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Who is the red guy in X-Men: First Class cast? ›

Azazel appears in X-Men: First Class, portrayed by Jason Flemyng. Similarly to his comics counterpart, this version is a member of the Hellfire Club of Russian origin who wields a sword and works as an assistant to the group's leader, Sebastian Shaw.

For finding that perfect, rare balance between character-driven human drama and no-holds-barred popcorn action spectacle, 'Days of Future Past' deserves my 10-star rating (which is a first for me: I've never given 10-stars to a comic-book movie).

The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.

Dark Phoenix / Film synopsis

This visual aspect of Rogue's appearance has been consistently portrayed in every adaptation of the character, however, in the 2000 X-Men live action film, Rogue is shown to initially have all brown hair, developing the permanent white streak after being forced to absorb a significant amount of power from Magneto.

The film is based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the X-Men, the fifth mainline installment of the X-Men film series, a sequel to X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and X-Men: First Class (2011), a follow-up to The Wolverine (2013), and the seventh installment overall.

Before linking up with Weapon X to gain his adamantium-laced skeleton and claws, Logan is possessed by a version of himself from an alternate future in 1973 to change history during the events of Days of Future Past. His body is 141 years old at the time.

Summary. Logan is set approximately five years after X-Men: Days of Future Past, maintaining the established continuity. Logan's meta elements and standalone plot may give the impression of a separate timeline within the X-Men universe, despite comments to the contrary.

Known as “Mutant Alpha” in the storyline, the Phoenix's powers awoke in Jean Grey after Havoc killed her. Mister Sinister managed to capture her, and brainwash her into joining his team. She joined his Sinister Six and became an enemy of the X-Men. With the Dark Phoenix powers, she became an unstoppable foe yet again.

The whole mutant cure storyline could've been fascinating, but the movie never seemed interested in unpacking the implications of it too deeply. Meanwhile, the Dark Phoenix saga in the comics is famous for being a sprawling, slow-burn story, yet "The Last Stand" felt perfectly comfortable making it this film's B-story.

How come mystique dies in Dark Phoenix? ›

[SPOILER ALERT IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN DARK PHOENIX!]

When she tries to calm down an angered Jean/Phoenix, Mystique is sent flying and impaled on some debris.

Azazel is a major antagonist of the 2011 superhero film X-Men: First Class, the fifth installment of the X-Men film series, and a minor antagonist in the 2024 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Deadpool & Wolverine. He is a member of the Hellfire Club and has the power of teleportation.

Identity. Many fans of the series believe Red X's identity to be Jason Todd, who served as Robin after Dick Grayson, the current Robin in the series, left Batman.

Sebastian Shaw, also known as The Red Skull, is a major antagonist of the Marvel Fanfilm Universe.