X-Men: Evolution/Characters: Difference between revisions

''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'' was filled with a wide range of characters. Here is a page to learn more about the main cast.

The leader of Professor Xavier's students. A mutant who shoots [[Frickin' Laser Beams|high-intensity beams]] [[Eye Beams|from his eyes]]. Unfortunately for him, he can never shut this power off. So he must always wear special visors or glasses made of ruby-quartz. Due to having a strong sense of morals and drive to be the leader, Scott can sometimes come off as a "boy scout" or "do-gooder". But he also has an extremely competitive side and tries hard to hold his temper in check, which can sometimes get the better of him. In contrast to his reputation for being stiff, he surprisingly shows a good sense of humor. During the series, Scott reunited with his brother Alex, who he thought died in the plane crash both were involved in.

* [[Official Couple]]: He ends up with Jean.

* [[Sunglasses Atat Night]]: ''Don't switch the blade on the guy in shades, oh-no!''

Jean was the most popular of the X-Men who attended Bayville High. Beautiful, athletic, and smart, she seemed to not have the problems the others faced trying to fit in and be normal. But her growing powers made her extremely insecure and showed she had her own burdens to bear. And she was ultimately shunned by her former friends when revealed to be a mutant. Jean dated Duncan Matthews for the first two seasons, but later fell for Scott, who had secretly loved her from afar. Jean also has a very close father and daughter type relationship with Professor Xavier.

* [[Code Name]]: Averted. She uses her real name.

* [[Moral Guardians|Moral Guardian]]: Compare Jean to Cyclops in season one's ''Survival of the Fittest''. Both the Brotherhood and X-Men competed to get to the top of a mountain and place a flag before the other team. The catch was neither team could use their powers. But Scott had no problem cheating and using his powers after seeing Avalanche cheat. Jean though was quick to point out that the X-Men should be above such things and stick to the rules. Interesting that neither Scott or Jean were portrayed in a positive light here with Jean being shown as slightly overbearing and self serving.

* [[Spoiled Sweet]]: She possessed everything that can make a girl the [[Alpha Bitch]]. Beauty, popularity, and a jock boyfriend. Instead she was nice and willing to help anyone.

In contrast to his demonic appearence, Kurt is kind, fun loving, and a loyal friend. But there also is a sense of sadness about him as he longs to be accepted by the world outside despite his appearance.

* [[Beast and Beauty]]: Kurt and Amanda.

* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Don't be fooled by his demonic appearence.

* [[Freaky Is Cool]]: Kurt's girlfriend [[Fan of Underdog|Amanda]] isn't bothered at all by his true appearence.

* [[Teleporter Accident]]: Forge tries to extend the range of Nightcrawler's teleportation, and ends up creating rifts to the hell-like dimension Nightcrawler uses to move from place to place. Needless to say, the inhabitants get out.

Rogue is a mysterious mutant who absorbs the memories and abilities of others through touch. Due to her powers, Rogue has become [[Broken Bird|withdrawn, bitter, anti-social, and sullen]]. Only after learning to trust the other X-Men, does she begin to open up. Rogue is Mystique's adopted daughter. But Rogue turns her back on Mystique after learning that she was only using her and joins the X-Men. She develops a massive crush on Cyclops, but later accepted that Scott loved Jean and not her.

* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: Her love for Cyclops can never be returned.

* [[Blessed with Suck]]: Her powers mean she can never touch anyone without risking their lives.

* [[Most Common Superpower]]: again, [[Ms. Fanservice|it's Rogue.]]

A mutant from Northbrook, Illinois whose ability allows her to become intangible. Shadowcat is the youngest member of the team and is characterized by [[The Pollyanna|her upbeat nature and cheerfulness]]. She usually pals around with Nightcrawler since they are about the same age. Her on-again off-again romance with Avalanche was a subplot that continued through all four seasons. She first develops a crush on him while still in school, but it turned out he was only using her to steal test answers. Later, even though they are on opposite teams, Lance saves her life and her opinion of him changes. They date for a while, but their differences break them up, before ultimately reigniting their romantic relationship after the fight against Apocalypse.

* [[Cute Clumsy Girl]]: The only class she doesn't ace is gym.

* [[Informed Judaism]]: The only evidence that she's Jewish is a scene of her lighting the menorah in her home in the [[Christmas Episode]].

* [[Naive Newcomer]]: She definitely feels like a fish out of water when she first joins the X-Men, being particularly weirded out by Kurt's appearence at first.

* [[Official Couple]]: She gets back together with Lance in the last episode.

* [[Teen Genius]]: A straight A student (although her intelligence was somewhat downplayed compared to other versions of Shadowcat).

* [[Valley Girl]]: She stopped, like totally, after the first season. For sure.

* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: Can be at times; see [[Training Fromfrom Hell]] below.

* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: With Kitty and Rouge.

* [[Opposite SexGender Clone]]: X-23

* [[Team Dad]]

* [[Training Fromfrom Hell]]: This trope gets first deconstructed, and then ''reconstructed'' - in the first X-23 episode, it's established that he can be pretty harsh with training the younger X-Men-to-be, to the point that Rogue wouldn't admit she'd gotten better (after the last episode's events) to avoid it. After his experience with the aforementioned [[Tyke Bomb]], he loosens up because "Sometimes you just gotta let kids be kids". He realizes that pushing teenagers too far in training is detrimental, and he eases up by the end. Contains hilarity in that Rogue of all people was pretending to still be sick in an effort to evade his training session.

* [[Team Mom]]: And aunt to Spyke.

Hank McCoy was a popular teacher at Bayville High who held a dark secret. His mutation gave him a burly physique with large hands and feet and unparalleled agility, but also a feral side to his mind. After school hours, he worked on a serum he hoped would stop his primal regressions when simply reciting Shakespeare wasn't enough to keep him focused. But unfortunately his beastly side was set free by an attempt to make a better serum, turning him into a blue furred beast. He damaged the school, also threatening Principal Kelly in an uncontrollable rage. The X-Men eventually were able to locate and subdue him. Soon the rage subsided, but life would never be the same. His rampage at the school and his drastic and permanent change in physical appearance would make any public appearance too startling for a general population unaware of the mutants among them. Hank remained at the Xavier Institute as a teacher for the New Recruits. Similar to Wolverine and Storm, he is more of a bit player due to the focus being on the students.

* [[Team Dad]]: To the New Mutants.

* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Bobby.

** [[Playing with a Trope|Actually]], Brazil is a country [[wikipedia:Brazilian people|with LOTS of demographic diversity]] due to the high quotient of immigration. I.e., it's the country with the second largest white population in ''the whole of the American continent'', only behind the USA.

* [[Only Sane Man]]: Surprisingly, he comes off as one of the most mature of the New Mutants. Yes, he has a temper but that doesn’t distract that he’s the least seen when the other members are doing their normal shenanigans

* [[Vague Age]]: While [[Word of God]] says they had no idea how old most of the characters were, Jamie's exact age in particular is uncertain, he was referred to as 'like 13' but this may just be an exageration.

''"Come on Rogue, get with the program. Shake that thing."''

A mutant from New York City and also Storm's nephew. He has the ability to project bonelike spikes from his skin. Spyke is stubborn and lacks respect for authority. This often puts him in conflict with the other X-Men. When his powers can't be controlled he leaves the X-Men, and joins the Morlocks, becoming their champion.

* [[Commuting on a Bus]]: Part of the main cast for the first two and a half seasons. He leaves the X-Men during the third season to join the Morlocks. He is all but forgotten about till he reappears in a season four episode.

* [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]: After joining the Morlocks.

* [[Totally Radical]]: If the hair and skateboard weren't enough of a clue.

* [[Word of God]]: The creators state that Spyke was not supposed to be a male Marrow.

A mutant with the ability to manipulate the earth by generating seismic waves from his body. Avalanche came from the same home town as Shadowcat, but had a much different upbringing. He grew up as a streetwise orphan who seemed angry at the world. Confused and alienated, he was a perfect target for Mystique and the Brotherhood. Lance was one of the most complex characters. He started off as a punk, before becoming more of a troubled youth, and then ultimately showing responsibility and maturity. His romantic interest in Kitty Pryde and their relationship played a major role in his attempts to change. It even leads him to attempt a major [[Heel Face Turn]] by joining the X-Men. As the oldest Brotherhood member, Lance is often the defacto leader and feels responsible for the others.

* [[Anti-Villain]] ([[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type I or III]]): With the ability to be an [[Anti-Hero]] ([[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type III or IV]]).

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Starts out as a [[Jerkass]] in the first season, before becoming a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] at the start of the fourth season.

* [[Menace Decay]]: Went from a unsympathetic [[Psycho for Hire]] or [[Punch Clock Villain]] in the comics to an angry, yet notably sympathetic character in the show.

A mutant that can move at the speed of sound. Pietro is arrogant, deceptive and his loyalty is always in question. He would betray the Brotherhood and his sister Wanda at the command of his father Magneto, yet showed no compassion at his father's disappearance at the hands of Apocalypse. Pietro has a stormy relationship with his twin sister, although their relationship, as well the one with his Brotherhood teammates, improve during season four.

* [[Wimpification]]: Tends to suffer from this in some Lance/Pietro fanfics.

