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Cable (Nathan Christopher Charles Summers) is a character appearing in
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s published by
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, commonly in association with
X-Force X-Force is a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. Conceived by writer/illustrator Rob Liefeld, the team first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #100 (April 1991 ...
and the
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. Nathan first appeared as the newborn infant in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #201 (Jan. 1986) created by writer
Chris Claremont Christopher S. Claremont (; born November 25, 1950) is an English-born American comic book writer and novelist. Claremont is best known for his 16-year stint on ''Uncanny X-Men'' from 1975 to 1991, far longer than that of any other writer,Clarem ...
and penciler Rick Leonardi, while Cable first appeared in ''
The New Mutants The New Mutants may refer to: *''New Mutants The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, generally in association with the X-Men. Originally depicted as the teena ...
'' #87 (March 1990) created by writer
Louise Simonson Louise Simonson (née Mary Louise Alexander; born September 26, 1946) is an American comic book writer and editor. She is best known for her work on comic book titles such as ''Conan the Barbarian'', '' Power Pack'', ''X-Factor'', ''The New Mutan ...
and artist/co-writer
Rob Liefeld Robert Liefeld (; born October 3, 1967) is an American comic book creator. A prominent writer and artist in the 1990s, he is known for co-creating the character Cable (comics), Cable with writer Louise Simonson and the character Deadpool with wri ...
; Cable's origin initially was undecided and he was assumed to be a separate character, but it was later decided that he was actually an older version of Nathan due to being a time traveler. Nathan Summers is the son of the X-Men member
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(Scott Summers) and his first wife Madelyne Pryor (
Jean Grey Jean Elaine Grey-Summers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men, The X-Men'' #1 ...
's clone), as well as the "half"-brother of
Rachel Summers Rachel Anne Summers is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-plotter John Byrne (comics), John Byrne. In her first appearance, the cha ...
from the "
Days of Future Past "Days of Future Past" is a storyline in the Marvel Comics comic book ''The Uncanny X-Men'' issues #141–142, published in 1981. It deals with a dystopian future in which mutants are incarcerated in internment camps. An adult Kate Pryde transfer ...
" timeline and
Nate Grey Nathaniel "Nate" Grey (X-Man) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Steve Skroce, the character first appeared in ''X-Man'' #1 ...
from the timeline of the " Age of Apocalypse" storyline, the genetic template of the mutant terrorist
Stryfe Stryfe is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in conflict with the superhero team X-Force. He is a clone (genetics), clone of Cable (comics), Cable from Cable's alternate future timeline. Pu ...
(one of his deadliest enemies), and the adoptive father of
Hope Summers Sarah Hope Summers (June 7, 1902 – June 22, 1979) was an American actress known for her work on ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and '' Mayberry R.F.D.'', portraying Clara Edwards. Early life Hope Summers was born in Mattoon, Illinois, the daugh ...
. Born in the present-day, Nathan was infected with a deadly
techno-organic virus A techno-organic virus (T-O virus) is a fictional virus appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. In the comics, the T-O virus transforms organic material into techno-organic material, which resembles both machinery and living ...
while still an infant. He was sent into a possible future timeline where he could be treated and live his life. In this future world, Nathan grew into the warrior Cable and became an enemy of the villain
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. He later returned to the present-day era, initially arriving some years before his own birth. Since making his home in the modern era, he has worked alongside the X-Men (including Cyclops and Jean Grey) and reformed the
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group into the original X-Force. He had frequent battles against the near-invincible assassin
Deadpool Deadpool is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #98 (December 1990). In his comic book appearances, Deadpool is ...
, who later became an on-again, off-again ally for years. In the 2018 ''
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'' mini-series, Cable was killed and replaced by a younger, time-displaced version of himself who decided that the older one was ineffective in his crusade; this younger version (Nate Summers, sometimes called Kid Cable) operated until 2021, when the original, older iteration was revived. Cable was introduced to a wider audience as a recurring character in '' X-Men: The Animated Series'' (1992–1997) and its sequel series, voiced by Lawrence Bayne and by Chris Potter respectively. The character made his live-action cinematic debut in ''
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'' (2018), portrayed by
Josh Brolin Josh James Brolin (; born February 12, 1968) is an American actor. A son of actor James Brolin, he gained fame in his youth for his role in the adventure film ''The Goonies'' (1985). After years of decline, Brolin had a resurgence with his starr ...
.


