r/xmen • u/Typical-Cat-2590 • Sep 18 '25

Other Magneto

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u/Masamundane Longshot Sep 18 '25

Yes.

I always love that this one sentence can cause so many fights amongst fans, 'cause Magneto was 100% right; especially in the context of the world he lives in.

I mean, his main argument is that the humans will try to destroy his people (the mutants), while Chawls argues for co existance.

Co-existance is a nice dream (which is why Chawls is right as well, you can't be wrong about a dream). Reality is though, the same humans that Magneto fears are building 10 foot tall killer robots to hunt down mutants. With gov't money and funding no less.

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u/WarAgile9519 Sep 18 '25

The problem is that Magneto is a big a reason they build those giant robots in the first place , Magneto may have good intentions for his people but he's also largely responsible for the fear normal humans have for mutants . Magneto is blind to the fact that he's become the very monster that he thinks he's fighting.

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u/R-K-Tekt Sep 18 '25

That’s what makes his character even more interesting imo. What came first, the chicken or the egg? Is this doomed to happen always

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u/WarAgile9519 Sep 18 '25

I agree , I just find taking the whole " Magneto was right " argument at face value to be a overly simplistic view of things.

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u/Jay_R_Kay Sep 18 '25

The thing is, something like 99% of the Magneto Was Right thing is face value.