Which characters do you want to see done justice when the MCU X-Men launches?

When the Mutant Saga kicks off after Secret Wars, what characters do you want to see either done justice or feature that haven't been yet? A case could be made for many characters but for me it's Rogue.

I love the OG Fox X1/2 & DOFP but Rogue was done so poorly. Anna Paquin was miscast & I was not a fan of their approach. She was so timid in the Fox movies. Heavily nerfed & stripped of all personality/confidence. Rogue is a complex character but also she's badass & very powerful. She deserves a more classic portrayal.

I'm excited to see some new villains too like Mr. Sinister or Omega Red.

Side note, I really wish Marvel would lean into the Special Presentations more. It's a shame we only have 2 so far but I am excited for the Punisher one. This could work so well for X-Men. I doubt Marvel would do this but a mini series worth of X-Men Special Presentations with each one centered around a different character has so much potential.

What do you guys think?

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Significant_Silver992025-11-05 08:43

Cyclops

ebbor02892025-11-05 09:29

they could easily do ten Special Presentations to show the backstory of Storm or Charles or Gambit or Morph. even if it takes only 30 minutes it is a lot of backstory that would be hard to tell in a movie with seven other main characters and a villain to defeat etc

ChannelStatus42822025-11-05 22:55

It would be amazing. Marvel can potentially accomplish essentially what they would get from a full season of a show within a single presentation with a lot less overhead, if done correctly.

sanddragon9392025-11-05 10:01

Cyclops without a doubt. I think he should be the de-facto protagonist of the reboot, the same way Wolverine (and to a lesser extent Xavier) was for the Fox franchise.

I definitely want Mr. Sinister to be a major villain, possibly the first Big Bad of the reboot.

Rogue I'm only interested in seeing if they lean heavily into her comic-book origins of bring a Brotherhood member and Mystique's adopted daughter who eventually switches sides (oh, and maybe steals Carol Danvers' powers along the way!)

Definitely want Storm to get some massive focus and potentially a solo film.

ChannelStatus42822025-11-05 22:43

Heavily agree, Cyclops needs shine, to be a leader & would be great as a de-fact protagonist.

Plus they made some of his fight scenes in X-Men 97 so badass so hopefully we get something similar with a true showcase of his abilities.

Storm would be amazing, she has been such a side character in the movies so far. And Captain Marvel would be perfect to set up Rogues flight/other powers she gets

MadloveADB2025-11-05 10:14

Cyclops Storm Emma Rogue Magik Psylocke

ChannelStatus42822025-11-05 22:45

great choices

Stormik2025-11-05 10:51

It's Rogue for me too. What Fox did to her... yikes... rivals that of *that* Deadpool.

ChannelStatus42822025-11-05 22:47

100%. She had so much potential they never used in the first 2 fox movies, SMH. Fingers crossed we get a proper Rogue.

itsthewaffleguy2025-11-05 11:16

Rogue (could be a good cross-over with Captain Marvel as well), Psylocke, Longshot.

I also have high hopes to see an X-Men vs Brood movie at some point, since Disney now also owns the Aliens franchise.

ChannelStatus42822025-11-05 22:56

That could be awesome.

BenjaminAPete22025-11-05 12:46

Night crawler

ChannelStatus42822025-11-05 22:49

For sure. Although I will say Alan Cummings Nightcrawler did have some great action and a few dramatic character moments in X2. Would be nice to see a more comic like Nightcrawler, maybe with the Mystique tie in.

In the fox reboot movies they completely benched him so I'm glad they're at least bringing him back for Doomsday.

MarcSpector17012025-11-05 14:15

Which characters? The entire X-Men team minus Wolverine. The Fox X-Men movies were actually "Wolverine and Friends" movies. I'd like to see proper X-Men movies where the whole team gets to shine.

DavidBHimself2025-11-05 14:44

This is the right answer.

ChannelStatus42822025-11-05 22:45

facts!

ChannelStatus42822025-11-05 22:41

great point

Upset_Assumption96102025-11-05 14:24

A proper Apocalypse storyline (hoping for him to be the big bad overall) that has a full Angel/Death/Archangel arc that does the character justice. Longshot and a real X-Force with a bigger Cable. And Forge, I think he's going to be a great supporting character if they do him right.

