X-Men 97 Episode 10 Finale Breakdown & Easter Eggs

The tenth and final episode of X-Men 97 Season 1 is now streaming on Disney+ Hotstar Malaysia. Check out my spoiler-free review of X-Men 97 by heading over here.

Check out my breakdown of X-Men 97 Episodes 1 and 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5, Episode 6, Episode 7, Episode 8 and Episode 9 here.

The synopsis reads:

The upcoming animated series revisits the iconic era of the 1990s as The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future. The voice cast includes Ray Chase as Cyclops, Jennifer Hale as Jean Grey, Alison Sealy-Smith as Storm, Cal Dodd as Wolverine, JP Karliak as Morph, Lenore Zann as Rogue, George Buza as Beast, AJ LoCascio as Gambit, Holly Chou as Jubilee, Isaac Robinson-Smith as Bishop, Matthew Waterson as Magneto and Adrian Hough as Nightcrawler.

X-Men The Animated Series originally aired on Fox Kids for 76 episodes across five seasons from 1992 to 1997. The series is currently available to stream on Disney+ Hotstar.

I’ll be discussing heavy spoilers so if you haven’t seen it or want to avoid spoilers, now’s your chance to stop reading.

Professor X AKA Charles Xavier Uses Telepathy To Force Magneto Into Reversing His Global EMP

This won’t end well.

Onslaught, anyone? Let us see if I am right.

Cameos: Captain America, Iron Man, Daredevil, Black Panther, Dora Milaje, Cloak And Dagger,

Captain America and Iron Man. Avengers Assemble.

Daredevil. The Man Without Fear.

Black Panther and the Dora Milaje. Wakanda Forever. What’s interesting is that the episode later confirms that this is T’Chaka as the Black Panther, who is the father of T’Challa.

Cloak And Dagger.

From left to right: Crimson Dynamo, Omega Red, Darkstar. They’re part of the Winter Guard, a Russian superhero team.

Jean Grey Taps Into The Power Of The Phoenix

But she confirms that the Phoenix Force is gone.

The Magneto Protocol Activated

The term was first mentioned in Uncanny X-Men #304, the third part of the Fatal Attractions crossover event written by Scott Lobdell with art by Terry Austin, Dan Green, Dan Panosian, Tom Palmer and Keith Williams.

Basically, the Magneto Protocol is a series of satellites lying dormant across space. When activated by a joint decision between the United States, Russia, and S.H.I.E.L.D., they form a defensive perimeter around the Earth to prevent Magneto from attacking using his magnetic powers.

In the comics, activating the Magneto Protocol is part of what led to provoking Magneto, and later Professor X into shutting down Magneto’s mind, which ultimately led to the creation of Onslaught.

Peter Parker And Mary Jane Watson

Hey, we know those two.

Six Months After E-Day, Many Of The X-Men Are Presumed Dead

Asteroid M and many of the X-Men disappeared during E-Day.

Forge and Bishop are a few of the survivors.

The X-Men Are Scattered Throughout Time

Rogue, Nightcrawler, Beast, Professor X And Magneto Are In Ancient Egypt

Probably during Apocalypse’s reign.

They meet a young Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur is his real name).

And there’s a mysterious futuristic building instead of the pyramids. Perhaps Rama-Tut (a Kang variant)?

Cyclops And Jean Grey Are In The Future, The Year 3960

They meet Clan Askani, the people who raised Cable.

And a younger version of Cable.

Post-Credits Scene

It looks like Apocalypse will be one of the main villain of Season 2.

There you have it, folks, the entire first season of X-Men 97.

Until the next one, excelsior!