Origins The Phalanx are believed to have been created by the Titans, a group of advanced disembodied consciousnesses so vast and dense, that they have caved in on their own combined intelligence to form black holes. These black holes form realms that exist outside normal space-time, where the Phalanx dwell. The Phalanx wield advanced ships and use
techno-organic viruses to create drones and infect civilizations. The virus compels its victims to build a "
Babel Spire" to attract the Technarchy, who consume the planet. If the Phalanx find the society worthy or of great interest to them, they assimilate its members into their hive mind.
Phalanx on Earth The Phalanx on Earth are initially formed by a group of human mutant haters who voluntarily infected themselves with the
Transmode virus, taken from the remains of the renegade Technarch
Warlock.
Steven Lang, who had used the
Sentinels against the
X-Men many years before, is recruited to keep the Phalanx on track. Lang was assisted by
Cameron Hodge, a fellow anti-mutant with immortality obtained from the demon
N'astirh. Phalanx' initial attempt to assimilate mutants into its collective is thwarted by the natural resistance of mutants to the Transmode virus. In a scheme to subvert the X-Men's mutant genome
knowledge base, Phalanx attacks the
X-Mansion, kidnaps most of the
X-Men and replaces them with disguised Phalanx members. When Banshee discovers the Phalanx had accessed the location of several young mutants for use in further study, he alerts
Wolverine and
Cable. While Banshee's group and
Synch scrambles to save the young mutants, they are followed closely by the Phalanx. Eventually, the group saved all the targeted new mutants except for
Blink, who sacrifices herself to save the rest and kill their captor, Harvest. The rest of these young mutants went on to become the core of
Generation X, tutored by Banshee and
Emma Frost. Meanwhile, the other mutant teams found a group of Phalanx attempting to follow their genetic instruction to construct a Babel Spire to contact the Technarchy. Warlock returns from the dead, now possessing the memories of his friend
Doug Ramsey. Now known as Douglock, Warlock leads
Forge,
Wolfsbane and
Cannonball in destroying the spire. Cyclops' group assaults the core Phalanx base on
Mount Everest to rescue the X-Men. They are covertly assisted by Steven Lang, who has realized that the Phalanx have grown beyond his control and are threatening Earth.
The Shi'ar Massacre Another group of Phalanx nearly decimate the
Shi'ar empire in the absence of the
Imperial Guard. These versions have dark coloration and consider themselves "pure" Phalanx compared to such sects like the one on Earth.
Annihilation: Conquest A new breed of Phalanx infect the
Kree's defensive network, surrounding the entire Kree empire in an inescapable energy barrier. They also spread their Transmode Virus, turning all organic life forms into Phalanx under their control. High-powered beings such as
Ronan the Accuser are made into their group Select, used to cut off any attempts to stop the spread and control of the Phalanx. The Kree who escape the Phalanx's control fight back against their oppressors, only to discover that they are controlled by
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