Alias

 

Cable

Soldier X
Nick Name

The Askani'Son

The Chosen One
Civilian ID
Nathan Christopher Charles Summers

Aliases

Nathan Dayspring Askani'Son

Nathan Winters
Occupation

Adventurer

Mutant Rights Activist

Soldier

Teacher
Legal Status
Wanted by the United States government & S.H.I.E.L.D.
Nation or Planet of Origin
Westchester County, New York
Group Affiliation

New Mutants

Six Pack

X-Force

X-Men
Base of Operations

Mobile

Xavier Institute, Salem Center, Westchester County, New York
Height
6' 8"
Weight
350 lbs.
Eye Color
Blue
Hair Color
Brown, now White
Skin Tone
Caucasian
Known Powers
Mutation resulting in telepathic and telekinetic powers enabling the ability to read others' thoughts, project ideas into their minds and cast stunning metal bolts; and an ability to move objects.

Enhanced strength, speed and agility and spectrum vision in right eye enhanced by techno organic virus.

Note: Cable must continually employ telekinesis to prevent the spread of the techno-organic virus.
Accessories
Psimataur: Poled blade through which psionic forces are focused.

Various civilian and military firearms and blades.
Common Enemies

Apocalypse

Brotherhood of Mutants

Deadpool

Hellfire Club

Juggernaut

Magneto I

Mr. Sinister

Mystique

Onslaught

Sabretooth

Sentinels

Stryfe

Toad

X-Cutioner
Regularly Appearing

Cable Vol. 1

Cable/Deadpool Vol. 1 & 2

New Mutants Vol. 1

Soldier X

X-Force Vol. 1

X-Men Vol. 2

Uncanny X-Men
First Appearance

Nathan Summers

Uncanny X-Men #201 (Jan. 1986)

Cable

New Mutants Vol. 1 #86 (Feb. 1990)

Note: Cable's first appearance was in Uncanny X-Men #201 as the infant Nathan Summers.
Creator
Louise Simonson & Rob Leifeld
Origin
Born of Scott Summers (Cyclops) and Madeline Pryor (Goblin Queen I), Nathan Summers was intended to be a superhuman tool by the villainous Mr. Sinister.

As an infant Summers was infected with a deadly techno-organic virus.  His father was offered a choice: let his son die or allow him to be taken 2000 years into the future by Askani in hopes of finding a cure.  It's in that bleak future that Summers' life began, becoming a soldier, leader and time-traveler.

After living for decades in the future Summers returned to his origin time with the goal of stopping the mega-maniacal Apocalypse.  Employing his military expertise, telekinetic powers, and incredible technology Summers fights to prevent the dark future he lived through from ever occurring - as Cable.