Readers got a glimpse of what's in store for the X-Menand it looks like things will soon get dire for Rogue's team in particular, as she is talented visions, including a gender-swapped Cyclops, a six-armed Nightcrawler, a dead Colossus, and what appears to be Charles Xavier wearing Magneto's helmetand the corpses of new mutants, the Outliers.
Mysterious X-Men #5 – written by Gail Simone, with art by David Marquez – makes it clear that these visions may not necessarily come to pass, but even so, these new versions of some iconic characters, and possible dark fates for others, have fueled speculation among the X-fandom of the franchise.
The edition finds Rogue on the verge of death, after her battle with the Witch; Rogue later enters a mindscape and encounters Harvey X, who passed away in the first issue of the series. Harvey gives Rogue a series of visions, including new X-Men characters, designs, and upcoming deaths.
Harvey X's Visions Signal Potential Big Changes for the X-Men Franchise
Strange X-Men (2024) #5 – Written by Gail Simone; Art by David Márquez; Color by Matthew Wilson; Clayton Cowles lyrics
Rogue's powers allow her to absorb the life force and powers of anyone she touches. In Mysterious X-Men #1, Rogue visited a young mutant named Harvey on his deathbed. Before dying, Harvey touched Rogue's hand, causing her to absorb his powers. He saw the future and knew she would need to do the same to defeat Hag and stop his army. Harvey also sent the Outliers to the door where he knew Rogue would go next so she could help them. With these terrible visions, Harvey also predicted things that could mean big changes for the X-Men.
Harvey X's visions include a female version of Cyclops. If these future prophecies are to be believed, this could be a new version of the character introduced in an upcoming film. X-Men bow. Another redesigned character in the vision is Nightcrawler, depicted with six arms, which could mean a secondary mutation is in store for Kurt Wagner. Harvey's vision also showed the Outliers dead, but from his explanation, he was able to manipulate the future and save them, meaning this vision isn't set in stone, although the next two are even more likely to happen. occur.
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The epic X-Crossover will have consequences
In Harvey's vision, Colossus is shown lying in a pool of blood, surrounded by bloodhounds, a Sentinel model of a dog that hunts mutants, used by Graymalkin Prison. With the Attack on Graymalkin crossover teased at the end of this edition, Colossus May Meet an Untimely End in the Chainsaw Teeth of Houndswhile helping to liberate the former home of the X-Men. An even more interesting detail is someone other than Magneto putting on Magneto's helmet. In the main X-Men series – written by Jed MacKey, with art by Ryan Stegman – Magneto is dying, which implies that a new character may take on the mantle of the Master of Magnetism.
All speculation aside, the Raid on Graymalkin Prison will certainly have huge franchise-altering implications for the X-Men.
Readers know that Charles Xavier is held captive in Graymalkin Prison. During the invasion, it's likely that Charles will be freed one way or another, whether by his X-Men or his own hand. The character wearing Magneto's helmet in Harvey's vision has very similar features to Charles, especially the eyebrows, meaning the disgraced X-Men founder could be the one to don the helmet. Additionally, his telekinetic powers allow him to perform feats similar to Magneto's magnetism. Either way, all speculation aside, the attack on Graymalkin Prison will certainly have huge, franchise-altering implications for the X-Men.
The mysterious X-Men #5 and available now from Marvel Comics.