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With mutantkind tangle in final stage of its conflict against the anti - mutant organisation Orchis , Marvel ’s recently released solicitation forRise of the Powers of X#4 revealed that mutantkind is set to suffer , " the greatest treachery in X - Men history . " Marvel posed the question : " Who is Traitor X ? " Immediately , theX - fandom cash in one’s chips into speculation mode , while also parsingX - titles back to the last Hellfire Gala , and before , seeking an response .
In addition to the question of who Traitor X will bend out to be , there is also the significant query of what their treason will comprise , and what drives them to it . It is worth take down that Orchis has previously exhibit the ability tosuccessfully brainwash mutants , including Nightcrawler , using them as weapons against their own kind . This could turn anyX - lineament into a shocking , and totally unpredicted betrayer at the pivotal second in mutantkind ’s fight for survival . In other cases , character ' story trajectories , or long - simmer narrative tensions , could leave in their arc ending in " the greatest betrayal . "
One forgotten 10 - Men friend - turn - enemy - turned - Italian sandwich could bear witness to be pivotal to saving the squad from Orchis – or could author their last devastation .
7Professor X
Chances: Moderate to High
Charles Xavier ’s flight as a character over the course of the Krakoan era has signal for some time that he has outgrow his role as mutantkind ’s foremost leader . While Professor X would never turn instantaneously on mutantkind , or renounce his ideals , he could transcend them .
Xavier is currently in a familiar position , as the leader spearheading mutantkind ’s last , desperate smash at its enemy . This alone would make his betrayal a major plait , and perhaps prove to be an insurmountable blow to the remain ecstasy - Men . It is also one of the more narratively logical possibility , asCharles Xavier ’s flight as a character over the course of the Krakoan era has indicated for some clip that he has outgrow his role as mutantkind ’s world-class leader . While Professor X would never turn outright on mutantkind , or renounce his saint , he could transcend them .
In addition to Orchis , the greater looming menace of the Dominion – Marvel ’s god - grade highest form of contrived intelligence – is the most urgent storyline descend to fruition in theFall of X. The conception of Dominions was introduce in Jonathan Hickman’sHouse of X , which inaugurate the franchise ’s Krakoan earned run average , and late storylines have suggest thatXavier could become a Dominion . He could perhaps do this in an effort to battle the malefic Dominion peril the ex - mankind , but as a result , possibly become the strength that devours them himself .
6Cyclops
Chances: Low to Moderate
Cyclops may be the least likely entryway on this leaning , and would likely be omitted whole , were it not for Orchis ' proven ability to brainwash guinea pig , make these unplanned characters the organization ’s agent . In this way , Nightcrawler was used as part of an assassination campaign against the world ’s human leaders , orchestrated to look like open warfare by mutant on human fellowship . Scott Summers ' prolonged metre in captivity , as a captive of Orchis , makes himthe most potential candidate for a " sleeper agent"-style twist , in which he ’s last rescued , only to devastatingly turn on the squad against his will .
Scott becoming Traitor X , after having ache as Prisoner X , would for sure rank as the most tragical solution to the character ’s indistinguishability . It would also qualify as a nominee for the " greatest betrayal in ten - Men account " on the soil that Cyclops has been the squad ’s most hardy drawing card , and the most steadfast champion of mutantkind , since the origination of the dealership . The argument against Scott candidate , according to some buff , is more an debate against the more general " brainwash hypothesis , " with reader argue that for this turn to truly rank asX - history ’s greatest , it should be the character ’s conclusion .
5Cable
Chances: Moderate
Cable tends to be ruthlessly committed to his own vision of morals . If either translation of the character foil Xavier ’s plot , and as a effect day of reckoning mutantkind , their mischievous - double-crosser status would be well - realise .
The modish volume of Cable starts with a fresh construct , taking the type ’s sentence traveller - concept to the next level , by havingan honest-to-god version of Cable rescue a younger Nathan Summersfrom the hold of Orchis . The newfangled series apace sends the two on their own side adventure , and while this could be a means of keeping them out of the main action ofFall of X’sclimax , it seems more likely that both versions of Cable will have a role to play in the stunning conclusion . However , that also doubles the character ’s chance of being Traitor X.
Charles Xavier ’s final desperation plot of ground to save mutantkind involves find mutantkind ’s previous neat traitor , Moira MacTaggert , before her powers grow . This may be an character assassination delegacy , aim a daughter who has not yet done any of the horrible thing Moira has done in the current timeline . One potential explanation for what the franchise ’s " greatest " perfidy will come down tois a moral interference against this plan . cable length tends to be ruthlessly committed to his own imagination of ethics . If either version of the character bilk Xavier ’s plot , and as a outcome day of reckoning mutantkind , their impish - betrayer status would be well - earn .
