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| Children of the Vault | |
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 The Children of the Vault, from left to right: Perro, Aguja, Sangre, Fuego, and Serafina. Art byChris Bachalo | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | X-Men (vol. 2) #188 (September2006) |
| Created by | Mike Carey Chris Bachalo |
| Characteristics | |
| Place of origin | The Corridor |
| Notable members | Sangre Serafina Perro Fuego Aguja Cadena Corregidora Martillo Luz |
| Inherent abilities | Varies |
TheChildren of the Vault are a group of fictional superhuman beings appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. First created byMike Carey andChris Bachalo, the Children of the Vault debuted inX-Men (vol. 2) #188 (September2006). They are primarily antagonists of theX-Men.
The Children of the Vault were raised in the closed vault aboard a cargo ship, where temporal acceleration technology was used to evolve individuals into super-powered beings. Due togenetic drift, they are a separate species from both baseline humans andmutants. Their goal is to exterminate both humans and mutants in order to take over the Earth.
"The Children of the Vault" are a new species created by scientists, including Bella Pagan. They were cycled through normal evolutionary processes over the course of 6,000 years inside a time-accelerated cargo ship, El Conquistador, off the coast ofPeru. The ship was designed to stay sealed until the planet was empty for the Children to take over, however, the energy discharge from theDecimation caused their vault to open early. The emerging species had highly developed superpowers and technology.
A scientist involved in the project hiredSabretooth and a mutant known as Pasco to assassinate all scientists involved in the project. The Vault opened as the pair of mutants approached it, and Pasco was killed and Sabretooth pursued.[1]
The Children of the Vault first appear in the X-Men arc "Supernovas". While pursuing Sabretooth, the Children destroy a town inNogales, Mexico, framing the X-Men for the disaster. Two others ambush Sabretooth, who escapes and seeks help from the X-Men.[2] The Children of the Vault next captureNorthstar from aS.H.I.E.L.D base, and later captureAurora.[3] Serafina doctors images of the X-Men into the security footage, further discrediting the team. They also enhance the powers of the mutant twins so to produce a powerful heat blast when touching.
The X-Men next encounter the Children of the Vault inMumbai, while visitingIndra's family nearby. A rebellious young member of the Children, Luz, escapes from the group's new headquarters, the futuristic city "The Corridor" (also known as Quitado), and lands in Mumbai during what appears to be a magnetic storm. She immediately encounters the X-Men Rogue,Magneto,Loa,Anole, andIndra. Luz poses as a local girl named Luisa and demonstrates her abilities. Rogue suspects her to be a mutant, and offers her hospitality at Indra's family's home. The remaining Children, led by Corregidora, pursue Luz, whom they believe to be critical to "Angelfire", a project to produce cleaner energy from the Corridor.
The Children of the Vault reappear during theDawn of X era of X-Men comics. Serafina is rescued from captivity by the X-Men, during a raid on a base of the X-Men's enemyOrchis.[4] Later,Darwin,Synch, andX-23 are tasked with infiltrating the Children's base of operations in Ecuador. The Children of the Vault are also revealed to be the earliest members of the Post-Humans, better known as Homo Novissima, a race destined to depose bothHomo sapiens andHomo superior as the dominant species on Earth.[5]
Later, Forge and Cyclops travel to the Vault in Ecuador. Forge reveals Project Blackbox, a weapon pointing into the entrance of the Vault that will fire a small collapsing black hole and destroy the Vault and the entire population of Children. As they debate the ethics of the project, the door of the Vault opens, the Children emerge, and Forge uses the weapon to subdue them. Due to their recent evolution, the Children quickly overwhelm the mutants, with Forge losing a hand and Cyclops being killed by Fuego. The Children then travel to and destroy Krakoa, followed by all of Earth's heroes. However, it is revealed to be a simulated reality that contained not only the Children of the Vault but the entire Vault itself inside of a bio-dome. Forge then entered inside the bio-dome in order to rescue Darwin from the Vault.[6][7]
The Children of the Vault has approximately 3,000 members.[8] The most prominent are:
This article incorporates material derived from the "Children of the Vault (Earth-616)" article on theMarvel wiki atFandom (formerly Wikia) and is licensed under theCreative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License (2025-09-18).
