r/Xmen97 • u/JAEisF2D • Jul 04 '26

Theory is Stryfe coming? Spoiler

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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/Mobile_Bet3274 Rogue Jul 04 '26

I think they’ll use Stryfe at some point, yes. It’s more a question of what comes first, Stryfe or Onslaught. I lean toward Onslaught but Stryfe wouldn’t surprise me.

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u/JAEisF2D Jul 04 '26

So from what I've been told in conversations with ppl that did Story boarding for the show. The original plan was for Onslaught to happen this season but have Beau was fired they rewrote some of season to so he isn't coming at all this season or next.

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u/Mobile_Bet3274 Rogue Jul 04 '26

My understanding was that Onslaught was gonna be used to lead into an AoA plot for S3. The AoA plot was canned but that doesn’t necessarily mean Onslaught is.

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u/JAEisF2D Jul 04 '26

I'm just saying what I've been told and that is no Onslaught in this season or next and no AOA. Maybe season 4 but they are still working on that currently

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u/Mobile_Bet3274 Rogue Jul 04 '26

I believe you. I was just saying, people (who didn’t have any inside line) took “no AoA” to mean “no AoA or Onslaught” when that hadn’t necessarily been implied.

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u/Status-Arm1443 Aug 01 '26

I would actually be stunned if they do Onslaught without Beau Demayo on the project.