Editing Phoenix Force (section)

==White Hot Room==
The White Hot Room (or the "White-Hot Room") is the home of the Phoenix Force and where Phoenix hosts go after they die.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wiacek |first=Stephen |title=Marvel Encyclopedia |last2=Bray |first2=Adam |last3=Lee |first3=Stan |date=April 2, 2019 |publisher=[[DK Publishing]] |isbn=9781465497819 |pages=161 |language=en}}</ref> It exists outside of the [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|Multiverse]], but also within the [[M'Kraan crystal|M'kraan Crystal]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Webber |first=Tim |date=October 6, 2023 |title=The White Hot Room, Explained |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/white-hot-room-explained-jean-grey-phoenix-force |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref> It has been called "the epicenter of creation and rebirth."<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 9, 2024 |title=Jean Grey Takes to the Stars as Phoenix in New Series |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/phoenix-jean-grey-stephanie-phillips-alessandro-miracolo-from-the-ashes |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref>

The White Hot Room first appeared, [[Retroactive continuity|retroactively]], in the backup story for ''[[Classic X-Men]]'' #8 by [[Chris Claremont]] and [[John Bolton (illustrator)|John Bolton]]. It was established and named in ''[[New X-Men (2001 series)|New X-Men]]'' #154 by [[Grant Morrison]] and [[Marc Silvestri]].

The White Hot Room can appear as an endless white void, but it has also appeared in other forms. In the backup story for ''Classic X-Men'' #43, by Chris Claremont and [[Mike Collins (comics)|Mike Collins]], the Room appeared as a large tower being constructed in space, with the construction worker identified by [[Jean Grey]] as [[Death (Marvel Comics)|Death]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Claremont |first=Chris |title=Classic X-Men #43 |last2=Collins |first2=Mike |date=November 28, 1989 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |language=en}}</ref> In ''Defenders: Beyond'' #3, by [[Al Ewing]] and [[Javier Rodríguez (artist)|Javier Rodriguez]], it appears the white void, the tower, a dark cave lit by a single fire, a snowy landscape, and an endless expanse of desert.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Ewing |first=Al |title=Defenders: Beyond #3 |last2=Rodriguez |first2=Javier |date=September 28, 2022 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |language=en}}</ref> This desert reappears in ''[[Immortal X-Men]]'' #14, by [[Kieron Gillen]] and Lucas Werneck, where it is eventually revealed to be the White Hot Room.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gillen |first=Kieron |title=Immortal X-Men #14 |last2=Werneck |first2=Lucas |date=August 9, 2023 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |language=en}}</ref>

In ''New X-Men'' #54, it was shown to be the home of all of the hosts of the Phoenix Force, past, present, and future.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Morrison |first=Grant |title=New X-Men #154 |last2=Silvestri |first2=Marc |date=March 17, 2004 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |language=en}}</ref> In ''Jean Grey'' #11, by Dennis Hallum, Victor Ibanez, and Alberto Jiménez Alburquerque, the Phoenix states that is "a nexus between all Phoenix hosts and our eternal flame. A place of rest and contemplation. Home to every being with whom I've merged. Every Phoenix host leaves a piece of itself here with me."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hallum |first=Dennis |title=Jean Grey #11 |last2=Ibanez |first2=Victor |last3=Jiménez Alburquerque |first3=Alberto |date=January 31, 2018 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |language=en}}</ref>

