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* ComicBook/{{Magneto}}'s plastic prison from the movies was used in ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen''.

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* ComicBook/{{Magneto}}'s plastic prison from the movies was used in ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen''.''ComicBook/UltimateXMen2001''.



* In the original comics, ComicBook/{{Iceman|MarvelComics}} was a founding member of the team and about the same age as ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} and the other X-Men. The movie made him a teenage trainee who was significantly younger than the real X-Men, and this eventually carried over into ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' and ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution''.

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* In the original comics, ComicBook/{{Iceman|MarvelComics}} was a founding member of the team and about the same age as ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} and the other X-Men. The movie made him a teenage trainee who was significantly younger than the real X-Men, and this eventually carried over into ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen2001'' and ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution''.



* In ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' Wolverine joins the X-Men with the secret mission to kill Charles Xavier. A similar thing was revealed to have happened in "Wolverine Origins" #29. However, mainstream Wolverine did not have a HeelFaceTurn like the Ultimate one: Xavier let him in, fully knowing about his mission, and then used his powers to alter his mind into working for him instead.

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* In ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen2001'' Wolverine joins the X-Men with the secret mission to kill Charles Xavier. A similar thing was revealed to have happened in "Wolverine Origins" #29. However, mainstream Wolverine did not have a HeelFaceTurn like the Ultimate one: Xavier let him in, fully knowing about his mission, and then used his powers to alter his mind into working for him instead.
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** Now, with SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/XMen97'', Morph's appearance has changed to resemble the ''[=AoA=]'' and ''Exiles'' versions: bald, noseless, blank eyes, and off-white skin.

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** Now, with SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/XMen97'', Morph's appearance has changed to resemble the ''[=AoA=]'' and ''Exiles'' versions: bald, noseless, blank eyes, and off-white skin. [[spoiler:Towards the end of the first season, they even take up a capeless version of their ''Exiles'' look.]]
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** First off, there's his codename. In the comics, it was "Changeling", but when the show started, the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' character Beast Boy was using it, so they[[note]]the original show, like the comics, had Morph use "he/him", but [[WordOfGod the creators]] of ''X-Men '97'' had the character undergo AdaptationalGenderIdentity into non-binary, but as the series is still set in the '90s and had a desire to avoid AnachronismStew in regards to gender identity, the cast still use Morph's original pronouns instead of the cast using adopting "they/them" in-universe[[/note]]  was renamed to "Morph", which went on to be the codenames of his ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' and ''ComicBook/{{Exiles}}'' incarnations.

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** First off, there's his their codename. In the comics, it was "Changeling", but when the show started, the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' character Beast Boy was using it, so they[[note]]the original show, like the comics, had Morph use "he/him", but [[WordOfGod the creators]] of ''X-Men '97'' had the character undergo AdaptationalGenderIdentity into non-binary, but as the series is still set in the '90s and had a desire to avoid AnachronismStew in regards to gender identity, the cast still use Morph's original pronouns instead of the cast using adopting "they/them" in-universe[[/note]]  was they were renamed to "Morph", which went on to be the codenames of his their ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' and ''ComicBook/{{Exiles}}'' incarnations.
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* [[Characters/DeadpoolSupportingCharacters Negasonic Teenage Warhead]] was redesigned in the ''Deadpool & the Mercs for Money'' series to resemble her counterpart from ''Film/Deadpool2016''.

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* [[Characters/DeadpoolSupportingCharacters Negasonic Teenage Warhead]] was redesigned in the ''Deadpool & the Mercs for Money'' series to resemble her counterpart from ''Film/Deadpool2016''. An issue of ''Webcomic/MarvelsVoices2022'' also established that Negasonic is a lesbian like she was revealed to be in ''Film/Deadpool2'', and introduced a new character named Yuki Ohara that's a canonized version of that movie's [[InNameOnly very different]] version of Yukio.
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** First off, there's his codename. In the comics, it was "Changeling", but when the show started, the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' character Beast Boy was using it, so he was renamed to "Morph", which went on to be the codenames of his ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' and ''ComicBook/{{Exiles}}'' incarnations.

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** First off, there's his codename. In the comics, it was "Changeling", but when the show started, the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' character Beast Boy was using it, so he they[[note]]the original show, like the comics, had Morph use "he/him", but [[WordOfGod the creators]] of ''X-Men '97'' had the character undergo AdaptationalGenderIdentity into non-binary, but as the series is still set in the '90s and had a desire to avoid AnachronismStew in regards to gender identity, the cast still use Morph's original pronouns instead of the cast using adopting "they/them" in-universe[[/note]]  was renamed to "Morph", which went on to be the codenames of his ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' and ''ComicBook/{{Exiles}}'' incarnations.

