The X-Men:
The Animated Series has at this point had various continuations which
inevitably exist as alternate universes. In 2022 Marvel Comics published
one such example in the form of the mini-series X-Men ’92: House of XCII
which sees the story of the cartoon continue by adapting elements from the
recent ‘Krakoa Era’ of the numerous X-Titles.
We learn in X-Men ’92: House of XCII #1 that the sentient
island Krakoa became a safe-haven for all mutants following the tragic
death of Jubilee. However, the account of Jubilee’s death is
greatly exaggerated, as she is kept hidden on the island by Professor
Xavier and Magneto, maintaining her status as martyr.
As it turns out, Jubilation Lee aka Jubilee
discovered she had the secondary mutation ability of ‘Explosive Reality Reset’
(meaning she lived multiple lifetimes) after she was initially killed by Sentinels.
Having died multiple times by the mutant hunting machines and learning that her
remaining lives were finite, she faked her final death and in the process
unified Mutantkind against the Sentinels (X-Men ’92: House of
XCII #2).
During her ninth life, Jubilee led a Generation X team whose members included the recently deceased Morph (aka Kevin Sidney), Genesis ( aka Evan Sabahnur, a clone of Apocalypse), Cable (apparently Nathan Summers merged with Krakoa), Diamondheart (aka Emma Frost), another unidentified member and Wild Thing aka Rina Logan (X-Men ’92: House of XCII #2).
When the Generation X team faced the Nimrod
Sentinels, it was revealed Jubilee had only one remaining life left,
leading to her aforementioned final bid to ensure Mutantkind survived.
Inevitably, Jubilee’s own survival in her last life was revealed and she
ultimately sacrificed herself using the Phoenix Force to reset the
universe once more, albeit with no recollection of her past lives. Series
writer Steve Foxe intentionally
left the ending vague, with one potential interpretation being that Jubilee
reset the universe to the one of X-Men: The Animated Series (X-Men ’92:
House of XCII #3-#5).
So, a version of Wild Thing exists in an X-Men:
The Animated Series-adjacent universe, if nothing else! Artist Salva
Espin does a fantastic job rendering Rina in a style which is so close to the animated
series, it’s uncanny.
Until I get back on my feet and give some attention to this
blog, I remain
frogoat