Warning: Contains spoilers for Dazzler #1!
The X-Men have entered a new era, bringing with it massive changes in the lore – and Marvel has confirmed that one is permanent. During the Krakoan era, Earth’s mutants had several advantages over the rest of the planet, namely the Resurrection Protocols. Allowing mutants to cheat death, The Protocols ironically hasten Krakoa’s death, and in Dazzler #1, the titular heroine confirms that they are gone for good.
Dazzler #1 is written by Jason Loo and drawn by Rafael Loureiro. Alison Blaire, AKA Dazzler, is preparing to give a concert, one of the biggest and most important of her career. She reflects on the ever-present threat to mutants, even those as popular and generally loved by the public, such as herself. Dazzler also recalls her own death during the now infamous Hellfire Gala, and her subsequent resurrection.
Resurrections are now off the table – for good. And Dazzler must have thought it was the worst time to drop a new album.
The X-Men’s Krakoan phase breathed new life into the franchise
Krakoa saw the X-Men abandon their dream of peaceful coexistence with humans The X-Men’s Krakoan period, which began in 2019 House of XIntroduced a number of awesome, mind-bending concepts to the franchise, namely the Resurrection Protocols.
The X-Men’s Krakoan period, which began in 2019 House of XIntroduced a number of awesome, mind-bending concepts to the franchise, namely the Resurrection Protocols. The process was complex, which involved scanning mutant brain waves in a cerebro. Then, using the powers of the five, the mutant is revived, as if nothing happened. The X-Men did not share the Resurrection Protocols with the world at large, and took steps to hide it, fearing what might happen if the rest of the planet discovered its existence. As it turns out, these fears were well-founded.
The X-Men’s Krakoan Era was masterminded by Jonathan Hickman.
Since the X-Men’s debut over 60 years ago, the promise of peaceful coexistence between humans and mutants has driven the franchise, but Resurrection Protocols threatens to undo every bit of it. Humanity views mutants with fear and suspicion, and if they know they can circumvent death and get free, tensions would soar like never before. The Krakoan era saw the X-Men retreat from the rosy interpretation of Xavier’s dream, instead opting for a more isolated approach. With technology such as the Resurrection Protocols, it was easy to see why they chose this way of life.
from the ashes Makes life dangerous for mutants again
The X-Men have lost one of their biggest advantages
The X-Men from the ashes Era is a return to the franchise’s roots, as the mutants of Earth must now once again integrate into the world at large. When Krakoa fell, it created a mutant diaspora that the rest of the planet must now deal with. Some countries and organizations have recruited mutants for their armies and defense groups, and others experiment with them. The world is once again a dangerous place for mutants, and part of that is due to the loss of the advantages that the Krakoan era brought with it.
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And losing the Resurrection Protocols might be the biggest of them all. The X-Men go on some of the most dangerous missions in the Marvel Universe. Lives have been lost before, but the ability to easily revive those who have died puts the X-Men in a league never seen before. The ability to cheat death is a big one in comics, but the X-Men’s Resurrection Protocols took this to its natural conclusion. It was a hallmark of the closed Krakoan era, and one of the biggest changes to X-Men Learn ever – but now it’s gone for good.