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admonition : Contains SPOILERS for Ultimate decade - Men # 5!Back when he was a super - villain , Magnetowas perhaps the most unpitying mutant inX - Mencontinuity . He believed whole - heartedly in mutant mastery , and launched many dastardly schemes to that end , as Magneto was hellbent on weakening humanity so as to take into account mutantkind to arise up as the ruling family . And now , inX - Men ’s new Ultimate Universecontinuity , another mutant supremacist has risen to take Magneto ’s place - and he ’s the blue villainUltimate ecstasy - Mencould have pick out .
In a preview forUltimate X - Men#5 by Peach Momoko , the main character of the serial publication , Hisako ( aka Armor ) and Mei ( aka Maystorm ) approach one of their classmates , Nico , to avail solve an ongoing mystery . Hisako has been haunted by a dark , spirit - like figure who feeds on the hurt of others , and ignites a darkness within them so dandy that it makes some of its targets take their own lives . This ‘ daimon ’ has been haunting Hisako , so she and Mei draw near Nico because she ’s a fellow mutant with telepathic abilities , and she may be able to learn this tool ’s identity .
Before going on the offence in seek to uncover the identity of this dark entity , Hisako is haunted by them yet again at the start of this trailer . During that encounter , the entity is once more try out to convince Hisako to be their friend . It tell her that they are the same ( confirm that this creature is , indeed , a mutant ) , saying , “ We could command this stupid world . We are … ranking . ” And this mutant in question , as tease throughout this storyline , is seemingly none other than theUltimate Universe ’s variation of the Shadow King .
Apocalypse lives his spirit by a ism that dictate only the unassailable are fit to survive , which is exactly why he abide by 1 launch X - Men bomber .
The Shadow King is Filling Magneto’s Role in the Ultimate Universe
While it ’s still not formally support that this villain is the Shadow King ( as they are simply referred to as Shadow , and does n’t seem to be a variant of Amahl Farouk ) , they ’re at the very least a mutant with a striking resemblance to the classicX - Menvillain , certainly enough to make the compare . However , what ’s interesting is that Shadow ’s goals are unlike those of the original Shadow King , and are near to those of Magneto .
Based on what Shadow say to Armor , it seems they ’re trying to inscribe her to their mutant supremacist effort , not different to Magneto and his Brotherhood of Mutants . And Shadow ’s end goal is to “ control this stunned world ” , using their mutant powers to conquer the planet just as Magneto tried to do during the superlative of his villainy in Earth-616 , with Armor and any other mutant they can corrupt by their side .
Ultimate X-Men’s Shadow Could Create a Power Struggle with Another Super-Villain: The Maker
Shadow ’s missionary station to usher in an years of mutant domination is reminiscent of Magneto ’s former destination as a baddie , but that is n’t the only takeaway . Another villain has already taken over this world and regulate it in his image , meaning Shadow ’s goal put him directly at betting odds with the Maker . The Maker move from Earth-616 to Earth-6160 , and succeeded in conquering the major planet . But now , with the Maker temporarily out of commission and Shadow angling to claim the globe in the name of mutantkind , a new king conflict is brewing in the Ultimate Universe , which is an fantastically interesting development .
If the Maker is lucky , Shadow will be demand care of by Armor and Maystorm long before he ’s ever freed from his worldly prison . But , if Shadow is still at large , then the Maker will have his own version of ‘ Magneto ’ on his hands , as will the wider Ultimate Universe , as Earth-6160 just confirmed the Master of Magnetism ’s villainous ‘ permutation ’ , and the monster filling his horseshoe is the darkest mutantX - Mencould have select .
Ultimate X - Men # 5by Marvel Comics is available July 17 , 2024 .
Ultimate X - Men#5 ( 2024 )
Visionary creator Peach Momoko creates a new coevals of decade - piece for an all - new universe ! Hisako Ichiki is a teenage girl who just require to dwell a normal life — go to school , cling out with her friend , brush aside the political strife bake over after the events of ULTIMATE INVASION — but spirit has other plan for her . In Japan , urban legend have sprung to life and brought some unusual new powers with them … Meet Armor , Maystorm and a group of new Ultimate XTC - valet the like of which you ’ve never fancy before !
Visionary creator Peach Momoko creates a new generation of X-Men for an all-new universe! Hisako Ichiki is a teenage girl who just wants to live a normal life — go to school, hang out with her friends, ignore the political strife broiling over after the events of ULTIMATE INVASION — but life has other plans for her. In Japan, urban legends have sprung to life and brought some unusual new powers with them… Meet Armor, Maystorm and a group of new Ultimate X-Men the likes of which you’ve never seen before!
