''X-Men: The 198'' is a

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that was published by

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and set in the

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shortly after the ''

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'' and '' Decimation'' events. The five-issue series began publication in January 2006. The series focuses on the supporting cast of the

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, whose ranks have been severely depleted following ''Decimation''.

Plot

In ''House of M'' #7, the

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removes the powers of most of the world's mutants in an event known as " M-Day". In response, the United States government forms a superhuman-monitoring Office of National Emergency (ONE) and sets up a team of human-piloted

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robots (

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) to monitor the

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. ''X-Men: The 198'' revolves around the tension and conflicts of the 198 mutant refugees on the Xavier Institute grounds and the Sentinel Squad ONE. Tensions also rise between X-Men.

Xavier's Mansion Mutant Sanctuary

After the events of Decimation, many of the remaining mutants sought refuge at the Xavier Institute. Due to the suggestion of Erg, they are referred to as The 198. These include the following: The list excludes

staff members and the remaining student body as well as the

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The 198 Files

The 198 Files is a database maintained by O*N*E that attempts to classify and provide intelligence on the mutants whose powers remained after M-Day. The one-shot ''X-Men: The 198 Files'' is set in the style of a government dossier and sent to O*N*E's deputy director Valerie Cooper. It provides the classification of 134 of the 198 mutants supposedly unaffected by M-Day and was released in January 2006 as a counterpart to the five-part limited series ''The 198'' which shows the conflict of the remaining mutants seeking refuge at the Xavier Institute, and the

Bibliography

*''X-Men: The 198 Files'' (January 2006) *''X-Men: The 198'' #1-5 (January–May 2006) {{X-Comics 2006 comics debuts