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* GasMaskMooks: They exist in some stages: the baddies with guns and grenades.



* OneHitPointWonder: Some of the weaker baddies are this.

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* OneHitPointWonder: Some The weaker versions of the weaker baddies GasMaskMooks are this.

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* AGodAmI: The TrueFinalBoss sees himself as this, as seen in this Exchange with his second-in-charge.
--> [[spoiler:'''Magneto''']]: ''So, Exodus, Xavier's children are no doubt coming to Avalon. They must be taught who their true master is.''
--> '''Exodus''': ''With pleasure, my master. They shall bow down before your presence, and renounce Xavier's ways.''
--> [[spoiler:'''Magneto''']]: ''Only then will Xavier understand that [[spoiler:Magneto]] is the most powerful mutant in the world.''



** RiseToTheChallenge: Later in the same level, lava rises in a large shaft leading to Apocaylpse's room.



* CoresAndTurretsBoss: The robotic bosses at Cyclops's and Wolverine's Avalon stages have a core you have to aim at. The boss at Beast's Avalon stage is a turret that moves back and forth, and fires [[ShockAndAwe lightning bolts]].



* RiseToTheChallenge: At Apocalypse stage, lava rises in a large shaft leading to Apocaylpse's room.
** At Psylocke's Avalon stage, the fight against the huge rocket boss takes place in a large shaft which is scrolling down, so, you have to jump from platform to platform to avoid falling to your death.



** The turret boss at Beast's Avalon stage fires lightning bolts at you. The whole stage may also count as this, given it's a huge electrical trap.



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--> OpeningNarration

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--> OpeningNarration
''-- OpeningNarration''



* PasswordSave: To write passwords, the game use portraits of the X-men, as well as Apocalypse and [[spoiler:Magneto]].

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* PasswordSave: Of the "Level" Kind. To write passwords, the game use uses portraits of the X-men, as well as Apocalypse and [[spoiler:Magneto]].



* ReformulatedGame: This game came the same month along with VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom for the arcades, but the SNES version is a Beat'Em Up, while Childern Of The Atom is a FightingGame.

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* ReformulatedGame: This game came the same month along with VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom ''VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom'' for the arcades, but the SNES version is a Beat'Em Up, BeatEmUp with PlatformGame elements, while Childern Of The Atom is a FightingGame.



* VehicularAssault: The battle against the tandem rotor helicopter miniboss in Gambit's stage.

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* VehicularAssault: The battle against the tandem rotor helicopter miniboss in Gambit's stage.stage takes place on a motorized surfboat.
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* AdvancingWallOfDoom: At the start of Apocalypse's stage, a strasm of lava chases you through a tunnel.

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* AdvancingWallOfDoom: At More like a wall of lava chasing you through a tunnel at the start of Apocalypse's stage, a strasm of lava chases you through a tunnel.stage.

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''X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse'' is a BeatEmUp / PlatformGame developed and published in 1994 for the [[SuperNintendo SNES]] by {{Capcom}}, based on TheNineties [[WesternAnimation/XMen cartoon series]]. Professor Charles Xavier has dispatched five of his best X-Men to the island of Genosha to rescue fellow mutants that are forced into labor by the evil [[BigBad Apocalypse]]. However, after completing this mission, enters [[spoiler:Magneto]], threatening to blow Genosha in 24 hours; so, the heroes departed to his space station, Avalon, to stop him before he [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroys the world]].

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''X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse'' is a BeatEmUp / PlatformGame developed and published in 1994 for the [[SuperNintendo SNES]] by {{Capcom}}, based on TheNineties [[WesternAnimation/XMen cartoon series]]. Professor Charles Xavier has dispatched five of his best X-Men to the island of Genosha to rescue fellow mutants that are being forced into labor by the evil [[BigBad Apocalypse]]. However, after completing this mission, enters [[spoiler:Magneto]], threatening to blow Genosha in 24 hours; so, the heroes departed to his space station, Avalon, to stop him before he [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroys the world]].



* AdvancingWallOfDoom: At the start of Apocalypse's stage, a strasm of lava chases you through a tunnel.
** RiseToTheChallenge: Later in the same level, lava rises in a large shaft leading to Apocaylpse's room.



* EpunymousTitle: The game is named ''X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse''. Guess what is the name of one of their main foes?



* MultipleGameOpenings: At the start of the game, each character has a mission to complete, but they can be played in any order. After all the missions are complete, the game continues linearly.



* PasswordSave: To write passwords, the game use portraits of the X-men, as well as Apocalypse and [[spoiler:Magneto]].



* ReformulatedGame: This game came the same month along with VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom for the arcades, but the SNES version is a Beat'Em Up, while Childern Of The Atom is a FightingGame.



* VehicularAssault: The battle against the tandem rotor helicopter miniboss in Gambit's stage.
** Also the battle against the train boss in Cyclops's stage.



