X-Men: Evolution Season 4 9

"Ascension Part II"

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"Ascension - Part I" (October 18, 2003)	—

Thanks to you all, we have averted catastrophe. It was not without its price, however. But steel is forged through fire, and like it we have been made stronger. We are prepared for what the future brings. I know this, because I have glimpsed into the mind of Apocalypse. Many challenges still await us. But I have seen some who were our enemies become friends. And with a heavy heart, I saw the dearest of friends, become the most terrible of enemies. I saw my X-Men grow and change and and of course, I saw that some people never change. But one thing was clear that no matter what awaits us, terrible or wondrous... my X-Men will always be there, ready. And of that, I am proud.

—Professor X

Appearances

Featured Characters:

X-Men

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Horsemen of Apocalypse (Last appearance) (Disbands)
- Death (Charles Xavier) (Freed from Apocalypse's control)
- Famine (Ororo Munroe) (Freed from Apocalypse's control)
- War (Erik Lehnsherr) (Freed from Apocalypse's control)
- Pestilence (Raven Darkhölme) (Freed from Apocalypse's control)
Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur)

Other Characters:

X-Men (Future) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- Magneto (Erik Lehnsherr) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- New Mutants (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
  - Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
  - Cannonball (Sam Guthrie) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
  - Multiple (Jamie Madrox) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
  - Magma (Amara Aquilla) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
  - Jubilee (Jubilation Lee) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- Jean Grey (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- Colossus (Piotr Rasputin) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- Cyclops (Scott Summers) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- Beast (Hank McCoy) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- X23 (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- Rogue (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- Storm (Ororo Munroe) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
Phoenix Force (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
S.H.I.E.L.D. (Future) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- The Brotherhood (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
  - Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
  - Toad (Todd Tolensky) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
  - Blob (Freddy Dukes) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
  - Avalanche (Lance Alvers) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
  - Pyro (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
  - Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
Nimrod (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
Gambit (Remy LeBeau) (Cameo)
X23 (Cameo)

Races and Species:

Mutants
Sentinels
Humans
Abstract Entities (First appearance; vision or hallucination)

Locations:

Earth-11052
- Earth
  - Egypt
    - Giza
      - Great Sphinx
  - China
    - Shaanxi
  - Mexico
    - Yucatan
      - Mayan Pyramids
  - United States of America
    - New York
      - New York City (Cameo)
        Manhattan (Cameo)
        Midtown (Cameo)
        Lexington Avenue (Cameo)
        Chrysler Building (Cameo)
        
        Statue of Liberty (Cameo)
      - Westchester County
        Bayville
        Xavier Institute
  - United Kingdom (Cameo)
    - England (Cameo)
      - London (Cameo)
        Tower Bridge (Cameo)
- Earth Orbit (Cameo)
  - Moon (Cameo)
Earth-31129 (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- Earth (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
  - United States of America (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
    - New York (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
      - Westchester County (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
        Bayville (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
        Xavier Institute (First appearance; vision or hallucination)

Items:

Vehicles:

Synopsis

Apocalypse, after gaining control over the four most powerful mutants on Earth, enters the final stages of his mission to wipe out all of humankind.

Notes

Final moments[]

The series ends with a speech by Charles Xavier, who had caught a glimpse of the future while being controlled by Apocalypse. The following future scenarios were foreseen:

Continued anti-mutant sentiment.
A reformed Magneto teaching the New Mutants, including a returned Jubilee and Wolfsbane.
Jean turning into the Phoenix.
The future X-Men team, consisting of Cyclops, Nightcrawler, X23, Iceman, Beast, Shadowcat, Colossus, Rogue (able to fly and not wearing gloves), and Storm. The uniforms these future X-Men wear look very much like the dark uniforms seen in the Ultimate X-Men comics.
The Brotherhood, including the Scarlet Witch and Pyro, working with S.H.I.E.L.D..
A fleet of Sentinels led by Nimrod.
The last scene shows the X-Men, the New Mutants, Gambit and Colossus (former Acolytes), Boom Boom, Havok, Angel, X23, and Spyke together.

Trivia

The shield used by Jean at the end of her psychic battle against Professor Xavier is reminiscent of the symbol of the Phoenix Force.
For some reason, Mystique doesn't appear in Xavier's vision.

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