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New Chapter for Trials of the Lost now up. I have got to stop promising quick updates the universe takes that personally as a challenge to make sure it doesn't happen.

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I love cherik! but don't worry, I can also explain what's going on here. First Raven is 28, when they are talking about her aging they are saying aspects of her genes will still be young but she isn't. A.k.a. wrighters trying to explain why Raven is X-Men 2000 movie looks 30s and this Raven also looks young but no one else does. I have a post about the ages in the movie. But I can assure you she is 28 years old, not 15. (In a nut shell, they were going to set the movie in the 50s, change their minds to the 60s, and forget to fix the credits, 1944 Raven is 10 years old. 1962 Raven is 28)

You see, First Class is a prequel/reboot. They never committed to either why fully, and most of the strange story choices come from this.

The kiss comes entirely as a reference to the flirty nature of their relationship in the 2000 X-Men film. It's not my favorite moment, but it's supposed to be a reference, that's all.

Raven's story here with the kiss is a quick way to show Erik acceptance her as she really is and helps her see herself as beautiful too. It also supposed to show why she'd choose to go with Erik at the end, given that they don't talk at any point in the movie really before that.

Hope this helped and wasn't too long-winded 😃😃😃

What!?!?? Noooooooo

Why would Erik kiss raven!?!?! Isn’t she like 15? And where even was the build up to this???????

I’m devastated by this ong. What??????

There was literally no chemistry, I thought the obligatory sex scene would be between raven and Hank (bc homophobia) but like what!?! This literally makes no sense

Unless I was blinded by gay adoration like what!?!?!

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So I did read Frankenstein's Monster, and aside from being a complete waist of time (the book is boring and poorly written, sorry Mrs. SHELLY 😕 I wanted to like it!) the only significant character insight at all are that these lines are exactly what they say, the Monster, having been created then abandoned by Frankenstein and then also removing the possibility for family from the Monster swears he'll make Frankenstein suffer. That's it, it's on the nose, and I fully regret not just reading the wiki because that book was tedious at best. (not hating on those who like this book, but boy, was I expecting more.)

best believe as soon as i read frankenstein i'll be back to psychoanalyze erik saying "let's just say i'm frankenstein's monster ... and i'm looking for my creator" in first class

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OMG! So excited!!!

If you have GRIT on your TV, Disney's Zorro is airing at 12pm

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Chapter 9 is UP! Trails of the Lost

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Just YES!, all of this, just YES!!!

Soapbox rant

So I got these two (likely scam) propositions on FFN lately and wanted to just warn people not to indulge these scammers but also remind people that fanwork is for the love of it. If you want to get paid for using someone else's characters, get a job at Marvel.

At any rate, here's my reply to these propositioners:

Fanfiction and fanart are amazing because it allows us to express our love for a story that someone else created. If you feel inspired by something I write, please go ahead and create based off of it. However, paying someone money to make fanworks for copyrighted material is both illegal and immoral. I didn't create these characters, I have no rights to them, and I shouldn't ask money for using them, which is true for all fan creators. You, as an artist, cannot sell copyrighted and trademarked images and characters that you did not create nor have the license to use. These laws help protect artists like yourself from being stolen from and ripped off by mercantile scammers trying to make a quick buck. Frankly, I find it sad that fan creators have fallen to money grubbing instead of creating for the love of it. If you think your time and artistic talents are valuable, then please pursue them with your own ideas and characters if you're going to be asking for money. Fan creations are expressions of love for the world someone else has created, if you want money, do your own work.

I'm just sick of seeing people turn the free sharing of fandom into yet another money-grubbing side hustle. Fanfic, fanart, fanfilms, cosplay etc... are DIY for the joy of it, not pay to play.

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Chapter 8 is now up for Trials of the Lost

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I feel this.

The amount of self censorship on the web these days is wild. Who needs big brother to ban words when people will eagerly do it themselves if they think they can get more views on tiktok?

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Chapter 7 is up!

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Chapter 6 is now up!

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Chapter 5 is now up!

