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title: 'X-Men ''97 Season 2 Episode 5 Breakdown: Marvel Easter Eggs You Missed'
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# X-Men '97 Season 2 Episode 5 Breakdown: Marvel Easter Eggs You Missed

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## Summary

This video provides a detailed breakdown of X-Men '97 Season 2, Episode 5, focusing on Easter eggs, references, and connections to the original series and comics. It explores character developments, especially Morph's emotional journey, and the reintroduction of Wolverine's adamantium.

### Key Points

- **Episode Overview** [00:02] — The episode is filled with Easter eggs and references, including how Wolverine could debut in live-action. It breaks down the new opening credits and connections to original series episodes.
- **Morph's Faith in Wolverine** [00:26] — Morph's faith in Wolverine saves his life and possibly the world, but it's a hollow victory as they are emotionally devastated.
- **Adaptation from Comics** [00:39] — The episode adapts from classic comic X-Men #25, where Magneto rips adamantium from Wolverine, leading to a storyline that lasted years.
- **Irony of Wolverine's Victory** [01:06] — Apocalypse puts Sabretooth's adamantium skeleton into Wolverine, a victory but bitterly ironic as part of his worst enemy is always with him.
- **Easter Egg: Black Widow Sneaks Up** [01:49] — Wolverine senses Captain America but not Black Widow, highlighting her super spy skills.
- **Wolverine's Brown Suit** [02:15] — Wolverine wears his brown and tan suit, designed by John Byrne for a more grounded camouflage look. His bone claws make a crunching sound instead of the classic 'snikt'.
- **Sponsor Segment: Hone Health** [02:41] — The video includes a sponsored segment about Hone Health, a TRT clinic for men experiencing testosterone decline.
- **Flashbacks to Weapon X** [04:01] — The episode shows flashbacks from 'Weapon X, Lies and Videotape,' referencing the film 'Sex, Lies, and Videotape' and Wolverine's missing memories.
- **Team X and Implanted Memories** [05:09] — Wolverine and Sabretooth uncover a base in the Arctic, remembering a mission with Team X. They find evidence that their memories were implanted.
- **Lady Deathstrike's Origin** [06:01] — Logan and Yuriko were in love, but he was captured and forced into the lab where adamantium was bonded. Yuriko's father developed the technology, and Logan killed him, leading her to become Lady Deathstrike.
- **Garrison Kane Debut** [06:43] — Garrison Kane, a Weapon X alum, makes his X-Men animated debut. He was created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld for X-Force #2.
- **Maverick and Kinetic Energy Absorption** [07:09] — Maverick, a German member of Weapon X, has the power to absorb and redistribute kinetic energy, similar to Bishop.
- **Weapon X Uniforms** [08:30] — The outfits worn in the episode resemble Weapon X uniforms from flashbacks, highlighting the characters' roots.
- **Morph's Love for Wolverine** [09:12] — Morph's admiration for Wolverine is shown through their actions, including turning into Jean to express love. Former showrunner Beau DeMayo confirmed Morph's romantic love for Logan.
- **The Brood Infection** [09:53] — Logan is infected by the Brood, alien parasites that lay eggs in hosts and can take over their bodies. The Brood first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #155.
- **Brood's Inability to Assimilate Wolverine** [10:50] — The Brood previously failed to assimilate Wolverine because of his adamantium. Now without it, they can infect him, but his healing factor slows the process.
- **Morph Turns into Sasquatch** [11:03] — Morph turns into Sasquatch, a member of Alpha Flight, to fight a mutated Brood bear. They gain the physical abilities of anyone they imitate.
- **Lady Deathstrike's Fox Myth** [11:40] — Lady Deathstrike tells a story about a magical shape-shifting fox, referencing the nine-tailed fox Kitsune from Japanese mythology, to mess with Morph's head.
- **Aliens References** [12:51] — The facility entrance scene evokes the movie 'Aliens' when the colonial marines enter Hadley's Hope. A dead scientist on a pool table may nod to Bill Paxton's death in 'Tombstone'.
- **Morph's Shock at Violence** [13:53] — Morph is shocked by the savage death they witness, building to the emotional climax where they realize Wolverine is capable of such mayhem.
