X-Men: The Animated Series: Difference between revisions

1990s animated series based on the popular ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' comics.

 

 

== The main characters were: ==

Together, they fought evil mutants, [[Humongous Mecha|giant robots]], [[Government Conspiracy|government conspiracies]], cosmic forces, and occasionally each other, while protecting those who hated and feared them.

 

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=== Tropes ===

* [[The Chessmaster]]: Mr. Sinister; Apocalypse.

* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: Gambit.

* [[Claustrophobia]]: Storm

* [[Coming of Age Story]]: Technically this applies to everyone, but Jubilee especially.

* [[Dark-Skinned Blond]]: Shard.

* [[Dark-Skinned Redhead]]: Wolfsbane.

* [[Deconstructed Trope]]: In the episode where the Juggernaut's powers are transferred to someone else, said someone else gets Juggy's [[Super Strength]]. Which [[Be Careful What You Wish For|promptly ruins his life by turning him into an unintentionally-destructive human demolition crew]].

* [[Deus Exit Machina]]:

** This happens to Professor X in season 2, as the X-Men had to deal with challenges that were originally resolved by him. A good thing that Jean's a telepath herself (if not as skilled).

** Dark Phoenix

* [[Evil Redhead]]: Mystique.

* [[Evilutionary Biologist]]: Mr. Sinister. It was hinted that Magneto was once this as well.

* [[Expy]]: In terms of his powers and appearance, Morph seems to be based on the obscure 1970s [[Heel Face Turn|villain turned X-Man]] Changeling.

** In the last season, Jubilee's design looks just like [[Captain Planet|Gi from Captain Planet.]]

** Also with {{spoiler|Mystique when she takes a laser shot to save her son Nightcrawler's life.}}

* [[Martial Pacifist]]: Beast ([[Beware the Nice Ones|unless]] [[Too Dumb to Live|you]] [[Berserk Button|kidnap his girlfriend]]) and Nightcrawler.

* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Colossus and the Sentinels.

* [[Mind Rape]]:

** In the two-parter involving Proteus, he rapes both mental and physically the hell out of Wolverine. Afterward, even Wolverine, the archetype of the [[Nineties Anti-Hero]], was horrified by the psychic attack.

** In "A Rogue's Tale", Rogue's mind is invaded by Miss Marvel and she is tormented by it.

* [[Mirrored Confrontation Shot]]: The opening credits

* [[Missing Mom]]: Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch's deceased mother.

* [[More Than Mind Control]] Sinister (and to a lesser extent Morph) both imply that Morph was genuinely angry with the X-Men for leaving him behind, and wanted revenge on his own, though his own mind rejected this to the point that he developed a [[Split Personality]]. At first, Sinister did little more than draft the Evil Morph to help him out (albeit with a [[Mind Control Device|mechanical backup]]). Of note, is the scene where he specifically targets Jubilee (whose death would not help Sinister out in the slightest). She joined the team immediately after his death and became super close with his former BFF Wolverine, and he practically snarls after her "That's for thinking you could take my place". Later in the season, after Sinister's recaptured him, he's been more properly [[Brainwashed]] into being his slave, though he manages to break free several times and his [[Intrinsic Vow|loyalty to his friends]] eventually wins out completely.

** Also of note, in the second episode he casually suggests that humans evolving into mutants is "progress", which is quite in line with Sinister's views, even if he would never voluntarily support his methods.

* [[Muggle Power]]: The Brotherhood and various other Anti and Pro Mutant factions' reason for fighting.

* [[Mundane Utility]]: Wolverine has used his claws to slice up various meat products, spawning the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bGHfhEIrkY BLASTED SALAMI] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PwMbNCHgk0 turkey] meme.

* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Archangel (as the Horseman of Death) after Rogue absorbed some of his powers/memories, or as Rogue called it, "the evil within". Also, Jean Grey after reasserting control from the Phoenix entity, who nearly killed Wolverine and almost allowed Cyclops to be killed by Mastermind in mental battle in the Hellfire Club.

** Brother Reinhart in "Nightcrawler" who leads a mob to kill Nightcrawler and his brothers, whom he believed have been corrupted by the "demon". But after Nightcrawler shows him mercy after saving him from a fall and showed him what his actions have caused (burning the monestary), he falls on his knees and cries that he has "sinned". He later repents.

* [[Necessary Fail]]: During one of the time travel arcs.

** More often played straight, however; the opening storyline manages to ''kill off an X-Man'' without ever saying the words.

** They did semi-regularly use the words "die" and "kill" however, it seemed they were allowed use them, but only sparingly.

* [[Newspaper Dating]]: Bishop does this when he time-travels

* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]: Apocalypse

* [[No Endor Holocaust]]: The Dark Phoenix consumed a star to recharge. However, it was stated that the star system had no intelligent life around it--which was technically a good thing, given that it's a kid show. In [[The Dark Phoenix Saga|the original story]], the system ''was'' inhabited. Still, this didn't prevent the Shi'ar Empire from trying to destroy the Phoenix whatever the cost, and Jean was [[My God, What Have I Done?|genuinely horrified by what the Phoenix drove her to do]], since it was done largely on a whim and without concern for the lives that could have been lost.

** It wasn't stated. It was declared at least five times to make the point abundantly clear.

* [[Super Registration Act]]: Plot of the first season.

* [[Supreme Chef]]: Jean.

* [[Team Mom]]: Jean Grey. A case could be said for Storm as well.

* [[Techno Wizard]]: Beast, Forge

** And Vertigo.

** Don't forget about Spiral.

** "Descent." The episode is mainly set in Victorian England and deals with the origin of Mister Sinister. Said origin is seen via flashbacks, as an aged ancestor of Professor Xavier's explains to law enforcement the threat posed by Sinister and what he himself witnessed. Notably, at the very end, the episode jumps to the present-day and Xavier is seemingly reflecting on events viewers had just seen.

* [[Wicked Cultured]]: Magneto

'''Master Mold:''' That is not logical. Mutants ''are'' human. Therefore, humans must be protected from themselves. }}

* [[You Can't Fight Fate]]:

** Additionally so for Cable, who attempted to destroy Apocalypse by destroying his Lazarus Chamber in the past. This seems to work and Cable's future is supposedly changed, but a later episode shows Apocalypse being reborn.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Beast's blue-black hair, to go with the rest of his fur. In the episodes where they guest-star, Nightcrawler, Psylocke, and Polaris, respectively, have dark blue, purple, and green hair.

{{quote|'''Wolverine''': Next time I try ta save yer life, have sense enough ta let me do it.

'''Gambit''': [[American Accent Influences|What make you t'ink there gon' be another time?]] }}