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Chapter 4 is up!

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Chapter 3 for Trials of the Lost is now up!

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Chapter 2 is now up for Star Wars: Trials of the Lost

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New Fan Fiction on AO3

Trials of the Lost

Rated: T

Summary: Dealing with the aftermath of Malachor the crew of the Ghost uncover a dangerous Imperial plot, they seek help from heroes of the Old Republic, all while Kanan, Ahsoka, and Ezra must face their Jedi trials. {AU set fifteen years after ROTS and the end of Rebels season 2.]

Featuring characters from Rebels and Jude Watson's The Last of the Jedi books.

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So Magnus is the name he had in the comics for around 20 years, basically from when he first got a name other then Magneto. Latter, for no real reason that can be found, (as of yet) it was changed to Erik Lehnsherr. Then in a semi-out of continuity comic (Testament) the Author wanted to distance the boy Max in the story from the bad things Magneto had done so he changed the name again (mostly because this was written for Holocaust education and they wanted to use comics to get kids interested not because they were trying to be consistent with anything that had come before. Max really is kind of a different character all together/while at the same time also kinda being Magneto, that they put the X-Men label over to sell to kids.) However, since then other comic writers have picked up the name Max to use for Magneto but not all of them.

So, for the Fox film, viewers will know him as Erik because that's the name that was used in those properties. Anyone who reads the Chris Claremont run, watches X-Men 92, or most of the other animated shows will know him as Magnus, his original comic name. And those who read Testament or some but not all of the comics being published now will sometimes see Max.

Below is a great timeline for Magneto's Comic biography. As well as two other comic history facts about Magneto, when he first become Roma and how modern comics want him to be more violent. (I know that doesn't have much to do with your name question but I find that these three posts are all very well researched and give a really nice look into the character in the comics.)

The last link shows how new authors are trying to erase Magneto's back story to make him more violent.

stupid question, but is Erik ever called Magnus in any xmen movie? because in the animations he is Magnus and in the movies he is Erik, although his real name is Max lol

maybe in the original x-men movies Charles calls him Magnus once(?) It could be that my memory deceives me. However, Erik has so many aliases that perhaps he doesn't even remember his real name anymore.

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you really missed the point of x-men ’97 if you think it’s endorsing great replacement theory. when THE VILLAINS are the ones spouting great replacement theory, that means the show is rejecting it! do the writers need to spell it out for you to make you understand? moreover, marvel’s mutants have always been the next step in human evolution. they aren’t only a persecuted minority; they’re literally the future of the human race. if you have an issue with that, take it up with the creators of x-men. that element has always been there. i guess you just didn’t notice until now.

So I want to take a moment and try to thoughtfully respond to the comment I got from Anonymous on my “Really Disney?” post. I do want to make it clear that I get it, no one likes it when something they enjoys is criticized. I’m not saying people shouldn’t like X-Men97, or the X-Men in general. I’m saying little thought and less skill went into writing the most complex part of X-Men97’s plot and when the bad guy says something truly horrible and uses examples as to the truth of his clams and our heroes instead of refuting what he says, instead of showing that this one person has a twisted and warped view on the world and reality, our heroes agree with the villain that his theory is correct but he shouldn’t be afraid because the right kind of people are doing the replacement, this is a problem.

I’m now going to address the argument in the comment I received one section at a time. I have put the comment in green to make it easier to see what I'm responding to.

Anonymous starts their response with “you really missed the point of x-men ’97 if you think it’s endorsing great replacement theory. when THE VILLAINS are the ones spouting great replacement theory, that means the show is rejecting it! do the writers need to spell it out for you to make you understand?” (Anonymous).

First off, just because a villain says it that does not make it false, heroes must refute the villains claims, which does not happen in X-Men97. The opposite is actually true. Jean confirms that yes, Mutants are replacing humans, Cable and Bishop also confirm that this is what happens in the future. Further, the villain in the show has examples of mutants replacing humans and taking their jobs (a major part of the replacement theory). This fascist theory would be fine as a villain dog whistle if the heroes engaged with him and showed how the theory is flawed, wrong and not truly happening but they don’t do that.

