Under New Management
But that new management is of course the more interesting part—carrying the last will and testament of Charles, and seemingly acting on its wishes, is none other than Magneto himself (Matthew Waterson), who declares everything Charles built as his own.
When Charles left for Shiar space at the end of “Trial of Magneto” this is also pretty much what happened—his final wish was for Magneto, who he could see as turning away from his villainous past, to find peace inheriting his role as the teacher of the next generation of students. Wearing the purple “M” costume we know will also appear in ‘97, Magneto did indeed go on to head the Xavier Institute and shepherd the burgeoning careers of the New Mutants—and given we know at least one of them will be in the show, it won’t be too surprising to see the same happen here.
X-Men ‘97 begins streaming on Disney + March 20.