Publication history


Creation

Nathan Christopher Charles Summers is the son of Scott Summers (aka
Cyclops In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes ( ; , ''Kýklōpes'', "Circle-eyes" or "Round-eyes"; singular Cyclops ; , ''Kýklōps'') are giant one-eyed creatures. Three groups of Cyclopes can be distinguished. In Hesiod's ''Th ...
), and Madelyne Pryor (who was later revealed in the " Inferno" storyline to be a clone of
Jean Grey Jean Elaine Grey-Summers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men, The X-Men'' #1 ...
). Writer
Chris Claremont Christopher S. Claremont (; born November 25, 1950) is an English-born American comic book writer and novelist. Claremont is best known for his 16-year stint on ''Uncanny X-Men'' from 1975 to 1991, far longer than that of any other writer,Clarem ...
, who had written the series since issue #94 (Aug. 1975), revealed Madelyne to be pregnant in ''X-Men/Alpha Flight'' #1 (Dec. 1985). The next depiction of her pregnancy was in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #200, when she goes into premature labor. In the following issue, #201 (Jan. 1986), Nathan first appears as a newborn infant. The character's first appearance as the adult warrior Cable was at the end of ''The New Mutants'' #86 (Feb. 1990). He does not appear anywhere in the issue's story except for the "next issue" teaser. This was followed by a full appearance in ''The New Mutants'' #87 (March 1990). At first, Cable was not intended to be the adult version of Nathan Summers, but was created as a result of unrelated editorial concerns. Editor
Bob Harras Robert Harras (born January 11, 1959''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comics writer and editor, who was editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics from 1995 to 2000 and editor-in-chief of DC Comics from 2010 to 2020. ...
wanted to "shake things up" for the book, and felt a new leader was needed, a sharp contrast from the group's founder and first mentor,
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. The book's writer,
Louise Simonson Louise Simonson (née Mary Louise Alexander; born September 26, 1946) is an American comic book writer and editor. She is best known for her work on comic book titles such as ''Conan the Barbarian'', '' Power Pack'', ''X-Factor'', ''The New Mutan ...
, thought a military leader would be a good idea, and Harras tasked the book's artist,
Rob Liefeld Robert Liefeld (; born October 3, 1967) is an American comic book creator. A prominent writer and artist in the 1990s, he is known for co-creating the character Cable (comics), Cable with writer Louise Simonson and the character Deadpool with wri ...
, to conceptualize the character. Harras may also have suggested the character's bionic eye. in Liefeld's sketches his appearance was dubbed a "Dark Schwarzenegger Type" and derived from
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's roles in ''
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'' and ''
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''. Both Simonson and Liefeld each separately conceived of the leader being a mysterious time traveler from the future. Liefeld chose the name Cable for the character. Liefeld explains the creation of the character: Liefeld further explained his inspirations for the character stating "Not only was Cable one of the most popular character's in comic books for over a decade, he was born from my love for Six Million Dollar Man growing up. My family will attest that Six Mill was my religion growing up. Eye, Arm, so many influences, mimicking Steve Austin. Lee Majors has stated repeatedly that all cybernetic characters that followed Six Million Dollar Man owed a debt to the character. He isn't wrong." Harras and writer/artists
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and
Whilce Portacio William "Whilce" Portacio (; born July 8, 1963) is a Filipino American comic book writer and artist noted for his work on such titles as '' The Punisher'', ''X-Factor'', '' Uncanny X-Men'', ''Iron Man'', '' Wetworks'' and '' Spawn''. Portacio wa ...
, who were writing the ''X-Men'' spinoff ''
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'' that starred Cyclops and the other four original X-Men, decided that Nathan would be sent into the future and grow up to become Cable. Liefeld, who conceived that Cable and his archenemy
Stryfe Stryfe is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in conflict with the superhero team X-Force. He is a clone (genetics), clone of Cable (comics), Cable from Cable's alternate future timeline. Pu ...
were one and the same, disliked this idea. (Eventually Stryfe was revealed to be a clone of Cable.) In the 1991 ''X-Factor'' storyline, Nathan is infected by the villain Apocalypse with a techno-organic virus. Because he can only be saved by the technology of the far-future, Scott reluctantly allows Sister Askani, a member of a clan of warriors dedicated to opposing Apocalypse, to take Nathan into the future so that he can be cured, a one-way trip from which she tells him she and Nathan will be unable to return.


