The Hunt for Xavier

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"The Hunt for Xavier"
Cover of X-Men vol. 2, 84 (Feb 1999), art by Adam Kubert
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	December 1998 – February 1999
Genre	Superhero Crossover
Title(s)	The Uncanny X-Men #362-364 X-Men vol. 2, #82-84

"The Hunt For Xavier" is an X-Men storyline that ran in the fall of 1998.

Plot

The X-Men attempt to find the location of

, who reveal to have Xavier as their prisoner/reluctant mentor.

The X-Men split in two as they are joined by the young mutant Nina, who was Xavier's fellow prisoner during his time in jail. As they find out the location of Cerebro's lair, Cerebro says his plan is to catalog (IE digitalize and store) all humans on Earth, hence bringing about a perverted version of a mutant utopia for Xavier.

While the X-Men distract Cerebro and his drone units, Nina restores Xavier's mental powers (which were deactivated by Onslaught) and together, they force Cerebro to mindlink with all of humanity. Experiencing all the individual souls of humanity causes Cerebro to stop his evil scheme and literally fade away into oblivion. Xavier agrees to return home with the X-Men, reuniting the team with their mentor.

Reading order

1. Uncanny X-Men #362
2. X-Men (2nd series) #82
3. Uncanny X-Men #363
4. X-Men (2nd series) #83
5. Uncanny X-Men #364
6. X-Men (2nd series) #84