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* StupidestThingIveEverHeard: Ororo thinks it's pathetic that the bartender wants them out because of their skin color, since she's been shunned for being a mutant. The bartender becomes aggressive towards her for being called pathetic, only to be threatened by her husband Logan.

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* StupidestThingIveEverHeard: Ororo thinks it's pathetic that the bartender wants them her and Wolverine out because of their her skin color, since she's been shunned for being a mutant. The bartender becomes aggressive towards her for being called pathetic, only to be threatened by her husband Logan.
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In 1959, Bishop and Storm defeat Nimrod, but Xavier accidentally triggers an explosion and dies. In the Age of Apocalypse, Wolverine and Storm are married rebels fighting the Avengers. Bishop and Shard time-travel to stop Trevor Fitzroy. They recruit Wolverine and Storm, travel to 1959, and battle Nimrod. Xavier triggers Fitzroy's bomb, causing an explosion.
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** Subverted on Magneto being the BigGood. Since without Xavier to form the X-men, Magneto would have nobody to stop him from stealing nuclear missiles and starting a nuclear halocaust like he did in Episode 'Enter Magneto'. Meaning he is most likely responsible for the race war in the first place.

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** Subverted on Magneto being the BigGood. Since without Xavier to form the X-men, Magneto would have nobody to stop him from stealing nuclear missiles and starting a nuclear halocaust like as he did attempted to in Episode 'Enter Magneto'. Meaning he is most likely responsible for the race war in the first place.
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**Subverted on Magneto being the BigGood. Since without Xavier to form the X-men, Magneto would have nobody to stop him from stealing nuclear missiles and starting a nuclear halocaust like he did in Episode 'Enter Magneto'. Meaning he is most likely responsible for the race war in the first place.

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* AlternateRealityEpisode: Most of the episode takes place in the altered timeline in which Xavier was murdered before he became an activist for peaceful mutant-human coexistance.

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* AlternateRealityEpisode: Most of the episode takes place in the altered timeline in which Xavier was murdered before he became an activist for peaceful mutant-human coexistance.coexistence.



* BigGood: Magneto aka "the Leader"

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* BigGood: Magneto aka "the Leader"Leader."



* TheCameo: Many members of the Mutant Resistance: Blink, Mimic, Sabretooth, Wild Child, Angel, Colossus, Nigthcrawler, Sinister, Holocaust, Gambit, Tar Baby, Copycat, Frenzy, Rogue, Morph, Jean Grey, Blob, Caliban, Callisto, Pyro, Masque, Mastermind, Sunder, Sunfire, Polaris, Banshee for the Resistance.

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* TheCameo: Many members of the Mutant Resistance: Blink, Mimic, Sabretooth, Wild Child, Angel, Colossus, Nigthcrawler, Sinister, Holocaust, Gambit, Tar Baby, Copycat, Frenzy, Rogue, Morph, Jean Grey, Blob, Caliban, Callisto, Pyro, Masque, Mastermind, Sunder, Sunfire, Polaris, Banshee for the Resistance.and Banshee.



* {{Flashback}}: When reading Bishop's mind, Xavier seems clips from the "Days of Future Past" and "Time Fugitives" two-parters.

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* {{Flashback}}: When reading Bishop's mind, Xavier seems sees clips from the "Days of Future Past" and "Time Fugitives" two-parters.



* ItsAWonderfulPlot: A variant, rather than show what it would be like if Xavier never existed, someone ''actually'' goes back and kills him before he became famous, thus creating the BadFuture.

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* ItsAWonderfulPlot: A variant, rather variant. Rather than show what it would be like if Xavier never existed, someone ''actually'' goes back and kills him before he became famous, thus creating the BadFuture.



* TheQuisling: Trevor Fitzroy collaborates with Master Mold hoping to become the most powerful mutant in existance.

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* TheQuisling: Trevor Fitzroy collaborates with Master Mold hoping to become the most powerful mutant in existance.existence.



* StupidestThingIveEverHeard: Ororo thinks it's pathetic that the bartender wants them out because of their skin color, since she's been shunned for being a mutant. The bartender becomes aggressive towards her for being calling pathetic, only to be threatened by her husband Logan.

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* StupidestThingIveEverHeard: Ororo thinks it's pathetic that the bartender wants them out because of their skin color, since she's been shunned for being a mutant. The bartender becomes aggressive towards her for being calling called pathetic, only to be threatened by her husband Logan.