- **Graydon Creed Reveal** [14:05] — Sabretooth reveals that Graydon Creed, leader of the Friends of Humanity, is his son with Mystique. This was established in the episode 'Bloodlines.'
- **Dr. Cornelius is Brood** [14:44] — Dr. Cornelius is revealed to be a Brood, and the X-rays behind Lady Deathstrike show a Brood wing and claw, hinting at the infection.
- **Morph Turns into Puck** [15:10] — Morph turns into Puck, another Alpha Flight member, to attack aliens on the ceiling, then into The Thing to stomp an alien, nodding to John Carpenter's 'The Thing.'
- **Wolverine's Plan** [16:03] — Wolverine intentionally leads Morph to the adamantium infusion chamber, knowing he needs help to get his adamantium back, but can't trust Sabretooth and Lady Deathstrike.
- **Reference to 'The Thing'** [16:42] — Sabretooth's line 'one of those things?' references 'The Thing,' where paranoia about who is infected is central.
- **Weapon X DVDs** [17:09] — The DVDs contain files on various Weapon X subjects, including X-23, Ajax, Aurora, Phantom X, Silver Fox, and others, setting up future storylines.
- **Brood Experimentation** [19:21] — The Weapon X program experimented with the Brood to overcome the defect of human memory, making subjects more ferocious and easier to control.
- **Omega Red Reveal** [20:00] — Omega Red, an unstoppable Soviet killing machine, is revealed in a suspended animation tank, similar to Bucky in 'Captain America: Civil War.'
- **Morph Turns into Guardian** [21:05] — Morph turns into Guardian, leader of Alpha Flight, hoping Wolverine won't attack his old friend James Hudson.
- **Deadpool Nod** [21:33] — Morph turns into Deadpool, nodding to Deadpool's creation in the Canadian branch of Weapon X. The creators likely debated using him but saved him for later.
- **Sabretooth's Taunt** [22:15] — Sabretooth taunts Morph about their unrequited love for Logan, hitting a nerve.
- **Silver Samurai** [22:28] — Morph turns into Silver Samurai, a Wolverine villain. The sword is made of their body, so it folds and crumbles when stuck in a wall.
- **Debate About Logan's Soul** [22:54] — The fight becomes a debate about Logan's soul, with Lady Deathstrike claiming the real Wolverine is the feral beast, while Morph believes in his humanity.
- **Morph Turns into Cyclops** [23:35] — Morph turns into Cyclops to taunt Logan, knowing Logan is jealous of Scott and Jean's relationship. This provokes Logan to attack.
- **Sabretooth's Injury** [24:20] — Sabretooth is severely injured by Brood Logan, with skin burned from his chest, before his healing factor kicks in.
- **Morph Appeals to Logan's Good Side** [24:45] — Morph reminds Logan that he didn't leave them behind when Sinister took over, appealing to the good in him.
- **Morph Turns into Jean** [25:09] — Morph turns into Jean to reach Logan, mirroring last season when they confessed their feelings. It's heartbreaking that they must become someone else to earn his affection.
- **Adamantium Restored** [25:22] — The procedure restores Wolverine's adamantium, cleaner than in the comics where Apocalypse rebonded it in Wolverine #125.
- **Morph as Spider-Man** [25:35] — Morph turns into Spider-Man, faithful to his look from 'Spider-Man: The Animated Series,' which crossed over with the X-Men.
- **Wolverine Breaks Out** [26:01] — Wolverine uses his claws to make X scratches on the glass and breaks out, recreating the classic cover from Wolverine #1.
- **Emotional Confrontation** [26:14] — On the jet, Wolverine and Morph have an emotional confrontation. Wolverine sees himself as a monster, while Morph sees the man. Wolverine says he's the best at being a monster, a play on his catchphrase.
- **Reflection Shot** [27:05] — Logan looks at his reflection in his claws, seeing the warrior, while Morph in the background represents how others see him. The final shot of Logan looking over a mountain is reminiscent of 'Predator.'

### Conclusion

The episode is a deep dive into Wolverine's psyche and his relationships, particularly with Morph, while setting up future storylines with the Brood and Weapon X. It masterfully blends Easter eggs from comics and previous series with emotional character development.