* [[Weak but Skilled]]: Pietro is a full-blown [[Fragile Speedster]] and in most direct confrontations he goes down in one hit. However, Pietro is the first member of the brotherhood seen with considerable control of his power and the other aspects his power might give him, no doubt having trained in its uses alongside his father. It’s to be noted that Pietro is often the Brotherhood member who wins the most battles (or at least before the inclusion of his sister on the team), combined with [[Motor Mouth]] [[Casual Danger Dialogue]]

''"Hey, if you can't be cool, be feared. My momma always told me that."''

* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: One of the funniest characters in the series.

* [[Puppy Dog Eyes]]: He has a habit of making these.

A humongous boy from Texas, Fred Dukes is among the strongest mutants in the world. Blob is the least intelligent of the Brotherhood, but his brawn helps counterbalance his lack of brains. His hefty build and less than charming personality often make him a target of public ridicule. The social isolation and bad temper made him a prime candidate for recruitment into the Brotherhood by Mystique. He was initially treated well by the X-Men until he attempted to kidnap Jean.

* [[Pet the Dog]]: He treats Toad like a little brother and is more of a [[Gentle Giant]] when Mystique isn't around.

Wanda was sent to an asylum by her father Magneto shortly after her mutant powers emerged. Magneto claimed it was necessary because he was unable to help control her dangerous powers, but Wanda always resented him for it. Mystique helped Wanda escape from the asylum in order to bolster the Brotherhood ranks. However, Wanda was more interested in revenge against her father than fighting for the Brotherhood. Wanda suffers from emotional damage from her years locked up in an asylum. But she appears to regain much of her sanity as the series progresses. Wanda has the ability to "hex" other mutants' powers to make them go haywire.

* [[Ax Crazy]]: When it comes to Magneto and Quicksilver.

* [[Goth]]: More than even Rogue.

* [[The Unfavorite]]: Magneto always chooses Quicksilver over her. Now you know why she hates her bother.

* [[Affably Evil]]: You can't ignore there is a certain charm to Magneto.

* [[Anti-Villain]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type III. Sometimes Type I.]]

* [[Arch Enemy]]: How Magneto sees Professor Xavier.

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Fellow mutants could certainly see him this way.

* [[Evil Plan]]: She pulls off [[Magnificent Bitch|a great one]] on the X-Men by impersonating the then-missing Professor X and getting Wolverine to go missing so he won't identify her. Only [[Spanner in the Works|Scott's surprise arrival]] foiled this.

* [[The Starscream]]: She was always looking to break out from under Magneto.

* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: She becomes this to the X-Men girls as she tries to get them to loosen up in what can only be described as an entire [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment]] episode.

* [[Pretty Freeloaders|Pretty Freeloader]]: Her looks got her into the Brotherhood boarding house and kept her there no matter what stunt she pulled.

* [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]]: With a slight stretch, you could see this in her relationship with Amara (Magma). And 'lo, did the [[Yuri Fan|Yuri Fans]] squee at that.

Trained as a thief, Gambit is a mercenary who will give his services to the highest bidder. He appears to have developed quite the soft spot for Rogue, especially during the season four episode, "Cajun Spice", in which he gives her his favourite card (the Queen of Hearts, his "lucky lady") at the end.

Pyro is a crazy pyromaniac with a cackling laugh and a broken Australian accent. He has an affinity for destruction and complete ignorance of consequence border on outright insanity. In one notable scene he is watching footage of Magneto's supposed demise at the hands of Apocalypse, rewinding, playing back, and laughing several times. He differs from his comic book counterpart in that he needs a constant stream of flame to sustain his power.

He's the gang's telepath. While his comic book counterpart could only cast illusions, this version of Mastermind uses telepathy, as well as reading and even rewriting memories of other people {{spoiler|like what he did to Wanda}}.

Apocalypse is an ancient Egyptian mutant; he's the oldest character on the show, and also the most powerful. Milennia ago, he conquered Egypt and planned to use advanced technology (stolen from the previous Pharaoh, who had "[[Ancient Astronauts|descended from the sky]]") to reshape the world in his own image- turning many humans into mutants, and killing the rest. His court balked at the idea and [[Sealed Evil in a Can|used his own technology to imprison him]]; however, Apocalypse was still able to reach out telepathically and manipulate his release. Steals the spotlight from Magneto as premier villain in the later part of the series.

Apocalypse's servant; whether a mutant, a mystic, or something different is unknown, but he possesses psychic abilities that allow him to confront even Xavier on his own level. Believing himself to be a servant of destiny, he manipulated both the X-men and the Acolytes to steal the three keys to Apocalypse's prison, expecting to be rewarded by being made his right hand. Instead, upon gaining his freedom the ancient mutant withdrew his minion's powers and left him to his fate.

* [[Evil Is Not a Toy]]: Which he learns when Apocalypse abandons him.

* [[Power Tattoo]]: Those green patterns on his face.