In ''Classic X-Men'' #8, Jean Grey, while dying of radiation during ''X-Men'' #100, finds herself in a blinding white void where she first encounters the Phoenix.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Myrick |first=Joe Anthony |date=2024-07-07 |title=The History Of The WHITE HOT ROOM & Its Connection To The Phoenix Force, Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/xmen-white-hot-room-phoenix-force-explained-history/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> Even though this white void remained unnamed until ''New X-Men'' #154, it is technically the first appearance of the White Hot Room.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-12-25 |title=The Enduring Legacy of Chris Claremont X-Men Storylines |url=https://worldscoolestnerd.com/the-enduring-legacy-of-chris-claremont-x-men-storylines/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Worlds Coolest Nerd |language=en}}</ref> ''New X-Men'' #154 reveals the White Hot Room to be an afterlife for the Phoenix and its hosts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=A. David |date=August 11, 2008 |title=Grant Morrison Talks Comics, Magic, Life and Death |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/12855-grant-morrison-talks-comics-magic-life-and-death.html |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Downey |first=Mason |date=June 6, 2019 |title=X-Men: Dark Phoenix: The (Way Too Complicated) History Of Jean Grey |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/x-men-dark-phoenix-the-way-too-complicated-history/1100-6467355/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[GameSpot]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

In ''[[S.W.O.R.D.]]'' vol 2 #1, the mutant circuit known as the Six manage to break into the White Hot Room and bring back a substance they call "Mysterium."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zachary |first=Brandon |date=2021-07-30 |title=Doctor Doom Reveals How the Phoenix is Still the Center of the X-Men's Cosmos |url=https://www.cbr.com/doctor-doom-reveals-mysterium-from-white-hot-room/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> This metal is harder and stronger than [[Adamantium]] and has anti-magical properties.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGuire |first=Liam |date=2024-02-28 |title=Marvel Just Confirmed Adamantium Is No Longer Its Strongest Metal |url=https://www.looper.com/1528298/marvel-iron-man-mysterium-armor-stronger-than-adamantium/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Looper (website)|Looper]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Corley |first=Shaun |date=2023-11-05 |title=Doctor Strange Officially Gets His Own Version of Kryptonite |url=https://screenrant.com/doctor-strange-own-version-kryptonite/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref>

In ''Defenders: Beyond'' #3, the Defenders find themselves in the White Hot Room as Taaia is possessed by the Phoenix.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dodge |first=John |date=2022-10-06 |title=An Unexpected Defender Just Defeated a Classic Cosmic Powerhouse |url=https://www.cbr.com/defenders-beyond-tigra-beats-taaia-phoenix-force-tiger-spirit-marvel/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> Much like the earlier stories by Claremont, this issue equates the White Hot Room with [[Tiferet|Tiphareth]] of the [[Tree of life (Kabbalah)|Tree of Life]] in Kabbalah.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Charm |first=Karen |last2=Turetsky |first2=Mark |date=2022-10-03 |title=Learn The Hidden Truth Of The White Hot Room In Defenders: Beyond #3 |url=https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/03/learn-the-hidden-truth-of-the-white-hot-room-in-defenders-beyond-3/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=ComicsXF |language=en-US}}</ref> 

