X-MEN '97's Lessons for the MCU

X-Men fans have been eating good thanks to the stellar revival of the animated series on Disney+. But with the massive success on the small screen, the mutants' live action arrival in the MCU has a lot to live up to. Thankfully Kyle Anderson is here to break down some key lessons from X-Men '97 that Marvel will hopefully carry over on today's video!
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[@lastboyscout73]

You forgot to mention how dirty they did Rogue in the past live action movies, I want her to be a bad ass!

[@seanlynott9033]

no disappointment there.

[@atlantisundiscovered]

yesss, she’s become one of my favourite x men because of the show when i found her and many of the other live action counterparts super boring (i’m not a comic reader so i didnt have context of what she’s like previously)

[@kadosho02]

It is awesome, uplifting, but also so many feels. Powerful, moving, and incredible. 97 has meant so much to everyone. Every episode is a treasure, a masterpiece

[@coreybell2223]

You forgot a big one. Don’t make everything dependent on just Wolverine. It’s an ensemble.

[@kennethchia4194]

Simple request: Can we get some Kitty Pryde? She was in X3 and Days but there's so much more we could do with her.

[@ingonyama70]

After the Pryde of the X-Men pilot flopped as hard as it did in 89, the showrunners for the original 1992 series wanted to distance themselves from it as much as possible. They turned Nightcrawler, Colossus, and Dazzler - some of the most popular X-Men at the time, yes, even Dazzler - from team mainstays into guest characters, and cut Kitty Pryde out of the story altogether, giving her role as the naive newcomer to Jubilee. So she probably won't be in X-Men 97. Though since Nightcrawler is now a mainstay of the team, I'm not 100% certain that Kitty WON'T join, as they did a decent job with her in both X-Men Evolution (from Season 2 onwards, anyway) and Wolverine and the X-Men (as long as we don't talk about the hairstyle). If Marvel is NOT just porting the X-Men '97 team over to the MCU, then yes, I'd argue that Kitty deserves a spot on the team. Though honestly, the real appeal of Kitty is how much she grew during her time with the team and I do not know if a movie franchise can tackle that with only 3 hours to tell each story.

[@icey8228]

She’s such an important member and I hate that they keep pretending she doesn’t exist 😭 however I have hope that they’ll introduce her in 97 …maybe season 2

[@keithkincaid4698]

When I saw Nightcrawler in the opening credits of 97’, it gave me hope that they can add anyone to the team. It use to irk me (even as a kid) when Colossus, Angel and Iceman were just cameo characters. My hope is that 97’ will continue to add members to the team in the upcoming seasons (including Kitty). I want that opening intro to be 20 characters deep if possible!

[@justinjacobs1501]

Glad she got a mention in the last episode of 97.

[@kennethchia4194]

@@justinjacobs1501 Not even a verbal mention, just an acknowledgment of her existence! Well, better than nothing I suppose.

[@MichaelNgTzeWei]

X-Men 97 sneaked in an actual 'Secret Invasion' storyline when the average joes turned in to Prime Sentinels. Smart writing there...

[@ingonyama70]

They did it first. In the comics, 1997's Operation: Zero Tolerance storyline was Secret Invasion before Secret Invasion, with this exact premise of Sentinels hiding in plain sight, even among the X-Men's friends and allies.

[@MichaelNgTzeWei]

@@ingonyama70 Yeah true... i just wished that the mcu adaptation of Secret Invasion was just as good, if not better than XM97 ep. 108.

[@BallotBoxer]

Legion mentioned. +100 points to Gryffindor

[@FoxyGuyHere]

Yes, hair should fly 24/7 for people like Jean and Storm

[@MidoriDad]

Such a refreshing series. And my boy Nightcrawler 👏 👏👏👏👏

[@BEEFSERPENT]

Shut up

[@mathewsmith8031]

YES! I was so happy to see him kick ass in ep 8. Him and Gambit r my fav mutants of all time the devotion to beliefs nightcrawler has and Gambits devotion to his chosen family is amazing

[@MidoriDad]

@@mathewsmith8031 yes, this sentiment exactly is how I feel for them as well.

