Editing X-Factor (comics) (section)

===Government team (1991–1998)===
X-Factor was recreated with new members, all of whom were already allies of the X-Men, and three of whom were involved in the ''Muir Island Saga''. The new X-Factor worked for [[the Pentagon]], replacing [[Freedom Force (comics)|Freedom Force]] as the government's salaried mutant team.<ref name="DAK105">{{cite news | last = O'Neill | first = Patrick Daniel | date = February 1992 | title = Peter David | work = Comics Interview| issue = 105 | pages = 19–23 | publisher = Fictioneer Books}}</ref> Their relationship with their benefactors was often strained and complicated. The new X-Factor, debuting in issue #71, included:

* [[Valerie Cooper]] – A U.S. government agent with history as both ally and adversary of the X-Men who becomes X-Factor's government liaison, carrying over from her duties as liaison to a prior government-sponsored team of mutants, [[Freedom Force (comics)|Freedom Force]].
* [[Havok (character)|Havok]] – A former X-Man and brother of Cyclops who metabolizes cosmic rays to generate powerful, but hard to control, plasma waves. Havok serves as X-Factor's leader.
* [[Jamie Madrox|Multiple Man]] – He can create duplicates of himself on physical impact. He was previously offered X-Men membership, but he declined, opting instead to work at the [[Muir Island]] research center.
* [[Polaris (Marvel Comics)|Polaris]] – Havok's long-time lover, and also a former X-Man who can control magnetism. Later revealed to be Magneto's daughter.
* [[Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)|Quicksilver]] – A long-running [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] character, and a former foe of the X-Men, who possesses super speed and a difficult temperament. 
* [[Strong Guy]] – A wise-cracking character who can re-channel [[kinetic energy]] aimed at him, transforming it into muscular mass and power. [[Lila Cheney]]'s former bodyguard.
* [[Wolfsbane (character)|Wolfsbane]] – A [[Scotland|Scottish]] former New Mutant who can transform into a [[wolf]] or a [[werewolf]]-like creature. Some artificial manipulation of her feelings causes her to love Havok, bringing her much conflict and frustration because she knows he loves Polaris.

[[Forge (character)|Forge]], a former government weapons contractor whose mutant power is an instinctive ability to invent advanced technology, was later added to the group; first replacing Cooper as their liaison after she had been compromised by one of Magneto's [[Acolytes (comics)|Acolytes]], and later as an active member. Cooper later becomes an active member as well, her marksmanship and athletic skills compensating for her lack of superhuman powers.

In a 1995 story, Multiple Man apparently dies of the [[Legacy Virus]], a deadly illness that attacks mutant genes, which is later revealed to have only killed one of his duplicates. Strong Guy is put into suspended animation after suffering a heart attack caused by the stress his extra mass put on his body. Wolfsbane, cured of her artificial love for Alex, transfers to the European mutant team [[Excalibur (comics)|Excalibur]]. Havok leaves to infiltrate a mutant terrorist ring.

A new X-Factor line-up was introduced, consisting of Forge as the team's new leader, Polaris, Cooper, and several new recruits:

* [[Mystique (character)|Mystique]] – A [[shapeshifting]] mutant criminal and master of espionage. Mystique is forced to join X-Factor following her capture by federal agents.
* [[Sabretooth (character)|Sabretooth]] – A homicidal mutant criminal who possesses claws, heightened senses, and a [[healing factor]]. Like Mystique, Sabretooth is a captive member that Forge uses special technology to control.
* [[Shard (comics)|Shard]] – A [[holography|holographic]] computer program with the personality of the X-Man [[Bishop (Marvel Comics)|Bishop]]'s deceased sister of the same name. Bishop is a time-traveler from a distant future, where he and Shard are members of [[Xavier's Security Enforcers]]. The holographic Shard was brought to the 20th century with Bishop.
* [[Wild Child (character)|Wild Child]] – A former member of [[Alpha Flight]] who possesses heightened senses, fangs, and claws.

The team later had a secession from government sponsorship. Multiple Man and Strong Guy appear again at the same time. Despite Forge managing to fix Strong Guy's problems, he does not rejoin the team. The popularity of ''X-Factor'' continued to dwindle and Mystique and Sabretooth, two popular X-Men villains, failed to draw in more readers. Wild Child mutates out of control, Mystique hunts down Sabretooth (who had kidnapped young Tyler Trevor Chase), and Forge breaks ties with X-Factor.

After various stories focusing on individual characters, a new team was gathered consisting of Havok, Multiple Man, Polaris, Shard, and other members of the X.S.E.: Fixx, and [[Greystone (comics)|Greystone]], that are brought to the 20th century. However, this version of the team disbands in the same issue in which they debut. In that issue, #149 (1998), Greystone builds a [[Time travel|time machine]] meant to take him and his compatriots back to the future. However, the device explodes, killing Greystone and Havok. Afterward, X-Factor disbands.

The time machine's explosion transports Havok to a [[Parallel universe (fiction)|parallel world]], populated by twisted versions of Marvel characters. He explores this strange world in the series ''[[Mutant X (comics)|Mutant X]]''.

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!Issues !! Characters
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|#1–9
|Angel, Artie Maddicks, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Rusty Collins
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|#10–16
|Angel, Artie Maddicks, Beast, Boom-Boom, Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Rusty Collins, Skids
|-
|#17–24
|Artie Maddicks, Beast, Boom-Boom, Caliban, Cyclops, Iceman, Leech, Marvel Girl, Rictor, Rusty Collins, Skids
|-
|#25–33
|Artie Maddicks, Beast, Boom-Boom, Cyclops, Iceman, Leech, Marvel Girl, Rictor, Rusty Collins, Skids
|-
|#34–70
|Archangel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl
|-
|#71–93
|Havok, Multiple Man, Polaris, Quicksilver, Strong Guy, Valerie Cooper, Wolfsbane
|-
|#94–102
|Forge, Havok, Multiple Man, Polaris, Quicksilver, Strong Guy, Wolfsbane
|-
|#103–111
|Forge, Havok, Polaris, Strong Guy, Valerie Cooper, Wolfsbane
|-
|#112–118
|Forge, Havok, Mystique, Polaris, Valerie Cooper, Wild Child
|-
|#119–122
|Forge, Mystique, Polaris, Sabretooth, Shard, Valerie Cooper, Wild Child
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|#123–128
|Forge, Polaris, Sabretooth, Shard, Valerie Cooper, Wild Child
|-
|#129–142
|Forge, Mystique, Polaris, Sabretooth, Shard, Valerie Cooper, Wild Child
|-
|#143–149
|Archer, Fixx, Greystone, Havok, Polaris, Shard
|}