Marvel’s franchise is known for some pretty controversial and inappropriate romances, ranging from the pairing of Rogue and Magneto to the recently introduced relationship between Beast and Jennifer Starkey. However, the marriage between Professor X and Mystique may be the most unhinged romance in X-Men history.

The X-Men movies established an extremely close relationship between Mystique and Xavier in X-Men: First Class (2011), introducing them as childhood companions who formed a brother-sister bond. This made Raven’s decision to side with Magneto all the more tragic.

However, In Brian Bendis, Kris Anka, and Joe Caramagna’s Uncanny X-Men #24, it was revealed that Xavier and Mystique had secretly married, a shocking twist that blindsided both fans and the X-Men, while drawing a significant amount of criticism from the former.

Charles Xavier and Mystique are usually portrayed as being on opposite sides, with Xavier promoting peaceful coexistence between humans and mutants, while Mystique often acts in opposition to that ideal. Yet this bizarre twist really did happen in the comics.

At the climax of 2012's Avengers vs. X-Men event, , which is delivered by attorney Jennifer “She-Hulk” Walters. This came during an already tense period for the X-Men, with a growing rift between mutant factions, and the will's contents only added to the discomfort.

Reading Xavier’s final words, Jennifer states, "I, Charles Francis Xavier, of the town of Salem Center, County of Westchester, and State of New York, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking all wills and codicils previously made by me."

This surreal moment stunned both fans and the X-Men, who had never suspected that Xavier was married, let alone to Mystique. As one of his most dangerous and persistent enemies, this coupling There is, however, a twisted sense of humor in the fact that both Wolverine and Iceman had, technically, slept with their professor’s wife.

The reveal was a bombshell for fans and understandably raised questions about how this secret marriage fit into continuity and what impact it might have on future storylines. Yet, despite the enormous potential

By the end of the arc, In order to deal with this threat, the X-Men were forced to use time travel to erase the mutant from history. This action had unintended consequences, subtly altering Xavier’s own past.

The most notable and anticlimactic of these changes was that, meaning it technically never happened. Eventually, Marvel returned to the classic antagonistic dynamic between Xavier and Mystique, with both residing in the mutant nation of Krakoa. However, Mystique secretly plots against Xavier and the fragile peace he helped create.

Still, it is worth mentioning that at the time of Xavier’s death and the reveal of his marriage, this development offered a possible explanation for Mystique’s increasingly erratic behavior in comics. Her kidnapping and impersonation of Dazzler for several months, in particular, was.

It may be surprising, but the majority of the outrage surrounding the union between Xavier and Raven had little to do with the two mutants getting married. Instead, t and consequences tied to what, by both romance and character standards, should have been a monumental development.

As previously mentioned, Xavier and Raven’s marriage ultimately amounted to nothing in the larger narrative, as it was quite literally erased from continuity. It was this abrupt dismissal that sparked widespread dissatisfaction across discussion boards.

It was because of twists like Xavier and Raven’s marriage being rendered meaningless and without consequence that mThe dissatisfaction around their union was not rooted in the pairing itself, but rather in how poorly the story handled it.

It actually could have been incredibly compelling if Marvel had released a prequel exploring how Xavier and Raven’s relationship developed, especially since the marriage reveal came with almost no buildup. Such a story would have made for a far more satisfying payoff than simply erasing it from the timeline. Who knows, though, maybe these twowill find each other again in the future.

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