That X-Men ‘97 season finale was fairly the sucker punch for followers invested in Marvel Animation’s revived traditional collection coming into a modern era. We noticed the X-Males overcome seemingly insurmountable odds in opposition to Bastion after the reveal that he was this season’s massive dangerous—not the crimson herrings Magneto and Sinister (who nonetheless performed a serious villainous position within the finale).
But it surely was the shock through the finish credit scene that exposed extra end-of the-world sized threats had been on the best way—together with a serious villain. In a brand new interview with Entertainment Weekly, supervising producer and head director Jake Castorena, head of Marvel Animation Brad Winderbaum, and episodic director Emi Yonemura mentioned the thrilling X-Males ‘97 twist.
“All roads finally result in Apocalypse,” Castorena instructed EW about bringing within the main X-Males foe into the fold. “I imply, how do they not? It’s both Apocalypse or Magneto or Sinister as a rule.” It is sensible after having the X-Males seem previously in Egypt to satisfy En Sabah Nur, who has been affected by the alien powers of his origin, to distinction that with him as Apocalypse within the current, post-Bastion battle.
“It was at all times a part of Beau [DeMayo]’s pitch to deliver Apocalypse in at a sure level,” stated Winderbaum, referring to the series creator, who has since left the show. “Apocalypse was by no means actually on the desk for season one, however he was at all times high of thoughts as we thought concerning the future.”
Yonemura added that it’s a plan they’re nonetheless maintaining in place. “I find it irresistible as a result of each Magneto and Xavier are proper and improper, so that you’ve obtained to have this different celebration are available and fully destroy how each of them see the world, fully put each of them at odds and problem their ideas,” they stated. “But in addition, his final purpose is energy. What does that imply? How does that manifest?”
Added Castorena, “Magneto is any person that embraces their mutant id, their mutant nature, and behooves others to do the identical. Apocalypse is the primary mutant that refuses to acknowledge that.” The character helps elevate the stress surrounding Charles and Magneto’s ever-evolving discourse concerning the X-Males present amongst humanity.
It will likely be attention-grabbing to see how the X-Males affect En Sabah Nur earlier than he progresses into Apocalypse with powers that embody energy, shapeshifting, psychological talents, and immortality; he reveals up when the X-Males scatter throughout timelines and does the wildest factor—picks up Gambit’s card—which to followers foreshadowed how, within the comics, he used his superior tech to show sure mutants into his his 4 Horsemen: Conflict, Famine, Pestilence, and Demise. Will Gambit be reanimated like within the comics to be the Horseman of Demise? Castorena’s reference within the interview was knowingly cryptic: “Oh, did one thing occur with Gambit within the comics? Oh, that’s cool.”
Watch X-Males ‘97 season one now streaming on Disney+.
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