DEATH STRYKE Cox's Gen. William Stryker faces off with Stewart's Professor X

X-Men 2: Kerry Hayes

1. SUPERHERO BRIEFS The X-Mansion (an inviolate haven in ''X1'') is besieged by a military force under the command of mutant-exploiting Gen. William Stryker (Brian Cox), the guy who customized Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) with that nifty adamantium endoskeleton. The melee conveniently allows Professor Xavier's (Patrick Stewart) mutant students to let off a little steam: Glass-shattering Banshee, Kitty ''Shadowcat'' Pryde (who walks through walls and, if necessary, people), and Colossus (whose metal musculature becomes visible when he manifests his power) all get to strut their stuff. But Wolverine racks up the highest body count when he gives the invaders claws for alarm.

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