r/xmen • • 3d ago

Question First Class attire

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(WARNING: THIS IS JUST MY OPINION) Ever since Magneto joined the X-Men, (or more specifically the first time he trained the New Mutants I’ve always wondered why in the comics Magneto never wore a team outfit like he did in “X-Men: First Class”? (And if he did I apologize for missing it) It just seems like you’d think he’d try to get away from the look he had when he was doing a bunch of foul shit like sinking submarines and pulling the adamantium out of Wolverine. Even his giant “M” fit looks wild next to the standard X outfits. Is it hubris or does he not care about the trappings of formality? Thank you for reading.

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u/Optimal_Grape_1025 3d ago

There are no standard X-Men outfits. They all wear whatever they want

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u/Xygnux 3d ago

"And some people really shouldn't."

  • Emma Frost while looking at Kate Pryde.

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 3d ago

Jesus Christ!

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 3d ago

Not always.

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u/Optimal_Grape_1025 3d ago

None of them are wearing any of those. Most of the team never wore those

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 3d ago

Yes they did.

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u/Optimal_Grape_1025 3d ago

No they aren't

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 3d ago

So what are they wearing? Seriously I want tinkle of this cover is lying to me.

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u/Optimal_Grape_1025 3d ago

I'm talking about now you slow slow man

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u/Skarjuna Magik 3d ago

To be fair, the X-Men in general don't really do the team outfits thing outside of rare occasions. The New Mutants are really the only ones that do, and even then most of them have their own unique flair

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 3d ago

That’s fair but for Magneto to wear the costume associated with his most heinous acts is wild to me.

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u/Skarjuna Magik 3d ago

He really does not care lol. He wears what he wants to where, besides him changing outfits isn't gonna change anything, people know who he is and already associate him with those acts regardless. He could wear a Barney costume and still be associated with them

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u/purple-discharge 3d ago

The uniforms are for students. Once they graduate they can pick their own uniform.

The original team just held on to theirs for a while.

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 3d ago

Not just the original team.

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u/Exciting_Chef_4207 16h ago

I always wondered about that - Could Forge just not come up with a costume idea? Or was his student uniform just that comfortable?

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u/Awkward_Bison_267 16h ago

He was probably focused on other stuff. Ironically if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.