10 Most Interesting X-Men You've Never Heard Of
8. X-Man
Like everything related to Scott Summers, the origins of X-Man are stupendously convoluted.
When the powerful mutant Legion went back in time to kill Magneto, he accidentally killed Charles Xavier instead. This created a new timeline known as the Age of Apocalypse where En Sabah Nur was able to take over the world without the X-Men to oppose him.
In this new reality, Mister Sinister used a combination of Cyclops' and Jean Grey's DNA to create the ultimate mutant, a psychic powerful enough to destroy Apocalypse should he ever turn against Sinister and named him Nate Grey.
Nate escaped from Sinister though, thanks to the help of his unknowing father, and joined the fight against Apocalypse. In the final battle, Nate vanished into the reality warping M'Kraan crystal as the timeline was restored, reemerging into the main Marvel Universe where Scott and Jean had to deal with now having a third child from an alternate timeline.
After a series of adventures, Nate sacrificed himself to save a dying Earth by merging with the planet. However, instead of dying, Nate's essence was dissipated across the world and he was eventually able to reform himself. He then joined other young X-Men to reform the New Mutants.
He is still yet to buy himself a shirt.