Crossmore
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| Crossmore | |
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 Juggernaut held in stasis cage restraints during his time in Crossmore - Excalibur #3. Art by Alan Davis. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| In story information | |
| Type | Prison |
Her (Britannic) Majesty's Ultimate Security Prison Crossmore (was known previously as Crossmoor) is a fictional British prison/psychiatric facility for super-human criminals (predominantly supervillains) in the Marvel Universe.
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[edit] History
First featured in Marvel Comics Presents #31, Crossmoor (later renamed Crossmore) is a prison in England that held British super criminals. It featured in several comics, notably in an issue of Excalibur where the prisons inmates included Juggernaut in a story that crossed over into an issue of The Mighty Thor.
In Deadpool #39 (2011), it was revealed that Crossmore had become a mental institution of which the title character of the comic would become an inmate during a storyline called Institutionalized.
[edit] Fictional facility details
During its original use as a prison, Crossmore had many high level technology purchased on the world market; including energy fields (stasis cage), and toughened cells to keep even high level super strength users in check. Crossmore also had a sub level chamber specifically built for high level telepaths, featuring psi-dampener, and extremely low frequency sonics as an irritant.[1]
Since then, Crossmore became a prison for the mentally insane. Director-general Swinton, along with senior staff; which include Warden Aimes, Dr Elle Whitby (daughter of NHS Trust Executive Director Dr Everett Whitby) run the facility. Wing F is the highest security housing area while Dr Whitby runs a reformation program in her wing at Crossmore for the psychological treatment of violent superhumans; which, due to high escape rate is the last chance to better Crossmore's reputation and restore its former budget.
Crossmore houses dozens of doctors and armed security personnel, features Class E Seclusion cells, observation pods (cells made from translucent polycarbonate), and has its own on site hospital.
[edit] Known inmates
| Character | Alter ego | Notes |
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| Current Inmates | ||
| Deadpool | Wade Wilson | |
| Foolkiller | Kurt Gerhardt | |
| Jack Serious | (former Dr.) John Cereus | |
| 8 other inmates in Dr Whitby's wing | N/A | |
| Former Inmates | ||
| Albion | Bran Bardic | Released on bail to help New Excalibur and the Exiles[2] and was chosen by Saturnyne to lead the Captain Britain corps[3] leaving Earth-616 and Crossmore behind. |
| Shadow Xavier | (Alternate world's) Charles Xavier | Possessed by the Shadow King and killed by Lionheart during an escape attempt made by his Shadow X. |
| Shadow King | Possessing Shadow Xavier and klled by Lionheart during an escape attempt made by his Shadow X. | |
| Juggernaut | Cain Marko | Escaped when he was teleported from prison into the middle of a New York street by Loki.[4] |
| Arcade | Unknown | While in prison he sent the Loonies, robots based on the Warner Bros characters Looney Tunes to kill Excalibur. |
| Numerous unnamed prisoners | N/A | Some managed to escape when British Crime lord Vixen and her henchmen tried to break someone out by causing a riot.[5] |
[edit] See also
List of correctional facilities in comics
[edit] References
- ^ New Excalibur #8
- ^ X-Men: Die By The Sword #4
- ^ X-Men: Die By The Sword #5
- ^ Thor vol. 1 #411
- ^ Excalibur #3
[edit] Bibliography
- Marvel Comics Presents #31
- Excalibur #3
- The Mighty Thor vol. 1 #411
- X-Men Forever #2
- New Excalibur #8, 19-20
- X-Men: Die By The Sword #4
- Deadpool #40-43 (2011)
