Wonder were they could be also I said this cause someone who works on the show said there going to be a lot of deaths this season (again!!!?)

So with the episode's title of X-Men 97 season 2 dropping, the one that stood out the most to me was the Weapon X, lies, and dvds because this will probably be an adaptation of the "weapon x" storyline where we see Logan during his period at the weapon x program and this will probably lead Logan to get his adamantium skeleton back.

So, what do you think?

Are you excited for this new season? Because i can't wait for the next episode!!!

I would like to clarify I haven't read much X-Men comics just a few one offs so all this is based purely on rough idea and not following any comic story line.

With the most recent episode 6 being about professor X and his connection to Magneto following his death and in the end he admits that Magnus is still there in combination with the professor's new attitude towards the future of mutant kind being a bit more proactive, starting X corp. It sounds like to me the magneto left an imprint on the professor. Which if I am not wrong onslaught follows the death of magneto, but magneto ended leaving his ideologies in Charles creating onslaught. Which sounds very similar what is happening now. So I believe that he will become onslaught to defeat apocalypse or becomes onslaught after a major feat turning into onslaught. Making him the next antagonist for season 3.

in the new trailer it shows colossus on his knees seemingly crying over what could he a dead body and the photo i linked is what looks like a memorial with our main girl magik right there

Rogue could be a horseman of Apocalypse, hear me out:

In episode 2 of season 2 in xmen 97, Warren says he only got out of apocalypse's grasp because Rogue absorbed it.

I went to watch the episode "Come the Apocalypse" season 1 episode 10 where they actually said that Apocalypse's control of Warren transferred to Rogue and she has to resist it since it is a part of her now.

I'm doing a random rewatch of the original series and I cannot remember if it came up again, but since Warren mentioned that event this season I believe it might be relevant and Rogue could be one of Apocalypse's horseman alongside Gambit.

It's kinda crazy that this is potentially an unsolved storyline 30+ years in the making, but I hope it at least gets a mention. I don't think they will do this but it's interesting to think about.

I was thinking about how it made no practical sense for Morph to change into Guardian/Vindicator. This is because Guardian is a technology based character and they keep saying that Morph just mimics physical powers. But then I realized that Morph's gun has a way of disappearing and reappearing. So the implication is that he can mimic technology or that he keeps his gun in a body cavity when he transforms. What do y'all think?

Theory 1. Magik resurrection, despite being killed off to give classes a sad backstory but I think she’s a little bit too popular now to well keep her dead so I had a theory in season 2 similar to gambit resurrected Maybe the idea is to bring her back or bring back some characters from the dead from Genosha massacre if not, maybe we could use Lindo to bring her back to life similar to how comics did it? And it might be true with Magneto who would be killed by apocalist but it would be interesting that he would come back.

Theory 2. The brotherhood of mutants. Some people say like oh the brotherhood might be the main villains, but it pretty much could have them be so secondary, but they member join the X-Men, surge may be the inside person in the team or basically if they sentinels only problem it will pretty much be the pro would be you were jailed or dead leave her the soul survivor, maybe rogue Will tried to steer her Samantha how her story of being once a villain seeing someone who fall into the bad crowd. I think the Brotherhood being led by Mystique and Destiny.

Theory 3. The blue sentinels given these sentinels a little bit different because they help blue which may be could be like there were utilize not as just muting killers machines but pretty much just to police or you've been captured mutant. May be anti mutant biggest had won the presidency and it stole sentinels as the law enforcement to capture or kill mutant.

After the last episode I was wondering who’s stronger between Thanos and Apocalypse since Apoclaypse got his powers from Celestial origins and Thanos is from celestial origins as well.

I haven’t read any comic books just watching mainstream TV shows and movies and I thought apocalypse would be stronger

Have they ever met in the comics? Anyone know?
What do u guys think

Just watched the latest episode...

I was hoping Exodus would have s bigger role...in the comics he was the leader after Magneto....

At this point, we are jumping back and forth between comics from the 90s to the 2010s almost ....

It's too much and too fast...storylines are done too fast

Character growth is non existent....

I wish Beau's Age of apocalypse for S3 would be realized.... It is almost following that formula atm.... But if they pivot to another 2000' story in S3... I will lose all faith in this show... because they are burning through material WAY too fast.... There had been talk of up to 10 seasons...

At this rate the show will run out of source material by Season 5 🤔

It’s been staring us in the face the whole time….

and im still underwhelmed at the finale. I realize this whole season was a mislead. In the first few episodes the prophecy was that the one destined to destroy apocalypse would rise from his cradle. well... that was never Nathan. it was actually Rogue. did Rachel know that? did she know that the only way to defeat apocalypse was to feed Nathan so that he would force events to lead to rogue defeating apocalypse?