“moreover, marvel’s mutants have always been the next step in human evolution. they aren’t only a persecuted minority; they’re literally the future of the human race.” (Anonymous).

Second the argument in the comment agrees and supports that yes the replacement theory is the point of the show when it insist that humans will be replaced with mutants as the next stage of human evolution. Quote “… marvel’s mutants have always been the next step in human evolution… . They’re literally the future of the human race.” (Anonymous). Now lets address the shows chosen analog for mutant and human evolution future pathways, Neanderthals. As I mentioned in my post, “Really Disney?” Neanderthals were not replaced by humans, they Integrated and intermarried with modern humans and almost everyone on earth are decedents of these two branches marrying. (Fun fact most people have between 2-4% Neanderthals DNA). The theory that Neanderthals were replaced by humans was debunked some time ago and is just bad science, since the show is already doing such a bad job at pretending its 1997, and since it’s in a world where space-ships exists I feel they could afford to use good science even if it wasn’t proven at the time the show is set.

Lets also discuss the comments claim about mutants always being “the next step in human evolution. they aren’t only a persecuted minority… .” (Anonymous). I’m not claiming that mutants are only a persecuted minority, however, Stan Lee the man who invented mutants has said in many, many interviews that he invented mutants as an analog for the civil rights struggle happening in the 1960’s. Specifically mutants, like many oppressed groups, are marginalized because of the way they were born, not anything they’ve done. Yet, Stan Lee also wanted them to be heroes, who didn’t stop trying to help and ultimately fight for equality and integration. Further Christ Claremont who had the longest run on writing the X-Men (almost 2 consecutive decades) and basically defined most of the famous characters also wrote them as an analog for civil rights and the struggle for integration. These stories are more complex and explore what it is to be different and what it is to be human. I’ll make my point more clearly, in essences, yes, mutants were invented as an analog to civil rights, which though it has made great leaps since the 1960’s is an ongoing fight and more relevant today then every. So the statement about “they aren’t only a persecuted minority” is misinformed and reductive if this foundational aspect of the X-Men story is ignored.

“If you have an issue with that, take it up with the creators of x-men. that element has always been there. i guess you just didn’t notice until now.” (Anonymous).

As for the last statement I think I’ve already explained pretty well above how in fact those “element” have not always been there. They aren't there in the comics written by the two men who created and then defined who the X-Men were, its not in X-Men92, X-Men Evolution, its not there in the Fox Movies (aside from First Class which uses the out of date 1960’s science as period accurate misunderstanding.) Its just not in most of the media.

When the heroes don’t accurately refute the bad guys statements and instead say, yes we are replacing humans and we’re mutants which makes us better so we are the right kind of people doing the replacement this is not okay.

To be fair I don’t think the writer was trying to actually push fascist propaganda, the problem is the writing was done so poorly one can’t easily tell its not fascist propaganda, and that’s where the issue for me lies. In reality I’m sure that the writer wanted to do another tired Revenge Fantasy narrative. However, they tried bringing in heavier themes they didn’t have the skill to handle and ended up being crushed by them.

Again, I get it no one likes it when something they enjoys is criticized. However, I think its important to say that little thought and less skill went into writing the most complex part of X-Men97’s plot and when the bad guy says something truly horrible and uses examples as to the truth of his clams and our heroes instead of refuting what he says, instead of showing that this one person has a twisted and warped view on the world and reality, our heroes agree with the villain that his theory is correct but he shouldn’t be afraid because the right kind of people are doing the replacement, this is a problem.

As for the suggestion of taking it up with the creators I guess my question would be which creators? I have no problem with Stan Lee and Chris Claremont’s handling of the X-Men for the most part.

Finally if anyone is interested in the history of the X-Men and what makes up who the X-Men are at their core I’ll suggest a very informative and good documentaries, see the links below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_6qVaux1d0 Chris Claremont's X-Men