Marvel’s Adversary killed the X Men

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  • The Adversary first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men Issue 188 by Chris Claremont.
    ▸ The Adversary is a malevolent being, rooted in Native American mythology, embodies pure chaos and seeks to destroy and recreate the universe according to his whims. Possessing vast magical powers, the Adversary can manipulate reality, energy, and matter, cast illusions, and teleport. He is capable of opening portals to other dimensions and is virtually immortal. His most notable conflict involves tricking Forge, a mutant inventor and shaman, into opening a portal that allowed him to enter Earth's dimension. The Adversary's ultimate goal is to bring about the end of the world, seeing destruction as a form of creative renewal. He battles the X-Men on several occasions, viewing them as significant obstacles to his chaotic designs. His appearance is often depicted as a shifting amalgam of various demonic forms, symbolizing his chaotic nature and ability to change shape at will.
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  • @elevated_engineering6515
    @elevated_engineering6515 Před 2 měsíci +313

    I thought he was the Shadow King at first. Thanks Rob.

    • @916franchise
      @916franchise Před 2 měsíci +11

      Yeah ngl I thought the same thing too

    • @masonivanov
      @masonivanov Před 2 měsíci +24

      Yeah as soon as I saw the red eyes I thought "Shadow King"

    • @Kas58223
      @Kas58223 Před 2 měsíci +13

      I thought it was the Shadow King as Storm has had battles with that character in the 90’s series

    • @joec696
      @joec696 Před 2 měsíci +6

      Same because who else would come for Storm from the astral realm

    • @jairogers5876
      @jairogers5876 Před 2 měsíci +2

      He is The Shadow King.

  • @kang6914
    @kang6914 Před 2 měsíci +82

    Rob be giving us breakdowns of these characters like we’re going into battle 🤣💯

    • @TheGrifhinx
      @TheGrifhinx Před měsícem +2

      I mean... weren't we like every episode from go? XD

    • @hurmur9528
      @hurmur9528 Před měsícem +5

      It is kind of absurd when you think about it. Sometimes I must admit at times I wonder what the hell am I watching. Then I just do not care and let my nerdside go wild. That beast needs to go wild sometimes.

    • @therealemperorpalpatine
      @therealemperorpalpatine Před měsícem +3

      we are...

    • @therealemperorpalpatine
      @therealemperorpalpatine Před měsícem +1

      @@hurmur9528 This is the way

  • @user-yl5qw7bq9w
    @user-yl5qw7bq9w Před měsícem +6

    I feel like a junkie waiting for a fix with new episode. LOL. Love show!

    • @justindesue9512
      @justindesue9512 Před měsícem

      Brown same
      From the moment a new episode ends, my body automatically goes in detox mode, and I start itchin for the next episode and start googlin the show everyday until the next ep airs lol

  • @waah919
    @waah919 Před 2 měsíci +125

    The absence of all that is kind and good, so basically Twitter. 😅. I love it. Keep on being awesome.

    • @jakkahz
      @jakkahz Před 2 měsíci

      Ahahaaaa! I thought I heard that right

    • @nothx512
      @nothx512 Před 2 měsíci +4

      That wasn't even funny....

    • @dickthebirthdayboy2132
      @dickthebirthdayboy2132 Před 2 měsíci

      found the twitter user

    • @murk4552
      @murk4552 Před měsícem

      ​@@nothx512it is true though as an inhumane shithole

    • @jackjax7921
      @jackjax7921 Před měsícem +1

      If you follow the wrong people. Too bad Rob is ignorant.

  • @brandongary8234
    @brandongary8234 Před 2 měsíci +65

    Where is Dr Strange when you need him

    • @tonyhollins3776
      @tonyhollins3776 Před 2 měsíci +8

      That's the first thing I said 😂😂😂😂😂. Glad someone was noticing

    • @hiryu619
      @hiryu619 Před 2 měsíci +24

      "Not his show, Bub" - Wolverine

    • @matthewschwartz6607
      @matthewschwartz6607 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Has he been in the show yet?

    • @Popcultureguy3000
      @Popcultureguy3000 Před 2 měsíci +10

      Probably off fighting his wife’s uncle Dormammu in his realm. You should always assume they’re off fighting some other threat whenever a non-magic hero is fighting an immense magical threat and it’s not already a team-up story.

    • @MutatedBrian
      @MutatedBrian Před 2 měsíci +12

      Who need a Dr Strange when u have Magik, Storm, Forge, Warpath and Moonstar who will hopefully show up soon. Separate they aren't his equal but combined their magical abilities are more impressive than his. If that's enough just add mutant amplifiers, telepaths and a Phoenix and u have a recipe for vanquishing any demon. Forget the Power of 3 (Charmed). Power of X rules.

