Rictor

X-Force:

Rictor isn’t seen again until he appeared teamed with Weapon P.R.I.M.E, trying to take down Cable. The poor boy was convinced that the X-force leader was the one who killed his father. He battled X-force, trying so hard to complete the mission, but he ends up siding with his old friends once when Cable disappears.

He remains with X-force, running into various troubles before Cable returns again, creating a problem. He is informed by Cable that it was Stryfe who killed Julio’s father, but this fact did not stop Rictor’s dislike towards the man.

Rictor’s personality greatly changed since he last was on a team; he became more rash, was prone to angry outbursts, and often stormed off. The once nice kid had transformed into an angry teenager, which if looked at logically, is most likely due to heartbreak he felt with Rahne. Still, Rictor moved on, and eventually found a close friend in Shatterstar.

At one point, Rictor returned home when he discovered casualties among his family members, but the trip was fast, as he wanted to remain with X-force in efforts to be a better person than his relatives. This is the first glimpse of his family, and it is clearly a sore spot for him. He mused that he wasn’t sure who he hated more, his father for living the life, or his mother for following in those footsteps. He eventually took off with Cable and Domino, and notes that all he wants to do is leave. Though, when Cable decided to start communicating telepathically during missions, Rictor flipped and decided he’d rather be back in Mexico than have Cable in his head.

Rictor isn’t seen again until Shatterstar is going through an identity crisis. He comes back, clearly angry with what’s been happening with his best friend, but he claims he’s there to stay. Their reunion is a small one, as Shatterstar gets kidnapped along with Cable. ‘Star eventually dies in a really unique story that I will never be able to understand as long as I live. When ‘Star returns, he and Rictor hold hands like all boys do; then it’s back to X-force.

Rictor mostly sticks to 'Star’s side for his remaining time on the team, and doesn’t have nearly the amount of interactions with the others as he did beforehand. Operation zero tolerance then rolls around, and he gets kidnapped. Again. To be fair, he’s with Tabitha and ‘Star when it happens, but a kidnapping is a kidnapping. Rictor’s experience with those is still rising.

When their mission ended, Rictor decided that he’d rather go back to Mexico than put up with Cable’s shit, and Shatterstar tags along with him. How romantic..