* WorldOfBadass: Pretty much describes everyone in the alternate timeline, considering they're fighting a HopelessWar in midst a ruined world. For instance Beast, who is a lot more willing to fight than his mainstream counterpart.
* YouAreWorthHell: A variant: In the alternate timelines, the X-Men never formed, and a race war has broken out between humans and mutants. Among other things, this has led to Wolverine and Storm being married, and ''Magneto'' being the BigGood. When Bishop and Shard show up, they explain why the world turned out this way, along with who Xavier is and why they need to save him. Wolverine is reluctant to help at first, as he realizes that in the "normal" timeline he and Storm will just be teammates instead of married. When Storm asks if he would be fine leaving the world in its current, ruined state, he just says, "You bet I would!" Luckily, she convinces him this is a "little" selfish, and he agrees to help fix the timeline.
* YoureInsane: Xavier's reaction to Bishop claiming to be a time traveler familiar with both his mutancy and the work he will go on to do.

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* WorldOfBadass: Pretty much describes everyone in the alternate timeline, considering they're fighting a HopelessWar in the midst a ruined world. For instance Beast, who is a lot more willing to fight than his mainstream counterpart.
* YouAreWorthHell: A variant: variant. In the alternate timelines, timeline, the X-Men never formed, and a race war has broken out between humans and mutants. Among other things, this has led to Wolverine and Storm being married, married and ''Magneto'' being the BigGood. When Bishop and Shard show up, they explain why the world turned out this way, along with who Xavier is and why they need to save him. Wolverine is reluctant to help at first, as he realizes that in the "normal" timeline he and Storm will just be teammates instead of married. When Storm asks if he would be fine leaving the world in its current, ruined state, he just says, "You bet I would!" Luckily, she convinces him this is a "little" selfish, and he agrees to help fix the timeline.
* YoureInsane: Xavier's reaction to Bishop claiming to be a time traveler familiar with both his mutancy and the work he will go on to do.do.

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* AdaptationalBadass: Alt-Beast who is using some sort of PoweredArmor. Also alt-Magneto who is able to completely destroy robots with magnetism while his mainstream counterparts was [[Recap/XMenS1E13TheFinalDecision nearly killed]] while fighting against Sentinels.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Sinister and even Holocaust are seen as members of the Mutant Resistance in the alternate reality.
* AdaptationalVillainy: The Avengers from the other timeline oppose the X-Men and fight on the side of the humans. Averted with Beast, who is working for LaResistance instead of Apocalypse and his cult.

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* AdaptationalBadass: Alt-Beast Alt-Beast, who is using some sort of PoweredArmor. Also alt-Magneto alt-Magneto, who is able to completely destroy robots with magnetism while his mainstream counterparts counterpart was [[Recap/XMenS1E13TheFinalDecision nearly killed]] while fighting against Sentinels.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Sinister and even Holocaust are seen as members of the Mutant Resistance in the alternate reality.
reality. Beast is also working for LaResistance instead of Apocalypse and his cult as he was in ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse''.
* AdaptationalVillainy: The Avengers from the other timeline oppose the X-Men and fight on the side of the humans. Averted with Beast, who is working for LaResistance instead of Apocalypse and his cult.



* ContinuityNod: While explaining to the alt-Storm and alt-Wolverine the timeline, they show holograms of their timeline, which also includes footage from ''[[Recap/XMenS1E11DaysOfFuturePastPart1 Days of]] [[Recap/XMenS1E12DaysOfFuturePastPart2 Future Past]]''
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The Bartender in the restaurant demanded that Logan and Storm leave when he discovered they were interracial couple, which were frowned upon in the 50s.

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* ContinuityNod: While explaining the timeline to the alt-Storm and alt-Wolverine the timeline, alt-Wolverine, they show are shown holograms of their timeline, which also includes that include footage from ''[[Recap/XMenS1E11DaysOfFuturePastPart1 Days of]] [[Recap/XMenS1E12DaysOfFuturePastPart2 Future Past]]''
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The Bartender bartender in the restaurant demanded demands that Logan and Storm leave when he discovered discovers they were are an interracial couple, which were frowned upon in the 50s.



* RefusalOfTheCall: Young Xavier is overwhelmed by the notion he'll lead the X-Men and work towards mutant-human coexistance. Logan is also reluctant to aid in a mission that will result in his and Storm's RetGone.
* RuinsOfTheModernAge: Particularly noticeable as the events of the episode are happening ThePresentDay but another timeline.
* StupidestThingIveEverHeard: Ororo think it's pathetic that that the bartender wants them out because of their skin color, since she was shunned for being a mutant. The bartender becomes aggressive towards her for being calling pathetic, only to be threatened by her husband Logan.

