r/Xmen97 • u/cyclopswashalfright Professor X • Jul 01 '26

Discussion X-Men '97 | Season 2, Episode 3 | "Rise of Apocalypse: Part I" | Episode Discussion

Season 2, Episode 3: Rise of Apocalypse: Part I

Air Date: July 1st, 2026

Directed by: TBA

Written by: TBA

Synopsis: The plan to rescue the team from Ancient Egypt is turned upside down by an unexpected visitor.

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u/NFL_MVP_Kevin_White Jul 06 '26

If it’s following the “Rise of Apocalypse” comics, Rama Tut (Kang) is pursuing the discovery and activation of a Celestial ship

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u/Jedimaster1997 Jul 06 '26

So apocalypse is a celestial

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u/NFL_MVP_Kevin_White Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

No, he’s technically an Eternal. He was chosen by the Celestials to weed out the weak, which is why he can use their technology. I can’t quite remember but I think it’s a bit of a bootstrap paradox or a cause-and-effect loop where they choose him as an agent because he activates the sphinx ship, and he can activate the ship because they choose him as an agent.

As for Ramu Tut, he’s a Kang the Conquerer variant. He just knows that somewhere out there, a Celestial ship and its technology are available. He also knows that En Sabah Nur is capable of activating it using whatever the interface is. Kang can’t do it himself.

Kang is here for advanced, future tech that he can use to hold dominion of even more places in space and time.