## Transcript

with Easter eggs and shows us how Wolverine could debut in the liveaction Ryan Air, and this is all of the Easter eggs, references, and little things you might have missed in season 2, episode 5 of X-Men 97. First, let's break down the
new opening credits of this episode, and I'll talk about some of the episodes of the original series that the episode is drawing from. Morph does the previously >> because this really is their episode to shine. Their faith in Wolverine saves
his life and probably saves the world. But as we'll talk about later, it's a hollow victory for them because emotionally they are devastated by the this episode from last season when Magneto rips the adamanththeium from
Wolverine's body. And this is of course adapted from the classic comic X-Men 25, which led to Wolverine leaving the team a week later in Wolverine issue 75. Now, this sparked a story line that went on for years of Wolverine learning to work
ways to get it back. After almost six years, Apocalypse finally pits him against Saber-Tooth in single combat. And as a reward for winning, Apocalypse puts Saber-Tooth's adamantium skeleton into Wolverine's body. It's a victory
for Logan, but bitterly ironic because a part of his worst enemy is always going flashback, we hear Logan say, >> "The brave always die first." Magneto in season 1, >> "The brave are always the first to die."
And then we see Wolverine from episode 1 when he had his pharaoh look. Now this actually started in Wolverine issue 100 when Cable's son Tyler, the villain Genesis, tried to give Logan his adamantium back, but when his body
rejected the process, it overcompensated by making him more beastlike than ever. postredit scene from last episode, a nod to this cover from Uncanny X-Men. And here's an Easter egg that I missed. When Wolverine sees Cap, he says,
>> "Smelled you coming a mile away, boy scout." But Black Widow, a super spy, is actually able to sneak up on him. >> Down, boy. >> And then the opening credits return us to the main team now that everybody is
actually never noticed this. In this show, and in the original series, Storm powers. It's a cool nod to the X-Men's nickname, The Children of the Atom. The Beast is reading is called Your Mom. Now, Wolverine is in his brown and
throughout the episode. This suit was designed by artist John Burn to give Logan a more grounded camouflage look. And notice that when he unchaths his bone claws in the opening, they make a crunching sound
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And then we go to flashbacks from the episode Weapon X Lies and Videotape. Soderberg film Sex Lies and Videotape. to discover his past and to fill in the gaps of his missing memories from his
time in the Weapon X program. What's weapon X? It's basically like a soldiers. There have been many iterations of it over the years. And it may be that in the MCU they all derive from Steve Rogers original super soldier
Banner was trying to do when he became joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we'll look back and see him interact Winter Soldier and Isaiah Bradley as they were all a part of these same
covert experiments. So, in the episode, Wolverine starts having dreams of his before Saber-Tooth attacks them at a cabin. You might remember a similar it's actually adapted from Wolverine issue 10 by Chris Claremont and John
Bushima. In that issue, Saber-Tooth begins his annual tradition of tracking mess with him. So, back in that episode, Wolverine has these flashbacks that lead to him and Saber-tooth uncovering a base in the Arctic. They even remember a
mission where they were on a Black Ops team called Team X where Wolverine was teammate Maverick behind. And we actually see a clip of that mission in these opening titles. However, this opening also adds this scientist, which
is adapted straight from X-Men issue 5. Fox and Maverick are also at the lab where they find evidence that all of their memories were implanted. It's also adamanththeium grafted onto his body, which is adapted from the great Barry
Windsor Smith run in Marvel Comics Presents. Next, we see Saber-tooth this village burning behind them. And this is from the episode Cold Vengeance when Wolverine found peace with an Inuit village. So, Saber-Tooth destroyed the
entire tribe. Next, we see Logan kissing Euro from the episode Out of the Past. This episode reveals that Logan and Euro were in love, but he was forced to go on went south. He was captured and then forced into the lab where the adamantium
weird twist, Euro's father actually developed this weaponex technology for bonding the adamantium. Logan then escaped and killed him. So, she vowed revenge. She got cybernetic implants and called herself Lady Death Strike. And we
Wolverine in the episodes Out of the Past. And she's also always been in the opening credits. In fact, fun fact for you, the Korean animators actually massive cleavage. So then the team had to rework it around the clock to give
when you look, you can kind of tell there's something off with it. That way, the children wouldn't be traumatized. >> WON'T SOMEBODY PLEASE THINK OF THE >> NOW, on the plane, we get the X-Men animated debut of Garrison Kane, an alum
of the Weapon X program, who was created by Fabian Nissa and Rob Lifefield for X-Force issue 2. Look, this guy was always a really lame character, and I use him for cannon fodder later on. Now, in the comics, Cable actually takes Kane
