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A mysterious hypnotist named Mesmero kidnaps some of the X-Men (Jean Grey, Spyke, Nightcrawler and Kitty Pryde) and brainwashes them into committing crimes for him.

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A mysterious hypnotist named Mesmero kidnaps some of the X-Men (Jean Grey, Spyke, Nightcrawler Nightcrawler, and Kitty Pryde) and brainwashes them into committing crimes for him.



* TheManBehindTheMan: Xavier senses that Mesmero was merely working for someone else. He doesn't know who, but he knows it's someone very powerful.

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* TheManBehindTheMan: Xavier senses that Mesmero was is merely working for someone else. He doesn't know who, but he knows it's someone very powerful.


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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: None of the X-Men are thrilled to fight their [[FightingYourFriend brainwashed friends]]. Special mention goes to Wolverine, who reluctantly drops his guard in front of Kitty. This earns him a kick in the shin.
--> '''Wolverine:''' This is why I don't like to play nice...
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* ContinuityNod: Kitty goes to the Brotherhood house to question them about Jean's disappearance, only to be thrown out offscreen when they think she's accusing them of doing it, leading to this comment:
-->'''Kitty:''' [[Recap/XMenEvolutionS1E4MutantCrush As if one of you didn't already try that before]]...
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* MonsterClown: Jean has a nightmare about being attacked by several in the ColdOpening.
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* TheBadGuyWins: Mesmero gets away with the stolen artifacts and puts them to use.


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* BeingGoodSucks: Played for laughs. Wolverine doesn't have it in him to attack a mind-controlled Kitty, and she immediately kicks him in the shin. Wolverine remarks this is why he hates playing nice.
* TheDogBitesBack: Once again turned away by his fellow New Mutants, Multiple takes control of the Danger Room to give them an extended workout.
* EvilerThanThou: In the end, Xavier realizes that Mesmero is just a puppet for someone else, a mind more powerful than anything he's ever encountered before.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Multiple references to the origin of the stolen artifacts hint at the final twist.
* TheManBehindTheMan: Xavier senses that Mesmero was merely working for someone else. He doesn't know who, but he knows it's someone very powerful.
* MindRape: How Mesmero gets control of the four X-Men. Xavier gives him a taste of his own medicine, but it also gives the Professor a taste of who is really pulling the strings.
* SealedEvilInACan: The final scene reveals that Mesmero needs the stolen artifacts to open the gates trapping his master. He succeeds with opening the first one and will need further help to open the others.
* SilentAntagonist: The mind-controlled X-Men never speak while in Mesmero's grasp. Once the link is broken, they're back to normal.
* WhamLine: "...and the world will once again tremble at the presence of Apocalypse."
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* BattleInTheRain: The battle between the remaining X-Men and the brainwashed students.
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A mysterious hypnotist named Mesmero kidnaps some of the X-Men (Jean Grey, Spyke, Nightcrawler and Kitty Pryde) and brainwashes them into committing crimes for him.
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