If we don't hear Charles say "To me, my X-Men" at least once in Avengers: Doomsday, I'll be so disappointed.

It's like hearing "Avengers Assemble!" for the first time in Endgame. It's an iconic quote that a lot of comic (and cartoon fans), will recognise and cherish, it'll be such a shame to not have Patrick Stewart come out with it at least once considering this will be very likely his final time playing the iconic character.

If we don't hear Stewart say it, a cool consolation prize would be hearing Cyclops say it as the new leader of the team at some point. The fact we've had 7 X-Men movies from Fox and the character didn't once say it is madness, an injustice I'm hoping that Marvel will put right.

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Geminilasers2026-01-02 03:31

Like you said, at least Cyclops then. Cyke saying it in Xmen 97 was a moment.

Jaded_genji2026-01-02 08:41

Just watch that again

Time_Lord_Omega2026-01-03 07:45

Damn near fainted lol.

Edit: don't forget our dude descended to the earth with his fucking optic blast first. It was Astonishing!

Sylar_Lives2026-01-03 07:52

With a remix of the First Class theme as a backdrop for added impact. It’s the second most iconic “movie” theme behind the X2 motif (not counting the animated series theme of course).

cygnus22026-01-04 23:02

I love that Magneto, Scott, and Xavier all get a “To me, my X-Men.” Storm should get one next season.

LostGuest242026-01-02 03:47

I would expect it at Secret Wars

Training_Pirate10002026-01-02 04:40

No. Save it for the X-Men reboot.

dzan796ero2026-01-02 08:46

Patrick Stewart probably will not be that main Prof X after the reboot though. He's been killed so many times, let's have him say it just one more time before he gets killed for the 10th time on screen.

NazzerDawk2026-01-02 20:58

I truly want a wholesale reboot. Absolutely no shared actors... not even Wolverine. Recast all the X-Men.

Sylar_Lives2026-01-03 08:09

Now that they have Hugh I don’t see them just setting him aside

NazzerDawk2026-01-03 16:18

They should, because they want to be doing full-throttle wolverine action scenes for the next decade, and he is getting old. Like, actually old. He is 57, about to hit 60. Sure, he can still do the wolverine thing now, but will he be able to for 3, 4, 8 more years?

There are other actors who can play that character. Jackman is not the only one.

kriswone2026-01-02 04:50

X-Men, me too!

yourmomwoo2026-01-02 05:05

I just need them to bring Jubilee in, and have her say "like, do mall babes eat chili fries?"

SpaceOperaMan2026-01-02 05:16

I swear, some people would have these movies be 2 hours of "He said the thing!"

FalenAlter2026-01-02 05:55

The event movies are the perfect place for that.

StrawHatRat2026-01-02 12:08

It’s fine for it to be there, but to be “so disappointed” to not hear a character say their catchphrase again seems like a weird perspective.

LADYBIRD_HILL2026-01-02 07:46

I don't think it's that crazy to expect a character in a movie to say lines from the source material. It happens in movies based on books all the time.

Jaded_genji2026-01-02 08:40

Yes, but modern MCU needs to work to gain back audience trust and show it will put stories first and fan service in the back. You should be hoping for a solid story and technical miracles needed to pull off these movies instead of weather it checks your box for whats accurate to the source material.

An-292026-01-02 10:25

True, but things like this are just as nearly important as important as the story as it's a part of the characters' identity and is a part of their character as a whole. It's literally half the reason why we watch comic book movies, because we are able to see the characters we all know and love, jump out of the page, and see them in live action. Especially, if they are bringing back versions of the characters that when it was adapted at the time, wasn't allowed to fully embrace it's identity and had to be modified and change to a different style and look so people won't clown on it.

It's literally how some of the worst cbm adaptions happen, especially if they end up not having a good story to back up it's lack of unfaithfulness to the source material.

Truth be told, tbh, I really don't it should take us so long to hear things like "Avengers Assemble" and "To me, my X-men" or other aspects comic book characters have when adapting to live action. (I swear some of the filmakers still make it harder than it's supposed to be when adapting traits and quirks of characters, always trying to find a realistic explanation it to be that way, rather than let it just be what it is).

LeopardComfortable992026-01-02 14:18

Xavier is a man with psychic powers who has a machine that allows him to literally tap into the minds of literally anyone on Earth if he wanted. It could be something as simple and dramatic as that. Xavier realises a huge fight is coming, he rolls into Cerebro, taps into every mutant he can and just utters (to me, my X-Men!). Fans of the show would love it, fans of the OG X-Men movies would love it. It's simple fan service that requires less than a few seconds to really get people hyped for the big final battle (even if they do all die), it's a great send off.

