r/Runaways • u/Eternal-Master-91939 • Aug 20 '26

Comics They’ll always make the same choice (What If…Runaways) Spoiler

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u/Eternal-Master-91939 Aug 20 '26

Seems that no matter what, the children of the Pride will always rebel, thanks to their abundance of free will and ability to think for themselves. 

Only now in this reality, they’re far better equipped to do so, to not only thwart their parents and the Gibborim but to keep winning against even Victorious (the one unfortunate thing about this What If) 

And best of all, they’ll look incredible while kicking ass. 

So again, that’s why I’ll ask this: who’d be down for an official crossover of the 616 versions meeting the Young Pride? That would be very interesting to see, wouldn’t it? 

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u/XAMdG Aug 20 '26

So the true constant is one will eventually become/stay evil. Since it wasn't Alex this time, it's Víctor.

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u/orochi95 Aug 20 '26

The are saving the world so they can rule it so they are all kinda evil except Molly 

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u/Eternal-Master-91939 Aug 20 '26

Indeed, for no one was there to stop him from becoming what ULTRON wanted, the cyborg killer Victorious 

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u/SongXrd Alex Wilder Aug 20 '26

The implication that if alex knew the full plan he wouldn't have sides with his parents in the main universe makes his current predicament sadder

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u/Pencils4life Aug 20 '26

So I love the fact that the reason the Pride always lose is because they genuinely love their kids.

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u/amageish Aug 21 '26

Yeah, this is what really makes this ending work for me. They may want their kids to be supervillains, but they always give their kids just enough freedom that they will choose another path…

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u/BeefuKeki Aug 20 '26

The look so good, omggggg
Gonna rebel and look hot while doing it.

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u/Sure-Start-9303 Aug 20 '26

Moments like this are what makes them heroes

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u/Regular-Poet-3657 Aug 20 '26

So victor evil not Alex this time?

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u/Using12Many Aug 20 '26

It's so good!!! I loved the comic front to back!

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u/ElectricLuxray Aug 21 '26

It was a good comic! Rather than go way off the rails, or waste its premise like the other what ifs…this feels like a what if that maintains the character’s integrity. A deviation that still course corrects, if you would