#Zaladane

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ABC's of the X-Men

A is for Apocalypse

B is for The Brood

C is for Callisto

D is for Deathbird

E is for Exodus

F is for Fenris

G is for Goblin Queen

H is for Hellfire Club

I is for Imperial Guard

J is for Juggernaut

K is for Krakoa

L is for Legion

M is for Magneto

N is for Nimrod

O is for Omega Red

P is for Proteus

Q is for Quicksilver

R is for Reavers

S is for Sabretooth

T is for Toad

U is for Upstarts

V is for Vertigo

W is for Wendigo

X is for X-Cutioner

Y is for Yuriko

Z is for Zaladane

By Joel Furtado

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Zaladane!

So here’s my way to bring her back.

Polaris is missing, presumed dead. Wanda is asked to skry for her and she picks up her essence in the afterlife. She summons “Polaris” to the living realm, only to find out that the essence of Polaris she sensed was actually the part that Zaladane had siphoned off before she was killed.

Now she’s back and on the loose!

Thoughts?

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Zaladane (x/x)

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Headcanon: Origins of Zaladane

Astra is Zaladane's "mother"!

Wait! wait! Stay with me...

Astra learned of Lorna Dane's existence from Mastermind. She probably did some investigation because she noticed Magneto was preoccupied with something (Lorna). Due to Astra's unhealthy obsession with Magneto, she steals some DNA from him (from the med lab, his hairbrush, or whatever) and creates a child that is combined with Astra's DNA. She grows Zaladane in an artificial womb and artificially advances her age (because babies, ew). Then presents Zaladane as a child to Magneto while he's in his Savage Land base, hoping that Zaladane is something that Magneto wants and it would cause them to be closer.

Magneto is horrified and feels violated by the fact that she used his DNA and threatens to kill her if he ever sees her again. She teleports off, leaving Zaladane behind because she doesn't really care about Zaladane. Astra is more upset that her plan didn't work. Magneto takes pity on Zaladane and leaves her with a family in Savage Land.

I imagine that Astra see Zaladane as a means to an end and is a bit cruel to her before presenting her to Magneto. Combined with Zaladane's fast aging (in my headcanon), or maybe adjustments that Astra made to Zaladane's DNA, Zaladane ends up psychotic.

Then she shows up in later stories, and we know how her story ends...

[splooosh]

“does she have no sense”

Jim Lee - Scott Williams

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Uncanny X-Men (1981) #249

The fact that Claremont made Zaladane = Zala Dane will forever make me lose my fucking mind lmao

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Not sure if you talked about her already in a past ask but who and how is Zala Dane related to Lorna and Max? How can she be Lorna's sister? Was the Max/Suzanna affair long enough for her to get pregnant twice and that other baby (Zala) ended up on the Savage Land? How can she be a Dane if she was never adopted by the Danes? So many questions about this character. She is giving Luminous. You can totally ignore or take your time if you decide to answer this btw. Take care queen. ❤️

Luminous is just a weird little Wanda/Pietro clone that the Evolutionary cooked up in his lab. That part's not really a mystery. The really weird thing about Luminous is how she's allegedly able to use chaos magic, even though that's not a genetic quality, it's not something Wanda was born with, and technically the Evolutionary shouldn't even be aware of it? Even if he was, he wouldn't be able to give it to her.

Anyways, Zaladane.

Zaladane was a Savage Land antagonist who showed up periodically throughout the 70s and 80s. She was a sorceress who served as priestess of the Sun People, which were an Atlantean tribe who lived in the Savage Land. She allied herself with the High Evolutionary during his time in the Savage Land, and later joined up with the Savage Land Mutates, who helped her conquer several of the Land's native peoples.

As far as I'm aware, there's no canon explanation as to where Zaladane was born, or how she came to the Savage Land. In Uncanny X-Men #249, Zaladane abducts Lorna and claims to be her sister, but she offers no further explanation. It's worth noting that this was several years before Lorna was officially confirmed to be Erik's daughter, so her own parentage was something of an open mystery at the time.

