The X-Men have battled racism, they've battled foreign nations, and now they're looking down the barrel of their own extinction. This is "X-Men: Decimation".
So I'm basically taking "X-Men: The Last Stand" and cutting it in half for the next two movies. This film would take inspiration from Joss Whedon's run on "Astonishing X-Men". A charity concert would be interrupted by Unus The Untouchable, so The X-Men would spring into action (Cyclops, Jean, Beast, Nightcrawler, Iceman, Storm, Wolverine, and Colossus). Joining Colossus would be his younger sister Illyana/Magik who has graduated from the "New Mutants" TV show. After defeating the villain the X-Men are questioned by the media about "the cure". The X-Men visit Worthington Pharmaceuticals where groups of Pro-Cure and Anti-Cure protestors are arguing over the cure to mutation being tested. The X-Men meet Calsyee of The Shi'ar alien race who had come to Earth and given her alien biological technology to Archangel's father to help create a cure to the X-Gene. Against The X-Men wishes, Archangel undergoes the cure procedure. However, it only cures him of his blue skin and red eyes. Enraged, Archangel threatens to tell the public about the alien involvement. But this new information only makes the riot grow in anger.
As the next couple days go by more and more mutants and families of mutants are trying to get their hands on the newly distributed cure. Rogue takes the cure, but it only erases her Captain Marvel powers, much to her despair. Soon though, people who took the cure start weakening and some even die. The X-Men try to contact Calsyee, but she's escaped back to her home planet of Shi'ar. The X-Men split up: Cyclops, Beast, Wolverine, Jean, and Nightcrawler go to Genosha to get the help of Professor X and Magneto. Why Magneto? By this point Erik and Charles have come to an truce, neither of them will directly effect the mutant population and instead focus on making Genosha a haven for all people. Using his powers, Magneto transforms the Blackbird into a space-faring craft and joins The X-Men on their voyage.
Meanwhile, Iceman, Archangel, Colossus and Magik try to calm down the riots, which grow worse when Pyro sets fire to the neighborhood. Pyro would have an earlier confrontation with Mystique, Blob, and Toad. Blob and Toad want the cure because they hate their powers, and Mystique is just out for herself at this point, leading Pyro to go postal. The X-Men get to Shi'ar and meet their empress Lilandra. The Shi'ar also had a mutant epidemic decades ago, which was fixed by using a poison targeted at all mutants. They believe that since Earth has the same issue, they would be doing a service by killing off their mutants. Lilandra triggers the cure's next form: The Legacy Virus. All mutants who took the cure will release an airborne poison that kills other mutants. This means Rogue poisons the school, Archangel poisons the riot, and the toxin is spreading throughout the East Coast. Calysee and her flock of Shi'ar Deathbirds try to stop The X-Men from leaving. Beast gets his hands on the Legacy Virus' schematics and works on creating an anti-virus while the X-Men fly back to Earth. But the Shi'ar shoot down their ship. With Magneto unconscious, Jean has to pilot the ship. As the ship plummets into the ocean, some Shi'ar entity imbues Jean with a strange new power. The ship rises from the ocean as Jean becomes The Phoenix.
Using Jean's upgraded powers, The X-Men quickly apply the cure to The Legacy Virus to mutants across the East side. But there are many casualties, including "New Mutants" characters, members of The Brotherhood, and even Colossus' sister Magik. Her death hits Colossus harder than anyone can understand. From there, many students are pulled from the Xavier School, Colossus leaves The X-Men to live in Genosha with Professor X and Magneto. Jean's new Phoenix powers allow her to help the world in better ways. In a sad, twisted way, this whole event helped mutants. People sympathize with their decimation, they see Jean as a mutant success story, and the debate of the cure's existence convinces the public that mutants should be allowed to be themselves.
This film fully focuses on the idea of an injection that takes away the thing that makes you special. There would be moments where Beast muses on how he once tried to cure himself, only be turned into a blue, furry monster. It would really be his perspective that drives the film. The X-Men coming in contact with alien life would lead to future adventures, we get to see where Charles and Erik are in their lives, and the ramifications of The Legacy Virus make echos across the X-Men franchise.
Hope you enjoyed. One more X-Men film on the horizon.
Thanks for reading.
As the next couple days go by more and more mutants and families of mutants are trying to get their hands on the newly distributed cure. Rogue takes the cure, but it only erases her Captain Marvel powers, much to her despair. Soon though, people who took the cure start weakening and some even die. The X-Men try to contact Calsyee, but she's escaped back to her home planet of Shi'ar. The X-Men split up: Cyclops, Beast, Wolverine, Jean, and Nightcrawler go to Genosha to get the help of Professor X and Magneto. Why Magneto? By this point Erik and Charles have come to an truce, neither of them will directly effect the mutant population and instead focus on making Genosha a haven for all people. Using his powers, Magneto transforms the Blackbird into a space-faring craft and joins The X-Men on their voyage.
Meanwhile, Iceman, Archangel, Colossus and Magik try to calm down the riots, which grow worse when Pyro sets fire to the neighborhood. Pyro would have an earlier confrontation with Mystique, Blob, and Toad. Blob and Toad want the cure because they hate their powers, and Mystique is just out for herself at this point, leading Pyro to go postal. The X-Men get to Shi'ar and meet their empress Lilandra. The Shi'ar also had a mutant epidemic decades ago, which was fixed by using a poison targeted at all mutants. They believe that since Earth has the same issue, they would be doing a service by killing off their mutants. Lilandra triggers the cure's next form: The Legacy Virus. All mutants who took the cure will release an airborne poison that kills other mutants. This means Rogue poisons the school, Archangel poisons the riot, and the toxin is spreading throughout the East Coast. Calysee and her flock of Shi'ar Deathbirds try to stop The X-Men from leaving. Beast gets his hands on the Legacy Virus' schematics and works on creating an anti-virus while the X-Men fly back to Earth. But the Shi'ar shoot down their ship. With Magneto unconscious, Jean has to pilot the ship. As the ship plummets into the ocean, some Shi'ar entity imbues Jean with a strange new power. The ship rises from the ocean as Jean becomes The Phoenix.
Using Jean's upgraded powers, The X-Men quickly apply the cure to The Legacy Virus to mutants across the East side. But there are many casualties, including "New Mutants" characters, members of The Brotherhood, and even Colossus' sister Magik. Her death hits Colossus harder than anyone can understand. From there, many students are pulled from the Xavier School, Colossus leaves The X-Men to live in Genosha with Professor X and Magneto. Jean's new Phoenix powers allow her to help the world in better ways. In a sad, twisted way, this whole event helped mutants. People sympathize with their decimation, they see Jean as a mutant success story, and the debate of the cure's existence convinces the public that mutants should be allowed to be themselves.
This film fully focuses on the idea of an injection that takes away the thing that makes you special. There would be moments where Beast muses on how he once tried to cure himself, only be turned into a blue, furry monster. It would really be his perspective that drives the film. The X-Men coming in contact with alien life would lead to future adventures, we get to see where Charles and Erik are in their lives, and the ramifications of The Legacy Virus make echos across the X-Men franchise.
Hope you enjoyed. One more X-Men film on the horizon.
Thanks for reading.
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