The Phalanx Covenant Part 2

This is the second episode of the fifth season of X-Men: The Animated Series.

Characters

Protagonists:

• X-Men
  • Professor X
  • Cyclops
  • Jean Grey
  • Beast
  • Wolverine
  • Storm
  • Rogue
  • Gambit
  • Jubilee
• Warlock
• Forge
• Quicksilver
• Mister Sinister
• Magneto
• Amelia Voght

Antagonists:

• Phalanx
• Cameron Hodge

Others:

• Moira MacTaggert
• Banshee
• Polaris

Plot

On Mister Sinister's plane, Sinister himself, Beast, Forge and Warlock discuss the Phalanx and how they can stop the invasion. Meanwhile, Wolverine having been captured by the aliens, struggles against his bonds and finds that Cameron Hodge has been took over by the Phalanx. Hodge states how he plans to use Wolverine's adamantium bones as a conductor, seeing as his healing factor prevents him from being taken over.

Beast, Sinister, Forge and Warlock manage to make their way to Muir Island and, working with Moira MacTaggert, Banshee and Amelia Voght, they concoct a virus that could wipe out the Phalanx. The group leave Muir Island just as the Phalanx take it over, leaving Moira and Banshee to be possessed as Amelia manages to escape. The group find Magneto, who agrees to help as his son (Quicksilver) is in danger.

The heroes manage to infiltrate the Phalanx's base, the Empire State Building, and obtain a sample of the Phalanx. Before they can use Forge's virus on the sample, it morphs into Hodge's head. Back at the Phalanx's base, Wolverine watches as his teammates are consumed by the alien race when Beast, Amelia, Forge and Sinister bust into the base and start shooting. The captives are set free and Warlock merges the virus with the Phalanx collective, wiping them out. Afterwards, the X-Men, Forge, Warlock and his 'lifemate' (who he managed to save), Magneto and Polaris, who was one of those saved, celebrate the victory.

Crew

• Writers: Steven Melching, David McDermott
• Cast:
  • George Buza: Beast
  • Cedric Smith: Professor X
  • Cathal J. Dodd: Wolverine
  • Alyson Court: Jubilee
  • Catherine Disher: Jean Grey
  • Chris Potter: Gambit
  • Norm Spencer: Cyclops
  • Alison Sealy-Smith: Storm
  • Lenore Zann: Rogue
  • Christopher Britton: Mister Sinister
  • Marc Strange: Forge
  • David Corban: Warlock
  • Susan Roman: Amelia Voght
  • Stephen Ouimette: Cameron Hodge
  • Paul Haddad: Quicksilver
  • Lally Cadeau: Moira MacTaggert
  • Jeremy Ratchford: Banshee
  • Terri Hawkes: Polaris

Notes

• Previous Episode: The Phalanx Covenant Part 1
• Next Episode: Storm Front Part 1
• This episode first aired on September 7th, 1996
• Originally shown as an hour-long special alongside Part 1