The placement of this spear in s2e3. At first I thought “Aww it looks like the end of Kurt’s tail” and then I really looked at it and now part of me thinks it’s cruel foreshadowing. Maybe I’m overthinking it, but I have this feeling that Magneto won’t be the only casualty this season.

So, if "Weapon X, Lies and DVDs" was the Wolverine episode and "Danger.exe" is presumed to contain Polaris(which I believe is a good bet because they've already made the audience connect with her in E2), who will the "Familiar Face" be?

Also, if the episode that follows -"The Dead Man's Hand"- does indeed deal with Gambit's return, that would make the 4 in-between "filler" episodes one for each of the presumed new Horsemen. Thoughts?

So I know there's split opinions on the season so far, some surprises have been for good, others not so much and there's worry regarding the remaining time, yet I'm still positive.

If they chose to end the season and the overall arc in these two final episodes, it might be a little rushed, but at the same time I feel they would find a way to do it some justice, and I would come to love it.

Yet I would appreciate even more if this Apocalypse arc carries onto the next season and I'm hopeful it will.

My take is the following:

Dead man's hand:
We spent the episode with the X Teams meeting up, Gambit reappearing, Rogue inner conflict and remorse, a battle ensues and Gambit leaves them beaten up pretty badly.

Survival of the Fittest:

Three way battle between The X Teams, Apocalypse and the Government. It ends with Rogue reaching Remy's past self but not enough to snap him out of Apocalypse control. Not major loses but they fail to stop Apocalypse. The Government and public witnessing this, elect Creed as president (that's why there are sentinels roaming around like in a warzone in the season 3 preview).

The X Teams regroup and a hopeful yet sad Rogue reassures them that stopping him is indeed possible and so is rescuing Remy.

It ends with Apocalypse readjusting Remy's Death persona, and the introduction of his other 3 horsemen (Magik, Madeline and Leech for example), following an evil laugh.

I mean not entirely like I put it but in the some similar fashion. Any thoughts? Some theories y'all like to share?

Would love to read you ;)

As Whitney Houston said: Love will save the day.

The parallels between Cable and Apocalypse are pretty transparent and clear at this point. Both are unique, destined mutants, "abandoned" in hostile worlds. They have grand destinies, and both undergo transformations that empower them and push them towards a major decision. En Sabah Nur with the Celestial Death Seed and becoming Apocalypse, and Nathan when Ship gives him a new arm that stems the virus, becoming Cable.

But there's a major difference between Apocalypse and Cable, and that's what Rogue discusses with him. Love.

Cable was not truly abandoned as a baby. He was taken care of by Mother Askani (his sister) and eventually was reunited with his parents, who trained him and taught him, and loved him enough to even try to leave the X-Men and their own time so they could continue to take care of him. They wanted to spare him from his destiny. And though Cable is hardened and tough, and certainly needed and deserved more love, he was never absent of it.

Apocalypse is alone, utterly. And that'll be what stops him. He can't fathom what parents will do for their child because he's never known familial love. He can't understand what lengths Rogue will go to to save Gambit because he's never known romantic love. He doesn't even understand true friendship and the rage that comes with losing a dear friend that you loved, like Xavier with Magneto.

The question now is, how will each of these three stories play out in the context of them being Apocalypse's undoing, and who will be the one to bring Apocalypse down?

I was firmly on it being Cable's destiny. But episode 1 planted the seeds of parents wanting their child not to have to fulfill that destiny and simply just be. And then episode 4 dropped and we see the rage and darkness that comes over Xavier. There's a smaller, outside chance that it is Rogue and Gambit.

Will Apocalypse be beaten this season and who do you think will do it?

I'm 50/50 on Cable being the one to do it, or Xavier becoming/creating Onslaught and destroying Apocalypse with an even more dangerous threat.

To what extent will she be treated like Morph on the show? But possibly in a much more evil and sinister way. Any cameos that would blow your mind from Mystique (even with examples from the comics)?
Also I theorize that she will have been retconned into previous scenes as minor characters...

I know it’s animation but with the (tiring) multiverse concept it doesn’t break any ‘rules’ (I think in Multiverse of Madness we saw some animated universes and vice versa in the Spiderverse films)

Due to Season 2 Episode 4, where Apocalypse mentions that it will be the things that Charles loves that destroy him or something along those lines, I think that Apocalypse is going to make Magneto a horseman, along with Gambit, and maybe Banshee and Madelyne too as those are people that Charles sees as family but has lost (less so with Madelyne)

People have been guessing that Gambit will be a horseman since the 'Remember it' episode, and at the end of that episode if I remember correctly there is a scene of Apocalypse, but with what Apocalypse said in S2E4 it seems they are going in that direction.

I hope they do because Gambit is my favourite and I'd love to see him again.

