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Major Spoilers forX-Men ’97Season Finale
It has been said countless times before that Marvel Studios and the MCU do not like to leave loose ends. Although the finale ofX-Men ’97was one of the most iconic episodes of the animated series, Marvel Studios also completed the loop after 31 years!
With Wolverine uttering one iconic line to Magneto during the finale ofX-Men ’97,the mutants really came full circle 31 years back when the OGX-Men: The Animated Serieswas released in 1992 and fans were really impressed with Marvel’s ability!
“The brave are always the first to die”
It was 1992 when Magneto said an iconic line in the original animated showX-Men: The Animated Series.When the mutants (including Wolverine) chose to get in the Blackbird to face Bolivar Trask and Master Mold to save President Robert Kelly, Magneto considered it a suicide mission.
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When the mutants were taking off in the Blackbird, Magneto stated“The brave always die first”.Quite a chilling line, the quote became quite famous and Marvel Studios decided to make good use of it. If you haven’t seen the finale ofX-Men ’97,turn around now for a spoiler warning for the 2024 animated show is in effect.
During the season finale, Magneto has had enough of human hatred against mutants. Turning the tide against humanity, Magneto becomes a justified villain on the path to cleanse humanity. While he gets distracted by Professor Charles Xavier and Cyclops, Wolverine sneaks up behind Magneto and stabs him in the back.
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Although this is already a pretty shocking moment, Wolverine leans in and states the iconic line that Magneto had said 31 years ago!
“Been in a lot of wars, bub. The brave always die first.”
On the other hand, it seems that the X-Men and the Avengers will be seen in a conflict pretty soon. With a mutant disrespecting Captain America in the animated show, it seems that conflict is inevitable and that the Avengers and the X-Men may suffer some serious loss of life!
X-Men ’97Could Soon Introduce X-Men vs. The Avengers!
During episode 7 of the show, mutant Rogue is on a hunt and meets Captain America. When their conversation doesn’t go well, Rogue throws the Captain’s shield 50 feet away into the snow. In an interview withComicbook.com, the voice actor for Professor X,Ross Marquandstated that this scene could have future consequences.
During his talks, Marquand seemed to hint that there was a real chance that Avengers vs X-Men could take place in the future!
“You saw what happened in the last episode [with] Rogue and Captain America. There’s a real chance that [Avengers vs X-Men] could happen. He can’t fly. Captain can’t fly. She threw that in the side of a snowy mountain.”
He further continued,
“I’m sure it’s lodged in there 50 feet deep. He ain’t gonna find that shield. It’s not like Mjolnir where you’re able to just like pull it back, it’s stuck in that thing. He’s gonna be pissed at Rogue for a while.”
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It would indeed be an awesome spectacle to watch if the Avengers were to fight the X-Men in future seasons of the animated show. With the season finale being released,X-Men ’97received a rating of 8.4/10 on IMDB and a whopping 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The 2024 animated show is available to stream on Disney+ in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
