X-Ray

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"Come on. I never totally fit in with the gang, anyway."

The subject of this article is part of an MCU franchise story that has been officially deemed to be non-canonical to the primary continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Its events instead occur in another reality within the Multiverse. This universe is designated by the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki as the "Enclave Attacks Universe".

"This should be fun!"

―X-Ray before the U-Foes' battle against the Hulk^[src]

James "Jimmy" Darnell, better known as X-Ray, is a member of the U-Foes. He is the brother of Vapor.

Biography[]

"The energy I'm using is more stable than gamma radiation. I'll be remembered as the man who brought the human race to the next stage of evolution. Your brother and Mike agree."

―Simon Utrecht to Ann Darnell^[src]

James Darnell and Michael Steel supported Simon Utrecht in his attempt to recreate the Project Gamma Pulse using atmospheric radiation. Darnell's sister Ann was skeptical, as the experiment had only been successful once. Utrecht convinced her to help by insisting that the energy he was using was more stable than gamma radiation and by promising to share the rewards with his fellow contributors.

Once the experiment started, Rick Jones alerted Bruce Banner that the United States Army were on their way to arrest Utrecht. As Hulk, Banner reached Utrecht Laboratories where he found an antennae on the roof that was generating massive amounts of radiation. He destroyed the antennae and the building, but Darnell and his fellow contributors emerged from the wreckage as the super-powered U-Foes. They decided to teach Hulk a lesson and fought against him. They were defeated, but vowed to kill Hulk if he got in their way again.^[1]