In Episode 69 of CEREBRO, Connor and returning guest Josh Cornillon slither about with Miranda Leevald, the serpentine Stacy X! Created by Joe Casey and Tom Raney, Stacy employs her pheromonal power over the endocrine system in her career as a sex worker at the X-Ranch, a mutant brothel in Nevada. Rescued by the X-Men from a vicious attack, she becomes a prominent member of the Uncanny X-Men field team during Casey's brief tenure on the title, before exiting abruptly under the following writer, Chuck Austen. After decades of shabby treatment since, the character has found new purpose on Krakoa.

The CEREBRO character file on Stacy X begins at 1:19:32.

(Content Advisory: Stacy's story includes sexual violence including implied child sex abuse, domestic violence, survival sex work, torture, and transphobia directed at another character.)

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In Episode 68 of CEREBRO, Connor and game developer Justin Park recount the rise of Shiro Yoshida, the scathing Sunfire! Empowered by the horrors of Hiroshima, Shiro became Japan's controversial national hero. While he was briefly one of the earliest members of the X-Men, his devotion to his country above all else has historically held him back from becoming a major mutant character. In the age of Krakoa, rethinking his politics, Sunfire stars as one of the X-Men in Gerry Duggan and Pepe Larraz's celebrated new run on the flagship title.

The CEREBRO character file on Sunfire begins at 1:04:00.

(Content Advisory: Shiro's story includes genocide, suicidal ideation, attempted suicide, medical experimentation, brainwashing, and involuntary body modification. This episode also discusses real world war crimes and atrocities.)

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In Episode 67 of CEREBRO, Connor and two-time Eisner Award-winning editor Nola Pfau (EIC of Women Writing About Comics) assess the auguries with Irene Adler, the divinatory Destiny! A wise mutant oracle, the precognitive Destiny was Mystique's lover and partner in crime until her tragic death in 1989. She has finally returned, triumphant (for now!) over her enemy Moira X, in the pages of Jonathan Hickman's Inferno, and is set to play a major role in the new era Destiny of X. 

(And yes, she is the character from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.)

The CEREBRO character file on Destiny begins at 53:09.

(Content Advisory: Irene's story includes homophobia, ableism, eugenics, and genocide. This episode also discusses the Holocaust.)

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In Episode 66 of CEREBRO, Connor and returning guest Spencer Ackerman (Reign of Terror) sharpen their knives with the cunning Callisto! Leader of the Morlocks, a society of non-passing mutants living in poverty in the maintenance tunnels beneath Manhattan, Callisto debuts as an eager rival to Storm. In time she becomes one of the X-Men's staunchest allies, and in the Krakoan Age, she serves as White Knight of the Hellfire Trading Company. 

The CEREBRO character file on Callisto begins at 1:06:30.

(Content Advisory: Callisto's story includes genocide, the murder of children, sexual violence, attempted suicide, brainwashing, and non-consensual body modification.)

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In Episode 65 of CEREBRO, Connor and returning guest Zoe Tunnell (Blade Maidens) deploy their foot claws with Laura Kinney, the All-New Wolverine! Introduced as X-23, a female clone of Wolverine (it's complicated), Laura debuted in the popular cartoon X-Men: Evolution before becoming a vital part of the comics universe. After Logan's death (he got better!), she adopted his codename and now serves on the flagship X-Men team.

The CEREBRO character file on X-23/Wolverine begins at 57:08.

(Content Advisory: Laura's story includes child abuse including child sex abuse, underage sex trafficking, self-harm, suicidal ideation and attempted suicide, brainwashing, torture, involuntary body modification, and a lot of other pretty grim stuff.)

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In Episode 64 of CEREBRO, Connor and X-Office writer Ben Percy (X-Force, Wolverine) synthesize carbonadium with Arkady Rossovich, the ruthless Omega Red! Plus: X Lives and X Deaths of Wolverine! Beast versus Sage! The crimes of Colossus! All this and more as Ben discusses his work in the Age of Krakoa.

The CEREBRO character file on Omega Red begins at 52:43.

(Content Advisory: Arkady's story includes torture, brainwashing, and the serial killing of children, with implied child sex abuse.)

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In Episode 63 of CEREBRO — a slightly belated X-Mas spectacular — Connor and Battle of the Atom co-host Zack Jenkins illuminate Nate Grey, the eccentric X-Man! The rough equivalent of Cable in the dystopian Age of Apocalypse reality, Nate survived that event and somehow led a solo title for 75 issues. Good for him! More recently, he served as a major antagonist in the franchise-wide events X-Men: Disassembled and Age of X-Man.

The CEREBRO character file on X-Man begins at 45:31.

(Content Advisory: Nate's story includes incest, torture, genocide, and brainwashing. This episode discusses a plot involving the death of an infant.)

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In Episode 62 of CEREBRO, Connor and X of Words host Ash Alleyne expand their minds with David Alleyne (no relation), the perceptive Prodigy! One of the rare Academy X students to transcend his cohort, David was the most prominent depowered character after the Decimation, especially after a memorable turn in Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie's Young Avengers. More recently he starred in Leah Williams and David Baldeón's X-Factor, where he employed his restored mutant power in the service of the mutant nation Krakoa. 

The CEREBRO character file on Prodigy begins at 56:59.

(Content Advisory: David's story includes racism and sexual violence. This episode discusses real world violence against Black queer men.)

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In Episode 61 of CEREBRO, Connor and returning guest Anthony Oliveira hark the Acolytes' herald angel, the elusive Exodus! A striking new villain of the 90s, 12th century crusader Bennet du Paris was changed forever by an encounter with the immortal mutant Apocalypse. Revived in modern times, he became Magneto's most zealous disciple. Now he sits on the Quiet Council of Krakoa, set to star in the new series Immortal X-Men.

The CEREBRO character file on Exodus begins at 1:11:38.

(Content Advisory: Bennet's story includes racism, violence against children, and the literal Crusades.)

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In Episode 60 of CEREBRO, Connor and artist Patrick Sullivan debate policy with mutantkind's ultimate frenemy, Dr. Valerie Cooper! Introduced in the Claremont era as an antagonist, government bureaucrat Val developed over time into the X-Men's most powerful human ally... most of the time.

The CEREBRO character file on Val Cooper begins at 1:38:58.

(Content Advisory: Val's story includes a miscarriage.)

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