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X-23

For information on the X-plane X-23, see X-23 PRIME.

X-23 is a fictional character from the X-Men: Evolution animated series. She is a clone of Wolverine and, with the publication of select issues of NYX and Uncanny X-Men by Marvel Comics in 2004, the character was brought into the regular Marvel Universe, much like the character Harley Quinn of DC Comics.

X-23 was created by Craig Kyle. The other person who had a prominent role with the character is Chris Yost. Together, the two wrote the two episodes of X-Men: Evolution that X-23 appeared in ("X-23" and "Target X") as well as the comic book miniseries that gives X-23's origin.

In X-Men Evolution

X-23 first appeared in episode number 40 (titled "X-23"), where she was voiced by Brittney Irvin.

Wolverine discovered through S.H.I.E.L.D. that Hydra had created a female clone of himself. This clone can erect two claws from each hand (instead of three like Wolverine), and can erect one claw from her foot (an ability Wolverine lacks). The clone was named X-23, since this was Hydra's 23rd attempt at creating a clone.

Denied the life of a normal child, X-23 was lonely. She had almost no companions and had been worked on her entire life. She had to spend most of her time training to hone her skills.

Angry, X-23 decided to get revenge on Wolverine. She invaded the X-Men's mansion looking for him, and when she ran into the other X-Men was able to defeat them with little trouble. When Wolverine confronted her he felt sorry for the girl, so instead of turning her over to S.H.I.E.L.D. like Nick Fury wanted, he let her go.

In comics

X-23 first appeared in NYX #3. She met the X-Men in Uncanny X-Men #450. Her origin was detailed in X-23 #1-6.

Dale Zander, the spy in the Weapon X project is killed by Wolverine as he was escaping. With his father's briefcase full of stolen data, blood and tissue samples, Zander's son used these items years later to recreate Weapon X. After 22 unsuccessful attempts, Zander and Dr. Sarah Kinney, a geneticist specializing in mutant genes, recreated Wolverine by creating a clone that was female rather than male, as the recovered genetic samples had been damaged on the 23rd chromosome. Kinney served as the surrogate mother to a successful birth.

X-23 eventually came to live on the streets, and was accused of the murders of four humans that were investigated by Wolverine and his fellow X-Men (she was responsible for the murders, but she killed them because they were brutally attacking a young woman). After a brief conflict with the mutant heroes she came to live with them at the Xavier Institute. She has nearly no social skills, so Wolverine is helping her adjust to her new life, as seen in X-Men #165. She seems to be making friends with Shadowcat, Psylocke, and Rachel Summers.

In Captain Universe/X-23, X-23 is approached by the spirit entity known as Captain Universe in hopes of copying her healing ability but her power resists it's attempts to bond and she is reluctant to let it even though it pleads to her.

X-23 will be joining the New X-Men: Academy X series in its 20th issue, when Craig Kyle and Chris Yost take over the series.

Alternate Versions

In 2005, in the miniseries X-Men: Age of Apocalypse, a version of X-23 was revealed to exist in the Age of Apocalypse; she was found in one of Mr. Sinister's labs after it was liberated by Magneto. At the end of the miniseries it was revealed that she was the daughter of Weapon X (Wolverine) and Mariko Yashida. Unlike her Earth-616 counterpart, she has three claws on her hands; the metal was grafted on by Magneto.

External links

• X-23 fan page (http://www.x-23.org/)