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word of advice : SPOILERS for X - Men Annual # 1
TheX - Men’sisland home of Krakoa , while relatively new , is a paradise for mutant - but some think otherwise . Krakoa has a long chronicle within the Marvel Universe , but it wasn’tuntil 2019’sX - Menfranchise rebootby author Jonathan Hickman that the island became the official res publica of mutantkind . But the being of a home plate does n’t deter enemies , andX - Men Annual # 1reveals certain mutants are n’t gallant of Krakoa - they ’re afraid .
A mutant nation is not a new idea to the ten - Men franchise , but previous attack have fail . The most notable , Genosha , was attacked by Sentinels and killed many mutants , and the aftermath of the flack proved Genosha was not executable as a home . Krakoa is unique in that both heroes and villain work together for a singular campaign : protecting sport and ensuring a dependable harbour from persecution from humans . Evenvillainous mutants such as Apocalypse , Magneto and Exodus achieved buttocks on the X - Men ’s Quiet Council to order the future of the nation .
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InX - Men Annual # 1 , publish by Steve Foxe with artwork by Andrea di Vito , the hug drug - Men are tasked with stop and apprehending the mutant Whirlwind , a outlaw who surprisingly reject Krakoan free pardon ( something approachable for all mutation living outside the nation ) . When asked why he rejected the Krakoan free pardon passel , Whirldwind sardonically responds"Lotta trade good that ’d do me … when some bigot with a nuke decides your little island is too big for its britches . “He further insinuates that this is the only rationality whythe X - man keep the peace with the Avengersand other human leaders - they ’re afraid of revenge otherwise .
Mutants Reject Krakoa Because The Island Is One Big Target
Whirlwind ’s sentiments are not his alone - there are more mutants who do not see Krakoa as a safe haven , but as a turgid fair game . So many mutant in one area is too tempting for anti - mutant grapheme to cash in one’s chips up , and multitude like Reverend Stryker orBolivar Trask and his Sentinelscould launch an onset on the island . While Whirlwind is a terrorist , he wo n’t wound his own people in such a manner - but he is also malefic enough to see exactly how other mass could .
Considering how status quo for the tenner - Men is to be persecuted with little to no security in their lives , it is dumfounding to see just how long Krakoa has hold out in the innovative earned run average ( over four years in existent time ) . unluckily , the more powerful the land becomes , the more tempting of a target it is to anti - mutant mathematical group . The end of Judgment Day ensure the island poorly damaged but not put down , but it is only a matter of time before theX - Men’sparadise nation is attacked againand the Krakoan era endsfor good .
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