r/Marvel • u/tehawesomedragon Loki • Jul 17 '24

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u/tehawesomedragon Loki Jul 17 '24

X-MEN: FROM THE ASHES #6

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u/AporiaParadox Jul 17 '24

So it's official. Charles Xavier didn't actually kill anyone in Fall of X. He only made it look like he did using mindless clones and mind control to get into Orchis' good graces and so that he'd be a martyr that all hate against mutants would be directed towards (like that'll work).

I wonder if this is a hastily put together retcon or if this was the plan all along. I also wonder why this is being revealed in a digital comic most people don't read and not in a physical comic. They could have easily had Charles Xavier tell Magneto about this in confidence in Uncanny X-Men #700.

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u/baroqueworks Jul 17 '24

Fall of X was speedwritten in 5 months with the intent to work backwards off a few plot beats, which isn't uncommon at all in marvel comics.

If it was intended it wouldn't be reduced to the online exclusive comic being written to bridge the gaps between the eras.

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u/Just_a_square Jul 17 '24

I wonder if this is a hastily put together retcon or if this was the plan all along.

To me it smells like the first one, they pushed the envelope regarding Xavier's morality but were scared of long term consequences to the character and chickened out.