The X-Men just welcomed the Avengers to Krakoa, but they’re willing to cross some major ethical lines to keep major secrets.
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #2, available now from Marvel.
The current era of Krakoa has introduced plenty of exciting changes for Marvel’s mutants, bringing them into a bigger and more dangerous world with more potential and promise than they’ve ever had before. But now, one of the great secrets of the nation might be exposed — and in the process, set the stage for more conflict between the X-Men and some of Earth’s greatest other heroes.
The X-Men are doing everything they can to prevent the Avengers from learning about the resurrection protocols in X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #2 by Leah Williams, Lucas Werneck, Edgar Delgado, and VC’s Clayton Cowles — even if means crossing some very important ethical lines.
Krakoa has been a major step forward for mutant-kind as a whole — but perhaps the most important development was the formation of the Five. By utilizing their powers in concert and working with the stored minds of countless mutants from across the globe, the Five are able to effectively create a new body for any departed mutant — effectively resurrecting them at command. It’s an incredibly useful tool, helping Krakoa restore the number of mutants who’d suffered tragic fates over the years, while also giving the defenders of Krakoa the ability to reset following any defeat. However, due to the nature of the resurrection, the importance of the Five to the procedure, and the ethical questions such revelations would likely raise across the world, it’s been vital for Krakoa to keep this element a secret.
It’s a hidden truth that’s already been risked being exposed: the assassination of Charles Xavier in X-Force #1 and discoveries by Orchis hint that they’re getting closer to uncovering the truth. Meanwhile, reporters like Ben Urich have been sniffing around the X-Men’s newly established base, suspicious there might be more to the story than the mutants have been willing to divulge so far. But things are even riskier now that the Avengers have formally come to Krakoa itself. Arriving at the island nation to collect the Scarlet Witch’s body, Cyclops offers the Avengers the chance to formally tour the island on their way to collect her, which the heroes agree to in a form of apparent solidarity.
As they make their way across Krakoa, Jean and Lorna realize that because Hope is taking part in the psychic interrogation of Magneto. This means the tour will take them right through the Hatchery — where the Five do their work. Hoping to keep it a secret from the Avengers, Lorna suggests Jean go into the minds of their allies and erase their memories to protect the secret of resurrection. Jean admits to Lorna that she’s not comfortable taking such a huge step against their friends in the hero community, considering it a massive breach of diplomacy and an ethically iffy area. Luckily, Emma Frost is less perturbed by the potential ethical questions over this, and — alongside the Cuckoos — uses her powers to hide the Hatchery behind the image of a calm lagoon.
Still, it’s very much a breach of conduct from the mutants of Krakoa, and the sort of thing that would not endear the Avengers to the recent actions of the X-Men. If the Avengers were to discover the truth about mutant resurrection — especially now that Wanda seemingly has been restored by some mysterious circumstance, whether that be at the hands of the Five going against the demands of the Quiet Council or as a result of her own mystical capabilities — then it could set the stage for their simmering tensions to reach a boiling point. The X-Men and their allies on Krakoa have already been upsetting their allies across the Marvel Universe — but this could be the final straw for Earth’s Mightest Heroes when it comes down to it.
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