[@Alpha23TV]

Lesson #1… Keep Taika Watiti as far away as possible

[@ingonyama70]

Unless it's a Mojoworld story, then I can't imagine anyone else better for the job.

[@ckthegreat100]

@@ingonyama70it better not be a Mojoworld story. Those are always terrible

[@54raynor]

Nonsense. Thor:Ragnorak is a top-5 MCU film.

[@jr4android]

he made the best thor movie. please hush. you’re acting like he’s completely useless. HE LITERALLY MADE THE BEST THOR MOVIE

[@susanstorm7910]

Taika Waiti is overhyped

[@kalebphillips9281]

X-Men '97 is peak Marvel. Tbh, I don't care about another live action adaptation, just ready for season 2.

[@RonBushOfficial]

I truly hope MCU uses XMen 97 as the blueprint for live action moving forward. This is the best they’ve put out so far period .. live action and animation included .

[@carnagerulez312]

I hope they do something similar with their own take on the MCU X-Men but there's zero hope for the Avengers at this point.😂😂😂

[@ceejay_gaming9636]

Avengers have had their time to shine and completely fine to move away from them ​@@carnagerulez312

[@markstriker925]

Man just seeing Spiderman just casually swinging around in the latest episode. Show far more better examples of these characters all sharing the same universe, than MCU in years.

[@zeldagameryt4018]

What I love about 97 as a whole (not being a 90s kid mind you) is how actually mature the writing is for being what would usually be called a continuation of a kids show. People actually die in 97, they have struggles not just mentally but physically, and most importantly morals are called into question. That is what the MCU should be, and not just an outlet to crack some jokes or push an agenda (I’m looking at you She Hulk).

[@leegallacher3464]

3:03 this joke actually made a lot of sense if not for deleted scenes. There were lots of scenes where Toad would say "you know when happens to a toad when it falls from a great height?" And then hear him chatter about an interesting toad fact and then later "you know what happens to a toad at very high heat? Well" and then on and on and on about toad facts that everyone hates and then it would end with (what I feel would have worked well with all the other lines left in) "when struck by lightning? Same thing that happens to everything else" but the complete setup was cut out of the movie.

[@DailyNihilism]

So why leave the one terrible line lol

[@brendanlove9739]

Lmao that actually wouldn’t have been that bad as she was just making fun of him. The way it is now she just made a goofy ass quip and acted like she did something

[@donyoung333]

Personally i want more Emma frost and the cuckoo’s

[@cyberpunk42]

"Super-powered Ralph Bellamy" 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@Roland3ld]

I am LOVING the first season of X-Men '97. I pretty much jumped with glee when I saw Spider-Man make a brief cameo in the second-last episode. The various cameos when Rogue was going searching around really make me hope they plan to continue other series like Spider-Man and Iron Man from the 90's too.

[@FoxyGuyHere]

Third-last. There will be 2 more episodes.

[@highdefinition450]

same i cheered out loud at like 3am alone in my room lmao

[@stephenwright5939]

If nightcrawler is in the mix they can’t I repeat can’t downplay religion as a whole nightcrawler still has the best lines ever in both animated shows plus make him use swords

[@ingonyama70]

Speaking as someone who is NOT Christian in the slightest, Nightcrawler works best when he combines his faith with fun. The 1992 version was all faith, no fun, and the X-Men Evolution version was all fun, no faith. 1997 has almost got him right...they just need to have him stay the course of being both a priest and a swashbuckler. And I agree, Swordcrawler is best 'Crawler.

[@cxsanchez28]

The problem the latest MCU has is that it doesn't want to commit. X-Men 97 has commited in killing characters and advancing storylines, post-Endgame MCU does not want that, just one-issue stories with a lot of jokes. They are not even adapting anyhting at this point (omg Secret Invasion), just writing new stuff with ppl that doesn't know super-heroes or even action (like Echo).

[@kevinsalina7634]

They need to keep the emotional roller coaster the series has given us. It’s what keeps me begging for the next episode as soon as the credits start.

[@Venslor]

Good lord. I literally mentioned to several friends that I am so happy to see an X-men story that IS NOT dark phoenix. I love that X97 is a continuation so that we're getting new actual stories.