Sylar_Lives2026-01-03 08:07

The two movies with arguably the most fan service have also been two of the most successful since Endgame, and both movies managed to use the classic characters meaningfully within the plot.

SonOfRageNLove262026-01-02 11:09

The movie is relying so much on nostalgia that there's no way they wont do that. And it will work, people will eat it up and Marvel Studios will make millions once again

asspastass2026-01-02 14:34

It will work and be profitable *short term.*

Marvel needs to focus on keeping the fans that stayed after Endgame and bringing in new fans.

However, at the moment they seem to be targeting nostalgia audiences of 20 year old poor adaptations of characters and those who stopped watching after Endgame.

Sylar_Lives2026-01-03 08:05

To be fair, Secret Wars and Battleworld as a closure to the multiverse saga is the exact kind of story where including previous versions of characters from other universes is a natural consequence of the plot. Using the familiar established versions of the X-Men allows them to drop them into the story without introductions or backstory to bog down the pace. If the story really does involve an incursion between the MCU and another universe, this universe is without a doubt the only one that has anywhere the near the same development and familiarity with casual audiences, which raises the stakes significantly.

This is the same reason why having the MCU Sinister Six consist of familiar villains worked way better than if they’d introduced new ones all at once in the same movie. Deadpool and Wolverine arguably pushed the gimmick a bit far, but it’s also a satire of the genre.

asspastass2026-01-03 13:20

They have Agatha, Wiccan, Moon Knight, She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, Kate Bishop, Ironheart, >!Visions Copy!<, and The Eternals. Since there is no confirmation of them on the cast they possibly may be side lined or may not even appear due to them focusing on characters who have been gone nearly 20 years.

If they do sideline the characters they invested time, money, and writing in for past 6 years. Then I feel that breaks their 'everything is important and pays off in the end' thing they had going for most of the MCU's life. If they do that then I would personally start to watch what interests me from the MCU over everything that releases

AmaterasuWolf212026-01-02 13:59

Roller-coaster movies...

[deleted]2026-01-03 13:28

That's all entertainment boils down to for a lot of people man. It's not necessarily a good or bad thing but it's the truth. This film is a pretty big sign of that.

It could release and prove me wrong

JenksbritMKII2026-01-04 08:39

Yeah and the whole "to me my X-Men" thing has been really forced by fans and marvel alike the last few years or so. I've been a huge X-Men fan since the late 80s and read them pretty consistently and "to me my X-Men" was never really a thing until Morrison used it and then a few writers since

It's never going to be "avengers assemble" and it's clunkier anyway. The X-Men don't need a catchphrase, stop trying to force it.

rckjr2026-01-02 05:28

Every X-men appearance. Let’s greedy AF about it.

WelbyReddit2026-01-02 05:33

"Charles, Nooo,..!"

awitsman842026-01-02 05:38

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Such_Money2026-01-02 05:54

Takes less than 3 minutes of google to find its origins. You do know when you spread disinformation on the internet you look stupid, right?

WayfareAndWanderlust2026-01-02 06:21

Tbh Reddit could be a case study on cognitive dissonance

Hammerrrr322026-01-02 05:45

I hope not.

Dbonker2026-01-02 05:50

I think it'll be saved for later. This will be the next "Avengers Assemble"

Nightmaru2026-01-02 06:37

"To me, my—"

Dbonker2026-01-02 06:57

I'm sure the X-Men / Mutant Saga is next. The next Cyclops will drop this line in a major film. I'm positive.

UltHamBro2026-01-02 07:34

(whispers) x-men.

jramos0372026-01-03 04:28

RAHHHHHHHH!

An-292026-01-02 10:09

Idk man, I have a feeling not much of the X-Men is surviving to Secret Wars, so it's now or never for the OG X-Men.

After that, we have to wait for another nearly half a decade for the X-Men reboot in the MCU to hear that line.

SonOfRageNLove262026-01-02 11:05

eh, wouldnt be the first or second or third time they kill Patrick Stewarts Professor X only for him to come back

An-292026-01-02 13:40

Yeah, but decent chance this might actually be the last one. Patrick is like 85 and is rumoured to retire from acting after this. And with them getting some the cast back together, this might just finally be the last chance to give them a proper go before they roll in the new guys especially since they probably won't touch the multiverse anytime soon after Secret Wars.

Sylar_Lives2026-01-03 07:53

I would hope some of them make it to Battleworld outside of just Deadpool and Wolverine.

An-292026-01-03 08:23

Feel like Cyclops, Beast, Gambit, and Photon could potentially survive to Battleworld too.

Sylar_Lives2026-01-03 08:25

Possibly, but I could also see Deadpool, Wolverine, X-23, and hopefully Colossus taking the main stage from their universe for that part of the story. Like I said though, I hope you’re right.

