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Omega Alpha
Pretty much every interview seems to confirm it's the case-Hickman has been planning this story for a long time, they only decided on AoXM because they need to do something while waiting for Hickman, and after that it would be cool if Cyclops and Wolverine had a team coming back at this moment. Also, that Bishop/Jean "romance" was at the last minute, originally it was Storm, and they decided "no, Jean needs another love interest", clearly not taking into account she already had 3 of the most important characters and that Bishop was pretty much Summers family enemy #1 for years.