YMMV / X-Force (2019)

• Arc Fatigue:
  • The fact that no one realizes that Colossus has been under the control of the Chronicler on Mikhail Rasputin's grates on fans both here and in other stories that feature Colossus. This storyline started in #23 and didn't end until #46.
  • The constantly going after Beast. Over 40 issues in this too still isn't resolved. It doesn't end until the series finale.
• Broken Base: After Cyclops finally got to experience Character Rerailment for Dawn of X, many Beast fans were left hoping that Hank would also get to be restored to his pre-Schism characterization. X-Force did the opposite and leaned in even further on Beast becoming an asshole. Naturally, this is a split between those who find his Fallen Hero status interesting, those who view it as another big disservice to the character and just want Beast to be heroic again, and a third camp who just hate Beast and like that the chickens are coming home to roost.
• Catharsis Factor: After ten plus years of Beast being an indignant arrogant Insufferable Genius, many fans are happy to see him checked on his bullshit by someone like Wolverine.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: Despite whether or not fans liked the first issue or not, many were very happy about the new characterization for Black Tom Cassidy.
• Ho Yay: Issue #18 opens with Black Tom talking in his sleep about Cain tickling him with his giant, sausage fingers.
• Like You Would Really Do It: The first issue ends with the apparent assassination of Charles Xavier/X and the destruction of Cerebro, meaning fans were not convinced this would stick.
• Unexpected Character: Jean Grey and Quentin Quire, neither of whom has been associated with X-Force before.
• The Woobie:
  • President Cocom. His scientists develop plant tech, only for Krakoa to emerge, which grows plant tech. His son opposes him when he tries to be diplomatic about it, then said son fakes his own "kidnapping" and after his rescue, is rendered braindead. Then his son becomes a plant person whose infection overtakes the population. In the end Cocom himself dies alone in his office, his citizens having become plant people.
  • Piotr. He’s becoming more and more a puppet of his brother via the Chronicler progressively doing things he’d never do if under his own control, including killing his girlfriend and betraying his Family of Choice by swaying Quiet Council votes against Krakoa’s best interests.

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