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The '''Quiet Council of Krakoa''' is a fictional council of [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] [[superheroes]] and [[supervillains]] appearing in [[American comic books]] published by [[Marvel Comics]].<ref name="March2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/marvel-comics-march-2022-solicitations/|title=Marvel Comics March 2022 comics revealed|website=[[GamesRadar+]]|date=December 23, 2021|access-date=December 29, 2022}}</ref> It was the twelve-member governing body divided up into four sections of three seats along with an adjunct section.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/powers-of-x-5-dawn-of-x-spoilers/|work=Comics Beat|title=This page in POWERS OF X #5 might reveal major spoilers for the upcoming DAWN OF X|author=Puc, Samantha|date=September 25, 2019|access-date=December 29, 2022}}</ref><ref name="CBRHOX6">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/house-of-x-quiet-council-x-men-game-of-thrones/|work=CBR|title=House of X's Quiet Council Is Basically an X-Men/Game of Thrones Mash-Up|author=Adams, Tim|date=October 10, 2019|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref>

==Publication history==

The Quiet Council made its debut in [[House of X]] #6 (October, 2019), created by writer-editor [[Jonathan Hickman]] and artist/co-plotter Pepe Larraz. The Council appeared in many comics, creating and enforcing the laws of the [[Krakoa]] and prosecuting and delivering judgement on [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutants]] accused of breaking those laws.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/how-house-of-x-6-establishes-a-new-mutant-nation|work=Marvel|title=How 'House of X' #6 Establishes a New Mutant Nation|author=Marnel, Blair|date=October 2, 2019|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref>

In March 2022, the council got their own comic book as part of "[[Destiny of X]]": Immortal X-Men.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/immortal-xmen-new-marvel-series-2022-gillen-werneck/|work=CBR|title=New Immortal X-Men Series Brings Kieron Gillen Back to Marvel's Mutants|author=Blum, Jeremy|date=December 8, 2021|access-date=December 23, 2022}}</ref> It was written [[Kieron Gillen]] and drawn by Lucas Werneck, build plot points for their upcoming event '[[Sins of Sinister]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/immortal-x-men-kieron-gillen-lucas-werneck-full-announcement|work=Marvel|title=Secrets From Mutant History Are Unleashed and Vicious Betrayals Threaten Krakoa's Future in 'Immortal X-Men'|author=|date=December 8, 2022|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref> After finale one-shot, Sins of Sinister: Dominion and briefly transforming into Immoral X-Men limited series, Gillen and Wernck will continued next story plans for Immortal X-Men.<ref>{{Cite web|title=X-Men: Kieron Gillen Sets the Stage for Sins of Sinister (Exclusive)|url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/x-men-sins-of-sinister-kieron-gillen-interview-marvel/|work=Comicbook|author=Lovett, Jamie|date=December 7, 2022|access-date=December 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Marvel Announces Immortal X-Men Creative Team, Focus on Krakoa's Quiet Council|url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/immortal-x-men-creative-team-krakoa-quiet-council/|work=Comicbook|author=Adams, Timothy|date=December 8, 2021|access-date=December 23, 2022}}</ref>

On December 2022, Immortal X-Men won the distinction IGN's Best Comic Book Series or Original Graphic Novel of 2022<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Best Comic Book Series or Original Graphic Novel of 2022|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/best-comic-book-series-graphic-novel-2022|work=[[IGN]]|date=December 5, 2021|access-date=December 30, 2022}}</ref>

==Fictional team biography==

===Council structure===

* The council was divided up into four sections with three seats in each.