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* ShoutOut: Gambit's Combo Finisher is similar to [[StreetFighterII M.Bison's]] Double Knee Press.

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* ShoutOut: Gambit's Combo Finisher is similar to [[StreetFighterII [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII M.Bison's]] Double Knee Press.

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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The regular Genoshan mooks come in three different colors as an indicative of their range.
** The insect babies in the forest stage also come in three differernt colors, as an indicative of their attack patterns.


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* PaletteSwap: The regular Genoshan mooks come in three different colors as an indicative of their attack patterns. The same goes for the insect babies in the forest stage.

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[[OncePerEpisode STAGE START]]. The game provides examples of the following tropes:



* BullfightBoss: The guard robot minibosses. Be ready to dodge if it starts flashing in gold.

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* BullfightBoss: BullfightBoss / RammingAlwaysWorks: The guard robot minibosses. Be ready to dodge if it starts flashing in gold.



** Psylocke's main power is to create psychic knives, but the closest she has in-game is a charged punch, useful to deal with the stronger baddies.

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** Psylocke's main power is [[InformedAbility to create psychic knives, knives]], but the closest she has in-game is a charged punch, useful to deal with the stronger baddies.



** Psylocke has purple hair.

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** Psylocke has purple hair.hair.

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* {{Flight}}: Exodus attacks from above.


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* PowerFloats: Exodus attacks from above. [[spoiler:And so does Magneto.]]

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* OminousFloatingSpaceship: One of the cutscenes shows Avalon as this.



* SpaceBase: The [[TrueFinalBoss True Final Boss']] space station, Avalon.



** LethalLavaLand: Apocalypse stage.

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** LethalLavaLand: LethalLavaLand / ItsAllUpstairsFromHere: Apocalypse stage.



* WhipItGood: Omega Red's attack method.

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* WhipItGood: Omega Red's attack attacking method.



--> [[spoiler:''One person can not rely solely on power. Magneto, violence can never be the solution!'']]

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--> [[spoiler:''One person can not rely who relies solely on power.power can never truly win. Magneto, violence can never be the solution!'']]
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* EpicFlail: The guard robot miniboss in Psylocke's stage attacks you with one of these.


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* GiantMook: there's one in some stages, able to take three Optic Blasts (The regular mooks fall down after the first one).

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''X-Men, Mutant Apocalypse'' is a BeatEmUp / PlatformGame developed and published in 1994 for the [[SuperNintendo SNES]] by {{Capcom}}, based on TheNineties [[WesternAnimation/XMen cartoon series]]. Professor Charles Xavier has dispatched five of his best X-Men to the island of Genosha to rescue fellow mutants that are forced into labor by the evil [[BigBad Apocalypse]]. However, after completing this mission, enters [[spoiler:Magneto]], threatening to blow Genosha in 24 hours. So, the heroes departed to his space station, Avalon, to stop him before he [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroys the world]].

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''X-Men, ''X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse'' is a BeatEmUp / PlatformGame developed and published in 1994 for the [[SuperNintendo SNES]] by {{Capcom}}, based on TheNineties [[WesternAnimation/XMen cartoon series]]. Professor Charles Xavier has dispatched five of his best X-Men to the island of Genosha to rescue fellow mutants that are forced into labor by the evil [[BigBad Apocalypse]]. However, after completing this mission, enters [[spoiler:Magneto]], threatening to blow Genosha in 24 hours. So, hours; so, the heroes departed to his space station, Avalon, to stop him before he [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroys the world]].



** The insect babies in the forest stage also come in three differernt colors, as an indicative of their attack patterns.



* CrosshairAware: A crosshair chases Psylocke for the first part of her Avalon stage. It will shoot two laser beams if able to lock its target.

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* CrosshairAware: A crosshair chases Psylocke for the first part of her Avalon stage. It will shoot two laser beams if able to lock on its target.



* InconvenientlyPlacedConveyorBelt: The battle against Tusk takes place on a conveyor belt over a lava pool that moves back and forth.



* ShoutOut: Gambit's Combo finisher is similar to [[StreetFighterII Bison's]] Scissors Kick.

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* ShoutOut: Gambit's Combo finisher Finisher is similar to [[StreetFighterII M.Bison's]] Scissors Kick.Double Knee Press.



* SpikesOfDoom: Sometimes Apocalypse appears covered in these.

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* SpikesOfDoom: Tusk appears coated in these.
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Sometimes Apocalypse appears covered in these.these when teleporting.



* {{Stripperiffic}}: Psylocke.

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* {{Stripperiffic}}: Psylocke.Beast on the male side, Psylocke on the female side.



--> [[spoiler:''Tell your X-Men to evacuate Genosha Immediately and take the other mutants with them. I have no intentions of harming fellow mutants. Obey Magneto, savior of the mutant kind!'']].

