X-Males ’97 Producer Shares Massive Replace on Season 2

X-Males ’97 is gearing up for not only one, however two upcoming seasons. Including to the joy, the collection producer teases a possible character look in Season 2.

As followers eagerly anticipate the second season of Marvel’s hit animated collection X-Males ’97, the creators are teasing what’s in retailer. A key determine behind the scenes hints at much more characters becoming a member of the solid, leaving refined clues for followers to uncover.

Throughout a current Q&A panel hosted by ComicBook’s Jamie Jirak, the inventive workforce behind X-Males ’97 supplied a teaser for the present’s second season. Marvel’s head of animation and producer Brad Winderbaum revealed that, along with new characters, Season 2 will introduce two new groups. Although he didn’t specify which groups, Winderbaum hinted that each will likely be X-hyphenated groups, sparking fan hypothesis about their identities.

“There’s many groups, in Marvel, which have the letter “X” which can be adopted by a hyphen. I might put it to you want this… there’s two different X groups in Season 2.”

Whereas this teaser from the inventive workforce has sparked pleasure, it additionally leaves loads of room for hypothesis amongst followers as to which groups would possibly make their debut in Season 2. Nevertheless, followers consider they’ve cracked the thriller. In the course of the current D23 occasion, the Marvel Animation panel confirmed that characters like Polaris, Girl Deathstrike, and Sabretooth will seem within the upcoming season of X-Males ’97. Drawing from this announcement and their data of the comics, followers have narrowed down their predictions to 2 potential groups: X-Issue and X-Pressure. These groups have deep ties to the characters talked about and will have been subtly hinted at within the earlier season.

X-Issue has had a notable presence in the unique animated collection, and the reboot has been teasing the workforce’s future look for a while. Within the ultimate episode of Season 1, the time-traveler Bishop groups up with Forge, a personality who’s a key member of X-Issue within the comics, on a mission to find lacking mutants. This episode additionally incorporates a picture of Forge with different notable heroes like A number of Man, Polaris, Havok, Wolfsbane, and Robust Man, which serves each as a tribute to the unique workforce and a possible trace in direction of future storylines. Moreover, Marvel has confirmed that Polaris may have a major position within the upcoming season of X-Males ’97. Given her integral position in X-Issue inside the comics, many followers speculate that she would possibly lead the workforce within the new season. As for the opposite workforce, the top of Season 1 of the collection might need additionally teased their introduction.

Two key members of X-Pressure had been launched within the season finale: Cable, who formally joined the X-Males, and Sunspot, who left to align himself with Magneto. As Cable and Sunspot are pivotal figures inside X-Pressure, this might recommend that this workforce might be a major a part of the upcoming season. Furthermore, the beforehand talked about Girl Deathstrike and Sabretooth are each intently related to X-Pressure. They had been integral members of the Weapon X-Males, a workforce that originally included Mystique, Domino, Warpath, and Logan. When Logan and Warpath departed, the group advanced into what’s now referred to as X-Pressure. Whereas there are numerous theories about which groups would possibly make an look in Season 2, X-Issue and X-Pressure at present stand out as probably the most believable candidates. Nevertheless, X-Males ’97 has proven a bent for surprises, so the ultimate lineup may nonetheless be unpredictable.

The primary season of X-Males ’97 is now streaming on Disney Plus.