Is 'Mystique' Seen As The Mutant Messiah? New Footage In This X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Featurette
This new "To Fight" X-Men: Apocalypse featurette makes it very clear that Mystique's actions at the end of DOFP have set her up as more than just a hero to the younger mutants. Click on to take a look...
Mystique-haters are going to have even more ammunition after this new X-Men: Apocalypse featurette. Some fans have a big problem with the fact that Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) has been positioned as one of the main characters in the franchise, and is seen to be leading the team in this latest installment.
Well, it seems the character has also been set up as an almost messianic, mythical hero to mutantkind, which is why she's chosen to whip the younger team members into fighting shape.
Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel's X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.
X-Men: Apocalypse hits theaters on May 18.