Originally Posted by
Blind Wedjat
Is this really such a bad thing?
I mean, wouldn't it be a great way to add weight on the negative reaction to the sudden appearance and idea of mutants? Here's my line of thinking:
- As much as I despise the five year gap between Infinity War and Endgame (because it only benefitted Stark in having a daughter old enough), Marvel has a great opportunity to now use it a lot more wisely.
- A lot of weird shit is coming to the MCU within the next five to ten years. A lot of stuff to shake up the status quo of the universe:
- an uncolonised, formerly isolationist African nation is now the leading world superpower,
- the idea of a multiverse and alternative realities through time travel are now legitimate,
- a race of cosmic powered beings have been on Earth this whole time,
- vampires suddenly exist,
- a family of four have returned from whence they came with superpowers,
- and now a new race of people on Earth have been revealed,
- All of this happening after the entire universe was snapped out and then back into existence. The MCU is suddenly now a stranger place than ever before, growing from a simple alien invasion to a cosmic wide war.
- The heroes of the time before were undoubtedly the Avengers, and in spite of their controversies they have become legitimate world heroes, especially thanks to Stark's ultimate sacrifice to kill Thanos and his army.
- With Rogers old and retired, Barton also retired (and possible a wanted man), Romanoff dead, Thor figuring himself out, Banner no longer looking for a fight, and Stark completely out of the picture, it stands to reason that the big question on everyone's mind is: "Who will be our next heroes?"
- Some people say it'll be Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange and Black Panther being the pillars of the MCU moving forward. While that may be true, Danvers has shown that her duties are off-world, Strange is too concerned with the fabric of reality, and T'Challa may be too caught up in the politics regarding his nation. These three can't just sit in a tower and fight the bad guys. They're too busy.
- This is where the X-Men and mutants come in. If they've been kept a secret for this long, Xavier (naturally being their leader) may decide having seen how the world has responded to the Avengers in spite of their controversy, may now feel it is the right time to step into the spotlight. Suddenly the status quo is shaken up again, this time going beyond borders but on a human wide scale. Mutants--a race of people claiming to be the next step in human evolution--have arrived on the scene. They have their own island, their own language, their own culture, technology, scholars, scientists and ideologies. They are vying for peace trade negotiations with the UN, and hopefully integration into human society will come next. They are also presenting forward their best trained line of soldiers to defend the Earth from all evil, called the X-Men. All of this is in hope that the UN will recognise them as a nation, as a people and can foster peace between the two races.
- Perhaps before all of this happens, the Fantastic Four have been revealed to the public. They're greeted like astronauts returning from the moon. They're almost instant celebrities for a world desperately looking for their next Avengers, and with these guys not only being renowned scientists and explores before but presented as a family unit, they capture the hearts and minds of the world all over. Sure there's Ben Grimm, but kids think he's funny and cool, and they loved the Hulk anyway. They're good ole fashioned, red blooded Americans.
- Contrast that with the mutants and you get a different picture. They have their own culture already. They can make you see things! Pop claws out of their arms! Strike you down with lighting if they get upset and lobotomise you with a thought! A great number of them have alien, almost animalistic appearances! Their practices come across as cultish! One of your kids could be a mutant, and the big scary mutants will have to take them away to the big scary mutant island with the other big scary mutants and teach them their deviant mutant ways! The horror of it all! Suddenly mutants appear as a threat to humanity and it's culture despite good intentions and aspiring towards images humanity recognised as heroic.