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* It may shock people to learn that the idea of the Xavier Institute as an actual school was also something that came from the movies. Originally, the school aspect was more of a cover story than anything, and the only actual "students" were the X-Men themselves. Then the [[Film/XMen1 first movie]] came out and introduced the idea of the Institute as a real school with numerous mutant students, and Creator/GrantMorrison subsequently made the idea canon in the comics.
** In fairness, it was ''also'' a school back in the day because the X-Men were a bunch of teenagers that still needed an education. It being a school for mutants who are ''not'' X-Men was, however, a creation of the films.

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* It may shock people to learn that the idea of the Xavier Institute as an actual school for mutants ''outside'' of the X-Men was also something that came from the movies. Originally, while the school aspect was more part of a cover story than anything, story, and the only actual "students" students were the X-Men themselves. Then the [[Film/XMen1 first movie]] came out and introduced the idea of the Institute as a real school with numerous mutant students, and Creator/GrantMorrison subsequently made the idea canon in the comics.
** In fairness, it was ''also'' a school back in the day
themselves, because the X-Men most of them were a bunch of teenagers that still needed an education. It being a school for mutants who are ''not'' X-Men was, however, a creation of the films. Then the [[Film/XMen1 first movie]] came out and introduced the idea of the Institute as a real school with numerous mutant students, and Creator/GrantMorrison subsequently made the idea canon in the comics.
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* After ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' boosted popularity of Blink, the main universe version (not the ''Exiles'' version, who is popular but seldom used) began wearing her hair in a plaited ponytail over her shoulder like the movie version did.

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* After ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' boosted popularity of Blink, the main universe version (not the ''Exiles'' version, who is popular but seldom used) began wearing her hair in a plaited ponytail over her shoulder like the movie version did.did.
* Minor character Morph and ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' have an interesting relationship with this trope:
** First off, there's his codename. In the comics, it was "Changeling", but when the show started, the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' character Beast Boy was using it, so he was renamed to "Morph", which went on to be the codenames of his ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' and ''ComicBook/{{Exiles}}'' incarnations.
** Now, with SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/XMen97'', Morph's appearance has changed to resemble the ''[=AoA=]'' and ''Exiles'' versions: bald, noseless, blank eyes, and off-white skin.
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* In the original comics, ComicBook/{{Iceman}} was a founding member of the team and about the same age as ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} and the other X-Men. The movie made him a teenage trainee who was significantly younger than the real X-Men, and this eventually carried over into ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' and ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution''.

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* In the original comics, ComicBook/{{Iceman}} ComicBook/{{Iceman|MarvelComics}} was a founding member of the team and about the same age as ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} and the other X-Men. The movie made him a teenage trainee who was significantly younger than the real X-Men, and this eventually carried over into ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' and ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution''.
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** Rogue also lost her curls in favor of straight long hair similar to Creator/AnnaPaquin's.

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** Rogue also lost her curls in favor of straight long hair similar to Creator/AnnaPaquin's. In fact, in a couple of issues it's clear that [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/81fnik1pt_l.jpg Paquin herself]] is used as a reference.
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* [[ComicBook/NewMutants Wolfsbane]]'s look in ComicBook/NewMutants2019 reflected Creator/MaisieWilliams much younger appearance and hair as the character in ''Film/TheNewMutants''

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* [[ComicBook/NewMutants Wolfsbane]]'s look in ComicBook/NewMutants2019 reflected Creator/MaisieWilliams much younger appearance and hair as the character in ''Film/TheNewMutants''''Film/TheNewMutants''
* After ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' boosted popularity of Blink, the main universe version (not the ''Exiles'' version, who is popular but seldom used) began wearing her hair in a plaited ponytail over her shoulder like the movie version did.
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* ComicBook/{{Jean|Grey}} and ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} got married because of a planned plot from Season 2 of the hit ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' animated series. Interestingly, Bob Harras also asked the writers of the cartoon to hold off on having them tie the knot for real, which is why in the show, the wedding turned out to be the work of Mr. Sinister.

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* ComicBook/{{Jean|Grey}} and ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} got married because of a planned plot from Season 2 of the hit ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' animated series. Interestingly, Bob Harras also asked the writers of the cartoon to hold off on having them tie the knot for real, which is why in the show, the wedding turned out to be the work of Mr. Sinister.
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** As a minor example, ComicBook/{{Rogue}} used to have a white SkunkStripe, across her head from front to back. Ever since the movies, only her front bangs have been white (even in ''ComicBook/XMenForever'', where her original hair style, at least at first, should have been retained).

