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Two moreMarvelsuperhero teams will officially be joiningX-Men ‘97season 2 when the show returns from its hiatus. One of the biggest hits of 2024 was theX-Men ‘97TV show, serving as a continuation ofthe belovedX-Men: The Animated Series. The end ofX-Men ‘97season 1 did conclude with a massive cliffhanger following the defeat of Bastion.
At a recentX-Men ‘97season 1 screening (viaCollider), Marvel Studios’ Head of TV, Streaming, and Animation, Brad Winderbaum, was one of the panel participants. During the panel, Winderbaum revealed that theX-Men ‘97/X-Men: The Animated Seriesuniverse will be introducing two more Marvel teams, as he shared the following:
There’s many teams, in Marvel, that have the letter “X” that are followed by a hyphen. I would put it to you like this… there’s two other X teams in Season 2.
10 Best X-Men ‘97 Characters Ranked
Between Deadpool & Wolverine and X-Men ‘97, Marvel has shown that the mutants are in good hands, and the animated series did right by key characters.
Which X-Teams Could Be Introduced In X-Men ‘97 Season 2?
TheX-Men ‘97finale ended with several of the beloved heroes getting stuck in time, with some of them getting sent to Ancient Egypt in 3000 B.C. Meanwhile, Jean Grey and Cyclops got stranded in 3960 A.D., which will obviously now be a big focus forX-Men ‘97season 2 in trying to get all of them back to the present. However, time travel is looking to be one of the major themes of the next season, allowingX-Men ‘97to tap into some interesting X-teams from the comics.
With the main X-Men group essentially defunct for the time being, this could serve as the opportunity for the X-Force team to finally come to life in this universe. The X-Force could be something that comes into play to basically fill the void of the missing mutants. Since Cable is already a recurring player inX-Men ‘97,having him create the X-Force in the present timeline would only be fitting.
In terms of the future timeline, a variation of X-Men 2099 could also be explored inX-Men ‘97season 2, showing Jean and Scott what mutant alliances are like in the future. It’s also possible that theX-Men ‘97season 2 writers are bringing in other X-teams that many are not expecting to appear. But for now, the audience will have to wait and see what happens inX-Men ‘97season 2.
X-Men ‘97
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X-Men ‘97 is the direct continuation of the popular 1990s animated series X-Men: The Animated Series. Taking up where the third season left off, Marvel’s revival brings back famous mutants such as Wolverine, Storm, Rogue, Gambit, Cyclops, Beast, Magneto, and Nightcrawler, who fight villains like Mr. Sinister, the Sentinels, and the Hellfire Club.
