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Canon update request draft
Hey, Ophelia and DJ! I would like to request a canon update for Charles.
Basically, it's going to be over the period of a couple of months (February-April 1960) and it will encompass the following events:
- A "cure" for mutation is discovered in an independent facility operating in Israel. It's announced in England. The world goes absolutely apeshit in a matter of hours.
- The X-Men, led by Charles, react as fast as they possibly can. They spool up, set off across the globe, and revisit Israel, striking the facility and taking the research and the formulas. A second team also hits those across the globe -- the research backups.
- Now that they have complete control of the mutant "cure", the X-Men go public as an international organization. They make an announcement that the cure will be allowed only in cases of danger to the self or to others. They turn this into a public relations victory: mutants are no longer an involuntary danger. Mutants and humans have taken a large step towards coexistence.
- The X-Men become official. They vow to protect peace, publicly and absolutely.
- Charles is reunited with a furious Erik, and they meet one another as enemies. The two of them are the most visible public figures in the world.
What this will mean for Charles:
His personality is going to firm up a little. Charles is extremely disoriented and he can't figure out his own morality. He feels as though he's been doing nothing but hiding for three years (which rankles him greatly). On top of that, the city takes away all the control he thought he had (which horrifies him) and he's relived two of the traumatic experiences that put him towards hiding in the first place. In other words, he's broken. He's at the lowest point of his life.
If possible, I would find a way for him to make a large stride towards rights and happiness for the people he cares about in-game. But, honestly, I have no idea how to do that. Even a Marvel Civil War-type scenario (which I don't think is entirely feasible anyhow) would lead towards more moral conflict, not more progress. This, on the other hand, gives Charles a sense of purpose and progress that he didn't have before. He's finally facing up to his problems and making progress.
Furthermore, he will re-enter the game with a few syringes of mutant cure, and the research behind it. Which can cause so much trouble in the game.
So, what do y'all say?
Basically, it's going to be over the period of a couple of months (February-April 1960) and it will encompass the following events:
- A "cure" for mutation is discovered in an independent facility operating in Israel. It's announced in England. The world goes absolutely apeshit in a matter of hours.
- The X-Men, led by Charles, react as fast as they possibly can. They spool up, set off across the globe, and revisit Israel, striking the facility and taking the research and the formulas. A second team also hits those across the globe -- the research backups.
- Now that they have complete control of the mutant "cure", the X-Men go public as an international organization. They make an announcement that the cure will be allowed only in cases of danger to the self or to others. They turn this into a public relations victory: mutants are no longer an involuntary danger. Mutants and humans have taken a large step towards coexistence.
- The X-Men become official. They vow to protect peace, publicly and absolutely.
- Charles is reunited with a furious Erik, and they meet one another as enemies. The two of them are the most visible public figures in the world.
What this will mean for Charles:
His personality is going to firm up a little. Charles is extremely disoriented and he can't figure out his own morality. He feels as though he's been doing nothing but hiding for three years (which rankles him greatly). On top of that, the city takes away all the control he thought he had (which horrifies him) and he's relived two of the traumatic experiences that put him towards hiding in the first place. In other words, he's broken. He's at the lowest point of his life.
If possible, I would find a way for him to make a large stride towards rights and happiness for the people he cares about in-game. But, honestly, I have no idea how to do that. Even a Marvel Civil War-type scenario (which I don't think is entirely feasible anyhow) would lead towards more moral conflict, not more progress. This, on the other hand, gives Charles a sense of purpose and progress that he didn't have before. He's finally facing up to his problems and making progress.
Furthermore, he will re-enter the game with a few syringes of mutant cure, and the research behind it. Which can cause so much trouble in the game.
So, what do y'all say?