into the future where he gets the plasma cannon Weapon X upgrades we see in this Logan's archeneemy, joins the battle because they're trying to bring down the Weapon X program, just like in the original Weapon X Lives and Videotape
German member of Weapon X, who first appeared in Flashbacks in X-Men issue 5 power is to absorb and redistribute kinetic energy, which is basically the same powers as Bishop. Kane says, >> "Excited to bury Dr. Cornelius and the
machines. >> Now, we actually see Dr. Cornelius later in this episode, but in the original show, he was only ever shown in Shadow. He also first appeared during the Weapon X story line by Barry Windsor Smith, but
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original show just so somebody could die off in the first episode, but kids love villain that was being mind controlled by Mr. Sinister. by Mr. Sinister. >> I'll destroy them all. What's making me
creating this classic scene from Apocalypse Now, you know, with the they had a redemption arc, but their PTSD prevented them from fully rejoining tomorrow? >> They and Wolverine always had a close
when he thought Morph died. >> Soldier boy here left him behind. >> And last season, when Logan was dying, Morph changed into Gene and said, >> "I love you, Logan. Stay with me." Former X-Men 97 showrunner Bo Deio
Morph declaring their romantic love and devotion to Wolverine, which is also why they followed him on this mission. But as we'll see later on, their admiration playing on the jet is called Baby Come Home, and it's an original composition
brothers. It's an appropriate title for the song since the episode is about the Weapon X survivors returning to their roots. After a mutated bird strike, the is >> Logan. Logan. And at this point, while
they're separated, this is when Logan is infected by the Brood. So, let me take a second to explain the Brood because they are one of my favorite X-Men villains, comics. They first appeared in Uncanny X-Men 155, and they were created by
They're inspired by the Xenomorphs Aliens in that they lay eggs in your stomach and then use the human body to reproduce. The key difference is is that similar to Invasion of the Body Snatchers or John Carpenters, The Thing.
In the very first Brood story in the comics, the X-Men became infected and her own mortality and reckon that even though she's a teenager, she can die. It's a great story. Now, the brood were ultimately defeated when they infected
provides antibodies that can stop their assimilation process. Now, the brood the episode Love in Vain. That's when they kidnap Logan and take him on board their ship.
monster get to take him over? Well, I'm betting because the last time they tried, Wolverine had adamantium in his body. And as we see, the brood have a prevents them from fully assimilating Logan. Now, when they're attacked by a
mutated brood bear, Morph turns into Sasquatch, a member of Alphalight. that they gain the physical abilities of anyone they imitate, making their Sasquatch form very strong. Logan leaps in and tries to stab the bear, but
notice his bone claws have little effect. This shows us one, why Wolverine wants to get his adamanthium back. He still fights in his own style, and it makes him a liability in combat. And two, Saber-Tooth, who doesn't have to
rely on his claws, can just snap the bear's neck. So, the clear lesson here is that to beat guys like Saber-Tooth, Wolverine needs his adamantium to be at claws, Euro says, >> "Impossible.
reversed." And this is calling back to how her father invented the adamanthem interest in how this process could be reversed. This is also the first place that, as she explains later on, >> is a magical shape-shifting fox. There
was nothing Tommo wouldn't do to help the samurai on his adventure. mythology, but I did some research, and I think what Lady Death Strike is different myths in order to mess with Morph's head. The ninetailed fox is
Shani right here. And this is a trickster goddess who once took the form of Tamamo Nome who took the form of a beautiful cordazison to the emperor. dark spirit, the emperor's men hunted her down and killed her. Which is why
>> it did not work out well for Tom. >> And there is another tale of a samurai stealing a fox's shape-shifting gem and then the spirit becomes his guardian these myths to make more feel like their loyalty to Wolverine was going to be
later in the video. So, when they enter the facility, notice how Wolverine is all hunched over, showing how he's reverted to a more beastlike state. I the vibes from the movie Aliens when the colonial marines enter Hadley's Hope to
colonist. Now, Maverick must be a terrible tracker because he says, inside." >> And he says this as he's standing next to a door that clearly burst from the inside, which is why Logan says,
>> "Or clawed their way out." Now, notice the gashes on this man's chest are similar to the claw marks that Wolverine cuts into people. I think this is just a small visual clue to link Logan to the monsters. It's a way of saying that he
is just another beast created by Weapon X and to hint that he's already been also be a reach, but the dead scientist laying on a pool table might be a nod to Bill Paxton. He famously died in aliens.
