X-Treme X-Men title. The X-Treme X-Men contained Storm, Rogue, Gambit, Bishop, Sage (Tessa), Thunderbird (Neal Shaara), Psylocke and Beast as original line up. Psylocke was killed and Beast departed the title in the early goings, and new recruits Lifeguard (Heather Cameron) and Slipstream (Davis Cameron) were eventually added. Later in the series, familiar X-Men characters Cannonball, Lila Cheney, Shadowcat, Magma and Sunspot made regular appearances, with only Cannonball officially joining the team. Evangeline Whedon (a mutant possessing dragon transmorphic abilities) also made numerous appearances. The title also introduced the character of Red Lotus, who featured heavily in the Australian arc, and was
Ultimate X-Men killing Beast, who was killed when a Sentinel attacked the White House during Emma Frost's public disclosure of her school. This made Beast the first dead Ultimate X-Man. As a side note, "Ultimate X-Men" #40 features what Marvel claims to be the first marriage proposal in a comic book letters column, which is answered in "Ultimate X-Men" #44 with a positive response. The third "Ultimate X-Men" writer was Brian K. Vaughan, best known at the time for his work on "". His run was marked by the relative absence of Wolverine as the main character and the re-imagining of second-string