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--> [[spoiler:''Tell [[spoiler:''I, Magneto, master of magnetism, shall deliver a crushing blow to the Genoghan government in 24 hours. Tell your X-Men to evacuate Genosha Immediately and take the other mutants with them. I have no intentions of harming fellow mutants. Obey Magneto, savior of the mutant kind!'']].

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* CrosshairAware: A crosshair chases Psylocke for the first part of her Avalon stage.

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* CrosshairAware: A crosshair chases Psylocke for the first part of her Avalon stage. It will shoot two laser beams if able to lock its target.


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* TheBrute: Tusk is this to Apocalypse.
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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: if you fail to defeat [[spoiler:Magneto]] at the first attempt, you can try again with the same character, or another. [[spoiler:Magneto]] will resume the battle with as much vitality as he had left, which means you don't have to restart the whole fight.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: some of the robotic bosses in Avalon have a core you have to aim at.
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: the Sentinel bosses in some of the first stages.

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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: if If you fail to defeat [[spoiler:Magneto]] at the first attempt, you can try again with the same character, or another. [[spoiler:Magneto]] will resume the battle with as much vitality as he had left, which means you don't have to restart the whole fight.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: some Some of the robotic bosses in Avalon have a core you have to aim at.
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: the The Sentinel bosses in some of the first stages.



* BackgroundBoss: the Sentinel boss in Wolverine's stage; you have to fight its head, and the rest os its body is only visible in the background.

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* BackgroundBoss: the The Sentinel boss in Wolverine's stage; you have to fight its head, and the rest os its body is only visible in the background.



* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:the X-Men have merely shattered Magneto's plan, and he escapes again, not without first vowing to [[IShallReturn come back]]. Professor X appears to congratulate the team for their victory, and tells them that they must continue their mission of making a world where humans and mutants can coexist in peace.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:the [[spoiler:The X-Men have merely shattered Magneto's plan, and he escapes again, not without first vowing to [[IShallReturn come back]]. Professor X appears to congratulate the team for their victory, and tells them that they must continue their mission of making a world where humans and mutants can coexist in peace.]]



* BossOnlyLevel: the fights against Omega Red and Juggernaut in the Danger Room.

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* BossOnlyLevel: the The fights against Omega Red and Juggernaut in the Danger Room.



* [[TheCameo Cameo]]: [[spoiler:if you're able to beat the game without using passwords, and without losing a single life, you will be rewarded with an extended cutscene with Bishop, Rogue, Storm, Jubilee and Jean Grey]].
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: the regular Genoshan mooks come in three different colors as an indicative of their range.
* {{Combos}}: all performed with the Y button.

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* [[TheCameo Cameo]]: [[spoiler:if [[spoiler:If you're able to beat the game without using passwords, and without losing a single life, you will be rewarded with an extended cutscene with Bishop, Rogue, Storm, Jubilee and Jean Grey]].
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: the The regular Genoshan mooks come in three different colors as an indicative of their range.
* {{Combos}}: all All performed with the Y button.



* CrosshairAware: a crosshair chases Psylocke for the first part of her Avalon stage.
* CueTheSun: [[spoiler:after defeating Magneto.]]

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* CrosshairAware: a A crosshair chases Psylocke for the first part of her Avalon stage.
* CueTheSun: [[spoiler:after [[spoiler:After defeating Magneto.]]



* FrickinLaserBeams: some stages are full of these.

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* FrickinLaserBeams: some Some stages are full of these.



* {{Hologram}}: the boss in Gambit's Avalon stage is a machine that creates holographic copies of the other X-Men.
* IconicLogo: it appears a Capital X near your lifebar, and a Capital E ([[CaptainObvious for Evil]]) near the boss lifebar.
* KnifeNut: the knife wielding mooks.
** Psylocke's main power is to create psychic knives, but the closest she has in gameplay is a charged punch, useful to deal with the stronger baddies.

* LifeDrain: used by Omega Red. He drains your lifebar and adds that energy to his own.

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* {{Hologram}}: the The boss in Gambit's Avalon stage is a machine that creates holographic copies of the other X-Men.
* IconicLogo: it It appears a Capital X near your lifebar, and a Capital E ([[CaptainObvious for Evil]]) near the boss lifebar.
* KnifeNut: the The knife wielding mooks.
** Psylocke's main power is to create psychic knives, but the closest she has in gameplay in-game is a charged punch, useful to deal with the stronger baddies.

* LifeDrain: used Used by Omega Red. He drains your lifebar and adds that energy to his own.



* MechaMooks: the Sentinel bosses, specially in Beast's stage, where you have to fight three of them.

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* MechaMooks: the The Sentinel bosses, specially in Beast's stage, where you have to fight three of them.



