X-Men: Inferno Exposes The Greatest Lie Mutants Ever Believed
Warning: Contains spoilers for Inferno #4
With Inferno #4, Jonathan Hickman's tenure as the mastermind behind the X-Men comes to an end in Marvel Comics. One of the central themes in this revamping of Marvel's mutants is a three-way conflict between Homo Superior, humans, and artificial intelligence, as they battle to become the dominant species in the future. At the conclusion of Inferno, it is evident that mutants may have to rethink their place in the world completely.
In Inferno #4, by Jonathan Hickman, Valerio Schiti, Stefano Caselli, David Curiel, and Joe Sabino, the two foremost mutant leaders, Magneto and Xavier, come face to face with the leaders of Orchis, a scientific organization formed to prepare for the day when the proliferation of mutants will threaten the survival of the human race. At the top of the group, however, stand two evolved machines, Nimrod, the most advanced form of Sentinel, and Karima Shapandar, a time-traveling Omega Sentinel. Magneto and Xavier are looking for Moira MacTaggert, who they believe has been kidnapped by Orchis, but is in truth in the hands of Mystique and Destiny. What results is an epic battle in which not only the two leaders of Krakoa are slain, but have their beliefs turned inside out too.
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During the fight, Omega and Nimrod state clearly that they regard humans in the same way as mutants, as their enemies and inferior life forms. In fact, they begin the clash by ruthlessly slaughtering Orchis foot soldiers, for no other reason than to prove that humans are worthless. "There is no difference between you [human and mutants]", Omega says to Magneto, "That's our secret. We held it close — hidden from the world —
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