What If...? #33
In *What If...? #33: "What If Phoenix Rose Again?"*, a grieving Phoenix—believing she’s destroyed the real Jean Grey—takes up her identity and life, only to discover the Shadow King has raised Jean’s daughter Rachel into a powerful adult on Muir Isle. After defeating the Shadow King and restoring Rachel to childhood, Phoenix struggles to maintain her deception as she fights alongside the X-Men, even as a political crisis forces her to confront the consequences of her lie. With a haunting performance by George Caragonne and striking visuals from Rodney Ramos and Jimmy Palmiotti, this issue explores the cost of identity and the weight of a life lived in another’s shadow—cover by Ramos and Palmiotti.
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Phoenix has accidentally destroyed the real Jean Grey but decides to continue living Jean's life. She tracks the Shadow King to Muir Isle where she finds he has grown her daughter into an adult with formidable powers. Phoenix defeats the Shadow King and reverts Rachel back to childhood. Years pass with Phoenix masquerading as Jean but when she interferes with a mutant hating president, it causes the government to activate an army of Sentinels. Phoenix and the X-Men defeat the robots but "Jean's" secret is exposed. Phoenix wants to continue her life with Scott but takes off for the stars.
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