Mutants
continue their struggle against a society that fears and distrusts
them. Their cause becomes even more desperate following an incredible
attack by an as yet undetermined assailant possessing extraordinary
abilities. The shocking attack renews the political and public outcry
for a Mutant Registration Act and an anti-mutant movement now led by
William Stryker, a wealthy former Army commander who is rumored to have
experimented on mutants.
Stryker's mutant "work" is somehow tied to Logan's mysterious and
forgotten past. As Wolverine searches for clues to his origin, Stryker
puts into motion his anti-mutant program - launching an attack on
Xavier's mansion. Magneto, newly escaped from his plastic prison,
proposes a partnership with the X-Men to combat their common and
formidable enemy: Stryker. With the fates of Xavier, mankind - and
mutankind - in their hands, the X-Men face their most dangerous mission
ever.