Jean Grey (Marvel)

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Full Name	Jean Elaine Grey-Summers
Alias(es)	Jean Grey, Marvel Girl, Phoenix, Dark Phoenix, White Phoenix of the Crown, Redd Dayspring, Ms. Psyche, Jeannie, Marvel Le Fey, Redd
Origin	The X-Men #1 - X-Men
Occupation	Academic teacher, later Headmistress
Powers / Skills	Telekinesis, telepathy, matter manipulation, pyrokinesis, flight
Hobby	Teaching and training mutants
Goals	Help the X-Men, protect her students, live peacefully with humans
Family	John Grey (father), Elaine Grey (mother), Sara Grey-Bailey (sister, deceased), Gailyn Bailey (niece, deceased), Joey Bailey (nephew, deceased), Scott Summers (Cyclops, husband), Christopher Summers (Corsair, father-in-law), Katherine Anne Summers (mother-in-law, deceased), Alexander Summers (Havok, brother-in-law), Gabriel Summers (Vulcan, brother-in-law), Philip Summers (grandfather-in-law), Deborah Summers (grandmother-in-law), Madelyne Pryor-Summers (clone, deceased), Nathan Christopher Summers (Cable, stepson/proxy son), Stryfe (clone stepson, deceased), Rachel Summers (Marvel Girl, alternate timeline daughter), Nate Grey (X-Man, alternate timeline progeny, deceased), Dark Mother (alleged relative)
Friends / Allies	Former Friends Fantastic Four, Charles Xavier, Colossus, Avengers, Beast, Inhumans, Dr. Strange, Spider-Man, Iron Man, She Hulk, Nightcrawler, Beast, Daredevil, Colossus, S.H.I.E.L.D., Lockheed, Husk, Marrow, She Hulk, Magik, Hulk, Captain America, New Mutants, Moonstar, Pixie, Hollow, Feral, Cannonball, Black Panther, Sunspot, Warlock, Wolfsbane, Magma, Cypher, Thornn, Jubilee Current Friends Cyclops, X-Men, Bishop, X-Factor, Emma Frost, Cable, Wolverine, Storm, Gambit, Rogue, Multiple Man, Shadow Cat, X-23, Havok, Forge, Mimic, Iceman, Deadpool, Thunderbird, Warpath, X-Force, Caliban, Hope Summers, Hepzibah, Scarlet Witch, Starjammers, Mystique, Siryn, Psylocke, Archangel, Blink, Magneto, Longshot, Sunfire, Rockslide, Domino, Boom Boom, Banshee, Namor, Phoenix Force, Quicksilver
Enemies	Magneto (briefly), Mystique (briefly), Apocalypse, Sebastian Shaw, Reavers, Mojo, Blob, Silver Samurai, Sabretooth, Bolivar Trask, Madelyne Pryo, Mister Sinister, Selene Gallio, Brotherhood of Mutants, Hellfire Club, Spiral, Scarlet Witch (formerly), Quicksilver (formerly), Lady Deathstrike, William Stryker, Xion, Toad, Omega Red
Type of Hero	Superhero

“	We come into this world alone and we leave the same way. The time we spent in between - time spent alive, sharing, learning together... is all that makes life worth living.	„
	~ Jean Grey

“	I don't want you to get hurt, but yu have to understand... The more you annoy me the more I can't help thinking about deconstructing you, molecule by molecule, memory by memory... until there is nothing left but screaming, traumatized atoms.	„
	~ Jean Grey

Jean Grey, sometimes known as Phoenix, is a member of the X-Men and wife of Scott Summers - she is one of Charles Xavier's first students and thus often acts as a mentor to younger mutants on what it means to be an X-Man and all the responsibilities that come with being a hero.

The heart and soul of the X-Men from the very beginning, Jean Grey took a piece of every one of her teammates with her when she died. A formidable telepath with telekinetic skills as well, Jean always struggled to contain the cosmic power of the Phoenix Force, a battle she endured until the day she died.

History

Although Jean Grey was the fifth of Xavier's recruits into the X-Men, she was actually the first of his mutant students. Originally code named Marvel Girl and now known as Phoenix Jean possesses both telepathic powers enabling her to read minds and communicate mentally and telekinetic powers allowing her to levitate and manipulate objects by mental force. Jean's story is inseparable from that of her teammate Scott Summers alias Cyclops who is now her husband: the love between these two spans the entire history of the X-Men.

When Jean was ten years old her best friend Annie Richardson was struck by an automobile. It was then that Jean's mutant powers first awoke and she psychically felt Annie's own emotions as she died. The experience left Jean deeply depressed and the following years Jean's parents sought out Charles Xavier for help. Xavier tutored her for years and finally inducted her into the newly formed X-Men, giving her the code name Marvel Girl.

"Death" and Rebirth

Jean and Scott quickly fell in love with each other, although years passed before the two shy teenagers admitted their feelings. Later Jean encountered a cosmic entity of pure energy called the Phoenix Force, which gave itself a human form identical to hers, even incorporating a portion of consciousness. This being, calling herself Phoenix, then took Jean's place in the X-Men, While Jean's original body lay in suspended animation.

When Phoenix went insane, Jean's personality reasserted itself long enough to make Phoenix commit suicide. The other X-Men, including anguished Scott, believed Jean to be dead. But the part of Jean's consciousness that Phoenix had taken returned to Jean's original body, which awoke from its comalike state. Thus Jean was reunited with Scott, first in X-Factor and then back in the X-Men. She has since adopted the name of Phoenix. Best of all, Jean and Scott are at long last married. Now, as at the beginning, their relationship is at the very heart of the X-Men.

Powers and Abilities

Jean Grey is a very powerful telepath and telekinetic - capable of matching Xavier himself in power, making her one of the most powerful mutant heroes on the planet.

Quotes

“	Fools! You dare trifle with the Phoenix?	„
	~ Jean Grey

“	Even you have to see how wrong this is.	„
	~ Jean Grey

“	You reckless idots could've killed that girl! So you could have the stupid stolen money!	„
	~ Jean Grey

“	Best-case scenario, it burns me down before I kill anyone.	„
	~ Jean Grey

“	But, to me, it sounded like petty squabbling. Heroes against heroes, with regular people terrified of both sides. We need to do better. Be better.	„
	~ Jean Grey

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