''New Mutants'' and ''X-Force''

In his first adult appearance, Cable is seen in conflict with Stryfe's
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, the
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, and Freedom Force. The
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intervene and he asks for their help against the Mutant Liberation Front. Cable sees them as potential soldiers in his war against Stryfe, and becomes their new teacher and leader. He comes into conflict with
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, who is revealed to harbor a feud with Cable. Despite this, the two warriors and the New Mutants team up against the MLF. Cable also leads the New Mutants against Cameron Hodge and the
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ns in the 1990 "
X-Tinction Agenda "X-Tinction Agenda" is a 1990 crossover comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics that ran through ''Uncanny X-Men'' and its spin-off titles, ''X-Factor'' and ''New Mutants''. "X-Tinction Agenda" not only reunited the X-Men after a prolo ...
" storyline. With the aid of
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, Cable reorganizes the New Mutants into X-Force. ''The New Mutants'' ended with issue #100, with Cable and other characters then appearing the following month in ''
X-Force X-Force is a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. Conceived by writer/illustrator Rob Liefeld, the team first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #100 (April 1991 ...
'' #1. The ''X-Force'' series provided further detail for the character's back story revealing that he was from the future and that he had traveled to the past with the aim of stopping Stryfe's plans as well as preventing Apocalypse's rise to power. Cable traveled between the 1990s and his future with his ship ''Graymalkin'', which contained a sentient
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called
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, the future version of the program built into X-Factor's
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. In 1992, the character starred in a two issue miniseries, ''Cable: Blood and Metal'', written by
Fabian Nicieza Fabian Nicieza (; December 31, 1961) is an Argentine-American comic book writer and editor who is best known for his work on Marvel titles such as ''X-Men'', '' X-Force'', ''New Warriors'', ''Nomad'', ''Cable'', '' Gambit'', '' Deadpool'' and ' ...
, pencilled by John Romita, Jr., and inked by Dan Green, published in October and November of that year. The series explored Cable and the villain Stryfe's ongoing battle with one another, and its effect on Cable's supporting cast.


''Cable'' vol. 1, ''Soldier X'' and ''Major X''

Shortly after ''Blood and Metal'', Cable was given his own ongoing series titled ''
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''. Issue #6 (Dec. 1993) confirmed the character to be Nathan Christopher Summers, the son of Cyclops (Scott Summers) and Madelyne Pryor (Jean Grey's clone) who had been taken to the future in ''X-Factor'' #68 (July 1991), introduced by writer Chris Claremont, and appeared in ''
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'' #201 (Jan. 1986). The series ran for 107 issues from May 1993 until September 2002 before being relaunched as ''Soldier X'', which lasted 12 more issues until Aug. 2003. The 1994 miniseries '' The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix'' provided further information on the character's back story. In the future, Mother Askani, a time-displaced
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, pulled the minds of Scott and Jean into the future where, as "Slym" and "Redd", they raised Cable for twelve years. During their time together, the "family" prevented Apocalypse from transferring his essence into a new body, ending his reign of terror. It is furthermore established that
Mister Sinister Mister Sinister (Dr. Nathaniel Essex) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Marc Silvestri, the character was first mentioned as the employer behind the team ...
created Cyclops' son Nathan (who became the time-traveling soldier Cable) to destroy Apocalypse. The 2019 miniseries ''Major X'' further revealed that at some point in a possible future, where mutants live together in a Utopian society called the X-Istence, Cable has fathered a son named Alexander Nathaniel Summers. Wearing a red-and-black costume that completely covers him from head-to-toe, Alexander under the Major X alias, traveled to the past in search of Cable with the hope he can help save his reality from fading away.


