X-Men: The Animated Series
Airing in 1991, this was the first ongoing X-Men cartoon, although they had appeared earlier in a number of guest appearances in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends and in a pilot episode in the mid-eighties. It ran for 77 episodes. This version of the team (and the universe they are in) bears strong resemblance to the mainstream Marvel one, with many storylines being variations of ones from the comics. Basically who does what when and to whom might change, but the characters are generally very true to the comics. One of the biggest differences is the character of Morph. This was a renamed Changeling, whom in the mainstream universe died while doubling for Professor X. Morph has become the second cartoon character (after Firestar from Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends) to make the transition back into Marvel Comics proper, appearing first in the alternate universe Age of Apocalypse storyline, then popping up in Exiles. Perhaps unsurprisingly for a show which relied so much on the mythos of the original comic, there were very few brand new characters invented. Other than Morph, I can only think of one.
New characters
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Mjnari |
So which mainstream Marvel characters have counterparts in this reality?
Lead characters: Professor X, Cyclops, Jubilee, Beast, Storm, Gambit, Wolverine, Jean Grey/Phoenix, Rogue, Morph
Supporting cast, etc: Moira McTaggert; President Kelly; Illyana Rasputin (no guarantee she will grow up to be Magik); Tyler Dayspring (not necessarily on his way to becoming the villainous Genesis in this reality); Lilandra; Dr.Corbeau; Silver Fox
Fellow heroes: Angel/Archangel; Banshee; Bishop; Black Panther; G.W.Bridge; Cable, Caliban; Cannonball; Captain America; Captain Britain, Colossus; Dazzler; Dr. Strange; Domino; Eternity; Forge (seen in the future as the person who sends Bishop back in time, taking the role of Rachel Summers' to Bishop's Kate Pryde in the Days of Future Past storyline); Nick Fury; Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch); Gladiator; Hulk; Iceman; Immortus; Ka-Zar; Leech; Longshot; Maverick; Mimic; Ms.Marvel, Nightcrawler; Psylocke; Punisher; the Recorder; Scarlet Witch; Shanna the She-Devil, Shard; Spider-Man; Sunfire, Uatu the Watcher; Warlock; War Machine, Wild Child, Zabu;
Alpha Flight (Aurora, Northstar, Puck, Sasquatch, Shaman, Snowbird, Vindicator); Heather Hudson
The Avengers;
Starjammers (Ch'od, Corsair, Hepzibah, Raza);
X-Factor (present-day Forge, Havok, Multiple Man, Polaris, Quicksilver, Strong Guy, Wolfsbane);
X-Force (Feral, Warpath)
Villains: Sentinels, Bolivar Trask, Henry Peter Gyrich; Magneto; Cameron Hodge, Sabretooth, Callisto, the Morlocks; the Leader; Blob; Juggernaut; Mystique, Pyro, Avalanche; Apocalypse; Nimrod; Master Mold; Friends of Humanity; Mr.Sinister; Shadow King; Omega Red; Belladonna; Graydon Creed; Mojo; Spiral; Sauron; Lady Deathstrike; the Reavers; Erik the Red; D'Ken; Dark Xavier (not automatically about to become Onslaught); Black Tom; White Queen; Zaladane, Garokk; High Evolutionary, Purple Man; Sebastian Shaw; Mastermind; Hellfire Club; Shiva; Trevor Fitzroy; Bantam; Holocaust; Proteus; Acolytes; Fabian Cortez; Deathbird; Kang the Conqueror; Silver Samurai; the Brood; the Phalanx; Amelia Voight; Arkon; Red Skull; Deadpool; Gideon; Random;
Four Horsemen (Famine, Pestilence, War, Death);
The Nasty Boys (Gorgeous George, Hairbag, Ramrod, Ruckus, Slab, Vertigo);
Savage Land Mutates (Amphibius, Barbarus, Brainchild, Lupo, Vertigo)
Technet (Gatecrasher, Waxworks, Bodybag, Thug, Ringtoss, Ferro2)
Cameos: Howard the Duck (on a t-shirt worn by the Beast)
Thanks to Arthur Jr. for additions to the appearance list.
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