An-292026-01-03 08:29

Oh yeah, forgot Deadpool had other X-Men with him, too. depending on how it goes. They definitely could take stage on Battleworld for the mutant faction.

Lord_Phoenix952026-01-02 10:37

I'm not sure if Patrick Stewart would be available by then. At the rate they're bringing out the Avengers style movies Stewart might be either retired or the other thing.

He is 85 years old.

Eltex2026-01-02 12:17

Mutants typically live longer than humans.

LeopardComfortable992026-01-02 14:14

Stewart is definitely not gonna be playing Xavier again, that much I'm sure of. The man looks like a light breeze would kill him these days, so I'd love to just see him have that moment for me as both a comic fan and a fan of the OG X-Men movies (even Last Stand), the fact they gave us Pat Stew in the 97 / comic accurate chair/suit, but not the line was a shame, but I hope they'll give it to us this time around.

Dbonker2026-01-02 19:53

Didn't he say this is his final film?

gerardatron2026-01-02 16:22

Hopefully whenever that happens, they actually say the line *before* the team assembles

esar242026-01-02 05:57

Maybe at least scott probably will say it considering he did say it in X-men '97 and that animated series theme will clearly used for the X-men introduction in this movie.

UltHamBro2026-01-02 07:36

We got a supposed leak of the X-Men theme for Doomsday and it seemed to be based on the films' theme, didn't it? I only remember the TAS theme from Ms Marvel and MoM.

esar242026-01-02 09:21

Literally the chair reveal use the classic theme instead, I doubt they will use any theme from the old X-men movies

CaptHayfever2026-01-02 14:15

The credit scene from The Marvels used music from X2 & DoFP.

Sylar_Lives2026-01-03 08:10

The teaser has the X2 motif in it. I bet they use that theme for these characters in this one movie, since it’s their theme, then move away from it for the reboot.

TheeDeputy2026-01-02 07:19

Scott will say it in Doomsday or Secret Wars. No doubt in my mind.

UrbanGimli2026-01-02 07:31

Look...ill be surprised if the Xmen are in the movie more than 5 minutes. My gut says they'll be cannon fodder to show the audience the threat Doom poses to the mcu. Look how long it took to get Avengers Assemble.

LeopardComfortable992026-01-02 14:21

I don't agree. We've seen a fair amount of crossover so far with OG X-Men characters (Charles in MoM, Beast in The Marvels including Monica being trapped in an X-Men universe), I fully expect the X-Men verse to be the Ultimate Universe to the MCU's 616 as in the comic event that led into Secret Wars where, essentially, both universes prepared to fight one another before the big final incursion. So I think there will be a lot of back and forward between both universes as they both realise the Multiverse is collapsing, along with Doom's plot being the story thread that ties them both together. Then we get Secret Wars which will lead to both sides effectively teaming up to defeat God Emperor Doom.

UrbanGimli2026-01-02 17:40

I think Xavier and Magneto will be the heavy hitters assisting the Avengers as their final send off on the characters. Cyclops, Nightcrawler and the other Xmen will get a last man standing moment comparable to what we saw in Days of Future Past. Just my prediction. I hope I'm wrong and we see Cyclops and Cap strategizing/synergizing on a battlefield.

ShowtimevonParty2026-01-02 15:04

I don't think they would have their own teaser trailer right next to steve rogers and thor if that were the case.

Sylar_Lives2026-01-03 08:15

They are absolutely playing a major role in Doomsday at the very least. All signs point to there being an incursion between 10005 and 616. These iconic versions played by their original actors being included tells me they need them to play significant roles without needing any introductions to the audience. That makes for far more substantial stakes than just gratuitous violence.

canadagooses622026-01-02 07:31

Prepare to be disappointed. It’s fucking corny at the best of times.

Standard-Contest-9492026-01-02 07:33

He’s going to be to busy dying for the 4th time lol

Jaded_genji2026-01-02 08:37

Im so sick of this fan service purely for the sake of hype moment and aura. Same vibe as how they keep spamming the animated X-Men theme whenever they are mentioned in the MCU and it feels cheap / overdone. Also the yellow floating chair for Profesor X in Multiverse of Madness looked really awkward in live action but "they did the thing" haha clap now please audiences.

Butt__Sexington2026-01-02 09:32

If I ever get this jaded someone take me out back like Ol Yeller. Jeez

SonOfRageNLove262026-01-02 11:15

They just had to have the animated X-Men animated theme in MoM but couldnt be bothered to use any previous MCU theme/score, not even from Doctor Strange 1.