''Cable & Deadpool'', ''Cable'' vol. 2

After his solo series ended, Cable was paired with the mercenary
Deadpool Deadpool is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #98 (December 1990). In his comic book appearances, Deadpool is ...
in a new ongoing series titled ''
Cable & Deadpool ''Cable & Deadpool'' was a comic book series published by Marvel Comics beginning in 2004. The title characters, Cable (comics), Cable and Deadpool (comics), Deadpool, share the book's focus. The series was launched following the cancellation of ...
''. The series largely dealt with Cable's efforts to change the world for the better, including turning his old spaceship ''Greymalkin'' into the floating utopian island of Providence. The first story arc of the series features a Cable who has learned to suppress his techno-organic virus to a nearly effortless degree, allowing him to access the better part of his vast psionic powers. He gains a power level similar to his
Nate Grey Nathaniel "Nate" Grey (X-Man) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Steve Skroce, the character first appeared in ''X-Man'' #1 ...
counterpart from The Age of Apocalypse reality and tries to use them to force the people of the world to live in peace.


''Avengers: X-Sanction''

On July 27, 2011, Marvel announced at
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the return of Cable. The new project, originally titled as "Cable Reborn", was re-titled as ''Avengers: X-Sanction'', written by
Jeph Loeb Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III () is an American film and television writer, producer and comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series ''Smallville (TV series), Smallville'' and ''Lost (2004 TV series), Lost'', writer for the films ''C ...
and drawn by
Ed McGuinness Edward McGuinness is an American comic book artist and penciller, who has worked on books such as ''Superman (comic book), Superman'', ''Superman/Batman'', ''Deadpool (comic book), Deadpool'', and ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), Hulk''. His p ...
. The miniseries served as a lead-in to the '' Avengers vs. X-Men'' storyline beginning in April 2012.


''Cable and X-Force''

Cable's next appearance was in a new series, '' Cable and X-Force'' by writer Dennis Hopeless and artist
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. The series debuted in December 2012 and features Cable and a new fugitive team, unofficially referred to by the Marvel Universe media as the new "X-Force". This version of
X-Force X-Force is a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. Conceived by writer/illustrator Rob Liefeld, the team first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #100 (April 1991 ...
initially consists of Cable,
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, Doctor Nemesis, Domino, and
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. This series focuses on eliminating disasters based on mysterious visions that Cable is receiving, resorting to occasionally more brutal methods than the prime X-teams would use. After the events of "Avengers X-Sanction" Cable is forced to wear an eye patch and an advanced harness for his non-functioning left arm that was created by Forge. Although Hope healed his arm, it is useless because it is not his original arm as it has been destroyed a few times, notably in his battles with Silver Surfer and Bastion.


''X-Force''

Continuing from ''Cable and X-Force'' Cable puts together a new X-Force team with
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, Dr. Nemesis,
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, Marrow and new recruit MeMe to track down and deal with mutant threats using lethal force. The story is written by '' X-Men: Legacy'' writer Simon Spurrier. Cable is infected with an extra-dimensional Super Soldier Serum that provides superpowers at the cost of killing them in around a year, however Cable is injected with an early version designed to kill him in a day.''X-Force'' vol. 4 #6 Cable's daughter
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accidentally copies this virus, since it is based on superpowers, and has to be placed into a coma to save her life. Cable cannot defeat the virus either, so he creates a new clone each day to replace himself but each clone still has only one day to live. Cable and X-Force eventually track down the man Volga who created the biotech virus and defeat him. However, Fantomex goes insane from needing to "be the best" and betrays the team using new god-like powers derived from a digitized form of the Volga Effect he had copied during a tryst with Meme. Nemesis and Forget-Me-Not unleashes hundreds of Cable clones to fight him, with Hope eventually stopping Fantomex and saving Cable after the last clone is killed wherein her father stepped up to bat while about to catch fire from Volga's poison. Hope then takes over as leader of X-Force and "fires" Cable for his morally questionable methods.


''Cable and Deadpool: Split Second''

After traveling through time and fixing several mistakes that a future Deadpool caused, Cable and present-Deadpool eventually fix the timeline. The effects on the timeline causes Cable to revert to his original "status quo", with his robotic arm and his original telekinesis and telepathic power set.


''Uncanny Avengers''

Cable is seen in the year 2087 dealing with some unidentified issue related to Stryfe, in the aftermath of an Inhuman attack that covers the city of Boston in sentient plant life led by the Shredded Man. He and his A.I. Belle eventually joins the rest of the
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helping
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in the present and helps deal with the Inhuman causing the problems, before deciding to join the team when he learns the team's true mission is dealing with the
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with Professor Xavier's brain and powers. After Captain America disbands the Uncanny Avengers in the aftermath of the " Civil War II" storyline and Cable and Rogue team up with villains Sebastian Shaw and Toad to find a cure for the Terrigen Mists, Rogue continues the team in their mission to stop the Red Skull.


