The Purifiers
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The Purifiers are a militant anti-mutant religious extremist group in Marvel Comics, known for violently targeting mutants under the belief that they are abominations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Purifiers | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-mutant group
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fictional organization ⓘ religious extremist group ⓘ terrorist organization ⓘ |
| alignmentInFiction | villainous group ⓘ |
| allies | other anti-mutant extremists ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Friends of Humanity
NERFINISHED
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William Stryker’s church ⓘ anti-mutant hate groups ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Cable
NERFINISHED
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Hope Summers NERFINISHED ⓘ New X-Men NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolverine NERFINISHED ⓘ X-23 NERFINISHED ⓘ X-Force NERFINISHED ⓘ X-Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Marvel Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | New X-Men vol. 2 #20 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | William Stryker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | superhero fiction ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-mutant extremism
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religious fundamentalism ⓘ |
| mediaType | comic books ⓘ |
| motive |
belief that mutants are abominations
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belief that mutants are not part of God’s plan ⓘ |
| notableAct |
attacks on mutant safe havens
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attempted assassination of Hope Summers ⓘ massacre of mutant students at Xavier Institute ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Crusade
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Matthew Risman NERFINISHED ⓘ Reverend William Stryker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStoryline |
Messiah Complex
NERFINISHED
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New X-Men: Childhood’s End NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Coming NERFINISHED ⓘ X-Force (2008) Messiah War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalBase | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalScope | international ⓘ |
| opposedBy | various superhero teams ⓘ |
| primaryAntagonistsOf | mutants ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| religiousBasis | distorted Christian theology ⓘ |
| slogan | “Purify the Earth” ⓘ |
| targets |
mutant children
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mutant communities ⓘ mutants ⓘ |
| uses |
assassinations
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bombings ⓘ paramilitary tactics ⓘ terrorist violence ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Purifiers