| Alias |
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| Excalibur I | |
| Nick Name | |
| Britain's Defenders | |
| Founding Members | |
|
Meggan |
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| Common Members | |
|
Captain U.K. Crusader X Day Tripper Feron Kylun Meggan Micromax Sir Benedict Widget |
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| Occupation | |
| Affiliation of super-powered mutants and non-mutants. | |
| Legal Status | |
| Not sanctioned by the government of Great Britain or the European Union. | |
| Nation or Planet of Origin | |
| Primarily Earth of the 20th Century | |
| Group Alliances | |
| X-Men | |
| Base of Operations | |
| Muir Island, United Kingdom | |
| Accessories | |
| Watch Tower | |
| Common Enemies | |
|
Black Aire Crazy Gang Shadow X Technet Warwolves |
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| Regularly Appearing | |
|
Excalibur Vol. 1 & 2 Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn |
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| First Appearance | |
| Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn (1987) | |
| Creator | |
| Chris Claremont & Alan Davis | |
| Origin | |
| Believing their teammates
in the
X-Men to be dead after fierce battle with the Goblin Queen and the
demon Sym in Dallas,
Shadowcat
and
Nightcrawler
formed a new team. A
rescue mission to save Rachel Summers (Phoenix III) from Mojo's synthetic hunters, the Warwolves, lead to joining forces with England's champion
Captain
Britain and his shape-shifting companion Meggan. After the rescue, the five adventurers formed a team dedicated to investigating and combating superhuman menaces in Great Britain and continental Europe, as well as to the promotion of mutant-human peaceful coexistence throughout the world as Excalibur. |
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