''Cable'' vol. 3/4, Death, Young Cable

After the events of ''
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'' storyline, Cable stars in his third ongoing monthly series, as part of Marvel's 2017 " X-Men: ResurrXion" relaunch of its ''X-Men'' and ''Inhumans''-related books. In this series, Cable is depicted as a member of an organization that protects the Marvel universe timeline from damage caused by time travel. The first arc of this series "Conquest", sees Cable tracking down a time-traveling villain. The second arc, "The Newer Mutants", has Cable assemble a team trying to determine who is murdering Externals. The third arc, "Past Fears", spans five eras of Cable's history and sees him battling a techno-organic villain known as Metus. During a series called "
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" by Ed Brisson and Pepe Larraz, Cable was assassinated by his younger self who takes his place. Later, "Old" Cable returns and obtains a position in S.W.O.R.D., but assisted his younger self defeating Stryfe, ensuring the younger one is sent back in time.


Powers and abilities

Cable was born with
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and telekinetic abilities. The extent to which he has been able to utilize these powers has varied dramatically throughout his appearances. Originally, both were limited by his need to restrain his techno-organic infection, and his powers were negligible compared to his more traditional fighting skills. Following the subsidence of the infection, they gradually increased to the point where they were similar in magnitude to those of
Nate Grey Nathaniel "Nate" Grey (X-Man) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Steve Skroce, the character first appeared in ''X-Man'' #1 ...
, to whom he is genetically identical. At their height, he demonstrated the ability to simultaneously levitate the floating city of Providence and combat the
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. Following that story, his powers were burnt out and he replaced both with technological substitutes. He later lost and regained his abilities again when he was de-aged during ''House of M'' while mending Deadpool's maligned physiology as he progressed to his proper age. Cable himself stated that both his telepathy and telekinesis have faded to nothing. Cable has fought Wolverine to a stalemate, defeated Captain America in hand-to-hand combat, and defeated Falcon, Red Hulk, and Iron Man using both brute force and wit, all while Cable was in severe pain and hours away from dying of his techno-organic infection. When Professor Xavier's son Legion travels back in time to kill Magneto in the "Legion Quest" storyline, Beast notes that Cable possesses "latent time-travel abilities". With the assistance of
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technology, Professor Xavier "jump-starts" this ability while Jean Grey telekinetically holds Cable's body together, allowing Cable to send his consciousness into the past. His techno-organic body parts possess enhanced strength and durability, and his techno-organic left eye gives him enhanced eyesight, allowing him to see farther than a normal human and in the
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spectrum. He is also able to interface his techno-organic body parts with other types of machinery, an ability that allows him to
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into computers, open
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s, and travel through time. In the "Messiah War" storyline, during the fight with his clone, Stryfe, Cable demonstrates the ability to hide others from Stryfe's mental view, implying that at least he retains some of his telepathic powers. He also still possesses some of his telekinesis, but he is using it solely to keep the techno-organic virus in his body at bay. As well as holding onto just enough telepathic power to simulate technopathy and facilitate technopathy through the use of future Stark Industries technology. As of the end of the "Avengers: X-Sanction" storyline, Hope Summer has apparently cured Cable of the techno-organic virus using the Phoenix Force, and appears to at least have his telepathy. As a result, his cybernetic eye and arm have been restored to flesh and blood, although almost nonfunctional and atrophied, forcing Cable to wear an eyepatch (hiding a -like implant) and use an enhanced brace, made by Forge and laden with special weaponry. Due to a future Hope's tampering with his mind, he also gained the ability to see multiple possible future events before they unfolded. After being afflicted by a derivative of the super soldier formula from an alternate reality, Cable was left incapacitated as the faulty chemical weapons test would cause his physiology to self-destruct if left unchecked. To compensate for his genetic instability, he had Dr. Nemesis place his body in suspended animation until they could find a cure for his condition. In the meantime, Cable would operate his X-Force team through short-lived clones whom had a fraction of his precognition and a shortened lifespan due to being carbon copies with the faulty Volga Effect serum coursing in their systems. Making his clones useful for kamikaze attacks as they only last about a day's time before violently detonating on their own or when they whistle an audio failsafe to trigger it. In ''Deadpool & Cable: Split Second'', Cable once again loses most of his powers, but retains his precognition. He regains them along with his cybernetics as a result of Deadpool repairing Cable's personal timeline. Cable not only regained his psionic abilities, he had even regained the underlying potential he had always possessed since infancy. Having engaged in a psionic battle with a clone of the Red Skull, who had stolen the brain of the deceased Charles Xavier, the clone revealed that Mr. Summers was in fact an omega level mutant. Nathan often makes use of a spear-like morph weapon called the Psi-Mitar, which was originally a long staff with a spear point on one end and a scythe blade on the other, used primarily by the Askani. It functions as a focus and amplifier for telepathic or telekinetic power, which it can combine then project as powered psychic force blasts. Apart from his superhuman abilities, Cable has been said to have a brilliant mind for military tactics.


