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The Legacy Virus is a fictional plague appearing in American comic books featuring the X-Men published by Marvel Comics.It first appeared in an eponymous storyline in Marvel Comics titles, from 1993 to 2001, during which it swept through the mutant population of the Marvel Universe, killing hundreds, as well as mutating so that it affected non-mutant humans as well.
The Legacy Virus was a devastating plague that ripped through the mutant population, killing hundreds before mutating so as to be deadly to baseline humans. It was eventually cured almost overnight thanks to the sacrifice of X-Men member Colossus. 56 appearance(s) of Legacy Virus 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Legacy Virus 2 minor appearance(s) of Legacy Virus 115 mention(s) of Legacy Virus ...
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The Legacy Virus was derived by Stryfe, from a virus originally created by Apocalypse. Mr. Sinister was tricked into releasing it. On opposite sides of the Atlantic, Dr. Moira MacTaggert, and Beast raced to find a cure for the deadly mutant plague. Before she was able to finish a cure, MacTaggert succumbed to a mutated strain. Beast, however was able to combine their work and reverse engineer ...
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Apr 14, 2020 · Related: How The X-Men Universe Was Changed After 9/11. Originally, there were two versions of the Legacy Virus. Legacy-1 would disrupt the production of healthy cells, causing the death of its host over time. Legacy-2, however, caused the mutant to lose control of their abilities and other symptoms such as skin lesions, coughing fits, fatigue ...
The Legacy Virus was actually a viroid and was released by Stryfe, a terrorist from approximately 2,000 years in the future. It originally existed in two forms, Legacy-1 and Legacy-2, but later mutated into a third form, Legacy-3; all were airborne agents. Legacy-1 and Legacy-2 searched for a target organism's "X-factor", the sequence of mutant ...
Nov 22, 2020 · The Legacy Virus was a biological weapon meant to kill all mutants and the X-Men were no exception, suffering several casualties. Over the years, the X-Men have faced many threats, with each more deadly than the last. None, however, have been as deadly as the Legacy Virus, which was engineered by Stryfe, the evil clone of Cable.
Nov 30, 2021 · X-Men characters who suffered from the Legacy Virus in the early ’90s included Illyana, the younger sister of X-Man Colossus, Revanche and villains Pyro and Mastermind. All were casualties of the virus in the comic books. Many more mutants were quarantined due to their affliction. The storyline persisted in the X-Men comic books through 2001.
