When the cataclysmic event Ultimatum concluded in 2009, the Ultimate Universe (Earth-1610) lay in ruins. Billions were dead. Magneto had unleashed a tidal wave that drowned New York. Charles Xavier was murdered. The X-Men, once the flagship mutant team of this modernized universe, were virtually extinct. Only a handful of survivors remained: Kitty Pryde, Iceman, the Human Torch (yes, from the Ultimate Fantastic Four), Rogue, and a broken Wolverine.
For those hunting for the — issues #1 through #33 — this guide covers every arc, character death, artistic shift, and the controversial resolution that led into Cataclysm and the eventual Secret Wars (2015) reboot.