r/Xmen97

Right now going into season 2 it seems like we're gonna see both versions of X-Factor and X-Force. And people from both the Blue and Gold teams of the X-Men are already core cast members.

But we have nothing for Excalibur. The only person from that team we've seen is Nightcrawler and he's completely removed from the team that he actually spent the 90s as a part of.

I would love to see some of that team in season 3 or something.

Bishop and Forge can't seem to locate some of the most requested X-Men. No Emma, No Kitty, No Bobby.

What did Charles see here ? Was it a vision of the future ? Was it a fellow X men dying ? Or was it a revisit of a vision from season 1 about a certain scoundrel only this time it confirms the worst ? What do you guys think he saw ?

Can they please not do this??? Why do they always need to make it Kwannon? BETSY DESERVES her own story and screen time as Psylocke.

Betsy MADE Psylocke the icon she is today. She created the identity, the legacy, and it was HER powers, personality, and presence that made Psylocke so iconic in the first place. Kwannon was originally just a low-level telepath, while Betsy brought so much more depth, character, and emotional complexity to the role.

I honestly don’t care if the body-swap storyline was complicated. Psylocke’s story DESERVES to be adapted properly in animation, and they can absolutely make a cleaner and better version of it for modern audiences.

And at the end of the day, it’s BETSY’S legacy. There’s SO much material they can explore with her:
- her deep relationships with the X-Men
- her romance with Warren
- her moments with Sabretooth
- Mojo and Spiral
- The Hand storyline
- Lady Mandarin
- her struggle with identity and darkness

Betsy’s bond with the X-Men has always felt richer and more emotionally impactful during the 90s era, and that’s exactly the era the show is adapting. There’s enough content for an entire future season arc or even a standalone animated movie centered around her journey.

Title says it all.

It does not look like any of this 4 will be in season 2. Which is fine because the X-Men world is huge and I'm very excited they're introducing at least two other teams. But I do hope they won't overlook Emma, Kitty, Bobby and Illyana. And eventually give them their spotlight.

There had been rumours about a fairly well known name being cast as the voice actor for Polaris a few months ago, which ended up not being the case. But as the leaked trailer and the promotional images for the season have shown, Polaris is a part of X-Men '97 Season 2, and possibly in a big way.

The promotional images suggest that she'll be on X-Factor and then join X-Corp. What kind of role do you think she'll play in the season, and what would you like to see?

However, to make this thread MUCH more interesting (read: funnier), IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE GRIMDARK AND SERIOUS AND MATURE AND PRESTIGE like 97, you can do whatever you want, even, yes, have a lighter tone. This Is not me saying "pitch your own show", it's more like "let's make a silly little list of funny situations to place these sillies in for out amusement", like, I dunno, "Beast gets trapped in Mojoworld, forced tk host a talk show there, interviews (constructs of) famous scientists in the Marvel universe (Reed, Tony, the other Hank, etc.)". Let's make a random episodic X-Men show, I dare you to!

Plus, here's my little Black Rogue doodle! Made It in about 15 minutes, inspired by supposed Keke Palmer as Rogue casting rumors :)

Spoiler - some screenshots from the new leaked trailer.

Is Erik better off with Charles? Does Gambit need to hurry up and find Rogue? 😝

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYfOdwqEVUD/?igsh=MmJibTFxY3k2eWd2

Due to the trees could they be in New Orleans? And who are they fighting Apocalypse and the horsemen?