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Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics

Decimation is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics crossover spinning out of the House of M miniseries, focusing on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witch's reality-warping abilities stripping nearly all of the mutant population of their powers, reducing a society of millions to one of scant hundreds. This event, the day when virtually all the world's mutants lost their abilities, is known as "M-Day" in the Marvel Universe.

Decimation began with the self-titled one-shot Decimation: House of M: The Day After, and heralded the relaunch of Excalibur team as New Excalibur, focusing on Pete Wisdom looking for Captain Britain to head up a new British super team, as well as the relaunch of X-Factor from the Madrox miniseries. It also includes several mini-series - Son of M starring a depowered Quicksilver, Generation M focusing on other depowered characters, Sentinel Squad O*N*E showing the latest iteration of the mutant-hunting Sentinels to be robots piloted by humans, X-Men: Deadly Genesis, and X-Men: The 198 - and continues throughout the Marvel Universe, particularly in the X-Men related titles. One consequence is an upswing of anti-mutant sentiment, especially among certain religious groups, who consider M-Day to be a God's judgment against mutant kind.

Technically, Marvel's use of the word decimation is incorrect, as the original definition of decimation refers to the killing of every tenth person; current usage of the word extends to the killing of any large proportions of a group; this has been mentioned in X-Factor.

It has been confirmed by various sources that there are considerably more than 198 mutants remaining - the number has been referred to as "symbolic" rather than actual. Numbers for pre-Decimation mutants vary from "over a million" (House of M #8) to 16 million (New X-Men #115, where it is said that the 16 million mutants who died on Genosha was around "half" the mutant population), giving a population, if the commonly-used 90% depowered figure is true, of between one hundred thousand and one and a half million.

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The three words said by Wanda Maximoff that caused Decimation.

Known depowered mutants

While Wizard Magazine published a list of supposedly-decimated characters, it has been confirmed by Marvel sources that the list includes mutants who still have their powers [1], and also includes non-mutant characters. This list therefore should not be trusted.

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Character Real name Notes
Revealed in House of M #8
Magneto Magnus
formerly Erik Lehnsherr
Mirage Danielle Moonstar Fired from the Xavier Institute by Emma Frost after she was depowered
Tag Brian Cruz Present on the bus in the end of New X-Men vol. 2 #23 when it exploded.
Wind Dancer Sofia Mantega Left the institute in New X-Men vol. 3 #24.
Revealed in Decimation: House of M: The Day After
Blob Frederick J. Dukes Attempted suicide after depowerment, as his excess skin was still present.
Callisto ?? Enhanced senses have returned due to the Terrigen Mists but to the point where even rain harms her. She also can feel her fingernails grow.
Feral Maria Callasantos Angry at the X-Men for dumping all depowered mutants
Hannah Levy Hannah Levy Had a prehensile tongue and required diet of insects
Jubilee Jubilation Lee
Quicksilver Pietro Django Maximoff Has received time-travel powers from the Terrigen Mists.
Thornn Lucia Callasantos Angry at the X-Men for dumping all depowered mutants
Revealed in New X-Men vol. 2
Aero Melody Guthrie She is the only known Guthrie to lose their mutant powers. Revealed in #20
Preview Jessica "Jessie" Vale Revealed in #20. Though not seen or mentioned, it is more than likely she was on the bus with her sister at the end of issue #23.
Prodigy David Alleyne Revealed in #20
Specter Dallas Gibson Revealed in #20. May have been one of the students killed in the bus explosion in issue #23.
Jetstorm Javier Morales Revealed in #23. Present on the bus at explosion.
E-Shock Nicolas Gorostiaga Revealed in #23. Present on the bus at explosion.
Dryad Callie Betto Revealed in #23. Present on the bus at explosion.
Rubbermaid Andrea Margulies Revealed in #23. Present on the bus at explosion.
DJ Mark Sheppard Revealed in #23. Present on the bus at explosion.
Time Master Valerie Surhoff Revealed in #23. Present on the bus at explosion.
Network Sarah Vale Revealed in #23. Present on the bus at explosion.
All unnamed students ?? If a student hasn't been shown among the 27 left in New X-Men #23, then he/she's been depowered (Longneck, Forearm ... for instance). 42 who were on the bus (including DJ, Rubbermaid, Tag and possibly Dryad and Network) are dead. 15 of them are buried at the Institute because their parents didn't want them.
Revealed in Mutopia X #5
Armena Ortega Armena Ortega Could create protective bubble while sleeping
Bugman ?? Had iridescent yellow eyes, green skin, small antennas on his head
The Juicers ?? The male had chameleonic skin, while the female could generate luminescent orbs from her hand
Lara the Illusionist Lara King Could generate illusion which affects all five senses
Revealed in Generation M
Chamber Jonothon Evan Starsmore Revealed in Generation-M #1; he is in a critical condition in hospital.
Stacy X Miranda Leevald Revealed in Generation-M #2, is living on the streets as a prostitute again.
Revealed in various other issues
Abyss Nils Styger Nightcrawler's half-brother. Revealed in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #1.
Beak Barnell Bohusk Revealed in Exiles #72
Angel Salvatore Angel Salvatore Revealed in Exiles #72
Five of the Bohusk/Salvatore Children Kara and Axel Bohusk, three are unnamed Revealed in Exiles #72 that 5 of the 6 children are depowered. Tito Bohusk is the only one who has retained his powers.
Alexander Lexington Alexander Lexington Member of Sentinel Squad O*N*E. Revealed in X-Men: The 198 Files (NB: The Sentinel Squad O*N*E miniseries takes place pre-M-Day, and shows how the squad was formed).
Mesmero Vincent Revealed in X-Men Unlimited vol. 2 #13
Polaris Lorna Dane Revealed in X-Men vol. 2 #177
Rictor Julio Esteban Richter Revealed in X-Factor vol. 3 #1
Gazer ?? Revealed in X-Men #178. Has been turned into a Horseman of Apocalypse in #182
Unus the Untouchable Angelo Unuscione Revealed in Marvel Legacy: The 1960s under the Factor Three entry. Was in Genosha when Pietro arrived with the Terrigen Mists.
Professor X Charles Francis Xavier Revealed in X-Men: Deadly Genesis #5