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** As a minor example, ComicBook/{{Rogue}} used to have a white SkunkStripe, skunk stripe, across her head from front to back. Ever since the movies, only her front bangs have been white (even in ''ComicBook/XMenForever'', where her original hair style, at least at first, should have been retained).
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* ComicBook/NegasonicTeenageWarhead was redesigned in the ''Deadpool & the Mercs for Money'' series to resemble her counterpart from ''Film/Deadpool2016''.

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* ComicBook/NegasonicTeenageWarhead [[Characters/DeadpoolSupportingCharacters Negasonic Teenage Warhead]] was redesigned in the ''Deadpool & the Mercs for Money'' series to resemble her counterpart from ''Film/Deadpool2016''.
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* Many artists since 2000 showed Franchise/{{Wolverine}}'s claws coming from between his fingers as opposed to the backs of his knuckles. Also, like the Superman example, some artists have drawn Wolverine looking like Creator/HughJackman.

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* Many artists since 2000 showed Franchise/{{Wolverine}}'s ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'s claws coming from between his fingers as opposed to the backs of his knuckles. Also, like the Superman example, some artists have drawn Wolverine looking like Creator/HughJackman.
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* In ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' Wolverine joins the X-Men with the secret mission to kill Charles Xavier. A similar thing was revealed to have happened in "Wolverine Origins" #29. However, mainstream Wolverine did not have a HeelFaceTurn like the Ultimate one: Xavier let him in, fully knowing about his mission, and then used his powers to alter his mind into working for him instead.