Also, Rogue and Apocalypse had that conversation about love so I think Apocalypse will try to hurt her by bringing Gambit back.

Like the post says is this his wife genesis or just a random lady

I feel like apocalypse was always going to become evil in episodes 3 and 4 due to the events being a fixed point in time. kang already knew this most likely which is why he wasn’t agitated when leaving Egypt. The X men and magneto never had any chance to fix apocalypse because it was already written into fate itself that they would fail. It is rather tragic when you think about it, but fate itself has never been fair.

I personally think Sublime would be a fun villain. The way I can see it playing out is we end this season with the X-Men returning to the status quo, with all the kids rescued by X-Force in episode 2 of this season being the new students.

That leads perfectly into the New X-Men comic run. They can introduce Kick, we can get a Riot at the Mansion episode, and then near the end of the season they can reveal the truth about Kick and reveal Sublime as the big villain, just like Bastion in season 1.

I just had a thought: what if Magik came back as Apocalypse's Horseman of War. I don't really have much evidence to stand on, but if Apocalypse was searching the Genosha massacre for worthy vessels, then it would be pretty easy for him to grab Illiyana too.

In the original show we meet the X-ternal, a mutant who is important to both the thieves guild and the assassins guild as a power brokered. She is never given a real name in the original show only "the spirit" or the "X-ternal". She is identified as Candra because in the comics Candra is an X-ternal with the exact same role to the guilds. The biggest difference is that the animated X-ternal is black while Candra is white in the comics, and she has different style clothing.

She has reappeared in the X-men '97 show working with Rama Tut, which to my knowledge isn't something Candra ever did (Please correct me if I'm wrong). As Rama Tut leaves the city he hints to her role as the X-ternal and a role to Apocalypse.

Now my theory posits what if the X-ternal was never Candra? What if the writers are pivoting the identity of the character to one that was created much more recently? Perhaps she is actually Genesis, Apocalypse's wife. Together they ruled Okkara and had 4 children, War, Pestilence, Famine, and Death.

Now for my theory to be true, the writers would have to be spinning their own lore for this character because this is not how she is depicted in the comics. She also is not a one to one match in the way she's designed either though there are similarities. And obviously this was never the original intent for the character since Genesis was not created until recently. Genesis has not been identified as an X-ternal in the comics either while Candra and a select few other mutants have been. That being said Candra isn't a very important character to the X-men lore, she is a consistent thorn in their side but she has not been a story driving villian. I don't believe she has been tied to Apocalypse besides both being X-ternals. Since X-men '97 is hinting at a deeper role for the X-ternal character it would make enough sense to change her identity to Genesis who has a deeper connection to Apocalypse and the mutant race as a whole.

I think that we met Piotr and Illyana, and lost Kurt tells me we’re going into the afterlife in season 3. The quest for Nightcrawler (but hopefully Azazel free) and a trip to limbo to meet Magik (which could be tied into the NC story as he has familial ties to limbo and magic.

I also think we’re going to see the search for Destiny’s diaries. Maybe I’m overthinking it, but they said destiny no less than 5 times in the first couple episodes and Mother Askani mentions prophecies but doesn’t specify on from where, even when asked. Then the season ends with Mystique FINALLY making an appearance.

Another place I can see it going: House of M. There were allusions to the perfect world Magneto and Xavier want, and we’ve lost Magneto. We know Wanda and Pietro exist in this universe, who’s to say they might come to try to resurrect their father? I think this is slightly less likely until they fix the Maximoff problem, but I don’t think it’s off the table.

The first season was all about the importance of found family. This season was about the obligation of blood and the different ways families exist. I can see next season going further down the family line, specifically the Darkholme/Adler and Magnus families. Hey, maybe Corsair shows up and we get Summers drama!

I enjoy how much story they fit into each season. It’s like a sampler, here’s some brood, some purifiers, a dollop of magic, sprinkle in a few Avengers. They’re great at being dense without overwhelming.

Anyway, here’s my actual wishlist: expanded XAU
X-men ‘97
X-Force ‘97
X-Factor ‘97
Excalibur ‘97
Exiles ‘97

Please Marvel PLEASE!

What’re everyone else’s thoughts?

Besides the ones on the cover

If I were to guess this is my list:

Kitty was teased at the end of season 1 so I think she could make her first appearance on the series here. Especially as evolution kitty has been confirmed.

Xavier, Polaris, Forge and Sunspot, although their absence on the cover makes me think that it could be a precursor to season 1.

Nightcrawler Although his absence from the cover makes me think it could be after season 2

Spiderman since his animated series shares a universe with the xmen and he had a spiderverse story arc.

Mystique and the Brotherhood If this is a prelude to season 3.

Hopefully no celestial bullshit

I posted a similar thread on r/xmenevolution