Gaining the trust of Icarus, who had wanted to be a mutant who became depowered, but was not, Stryker convinced him to inform him of information pertaining to transportation of empowered mutants away Xavier Institute by telling him he was going to save them. The Purifier’s launched an attack on the buses, killing all forty-two students on board. Icarus confronted Stryker about what had transpired, but was killed soon by Stryker. Continuing his assault on the New X-Men, targeting the students classified as Omega threat first in order to launch a direct attack against them later. Under the orders of Stryker, the Purifiers assassinated Wallflower before launching a final assault upon Xavier's Institute. The attack relentless, leaving some members injured and Quill dead. The battle ended when Elixir used his powers in a reverse state on Stryker, killing him. Once Stryker had fallen, the Purifiers fled and regrouped under fellow member Matthew Risman, who had now replaced Stryker as leader.
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