Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Ultimate X-Men #13! THE X-Men are undergoing a major metamorphosis, not in the original Marvel Comics universe of Earth-616, but in the new Ultimate Universe of Earth-6160, and it is reminiscent of MagnetoThe original team: the Brotherhood of Mutants. So far in Last X-Menthe series has been teasing the official formation of the classic team of mutant heroes. However, what the series has done is chart the origin of the Ultimate Universe Brotherhood itself.
In Marvel Comics'request for Last X-Men #13 of Peach Momoko, fans get a first look at the issue's main cover art (by artist Peach Momoko), as well as the comic's official synopsis, where it's revealed that everything fans think they know about the rise of Ultimate X-Men is a lie.
THE NEW MUTANT WORLD ORDER? The start of the second year of ULTIMATE X-MEN! Chaos erupts as the former Children of the Atom rise up against the society that used and abused them, just as tension between Armor and Maystorm comes to a head in an explosive showdown!
It is revealed that mutants who have been indoctrinated into the mutant cult known as the Children of the Atom are becoming mutant terrorists attacking human civilians. These mutants feel justified in their actions due to the way they were mistreated by humans once their existence became known. So they're going to show humans why mutants are superior, and they seem to be doing it in the most violent way possible.
The Children of the Atom were created as the new X-Men, not the Brotherhood of Mutants
The Children of the Atom are forming their own villainous organization after leaving a
Last X-Men has teased the idea that the Children of the Atom would leave the cult (which is controlled by the Creator as a way of manipulating the mutant population) and form the X-Men under the leadership of the two main characters, Armor and Maystorm. In fact, the name 'X-Men' has already been established by Armor and Maystorm as the name of their group, and their main focus is to destroy the Children of the Atom and save the cult-controlled mutants.
It would make sense for Armor and Maystorm to take the younger generation of mutants from the Children of the Atom and turn them into the X-Men. However, this does not appear to be a story about the origin of the X-Men, but rather the origin of a famous group created by Magneto on Earth-616: the Brotherhood of Mutants. The mutants that come out of the Children of the Atom have no interest in being heroes, they want to be seen as superior and they are fed up with human persecution. So they are becoming mutant terrorists, just like the Brotherhood.
The Ultimate Universe is creating a brotherhood of magnetless mutants
Magneto formed the team of mutant terrorists, but not in the final new universe
It's not unheard of for another universe within the Marvel multiverse to have its own Brotherhood of Mutants. In fact, the original Final Universe had its own Brotherhood, which was a terrorist organization as far as what is being provoked in the request for Last X-Men #13. However, what's totally unexpected is that a version of the Brotherhood of Mutants is about to exist without Magneto. Magneto founded the team (on both Earth-616 and Earth-1610), so being without him in the new Ultimate Universe is a decidedly jarring reinvention.
Even though the former Children of the Atom are about to form their own Brotherhood of Mutants without Magneto, it's fair to say that this reinvented group will be just as villainous. They were raised in a cult that told them they were superior to humans, and although they rejected the cult itself, it appears that its teachings still control their actions. Now all that's left is for fans to wait and see this new group of evil mutants in action and witness how these X-Men the villains will do without their own Magneto.
Last X-Men #13 from Marvel Comics will be available on March 12, 2025.
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