Butt__Sexington2026-01-02 09:30

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Lord_Phoenix952026-01-02 10:41

1st Avengers they really didn't know their name.
Age of Ultron I think the relationship between Tony and Steve strained it to the point he was considering leaving. Civil War broke them up. Infinity War not many Avengers were in the same battle together and they were focusing on surviving. The only chance they had to say it was either off screen, when they were assaulting the castle or the final battle of End Game.

LeopardComfortable992026-01-02 14:12

This is true, but there's a few reasons the circumstances differ. Obviously, different studio now, using legacy cast one last time. MCU has leaned a lot into paying fan-service to the comic side of things, especially in recent years (comic accurate Wolvie costume as an example), fairly accurate Kang costume etc. I'm guessing they're gonna fully reboot X-Men with a brand new cast (few exceptions, maybe), but it'd be nice to hear Patrick Stewart say it as Charles.

asspastass2026-01-02 14:46

Except unlike the MCU character adaptations. The FoX-Men are extremely poor adaptations and in some cases down right disrespectful to the source material.
Them returning at the moment is nothing but 'nostalgia bait.'

Why you would want the iconic 'To me, my X-Men' to be said by these poor adaptations of these characters?

metros962026-01-02 14:19

Say the line, Bart !

keinish_the_gnome2026-01-02 17:10

Also if Alfonso Ribeiro doesn't do the Carlton Dance to Doctor Doom, I will burn the cinema

RevelArchitect2026-01-02 19:11

“I said, ‘to me’, Wade. Not, ‘do me’. Put that revolting thing away. You know what, no, fuck it, your honorary X-Man status is revoked.”

“Oh, come on, Disney! We get one f-bomb! One! You guys let Picard have it?! Bullshit! Bullshit! I’m out. Come on, guys, let’s go!”

Deadpool opens a portal with a sling ring he inexplicably has, confidently walking through. Nobody follows. Deadpool turns around.

“Hey! Guys? Guys! Come on!”

The portal closes.

skankin-sfm2026-01-02 22:32

Look, we didn't even get RDJ or Benedict say "No shit, Sherlock" to one another. Don't count on this being said.

PSN-Colinp422026-01-03 00:44

Meh, Avengers Assemble is a MAJOR catchphrase that’s been said in hundreds of issues. To me my X-Men isn’t all that big a thing.

phenomenomnom2026-01-03 01:41

Not yucking on your yum, but I do not care about this tbh. I am sick of too many **fandom shibboleths** in place of writing.

("Fan shibboleths" = member berries.)

If they give me a somewhat insightful story about people facing a huge scary war and moral crisis with relatably hands-dirty, humble human reactions in spite of the surreal soft-sci-fi circumstances,

and a good rousing show-stopper dust-up, with some stakes and peril,

they'll absolutely get my approbation.

Psyr1x2026-01-03 04:11

[The History of ‘To Me, My X-Men’ - COMICSXF](https://comicsxf.com/2019/09/25/the-history-of-to-me-my-x-men/)

PinkysAvenger2026-01-03 06:16

Lol, just read this from another thread

Let's make sure we have a big moment of nostalgia for... 2013

JenksbritMKII2026-01-04 08:44

Exactly. X-Men fans clamouring for them to have an "avengers assemble" and it just seems so forced. It doesn't work as well and it's always clunky when it's used anyway. They don't need one.

I much prefer the X-Men to the avengers. They don't need a rallying cry.

Phantom11882026-01-03 06:19

He’ll whisper it, just like Cap.

Time_Lord_Omega2026-01-03 07:44

If we don't hear it... this will be me [Behold](https://youtu.be/jsz9aqEOPG8?si=YxX_1KV5CynTp78G)

But all seriousness, theaters all over are gonna go freaking insane. It's gonna be like seeing Wolverine... ^(til you're 90...) in his suit or him putting on the cowl for the first time.

pigeonwiggle2026-01-03 10:36

1. this only works if Charles speaks in Stan Lee-esque poetic phrases. the syntax is awkward and shakespearean, but it'll work for audiences IF there's context for it. "oh, he just speaks like that."

2. Teeeeeeechnically, the line is "return to me, my x-men" but the speech bubble had return on the previous line, and "to me, my x-men" on the next. Claremont also would often write only Half of a common saying, "fool me once, scott...!" assuming the reader already knows the rest. this segmented verbiage made it so it didnt' stand out when "to me, my x-men" finally returned to the page like a hundred years later in Morrison's book - and then again in Whedon's, and then again and again as it was now considered a staple. (yet, you never see them play baseball anymore...)

Phaze_Nero2026-01-05 06:06

I would prefer they save it for the MCU X-MEN. If they use up all the costumes, quotes etc..on these has-been Fox X-Men, there will be nothing new or exciting when the "real" X-Men show up. Everything will be old and used up.

Own-Collar32062026-01-05 19:03

should save it for the mcu adaptation