It’s a big week for Marvel’s mutants. X-Men ’97 Blow door open At CinemaCon, Kevin Feige unveils a batch of stunning films deadpool and wolverine lens.But as rumors continue to circulate about who might be the big bad behind the scenes Both In these things, perhaps it’s time to turn to the source material – one of the greatest X-Men in the long history of the book.
Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s bold reimagining of the X-Men New X-Men In mid-2001, a lot more was added to the legacy of Marvel’s mutants.In addition to additions to the classics – check The destruction of Kenosha; An end to the first attempts at mutant nations that would manifest themselves decades later in the rise of Age of Krakow; The development of the concept of secondary mutations; Its exploration of a world in which the world an international exposure to Charles Xavier’s mutant identity; its setting up of Emma Frost as one of the most important additions to this generation of X-Men; and even its controversial treatment of Magneto—New X-Men It set the tone for the stories Marvel told about mutants in the early 21st century.
It’s an urgent, modern encapsulation of mutant metaphors in a world about to be rocked by the terrorist attacks of September 11 – its opening story about the Keno Mountain genocide, “E is for Extermination,” from 2001-7 Beginning in October and ending in September – throughout its three-year run, it deftly weaved the mutants’ expansion on Earth into its superhero shenanigans and the wider world, as well as the introduction of Xavier High The codification of the School of Education into a true educational institution furthered the exploration of unique aspects of mutant culture. There are facilities on campus where hundreds of students live. But it was in those early arcs—”E is for Extinction” and “Empire,” specifically— New X-Men gave us one of the most compelling, fascinating, and terrifying mutant adversaries in the entire history of the X-Men: Cassandra Nova.
Charles Xavier’s “twin sister”—actually, a parasitic, disembodied psychic reflection that developed with Charles in the womb and then attempted to strangle him with her own umbilical cord—Cassandra ·The threat and influence of Nova becomes immediate and terrifying in Cassandra Nova. New X-Men. X-Men Comics have long dealt with the ideological frustration of Xavier’s dream of mutant assimilation, but Cassandra’s twisted origin is a literal carbon copy, relying solely on the supernatural powers she possesses and her disapproval of abandoning her before she was even born Surviving the hatred of her brother makes her an incredibly chilling threat – a Professor
What makes her work outside of her personal relationship with Xavier is also immediately apparent in her debut: Cassandra Nova is a villain, win.She manipulated the descendants of Bolivar Trask to activate the Wild Sentinels and carry out the Geno Mountain genocide, which only happened in two issues, and instead of stopping at the last moment, she slaughtered 16 million mutants, which was a turning point New X-Men Continuing to consider it throughout its run, the consequences have only really been dealt with in recent comics – a legacy that few villains can match.
Even outside of her role on Genosha, where Cassandra creates psychic mayhem, she actually barely appears in the books. Either incorporeally or in Charles’ own body – she used Charles’ body to reveal his mutant identity on national television and even split the Shi’ar Empire apart due to her constant desire to kill anyone living with her brother Something relatable – Cassandra isn’t a villain with grand speeches (Morrison weaves some of her best quips in front of her) or stagecraft; while she can turn you into a raving wreck of self-doubt, Or convince you to turn your mind into a mulch when all of it is just plain drama. The X-Men barely managed to survive their two major encounters with her, but she ruthlessly tore them apart in the process regardless.
An unstoppable force of revenge that makes no sense to her, and she will not perish without evil. Even without a personal connection to Charles, Cassandra represents a kind of ultimate enemy who painfully and ideologically tests every aspect and legacy of Xavier’s dream, asking how far Charles’ faith can go, and not just In a modern, fearful world, but when faced with such profoundly damaging acts of terror, they need to respond in the same way.Although the X-Men ultimately defeated Cassandra and Emma had her mind trapped in the form of an alien shape-shifting “thing”, the impact of her brief and bloody time on her New X-Men Casting a shadow over the rest of the series, it puts pressure not just on Charles, but on all of the X-Men, and even beyond, given Genosha’s ongoing legacy.
Even if these contemporary Marvel Studios projects will try to deal with her, we’re still not sure.after all it is Nothing is confirmed yetbut still no However Emma Corrin Confirmed to Play Nova in Series deadpool and wolverine (even though the trailer make it look like They will) – Even so, given all the multiverse shenanigans in that movie, there’s no way of knowing what version of Cassandra we’d get. Similarly, X-Men ’97 Still grappling with the moment of the Genocide on Mount Keno, so far it’s unclear who was behind this horrific act—and since Cassandra hasn’t appeared in the show yet, the series has plenty of opportunities to twist and turn in Do your own thing there.
But even so, her influence New X-MenAs Marvel Studios returns to the mutant world, the legacy of Transformers is keenly felt. No matter where these two very different X stories go, if all roads lead to Cassandra Nova, it’ll be interesting to see how they handle it.
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