In the 2023 Hellfire Gala storyline, Charles Xavier mind controlled a unified mutant nation at the height of their power into peacefully surrendering to Orchis (an intergovernmental org formed by every major world government to exterminate mutants). They told him to force every mutant on earth to walk through portals that would “exile them off planet” or they’d execute random humans and blame mutants to prevent Xavier from realizing his dream of being accepted by polite society. Xavier agreed and tried to mind control every mutant on earth to walk into these portals against their will. To the surprise of absolutely no one, the portals were intended to kill any mutant that walked through them and effectively culled like 90% of the mutant population from Marvel continuity. Orchis then killed a bunch of humans and blamed it on mutants anyway just to spite Xavier.

Calling Xavier a sellout is putting it kindly.

[–] hotcouchguy@hexbear.net 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"fell for it again despite my godlike psychic powers" award

[–] porcupine@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 2 weeks ago

Literally pages before this happened Jean Grey was about to telepathically pluck the racism out of every human’s mind with her godlike psychic powers, but thank goodness Charles was there to show everyone a better way

[–] GoodGuyWithACat@hexbear.net 19 points 2 weeks ago

effectively culled like 90% of the mutant population from Marvel continuity.

This is the third time they've played that card? My God marvel, just do a reset on the main canon. There's a reason why Ultimate sold as well as it did, DC does it every 20 years or so.

[–] Frivolous_Beatnik@hexbear.net 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't worry, they retconned/baited us with this mutant genocide and everybody was fine, thus justifying Xavier's decisions...once again. Getting really tired of Charles ngl. Also really wish they'd just let a Genosha or Krakoa be a permanent or at least long-lasting fixture instead of doing yet another genocide plot.

[–] porcupine@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I didn’t find “actually every mutant who ever died is in a secret pocket dimension disconnected from the rest of reality where you can pretend they’re all off having a good time while we never mention them again,” to be a particularly satisfying resolution to 5 years of world building and character growth.

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 13 points 2 weeks ago

hey that's where my childhood cat is

[–] Frivolous_Beatnik@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

yea