>> Game over, man. It's game over. >> Which is a line that Maverick says later >> Game over. That's it. It's game over. But Bill Paxton also died in the movie Tombstone and he died on a pool table.
Then Morph discovers a woman with her arm ripped off. Never saw that on Saturday mornings. And it's important that they are shocked here. Morph never always playing the role of the goofball. This is likely the first time they've
ever seen a death this savage. And it's all building up to the emotional climax of the episode when they realize that the man they love, Wolverine, is also a monster that is capable of creating this level of mayhem. So, they diffused the
>> "When Logan told me Graden Creed was your kid, I couldn't see it, but now >> Graden Creed is the leader of the Friends of Humanity, a hate group that and he was frequently a villain in the original series.
>> Why do you hate us? What did we ever do to you? >> You were born. >> Now, in the episode Bloodlines, it was revealed that Mystique is his mother and Saber-Tooth is his dad, which also kind
halfbrother. After this, his own hate group turned against him when they mutants. >> You lied about your mutant parentage. >> And then they finally run into Dr. Cornelius. And notice how the light
hinting that he is actually a brood. And after he says, >> much like you mutants are to the queen, >> notice that behind Lady Deathstrike, there's a hint right here, the X-rays of a brood wing and a claw are in the
later on, Logan says, >> "Got a whiff of something similar once." and he's referring to the events of the X-Men episode Love in Vain. The thing is brood the moment he arrived at the facility, but he kept it to himself
when they fight off the brood, Morph This time, the mutant puck. Alphlight did appear in the episode Repo Man when Wolverine returned to Canada to explain to the team that he doesn't want to
an X-Men. After Morph uses his puck form to attack the aliens on the ceiling, he turns into the thing to stomp the final alien. And just a reminder, the X-Men animated series is in the same universe as the Spider-Man, Iron Man, Silver
'90s. In particular, you should really watch the Silver Surfer series. The ahead of its time. But Morph also turned into The Thing, not just for a fun Easter egg. I think this was also a subtle nod to John Carpenters The Thing.
Just like in this episode, that movie takes place in an empty facility on a cold landscape where an alien infects humans by assuming their form. And later paranoid that one of them could be the alien, just like what happens in The
everybody's blood because we're gonna find out who's a thing. >> Logan says, >> "Look at that, Euro. Our second alien >> And he is referring to the two-parter from season 3 when they fought an alien
called the Spirit Drinker, which also kicked off the Dark Phoenix saga later split up, so it will just be him and Morph, and then he will lead him to the adamantium infusion chamber. And this was his goal all along. He knows that if
help him. But he also knows that he can't trust Saber-Tooth and Lady enemies. Then again, you never know. This could be the brood talking through from the vehicle bay where they could actually escape. Saber-tooth says,
one of those things?" >> And this is a pretty clear reference to into your body, just like the brood. Maverick says, >> "Once team X, always Team X, right?" And Team X is the covert squad that he,
Saber-Tooth, and Silverf Fox belong to that we saw glimpses of in Weapon X lies Criterion collection of secret government DVDs that are just loaded with Easter eggs. Just like in Weapon X Lies and Videotape, these recordings
the stakes for the rest of the episode. Which is why this sequel episode is Lady Death Strike says, >> I prefer laser disc. debate that people were having in the late '9s. So, let's run through
everybody on these DVDs. X23 is obviously Logan's clone daughter, Laura, who we saw in the movie Logan. This is Ajax, aka Francis, who recruits Deadpool into Canada's Department K, which is the same group that sponsors Alphalight in
also the main villain in Deadpool 1. Aurora is a member of Alphalight. Phantom X is another Weapon X creation. He's a Frenchman who's known as Weapon 13, and he has three brains. Silverf Fox is Wolverine's X that we talked about
earlier. Weapon 18 is the brood infected subject, which is why this one is covered in blood. Cyborg is actually the mutant who implanted false memories into X in the comics. Mastadon was a member of Team X alongside Wolverine,
Saber-Tooth, and Maverick in the comics. And I love this detail. This is the Winter Soldier, who at this point in time is probably still on ice in a Russian facility somewhere. Here's another hero from the MCU. Weapon 6 is
also cenamed Project Power. They conducted the experiments that gave Luke the name power man in the comics. We also see of course Wolverine Silver Fox and then of course we see Garrison Kane. RIP.