** '''Autumn''' represent the traditional and historical figures of [[Mutants (Marvel Comics)|mutants]]. [[Apocalypse (comics)|Apocalypse]], [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]], and [[Professor X]] were the original holders of these seats.<ref name="QCVSGR">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/quiet-council-vs-circle-of-arakko-x-men-marvel/|work=CBR|title=Does The Quiet Council of Krakoa or The Great Ring of Arakko Have The Advantage?|author=Negus, M.N.|date=June 26, 2022|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref> [[Destiny (Irene Adler)|Destiny]] took Apocalypse's seat after the events of [[X of Swords]].<ref name="INF2">{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/x-men-marvel-quiet-council-adds-new-members/|work=Comicbook|title=X-Men: Marvel Adds SPOILERS to the Quiet Council|author=Adams, Timothy|date=November 24, 2021|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref> [[Hope Summers (character)|Hope Summers]] took Magneto's seat after his retirement.<ref name="IMX1">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/s/comicbook.com/marvel/news/immortal-x-men-hope-summers-new-quiet-council-member/|work=Comicbook|title=Immortal X-Men Finally Selects the Newest Member of the Quiet Council|author=Adams, Timothy|date=March 11, 2022|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref>

** '''Spring''' represent Krakoa's economic interests through Hellfire Trading Company. [[Sebastian Shaw (comics)|Black King]] and [[Emma Frost|White Queen]] were the original holders of these seats.<ref name="QCVSGR"/> [[Kitty Pryde|Kate Pryde]] took inititally undetermined seat after becoming Red Queen.<ref name="M1">{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/xmen-reboot-kitty-pryde-leader/|work=Screen Rant|title=X-Men Finally Make Kitty Pryde The Leader She SHOULD Be|author=Bacon, Thomas|date=October 1, 2019|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref>

** '''Summer''' represent more empathetic and level-headed approach to solving problems. [[Jean Grey|Marvel Girl]], [[Nightcrawler (comics)|Nightcrawler]], [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]] were the original holders of these seats.<ref name="QCVSGR"/> [[Colossus (character)|Colossus]] took Marvel Girl's seat after she left to reform the [[X-Men]].<ref name="XOS_affect">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-x-of-swords-quiet-council-apocalypse-jean-grey/|work=CBR|title=X-Men: X of Swords Drastically Reshapes Marvel's Quiet Council|author=Zachary, Brandon|date=November 26, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref><ref name="INF2"/>

** '''Winter''' represent radical, zealous and morally ambiguous sides of mutant issues. [[Exodus (comics)|Exodus]], [[Mister Sinister]] and [[Mystique (comics)|Mystique]] were the original holders of these seats.<ref name="QCVSGR"/>

** An '''adjunct''' to the council consists of [[Krakoa]] itself and [[Cypher (Marvel Comics)|Cypher]] acting as its ''voice'', representing the interests and needs of the entity.<ref name="SCRHOX6"/><ref name="QCVSGR"/>

===Dawn & Reign of X===

As part of the first Quiet Council, three laws of had been established: 1) Make more mutants; 2) Murder no man; 3) Respect the sacred land of Krakoa.<ref name="CBRHOX6"/> To determine the fate of [[Sabretooth (comics)|Sabretooth]], the council sentenced him to permanent stasis and exile beneath Krakoa. After the end of the meeting, they joined the celebrations for the recognition of Krakoa as a sovereign state by [[United Nations]].<ref name="HOX6">''House of X'' Vol. 1 #6. Marvel Comics.</ref>

The Council also led the successful reformation of [[X-Factor (2020 comic book)|X-Factor]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/x-factor-krakoa-government/|work=CBR|title=X-Factor Returns as Part of Krakoa's Government|author=Zachary, Brandon|date=July 31, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref> [[Hellions (Marvel Comics)|Hellions]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/review-hellions-1/|work=CBR|title=Marvel's Hellions #1 Gives Dawn of X Its Own Dirty Dozen|author=Stone, Sam|date=March 25, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref> [[X-Force]]<ref>''X-Force'' Vol. 6 #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> and [[S.W.O.R.D.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/sword-ties-to-x-men-quiet-council/|work=CBR|title=X-Factor Returns as Part of Krakoa's Government|author=Cassidy, Eve|date=October 27, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref>