After ''X-Men: [[Hellfire Gala]] 2023'', during the [[Fall of X]] crossover, the majority of [[Krakoa]]'s population (around 250,000 mutants) were exiled through Krakoan gates into a vast and seeming endless desert; in ''Immortal X-Men'' #16, this desert is revealed to be the White Hot Room.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cronin |first=Brian |date=2023-10-08 |title=Immortal X-Men Reveals Where the Missing Krakoan Mutants Are Trapped |url=https://www.cbr.com/immortal-x-men-reveals-missing-krakoan-mutants-trapped/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlesinger |first=Alex |date=2023-10-18 |title=X-Men's Jean Grey Is Lost Within The Power Of The Phoenix |url=https://screenrant.com/x-men-jean-grey-hope-phoenix-force-white-hot-room/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shayo |first=Lukas |date=2023-11-22 |title=Immortal X-Men #17 review |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2023/11/22/immortal-x-men-17-review/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=AIPT Comics |language=en-us}}</ref> After the [[Mister Sinister]] clone Mother Righteous stabs Jean in the center of the White Hot Room, both the Phoenix and the White Hot Room began to die.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gillen |first=Kieron |title=Immortal X-Men #18 |last2=Ryp |first2=Juan Jose |date=December 27, 2023 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Turetsky |first=Mark |last2=Gorton |first2=Austin |date=2023-11-27 |title=No one else was in the White Hot Room where it happened in Immortal X-Men #17 |url=https://comicsxf.com/2023/11/27/immortal-xmen-17/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=ComicsXF |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Webber |first=Tim |date=June 12, 2024 |title=The Krakoan Age: Year 5 |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/krakoan-age-era-year-5-recap-summary |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=Mark |date=2024-04-25 |title=Charles Xavier is a Traitor as the Dead Rise in X-Men: Rise of the Powers of X |url=https://bamsmackpow.com/posts/charles-xavier-is-a-traitor-as-the-dead-rise-in-x-men-rise-of-the-powers-of-x-01hw7p4fj25j |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[FanSided|Bam Smack Pow]] |language=en-us}}</ref> At the end of ''Rise of the Powers of X'' #5, both the Phoenix and the White Hot Room were restored.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Outlaw |first=Kofi |date=2024-05-29 |title=Marvel Officially Ends The X-Men's Divisive "Krakoa Era" |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-x-men-krakoa-era-ending-explained-fall-x/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=2024-05-30 |title=Rise of the Powers of X Finale: This Is How the X-Men's Krakoan Age Ends |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/x-men-krakoa-era-ending-explained-powers-of-x |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Cowsill |first=Alan |title=Marvel Encyclopedia New Edition |last2=Scott |first2=Melanie |last3=Hill |first3=James |date=October 8, 2024 |publisher=[[DK Publishing]] |isbn=9780593960523 |language=en}}</ref> The finale of the [[Krakoan Age]] ''X-Men'' #35 revealed that while many mutants were able to get back to Earth to fight Orchis, a large number of them still remained in the White Hot Room and this "New Krakoa" flourished, returning to Earth after fifteen years before going back to the White Hot Room.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Outlaw |first=Kofi |date=2024-06-07 |title=Marvel Reveals the Final Fate of Krakoa & X-Men's New Status Quo Before Reboot |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-x-men-krakoa-ending-reboot-explained-comic-final-issue/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lapin-Bertone |first=Joshua |date=2024-06-05 |title=Marvel: X-Men Krakoa Era ending explained from X-Men #35 / Uncanny X-Men #700 |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/marvel-x-men-35-uncanny-700-krakoa-era-ending-explained |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Popverse]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marston |first=George |date=2024-06-10 |title=How X-Men #700 Ends the Krakoa Era and Sets Up the New X-Men Status Quo |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/comics/marvel-comics/krakoa-x-men-how-did-it-end/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=GamesRadar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pope |first=Bethany W. |date=2024-06-06 |title=Uncanny X-Men #700: Radiant, With Open Arms |url=https://comic-watch.com/comic-book-reviews/uncanny-x-men-700-radiant-with-open-arms |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Comic Watch |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reck |first=Adam |last2=Peppard |first2=Anna |last3=Thornley |first3=Tony |last4=Redmond |first4=Scott |last5=Turetsky |first5=Mark |last6=Lykke |first6=Rasmus Skov |last7=Murray |first7=Jake |date=2024-06-05 |title=Krakoa waves goodbye, and all that's left are Ashes in X-Men #35/Uncanny #700 |url=https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/05/xmen-35/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=ComicsXF |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Beat Staff |first= |date=2024-06-05 |title=The Marvel Rundown: The Krakoan Age Ends in our UNCANNY X-MEN 700 Roundtable |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-marvel-rundown-uncanny-x-men-700-roundtable/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[ComicsBeat]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=Mark |date=2024-06-05 |title=Uncanny X-Men 700 officially ends Marvel's Krakoan Age... sort of |url=https://bamsmackpow.com/posts/marvel-uncanny-x-men-700-krakoan-age-end-explained-01hzkr6jsz1r |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[FanSided|Bam Smack Pow]] |language=en-us}}</ref>