>> This is Sabertooth. Then Agent Zero which is the code name for Maverick. a longtime Deadpool and became his friends. Sluggo was a Deadpool villain. Kestrel aka John Wraith is a teleporter who is played by Will I AM and X-Men
Origins Wolverine. And finally, Kimura was created in a WeaponX facility offshoot called Facility, and she is an enemy of X23. Now, one of the DVDs, the Thornton, who also gave the exposition,
>> We flood the subject's minds with false memories, overwhelming them. >> On screen, we see Saber-tooth, Wolverine, Silver Fox, and Maverick, and >> And they are referring to the events of that past episode where the team found
an old Weapon X facility and began to piece together their memories. The them more ferocious and easier to control. So, this episode is a direct sequel because the reason they experimented with the brood was to
overcome the defect of human memory. We even see them hooked up to the same memory inducing machines from that episode. Then we see them digging up the another nod to John Carpenters the Thing where the alien first crashes in the
Brew Juice to erase memories of this guy cartoon characters. A Neo Sapion from Exo Squad and Duke Nukem from Captain Planet. But we know from the DVD case that this guy is actually called Weapon
18. After watching, Morph realizes the brood are always looking to trade up for >> "And if there's one guy who's the best at what they do." I'm the best there is at what I do and what I do isn't very nice. When they
enter the adamanthium facility, they see Omega Red. Here is that some cheering unstoppable Soviet killing machine that Logan tangled with in the past. And he first appeared in X-Men issue 4. But in
the animated show, he first appeared in the episode Red Dawn. He was revived by rogue Russian officials who wanted to revive the Soviet Union, but instead he himself. >> The people are frightened. They demand a
>> The people are frightened. They demand a return to the iron hand of a true ruler. My iron hand. It's really cool that he is in a suspended animation tank just Bucky and the other super soldiers that we saw in Captain America: Civil War.
Now, the last time we saw him was in season 4's A Deal with the Devil. The US unfreezes him in exchange for help with the defunct Russian nuclear submarine. the sub and apparently Department K retrieved him and then placed his body
back in suspended animation. And then we see Wolverine fully infected, replicating this amazing cover of Uncanny X-Men 234 by the great Mark Sylvestri. The original series also had a history of replicating classic panels
recreated this John Burn panel from the classic Uncanny X-Men 133. And when Wolverine attacks, Morph turns into the leader of Alpha Flight, Guardian. And instinctively thought that Logan wouldn't attack his old friend James
Hudson. Then Czechov's Omega Red wakes up, unleashing the only super soldier Morph says, >> "Not sure you can be turned into a brood a zombie." >> But also, every time they fought Omega
ever really beat him. They end up just having to contain him. Morph then turns this is probably just a nod to how Deadpool was also created in the Canadian branch of Weapon X. In fact, the Team X scene from X-Men Origins gave
Deadpool. And I bet the creators actually debated whether or not to use thing they didn't use him because the animated series debut of Deadpool would everything else that happens. He and Warf would have been trading barbs the
the chemistry of the episode. I should note too that Deadpool never really really brief cameos. So, I'm betting that now they're saving him for to abandon Logan, Saber-Tooth knows how to hit Morph right where it hurts.
