Cable (character)

Cable
Cover art of Cable (Vol. 3) #1 (May 2017). Art by Rob Liefeld.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	As Nathan Summers: The Uncanny X-Men #201 (Jan. 1986) As Cable: The New Mutants #87 (March 1990)
Created by	Nathan Summers: Chris Claremont Rick Leonardi Cable: Louise Simonson Rob Liefeld
In-story information
Alter ego	Nathan Christopher Charles Summers
Species	Human mutant
Team affiliations	X-Men Avengers X-Force Askani Six Pack The Twelve New Mutants Avengers Unity Division S.W.O.R.D. The Underground
Partnerships	Domino Rachel Summers Deadpool Hope Summers
Notable aliases	Nathan Winters, Nathan Dayspring, Askani'son, Soldier X, Chosen One, Traveler, Kid Cable (Nate Summers)
Abilities	Telekinesis Telepathy Expert marksman and hand-to-hand combatant Cybernetic enhancements grant superhuman strength and durability, enhanced, multi-spectrum vision, and the ability to interface with technology Teleportation

Cable (Nathan Christopher Charles Summers) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with X-Force and the X-Men. Nathan first appeared as the newborn infant in The Uncanny X-Men #201 (Jan. 1986) created by writer Chris Claremont and penciler Rick Leonardi, while Cable first appeared in The New Mutants #87 (March 1990) created by writer Louise Simonson and artist/co-writer Rob Liefeld; Cable's origin initially was undecided and he was assumed to be a separate character, but it was later decided that he was actually an older version of Nathan due to being a time traveler.

Nathan Summers is the son of the X-Men member Cyclops (Scott Summers) and his first wife Madelyne Pryor (Jean Grey's clone), as well as the "half"-brother of Rachel Summers from the "Days of Future Past" timeline and Nate Grey from the timeline of the "Age of Apocalypse" storyline. Cable is also the genetic template of the mutant terrorist Stryfe (one of his deadliest enemies) and the adoptive father of Hope Summers.

Born in the present-day, Nathan was infected with a deadly techno-organic virus while still an infant. He was sent into a possible future timeline where he could be treated and live his life. In this future world, Nathan grew into the warrior Cable and became an enemy of the villain Apocalypse. He later returned to the present-day era, initially arriving some years before his own birth. Since making his home in the modern era, he has worked alongside the X-Men (including Cyclops and Jean Grey) and reformed the New Mutants group into the original X-Force. He had frequent battles against the near-invincible assassin Deadpool, who later became an on-again, off-again ally for years. In the 2018 Extermination mini-series, Cable was killed and replaced by a younger, time-displaced version of himself who decided that the older one was ineffective in his crusade. This younger Cable (Nate Summers, sometimes called Kid Cable) operated until 2021, when the original, older iteration was revived.

Cable was introduced to a wider audience as a recurring character in X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997) and its sequel series, voiced by Lawrence Bayne and by Chris Potter respectively. The character made his live-action cinematic debut in Deadpool 2 (2018), portrayed by Josh Brolin.