  • @tiltedtexan1980
    @tiltedtexan1980 Před 2 měsíci +15

    When storm went to Texas, my heart sped up. When I saw the adversary I nearly had a heart attack from joy because I knew where it was going. Fall of the mutants was around the time I first started really getting into comics, so my excitement is over 9,000!! Now I need two more things to happen to complete the cycle, freedom force in some form or other, and the spell that forge cast to end it!!

  • @mattelwood980
    @mattelwood980 Před 2 měsíci +76

    I assumed that was just Shadowking using a different name tbh

  • @darkpsychoelf1701
    @darkpsychoelf1701 Před měsícem +4

    Man the Adversary and the Fall of Mutants takes me back! Thanks Rob!!!

  • @antoniuspoe9945
    @antoniuspoe9945 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Thank you for refreshing my memory. I read these issues when I was growing up but it's been a LONG time since.

  • @keybalanceslay5486
    @keybalanceslay5486 Před 2 měsíci +10

    11:39
    Rob back at it again with the twitter shots💥🔫

  • @charlesbomerschein9707
    @charlesbomerschein9707 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Ngl, this makes more sense now. Thanks Rob! I am thankful for your knowledge and insight into these characters and stories I never got the chance to read about myself. Madelyn Pryor and now The Adversary. Pretty cool stuff and it makes sense for The Adversary to be involved in a multi-part plot for X-Men '97.

  • @andisiwepuzi9275
    @andisiwepuzi9275 Před měsícem +2

    I personally missed these explained videos. Thank you

  • @angelshadowofficial9218
    @angelshadowofficial9218 Před 2 měsíci +4

    I had those books, Claremont wrote the best stories. Wish I would've kept up with them...

  • @davidtheprankster6813
    @davidtheprankster6813 Před měsícem +2

    Thank you for explaining this character! Never heard of it! 🙏

  • @agentjtravel_walkthru4205
    @agentjtravel_walkthru4205 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Yay, I was waiting for this. Thank you Rob!!!

  • @kang6914
    @kang6914 Před 2 měsíci +5

    Literally was waiting on a vid from you about this earlier 🔥

  • @FoolsGil
    @FoolsGil Před měsícem +2

    imho beings like this and the Shadow King should show up as Dr Strange Villains as well as X-men

  • @riccardobozzolan3792
    @riccardobozzolan3792 Před měsícem +1

    I was unaware of the connection between Knull, the Chaos King and Oblivion, thank you for the new perspective.

  • @ManuelFernandezDJ
    @ManuelFernandezDJ Před 2 měsíci

    Thanks for explaining this! I have vast Marvel comics knowledge, but you're the master!

  • @traintrain83
    @traintrain83 Před 2 měsíci +15

    Rob please stop pronouncing Merlin like that please lol

    • @user-nv7su2lj4h
      @user-nv7su2lj4h Před měsícem +2

      You fool lol now it will be the new gag

    • @vvorthabilly
      @vvorthabilly Před měsícem

      I was so confused until this comment 😅

    • @zaqqaz
      @zaqqaz Před měsícem

      Now he will definitely pronounce it his way for sure.

  • @Koal_eemos
    @Koal_eemos Před měsícem +1

    Happy birthday bro

  • @wesleyjames3590
    @wesleyjames3590 Před 2 měsíci +4

    You my friend are the BEST storyteller of all time!

  • @marksalmoneussorcerersupreme

    I totally loved reading about the Adversary

  • @zzirfamo24
    @zzirfamo24 Před 2 měsíci +25

    Rob remember when you said Disney wouldn’t go dark showing jeans clone selling her soul to demons….. well the ending of that last episode was pretty creepy and dark lol. Hopefully they keep it that way

    • @choppaa4204
      @choppaa4204 Před 2 měsíci +4

      The horror hallucination anime vibes last two episodes has been great to watch.

    • @zzirfamo24
      @zzirfamo24 Před měsícem +2

      ⁠@@choppaa4204yes it has, it would be cool if they continued the supernatural side of marvel like blade, MK , dr voodoo in this animation would be cool

  • @VeDauL1700
    @VeDauL1700 Před měsícem

    Dead ass watched this before episode 4 your awesome dude

  • @lisiatew
    @lisiatew Před 2 měsíci

    I totally forgot about the Adversary storyline in the comics. Thanks for the reminder.