>> And he's just got you this whip. >> Remember, Morph is in love with Logan, return their feelings. That's why they had to turn into Gene to tell him how >> I love you, Logan. >> Then he turns into the silver samurai, a
of Daredevil, but became a primary villain of Wolverine. His halfsister, Maro Yoshida, was engaged to Wolverine in the comics. And Wolverine also episode, Lotus and Steel. And by the way, notice that during the fight when
Moor's sword goes into a wall, it just kind of like folds and crumbles. I'm made up of their body. So, it's kind of like putty. So, this fight turns into a debate about Logan's soul. >> That monster in there, that's the real
>> Logan is a character that is always at war with himself. There's the Wolverine who constantly fills the pool of his savage side. It's why he likes to go deer. But his human side is why he enjoys being an X-Men. It's why he's
friends with Morph. It's his way of keeping close to his humanity. Now, Death Strike tries to say that the real Wolverine is the feral beast inside. And then Saber-tooth points out >> he was in the adamantium chamber, the
>> And you can see the look of hurt on Morph's face. They've been used. >> FINE, MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT. He lied to us. >> But they point out the higher stakes the world. And this is also similar to the first lady Death Strike episode, Out
they kill the alien parasite before it can take over the rest of the planet. Cyclops to taunt Logan. >> I'm going to tell Jean that I'm just tonight, Logan. >> And of course, this works for two
reasons. Logan always bristled under Scott's leadership. >> You know nothing, little man. >> And he's obviously jealous of Scott and >> And he's obviously jealous of Scott and Jean's relationship.
Windsor Smith, but more importantly, the Amber Goo is like the cryogenic pods stasis, which is fitting because, like I said earlier, all of these programs seem to be connected in some way or another. The taunting works, Wolverine attacks,
the chance to actually kill his oldest enemy. >> Time I put you down once and for all, >> which was just silly. Logan could always survive a simple stabbing, but brood Logan shrugs it off immediately. Notice
that when Saber-Tooth gets up, the skin has literally burned from his chest, exposing his organs. And this is before his healing factor can kick in. Then, when Morph is trying to talk Logan down and appeal to the good in him, they say,
"When Sinister took me over, you didn't leave me behind. You came for me. Tried >> And they're referring to season 2 when Mr. Sinister brainwashed Morph into becoming a villain. But Logan never stopped advocating for them to rejoin
the team. >> Goodbye, Logan. Morph, wait. >> But it turns out that Morph just doesn't mean that much to Logan, but Jean does. Jean. >> This is a mirror of last season when
their feelings to Logan. It must break their heart to have to become someone else in order to earn his affections. And of course, the procedure works and his adamantium is restored. This is all a lot cleaner than how it happens in the
comics where Apocalypse rebonded it to him as a reward in Wolverine issue 125. Omega Red Buren flanked by the brood who, as Morph said, they can't harm him, so he's using them. Morph fights him by turning into Spider-Man and actually a
pretty faithful reproduction of his look from Spider-Man the Animated Series. Remember, Spider-Man actually met the X-Men in the Neoenic Nightmare arc. >> I help them accept who and what they are. Accept it, but I don't want to be a
freak. And then he's back, baby. Wolverine uses his claws to make the iconic X scratches against the glass, and he breaks out just like in the videotape. Then he recreates this classic cover from Wolverine issue 1.
I'm back, baby. >> The team barely escapes, blowing up the base in the process. Again, similar to the ending of Aliens. Symbolically, the confirmation that Maverick is staying dead, unless they resurrect him for a
future program. on the jet. Notice that Saber-Tooth's chest is now healing, but think the true climax of this episode is the emotional confrontation they have on the jet. Wolverine says, >> "I ain't like you, Morph. Some of us got
>> And then Morph replies, >> "And you're only what, an animal with >> Morph has always seen something more in Logan. They saw the man, not the monster. But for Logan, he believes his value to the world is only what he can
do as a monster. He does the dirty work to spare boy scouts like Cyclops from then he ends with >> that's what I'm the best at being >> a play on his iconic catchphrase that I mentioned earlier. And after saying
>> Morph goes to sit with Death Strike, which is a way to acknowledge that she was right about the myth of the tomo. And then we get this incredible shot of Logan looking at his reflection in his claws with Morph in the background. It's
a way for Logan to see his two selves. In his claws, he sees a reflection of the warrior. and then morph a reflection of how the other person sees him as a Logan looking out over the mountain seems to be lifted from the haunting
final shot of Predator where Dutch looks into the distance fully changed by the fight that he's just won that also cost him his innocence. Well guys, that's all found any, let me know in the comments below or find me on Twitter, Blue Sky
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