As we get nearer and nearer to the arrival of X-Men ‘97, the rallying cry of “To me, my X-Males merchandise!” simply will get louder and louder. Earlier this week we noticed Lego get in on the X-mania with a new set, however now it’s Hasbro’s turn with its newest wave impressed by the cartoon sequence.
There’s loads of X-Males this time round with Jean Gray, Cyclops, and Nightcrawler all getting figures in wave two, however the actual highlights are the villains filling out the opposite half of the wave. Magneto—having appeared in wave one along with his basic helmeted look—this time will get a brand new determine primarily based on his up to date costume from X-Males ‘97, itself primarily based on the long-lasting “M” trial outfit from Uncanny X-Males #200, however the two actually new additions to the wave are shocking and wonderful.
First up is the Goblin Queen herself, aka Madelyne Pryor—the previous spouse of Scott Summers, revealed to be a clone of Jean Gray hatched by the nefarious plans of Mister Sinister, and eventual darkish mistress of Limbo because the fiery Goblin Queen. She even comes with a child Nate Summers, aka the long run Cable, as a result of it wouldn’t be the star of “Inferno” with out at the least one child to menace! Maddie and Magneto are joined by Carl Denti, the uber-‘90s X-Cutioner (weirdly sufficient to not be confused with the 1992 story arc “X-Cutioner’s Track,” during which he doesn’t seem), a former FBI agent who turns into a zealous murderer in a quest to persecute Mutants who’ve in flip murdered people. It’s a beautiful trace of the basic X-Males storylines the brand new animated sequence will tackle—drawing on not simply iconic tales from the peak of Chris Claremont’s run on X-Males within the ‘80s, however after all some ‘90s tales that the previous animated sequence didn’t have the area to deal with, too.
Wave two of Hasbro’s X-Males ‘97 Marvel Legends is ready to launch in spring 2024, with pre-orders opening up early subsequent yr. Click on by way of to see loads of footage of the brand new figures!
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