That's right, the X-Men return to animated form in X-Men: Evolution, featuring adolescent versions of your favorite mutants. Toy Biz will provide Evolution's new Triple Action X-Treme figures.
Close attention was paid to capture the look and attitude of the new animation, Toy Biz's Damon Nee revealed, while integrating fun actions and accessories. All the new X-toy fun will begin by January.
[Character Summaries:]
Wolverine
As the victim of a sinister, secret experiment, the regenerating mutant Logan found himself with adamantium-laced bones and retractable claws. After a stint in Canada's Department H, he took the code-name Wolverine and joined Professor X's crew.
Sabretooth
Wolverine's archenemy, the furry, whiskered Victor Creed, shares many of Wolvie's mutant powers, including regeneration and deadly claws. A ruthless assassin, the gigantic Sabretooth has shown his ferocity by murdering not only his enemies, but his supposed allies as well.
Storm
Growing up on the Egyptian streets, the orphan Ororo Munroe eventually traveled to Africa, where she and her weather-manipulating abilities were worshipped. Leaving her days as a veritable goddess behind, she joined Professor X’s team as Storm.
Nightcrawler
The son of shape-shifting Mystique, Kurt Wagner was abandoned and raised in a circus. Professor X saved the blue-skinned mutant from an angry mob and recruited the former circus performer for the X-Men, honing his supernatural acrobatic and teleportation talents.
Cyclops
Scott Summers's mutant powers first manifested in the plane crash that killed his parents. With ruby quartz lenses that control his ability to emit energy blasts from his eyes and a clever code-name, Cyclops became the first X-Man.
Toad
Born as Mortimer Toynbee, this orphan was discovered by Magneto and became a loyal servant of the Brotherhood of Mutants, (founded after the period of X-Men: Evolution). The slime-spewing Toad's mutant powers include an amazing jumping abilities.
[Call Outs:]
Wolverine
KICK BUTT This Wolverine figure can kick butt - literally He’ll have a nifty kicking ability to keep them evil mutants in line.
FATHER FIGURE While most of X-Men: Evolution’s characters will be teenagers, Wolverine will be the gruff–but-protective mentor. Expect to see him in action against his arch-nemesis Sabretooth.
SNIKT What would a Wolverine figure be without those trademark retractable adamantium claws?
ART BOY The art of Alan Davis inspired Wolverine's latest brown costume design for both the action figure and X-Men: Evolution.
SLICE N’ DICE Wolverine comes with a Danger Room accessory featuring multi-articulated attack arms and projectiles.
Sabretooth
DOUBLE TROUBLE Two levers on Sabretooth's back will unleash the evil mutant within, as each launches a different attack.
TOSS ACROSS The first lever will throw a canister that explodes on impact. The contents will cover any of Sabretooth's enemies in a toxic goo.
LEG MAN Sabretooth's other lever will let him kick any X-Man who gets in his way.
DROP OUT While Sabretooth won’t be a student at Xavier Institute, he’ll show up in his usual role as Wolverine's nemesis.
BACK UP As if the exploding goo and kicking action aren't enough, when the levers are held down simultaneously, Sabretooth can hold his enemy over his head, swing him down, and knee him in the back.
Storm
FLY GIRL Storm will be able to fly ... almost, thanks to an articulated cape that supports her in mid-air.
GET WET Create your own, er, storm using bellows in Storm's back that will let her shoot water out of the right arm.
SEEING SPARKS Storm's base launches lightning projectiles as it telescopes up. And nothing says cool toy quite like lightning projectiles.
EXTRA HELP Storm will teach at the Xavier Institute high school, where her nephew Spike (a character based on the comic character Marrow) is a student.
COTTONY SOFT Storm comes packaged with a cloud base to represent her weather-controlling abilities.
Nightcrawler
SHAPE UP Like Wolverine and Cyclops, Nightcrawler also has a Danger Room training accessory with acrobatic training equipment.
MAMA KIN His mother Mystique will be the Machiavellian principal, secretly influencing students to her evil mutant ways.
CIRCUS FREAK Nightcrawler can also be clipped onto a variety of articulated practice poles packaged with the former circus acrobat.
IN THE END For those lazy days at Professor X's academy, a fully poseable tail will let Nightcrawler literally hang out around the Danger Room.
Cyclops
CLOTHES CALL Cyclops has undergone numerous costume changes through the years - this one borrows elements from his recent comic incarnation.
LITE BRITE The new Cyclops figure doesn’t emit actual energy beams, but it does the next best thing - it lights up as his specially-pivoted hand touches his visor.
OXYCUTE ‘EM Expect to see a young Cyclops in X-Men: Evolution dealing not only with those pesky mutant powers, but also the dilemmas of everyday teenage life.
SHOOT OUT More flying projectiles Cyclops's Danger Room blast cannon launches missiles as it rotates.
KICK BACK Cyclops is also equipped with kicking action, allowing him to spar with both Wolverine and Sabretooth.
Toad
DOOR MAN The school locker packaged with Toad actually spits out ooze when he stomps on top of it, thanks to cool spring-loaded locker doors.
SCHOOL’S IN If kicking his fellow Xavier Institute students isn't enough fun for you, Toad can also perform a cool back flip onto your figure of choice.
THE IN CROWD Toad will be a student at Xavier Institute along with Blob, Avalanche, Quicksilver, Kitty Pryde and others.
JUMP AROUND Toad and pals will start class at Xavier Institute on Kids WB Saturday mornings beginning this November.
Contributing writer Christina Brzustoski' still waiting for her mutant powers to develop.