[@dreamcatcha]

Would love for them to make some arcs 2-4 episodes. They adapted some arcs too quickly and could’ve gone into some depth. Just minor complaint

[@ingonyama70]

The season finale is going to be 3 parts. But I agree that Inferno, at least, deserved at least one more episode.

[@MoonlightMaskG]

Yeah that would definitely be my only complaint some episodes in the show would definitely better from a longer length time

[@dr.nottanownudder]

Cyclops optic blasts DO cut and slice. They're concusive, yes, but many creators have had him shoot through the neck of a sentinel or straight up cut wolverines hand off like in Age of Apocalypse. It's amazing how both sides of the laser or concussive argument get it wrong. He's been shown to have both in the comics. A lot

[@ingonyama70]

If he focuses the beam narrowly enough, yes, it can cut things.

[@mrplaomeow768]

Getting a proper Colossus was very refreshing in both Deadpools, We need a good, lethal ninja trained by Ogun Shadowcat, a properly written MCU Storm, and 97' Nightcrawler was so amazing against those prime sentinels!

[@crithon]

KRAKOA ERA? LMAO, The Wolverine and Scott thing has been around BEFORE THAT! Sure, it's COMPLICATED! but there has been times where Wolverine will pick up Scott help him out and take him to a strip club to have him be socially ackward to a lady.

[@iankane1733]

PREACH! Thank you for pointing all of this out. Oh how I wish the MCU corporate suits would listen to these wise words.

[@jaxxreeve1]

I'm absolutely enthralled with '97! I love that they've made morph more like their Exiles version, but I would love to see their powers explored more. They can do more than just change into other people like Mystique, let morph go full cartoon shapeshifter like they could in the comics

[@thevikingbear2343]

You forgot Jubilee and Sunspot. That one even had fireworks.

[@jpri26]

If an animated story is told in an awesome way, it doesn’t need a live action adaptation. Live action is not superior to animated

[@JoeyEnn]

Exactly!. Thank you.

[@agentofchaos7456]

I hate to be that guy, but The Phoenix Saga is technically an invention of the 90s cartoon. I mean, the X-Men vs Shi'ar story in the comics was not officially labeled "The Phoenix Saga" (there are no trade papers calling it that). Because the story wasn't really Jean/Phoenix-centric, as the character barely appears in it. That is why the other adaptations skip over the Phoenix Saga. Because it was never canon to the comics in the first place.

[@ebmax55]

That’s not true. I’m reading the phoenix story now and next is the dark phoenix. Maybe I don’t understand what you mean

[@ingonyama70]

@@ebmax55I think OP means the events happend but they weren't a 'Saga'. The 1992 show tied the whole early Claremont run, from Jean becoming Phoenix up until the X-Men's first fight with the Shi'Ar Empire, together into a Saga where originally only loose threads connected those otherwise unrelated events.

[@agentofchaos7456]

@@ingonyama70 Correct. The Phoenix was not the guardian of the M'Kraan Crystal in the comic version of the story. That was some elf-like alien (whose name I forgot).

[@negakirine]

Correct! X-Men has always been just hot tea after hot tea. Just keep on spilling it and giving us the drama!

[@ianharvey4406]

"Mummy what's that number mean?" I love that they aren't backing away from stuff like that.

[@DoubleABMovies]

I wonder if MCU will make Cyclops dad a Ravenger? They sound kind of similar to the Star Jammers.

[@GaryAnch]

I still think the best way Marvel could adapt the X-Men is just go straight into Hickman's X-Men. The first two scenes are of Moria in the original X-Timeline and then the Days of Future's Past timeline. Now we see all mutants on Krakoa with Xavier and Magneto working together and the movie is about the end of this mutant eden where we leave it with Krakoa destroyed, mutants becoming immigrants to new countries, Magneto leading a more militant wing...a Brotherhood...while the X-Men are lead by Xavier. Make it a part of the original stories, but use the Moria's multiple lives as a way to refresh it anew.

[@AdderMoray]

Point of order: They *can* melt things through sustained friction, but that isn't common and won't occur after a single quick (or even prolonged) blast.