4Storm
Chances: Low
Storm has spent much of the latter stage of the Krakoan epoch as the leader of the mutant gild on Arakko , the terraformed satellite Mars . X - Men Red , the highly acclaimed series centre on Storm and her Arakkii adventures , recently ended , with Storm proceed on to a fundamental character in theResurrection of Magnetominiseries . Once the Master of Magnetism has been recover from the afterlife , it stands to reason that Ororo Monroe would have a vital role to play in the final deed of theFall of X.
Having recently gone face - to - face with a Dominion in the first military issue ofResurrection , Storm could be mutantkind ’s greatest hope – or their shocking untying . The narration mechanics of why , and how , violent storm might give away the X - Men are hard to forecast , make her one of the least likely candidate on the list . She would , however , rank as the most shocking , as she has been construct - up intothe next drawing card of the X - Menfor some clip now . She is another character who could potentially object to killing Moira MacTaggert , even if her moral stand had a catastrophic effect .
3Magneto
Magneto ’s late death was one of the most impactful in theX - franchise since the inception of the Resurrection Protocols as a key part of Krakoan - era lore . In part , this was because it seemed as though he would n’t be brought back ; this quickly work out not to be the case , and nowit fend to reason that Marvel would restore him to biography before the end of theFall of Xin rules of order for him to play a major role in its conclusion .
Magneto , along with Charles Xavier and Moira MacTaggert , was one of Krakoa ’s founders . Beyond that , he has a complex family relationship with the decade - piece , having been their progenital resister , and likely their smashing , while in later years becoming a perennial phallus of the squad . Traditionally , Magneto would cheat on the X - Men in a heartbeat if it gain mutantkind as a whole – but with Marvel comb-out thatErik will add up back from death changedat the conclusion ofResurrection of Magneto , the possibilities for an unexpected bout are more wide open than ever .
2Krakoa Itself
For its own survival , or to attain its own ends , Krakoa could at long last turn its back on its disco biscuit - man friend , in an unparalleled striking moment for the dealership . Nothing would more definitively signal the end of the Krakoan era .
On a narrative stage , the most meet , and most grievous , end to mutantkind ’s Krakoan era would be betrayal by the entity the era takes its name from . The living island of Krakoa become a home for Earth ’s mutation unlike any they ’d had before , and in time , a physical avatar of the island ’s consciousness come to be an active part of the team itself . During the course of the Krakoan era , the entity ’s history , and its abilities , have been fleshed out greatly . While not truly a mutant , it has ramble its lot in with mutantkind – but this could change .
For its own survival , or to reach its own ends , Krakoa could ultimately turn its back on its X - valet de chambre ally , in an unparalleled spectacular consequence for the franchise . Nothing would more definitively bespeak the end of the Krakoan era . As with Charles Xavier , Krakoa could recognise its greater destiny lies beyond mutantkind , and seek to achieve godhood for itself . Alternatively , it could prevent current timeline from being wiped as an human activity of self - preservation . Whether this would amount to the " expectant betrayal in X - Men history " would be up for debate , but it would certainly be appropriate , if devastating , for the story .
1Emma Frost
Chances: Low To Moderate
Like her long - clock time buff Scott Summers , the current married woman of Iron Man would not be a potential choice to willingly bewray her new husband , or her longtime 10 - Men teammate , or mutants at large . As with Magneto , she start as a villain before becoming a mainstay on theX - roll , and while she has always been portrayed as virtuously complex , there is nothing complex about Orchis , and her collusion with them seems unmanageable to image . However , as with Cyclops , she is a potential candidate for an unexpected , and unwilling , uncover as Traitor X.
Emma ’s late time undercover at Stark Industries , and her romantic entanglement with Stark himself , have put her into law of proximity with Feilong , one of Orchis ' top loss leader , who presently insure Iron Man ’s caller after a unfriendly putsch . This includedStark and Frost journeying inside Feilong ’s creative thinker , where they apparently uncovered vital secrets to defeating the anti - mutant organization . Should this have been an luxuriant trap , though , the former White Queen could potentially have been compromised . With her central role inInvincibleIron Manright now , along with her perennialX - Menties , Emma would be among the most surprising , and painful , choices forX - history ’s greatest traitor .
