Here’s what that character appearance in the last moment of episode 3 means for the show moving forward.
Warning: This article contains spoilers from X-Men ‘97 episode 3, “Fire Made Flesh.”
Hope is not lost for the Mistress of the Elements after a tragic turn for the character.
Storm (voiced by Alison Sealy-Smith) in ‘X-Men ‘97’.Marvel Animation
Then in walks Forge (voiced by Gil Birmingham).
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The storyline gets pretty serious, as both mutants contemplate suicide.
Storm returns to Africa, where she learns to accept the loss of her powers.
The cover of Marvel Comics’ 1984 issue ‘Lifedeath’.Marvel Comics
X-Men ‘97has already signaled that an adaptation of this storyline is in the works for season 1.
It was so much more simplistic than it is today.
[The X-Men] spent years telling humanity to embrace the future, walk into the future together.
What happens when they get hit with a future they didn’t see coming?
Storm eventually does get her powers back in the comics, but will she inX-Men ‘97?
If so, when?
New episodes ofX-Men ‘97premiere every Wednesday on Disney+.