  • @jeffn4836
    @jeffn4836 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Episode 4 was mostly throwaway. Just skip to the last 10 minutes of the episode.
    The storm and forge stuff was so rushed

  • @lordpimpington6405
    @lordpimpington6405 Před měsícem

    Did i miss somewhere that Rob was going on vacation? I can wait for the stories, I'm just hoping Rob is all good and it is something fun and he is enjoying his life as much as i enjoy having his stories in my life. I have been listening to this channel almost daily for 7-8 years and if anyone has ever deserved a good life for the services they provide its Rob

  • @alexgaray1216
    @alexgaray1216 Před 2 měsíci +10

    I thought it was the shadow king that popped up just in a different form!

    • @Rukhael
      @Rukhael Před 2 měsíci +2

      That’s what I was thinking, or at least a messenger

    • @platypusfox73
      @platypusfox73 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Same here, never even heard of this character unitll now.

    • @OsmosisG
      @OsmosisG Před 2 měsíci +1

      Prolly right

    • @superthorc6894
      @superthorc6894 Před 2 měsíci

      Sort of but not really but all part of the same shadow

  • @TheJoe676767
    @TheJoe676767 Před 2 měsíci

    This show is awesome!!!

  • @baloneyjusticecheezedog
    @baloneyjusticecheezedog Před 2 měsíci

    This is cool.. The only thing I want to know is how long you were sitting on this trying to come up with a title. Like everything else.. I figure you knew you need to make this last week.. But that title, man.. I was actually hoping right after I saw X-man 97 you talk about the Adversary because I always thought Storm only faced the shadow king.

  • @robertfalcone3025
    @robertfalcone3025 Před 2 měsíci

    This makes me very nostalgic for the 1980s X Men when i was collecting Marvel Comics on a regular basis..👑

  • @amonson8824
    @amonson8824 Před měsícem +1

    Yo rob can you give us a video on the magical community in the marvel universe breakdown.

  • @intothefrayyo
    @intothefrayyo Před 2 měsíci +11

    The Shadow King Bub

  • @willthethrill6950
    @willthethrill6950 Před měsícem

    I remember those comics well. They lead into Gateway and the Xmen in the Outback. Great stuff for anyone who hasn't read them.

  • @frankiesilverman
    @frankiesilverman Před měsícem

    He hit us with a zinger at the end 😂

  • @bryanthomas4907
    @bryanthomas4907 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Thank you this was super helpful. Another reason for me to read Outback X-Men. I had also heard that the Shadow King had been revealed to be part of some pantheon so this clears things up.

  • @GameoverMaineYT
    @GameoverMaineYT Před 2 měsíci

    Thanks

  • @stevezadoorian4574
    @stevezadoorian4574 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Shadow King and the Adversary may be one and the same since they were created by Chris Claremont who is known for such plot twists.

  • @risingpath
    @risingpath Před měsícem

    Most villains in comic are OP plot powered, but leave it to Rob to EXPLAIN it all. I love your channel over the years @Rob!!!

  • @kreiyu
    @kreiyu Před měsícem

    i love that the show is exploring this little known bit about Forge's past.

  • @alt79
    @alt79 Před měsícem

    Did you see Baston in the photo with Forge? Can’t wait to see him fully in the show.

  • @3L_B4R7O
    @3L_B4R7O Před měsícem

    Nice

  • @howardjones6432
    @howardjones6432 Před 2 měsíci

    @4:37 The Fall of "The" Mutants, Rob. 😉

  • @Mr.Darrylking
    @Mr.Darrylking Před měsícem

    The was nice meeting you today at the Restaurant

  • @MarkyMark1221
    @MarkyMark1221 Před měsícem

    Glad I’m not the only who thought that was as the Shadow King

  • @zakirstocks9514
    @zakirstocks9514 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I take it that the Adversary is completely different from the Shadow King

  • @rogerturner4229
    @rogerturner4229 Před měsícem

    I would've loved to have seen your live reaction to 97 ep5.

  • @TheFaulkned
    @TheFaulkned Před měsícem

    Shadow king is dope.

  • @hiryosuketetsaiga
    @hiryosuketetsaiga Před měsícem

    The adversary vs mad Jim Jaspers!

  • @charliecatt6886
    @charliecatt6886 Před měsícem +1

    Hasbro actually owns the Dire Wraiths, their the arch enimes of Rom the Space Knight

  • @Adeus1
    @Adeus1 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Nazé is pronounced Naw-zay. Great job explaining, like always, Rob! Best on the CZcamss.

