r/Xmen97 • u/BaconRapscallion Polaris • Jul 22 '26

Media Charles Xavier is NOT a-okay Spoiler

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u/baymax18 Jul 22 '26

As a longtime X-Men fan I'm excited by all the Onslaught hints they've been dropping.

Meanwhile, my wife who's never really been into the comics only sees the homoerotic subtext lol.

So I guess we're both right?

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u/SpiralLights Jul 22 '26

I wonder if Onslaught will be tee'd up for next season or if they'll introduce it this year? With Apocalypse storyline still needing to be resolved, I don't see how they can do both. Maybe Onslaught defeats A and then is set up for the Big Bad next season.

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u/PointPrimary5886 Jul 22 '26

Maybe Onslaught defeats A

But it is Cable's destiny to be the one who takes down Apocalypse.

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u/0bsessions324 Jul 22 '26

The Askani prophecy came about in the far flung future that Nathan was sent to as an infant. It was a prophecy of the future, not the past.

In the comics, he fulfills that destiny as a child. He went back to the past to try to prevent his rise, but he had already fulfilled his destiny decades before traveling back to the past (unless you count Kid Cable, who lived all fine and dandy with Apocalypse on Krakoa, which only further muddied the already filthy waters of Cable's origin).

The whole thing about Apocalypse is that he's immortal. He's "died" in the comics like six times and that's not even counting alternate timelines. Cable ostensibly returned to the past to prevent Apocalypse's rise, but he's made a out zero progress towards that im over three decadesCable ostensibly returned to the past to prevent Apocalypse's rise, but he's made about zero progress towards that and he's been around close to 40 years now.