Early life Not much is known about the enigmatic man called Mr. M. He grew up in a small village near Ghent,
Belgium. After his powers manifested, he left for the
United States, and after much wandering, settled in
Mutant Town. Once there, he mostly stayed to himself, only leaving his apartment at night to get drunk.
Mutant Town After seeing a painting (by an artist who painted his premonitions) of himself as a destroyer, Mr. M decides that the only way he can help Mutant Town is by destroying it. Despite the efforts of
Bishop and
Ismael Ortega, Mr. M levels Mutant Town with his energy. When he is finished, his friend and neighbor Hanna Levy asks Mr. M if he would want to take his actions back. He agrees that he would, and then Lara the Illusionist reveals that Mutant Town's destruction had been an illusion. Ortega had recruited Lara to avert the disaster and Bishop had absorbed all of Mr. M's energy. When Mr. M arrives at the institute, he passes through the walls surrounding the school and is attacked by
Sentinels. He effortlessly brushes them off, explaining that the robot almost stepped on a rare
caterpillar.
Cyclops suggests he "must really love caterpillars" and Mister M replies "Not really... I like butterflies". Mr. M disables the 198's tracking chips after learning that they are actually intended to generate disabling electronic pulses. He then declares that he is leaving for a new sanctuary and that any are welcome to follow. When the X-Men attempt to convince Mr. M and his followers to return, Cyclops is attacked by a mind-controlled
Erg. When he retaliates, Mr. M declares he shall protect his followers.
"Death" Johnny Dee uses his "
voodoo dolls" to make
Leech take away Mr. M's powers and then uses
Magma to annihilate Mr. M.
Lorelei Travis and Leech are assigned to watch over Mr. M's coffin, but fall asleep while doing so and discover that his body has disappeared overnight. The Krakoans finally learn of Absolon's whereabouts during the
X of Swords tournament held in
Otherworld. After taking control of Avalon,
Apocalypse gives Absolon a part of the realm to shape as he pleases and the
Siege Perilous to watch over. Apocalypse tells Absolon to keep his realm closed off to mutantkind until they need the Siege Perilous. A team of mutants led by
Captain Britain travel to Avalon in search of the Siege Perilous, but are followed by the mutant-hating King Arthur. Absolon greets Arthur personally before pushing him into quicksand. ==Powers and abilities==