Jean Grey

Intro Jean Elaine Grey- Her powers first manifested when she saw her childhood friend being hit by a car. She is a caring, nurturing figure, but she also has to deal with being an Omega-level mutant and the physical manifestation of the cosmic Phoenix Force. Jean first experienced a transformation into Phoenix in the X-Men storyline "The Dark Phoenix Saga". Due to Mastermind's manipulations, Jean became Dark Phoenix during "The Dark Phoenix Saga" and sacrificed herself. Jean is an important figure in the lives of other Marvel Universe characters, mainly the X-Men, including her husband Cyclops, her mentor and father figure Charles Xavier, her best friend and sister figure Storm, and her genetic children Rachel Summers, Cable, Stryfe and X-Man. Jean's connection to the Phoenix Force has often resulted in clashes with the Shi'ar Empire, responsible for the massacre of most of her family members. Jean's exact relationship to the Phoenix Force has often been changed throughout the character's history, as has her involvement in the events of "The Dark Phoenix Saga". Usually depicted as the Phoenix Force's favorite and most compatible host, storylines in 2024 revealed that Jean is actually the human manifestation of the Phoenix Force and its mother.