Fabian Cortez
| Fabian Cortez | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | X-Men (Volume 2) #1 (October, 1991) |
| Created by |
Chris Claremont Jim Lee |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Fabian Cortez |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations |
Acolytes Genoshan Upstarts |
| Abilities | Ability to enhance mutant powers |
Fabian Cortez is a fictional mutant supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicated as an adversary of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and writer/illustrator Jim Lee, he first appeared in X-Men #1 (October 1991).
Thought to be royalty from Spain, Fabian Cortez organizes the original Acolytes, who pledge themselves to Magneto and his cause. Cortez then goads and manipulates Magneto into combat with humanity and the X-Men at every turn, leading to the destruction of Magneto’s space-station, Asteroid M, and the deaths of the other Acolytes, including Cortez’s own sister Anne Marie.
Cortez recruits a group of Acolytes who, believing Magneto to be dead and martyred for his cause, now worship him as their god, to follow Cortez in Magneto’s name. They launch several strikes on humanity, ranging from attacks on a military base where new Sentinels are being built, to slaughtering helpless humans in a hospital,. Magneto eventually resurfaces, sending his chosen heir Exodus to inform the Acolytes of Cortez’s betrayal. The Acolytes welcome Exodus as their new leader, and Cortez is left behind.
Fearing Magneto’s wrath, Cortez flees to Genosha. Still claiming to speak in Magneto’s name, he incites the nation’s mutant population into starting a civil war against the humans, the world’s first instance of the long-threatened genetic war between man and mutant. With the aid of the mutates, Cortez kidnaps Magneto’s granddaughter Luna, intending to use her as a shield to protect himself from Magneto, the X-Men, and the Avengers. Cortez is unaware that Magneto had recently been mindwiped by Charles Xavier, and Exodus comes to Genosha in his place, seemingly killing Cortez.
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