X-Men: First Class – When Mutants First Came Together

In X-Men: First Class, young versions of Professor X and Magneto come together to stop a powerful villain, Sebastian Shaw, who plans to start World War III. They join forces with a group of mutants, each with their own superpowers, to fight for the future of humans and mutants alike.

One fan theory suggests that if Magneto hadn’t gone down his dark path, he and Professor X could have ruled the world together, united in their shared vision for mutant-kind. What if they had found a way to see eye to eye instead of becoming enemies?

A key moment in the movie happens when Professor X and Magneto have their first big confrontation. They both want to protect mutants, but their methods clash—one wants peace, and the other wants to fight for mutant rights. This moment sets up their complicated relationship throughout the series.

In an alternate ending, Magneto might have been persuaded to join forces with the X-Men, and the world would have been spared his wrath. A prequel could explore the origins of the mutants’ powers and their early struggles. What if we learned about their childhoods and the first time they realized they were different?