Anyhow, Zaladane uses some of the Evolutionary's tech to transfer Lorna's magnet powers to her own body. I think the implication here is that they share some sort of genetic connection, which makes them "compatible" for such a power transfer-- this is later confirmed by Moira MacTaggert. When Zaladane died in X-Men #275, Lorna's powers were restored and she pretty much just went back to normal.

As far as I'm aware, the mystery of Lorna Dane and "Zala Dane's" connection was never really brought up again. No part of this story makes sense to me, not least because Lorna isn't even related to the Dane family by blood! They're relatives of her mom's husband, so if "Zala" is part of the "Dane" family, she's not actually genetically connected to Lorna at all.

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If you are a Zaladane stan and you have not checked out this spectacular chapter of the New Mutants fic, I immediately revoke all the privileges from being a part of the tribe!

If you have indeed checked out this lesbian fever dream of a fanfic, I bet you liked it. Repost it into filth! Let the world and the people tremble!

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Listing Magneto's 10 biological children bc I think it's hilarious. I'm gonna start with identifying the baby mamas and then listing the children resulting from the affair.

(Note: Some are only canon to specific story arcs/runs and/or have been retconned. I am aware of these things but am choosing to ignore them. Also I am not going to force myself to read the comics they're from lol so I'm quoting articles I found)

Magda Eisenhardt:

-Anya Eisenhardt

-Nina Gursky

-Wanda Maximoff

-Pietro Maximoff

Suzanna Dane:

-Lorna Dane

-Zaladane (not confirmed)

Rogue:

-Magnus

-Charles Lehnsherr

Rogue Darkholme (not the same as Rogue):

-Plague

Charles Xavier:

-Onslaught

No Baby Mama, Made in a Lab:

-Alpha

It makes me so happy that Charles is on the list of baby mamas XD I know it's not the same bc it was a psionic brain baby but still. If I were to make an AU all of them would be included bc I love that tomcat energy and messed up family dynamics are fun. Man has so many children it's ridiculous. My primary source is this article where they call procreation Magneto's most potent superpower.

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Relationship Profile: Rogue and Magneto

A brief history: Rogue joined the X-Men when she was 18, and Magneto became headmaster at Xavier’s not too long after. Despite them residing the same place and fighting alongside each other, they did not have a huge amount of interaction while they were both in the X-Men during this time. It was not until both of them were in the Savage Land that they became friends and the attraction between them first occurred.  Magneto’s more militaristic and lethal mindset created a rift between them and they went their separate ways.  Even when they were enemies, they remained on fairly good terms, treating each other with respect.  When Magneto rejoined the X-Men on Utopia, he and Rogue worked alongside one another, and he made it clear that he was still interested in a relationship with her. They had a brief relationship, but once again their paths diverged.  Their split was amicable, although they have not had much interaction since Rogue’s marriage to Gambit.

Why Rogue likes Magneto: He is a passionate man with a deep concern for his people, which she seems to admire. Erik is intelligent, confident, and worldly, and while he is often serious, he has a wicked wit that she enjoys. He has never shown fear of her or her powers, which is extraordinarily rare for her, and it makes her feel safe and seen.

Why Magneto likes Rogue: Erik appreciates Rogue’s dedication, empathy, strength, kindness, and resilience in the face of a difficult upbringing and uncontrollable powers. He feels a kinship with her and is clearly very attracted to her. He has hinted multiple times he cares for her more than any other living woman he has been with, the only person other than Magda that he has considered sharing a life with.

Why it works: They are both passionate in their lives and in their relationship together. They understand each other well, have mutual respect for one another (a rare thing from Magneto), and are able to be open and honest with one another. In multiple other realities, most notably Age of Apocalypse, they were able to have a happy marriage and even a child.

