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| X-Treme Sanctions Executive | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Uncanny X-Men #445 (August 2004) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | Xavier Institute for Higher Learning |
| Member(s) | Bishop Cannonball Marvel Girl Nightcrawler Sage Storm Wolverine |
TheX-Treme Sanctions Executive is a fictional paramilitary police force appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics, in particular those featuring theX-Men, and related spinoffs. The organization is charged with keeping the peace betweenmutants andhumans in theMarvel Comics universe. The team was first mentioned inX-Treme X-Men #40, when Storm presents her team with an offer to join a new, government-backed squad, and debuts inUncanny X-Men #445 (August 2004).
During the final issues ofX-Treme X-Men, Storm successfully campaigns theUnited Nations for a team that would be backed by the United Nations that would have legal authority to enforce peace betweenmutants and humans.[1] The X-Treme Sanctions Executive, also known by the abbreviation XSE, debuts inUncanny X-Men #445, following the return of writerChris Claremont. ArtistsAlan Davis andChris Bachalo illustrate several of the team's adventures.
Several former X-Treme X-Men members join the group, includingSage,Bishop andCannonball,Wolverine,Nightcrawler andRachel Summers, aka Marvel Girl.[volume & issue needed][2]
While in England visitingBrian Braddock, the brother of the recently-slain X-ManPsylocke, Marvel Girl, Cannonball and Bishop are attacked by aFury. Sage is able to construct a plan to defeat The Fury, however Cannonball is forced to take a leave of absence to recuperate from his injuries.[3] Afterwards, they deal with a murderous plot by crime kingpin fromMadripoor,Viper.[4] Sage subsequently rejoins theHellfire Club in order to monitor its new Lord Imperial, and formerX-Men chargeRoberto da Costa, to ensure he is not corrupted by power, asSabastian Shaw was.[volume & issue needed][5]
After taking a resurrectedPsylocke into custody,[6] the team later visits theSavage Land, where Rachel is subjected to the mind-control of a tribe of advanced humanoid dinosaur people, the Hauk'ka, causing her to believe she belonged to their species. She then subconsciously uses her telekinesis to alter her own genome in their image. The Hauk'ka's seek to use Storm's power to control the weather to destroy humanity. When her powers become unstable, the Hauk'ka and the XSE are forced to work together to stop her from destroying the planet. After their mission is successful, the XSE made peace with Hauk'ka, and Rachel is released from their mind control.[volume & issue needed][7]
Following the events of the "Decimation" storyline,[8] and the decimation of the majority of the world's mutant populace,[9] the team shifts their attention to aiding the remaining mutant populace, liaising with the US Government'sO*N*E program.[10] Storm chooses to work inAfrica, to help the people of her native land.[volume & issue needed][11]