7 Cliffhangers X-Men ’97 Needs To Resolve

The final episode of the series, “Graduation Day,” mirrored the events of Uncanny X-Men #200. Charles Xavier was gravely injured, to the point where only the Shi’ar had the technology to save his life. Xavier’s soulmate, Lilandra, answered the call to help and spirited him away without any guarantee that Charles would ever return.

In the comics, this was used as the rationale for Magneto joining the team as their new mentor, which he did at Xavier’s request. X-Men ‘97 appears to be following this path, and Magneto even has a new mask-less costume that resembles his outfit from this era. Eventually, Xavier did make his return to Earth in the comics and settled back into the mentor role while Magneto slipped back into misguided villainy.

The big question now is whether the creative team behind the show feels the need to follow the same course. If Charles Xavier is still alive, will he come back home to reunite with his team on Earth? Or will he stay in space and marry Lilandra? In animation, as in comics, the possibilities are endless.