Marvel Studios Finally Sets Up Magneto's Perfect Replacement

Published Jul 25, 2026, 4:32 PM EDT Felipe Rangel is a Movie and TV Journalist ScreenRant. He has been writing about movies and TV since 2021. Felipe joined ScreenRant in 2022, working across different teams, covering everything from breaking news to features to reviews and more. Felipe is a writer who is an avid film and TV fan, with superhero movies and series being his biggest passion. He graduated from college in 2019, having studied Journalism. Before college, he spent a month studying at the Oxford English Centre. His superhero knowledge expands to the comics, with his undergraduate thesis being "Politics Reflected In American Comics." Sign in to your ScreenRant account The X-Men are currently the focus of Marvel Studios' 2026 slate, and with a new release came the perfect Magneto replacement, and it teaches a lesson that I hope the Marvel Cinematic Universe will learn. Magneto is one of Marvel's most powerful characters. While he has largely been depicted as a villain, the Master of Magnetism is actually a pretty complex individual. Magneto is not really evil, but a multi-layered character who endured one of the worst periods in human history and tries his hardest to protect all mutants from having to go through something like that. In addition to that tragic backstory and nuanced goal, Magneto has the power of controlling metal, magnetic fields, flight, and much more, making him an Omega-level mutant. Based on all of those factors, replacing him is not easy. Sure, there are other powerful X-Men and mutants with dark pasts. However, striking the perfect balance between those is quite hard, and Magneto comes out as a unique Marvel creation. That said, there is a mutant who appears on Marvel's slate of projects this year that has shown how Magneto's perfect replacement is clear. Marvel · Mutant Profile Which X-Men Character Are You? “Mutation: it is the key to our evolution.” 🐺 Wolverine The Loner 🧠 Professor X The Visionary 🧲 Magneto The Survivor ACTIVATE CEREBRO → 01 Humans discover your mutant abilities. What do you do? ADisappear. Go off the grid before anyone can come after me — I don’t owe them an explanation BReach out calmly and try to have a dialogue — fear comes from misunderstanding, and I can help bridge that gap CMake a show of strength — they need to understand that mutants will not be hunted or controlled, ever NEXT → 02 Anti-mutant protesters surround a school full of young mutants. What’s your first move? AGet between the kids and the mob. If anyone raises a hand, they answer to me BAddress the crowd telepathically or publicly — show them the children are just scared kids, not threats CEvacuate the children to safety, then make the protesters deeply regret their choices NEXT → 03 A team of mutants needs a leader for a dangerous mission. What role do you naturally fall into? AI work alone, but I’ll take point — someone’s gotta make sure nobody gets killed BI coordinate the team, play to each person’s strengths, and keep morale steady CI lead from the front — my vision, my plan, my responsibility if it fails NEXT → 04 A powerful mutant threatens innocent humans. How do you respond? APut them down fast — talk later. Innocent people don’t have time for a debate BTry to reach them mentally — understand why they’re doing this and find a peaceful resolution COffer them a place at my side — their power is wasted on chaos when it could serve a greater cause NEXT → 05 A human politician offers to champion mutant rights — but has a shady past. What do you do? AGive them a chance — people can change, and this alliance could mean real progress for coexistence BI don’t trust politicians. Watch them closely, and the second they betray us, I’ll be right there CUse them — let them think they’re in charge while I control the narrative from behind the scenes NEXT → 06 What’s your biggest flaw? AI push people away — I’d rather be alone than risk losing someone I care about BI’m too idealistic — I keep believing in people even when the evidence says I shouldn’t CMy anger — once I commit to a path, I’ll burn everything down before I admit I was wrong NEXT → 07 Sentinels are hunting mutants in your city. What’s your move? AHunt the hunters — tear them apart before they find anyone else BCoordinate an underground network to hide and protect every mutant in the area CSeize control of the Sentinels — turn the weapons of oppression into instruments of liberation NEXT → 08 What do you believe about coexistence between humans and mutants? ACoexistence is a fantasy. Humans will always fear what they can’t control — mutants must secure their own future BI don’t care about the big picture — I protect the people I care about, and everyone else can sort themselves out CIt’s possible and worth fighting for — the dream of a world where humans and mutants live in peace is everything REVEAL MY MUTANT IDENTITY → Cerebro Scan Complete Your X-Men Identity 🐺 Wolverine (Logan) “I’m the best there is at what I do. But what I do best isn’t very nice.” You’re the fierce loner who acts first and philosophises later — but beneath that adamantium-plated exterior beats a heart that cares far more than you’d ever admit. You’ve been burned enough times to distrust the world, so you keep people at arm’s length, yet you’d throw yourself into any fight to protect the ones who slip past your defences. You don’t need a cause or a manifesto — you just need someone worth fighting for. Like Logan, your greatest strength isn’t your claws or your healing factor; it’s the stubborn refusal to let the people you love face danger alone.Fierce Protective Resilient Untamed 🧠 Professor X (Charles Xavier) “Just because someone stumbles and loses their path, doesn’t mean they’re lost forever.” You’re the visionary who sees the best in everyone — even when the world gives you every reason not to. Your greatest power isn’t telepathy; it’s an unshakeable belief that understanding and compassion can bridge any divide. You lead not through force but through hope, building bridges where others build walls. Some call you naive, but you know that real strength lies in extending a hand to your enemy. Like Charles Xavier, you carry the weight of a dream that most consider impossible, and you refuse to let it die.Visionary Empathetic Diplomatic Hopeful 🧲 Magneto (Erik Lehnsherr) “Peace was never an option.” You’re the survivor who learned the hardest lesson life has to offer: the world will not protect you, so you must protect yourself. Your conviction is unbreakable and your patience is terrifying — you’ll wait years to set the right plan in motion. You don’t hate humanity; you simply refuse to let your people be victims ever again. Every action you take, no matter how ruthless, is driven by a profound love for those who share your struggle. Like Erik Lehnsherr, you are both revolutionary and tragic — a leader forged in pain who will bend the world before it bends you.Resolute Strategic Ruthless Unyielding ↻ PLAY AGAIN X-Men '97 season 2 is currently airing new episodes weekly. The animated Marvel series exists within its own universe, not being part of the MCU. That said, the Marvel Studios show sets up the perfect path for the live-action franchise to follow related to Magneto and his perfect replacement/successor. This week's episode of the hit show explained that. Polaris Is Magneto's Perfect Replacement In X-Men '97 Season 2 Marvel Studios Animation Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for X-Men '97 season 2, episode 6.Sadly, Magneto is gone in X-Men '97 season 2. The Master of Magnetism was killed earlier this season by Apocalypse. The X-Men and mutants in general are still mourning the character's death, dealing with the hurt and trying to heal from it. That is a core element of X-Men '97 season 2, episode 6, "Danger.exe." As Charles Xavier re-lives Magneto's death over and over again in the X-Mansion's Danger Room, he ends up making the facility's AI adapt to a world without Magneto, which subsequently leads to it taking on the physical form of Danger, an intelligent and powerful robot. While the X-Men fight Danger head on, they are only able to stop her with Polaris' help. Lorna Dane is Magneto's daughter, and they have a complicated relationship, as she makes sure to note multiple times in episode 6. However, the only way the mutants manage to succeed is when Charles gets Polaris to fully embrace what Magneto meant to mutants, taking in all the good instead of just the bad, and this allows her to bring her power over magnetism to the highest level, destroying Danger. In the end, Polaris is a more good-natured version of her father, Magneto. The MCU's X-Men Reboot Needs To Introduce Polaris Throughout the episode, the show kept coming up with ways to point out that Polaris was Magneto's replacement, and after fearing a life in his shadow, Polaris' full power came out from accepting her father's legacy. The Marvel series' latest episode just goes to show how rich a character Polaris is, which is why the MCU absolutely needs to bring her in for its next saga. We know that the MCU X-Men movie reboot is in development, and that 2027's Avengers: Secret Wars will serve as a partial reboot to the franchise to make sure the X-Men and the other characters all live on the same Earth. As such, Marvel Studios could finally have all of Magneto's children together in live-action. You cast Polaris and put her with Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch, a resurrected Aaron Taylor-Johnson Quicksilver, and you get all of Magneto's main kids in the MCU for years of X-Men stories. Release Date March 20, 2024 Network Disney+ Directors Jake Castorena, Emi Yonemura, Chase Conley Writers Charlie Feldman, Anthony Sellitti, Beau DeMayo, JB Ballard Franchise(s) X-Men Creator(s) Beau DeMayo