[@remy300041]

As excited as I am for a new Live Action depiction of the X-men and mutants in general, I don't want it to come at the expense of animated series like X-men '97. I am all for great animation, and some stories honestly work better in animation, especially when the artists are given the time and direction to really make it pop like they did with '97. This added to the proof that animation can still be serious, and tell serious stories, and you don't have to be live action to make it hit home.

[@roujin518]

Lessons that MCU should learn from X-men: Its an ensemble cast, not the wolverine show. Cyclops, Jean, Rogue, Magneto, Charles, Storm are all characters that could run their own movies. If anything de-emphasis Wolverine. Xavier is not a perfect person, he screws up. Give Rogue her super strength and flight. You don't have to do it the Ms Marvel route (I mean I wouldn't mind it personally) but give her those powers. ITs okay to use mutants people haven't seen. Hell create new ones. Do either Night of the sentinels or genocia storyline (you can do the original Genocia story first if you want to set up the later part). They HAVE to be threatened by humanity. Magneto should feel like he has a point and that he tried to do it the peaceful way first, second and third time and humanity refuses to accept. Magneto needs to be front and center. The moment I knew the x-men fox movies screwed up was when Magneto showed up to a mutant rally and no one knew who he was. Show other teams of mutants. X-force, X-factor, the Morlocks, The Brotherhood.

[@majodkajavs6977]

Krakoa is literally an etnostate

[@scottsummers4234]

The MCU better take notes!!! X-Men 97 is just nailing it. The writing has been fantastic and all characters are given justice 👏🏽. Those FOX movies could never.

[@therealeverton]

It's in the MCU, same (exec)producer, studio, multiverse, etc, but I get your point. Between this and Feige's efforts on the original films, there are reasons for high optimism.

[@marvinryanchua]

Isn't xmen97 technically already mcu. You are asking disney to learn from what they are giving us now.

[@ingonyama70]

I think the means a version of the X-Men that could appear in live-action movies alongside folks like the Avengers.

[@JayStorm199]

The writer for X-men 97 got fired

[@ingowen]

Finally nerdist news is coming back, I was missing your extended analysis of episodes and trailers, where were you?

[@keithkincaid4698]

X-Men 97’ is so good, I feel like it would be too much pressure to make a live action movie now. Marvel would be competing with themselves.

[@DrasserC]

Out of all the Marvel franchises, X-Men has to be the hardest to implement into the MCU. First, because comparisons will be inevitable, but mostly, because the X-Men universe is so FREAKING VAST, it's going to be a nightmare to introduce into the current state of the MCU. Not to mention the amount of characters. Just... who do you pick? There are some safe bets, sure (Professor X, Cyke, Jean, Wolverine, Storm and Magneto), but after that... you've got almost infinite possibilities. I just hope that, if they go for Rogue, they go for both Rogue AND Gambit. The cajun was already my favourite X-Men, but after chapter 5 of X-Men '97?

[@findfefito]

Saying that what Scott and Emma have is an AFFAIR is nuts.

[@josephbondoc2561]

Well said. Every point. I feel like the MCU would be revitalized if they did movies of the X-Men that are true to the source material.

[@jamessanchez8796]

Give me X23 and Honeybager

[@jakec9522]

Don't forget Jonathan. 😉

[@ingonyama70]

Oh Bright Lady, the serup needed for them to work... >.

[@jodeci9898]

We seen X23 in Old Man Logan already

[@thisisbensilver]

I don't understand why the toad thing is so hated... I think it's brilliant. Storm is a Goddess figure, and Toad is so far beneath her he doesn't matter at all. I thought it was a humiliating insult... "You are nothing to me. You could be anything and it wouldn't matter"

[@jr4android]

same exact way i took it

[@ayiza8511]

yes the mcu needs to take notes this 97 is excellent we got the drama the multiple relationships. A proper Magneto the man is complicated and has been both a hero a villain and in between. Fox did Cyclops so dirty they basically sidelined him in favor of Wolverine. They can both coexist and they bring different things to the team. Show us a properly done Emma frost she is absolutely awesome, Give us comic accurate costumes. Hell the avengers have them. show us the blue the yellow and everything in between. and for love of god show us the mutant culture we so often see in the comics. Utopia Astroid X, Krakoa choose on down the line. Show us all of these things

[@davidjay7116]

I feel like the script for this video was taken directly from my brain. That is to say, I could not agree more.