    • @nickmorgan3199
      @nickmorgan3199 Před 2 měsíci +2

      I always thought it was Nahz-eh. Truly semantics I guess but we might be nitpicking at this point. If you’re Cheyenne, well met Friend; I’m Ojibwe. Maybe that is why we are pronouncing it differently

  • @baloneyjusticecheezedog
    @baloneyjusticecheezedog Před 2 měsíci +1

    Ohhh HELLL YEA.. I Was asking for this on the discord!

  • @sirellyn
    @sirellyn Před měsícem

    I'm glad we are talking about X-men when they were stilll interesting and actually acting like heroes again.

  • @MelchizedekLockwood
    @MelchizedekLockwood Před měsícem +6

    Growing up watching X-Men, never knew how deep Marvel went into demonology and Heaven and Hell, God/Satan, good/evil parallels. Being an adult Christian, you understand how much of this stuff written into comics are more than just stories…very deep stuff
    “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”
    ‭‭I Peter‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

    • @cedricmiller4370
      @cedricmiller4370 Před 25 dny

      Preach the truth as a kid I wasn't aware of how demonic some these cartoons we're either until watching them recently as an adult

  • @ShadowG72
    @ShadowG72 Před 2 měsíci

    4:45
    yooo I remember that Phalanx-lookin guy in front of Reed Rich! i had his trading card, it said "deceased", like Morph's card....what is that guy's name?

  • @emiliocoronado7524
    @emiliocoronado7524 Před měsícem

    Do days of future present 💯

  • @richrod0122
    @richrod0122 Před měsícem

    I love how the show is doing what the original cartoon did and adapt the comics so new fans can start reading the different stories

  • @Macro11Underscore1
    @Macro11Underscore1 Před měsícem +1

    Remember it.

  • @charlespat136
    @charlespat136 Před měsícem

    When that giant owl showed up I said the shadow king fuck and my wife was like but Xavier is gone and she doesn't have her powers.

  • @Blakk_Wolf7
    @Blakk_Wolf7 Před měsícem

    I wanna see the Outback X-Men team! That roster? What?! That roster was SO OP that they were just broken, absolutely broken! That roster, as Rob would say, was: "A HOSS!"
    It included: Psylocke (before being kidnapped and having her mind/body switched w/a Japanese assassin Kwannon), Longshot, Dazzler, Banshee, Wolverine, Jubilee, Polaris, Havok, Colossus, Forge & was led by Storm

  • @ideasaboutthings8857
    @ideasaboutthings8857 Před 2 měsíci

    so is the sentry’s void also connected to the shadow king like the adversary? or are those oblivion’s domain?

  • @Nightwacther203
    @Nightwacther203 Před 2 měsíci +10

    😂😂😂"Twitter".😂😂😂

  • @DFPWeaponX
    @DFPWeaponX Před 2 měsíci +1

    I finished the episode like 4 hours ago and immediately said alright Rob where's my explanation video of who this is

  • @brimstonefootsteps4332
    @brimstonefootsteps4332 Před 2 měsíci

    Finally made it with less then 100 comment! lol. Always love your stuff and you haved saved me a ton of $ in buying the comics myself. You make the stories so much funer to just listen to!.

  • @FrootNinja
    @FrootNinja Před měsícem

    Damn twitter got me 😂

  • @mkprods538
    @mkprods538 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Excellent analysis as ever. Thank you for the walk down classic memory lane 😊 make mine Marvel!

  • @Fred-zk3wv
    @Fred-zk3wv Před měsícem +1

    Then my question is who is more powerful, oblivion or shadow king?

  • @silentsigher
    @silentsigher Před 2 měsíci

    😂 the end

  • @jdspencer60
    @jdspencer60 Před 2 měsíci

    Isn't Roma the one from those old Marvel Cards who had all 7's? I could easily be thinking of someone else but I seem to remember her stats being crazy

  • @CAhmadDavis92
    @CAhmadDavis92 Před 2 měsíci

    The adversary yes!!.. I hope the battle in Dallas and the starlight citadel takes place. This would involve the x-men, storm, forge and magdalene pryor who could take the form of Roma.

  • @jaikaunful
    @jaikaunful Před 2 měsíci

    ROB thank you salute

  • @WileyKeneki
    @WileyKeneki Před měsícem

    The Shadow King says he can’t take credit for being each of the forces that he masqueraded as in Resurrection of Magneto but they are all similar.
    They’re all different yet similar in what Shadow King was getting at.

  • @matthewschwartz6607
    @matthewschwartz6607 Před 2 měsíci

    The Lifefeath story? The first appearance of Forge, I believe .

  • @carlfrancis2388
    @carlfrancis2388 Před měsícem

    So Rob....where does the Adversary and Shadow King, scale against Mephisto?