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* RefusalOfTheCall: Young Xavier is overwhelmed by the notion he'll lead the X-Men and work towards mutant-human coexistance. coexistence. Logan is also reluctant to aid in a mission that will result in his him and Storm's Storm being RetGone.
* RuinsOfTheModernAge: Particularly noticeable as the events of the episode are happening in ThePresentDay but another timeline.
* StupidestThingIveEverHeard: Ororo think thinks it's pathetic that that the bartender wants them out because of their skin color, since she was she's been shunned for being a mutant. The bartender becomes aggressive towards her for being calling pathetic, only to be threatened by her husband Logan.



* WorldOfBadass: Pretty much describes everyone in the alternate timeline, considering they're fighting a HopelessWar in midst a ruined world. For instance Beast, whom is a lot more willing to fight than his mainstream counterpart.
* YouAreWorthHell: A variant: In the alternate timelines, the X-Men never formed, and a race war has broken out between humans and mutants. Among other things, this has led to Wolverine and Storm being married, and ''Magneto'' being the BigGood. When Bishop and Shard show up, they explain why the world turned out this way, along with who Xavier is and why they need to save him. Wolverine is reluctant to help at first, as he realizes that in the "normal" timeline he and Storm will just be teammates instead of married. When Storm asks if he would be fine leaving the world in its current, ruined state, he just says "You bet I would!" Luckily, she convinces him this is a "little" selfish, and he agrees to help fix the timeline.
* YoureInsane: Xavier's reaction to Bishop claiming to be a time traveler familiar with both his mutantcy and the work he will go on to do.

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* WorldOfBadass: Pretty much describes everyone in the alternate timeline, considering they're fighting a HopelessWar in midst a ruined world. For instance Beast, whom who is a lot more willing to fight than his mainstream counterpart.
* YouAreWorthHell: A variant: In the alternate timelines, the X-Men never formed, and a race war has broken out between humans and mutants. Among other things, this has led to Wolverine and Storm being married, and ''Magneto'' being the BigGood. When Bishop and Shard show up, they explain why the world turned out this way, along with who Xavier is and why they need to save him. Wolverine is reluctant to help at first, as he realizes that in the "normal" timeline he and Storm will just be teammates instead of married. When Storm asks if he would be fine leaving the world in its current, ruined state, he just says says, "You bet I would!" Luckily, she convinces him this is a "little" selfish, and he agrees to help fix the timeline.
* YoureInsane: Xavier's reaction to Bishop claiming to be a time traveler familiar with both his mutantcy mutancy and the work he will go on to do.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Alt-Beast whom is supporting some sort of PoweredArmor. Also alt-Magneto whom was able to completely destroy robots with only using magnetic energy while his mainstream counterparts was [[Recap/XMenS1E13TheFinalDecision nearly killed]] while fighting against Sentinels.

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* AdaptationalBadass: Alt-Beast whom who is supporting using some sort of PoweredArmor. Also alt-Magneto whom was who is able to completely destroy robots with only using magnetic energy magnetism while his mainstream counterparts was [[Recap/XMenS1E13TheFinalDecision nearly killed]] while fighting against Sentinels.



* AdaptationalVillainy: The Avengers from the other timeline oppose the X-Men and fight in the side of the humans. Averted with Beast, who is working for LaResistance instead of Apocalypse and his cult.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: The Avengers from the other timeline oppose the X-Men and fight in on the side of the humans. Averted with Beast, who is working for LaResistance instead of Apocalypse and his cult.



* ContinuityNod: While explaining to the alt-Storm and alt-Wolverine the timeline, they show holograms of their timeline which also includes footage from ''[[Recap/XMenS1E11DaysOfFuturePastPart1 Days of]] [[Recap/XMenS1E12DaysOfFuturePastPart2 Future Past]]''

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* ContinuityNod: While explaining to the alt-Storm and alt-Wolverine the timeline, they show holograms of their timeline timeline, which also includes footage from ''[[Recap/XMenS1E11DaysOfFuturePastPart1 Days of]] [[Recap/XMenS1E12DaysOfFuturePastPart2 Future Past]]''



* ItsAWonderfulPlot: a variant, rather than show what it would be like if Xavier never existed, someone ''actually'' goes back and kills him before he became famous, thus creating the BadFuture.

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* ItsAWonderfulPlot: a A variant, rather than show what it would be like if Xavier never existed, someone ''actually'' goes back and kills him before he became famous, thus creating the BadFuture.



* YouAreWorthHell: A variant: In the alternate timelines, the X-men never formed, and a race war has broken out between humans and mutants. Among other things, this has let to Wolverine and Storm being married, and ''Magneto'' being the BigGood. When Bishop and Shard show up, they explain why the world turned out this way, along with who Xavier is and why they need to save him. Wolverine is reluctant to help at first, as he realizes that in the "normal" timeline he and Storm will just be teammates instead of married. When Storm asks if he would be fine leaving the world in its current, ruined state, he just says "You bet I would!" Luckily, she convinces him this is a "little" selfish, and he agrees to help fix the timeline.

