jean witnesses the film's climactic battle sequence on alcatraz island between the x-men and the military and the brotherhood, but refuses to obey magneto. after magneto is defeated, jean is almost pacified by logan, but the military's reinforcements arrive and open fire on the x-men, causing the phoenix to resurface and devastate alcatraz island, wiping out the military and most of magneto's army. magneto and the x-men escape while logan stays behind to reach jean, his healing factor keeping him from being vaporised completely. jean temporarily regains control and begs logan to save her; he stabs her fatally after telling her he loves her. she is buried on the school grounds next to the graves of xavier and scott.