiltrates the X-Mansion and secures all encrypted files before Bastion has a chance to decrypt them.
Due to the tampering of Bastion and his Sentinels, the X-Mansion computer system Cerebro gains autonomy and seeks to destroy the X-Men by employing its knowledge of the Xavier Protocols. In a virtual environment created by Professor X in X-Men, volume 2 #84, Cerebro executes the Xavier Protocols against the X-Men.
Details
As revealed in Excalibur #100 (each Protocol is activated by the presence of a different combination of X-Men):
- Code 0-0-0 (Charles Xavier) : The use of anti-psionic armor against him, and how to build it. (Activated by Moira MacTaggert, Cyclops and Jean Grey)
- Code 0-2-1 (Wolverine) : Long range attack, sever the head, and place the head and body far apart. (Activated by Archangel, Cyclops and Jean Grey) Note: This assumes Wolverine is without his adamantium skeleton.
- Code 1-3-9 (Cable) : Take advantage of the techno-organic virus that occupies his telekinesis powers, and letting the virus infect major organs. (Activated by Cyclops, Jean Grey and Cannonball) Note: After the purge of the virus from Cable's body, this particular strategy no longer applies.
Other X-Men who face their Xavier Protocols are in X-Men, volume 2 #84 are Colossus, Rogue, Shadowcat, Beast, Storm and Gambit.
Bibliography
- Excalibur (first series) #100
- X-Men (second series) #65
- Uncanny X-Men #335
X-Men, volume 2 #84