X-Men '97

Remember It - S1-E5

Trivia: In this episode we learn that Cyclops has been having a psychic affair with Madelyne Pryor, and Emma Frost, a.k.a the White Queen, was eavesdropping on one of their sessions. In the comics, it's actually Emma Frost that Cyclops began having the psychic affair with.

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Bright Eyes - S1-E7

Trivia: Trask refers to Mr. Sinister's Sentinel attack on Genosha as a "mutant massacre." In the comics, there is a storyline called "Mutant Massacre," which saw Sinister tasking a group of mutants called the Marauders to kill the Morlocks. Years later, it was revealed that Gambit was hired to help sneak the Marauders into the Morlock tunnels, making him culpable in the act. This is contrary to Gambit helping to save some Morlocks from the Sentinel attack in this show.

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Remember It - S1-E5

Trivia: Series creator Beau DeMayo has said that September 11 and the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando (in which he knew some of the victims) were influences on this episode.

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Trivia: Gambit can occasionally be seen wearing a pink cut-off shirt with guitars on it. A.J. LoCascio, who voices Gambit, wore the same shirt at Wondercon in 2024.

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Mutant Liberation Begins - S1-E2

Trivia: Cyclops' and Jean's son, Nathan (the future Cable), is given the middle name of "Charles" in honor of Professor X. In the comics, his middle name is "Christopher" in honor of Cyclops' father.

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Trivia: For reasons yet to be disclosed by either party, series creator Beau DeMayo was fired by Disney only days before its Disney+ premiere. Despite his firing, DeMayo regularly interacted with fans on X (formerly Twitter) regarding plot details following the release of each episode.

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Trivia: Several actors from the original series are returning to voice different characters. Chris Potter, who voiced Gambit, will now be voicing Cable, while original Cable actor, Lawrence Bayne, will be voicing X-Cutioner. Catherine Disher, who voiced Jean Grey, will be voicing Valerie Cooper. Ron Rubin, who voiced Morph, will be voicing President Kelly. Alyson Court, who voiced Jubilee, will be voicing Abcissa, who is an older and digital replica of Jubilee.

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Trivia: Morph, who was specifically created for this show's predecessor, has been redesigned to resemble the character's look from the "Age of Apocalypse" storyline from the comics in the mid-90s.

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Trivia: This is the first project produced by Marvel Studios that does not take place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is also the first X-Men centric project they produced since re-acquiring the rights to the characters.

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Trivia: A.J. LoCascio is taking over the role of Gambit from Chris Potter.

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Trivia: Jennifer Hale is taking over the role of Jean Grey from Catherine Disher. Hale previously voiced Jean Grey in Wolverine and the X-Men. She also previously voiced Felicia Hardy/Black Cat and Julia Carpenter/Spider Woman in the 90's Spider-Man and Iron Man animated series, respectively, which take place in the same continuity as this show.

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Trivia: Ahead of its premiere, it was announced that Morph, who was created for the original animated series, would be non-binary. This led to backlash from some fans, claiming that the show was going "woke." Eric and Julia Lewald, who created the original series, pushed back against these fans, asking if they had learned nothing from the show and the comics that inspired it, as it was always an allegory for civil rights and highlighted people who were different from the norm and dealt with bigotry.

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Trivia: One of the antagonists in this series will be a character named Valerie Cooper. Despite debuting in Marvel Comics in December 1983, this will be the first time she has appeared in a medium outside of the comics.

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Trivia: Character designs that were revealed at the 2022 San Diego Comic Con showed Magneto to be wearing the same outfit that he wore in Uncanny X-Men #200, where he was put on trial for his crimes.

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Trivia: This series was renewed for a second season more than a year before its first season was set to debut. A third season was greenlit before even the first half of season one's episodes had aired.

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Bright Eyes - S1-E7

Other mistake: SPOILER: Gambit's funeral is taking place in his hometown of New Orleans, as evidenced by the coffins being above ground (because New Orleans is at or below sea level). However, Gambit's coffin is oddly lowered into the ground.

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