The Nature of EVil

• Writer - Scott Lobdell
• Penciler - Joe Madureira
• Inker - Tim Townsend
• Colorist - Steve Buccellato
• Colorist - Electric Crayon
• Lettering - Comicraft
• Lettering - Richard Starkings
• Editor in Chief - Bob Harras

Summary

  Remy sits on the roof at night, brooding. He had believed his years as an X-Man made up for past crimes, but Rogue still dumped him (X-Men II:45). Ororo joins him, but he changes the subject to her recent heart rending (of Marrow, last iss.).

  Hank lectures about the Legacy virus at a World Health Organization conference in San Francisco. Xavier, in the audience, points out that not much is known yet, with only nine cases (*). He pretends to argue with him, to demonstrate that the media's phrase "potential epidemic" is premature. Majcomb points out that the disease is rampant among Genoshan mutates. Val gives the government response that mutates are unique, so the disease shouldn't spread from them (but then there's Madrox). On Muir, Moira and Excalibur watch, surprised that the panic-defusing may be working.

  Like Jubilee to Logan, Boomer finds herself drawn to Sabretooth, still mindless in the Danger Room… or is he? Remy shuts off the holograms and bursts in, wanting to see how much he remembers.

  Hank drives across the Golden Gate Bridge, then screeches to a halt when he sees Xavier's abandoned hoverchair by the road. He finds him sitting on a rock overlooking the city: he says he feels powerless in the face of the virus and doubts that he can help Sabretooth.

  Remy shows Sabretooth holograms of his victims; he apologizes, not remembering or understanding why he did these things. Ororo interrupts, angry, before Remy pushes Sabretooth too far, and puts him back in a cage. (Sabretooth: "Oops.")

  Hank can't say if Sabretooth is redeemable but insists no one is purely good or evil.

  (*) Note: the Legacy virus victims thus far are: Gordon Lefferts (X-Force 18, X-Men II:23), Nicodemus (X-Force 20), Mastermind (UXM Ann. 17), Magik (UXM 303), Pyro (X-Men Unlimited 2), Revanche, Amiedi, and 4 others (X-Men II Ann. 2), Infectia (X-Men II:27), Genoshan mutates including 24601 (X-Factor 90-91), Multiple Man (X-Factor 91), Dr. Moira MacTaggert (Excalibur 80), and Maverick (Wolverine 87).