Before Mister X could kill him once and for all, fellow Thunderbolts Ghost and Paladin interrupted and saved Headsman. Lashing out at his antagonizer, Headsman failed to surprise Mister X and was again beaten down by him. When the team were ordered to execute Black Widow and Songbird, Headsman rebelled and instead attacked his bloodthirsty team-mates. Mister X intimidated most of his team-mates and developed an intense rivalry with Headsman whom he constantly mocked, beat up and threatened to kill. Thunderbolts Black Widow and Paladin faked Mister X's death with an attack on an Opera House he was present at and then welcomed him into the team.
Mayor Story Arcs Dark ReignĪfter a defeat at the hands of Wolverine, Norman Osborn contacted Mister X with the offer to join his black-ops squad of Thunderbolts with the promise that he would be able to kill plenty of people. Character Evolutionīeginning as a Wolverine villain, Mister X was later added to the Thunderbolts team during Dark Reign which saw the character take part in bigger stories such as Siege. Mister X was created by Frank Tieri and Sean Chen and first appeared in Wolverine #159. He spent many years trying to recreate the thrill of seeing something die starting with killing his family dog, his parents and dedicating his life to the art of killing. Seeing a woman die on the street, Mister X formed a telepathic bond with the dying woman and became fascinated with death.