[@kwamintaylor4247]

Very excellent take! I would say x-men 97 excels because it is unapologetically faithful to the comic. The MCU seems to be more and more unrecognizable to the source material. Even What if… seems to more live action related than comic source related

[@ingonyama70]

It's faithful when it can be, and deviates when it needs to. Madelyne and Scott's relationship was a lot more fraught and complicated in the comics, and left Cyclops looking like a grade-A scumbag for years after the fact. He's a lot more sympathetic in 97. Genosha had zero X-Men there when it was first attacked in E is for Extinction; Xavier sensed it happening but couldn't scramble a team in time, so the X-Men were only able to pick up the pieces and rescue the likes of Emma Frost and Polaris from the rubble. Having Rogue, Gambit, and Madelyne there, as well as lots of people we recognize, made the drama hit so much harder. And at time of this comment, Bastion's origin has been changed to be much more 'grounded' and less magical than he is in the comics, where magic is involved in making him what he is.

[@themightyquyn]

Spot on...I rarely agree 100% with these assessments, but you got it spot on here.

[@Wordsmith1991]

{4:49} - That's so "DEFINITELY" Not Gonna Be Easy... But I Get It?!

[@SIMON_SAYS_SO]

What if X-men '97 is the team that comes into the MCU so you don't have to revisit their origin stories or deal with having to wait to introduce the whole mutant universe? What if instead of an incursion, where one or two universes are completely destroyed, there is a convergence where two universes / realities merged into one? This could further explore other life memories, the Mandela Effect, and "you and I remember Budapest very differently." After the convergence, only a few Omega level mutants will "remember" that they've been displaced from their original timeline so Magneto can still have his Holocaust origin and remember it like he was a survivor not that long ago despite most everyone else not remembering the Holocaust in the MCU timeline because it was "way before their time". For example, what if Magneto always existed in the MCU timeline but was never a mutant or Holocaust survivor but the child of a Holocaust survivor and when the two Magnetos merge into one, the dominant mutant gene is the one that defines the character? So to Magneto, the Holocaust was his personal trauma but to the MCU, he only has a personal connection to the Holocaust because he is a child of a Holocaust survivor. But Magneto would have his Holocaust branding on his arm to show he was really at the Holocaust but someone who doesn't realize mutants were displaced and merged into MCU could comment "cool tattoo" not knowing the real significance. Other mutants also existed in the MCU as real name personas until they merged with their alternate reality personas and became Mutants in the MCU as well. By introducing the already established X-Men teams into the MCU, you can also include X-Factor, X-Force, New Mutants, and Generation-X so that everyone can have the X-Men they grew up with. MCU wouldn't have to retell all the stories done before but just revisit them through small flashback scenes or exposition dumps. MCU can even rewrite some of the older MCU movies by inserting mutants in them. Re-release and special edition media alone would generate additional profits. So when your children or grandchildren have only watched Endgame edition where the X-Men fought Thanos alongside the Avengers, you can tell them "you and I remember Endgame very differently." And this way, they can still put out plenty of content for the next 20 years by having a greater variety of characters to focus on instead of just the original X-Men or Avengers. Instead of retelling all the stories, MCU could combine stories like X-Men '97 is doing.

[@uzumak1sage]

10:15 which MCU, movie was that scene with the alien, opening portals???

[@DuelerYT]

Guardians of the galaxy vol. 3

[@BrunoStierli]

Agree with all of your points. Getting the characters right is an absolute must. Specially main ones that got the short end in the Fox movies : Storm, Rogue, Gambit, Kurt, Psylocke and Cyclops as you mentioned. My ideal lineup be a diverse team. Please no O5. Cyclops, Storm, Thunderbird, Kurt, Betsy (caucasian), Iceman (gay) and Jubilee as the entry point character. Mr Sinister could a good first villain. And yes for the bouncy and flowing hair. It’s a must in X-Men world.

