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Muir Island is a small, fictional island off of the northern coast of Scotland in the Marvel Comics universe.
History
It plays a prominent role in the Marvel Universe, as it is home of earth's largest and most comprehensive mutant research complex, which was founded by Dr. Moira MacTaggert in order to find help for her young son, Kevin, who was the most powerful and destructive mutant ever to be born.
Because of its wealth of knowledge on various mutants, their abilities, and other mutant-related issues and concerns, such as the Legacy Virus, as well as its one-time housing of the superhero team, Excalibur, the island and its research center have come under attack by villains numerous times in its history. Magneto, the Acolytes, the Shadow King, Galactus, and Kevin MacTaggert, who eventually became known as Proteus, have all invaded Muir Island at one point or another.
Recently, the Muir Island Genetic Research Center was destroyed in an attack by Mystique and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
Appearances In other media
Movies: There is a desktop folder titled "Muir Island" on Stryker's computer in X2. In the scene of The Last Stand, when Professor X, is teaching the lesson about ethics and shows on the tv his good friend Moira MacTaggart, the facility where she is is Muir Island. In the scene after the credits, when it shows this facility again, the windows outside show water, giving the feeling it is an island.
Cartoons: Muir Island has made appearances, in several episodes of the X-Men animated series.
Video games: It has made appearance in the X-Men Legends role playing game, as a level map.
Bibliography
List of titles
- Bishop: The Last X-Man #16 (January 2001, Marvel Comics)
- Excalibur Vol. 1 #26, 71-73, 75-80, 83-87
- Uncanny X-Men #122, 125-127, 129, 133, 257-259, 278-280
- Uncanny X-Men Annual #15 (1991)
Significant stories
- Uncanny X-Men #278-280 & X-Factor Vol. 1 69-70; "The Muir Island Saga" - The X-Men and X-Factor fight the forces of the Shadow King and his mental assaults, on Muir Island
"Muir Island"