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Cypher's kind of pointless death did the trick then ...

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So they sat down recently for an exclusive interview with NEWSWEEK'S Mark Miller to discuss their desire for a family, Cypher's pregnancy -- and the rumor that their good friend Brad Pitt is the father.

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And Cypher's friendship with Warlock and the risk of being infected with the Technarch virus just added more potential.

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Accordingly, they have declined to talk about how Cypher's baby was conceived.

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It seems to me that Cypher's translation powers could have been extended to not only human language, but also, say speaking to animals, like Hawkman & Aquaman.

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The book took a major nosedive in quality when she came aboard, with several years worth of terrible, terrible stories including the horrible Bird Brain arc that led to Cypher's death and the abysmal Gossamyr arc.

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Please direct comments and questions about the rules to Studio Cypher's Lead Designers Nathan

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Cypher's body was still in the casket in Warlock M-Tech #1.

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If Cypher's still alive in the storyline today he could have evolved into something more powerful due to the trend with most mutants in the current continuity.

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I'd never really assumed there was any big reason behind Cypher's death other than it being part of Simonson's gradual whittling down of the cast Magma and Karma had already been written out, Sunspot and Warlock were farmed out to the Fallen Angels miniseries for the better part of a year, and Magik wasn't far behind Doug on the chopping block.

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