[@jkcrawl]

Herr's a big one for me: The live action mcu X-Men should be a series with the occasional event movie. There's too many characters with major arcs for movies alone to do justice. X-Men could almost be it's own universe with how many characters and story arcs there are. 97 proved that X-men works best as a series, and even those episodes seemed to have been rushing. Like they didn't have enough run time to do it justice.

[@AristoMatt]

You nailed this list.

[@323johnnybravo]

The Xmen should be the more “adult” properties and let the other MCU stuff be the kiddy stuff

[@leoatrulionking7772]

2nd! I read other comments ppl talkn bout Onslought. Smh nobody knows exactly how they will change and adapt from the original story. That's what makes it so great to those who haven't read the comics

[@gimpsor]

Giant Sized X-Men should be the first adaptation. New mutants ( without much previous screen time) rescue familiar characters from Krakoa While villains seek to exploit the island for themselves.

[@DiogoPace]

X-Men when done right is peak Marvel, so it’s the greatest challenge for MCU by far.

[@ULTRACERTIFIED]

🙋🏾‍♂️ I loved it. The story, and how good it was knocked me for six...

[@raycharles704]

Night crawler

[@delturge]

Horny is a creepy way to describe personal relationships, as if only one dimension of things matters. For instance, it's not the state of being horny that makes the Magneto / Rogue relationship interesting and satisfying. It's the idea that Rouge is being shown able to touch someone, and that Remy loses out. Romance and love dose not equal horny (by the book), as horny is a sexually excited idea more than a comprehensive view of two people together in a relationship. Even Jubilee gets to kiss someone, but jumping straight to "horney" ..... that's creepy.

[@Christopherfrost13]

Well said.

[@DuskyPredator]

Regardy horny, I hope we see live action Gambit in a crop top.

[@paulpoenicke5642]

Exactly. If you want horny, write your own fanfic. There's more to relationships than horny; there would be appropriate outrage if the series only did horny without relationships, romance, and other realistic aspects of attraction, love, and lust.

[@s-wo8781]

He was just trying to be funny

[@danielmata610]

That’s because this dude asking disney to be horny is the creep.

[@Silentjmr25]

X-Men 97 is great. He needs to write some of the MCU. I don’t like how the current MCU killed off Battlestar when he supposed to get the super Soilder serum before U.S.Agent😳🤦🏾‍♂️

[@therealeverton]

"Well that just happened." Is not a problem.

[@ingonyama70]

It is when everyone says it, or something like it, every film. A comedic character who undercuts serious moments, like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Jubilee, or Morph, is fine. But when every character is like that all the time, it sterts robbing even serious moments of their gravitas. There's a time for levity and a time for drama, and the MCU has only realized the power of truly dramatic moments that aren't done away with in a single glib comment relatively recently. I'm not saying the pendulum should swing the other way and the movies NEVER be funny - I despised the DCEU until Aquaman and Shazam brought some much-needed lightness to what I saw as a dark, depressing universe. But there's a balance that neither company has quite managed to strike yet.

[@therealeverton]

@ingonyama70 Thank you. This reply makes your issue a little clearer for me👍🏾. Balance is always key in life & art. I still have less of an issue with it than you do. I just don't necessarily see it as "undercutting". Often, it's just a natural response. It's how people I know react to "similar" situations. It was also a very good way to bring the mass audience into that world when they weren't that keen to. "What do they call you, wheels?" That was invaluable at a time when these films were fighting their way back. ( slightly different instance). The MCU has had many uninterrupted dramatic moments since Iron Man & a few genius, perfectly complimented dramatic parts flashing to humour in Ragnarok (when he's on his game Taila is a master at it). I see your point, I just genuinely find that if there's a scale going 1-10, I'm just a couple of units away from you. Thanks again for the detailed reply.🖖🏾

[@jr4android]

@@ingonyama70this idea that EVERYONE in the mcu is quipping 24/7 needs to die. it’s simply not true. everything in the mcu is not a joke ALL the time. they didn’t quip through wakanda forever. but what’s funny is the one movie where they completely overdid comedy that undercut the story and stakes was Guardians 3…which is the only “good” recent marvel movie to a lot of fans. so yall don’t even know what you want lmao

[@theloneguardian2736]

I honestly don't know if I trust Marvel to do X-Men as a whole right. Sure Deadpool has done great and I do have some hope for the continuation of Daredevils story, but the MCU will come out with one or two great projects then drop the ball literally everywhere else. I guess we'll just have to wait and see 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ArtofLunatik]

i wish they would do age of apocalypse in either animation or live action.

