Jean Grey
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Jean and Scott
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As a teenager, Jean fell deeply in love with Cyclops. Years passed before either shy teen could admit their true feelings to one another. And there was one deadly, near fatal reason that almost kept them apart forever: the Phoenix Force. After a mission in outer space, Jean and the other X-men were forced to fly back to Earth during a powerful radiation storm. Because the pilot's cabin lacked sufficient shielding, Jean insisted on flying the craft, assuming that her powers would protect her. But her powers weren't enough of a shield. Succumbing to radiation poison, Jean was touched by a cosmic being known as the Phoenix. The entity duplicated Jean's body, her memories, her personality, and absorbed some of her consciousness. It then guided the plane to crash-land in Jamaica Bay, near New York City. The Phoenix placed the real Jean in a cocoon-like pod that came to rest at the bottom of the bay. Now free to roam the world in the guise of Jean, the Phoenix eventually became corrupted by its limitless power--but Jean's persona ultimately regained dominance and her psyche caused the entity to sacrifice itself to save the universe. Scott watched in horror as the Phoenix committed suicide, thinking it was Jean herself who was dying. Months later, after her pod had been located, Jean broke free of the cocoon and released herself, running straight into the arms of Scott, the man she loved. Jean returned to the X-men, and, after she rebuilt her relationship with Cyclops, the two finally married. While she remains true to her marriage, Jean must forever conceal her feelings toward Wolverine. With Cyclops sometimes a distant partner, Jean sees in Wolverine great animal passion and killer instincts that merely serve to mask a gentle soul. When Cyclops is worlds away, either physically or emotionally, Wolverine stands by Jean in the here and now. He shares her feelings, but, like Jean, chooses not to act on them to preserve the best interests for everyone involved. To the other X-men, the unspoken attraction between the two reads only as a deep and abiding friendship.
She will rise again!
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"From the ashes, victory!"
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