Graduation Day (X-Men episode)
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Graduation Day is the last episode of X-Men: The Animated Series
. It originally aired on September 20, 1997.
attacks and cripples Professor X
avier with a psychic energy disrupter, then he got arrested. The X-Men
and Moira MacTaggert
try to save Xavier, but all seems lost. They need help to try to contact the Shi'ar
, who would be able to provide a cure, but they lack the power to do so. They decide to search out Magneto
, who they believe can help Xavier send a psychic message to the Shi'ar in his weakened state.
Magneto, meanwhile, is preparing a mutant uprising on the island of Genosha
in order to overthrow the humans once and for all, as he considers Gyrich's actions as a signal that it is time to do or die. The X-Men arrive just in time to speak to him before he gives the word to the crowds of mutants awaiting his leadership and tell him of Xavier's critical state. He is conflicted between either saving the life of his "worst enemy, and perhaps [his] only friend" and leading the mutants to victory. In the end he caves in and returns with the X-Men to use his magnetic powers (Xavier's brain-waves are apparently electro-magnetic) to help Xavier send his psychic message. It is successful, and Xavier awakens just in time to thank Magneto and tell each of his X-Men individually how proud he is of them before lapsing into unconsciousness again.
Lilandra comes and has a cure, but Professor Xavier must leave with her and go with her to the Shi'ar Empire to be cured, unable to return. He bids farewell to his X-Men. The last scene ends with all of the X-Men (along with Magneto) standing outside the mansion saying goodbye to Professor X. They face a world with an uncertain future.
X-Men (TV series)
X-Men, also known as X-Men: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series which debuted on October 31, 1992, in the United States on the Fox Network as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup...
. It originally aired on September 20, 1997.
Plot
At a Mutant/Human Relations Summit, Henry Peter GyrichHenry Peter Gyrich
Henry Peter Gyrich is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Avengers Vol. 1 #165 and was created by Jim Shooter and George Pérez.-Fictional character biography:...
attacks and cripples Professor X
Professor X
Professor Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero known as the leader and founder of the X-Men....
avier with a psychic energy disrupter, then he got arrested. The X-Men
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
and Moira MacTaggert
Moira MacTaggert
Dr. Moira Kinross MacTaggert is a fictional character appearing in X-Men stories in the Marvel Comics universe. She works as a geneticist and is an expert in mutant affairs. Olivia Williams played a minor role of Dr. Moira MacTaggert in X-Men: The Last Stand...
try to save Xavier, but all seems lost. They need help to try to contact the Shi'ar
Shi'ar
The Shi'ar are a fictional species of aliens in the Marvel Comics universe. The Shi'ar Empire also called the Aerie, is a vast collection of alien species, cultures and worlds situated close to the Skrull and Kree Empires, and alongside them, is one of the three main alien empires...
, who would be able to provide a cure, but they lack the power to do so. They decide to search out Magneto
Magneto (comics)
Magneto is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the central villain of the X-Men comic, as well as the TV show and the films. The character first appears in X-Men #1 , and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby...
, who they believe can help Xavier send a psychic message to the Shi'ar in his weakened state.
Magneto, meanwhile, is preparing a mutant uprising on the island of Genosha
Genosha
Genosha is a fictional country that has appeared in numerous comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It is an island nation that exists in Marvel's main shared universe, known as "Earth 616" in the Marvel Universe. The fictional nation served as an allegory for slavery and later for South...
in order to overthrow the humans once and for all, as he considers Gyrich's actions as a signal that it is time to do or die. The X-Men arrive just in time to speak to him before he gives the word to the crowds of mutants awaiting his leadership and tell him of Xavier's critical state. He is conflicted between either saving the life of his "worst enemy, and perhaps [his] only friend" and leading the mutants to victory. In the end he caves in and returns with the X-Men to use his magnetic powers (Xavier's brain-waves are apparently electro-magnetic) to help Xavier send his psychic message. It is successful, and Xavier awakens just in time to thank Magneto and tell each of his X-Men individually how proud he is of them before lapsing into unconsciousness again.
Lilandra comes and has a cure, but Professor Xavier must leave with her and go with her to the Shi'ar Empire to be cured, unable to return. He bids farewell to his X-Men. The last scene ends with all of the X-Men (along with Magneto) standing outside the mansion saying goodbye to Professor X. They face a world with an uncertain future.
Continuity
- Gyrich returns, confusingly, with a new hair color, lacking his trademark sunglasses, and failing to follow up on the continuity of his last appearance.
- Morph appears to have rejoined the X-Men and regains his trademark humour previous to his accident
- In the Marvel Ultimate Universe Jean,Cyclops and Wolverine go to fight Magneto as the "original X-Men" which is a reference to this episode although without Storm.