[@genevieve7676]

I can't remember if I replied to you in a different video, but I want to see AOA version of Rogue brought to screen.

[@markchild1621]

Basically, we need MCU writers to remember that this isn't Rick & Morty and we need a balance in self aware humor.

[@stubbysidwell]

I hope that after everything is rebooted, they can make animation tell the stories of the characters BETWEEN the movies to supplement a cohesive character arc throughout. Disney can do this with ALL of its MCU major characters. Let the animation do some crossovers and fix plotholes between the big live-action movies (like Dtar Wars had done). The best part of playing with my action figures as a kid was imagining what could happen when different characters have to work together or just hang out after "work."

[@barkevvv]

we gotta enjoy this while we can bc Disney isn't bringing Beau DeMayo back

[@LiquidSnake1988]

who?

[@dravguitao7265]

They need him back. His writing is perfection for the X-Men.

[@kokujinstreams]

@@LiquidSnake1988 He was the director of Xmen '97 and was recently fired by Disney for having an Only Fans...I wish I was making this up.

[@jodeci9898]

​@LiquidSnake1988 Beau DeMayo is the creator and Head writer of Xmen 97

[@jr4android]

@@kokujinstreamsthat’s not it. he was also apparently extremely toxic to work with and for.

[@bryancroley2667]

Eye lighsabers would be pretty cool

[@susanstorm7910]

Hopefully the mcu can do the X-men justice

[@TheJasonBorn]

Well, that was an interesting way to fix the immediate problem, degauss everything.

[@Kilawpilath]

If I were to be the one writing X-Men based Movies for the MCU, I'd want to start off maybe in some of the Earlier story lines Pre-Wolverine Era perhaps. Start with the Original Team, Give audiences a chance to see them fight against smaller time villains while teasing After credit scenes of bigger things happening, Kind of like how the Avengers were starting up. So that way maybe 3-4 Movies down the line we could have the Introduction to Magneto and his Brotherhood, or the Sentinels. Then go from there. If I had to do it more Modern era, Maybe I'd start with the X-Men Apocalypse Era. Start off with Professor X being Assassinated and the whole movie franchise is the X-men from THAT content having to Survive Apocalypse being in charge. Scenes like Cyclops cutting off Wolverine's arm, Juggernaut as a Monk, etc. Maybe even be following either Bishop, Cable, or both as they try to set the world "Right" but do it maybe over 3 movies in total if necessary. Could also be better if done after the Previous suggestion first. Introduce the Audience to the X-men, then have Xavier get Assassinated and the whole world turned upside down.. IDK.. Just there are so many stories they could pick from that haven't been used yet that would be fascinating to see on the big screen provided the Studio/Investors don't feel like they have to decide how the movie will be done, but the writers, director (That's right ONE director! No more of this Different directors for each movie nonsense!) and staff will be solely in charge and to blame if it fails.

[@terminatgor2322]

Imagine the Kevin bot is sent there by mojo lmao

[@Sebastianlovesme]

The show is so good. I just saw episodes 7 and 8 last night!

[@shaelunamidnight3585]

These were such great points made from adapting animation to cinematic film. Here is to hoping Marvel is in the bushes taking notes 🗒️

[@Kilawpilath]

Another Idea I had, was start off with the Krakoa Story. Back when the original Team had to go to Krakoa because of people going missing only to learn it was a living Island and get captured. Their First Failure. This could also introduce the second X-men Team that Xavier hobbles together to rescue them.. the Failure/Success of that.. Which could even introduce an end credits scene of the President Talking with his Cabinet and giving Trask the Go ahead with his Sentinel project.

[@ingonyama70]

Krakoa is incredibly popular and a fantastic story... ...But I'd argue it shouldn't be the starting point. Krakoa is like Genosha; for it to be seen as a safe haven by the audience, then the baseline has to be established that without a Genosha, Krakoa, or Xavier Institute, NO mutant is safe. Xavier's, Genosha, and ESPECIALLY Krakoa, are insulated safe-spaces (non-derogatory) where the mutant population can live without persecution, at least until they're brought down. The need for that needs to be established before we set up the place itself.

