New X-Men Replacements Include the ‘Hero’ Who Killed Ghost Rider

The incredibly powerful Children of the Vault may be longtime foes of Marvel Comics’ X-Men, but they’ve also squared up against incredibly powerful beings like the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and the Spirit of Vengeance himself, Ghost Rider. Having first debuted in X-Men #188 by Mike Carey and Chris Bachalo, these post-human lifeforms represent a separate evolutionary branch from both humans and mutants, seeing it as their birthright to replace both as the dominant species on the planet. With these mysterious menaces poised to take over the world in their new self-titled series, the heroes of the Marvel Universe are hopelessly outmatched against the group. Each Child is a world-class threat in their own right, with just one of them able to murder the Ghost Rider in single combat.