Reception

* In 2014, ''
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'' ranked Cable 6th in their "Let's rank every X-Man ever" list. * In 2018, '' CBR.com'' ranked Cable 11th in their "8 X-Men Kids Cooler Than Their Parents (And 7 Who Are Way Worse)" list. * In 2018, '' CBR.com'' ranked Cable 1st in their "X-Force: 20 Powerful Members" list.


Other versions

In addition to his mainstream
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incarnation, Cable has been depicted in other
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s.


Cable and Deadpool

In the ''Cable and Deadpool'' series storyline "Enema of State", Deadpool and the mutants
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and Siryn discover several alternate versions of Cable as they traverse several alternate universes, searching for the Cable who was native to their own reality. They first encounter an evil incarnation of Cable who has become one of the four
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, taking the name War. Other versions include a guru-type known as "Brother Nathan" living on an Earth where all violence has been abolished,''Cable & Deadpool'' #16 (Aug. 2005) a
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-possessed Cable consumed by the
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within his body, and an infant version cared for by
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on a quiet Nebraska farm in the "
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" reality. Deadpool eventually realizes the infant is indeed ''his'' version of Cable, de-aged. Returning the child to their home universe, Deadpool cares for Nathan until an injection of Deadpool's DNA allows him to rapidly grow back into adulthood.


Earth X

In the reality of the ''
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'' series and its sequel comics, the
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has overtaken Cable's body, transforming him into a blob of organic metal.


Deadpool Pulp

In the ''Deadpool Pulp'' timeline, Cable is a human military officer called General Cable native to the early 20th century. Along with his colleagues General
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and
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, he hires former CIA Agent Wade Wilson to get back a stolen
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.


Wolverine: Rahne of Terra

In the fantasy world depicted in the
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''Wolverine: Rahne of Terra'', Cable's counterpart is a wizard called the Mage, who carries the
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Staff and a crossbow.


Ultimate Marvel

An
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equivalent of Cable is seen in ''
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'' as an older version of Logan / Wolverine who lives in a possible future having lost his healing factor and leaving him an amputee, losing his left arm. He time travels to his past to prepare Professor Xavier for a coming battle with Apocalypse. After Apocalypse's death, Cable fades out of existence, having now changed the past and prevented his rule.


What If...?

A two-part storyline in the series '' What If...?'' asks, "What If Cable Destroyed the X-Men?" In this story, Cable clashes with Professor X and the X-Men over their beliefs and differences in methods. Ultimately, Cable leads a faction of mutants loyal to him and assassinates the Professor,
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, and
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before embarking on a violent crusade. Cable is ultimately killed by
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, but his actions have already led to the further mistrust and oppression of mutants.
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attempts to take control of the United States in the chaos, but is killed by a new model of plastic Sentinels, who decide that enslaving humanity is the best way to root out mutants. Wolverine assembles a new team of X-Men to fight the Sentinel rule.