[@Kilawpilath]

@@ingonyama70 Not talking about the Current Krakoa.. Talking about the Original Story when they first Found Krakoa when Krakoa was actively luring people there and killing them.

[@BEEFSERPENT]

Best ep so far imo

[@305CID81]

Where's your breakdown of Deadpool & Wolverine trailer!! I need it 😂

[@BlakeJamesEpicBlog]

For the first MCU X-men film, I would feature Kitty Pryde as the lead/point-of-view character and a team consisting of - Cyclops - Jean Grey - Beast - Iceman - Storm Magneto and the Brotherhood would be the main antagonists. However, they wouldn't be outright villianous but rather reacting to the Sentinel program.

[@Paorosbaite-ug9co]

Honestly, much much better than i anticipated...i didn't watch the 90s show and the good thing is i don't have to..

[@PinoyHeroclixMix]

we’ll watch it anyway whatever they release

[@leoatrulionking7772]

Your killing me Smalls.....Even X '94 had Wolverine lustin over Jean and Sinister was forcing and watching Jean and Scott to have his baby

[@GODi76667]

Its a good thing the Episodes aren't random anymore like back in the day🤔😒😑

[@karaokekingskingdom]

The lesson should be fully animated movie length trilogies

[@AlbAlPasa]

Give this guy a raise.

[@MotownCountry]

i want to see Franklin Richards on the big screen. he had a name drop in the original X-Men live action, now bring him in. and despite what you said...i want Phoenix/Dark Phoenix done properly. that story needs redemption!!!!

[@seraphoem]

What was that “PROBABLY NOT” frame?

[@akirahellfire]

Optic Blasts are eye-hadoukens or eye-kamehameha

[@nuyoricanbooks]

mcu needs to read comics from rogue and gambit relationship if they want references to all things sexy. now that's a sexy ass couple.

[@GODi76667]

8:31 Cyclops Optic Blast is like equal to Ryu's Hadoken from Street fighter🤔🤗

[@instantromy]

Jubilee and Sunspot in the gaming episode.

[@asiabrew81]

A small part of why '97 hits so good is that its been a while since we've had good X-men content. I mean the live action movies ended like a fart in a bathtub in 2019 and the last animated one was what? Wolverine and the X-Men back in...2009! Seems a little bit of scarcity and damn good writing go a long way. I definitely agree about not lampshading the campy comicbook lore, that's the beauty of being a cartoon, the bar for accepting goofy shit happening is always low because its not live-action. The good thing is the MCU has already laid the "weird" groundwork for the X-Men, so now they can just exist in it and bring their more weightier, signature stuff. I like how the vibe is not the same between '97 and "What if...". This X-Men is earnest as fuck (not gritty) , that's why it stands out from the current MCU. My main concern when it comes to X-Men is the immediate deflation I feel w/ crossover events. Again, this version stands out because there is no statement that the events happening here are canon in the wider MCU. I like my X-Men in their little corner of the marvel universe dealing w/ their shit. And I love when they opt out of wider MU stuff, because they got a lot of their own problems & the Avengers tend to have excuses for not backing them up when things get messy.

[@retracian]

Optic blast sure “cuts” bunch a sentinel heads off for lights that don’t cut or slice

[@brantjustilian3791]

There’s one group you forgot about and it’s the closest to the mutants. Autistic. Every autistic person has a special skill and interest they can master. Where most fellow autistic are greatly shamed by others. Come on, autism is where the brain is rewired to be different than normal. I literally have a male chromosome deletion within my brain. Which Causes poor balance, and hand eye coronation, but I’m like an encyclopedia. Knowing I’m way too much, and having seemly unnatural wisdom for my age. 24

[@tylrdk]

THIS. 100%

[@QuestioningYourSanity]

Ha. Mojo literally can't wink.

[@TreFKennedy]

10:53 if we do Dark Phoenix, people need to remember that there’s a Phoenix Saga 1st