Where there are issues: There are two main reasons why their relationship tends to fall apart, aside from her relationship with Gambit. The first is that Magneto is willing to kill for his goals, something that has haunted their relationship ever since she unsuccessfully tried to keep him from killing Zaladane in the Savage Land.  The second is that the cause of mutant supremacy will always be paramount to him, with his family coming second, and other relationships coming third.  Rogue is dedicated to a similar cause, but she always puts people above nebulous causes.  And she would not be content with being third on his list of concerns.

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Hi. *shuffles feet* Been a while. Might still be a bit yet before I start posting regularly again. Long of the short? Had a bit of mental break and needed a break. Slowly easing my way back into things. Slowly.

Obligatory picture of Mara, taking the youngest to school. Her favorite thing, next to eating ❤️.

Anyway, heart is still in a stranglehold by Joel. Pedro as Joel is NOT helping, as he does 😏.

And what really prompted this, was one of my original heartbreakers from when I was a teen, in combination with one of my most favorite characters in comics are coming together again to expand on their time together in the Savage Land 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠.

Is it January yet 🤤🤤?

Uncanny X-Men 269, 274 & 275 were my favorites when they came out. Rogue was already my favorite character among Storm and Nightcrawler, but this story really captured her essence. She was depowered, just arrived out of Siege Perilous, no one else around, and is attacked by the Mauraders. She uses Gateway's ability to escape but ends up in the land of dinos, fighting Carol Danvers, and being saved by the missing Magneto?! Who Jim Lee really could draw 🤤🫠. It's a great story, and I recommend it.

And now, this January, they are revisiting that story to fill in some gaps. I do hope they don't do any retcons. There is enough hate from Rogue/Gambit shippers as it is, that if they even get a hint of Magneto anywhere near Rogue, they explode. It's like, dude, fucking chill. Gambit has been the end game all along. We all knew it from the moment the Cajun first laid eyes on her. They are married now. If ya'll don't stop, I'm gonna start hating a favorite couple of mine... and it's not the one you want.

Also, no retcons in this, because, well, Magneto is the king of retcons, and I am tired of it. The major being his children Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. Sorry, not sorry, you cannot still draw Pietro like Max, and say Max did not birth that boy. Nope. Even acts like him, still. It's Max Eisenhardt, Jr. So, no retcons. Don't cheapen the Legacy romance nor ruin things in the ROMY world.

Seeing more of Magneto helping Rogue figure out what is wrong with her powers, please! The man is a fucking genius. Self-taught in so much, too! Let the man show off! Part of what makes him so hot 🔥.

I want to see Colossus' son. Other than a blip here and there, we saw him last in the 80s, I think? Even if it's in passing with the tribes Ka-zar and Shanna are helping, just something!!!! The X-Men know he’s there. WTF happened to him?! This would be perfect for it.

Zaladane. More backstory, please. We were never given 100% yea or nea if she is, in fact, another of Magneto's children or what her exact connection to Polaris is. Not sure what I want, other than closure. This is as close to a return for the character as we're gonna get, and I will enjoy every minute.

I read a good chunk of Tim Seeley's run on Nightwing, and he's good. There is hope that this just won't be a wet dream of a scantily clad chick with two half nekkid guys and dinosaurs! Dick Grayson is a pretty complex character, as are Rogue and Magneto, so I feel they are in good hands.

As a few who are reading this know, I've been looking for pre-order information. I still haven't found any. But I did find an exact release date for issue #1 -

January 15, 2025. It's already on my calendar. I will probably blow my husband's mind and buy both digital and physical on this straight away. I always get digital on the Kindle and use the points I earn to buy more digital, which saves me tons of $$$$. Then, I will buy the TPB or individual issues of the books I want. It's rare I go straight in. But I want more Rogue stories, and this is how you get more Rogue stories.

Hope all that was understandable. Thanks to a stupid change in insurance, I am without one of my meds, and I am feeling it. Lack of sleep, high anxiety levels, and a breakthrough migraine that won't stop. I may not have been all that coherent 😄. Anyway, love you bitches. I am making my way back. Slowly.