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* YouAreWorthHell: A variant: In the alternate timelines, the X-men X-Men never formed, and a race war has broken out between humans and mutants. Among other things, this has let led to Wolverine and Storm being married, and ''Magneto'' being the BigGood. When Bishop and Shard show up, they explain why the world turned out this way, along with who Xavier is and why they need to save him. Wolverine is reluctant to help at first, as he realizes that in the "normal" timeline he and Storm will just be teammates instead of married. When Storm asks if he would be fine leaving the world in its current, ruined state, he just says "You bet I would!" Luckily, she convinces him this is a "little" selfish, and he agrees to help fix the timeline.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The Bartender in the restaurant demanded that Logan and Storm leave when he discovered they were interracial couple, which were frowned upon in the 50s.

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* BerserkButton: Logan is fully prepared to kill the bartender for insulting Storm.



* BigNo: Bishop when Xavier triggers Fitzroy's bomb.



* {{Flashback}}: When reading Bishop's mind, Xavier seems clips from the "Days of Future Past" and "Time Fugitives" two-parters.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Xavier admits he never would've chosen to be a mutant and just wants to be a simple doctor rather than some visionary BigGood.



* MoralityChain: Storm talks Logan down from killing the bigoted bartender twice (the second time requiring more of an effort than the first). She doesn't much like having to be this when they have a more important job to do.



* WhoAreYou: Xavier's reaction to these time travelers claiming to know him and his place in history.
* WingedHumanoid: Mimic.



* WingedHumanoid: Mimic.
* YouAreWorthHell: A variant: In the alternate timelines, the X-men never formed, and a race war has broken out between humans and mutants. Among other things, this has let to Wolverine and Storm being married, and ''Magneto'' being the BigGood. When Bishop and Shard show up, they explain why the world turned out this way, along with who Xavier is and why they need to save him. Wolverine is reluctant to help at first, as he realizes that in the "normal" timeline he and Storm will just be teammates instead of married. When Storm asks if he would be fine leaving the world in its current, ruined state, he just says "You bet I would!" Luckily, she convinces him this is a "little" selfish, and he agrees to help fix the timeline.

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* WingedHumanoid: Mimic.
* YouAreWorthHell: A variant: In the alternate timelines, the X-men never formed, and a race war has broken out between humans and mutants. Among other things, this has let to Wolverine and Storm being married, and ''Magneto'' being the BigGood. When Bishop and Shard show up, they explain why the world turned out this way, along with who Xavier is and why they need to save him. Wolverine is reluctant to help at first, as he realizes that in the "normal" timeline he and Storm will just be teammates instead of married. When Storm asks if he would be fine leaving the world in its current, ruined state, he just says "You bet I would!" Luckily, she convinces him this is a "little" selfish, and he agrees to help fix the timeline.timeline.
* YoureInsane: Xavier's reaction to Bishop claiming to be a time traveler familiar with both his mutantcy and the work he will go on to do.
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* WingedHumanoid: Mimic.

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* WingedHumanoid: Mimic.Mimic.
* YouAreWorthHell: A variant: In the alternate timelines, the X-men never formed, and a race war has broken out between humans and mutants. Among other things, this has let to Wolverine and Storm being married, and ''Magneto'' being the BigGood. When Bishop and Shard show up, they explain why the world turned out this way, along with who Xavier is and why they need to save him. Wolverine is reluctant to help at first, as he realizes that in the "normal" timeline he and Storm will just be teammates instead of married. When Storm asks if he would be fine leaving the world in its current, ruined state, he just says "You bet I would!" Luckily, she convinces him this is a "little" selfish, and he agrees to help fix the timeline.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: The Avengers from the other timeline oppose the X-Men and fight in the side of the humans. Adverted with Beast, who is working for LaResistance instead of Apocalypse and his cult.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: The Avengers from the other timeline oppose the X-Men and fight in the side of the humans. Adverted Averted with Beast, who is working for LaResistance instead of Apocalypse and his cult.
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* StupidestThingIveEverHeard: Ororo think it's pathetic that that the bartender wants them out because of their skin color, since she was shunned for being a mutant. He was becoming aggressive for being calling pathetic, only to be threatened by her husband Logan.

