I completely forgot that Shogo was still a thing. I haven't been paying attention to that stroyline in a while.
“The reason of the unreasonableness which against my reason is wrought, doth so weaken my reason, as with all reason I do justly complain on your beauty.”
― Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote
“The reason of the unreasonableness which against my reason is wrought, doth so weaken my reason, as with all reason I do justly complain on your beauty.”
― Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote
Last edited by dragonmp93; 09-02-2014 at 06:12 PM.
In the first issue of X-Men, it looked like the whole city was nuked by Arkea's arrival, so I was ok with the whole adoption thing. It seemed likely that all Shogo's immediate family had been killed, and Jubes just grabbing him and running off instead of handing him over to the country's child protective services made at least partial sense: Social services and general infrastructure overwhelmed by a massive disaster, the need to get out of a disaster zone fast, the likelyhood that everyone related to Shogo were dead and all that.
Then issue three came along and ruined my theories... we get told that the blast encompassed less than 100m, and apparently didn't do more than superficial damage to the hospital Shogo was staying in (the building, 100m from ground zero, is completely intact when the x-men show up to fight Arkea). That in itself makes Jubilee grabbing Shogo and skipping the country rather dubious. There was also the whole "Jubilee looking defiant and declaring Shogo is hers after googling the parents" thing, which was never really expanded on. Maybe having a name like "THE FUTURE" is grounds for immediate loss of custody in the marvel universe.
The bit in the car is just bad storytelling. I think Wood might have realised he'd written himself into a weird corner? He'd basically written The Future out of the story on page one.
If she'd had handed him over to the authorities - Arkea would have killed them and everyone else, so all wells that ends well.
Also you have to remember she did know he had any family when she picked him up - his found in the rubble of an orphanage - it was pretty safe to assume he had no relative. And as for The Future, since the Hungarian government let her adopt Shogo, without batting an eye - I'd say they also considered The Future to be unfit parent. He was incarcerated for life, for being borderline psychotic and killing without a second thought. I'd say the Hungarian gov most likely terminated his parental rights, when it became clear he saw his son as a weapon....(and the fact that I'm pretty sure Shogo was created in a lab - something tells me The Future is not the kinda person to leave genetics to mere nature. ie. I don't think Shogo has a mother somewhere waiting for him to come home. His biological mother was most likely just a donor.)
Oh and heres the other kicker. Are we ever told she didn't go to authorities? She took him out of of the country, so she must've had papers for him, even just temporary ones. They must have been legal, because the Hungarian government seem fine with her adopting Shogo. Again I think Jubes might have gotten some strings pulled.
I think it comes down to whether you like the kid or not? I think Sho offers a good writer some great storytelling opportunities, but I know other readers feels like his going to limit her abilities to be a superhero....
Last edited by Beezzi; 09-03-2014 at 12:00 AM.