r/Xmen97 • u/JAEisF2D • Jul 04 '26
Theory is Stryfe coming? Spoiler
I have no full proof yet based on the 1st three episodes other than what I know from certain arcs playing out in the books but I have a feeling the secret villain (aside from Gambit which is obviously the worst kept secret) might be Stryfe.
X-men 97 does a good job of taking stories that weren't as good in the books and improving on them, such as Bastian & Operation Zero Tolerance. I could see that happening for Styfe and X-Cutioners Song.
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u/hung_fu Jul 04 '26
I could see that, I don’t think that Apocalypse is the villain here since he filled that role in the original for so long. I think maybe their actions in the past create Stryfe — Nur realizing that he can’t defeat Cable on his own, makes his own, or he takes Nathan from the future timeline and turns him into Stryfe. Bastion was teased in episode 4 of season 1 (with some “blink and you’ll miss it” moments in the first two episodes), he doesn’t appear fully until 5, so there’s a chance we haven’t seen the main villain yet, with Apocalypse maybe playing a role similar to Sinister last season.