This shouldn't come as much of a surprise to longtime followers of Marvel's mutant community, but it seemed worth a post here -- if only to confirm what we've all thought about the love lives of the men and women of the X-Men universe.
Over at UncannyXMen.net, they've assembled a diagram of who's been "more than friends" with whom, and where those relationships fall on the scale of simple flirtation, one-night stand or long-term commitment. While Wolverine's promiscuity was pretty much a given, it's interesting to see where some of Marvel's other mutants have made their booty calls, and how much of a mess alternate realities can make out of a character's love life.
By far the most active of the characters included in the chart, Logan has enough connections to the ladies of the Marvel Universe that it might be easier to list who he hasn't hooked up with. However, Cable and Storm appear to have had quite the sordid history with their fellow mutants, and shape-shifter Mystique doesn't seem to have shied away from dating within her comic's circle, either. (Does it count if she was pretending to be someone else?)
On the other side of the love-o-meter, Deadpool's scarred body doesn't seem to be doing him any favors with the ladies. (I guess a sense of humor only goes so far.)
Even non-mutants Captain America and Iron Man have had the occasional tryst with a mutant, with former flames Scarlet Witch and Emma Frost earning Steve Rogers and Tony Stark each a spot on the chart.
One final note: One of the chart's greatest accomplishments could be that it makes Cyclops' relationship history look pretty simple compared to some of his fellow mutants. Seriously -- just compare him to Dazzler if you don't believe me!
What have been some of your favorite relationship stories in X-Men history? Sound off in the comment section!
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