Confirmed Remaining Mutants

Post-Decimation, there are mutants still with powers.

X-Men: The 198 Files

The following is a list of approximately 133 of the known mutants who have retained their powers after M-Day, taken from X-Men: The 198 Files:

   

Characters confirmed elsewhere

Character Real name Notes
Apocalypse En Sabah Nur Reappeared in X-Men vol. 2 #182 during the Blood of Apocalypse story arc, and in the Cable & Deadpool "Born Again" story arc preclude.
Banshee Sean Cassidy Powers revealed to be existent in X-Men: Deadly Genesis; however, he was apparently killed trying to save an airliner he was on in X-Men: Deadly Genesis #3
Belladonna Belladonna Boudreaux Revealed as a mutant in All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #2.
Blaquesmith ?? Revealed in All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #2.
Blindspot ?? Revealed in All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #2.
Cassandra Nova Cassandra Nova Xavier Xavier's twin sister. Revealed with powers in Astonishing X-Men #13.
Centennial Rutherford Princeton Alpha Flight member. Revealed stills a mutant in All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #2.
Cloak Tyrone Johnson Partner of Dagger. Sills with his mutant powers in Runaways #12 .
Dagger Tandy Bowen Partner of Cloak. Sills with her powers in Runaways #12 .
Doorman DeMarr Davis A member of the GLX; powers actively seen in GLX-Mas #1; however, he may not count as a mutant any longer. He hasn't used his mutant powers since taking up his role as an Angel of Death some months before Decimation.
The Ghoul ?? The murderer of former mutants in Generation M.
Gergor Smerdyakov Gregor Smerdyakov Revealed in Mutopia X #5.
Indra Paras Gavaskar A student at the Xavier Institute seen using his powers in House of M: The Day After.
Irving ?? Revealed in Generation M #4.
Johnny Johnny Dee A young mutant from Son of M and The 198. Has a large maw and appendages in his chest. He can make little duplicates of people who are linked to the original ones. He killed Jazz that way.
Layla Miller Layla Rose Miller Shown using her powers in X-Factor vol. 3 #1
Marrow Sarah Shown with her powers in Generation M #4.
Mr. Immortal Craig Hollis A member of the GLX seen using his powers in GLX-Mas #1
Negasonic Teenage Warhead Ellie Phimister A member of the New Hellfire Club. Revealed with her powers in Astonishing X-Men (3rd serie) #13.
Nezhno ?? Student of the Xavier Institute. Revealed in New X-Men #23
Perfection ?? A member of the New Hellfire Club. Revealed in Astonishing X-Men (3rd serie) #13.
Pulse Augustus Mystique's associate actively used his powers in X-Men vol. 2 #179
Skids Sally Blevins A former member of the New Mutants and later the Acolytes; confirmed to still have her powers in The All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #1, and seen as a mutant refugee in The 198 #1
Swordsman Andreas von Strucker Formerly known as Fenris; Seen using his powers in New Thunderbolts #17
Tito Bohusk Tito Bohusk The only remaining mutant of Beak and Angel Salvatore's six children as revealed in Exiles #72
Vulcan Gabriel Summers The antagonist of X-Men: Deadly Genesis and Cyclops' long time lost brother.

Involved issues

Cover to Son of M #1. Art by John Watson.
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