Origin Rejecting His Shaman Heritage Forge was born to a Cheyenne tribe, and was gifted with great shaman potential. He was raised by to become a great shaman and to defeat their nemesis The. He spent most of his youth under Naze's training. At puberty, his mutant powers manifested. He was now able to understand any mechanical device and could create an device that he could imagine. His powers made him doubt whether he should continue to train as a shaman since they seemed to clash with his mystical heritage. This confusion made him rebel against Naze and his teachings. He enlisted in the army and was shipped to Vietnam. While there he used his powers to create weapons and other tech. Forge was soon promoted to sergeant and was even offered a spot inbut he rejected it. During the war he was confronted with great personal dilemmas such as having to kill a very young man of the Vietnamese troops and the responsibility of leading an entire squad. The Spell When Forge's platoon was all wiped out he felt responsible and blamed himself for the death of his men. Determined and hardened by this guilt, he cast an ancient forbidden spell that he had learned during his training to become a shaman. Using the souls of his deceased comrades, Forge was able to summon a group of demons that would prove to be a vital asset. The demons helped him defeat the Vietnamese troops soon after. After the Vietnamese troops had been defeated, the demons refused to stop and he was forced to call in an air strike that would vanquish them. This incident resulted in the loss of his forge and vine hand and leg. Furthermore, it would come to be discovered that the spectral gate he had opened during his spell would act as a doorway for The Adversary to arrive on earth. After this, Forge vowed to never use magic again. He instead dedicated himself to training his mutant abilities and was able to create advanced replacements for his missing hand and leg. Creation Forge was created by and and first appeared in 1984. Major Story Arcs Working For The Government The Love Of His Life When had decided to stop making weapons for the government, Forge was hired as his replacement and became their primary weapons manufacturer. One of his more notable assignments was to replicate 's weapons in order to defeat the intergalactic threat of the. For this purpose, he created the Neutralizer a device capable of suppressing the powers of a superhuman. Around this time, had been framed for murder. When Forge discovered this he rushed to the place the Neutralizer was going to be used against Rogue, however while trying to prevent Gyrich from firing it, was shot in her place. Forge prevented the arrest of Storm and took her to his home. She had lost her ability to fly and was no longer one with nature. She was quickly losing the will to carry on. Forge helped her to accept her new powerless situation. They talked for hours and even shared a kiss. Everything was going well for the pair until, she heard a conversation between Forge and Gyrich and discovered that it was Forge who invented the Neutralizer. They met again when she and the other saved Forge's life from an attack of the Dire Wraiths. Naze had also joined them. After that fight, the Dire Wraiths tried to merge earth with their own world, leading to the destruction of forge and vine. It was revealed later that Naze was actually killed and replaced by a Dire Wraith. The Adversary had taken control of Naze's body. Shaman Again and the Defeat of the Adversary Deciding to end the life he built with Storm. Weeks later, Storm returned to Forge's house expecting him to help her recover her powers. She found that his house had been abandoned. Suddenly, Naze The Adversary appeared and told her that Forge had gone crazy and was working to bring The Adversary into this world. She went to find Forge, who was on forge and vine mountain using his magical powers once again. Storm stabbed him, only to realize that he was actually trying to revert the affects of the spell he cast in Vietnam. Forge and Storm were transported to a different reality, where they were the only people alive. They spent a year together on this alternate earth. In the course of this year they began to truly love one another and realized that The Adversary was giving them a chance to start a new life on this new earth, while he was destroying the real one. They decided to abandon the life and happiness they had built there and confront The Adversary. Fighting Magik Forge created a device that would give Storm her powers back. With a mix of Forge's magical and technological powers and Storm's elemental powers, they managed to return to the real earth. They joined the other X-Men and went to confront The Adversary. He was too powerful for them to defeat, realizing that the only way to defeat him was for Forge to cast a similar spell to the one he had in Vietnam. Without any other choice, Forge cast the spell and sacrificed the