The X-Men's Biggest Flex on Humans is About To Ruin The Entire Reboot
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Eternals #12
At this point in the Marvel Universe, one has to wonder if the X-Men's decision to expand to Mars was worth it. While it solved the immediate problem of Krakoa's reunited sister island Arakko and where to put its warlike nation of mutants, the long-term consequences have been growing with every new issue involving mutantkind. Now, a new issue of Eternals has revealed a major threat to the paradise the X-Men have built, and it's all thanks to their decision to colonize Mars.
Terraforming the red planet and relocating the mutants of Arrako to form the first mutant world, the X-Men of Krakoa made major waves on Earth and in the greater cosmos. Not only did it incense human anti-mutant groups such as Orchis, which motivated them to increase their offensives, but the number of extraterrestrial attacks on Earth also increased as a direct response as well. However, the new Eternals #12 from Kieron Gillena and Esad Ribić has revealed a new danger that may very well end everything the X-Men have built on Krakoa.
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In the new issue, the heroes of the Eternals have succeeded in defeating Thanos, who had taken over as the Prime Eternal. This is largely thanks to the conniving tactics of the master manipulator Druig, who has been serving the Mad Titan while secretly plotting against him. Now, Druig has become the Prime Eternal in the interim, enjoying his throne while knowing his people will need a new purpose to keep them unified under his rule. As such, the deceitful Eternal initiates a global scan for Deviants using a newly recovered database. Unfortunately, the scan identifies mutants as beings with traces of Deviant-derived
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