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* StupidestThingIveEverHeard: Ororo think it's pathetic that that the bartender wants them out because of their skin color, since she was shunned for being a mutant. He was becoming The bartender becomes aggressive towards her for being calling pathetic, only to be threatened by her husband Logan.
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* StupidestThingIveEverHeard: Ororo think it's pathetic that that the bartender wants them out because of their skin color, since she was shunned for her abilities. He threatened her for calling him pathetic, only to be backed off by her husband Wolverine.

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* StupidestThingIveEverHeard: Ororo think it's pathetic that that the bartender wants them out because of their skin color, since she was shunned for her abilities. being a mutant. He threatened her was becoming aggressive for being calling him pathetic, only to be backed off threatened by her husband Wolverine.Logan.

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* BadassGrandpa: Magneto, as the leader of the alt-X-Men.


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* TheLeader: Magneto, as the leader of the alt-X-Men.
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* StupidestThingIveEverHeard: Ororo think it's pathetic that that the bartender wants them out because of their skin color, since she was shunned for her abilities. He threatened her for calling him pathetic, only to be backed off by her husband Wolverine.
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* ItsAWonderfulPlot: a variant, rather than show what it would be like if Xavier never existed, someone ''actually'' goes back and kills him before he became famous, thus creating the BadFuture.
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* MythologyGag: The alternate Storm's outfit is the punk attire she had in the comics during the mid-1980's.
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!!This episode provides examples of:
* AdaptationalBadass: Alt-Beast whom is supporting some sort of PoweredArmor. Also alt-Magneto whom was able to completely destroy robots with only using magnetic energy while his mainstream counterparts was [[Recap/XMenS1E13TheFinalDecision nearly killed]] while fighting against Sentinels.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Sinister and even Holocaust are seen as members of the Mutant Resistance in the alternate reality.
* AdaptationalVillainy: The Avengers from the other timeline oppose the X-Men and fight in the side of the humans. Adverted with Beast, who is working for LaResistance instead of Apocalypse and his cult.
* AdaptedOut: Even though the alternate timeline is based on the ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse, Apocalypse doesn't appear and the war is between mutants and humans instead of Apocalypse and his mutant supremacist followers against humans and the rest of mutants.
* AlternateRealityEpisode: Most of the episode takes place in the altered timeline in which Xavier was murdered before he became an activist for peaceful mutant-human coexistance.
* AlternateTimeline: Obviously.
* AnimatedAdaptation: Of the ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' comic book series. Many characters have cameos with their [=AoA=] costumes.
* BadassGrandpa: Magneto, as the leader of the alt-X-Men.
* BadFuture: Bishop and Shard come from one where mutants were put into concentration camps.
* BattleCouple: Logan and Storm in the alternate reality.
* BeardOfSorrow: Alt Magneto has one.
* BigGood: Magneto aka "the Leader"
* TheCameo: Many members of the Mutant Resistance: Blink, Mimic, Sabretooth, Wild Child, Angel, Colossus, Nigthcrawler, Sinister, Holocaust, Gambit, Tar Baby, Copycat, Frenzy, Rogue, Morph, Jean Grey, Blob, Caliban, Callisto, Pyro, Masque, Mastermind, Sunder, Sunfire, Polaris, Banshee for the Resistance.
** And on the side of the "Avengers": Captain America, Giant Man, Iron Man, Black Widow, Wonder Man, Wasp, Daredevil and Scarlet Spider.
* ContinuityNod: While explaining to the alt-Storm and alt-Wolverine the timeline, they show holograms of their timeline which also includes footage from ''[[Recap/XMenS1E11DaysOfFuturePastPart1 Days of]] [[Recap/XMenS1E12DaysOfFuturePastPart2 Future Past]]''
* DownerEnding: The episode ends with Bishop, Shard, Logan and Storm failing to save Xavier.
* TheMedic: Dr. Summers (clearly Cyclops) for the Resistance, with Jean as a battlefield nurse.
* TheQuisling: Trevor Fitzroy collaborates with Master Mold hoping to become the most powerful mutant in existance.
* LaResistance: In the AlternateTimeline, the X-Men are called "the Mutant Resistance" as without Xavier there's no source for the "X".
* RefusalOfTheCall: Young Xavier is overwhelmed by the notion he'll lead the X-Men and work towards mutant-human coexistance. Logan is also reluctant to aid in a mission that will result in his and Storm's RetGone.
* RuinsOfTheModernAge: Particularly noticeable as the events of the episode are happening ThePresentDay but another timeline.
* WorldOfBadass: Pretty much describes everyone in the alternate timeline, considering they're fighting a HopelessWar in midst a ruined world. For instance Beast, whom is a lot more willing to fight than his mainstream counterpart.
* WingedHumanoid: Mimic.

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