Season 1 showrunner Beau DeMayo previously described this role as “a fan favorite.”
Warning: This article contains spoilers fromX-Men ‘97season 1, episode 7, “Bright Eyes.”
Gambit (AJ LoCascio) is indeed dead.
Theo James voices Bastion on ‘X-Men ‘97’.Disney+
But the twists kept coming, thanks toThe GentlemenandThe White LotusstarTheo James’ arrival on the show.
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In Marvel Comics, Bastion is a human-Sentinel hybrid, a combination of Master Mold and Nimrod.
Well, there’s an explanation for that, too.
Bastion holds Magneto prisoner in ‘X-Men ‘97’ episode 7, “Bright Eyes”.Disney+
The pieces are all coming together.
When Bastion arrives onX-Men ‘97, he first kills Gyrich after Rogue tried to absorb his memories.
“What you would do is my roadmap for whatnotto do….
A Bastion Easter egg (bottom right) from ‘X-Men ‘97’ episode 4, “Motendo/Lifedeath - Part 1”.Disney+
Unlike the rest of you, I evolved.”
X-Men ‘97leaves us with one other big clue as to Bastion’s origins on the show.
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