XM #3] Did Magneto and his Acolytes survive the destruction of Asteroid M?
Mystery: After the formation of the new Blue and Gold strike teams, the X-Men found themselves battling Magneto again, who now had formed a group of followers called the Acolytes. Magneto opened up his orbital sanctuary known as Asteroid M as a haven for mutants, and even used Moira MacTaggert to brainwash a group of X-Men to join him on Asteroid M. The remaining X-Men saved their teammates, but were too late to stop the Russians from unleashing a plasma cannon blast on the facility. As Asteroid M began to crash to Earth, the Acolytes refused to leave the station as they didnt want to abandon the weakened Magneto, who had been betrayed by one of their own, Fabian Cortez. Resolution: The remains of Asteroid M were eventually found and examined by Henry Gyrich and Forge in Kuwait in Uncanny X-Men #299. While the three Acolytes did perish in the crash, Magneto seemed to survive thanks to the powers of Chrome, who had encased them all in protective armor. However, only Magnetos was open an