The council decided not to resurrect many individuals including [[Madelyne Pryor]] because of not considered separate individuals due to being clones.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/comics/amp/news/x-men-hellions-4-madelyne-pryor-marauders-resurrection/|work=Comicbook|title=XThe X-Men Decide Not to Resurrect SPOILER|author=Drum, Nicole|date=September 9, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref> This decision was overturned after the Five's petition and the death and unsanctioned resurrection of [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]]'s clone [[Gabby Kinney]].<ref>''New Mutants'' Vol. 4 #21. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Following [[Saturnyne]]'s [[X of Swords|Tournaments of Swords]], Apocalypse left the Council after exchanging himself with Arakko be with his family. Marvel Girl also resigned from the Council to co-lead the [[X-Men]], needed to act without hindrance of council's politics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/amp/news/x-of-swords-causes-a-major-change-to-krakoas-quiet-council/|work=ComicBook|title=X of Swords Causes a Major Change to Krakoa's Quiet Council|author=Perry, Spencer|date=November 25, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref>

After receiving support from the [[List of Marvel Comics characters: A#The Great Ring of Arakko|Great Ring of Arakko]], the Council offered three of its members; Exodus, Magneto, Storm to aid mutants in moving Arakko to Mars by terraforming it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/planet-size-xmen-mars-arakko-terraform-krakoa-mutants/|work=Screen Rant|title=The X-Men Just Declared Themselves The Rulers of the Solar System|author=Donahue, Casey|date=June 16, 2021|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref>

===Immortal X-Men===

{{Also|A.X.E.: Judgment Day#Immortal X-Men}}

After [[Selene (comics)|Black Priestess]] was outvoted by Hope Summers to take Magneto's seat, she to transform the External Gate into a giant monster. Quiet Council successfully managed to kill Black Priestess, defeating the monster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/the-x-mens-quiet-council-will-finally-get-their-own-com-1848239729|work=Gizmodo|title=The X-Men's Quiet Council Will Finally Get Their Own Comic Book|author=Carter, Justin|date=December 25, 2021|access-date=December 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-immortal-x-men-2-comic-review/|work=CBR|title=Marvel's Mutants Fend Off a Kaiju Attack in Immortal X-Men #2|author=Rose, Hannah|date=May 20, 2022|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref>

Destiny foresaw the upcoming war between the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]], X-Men, and [[Eternals (comics)|Eternals]] and informed the council. While White Queen informed them about Doctor Statis, [[Mister Sinister]]'s clone claiming to be the real Sinister. This caused Nathaniel Essex to flee only to be captured briefly by Eternals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/axe-judgment-day-kieron-gillen-interview-sets-stage|work=Marvel|title=Kieron Gillen Sets Up the Avengers, the X-Men, and the Eternals for 'Judgment Day'|date=June 29, 2022|access-date=December 29, 2022}}</ref>

Eternals attacked Quiet Council's telepath by the Uni-Mind which allows the Eternal fleets to assault the Krakoans. Eternals were being eventually retreated from battle by Progenitor, who addressed that people of Earth will be judged. Only Red Queen and Exodus are judged positively while others were not judged or received receive negative judgment.

==Members==

* '''Bold''' indicates current members as of 2022.

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| [[Apocalypse (comics)|Apocalypse]]

| En Sabah Nur

| rowspan="11" | ''House of X'' #6 (October, 2019)<ref name="SCRHOX6">{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/xmen-new-leaders-council-krakoa/|work=Screen Rant|title=The Future of The X-MEN Will Be Decided By [SPOILER]|author=Dyce, Andrew|date=October 2, 2019|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref>

| Left in ''X of Swords: Destruction''.<ref name="XOS_affect"/>

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| '''[[Sebastian Shaw (comics)|Black King]]'''

| Sebastian Shaw

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| '''[[Exodus (comics)|Exodus]]'''

| Bennet Du Paris

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| [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]]

| Max Eisenhardt

| Currently deceased. Left in ''Immortal X-Men'' #1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/immortal-xmen-magneto-krakoa-quiet-council-politics/|work=Screen Rant|title=Magneto's Time as a Leader of the X-Men is Over, Marvel Writer Confirms|author=Schlesinger, Alex|date=March 2, 2022|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref>

