The Defense would like to remind the Court that prior to inadvertently inheriting the Rasputins' powers as a direct consequence of Peter Parker's calculated meddling, the Defendant had shown no Phoenix-hoarding or homicidal tendencies during the conflict which led to the death of one Charles Francis Xavier. Bringing up the true architect behind the victim's demise isn't exactly helping the Prosecution's cause.
Why exactly should Cable's vision of the future be taken as being correct. There are multiple, infinite possible futures, why was that one suppose to be accepted as definitive? Just because his son told him that he had to act he just did it, never questioned never doubted. Honestly I don't think he was ever going to alter course, he was set on his mission irregardless of what Hope wanted.
Well, Blaquesmith is the one that told Cable about the events that led to this future. So, in that regard, it isn't as biased of a view as implicated. Also, if we are going to question the validity of time travelers and the integrity of their actions, there are quite a few characters that will benefit significantly less than Cable. Also, to be fair, Scott is acting on trust here. Something Cap did with Logan. So, if this is considered as a strike against Scott, it should be considered the same for Cap.
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"This is starting to sound like a bad comic book plot"
-Spider-man
“Evil is evil...lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same."
-Geralt of Rivia
Well played.
I am not arguing that they shouldn't have intervened, simply that their intervention led to Scott's unwillingly hosting the PF; it wasn't that they approached the Utopian X-Men about the PF, it was how they did so.
Wolverine was hardly an unbiased party, Cap could've gone to Storm who also had dual-memberships (if memory serves).
Your argument, that Scott should've just done as the Avengers said, is sadly not realistic. That first attack you mention? Scott had to make a tactical decision after Cap made it clear that he wasn't taking no for an answer - he correctly deduced that Cap had backup lying in wait and that blast was a clarion call and warning to his team.
A claim of defense would work if the Avengers hadn't been the ones to show up at someone else's doorstep with a massive force, lying in wait to spring a surprise assault at a moments notice. They approached the Utopian X-Men, they made the first move.
How would the Avengers' absence result in the planet being destroyed? Regardless, the main charge is the murder of Xavier, and the Avengers' actions directly led to the necessary environment for that to occur.
His own use? How does setting "No More Mutants" right for his own use? Everyone shared his hopes about Hope and the Phoenix until it was necessary not to.
Was there a point before Phoenix possession where Scott was ignoring all of these things? The Phoenix destroying planets on its way is hardly something he wouldn't take into account, but there was no reason to believe that it was going to do so to earth. And in what world would Scott jeopardize the safety of the planet he and his people inhabit?
Man, this topic reminded me what a mess AvsX was. So much of basic logic has to be forgotten in order for the story to work.
Also, Aaron's Logan is one of the worse x-characters ever. The character was so damaged it had to die and go to character rehab.