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* In ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' Wolverine joins the X-Men with the secret mission to kill Charles Xavier. A similar thing was revealed to have happened in "Wolverine Origins" #29. However, mainstream Wolverine did not have a HeelFaceTurn like the Ultimate one: Xavier let him in, fully knowing about his mission, and then used his powers to alter his mind into working for him instead.instead.
* [[ComicBook/NewMutants Wolfsbane]]'s look in ComicBook/NewMutants2019 reflected Creator/MaisieWilliams much younger appearance and hair as the character in ''Film/TheNewMutants''
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** In fairness, it was ''also'' a school back in the day because the X-Men were a bunch of teenagers that still needed an education. It being a school for mutants who are ''not'' X-Men was, however, a creation of the films.
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* Following the success of the [[Film/XMen1 2000 movie]], the X-Men switched to dark leather costumes which more closely resembled those of the movie. The leather uniforms only lasted until 2004, when Creator/JossWhedon had the team return to more traditional superhero costumes in ''ComicBook/AstonishingXMen''.
* Toad's markedly different appearance and advanced powers from the first movie (a mostly regular-looking guy with a prehensile tongue and amazing acrobatic skills as opposed to a deformed hunchback who just jumps around a bit) were also copied, with the changes taking place in the 2001 ''X-Men Forever'' limited series. That same story also had ComicBook/{{Mystique}} adopt her scaled, reptilian appearance from the movies, with both characters' new looks brought about by an accident involving an alien regeneration device. While Toad ended up keeping the tongue and acrobatic abilities, Mystique went back to her classic appearance not long after.
** As a minor example, ComicBook/{{Rogue}} used to have a white SkunkStripe, across her head from front to back. Ever since the movies, only her front bangs have been white (even in ''ComicBook/XMenForever'', where her original hair style, at least at first, should have been retained).
** The writers can't even decide whether Rogue's hair is naturally like that, or, [[AllThereInTheManual as mentioned in an '80s letter column]] bleached by her for effect...
** Rogue also lost her curls in favor of straight long hair similar to Creator/AnnaPaquin's.
** Rogue's real name, Anna Marie, was also taken from the movies, where she was NamedByTheAdaptation. Later writers (such as Creator/MikeCarey) also gave some of the cinematic Rogue's [[AdaptationalAngstUpgrade angst]] to her comic counterpart.
* Magneto and [[Comicbook/ProfessorX Charles Xavier]] have adopted the look and personality of their portrayals by Creator/IanMcKellen and Creator/PatrickStewart. They even play chess in the ''ComicBook/{{Excalibur}}'' set on Genosha.
* Many artists since 2000 showed Franchise/{{Wolverine}}'s claws coming from between his fingers as opposed to the backs of his knuckles. Also, like the Superman example, some artists have drawn Wolverine looking like Creator/HughJackman.
* ComicBook/{{Magneto}}'s plastic prison from the movies was used in ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen''.
* It may shock people to learn that the idea of the Xavier Institute as an actual school was also something that came from the movies. Originally, the school aspect was more of a cover story than anything, and the only actual "students" were the X-Men themselves. Then the [[Film/XMen1 first movie]] came out and introduced the idea of the Institute as a real school with numerous mutant students, and Creator/GrantMorrison subsequently made the idea canon in the comics.
* Magneto was originally depicted as being resistant to Xavier's telepathy, with it being implied that he possessed latent mental powers of his own (though [[DependingOnTheWriter some stories]] suggested that special circuitry in his helmet might also be the cause of this). During the "Riot at Xavier's" storyline, Morrison canonized the first movie's idea that Magneto's telepathic immunity came from his trademark helmet, a stance the comics have maintained since then.
* From the classic ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'', we've got the classic Sunfire later sporting his [=AoA=] counterpart's look, ironically as a Horseman of ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}. Earlier than that, ComicBook/KittyPryde briefly employed a claw device similar to the one used by her [=AoA=] self.
* During ''Age of Apocalypse'', mutants were classified as Alpha or Omega level (apparently the difference between mutants with a useful combat power and [[PersonOfMassDestruction Mutants of Mass Destruction]]). This made sense in the Darwinian dystopia Apocalypse was running, but the terms migrated back to the main Marvel U for no apparent reason.
* For a time, Lady Deathstrike was redesigned to resemble her counterpart from ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', complete with exposed hair (as opposed to the brown cap with red strips of fabric she wore on her head for many years) and a black leather outfit. She was also {{Retcon}}ned into being William Stryker's close personal friend and enforcer, despite the two [[RememberTheNewGuy never having met on-panel before that point]]. While her black costume was eventually done away with, her movie-inspired hairstyle stuck around, and is still used in most of her modern appearances (such as in ''ComicBook/WeaponX2017'').
* Likewise, years after ''X2'' dubbed Stryker's previously-unnamed son "Jason," Creator/BrianMichaelBendis canonized the name when he brought the character back in ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen''.
* Due to the popularity of ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', Marvel launched ''First X-Men'', a prequel series about an early incarnation of the team led by Magneto and a not-yet-disabled Professor Xavier. However, it seems plans changed, as Xavier and Magneto ended up as {{Advertised Extra}}s; the team was actually led by Wolverine and Sabretooth.
* ComicBook/{{Gambit}}'s role in ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' led to the ''Weapon X: First Class'' mini-series, which established that as a teen, Gambit was present at the Weapon X facility the night Wolverine made his fateful escape.
* In ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'', Logan voluntarily goes through the Weapon X process. In ''Sabretooth Reborn'' a flashback establishes Logan did volunteer for the process, and the memory had been forgotten. That entire run entered CanonDiscontinuity soon after, so it's not clear if this is still canon.
* After being resurrected in the comics, Wolverine gained the ability to heat up his claws. According to Creator/CharlesSoule, this power was inspired by some of Wolverine's moves from the ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' games.
* The second (and more familiar) uniform that Wolverine sported in the ''Ultimate X-Men'' series was later worn by the mainstream Wolverine briefly outside of ''ComicBook/NewXMen'', and by the Wolverine of ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' in the final two seasons.
* In the original comics, ComicBook/{{Iceman}} was a founding member of the team and about the same age as ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} and the other X-Men. The movie made him a teenage trainee who was significantly younger than the real X-Men, and this eventually carried over into ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' and ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution''.
* ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}}'s post-''AXIS'' design draws some inspiration from Creator/LievSchreiber's portrayal of the character in ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'', namely the shorter haircut, mutton chops, and less bestial appearance.
* ComicBook/{{Jean|Grey}} and ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} got married because of a planned plot from Season 2 of the hit ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' animated series. Interestingly, Bob Harras also asked the writers of the cartoon to hold off on having them tie the knot for real, which is why in the show, the wedding turned out to be the work of Mr. Sinister.
* ComicBook/NegasonicTeenageWarhead was redesigned in the ''Deadpool & the Mercs for Money'' series to resemble her counterpart from ''Film/Deadpool2016''.
* In ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' Wolverine joins the X-Men with the secret mission to kill Charles Xavier. A similar thing was revealed to have happened in "Wolverine Origins" #29. However, mainstream Wolverine did not have a HeelFaceTurn like the Ultimate one: Xavier let him in, fully knowing about his mission, and then used his powers to alter his mind into working for him instead.

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