Does The X-Men: First Class Official Synopsis Reveal A New Villain?

Does The X-Men: First Class Official Synopsis Reveal A New Villain?

The Official X-Men: First Class synopsis has been released, but has it revealed a previously unrevealed villain?

Editorial Opinion
By Skeletor - Dec 11, 2010 06:12 PM EST
Filed Under: X-Men: First Class
Source: /Film


From /Film:

X-Men First Class stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, January Jones, and Kevin Bacon and will be released June 3. Read the plot synopsis after the break.

Thanks to Screenrant for the heads up. Here’s the official plot plot synopsis as LEEE777 reported a few days ago.

X-Men: First Class charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop Armageddon. In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto’s Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men.

The Screenrant article seems to be sure that “to stop Armageddon” means the X-Men character Armageddon and not “Armageddon” as in the end of the world. (They didn’t even consider that it could mean “Armageddon” as in the Michael Bay film, and that X-Men First Class was all about stopping a movie from going into production. Shame on them.)

Actually, I think the end of the world “Armageddon” makes much more sense than the character for a few reasons: 1) Armageddon was partially created by Jean Grey, who is not in the movie, 2) The plot synopsis refers to Professor X and Magneto as men and mutants but it never refers to Armageddon as either, 3) The movie reveals a “secret history of famous global events,” which sounds in line with an apocalyptic storyline, and 4) Doesn’t it make more sense for the mutants to fight to save the end of the world – from anything – instead of an obscure mutant whose back story doesn’t fit into the world they’re creating?

What is your reading of the plot synopsis? What do you think of Armageddon as a villain?

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Armageddon26
Armageddon26 - 12/11/2010, 6:59 PM
armageddon is me
Armageddon26
Armageddon26 - 12/11/2010, 6:59 PM
Armageddon=an APOCALYPSE



Apocalypse is the villian
Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon - 12/11/2010, 7:31 PM
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morons.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/11/2010, 7:53 PM
Its the end of the WORLD...

And hopefully the FOX franchise too! ; P
Armageddon26
Armageddon26 - 12/11/2010, 8:20 PM
Who you calling a moron @MaxJaybo
Retribution13
Retribution13 - 12/11/2010, 8:24 PM
@Armageddon26

You, I mean really with the lame insult "GAYBO LOL" I have to agree too.
P862010
P862010 - 12/11/2010, 8:32 PM
cbm cant be this stupid lol

Vafrous
Vafrous - 12/11/2010, 8:50 PM
The end of the world....

@armageddon, maybe the articles refering to you...
:-\
Armageddon26
Armageddon26 - 12/11/2010, 8:58 PM
Thats what i said.I am the newest x-men first class villian
BobGarlen
BobGarlen - 12/11/2010, 9:18 PM
Michael Fassbender as Magneto gives me enough confidence to want to see this film
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 12/11/2010, 10:41 PM
Garlen@ He and Matthew Vaughn are my only reasons what keeps me little interested of this film.

Apocalypse would make a better villain and i think the armageddon means him?
Denn1s
Denn1s - 12/12/2010, 4:46 AM
they can't have the son of apocalypse without apocalypse. if they do include apocalypse i will be dissapointed. apocalypse should be in X4. i want to see the x-men fight him, not havoc and his team...
Armageddon26
Armageddon26 - 12/12/2010, 9:04 AM
In recent reports the "armageddon" character is supposed
to be a character that 20th century fox wnats to spin-off into its own franchise kinda like wolverine.
So I say Apocalypse is best bet.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/12/2010, 11:05 AM
Denn1s @ Exaclty, stick Apocalypse in X4 (an CABLE) [frick] the movie timeline up a bit and we get more our X-MEN! ; p
Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon - 12/12/2010, 4:49 PM
Funny, I just meant ScreenRant were morons, but since you had to be a jackass about it... yep, I'm calling you one now.
Denn1s
Denn1s - 12/12/2010, 5:11 PM
bring cable, resurrect phoenix, have her resurrect cyclops, and let the x-men kick apocalypse's ass in X4!!! but everyone's over 40 now so i guess they won't come back for X4...
fullmetal
fullmetal - 12/13/2010, 12:25 PM
these assholes need to issue out an official photo or teaser!! movies comes out in 6 months! GL comes out in 6 and we already have an awesome trailer!! i'm getting tired of all this secretive crap from fox...
spidey1994
spidey1994 - 12/18/2010, 5:56 AM
I'm still really pissed off that Cyclops, Jean and Storm aint in this
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