End of Greys

Infobox comics story arc
title = End of Greys


imagesize = 240
caption = Cover to "End of Greys" Trade Paperback
By Chris Bachalo
publisher = Marvel Comics
date = January - May 2006
titles = "The Uncanny X-Men" vol. 1, #466-471
main_char_team = Rachel Summers
writers = Chris Claremont
artists = Chris Bachalo
pencillers = Chris Bachalo
inkers = Sandu Florea
Jon Holdredge
Rob Hunter
Jaime Mendoza
Victor Olazaba
Sean Parsons
Norm Rapmund
Tim Townsend
Al Vey
letterers = Joe Caramagna
Virtual Calligraphy
colorists = Studio F
TPB = End of Greys
ISBN = 0-7851-1664-8
cat = X-Men
sortkey = PAGENAME

End Of Greys was a 2006 story arc featured in the Uncanny X-Men comic book series.

Plot

The story is focused mainly on the character of Rachel Summers who was finally reaching out to her deceased mother's relatives. She is just beginning to know her grandparent's John Grey, and his wife Elaine Grey. The Greys plan for Rachel to be welcomed into their family, via a family reunion. However, unbeknownst to Rachel the Shi'ar Death Commandos of the Shi'ar Empire have branded her a galactic traitor, and in hopes of eradicating Phoenix once and for all, upon orders they descend to Earth, disrupt the reunion, and proceed to exterminate almost all of Rachel's relatives who carry the Grey Genome. John and his brother Brian Grey are incinerated in the attack. Some of the X-Men arrive but are too late to prevent more murders. Bekka Wallis, and Rachel's Uncle Liam are eaten alive by the Colony. Relatives Phyliss Dennefer, Roy Dennefer, Uncle Roger and Julian are all shot dead before they realize what is happening. The X- Men try and save the remaining relatives but soon a car accident occurs, and the entire Grey home is obliterated in the ensuing explosion with many still inside. In the rubble of what once was the Grey's home, the Imperial Guard gloat as Rachel realizes they have killed all of her relatives except for her, her brother Cable and her grandmother. Elaine verbally attacks Rachel and misplaces her anger on her, Charles Xavier, and her own deceased daughter Jean Grey. Black Cloak, the head of the Guard decides to eradicate Rachel with an optic blast but misses and accidentally strikes and kills Elaine. The X-Men succeed in driving the Guard away. Cyclops finds Elaine's body and grieves with Rachel who vows vengeance.

Notes

*Though the Death Commandos slay all Greys who carry the Genome, they also slay Roy Dennefer, his wife Phyliss, and others who are not directly related by blood, but relatives of Elaine Grey who is a Grey by marriage; every relative present in the Grey's house die in the attack.
* 12 of the Grey relatives are murdered within a 24 second span. Another three of the relations are supposedly killed off-panel sometime between the minutes spanning issues 467 and 468; Rachel's cousins Mary-Margaret, and Kindra's fates are not shown, though it is implied that they died in the car's destruction, along with Rachel's Aunt Julia.
* Nathan Christopher Summers AKA Cable, is the only other survivor of the Grey Family Bloodline, having not be targeted by the Shi'ar.
*This storyline marks the final appearance of recurring characters John and Elaine Grey. While John's death was expected for being the main carrier of the Grey Genome, Elaine's was not. Nonetheless she was a random victim of Black Cloak.
*Joey and Gailyn Bailey, the children of the already deceased Sara Grey-Bailey, and recurring characters since 1989, were also fatalities in the massacre.
* Part of the Decimation event.

Collected editions

The storyline has been collected as a trade paperback:

References

*comicbookdb|type=issue|id=83704|title=End of Greys

External links

[http://www.uncannyxmen.net/db/current/tpb2.asp?id=191 UncannyXmen.Net's look at End of Grey's]