Another Secret Wars style reboot, Mutants in very big trouble

[MikeHolloway]

I haven't seen comments anywhere picking up on the clues Hickman is dropping, and only one comment from anyone old enough to remember Krakoa. I don't think any of this is secret, or spoilery. For those too young to have seen it, Krakoa is not new. It was introduced in the late 70's after X-Men had been cancelled for a few years and Marvel wanted to try a relaunch with new characters. It was a “mutant island” created by nuke testing. The original X-Men were lured there, tentacles stuck in them, and the island fed off them. Cyclops memory was altered and he was sent back thinking that he had escaped and had to form a new team for a rescue. He had really been sent back for more take out. Hence the Uncanny X-Men. In some way not adequately explained having Wolverine and Storm there (it’s not clear what Nightcrawler, Colossus, and Thunderbird were doing) allowed them all to escape from Krakoa.

Now, either Hickman has retconned Krakoa’s motives along with it’s origin, making it as ancient as Apocalypse, or there’s something more mysterious here than everyone suddenly giving up on Xavier’s dream of coexistence. What is Krakoa getting out of all this other than than the warm fuzzies? Why are they all acting like they’re on drugs and suddenly cooperating with one and other? Why are humans that haven’t been properly prepared not allowed through the gates?

What do we know? Kitty Pryde, precogs, and unprepared humans are not allowed on Krakoa proper. Krakoa is devious, has it's own self-interest, can monkey with mutant minds, and can feed off them. We've seen at least one mutant "sent to a deep place" where he will be aware but helpless (like the trapped original X-Men were). The mutants are all acting like pod-people and very focused on getting all mutants onto Krakoa. They've come up with a way of making even more mutants by resurrection, and are making it a priority to make more mutants the old fashioned way. The X-Men are now in opposition to the rest of the Marvel universe. And most importantly, the whole thing has a great big reset button. Looks very much like Secret Wars in broad outline.

[cranger]

There have been comments all over the threads about this relaunch talking about this. A lot of them by me, so I basically support your thought here.

[Desmark]

This is old hat and has been hashed over numerous times in various threads. You are late to the party but it is certainly a interesting speculation.

[Su_Whisterfield]

I’m old enough to remember, and not to trust Krakoa either. The idea of a mutant nation is good, but I find it’s execution to be creepy, there is clearly Something Up and I look forward to finding out what.

It remains to be seen whether we end up in Animal Farm, Brave New World, The Wicker Man or heaven forbid, Lord of the Flies...

[jwatson]

I'm just enjoying what i'm enjoying until it changes. I didn't enjoy the terrigen mists but i made it through and found what little pieces i could that i really enjoyed. Here, that is so easy so if it happens it happens.

[Criticalfan]

Thank you for synthesizing these points of interest and summing it all up in one post. We'll see if that's the direction Hickman ends up taking it.
I'd add that part of why Moira has a No-Space would then be because Krakoa is trying to prevent Wolverine, Destiny, etc. from resetting her.

[MikeHolloway]

I'm thinkin more Matrix batteries.