The X-Men’s new costumes break a franchise tradition (to make them more like the Avengers)

The new era of the US X-Men has officially arrived, and the mutant heroes are back with a vengeance the likes of which even the Avengers Couldn’t understand. Orchis is gone, but in his place has come a new threat to mutantkind, which the X-Men waste no time in dismantling. And while they’re doing it, the mutant team shows off their new costumes, which are actually reminiscent of the Avengers in one specific way, breaking a longstanding streak. X-Men Franchise tradition.

in X-Men #1 by Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman, the X-Men have established a new base in Alaska, and even introduced it to local law enforcement for the sake of complete transparency with their new human neighbors. At the same time, the X-Men – consisting of Cyclops, Psylocke, Kid Omega, Temper, Magik and Juggernaut – storm a base that once belonged to Orchis, but is now run by the new villainous organization Orchis has lived to: the Fourth School.

The fourth school is trying to create the perfect species by merging human, mutant and AI into individual people. Storming the facility, the X-Men find six ‘mutants’ used as living weapons by the Fourth School. While the X-Men are successful in winning the day, the Fourth School is far from defeated, which is the new threat as the main antagonist of the X-Men’s ‘From the Ashes’ era. However, what is arguably more stunning than the threat is how the X-Men looked while battling it, because the appearance of the team is decidedly different from previous incarnations: the X-Men do not wear a uniform.

The X-Men don’t wear their famous uniforms which makes them more like the Avengers

When the X-Men were first introduced in Marvel Comics, they wore one uniform worldwide, one that represented their unity as X-Men. This would be seen again in the ’90s, when the X-Men wore blue and gold suits, and although some looked a little different, they all adhered to the color scheme. The trend then continued in the early 2000s, both in New X-Men And Ultimate X-MenWhich saw the mutant team sporting darker tones (with black replacing the blue of their original color scheme), but a single uniform all the same.

While the X-Men have deviated from this trend before in the past (Giant-sized X-MenKrakoan era), they wore uniforms even more often, which makes it all the more noteworthy that the team seemingly abandoned the iconic tradition in From the Ashes, especially since it could symbolize how broken the bonds between mutants are following the fall of X. More than that, the X-Men’s decision to eschew uniforms in lieu of individual style – which are all based on their unique powers – is reminiscent of The Avengers, who never had Wear a uniform.

The X-Men’s New Look could pave the way for the team’s MCU appearance

The reason the Avengers never had a uniform was that each main member had their own comic book series. The likes of Captain America, Iron Man and Thor have to stand on their own when they’re not coming together as a team. In contrast, the likes of Cyclops, Beast, and Jean Gray aren’t standalone characters, they’re popular because they’re X-Men, and their uniforms usually reflect that. But now, it seems that Marvel wants these characters to shine as individuals. Could this be a tease for what fans should expect from the X-Men in the MCU?

When the X-Men finally crossover full-time into the MCU, perhaps Marvel will want to highlight some of the more popular members in their own movies/shows, all leading to X-Men ‘Event’ films. This is what the MCU has done with these AvengersAnd given the focus on individual style in X-MenIn the new era, it is possible that they may receive the same treatment. Although the nature of their MCU debut remains to be seen, what is currently blatantly obvious X-Mens new costumes, which break a franchise tradition.

X-Men #1 by Marvel Comics is now available.