(SeaPRwire) – Two years ago, the first season of X-Men ’97 concluded with a dramatic cliffhanger. A massive space battle led to a stunning time-travel twist, ultimately leaving the main mutant team dispersed throughout history. As X-Men ’97 prepares for its Season 2 return, some members are trapped in the ancient past, others are surviving in the distant future, and the remainder are guarding the present. Many viewers believed—or hoped—this disruption would lead to the creation of new mutant squads, teams well-known and beloved by comic fans. Marvel has been tight-lipped with X-Men ’97 news, but officially licensed merchandise may have just revealed the secret.
New clothing available on Amazon Prime has provided the first glimpse of the teams forming for X-Men ’97 Season 2. It’s an unconventional method for a series update, but a welcome one given Marvel’s limited information. It also verifies widespread fan hopes: X-Factor and X-Force are joining the animated show.
Season 1 ended with the X-Men divided across four time periods. Professor X, Magneto, Rogue, Beast, and Nightcrawler were in ancient Egypt with En Sabah Nur, also known as Apocalypse. Cyclops and Jean Grey were stranded in the year 3960, an age where Apocalypse had already conquered and ruined Earth. Storm, Wolverine, and Morph were completely missing—leaving only Jubilee, Sunspot, Forge, Cable, and Bishop to protect the present-day world. Season 2 will integrate several familiar heroes. Cable is assembling X-Force, enlisting Jubilee and Sunspot alongside new members such as Psylocke and Archangel. For the uninitiated, X-Force is essentially the X-Men’s more hardcore counterpart. More militant and uncompromising, they are willing to do whatever it takes to safeguard mutantkind.
Next is X-Factor. In the source comics, the team was originally founded by Xavier’s first graduates, who wanted to accomplish more than they could as X-Men. In X-Men ’97, however, X-Factor appears to have a different backstory. A quick Season 1 hint presented them as Forge’s old team, a significant part of his history. Although they have been separated for years, they clearly find a cause to reunite in Season 2. Forge is not shown with X-Factor in the merchandise revealed so far. For the moment, the team consists of Multiple Man, Polaris, Havok, Wolfsbane, Strong Guy, and Val Cooper (the last being a new member)—but he may return to the group later in the season.
Marvel’s new product drop hints at several other unexpected developments. A fresh design featuring Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, Wolverine, and Morph adds detail to the “Wasteland” timeline of X-Men ’97. There is also a first look at the mutant team coming together in ancient Egypt, which includes the time-traveler Bishop. These small previews significantly boost anticipation for the new season. An official Season 2 premiere date has not been announced, but the sooner the show comes back to answer our questions, the better.
X-Men ’97 streams on Disney+.
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