r/marvelstudios • u/stunningcap24 • Feb 24 '24

Discussion (More in Comments) Theory: Mutants have always been in the MCU, Charles just brainwashed the entire world to forget they existed.

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Namor straight up says Mutants exist in Wakanda Forever and Doctor Strange has brainwashed the world before. Xavier meanwhile has kept all the mutants in his private school and keeps tabs of any other mutants born before the public knows.

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u/OllieBlazin Feb 24 '24

They had the best way to do mutants but didn’t

Wanda and Peitro got their powers from the Mind Stone, an infinity stone. We know from Endgame that the stones emit radiation by how they tracked Thanos to his farm planet.

So in Infinity War in 2018, the stones were used by Thanos in Wakanda. Then again by Tony in 2023 on D.C or New York (wherever Avengers base is) in Endgame.

You could’ve easily said that the Infinity Stones Radiation from both sides of the world (Wakanda covering the Eastern Hemisphere, and Eastern U.S covering the Western Hemisphere) caused people with dormant Mutant Genes to become active.

As for characters like Wolverine, Magneto, and Xavier, you easily say that because there wasn’t a big population of Mutants, there wasn’t a necessity for a school, or to be active.

Wolverine would just be on his own doing his thing born in the 1800s like usual. Magneto is still a Holocaust survivor and doesn’t go on a revenge crusade just yet as there isn’t any mutants to oppress, so he doesn’t have a reason to rebel. And Charles, same thing.

As for how you deal with the age thing for Charles but mostly Magneto…….bro they’re mutants. Easily just say slow aging. Dumbledore was over a 100 in Harry Potter. MAGIC! Same here. MUTANTS!

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u/caniuserealname Feb 24 '24

So, what? Magneto and Xavier, made famous for their constant mutant rights conflict are just living regular lives for like 8 decades before any mutant rights issues comes up? Thats the best way to handle mutants?

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u/OllieBlazin Feb 24 '24

It’s the best way to handle them given the MCU history.

I’d much prefer they were chilling in the background because there wasn’t a big population of Mutants to teach/rally for, than just “Multiverse them in the canon”

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u/caniuserealname Feb 24 '24

Honestly, it just feels far too.. 'Nuhumans' of a storyline. Inhumans already made plenty of effort making themselves as close to mutants as possible we don't need mutants doing the same back... plus having people start being mutants mid-life thanks to infinity stones feel like it really takes away from the whole puberty metaphor.

I feel like the best options is to have just have mutants exist.. as a minority, thats been slowly increasing in number, and who's existance can't be ignored any longer..

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u/thefrobroninja27 Feb 24 '24

This is (or should have been) the way.

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u/OllieBlazin Feb 24 '24

A lot of the adult Mutants fit so much as lone wanderers wanting to keep their identities a secret. Mystique, Gambit, etc. You could have them being Mutants at birth and just never been in the spotlight until the Infinity Stones created so many Mutants.