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| [[Jean Grey|Marvel Girl]]

| Jean Grey

| Current member of [[X-Men]]. Left in ''X-Men'' (vol. 5) #15.<ref name="XOS_affect"/>

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| '''[[Mister Sinister]]'''

| Nathaniel Essex

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| '''[[Mystique (comics)|Mystique]]'''

| Raven Darkhölme

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| '''[[Nightcrawler (comics)|Nightcrawler]]'''

| Kurt Wagner

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| '''[[Professor X]]'''

| Charles Xavier

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| '''[[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]]'''

| Ororo Munroe

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| '''[[Emma Frost|White Queen]]'''

| Emma Frost

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| '''[[Kitty Pryde|Red Queen]]'''

| Katherine Pryde

|''Marauders'' #1 (November, 2019)<ref name="M1"/>

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| '''[[Destiny (Irene Adler)|Destiny]]'''

| Irene Adler

|''Inferno'' (vol. 2) #2 (October, 2021)<ref name="INF2"/>

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| '''[[Colossus (character)|Colossus]]'''

| Piotr Rasputin

| ''Inferno'' (vol. 2) #2 (October, 2021)<ref name="INF2"/>

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|colspan="2" | '''[[Hope Summers (character)|Hope Summers]]'''

|''Immortal X-Men'' #1 (March, 2022)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aiptcomics.com/2022/04/11/x-men-monday-kieron-gillen-immortal-x-men-2/|work=AIPT Comics|title=X-Men Monday #151 – Kieron Gillen Discusses ‘Immortal X-Men #1’|author=Hassan, Chris|date=April 11, 2022|access-date=December 30, 2022}}</ref>

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==Notes==

* Potential candidates for the Quiet Council:

** [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops (Scott Summers)]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-cyclops-jean-grey-quiet-council-rejection/|work=CBR|title=X-Men: Two MAJOR Marvel Leaders Just Turned Down POWERFUL New Roles|author=Zachary, Brandon|date=January 1, 2021|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref>

** [[Namor]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-namor-rejects-krakoa-quiet-council/|work=CBR|title=X-Men: A Powerful Mutant Just Turned Down One Of Krakoa's Most Important Positions|author=Zachary, Brandon|date=June 11, 2021|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref>

** [[Angel (Warren Worthington III)]]<ref name="IMX1_candidates">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-magneto-quiet-council-civil-war/|work=CBR|title=The X-Men are Looking for a New Leader - And it Could Set Off a Quiet Council Civil War|author=Zachary, Brandon|date=March 30, 2022|access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref>

** [[M (Marvel Comics)|Penance (Monet St. Croix)]]<ref name="IMX1_candidates"/>

** [[Gorgon (Tomi Shishido)]]<ref name="IMX1_candidates"/>

** [[Vulcan (Marvel Comics)|Vulcan (Gabriel Summers)]]<ref name="IMX1_candidates"/>

** [[Abigail Brand]]<ref name="IMX1_candidates"/>

** [[Beast (Marvel Comics)|Beast (Henry McCoy)]]<ref name="IMX1_candidates"/>

** [[Legion (Marvel Comics)|Legion (David Haller)]]<ref name="IMX1_candidates"/>

** Sobunar of the Depths<ref name="IMX1_candidates"/>

** Lodus Logos<ref name="IMX1_candidates"/>

** Xilo the First Defender<ref name="IMX1_candidates"/>

** [[Cypher (Marvel Comics)|Cypher (Douglas Ramsey)]]<ref name="IMX1_candidates"/>

** [[Selene (comics)|Black Priestess (Selene Gallio)]]<ref name="IMX1_candidates"/>

==See also==

* [[Krakoa]]

* [[List of Marvel Comics characters: A#The Great Ring of Arakko|Great Ring of Arakko]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

* {{Marveldatabase|Quiet_Council_of_Krakoa_(Earth-616)|Quiet Council of Krakoa}}

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