''X-Men Forever''

'' X-Men Forever'' volume 2 and the sequel series ''X-Men Forever 2'' take place in an alternate universe written by Chris Claremont that picks up after the events of ''X-Men'' #3 (1991). The series depicts stories and ideas Claremont would have done if he hadn't left the series in 1991. In this timeline, Nathan was still saved during the "Inferno" event, but was aged somehow from a toddler into an older child. Wishing to distance him from the dangers the X-Men face, Cyclops sends Nathan to live with his great-grandmother and grandfather in Alaska. An attack by mysterious agents causes Nathan to be moved to the protective custody of the Starjammers. He is shown to possess telepathic powers. Cable appears in one panel of the series but no connection between Cable and Nathan is made, possibly because Claremont intended to follow the original idea that they were separate characters.


In other media


Television

* Cable appears in '' X-Men: The Animated Series'', voiced by Lawrence Bayne. This version is active during the year 3999, in which he fights
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's forces. While traveling back in time on multiple occasions, he comes into conflict with
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. ** Nathan Summers / Cable appears in ''
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'', voiced by Chris Potter. He initially appears as the infant son of
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and Madelyne Pryor who gets kidnapped and infected by
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before being taken to the future by Bishop. An adult Cable later travels back in time in a failed attempt to save Pryor from Sentinels before reluctantly joining forces with Cyclops and Marvel Girl to defeat
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.


Film

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was cast in a four-picture deal with
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to play Nathan Summers / Cable in their ''X-Men'' film series. In ''
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'', Cable is depicted as a mysterious time-traveling soldier from a devastated future who travels back in time to assassinate the young mutant Russell Collins before he kills Cable's unnamed wife and
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. After encountering
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's
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and the
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, Cable joins forces with the former, during which Deadpool sacrifices himself to save Russell and avert Cable's future. Cable subsequently sacrifices his ability to return to his time to save Deadpool and stay in the present to ensure his family has a brighter future.


Video games

* Cable appears as a playable character in '' Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes'', voiced again by Lawrence Bayne. * Cable appears as an exclusive hidden character in the PSP version of '' X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse''. * Cable appears as a hidden character in '' X-Men: Gamesmaster's Legacy''. * Cable appears in '' X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse''. * Cable appears as a boss in '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2'', voiced by David Aragnov. In the Pro- Registration campaign, the heroes fight and defeat Cable before seeing him arrested. However, he and
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are later broken out by
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. In the Anti-Registration campaign, Cable commands the player for a mission. Following the Prison 42 incident, Cable goes missing and is presumed dead. He was later added as a playable character in the
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and
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versions of the game via
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, and was part of the initial roster of heroes in the PS4,
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, and PC versions. * Cable makes a cameo appearance in
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's ending in '' Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3''. Additionally, Deadpool received a "Cablepool" costume via DLC. * Cable appears as a playable character in '' Marvel Super Hero Squad Online''. * Cable appears as an unlockable character in '' Marvel Avengers Alliance''. * Cable appears in ''
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'', voiced by
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. * Cable appears as a playable character in '' Marvel Heroes'', voiced by James M. Connor. * Cable appears as a playable character in '' Marvel: Future Fight''. * Cable appears as a playable character in '' Marvel Puzzle Quest''. * Cable appears as a paid DLC playable character in '' Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order'', voiced again by James M. Connor. * Cable appears as a purchasable outfit in ''
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''.


Miscellaneous

Cable appears in the ''X-Men &
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: Time's Arrow'' novel trilogy, by
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. While searching various timelines for a living version of wife Aliya, Cable stumbles onto
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's plot to attack the multiverse.


Influence

Artist
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drew upon his dislike of Liefeld's design of Cable when Ross designed the character Magog for the 1996 miniseries '' Kingdom Come''. Following writer
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's instructions that the character's appearance be based on aspects of superhero design trends of the time that they disliked, Ross said of Cable, "That's a character that Mark Waid invented that was really just put to me like come up with the most God awful, Rob Liefeld sort of design that you can. What I was stealing from was – really only two key designs of Rob's – the design of Cable. I hated it. I felt like it looked like they just threw up everything on the character – the scars, the thing going on with his eye, the arm, and what's with all the guns? But the thing is, when I put those elements together with the helmet of Shatterstar – I think that was his name – well, the ram horns and the gold, suddenly it held together as one of the designs that I felt happiest with in the entire series."


Collected editions

The stories have been collected in a number of trade paperbacks.


Mini-series


''Cable and X-Force'' (2013 series)


Oversized hardcovers


References


External links

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