The long-awaited reboot of the popular 1990s cartoon “X-Men: The Animated Series” will see existing characters become “non-binary” in new episodes, showrunners have confirmed.
More than a month before the series launches on Disney+, Marvel’s X-Men ’97 executive producer Beau DeMayo announced that key characters will be portrayed as non-binary, meaning they don’t identify with either gender. It revealed that.
of original series It aired from 1992 to 1997 and has since been known as one of the best cartoons of its time. This reboot also has fans clamoring for some nostalgia. trailer It received over 3 million views in the first 6 hours.
According to reports border to comics However, the character morph — This is exactly what appears in it. first episode The original work has been adapted with a “lighter” approach, even though his gender confusion is evident.
DeMayo confirmed the change in an interview. empire magazine It is scheduled to be published in the April 2024 issue.
“The death of the shapeshifter Morph in the original animated series (which was understandably unmemorable) was shocking to young viewers and struck a chord with DeMayo.” excerpt read. “‘He really set the stakes.’ [DeMayo] “And he had a very interesting relationship with the team because of his trauma,” he says.
“This is a lighter take on the character, who is non-binary and has an interesting companionship with Wolverine. The character’s past with the show’s villain, Mister Sinister, may also come into play.”
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The character isn’t usually remembered by casual fans, but he did play a key role in the original 1990s pilot, saving Wolverine from an attack and dying. He is later revealed to have been rescued from an attack by a villain and was turned into one.
Morph later returns to the X-Men and becomes the group’s mainstay.
Although the mutant’s powers change his shape from a cellular level, he has never been depicted as “non-binary” in print or comics. Of course, that was not the case in the words of young people in the 1990s.
Perhaps an argument in favor of the change would be that Morph can transform into a woman (or any person he wants), but his default appearance has always been male. In the reboot’s artwork, he looks like an alien, even alongside other characters who usually look the same as in the original drawing.
inside Marvel livestreams in 2023 At an event related to the series, DeMayo said that one of the goals of X-Men ’97 is to “extrapolate what the X-Men have always been.” That dream is socially acceptable and social justice. ”
“I think that can sometimes feel alienating to certain people, and for me, I think that’s always going to come down to the X-Men, and what we’re trying to do with this series is… “It’s about talking about the power of the spirit of empathy, and how it can heal these wounds that turn people against each other,” the author opined. “Things like racism and prejudice don’t ‘just exist.’ The reason behind it is that empathy helps us connect and build bridges. So we actually say, ‘Hey, We’re all different, but we all have this thing.” Even the small things can bring us together. ”
Only time will tell whether fans will push for a new series or if it will be written off as yet another Marvel failure.
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