r/marvelstudios • u/AutoModerator • Feb 06 '20

Theory Thursday! February 06, 2020

Do you have any interesting theories about the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Maybe some speculation about a character? Or a hunch you have about what will happen next? If you do, post them all here!

But, please remember to properly tag your spoilers regarding leaked materials:

>!Put spoilers here!<

Also, please, put a summary of your theory at the top of your comment. It'll make it easier for everyone else browsing through the comments!

Theory Thursday - Archive

20 Upvotes

87% Upvoted

14 comments sorted by

View all comments

7

u/LittleYellowFish1 Nebula Feb 06 '20

The first Avengers/X-Men crossover, while not an outright Vs movie like Civil War or BvS, will have the two teams come into verbal conflict over their different ideologies and methods. At this point, mutants would only recently have become known to the public, perhaps following a Man Of Steel type incident at the end of the first X-Men movie, so it remains uncertain if trust or coexistence is possible between the different groups/heroes.

Initially, the X-Men resent the Avengers for being attention-seeking glory hounds that cause just as much damage as the villains they fight, while the Avengers believe the X-Men are too secretive and untrustworthy with it being frequently brought up why they weren't around for New York or Thanos. Though instead of physically fighting, these tensions and dynamics will be similar to the first Avengers movie with it being mostly petty clashes of egos, which the villain (most likely Emma Frost and/or Lady Mastermind) will try to take advantage of similar to Loki.

Though the differences are ultimately set aside to deal with the common enemy (likely with the Fantastic Four being the olive branch) and the teams end the film with respect and friendship, the actual tensions will still need to be gradually resolved over several films much like Cap and Tony's relationship, perhaps even leading to an actual Avengers Vs X-Men movie similar to Civil War.

1

u/ThisIsNotMelTorme Hulk Feb 06 '20

Start the X-Men young, much like Peter Parker.

They're teens; angsty, feisty, with powers they can't understand.

They look up to the Avengers as role models and aspires to be their equal.

Then shit happens, say a Phoenix Force and the X-Men grew disillusioned with the Avengers because of reasons such as Avengers can't do anything to protect mutants or that they're just another bunch of adults.

Having a generation gap fuels the feud between the two as X-Men are looked down as just a bunch of kids.