ChannelStatus42822025-11-05 22:56

Facts, Apocalyspe deserves better.

DavidBHimself2025-11-05 14:43

The whole team. Everyone (except Wolverine, Xavier and Magneto) were done dirty in the Fox movies.

ChannelStatus42822025-11-05 22:51

For sure. I truly hope the team dynamic is done correctly in the MCU.

crispy_attic2025-11-05 15:16

Blade, War Machine, T’Challa, Sam, Kang, Darwin, and Storm.

ChannelStatus42822025-11-05 22:57

All great choices.

FragrantGearHead2025-11-05 16:08

Agree with Rogue, and also Cyclops.

Although having Scott killed so early in Last Stand was apparently James Marsdens choice, not because the production team did the dirty on the character.

ChannelStatus42822025-11-05 22:58

Killing off Cyclops was a huge miss. He also got pretty sidelined in the newer fox movies.

I am excited for his return in Doomsday and hoping they get Scott Summers right in the Mutant Saga. X-Men 97 was a great depiction and I'm hoping Marvel emulates that in the MCU.

FragrantGearHead2025-11-05 23:49

James Marsden jumped ship to Superman Returns that Bryan Singer had also left The Last Stand to direct. The production schedules of the two films overlapped.

Rather than recast, the production team for The Last Stand negotiated with Marsden to shoot the scene where Dark Phoenix kills Cyclops in a gap in the scenes he was needed for in SR.

So killing Cyclops was really due to Marsdens and Singers decisions.

But Days of Future Past changed the timeline so Jean never drowned in X2, and the Phoenix Force never took her over.

BartleBossy2025-11-05 17:35

I disagree with a lot of peoples impressions of Paquin's Rogue.

We didnt get the *flying powerhouse* Rogue, but we got a real exploration of the negative and uncontrolled consquences of these powers in a sincere and heartfelt way.

I definitely want to see her in all her glory, but to me Fox's Rogue is not one of their universes failings.

ChannelStatus42822025-11-05 22:53

I can see where you're coming from. It would have been nice to see her character grow in those movies, which unfortunately she didn't really.

BartleBossy2025-11-05 17:39

I want an initial focus on Storm, Rogue and Cyclops.

As the universe/series/movies progress, I want to see Anya Taylor Joy reprise the role of Magik.

ChannelStatus42822025-11-05 22:54

Agreed.

DireWyrm2025-11-05 20:21

If Iceman actually shows up, I want the MCU to give him a nuanced characterization. Honestly I'd like to see him as an experienced, battle hardened member of the old guard. I'm tired of him getting knocked down to the younger generation, stripped of his experience and skill and treated as a shallow jokester (as he is in most of his adaptations, though the xmcu was the most serious with how they handled him.) let him be friends and peers with Hank, Jean, Scott, Warren, Ororo. Let him have a somewhat brash and aggressive personality while also being extremely loyal, cool under pressure and transparent about his opinions.

Also, it should go without saying, but his being gay and Jewish on screen is non negotiable. It's shocking to me how few people know about his being canonically Jewish and since Marvel comics can't seem to get their act together on "writing a gay man as powerful, nuanced and competent" the MCU needs to step up. I don't need him to be The Main Character, I would just like some actual thought to be put into how he's written, and not have his identities erased.

ChannelStatus42822025-11-05 22:59

Iceman could be very cool, haha.

jfcat2002025-11-05 23:21

I'd really like a quality new mutants reboot.

Tajahnuke2025-11-06 00:37

Iceman, Psylocke, and Shadowcat.

guidethyhandd2025-11-06 17:12

Psylocke and Magik, aside from the comics they never get good representation. In fact Psylocke was the only member from the blue team to not make the 90s animated series main cast (Cyclops, Wolv, Jubilee, Beast, Rogue, Gambit all part of the blue team)

And Magik imo is up there with Logan for me as the most interesting x-men character because she works great solo just as much as she does with a team similar to Wolv. Could honestly be the most interesting female character ever in the MCU if they were to do her right.