  • @antoniuspoe9945
    @antoniuspoe9945 Před 2 měsíci

    I wonder if the Siege Perilous will come into play.

  • @oakharborben
    @oakharborben Před měsícem

    Oh and Stryfe was the only mutant baddie as compelling as Magneto

  • @JosephWolfson
    @JosephWolfson Před 2 měsíci +1

    I think Forge has the same power as Sylar from Heroes. Or, at least, it’s a variation of those powers.

    • @unclehollywoodshouseofther995
      @unclehollywoodshouseofther995 Před měsícem

      Not really, Sylar was able to "see" how the powers worked through examination of the brain. Forge is able to conceive anything and make it real. Millions of miles ahead of Sylar

  • @shiningnight12
    @shiningnight12 Před měsícem

    Chris Claremont was really out here making OP characters every arc of his run. I swear lmao

  • @Idol-Kita-Eh
    @Idol-Kita-Eh Před měsícem

    I thought storm has some mystical power from her grandmother.
    Maybe it can be helpful fighting the adversary or shadow king

  • @kingshadow8782
    @kingshadow8782 Před 2 měsíci

    Hi Rob.

  • @Merkarenicus
    @Merkarenicus Před 26 dny +1

    11:39 😆😅🤣😂🤣😅😆😁

  • @arniexvx9776
    @arniexvx9776 Před 28 dny

    Mignola art @ 1:23 !

  • @oakharborben
    @oakharborben Před měsícem

    The Adversary storyline is what brought about X-force the real X-force, the first X-force. Best ever, that and the whole original Excalibur run. Best original X titles. The Adversary was never forgotten.

    • @LeVidocq
      @LeVidocq Před měsícem

      X-Force came much later. The other X teams of the time were X-Factor and the New Mutants, but they were already around. Then Excalibur came after they died.

    • @oakharborben
      @oakharborben Před měsícem

      @@LeVidocq yeah but what I'm saying is this is the transitional period where New Mutants wrapped up their storylines prior to the issue 99 transition and this is also the storyline that truly introduced Cable.

    • @LeVidocq
      @LeVidocq Před měsícem

      @@oakharborben I would say that was Inferno, which ended Illyana's story and then was in a weird space for awhile before the transition to X-Force. Cable didn't show up til 1990.

  • @Bwrandon
    @Bwrandon Před měsícem

    This is a great way to introduce the X-Men into the MCU. They were protected by Roma.

  • @cedricgaming5106
    @cedricgaming5106 Před měsícem

    What was the valley in the episode like a mountain or a hill that looked like black panther

  • @simonjoyfool7714
    @simonjoyfool7714 Před měsícem

    Hey Rob, can you explain:
    Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics)

  • @chlero_eyes
    @chlero_eyes Před 2 měsíci +1

    Ghost Rider would help adversary finish with the rest of his living quick

  • @DISC0_DAZZLER
    @DISC0_DAZZLER Před měsícem

    Omg if the three part ending is Fall of The Mutants i’ll lose my mind!!

  • @unknownvalor9755
    @unknownvalor9755 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Excuse the geek moment here but I think another way of putting is that the ShadowKing is like DnD dragon god Tiamat. Each of the heads has it's own personality and desires but all stem from the body. Shadow king could be just another head or the body itself, while Adversary is clearly a head.

  • @TheBlackEsquire
    @TheBlackEsquire Před měsícem

    So who is more skilled, Phastos or Forge?

  • @oakharborben
    @oakharborben Před měsícem

    Twitter being possessed by the Shadow King would explain the rebranding.

  • @joshpottyandrifatto
    @joshpottyandrifatto Před 2 měsíci

    At 3:55 there's a typo in the bottom left panel. Yes I'm that sad 😅

  • @louisdellalucca8969
    @louisdellalucca8969 Před 2 měsíci

    I was hoping for the Shadow King. But I was also hoping Storm would end up in Wakanda to get her powers back

  • @AxelordSMIJES
    @AxelordSMIJES Před měsícem

    Soooo, Form or Storge? I can't decide 😅

  • @kysher3
    @kysher3 Před měsícem

    💙 good to see other level 50's doing their part

  • @huntingtonbankstadiumsecur3550

    5:15... that picture on the right with all those faces it disturbing as fuck.

  • @pinkqy916
    @pinkqy916 Před měsícem

    Suspiciously lacking hatred of Black Bolt.

  • @TimmyDisorder
    @TimmyDisorder Před 2 měsíci

    Ah, the days of Rogue’s giant Wolverine hairstyle.

  • @AlfaGuelz
    @AlfaGuelz Před měsícem

    “So basically Twitter”😅😂