souls of his 9 fellow X-Men, including the love of his life Storm. But not all was lost, the X-Men were revived by and established a new base on the Australian continent. The X-Men forge and vine to continue to let everyone think they had actually died, Forge was devastated by the thought of him having had killed them. He harbored a great guilt and fell into depression. Illyana Rasputin angered by the apparent death of her brother went to take revenge on Forge, since he was the only one who could she felt could be blamed. Magik took him to were they had a magical battle. He asked her to kill him so that he could join his love Storm in the afterlife. She didn't and proceeded to tell him that that he wasn't worthy of joining the other X-Men and her brother. X-Men A Worthy X-Man After a great deal of time, Forge was forge and vine in magical exile were he was practicing his shaman powers and heritage. He found a way separate his body and his spirit, and in his spirit form he found Storm in a cage being held captive by the. Forge confronted him and barely escaped from his control, he came to realize Storm was still alive and in great danger. He contacted Valerie Cooper and her to help him, but they had already been called away by who was suffering an attack by the on. Forge joined Freedom Force in order to help forge and vine Muir Island. Mystique ordered Forge to take Destiny away from the battle, which he did, but Destiny insisted on him returning to protect Mystique since the two of them were destined to be with each other. He refused to believe her, but left her alone regardless. Forge arrived just in time to save Mystique forge and vine the attack of a Reaver, nevertheless Mystique blamed him for Destiny's death. She swore that someday she would get her revenge. In Mystique's eyes, Forge is responsible for the death of her two greatest loves. After the attack of theleft and asked Forge to join him in a quest to locate the X-Men. He developed a new defense system for Muir Island, that had become the shelter for many mutants. During this time he was contacted bywho needed help defeating a being that could control technology. Forge soon developed a friendship withthat besides having similar powers, he also had to deal with the trauma of the Vietnam War. Forge updated Jeffries' armor, and together they managed to defeat the threat and found who was believed dead. Finally making peace with what happened at Vietnam. He then went to Xavier's facility with Forge and vine where they found. She was being attacked by a group of. Forge and Banshee rescued her and then explained that they have reason to believe that the X-Men are still alive. She confessed that they were, that she and knew they were alive, but promised not to tell anyone. Forge explained that they needed to find them fast, because was also looking for them as well. Jean and Banshee were captured by the Morlocks, who had all been disfigured by to look like monster versions of the X-Men. Forge went to rescue them and found that Jean and Banshee had also been transformed. Banshee into a mouthless forge and vine, and Jean into a woman with many tentacles. They encountered Colossus and too, who at the time were dating. Colossus didn't remember his past as an X-Man or anything else due to the effects of the. With their combined forces and the leadership of Forge, they were able to defeat Masque and return to their original forms. This side adventure helped Forge to come to peace with what happened in Vietnam. forge and vine This time he had helped his fellow X-Men and brought them back home. When they finally found Storm, it wasn't exactly the reunion Forge was hoping for. Storm had been turned into a child by the villain. Storm was also accompanied byboth of which teamed-up due to their skills as thieves. Storm returned to her original state in during the arc. After this, the X-Men were finally reunited. However, they now they faced a new threat. The had taken possession of the inhabitants of Muir Island. Forge crafted a device to release the hold of the Shadow King on some of the X-Men, while the rest of them were fighting the Shadow King on the. It was Forge who finally defeated him using 's psychic knife, finally putting a stop to the Shadow King powers upon the X-Men. When the blue and gold teams were established, Forge didn't take an active role. Instead he stayed at the mansion working on some technological affairs. For instance, he improved thethe, Xavier's chair, the defense system, and many other mechanical devices around the Mansion. Relationship with Storm Breaking up with Storm His relationship with Storm wasn't exactly at it's best. She was busy being an active X-Men leader. The relationship got worse when joined the ranks of the X-Men and he and Storm had begun a flirtatious relationship. Forge proposed to her, but began having doubts due to Storm's behavior with him. Storm was ready to accept Forge's proposal and went to tal
