Nightcrawlers #3 - Review/Spoilers

[Sutekh]

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I think this may be the decision Destiny predicted back in Moira's 3rd life in HoXPoX. This whole issue has shown Destiny is playing a super-long game, and Moira now has a decision to make (what to do with Mother Righteous McGuffin). We are at the end of life 10 and by restarting the timeline via a clone she would get her 11th life.

With Fall of X on the horizon, it seems like we are getting close to the endgame of the Krakoan era, so going back to this panel from HoXPoX would make sense.

I'd be amused if Moira's got potentially unlimited lives, and that Destiny just lied here.

[HeartofTheStoriesWeTell]

I'd be amused if Moira's got potentially unlimited lives, and that Destiny just lied here.

I thought of that, but really it gets better. The clone thing shows that they could have de powered her at any point used the 5 to res her and her new spawn point would be there...

[Harasar]

Who knows, maybe this time the reset will be different for some reason, and instead of only Moira remembering the SoS timeline, everyone does.

Then the Heart would be even more useless and pointless. If everyone remember everything, then all that planning by Mother Righteous was for nothing. She essentially just created Moira's clones, but with magic. And there is no clear explanation as to why she couldn't have just use some magic spell to go back in time to the present days with all of her knowledge. Or why Sinister hadn't cloned someone with time travelling powers.

[HomoSuperior]

What if, when the timeline resets, humans remember just enough and it becomes known Mutants are manipulating reality / running simulations which accelerate making humans obsolete?

That would sprinkle not-quite conspiracy theories on basic mutant hate and effectively dial bigotry up to 11.

It’s one thing to lose the race to colonize Mars. It’s an entirely different thing to learn you have been living in simulations being run by a hated / feared community.

[Omega Alpha]

Even if Moira had all this knowledge, why would anyone believe her? If everyone remembers, then MR's plan is useless.

[Pav]

Reallu enjoyed this issue! Spurrier excels at dropping really cool, really crazy worldbuilding stuff, and this issue was full of great little bits like the Silver Mercator and Ghost Galactus.

It was also great getting into Mother Righteous' head a little bit. I'm enjoying her more and more.

As a whole, I've really enjoyed this little jaunt through Sinisterland. Of course it doesn't hurt that Gillen, Ewing, and Spurrier are some of my favorite X-writers!

Do we know what the future of Legion of X is?

-Pav, who likes the cast...

[Weather]

Reallu enjoyed this issue! Spurrier excels at dropping really cool, really crazy worldbuilding stuff, and this issue was full of great little bits like the Silver Mercator and Ghost Galactus.

It was also great getting into Mother Righteous' head a little bit. I'm enjoying her more and more.

As a whole, I've really enjoyed this little jaunt through Sinisterland. Of course it doesn't hurt that Gillen, Ewing, and Spurrier are some of my favorite X-writers!

Do we know what the future of Legion of X is?

-Pav, who likes the cast...

Legion of X is finished, but the story will be concluded on the one shot "X-Men: Before the Fall - Sons of X #1", on May 3rd.

I also enjoyed this issue very much. MR is becoming a very interesting villain. I wish she was not a Sinister clone and just its own thing. But whatever.

And the art was great. It broke the point of the same penciler for each era, but Vitti had already dropped the quality in last week's book, so I'm fine with new artists to keep the quality.

[captain Qball]

I could see Moira sending something back to destroy Siniter's Moiras, so he no longer has that whole engine, and maybe a message to threaten him.

[ARkadelphia]

This was… damn good… much to my surprise.

Easily the best of the 3-issue storyline. The series as a whole, leading into the climax, has been wildly consistent, with all 3 writers excelling at times, and really being quite boring at others.

I’m agreeing with others that have said that more characters than just Moira will remember the events of the storyline when the timeline resets. Basically, I think every major character here HAS to remember. It’s the only thing that makes sense for the storyline to mean anything in the present and to launch the events that lead to FoX.

Looking forward to next week’s conclusion and the aftermath.

[DarkMagnus]

Maybe Moira Will put herself in a clone body?

Didnt see her so robotic

[Thundershot]

I can’t seem to connect with Spurrier’s writing.. I ended up skimming it.. let’s get this over with..

[HeartofTheStoriesWeTell]

why Sinister hadn't cloned someone with time travelling powers.

I mean think of the Chimera option of: Rachel Grey, Trevor Fitzroy, Laura Kinny, and Tempest with any 1 other (although I would be partial to sage)

[lefthanded]

Moira showing up at the end is cool but totally random, and kind of falls apart upon inspection.

So apparently when the Avengers took down Orchis and Nimrod, she somehow knew to escape, and hide for 1000 years? None of her prior lives would have knowledge of Sinisterized mutant events. And somehow, she managed to either hide with the Brotherhood or Mother Righteous' group, even though neither group would be all that supportive of her being there. That is the only way it makes sense for her to be there, because she would have no knowledge (prior Moira lives) to get her into that position.

One question is whether the death of Moira clones cause that knowledge to travel back to Life 10 Moira. Meaning, whenever Sinister killed a clone in his many attempts on the council, if that information traveled back to Life 10 Moira who would be a robot and working with Orchis. It seems like the only use that Mother Righteous' heart would be to grant Life 10 Moira knowledge that clones of her exist as opposed to anything really actionable.

[JB]

Moira showing up at the end is cool but totally random, and kind of falls apart upon inspection.

So apparently when the Avengers took down Orchis and Nimrod, she somehow knew to escape, and hide for 1000 years? None of her prior lives would have knowledge of Sinisterized mutant events. And somehow, she managed to either hide with the Brotherhood or Mother Righteous' group, even though neither group would be all that supportive of her being there. That is the only way it makes sense for her to be there, because she would have no knowledge (prior Moira lives) to get her into that position.

One question is whether the death of Moira clones cause that knowledge to travel back to Life 10 Moira. Meaning, whenever Sinister killed a clone in his many attempts on the council, if that information traveled back to Life 10 Moira who would be a robot and working with Orchis. It seems like the only use that Mother Righteous' heart would be to grant Life 10 Moira knowledge that clones of her exist as opposed to anything really actionable.

Well if there's one thing Moira knows how to do it's how to survive for long stretches of time. It was smart of her to hide on earth once it became a mostly unlivable disaster of a planet because the red diamonds were too preoccupied with conquering to look back. Before then though it was said there were pockets of resistance cells scattered around so she probably hopped around as necessary.

[Frobisher]

I’ve absolutely loved this crossover. Waited long enough for another PoX-settle delve into the distant future of Krakoa.