The first character designs for the revival of the beloved ‘90s cartoon were revealed today at a panel at Comic-Con. After the events of The Animated Series, the next iteration of the X-men will be led by none other than Magneto himself, wearing a new helmetless costume inspired by his design in the first volume of New Mutants, when he turned away from his villainous actions.
A mix of classic faces from the show are part of the team that he is leading. The main team, voiced by their original Animated Series actors, are Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, and others. The designs for Sunspot, Cable, Nightcrawler, Forge, Bishop, and Morph were all from the ‘90s, suggesting we will be getting a much more expanded Mutant roster this time around. In a brief moment of footage teased to attendees of the panel, the X-Men fought off an attack from one of Bolivar Trask's sentinels, with the classic XTAS theme playing as Cyclops leads the charge, and Beast sweeps its legs.
Who will oppose the X-men this time? There is a cavalcade of familiar and deep-cut X-men villains to pit against the team in the upcoming movie. The Hellfire Club, Mr. Sinister, Callisto of the Morlocks, and the Special Assistant to the President were all shown to attendees.
Disney+ will be the exclusive home of X-men '97 in fall of 2023.
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