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Marvel ’s most iconic queer couple - the antiheroicX - MenMystique and Destiny - just made history , accept center stage in one of the most impressive and thoughtful retcons in comic story . Finally , after years of fan theory and controversial origins , X - Men Blue : Originsestablishes thatRaven and Irene are the biological parents of the beloved submarine Nightcrawler , retconning away the much - derided " Draco " plotline and givingMystique and her wife Destinyincredible novel deepness .
Mystique and Destiny rapidly became cardinal figures in the X - Men ’s beloved Krakoan Age , and have had several iconic import like Ravenfinally being allowed to call Irene her wife , and the canon unveil that the sapphic mutants were the inspiration forSir Arthur Conan Doyle ’s Sherlock Holmesand Irene Adler .
10 - Men Blue : Origins- from writer Si Spurrier , artists Wilton Santos and Marcus To , with special thanks to Charlie Jane Anders and Steve Foxe - isa beautiful story of poove love life , betrayal , and sacrificethat gives Nightcrawler a much more compelling birth tarradiddle and deepen the complex lore aroundDestiny and Mystique ’s foresightful lives .
Nightcrawler Was Conceived Out Of Love, As A Tool Of Fate
The retcon that Mystique and Destiny are Kurt ’s biologic parents is historic for so many different reasons , that all deserve aid and even more evolution . Firstly , X - Men Blue : Originsestablishes thatthe muscular Mystique could be an Z - floor mutant , show that Raven can fudge her genetics to successfully conceive a child with Irene . Secondly , the retcon does away with the pregnant and controversial origin of Azazel as Nightcrawler ’s demonic father . Thirdly , the reveal that Xavier - consensually - changed Destiny and Mystique ’s memories , making Raven suppose she was a frigid - blooded baby murderer , now earmark Mystique the blank space to cure and grow , moving beyond her traumatic yesteryear .
While the Krakoan Age of the disco biscuit - Men has been occupy with overt queerness , like the beautiful kinship blossoming between Rachel Summers and Betsy Braddock , it is still monumental that Marvel now has a canon story about two queer charwoman conceiving a baby out of love . Sadly , it is also disclose that Destiny manipulated Mystique into make Kurt so that Nightcrawler could be used as a tragic " tool of fortune " to cross his " father " Azazel ’s plan for universal mastery . Still , Kurt was loved by both his motherseven if Destiny was forced to sacrifice him , and now that the secret is uncover there is an chance for buyback for Irene and Raven .
Mystique And Destiny’s Future Remains Cloudy And Unknown
Mystique and Destiny ’s love is centuries long , and the two fierce women have been separated and reunify many fourth dimension over the years . Currently , Irene is ensnare in the White Hot Room with many of Krakoa ’s expatriate mutantsand was recently stabbed by Mother Righteous inImmortal X - Men # 17,so her fate is unknown . Undoubtedly , Destiny will somehow survive or be resurrected , but her eventual reunion with Mystique - and her secret boy Nightcrawler - will sure be as tense as it is joyous , as they both now know how Irene sacrificed Kurt to hold enter the future .
Destiny and Mystique have always beena powerfully unequalled duo who have pave their own path , and this major retcon bear on to deepen the lore of their complex and tragical kinship , laying bare how the many yarn of fate have influenced much of their dire but have a go at it journeying . X - Men’smost iconic fagot distich are finally get the attention and caution they merit in the mod era , and hopefully , the massive reveal of Nightcrawler ’s true parentage will allow for even more nuanced and fascinating stories about this incredible family in the twelvemonth to hail .
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