* MoreDakka: the train boss at Cyclops's stage attacks you with a huge arsenal of missiles, small bombs, and baddies in hovering bikes with machine guns.
* NeverSayDie: averted with Apocalypse.

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* MoreDakka: the The train boss at Cyclops's stage attacks you with a huge arsenal of missiles, small bombs, and baddies in hovering bikes with machine guns.
* NeverSayDie: averted Averted with Apocalypse.



* OminousFloatingSpaceship: one of the cutscenes shows Avalon as this.

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* OminousFloatingSpaceship: one One of the cutscenes shows Avalon as this.



* PlasmaCannon: you find two of them in a large shaft in Wolverine's Avalon stage.

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* PlasmaCannon: you You find two of them in a large shaft in Wolverine's Avalon stage.



* RecurringBoss: the guard robot miniboss in Wolverine's, Psylocke's, and Beast's stages. Each time it has a slightly different attack and pattern.

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* RecurringBoss: the The guard robot miniboss in Wolverine's, Psylocke's, and Beast's stages. Each time it has a slightly different attack and pattern.



* ShockAndAwe: the guard robot miniboss at Beast's Stage shoots balls of electricity at you.

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* ShockAndAwe: the The guard robot miniboss at Beast's Stage shoots balls of electricity at you.



* SpikesOfDoom: sometimes Apocalypse appears covered in these.

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* SpikesOfDoom: sometimes Sometimes Apocalypse appears covered in these.



* TechnologyPorn: the backgrounds in Avalon stages are gorgeous.

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* TechnologyPorn: the The backgrounds in Avalon stages are gorgeous.



* TheJuggernaut: and how.

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* TheJuggernaut: and And how.



* ThisIsADrill: one of Apocalypse's main attacks.
* TrainingBoss: you must battle Omega Red and Juggernaut in Danger Room, as a preparation for the upcoming battle with [[spoiler:Magneto]].

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* ThisIsADrill: one One of Apocalypse's main attacks.
* TrainingBoss: you You must battle Omega Red and Juggernaut in Danger Room, as a preparation for the upcoming battle with [[spoiler:Magneto]].



** PlayerHeadquarters: the Danger Room stages.
** UndergroundLevel: the second part of Queen Brood's stage.

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** PlayerHeadquarters: the The Danger Room stages.
** UndergroundLevel: the The second part of Queen Brood's stage.



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: after defeating Apocalypse, it is unknown if he died, or just escaped.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: after After defeating Apocalypse, it is unknown unclear if he died, or just escaped.



* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: lampshaded by Beast [[spoiler:after defeating Magneto]].

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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: lampshaded Lampshaded by Beast [[spoiler:after defeating Magneto]].



* WolverineClaws: obviously.

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* WolverineClaws: obviously.Obviously.

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* BackgroundBoss: the Sentinel boss in Wolverine's stage; you have to fight its head, and the rest os its bovy is only visible in the background.

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* BackgroundBoss: the Sentinel boss in Wolverine's stage; you have to fight its head, and the rest os its bovy body is only visible in the background.



--> [[spoiler:''You lost because you ain't the best there is, bub. An' That's all!'']].

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--> [[spoiler:''You [[spoiler:'''On defeating Magneto:''' ''You lost because you ain't the best there is, bub. An' That's all!'']].



--> ''You are so easily duped, Charles. Humans can never be trusted!''

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--> ''You are so ''You're far too easily duped, Charles. Humans can never be trusted!''


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* BaldOfAwesome: Professor X.


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* MooksButNoBosses: Gambit's stage doesn't have a proper boss fight; the closest it has is a fight against a helicopter miniboss with FrickinLaserBeams, after you take the lasers down, you have to jump in, and beat up the baddies inside.



* MooksButNoBosses: Gambit's stage doesn't have a proper boss fight; the closest it has is a fight against a helicopter miniboss with FrickinLaserBeams, after you take the lasers down, you have to jump in, and beat up the baddies inside.
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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: if you fail to defeat [[spoiler:Magneto]] at the first attempt, you can try again with the same character, or another. [[spoiler:Magneto]] will resume the battle with as much vitality as he had left, which means you don't have to restart the whole fight.


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* MooksButNoBosses: Gambit's stage doesn't have a proper boss fight; the closest it has is a fight against a helicopter miniboss with FrickinLaserBeams, after you take the lasers down, you have to jump in, and beat up the baddies inside.
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* CrosshairAware: a crosshair chases Psylocke for the first part of her Avalon stage.


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* DeathFromAbove: Wolverine has a diving attack in his arsenal.

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* ExtraOreDinary: [[spoiler:Magneto can summon four metal plates and throw them at you.]]



* MoreDakka: the train boss at Cyclops's stage attacks you with a huge arsenal of missiles, small bombs, and baddies in hovering bikes with machine guns.



** [[spoiler:The first time you defeat Exodus, he escapes. If you get to Magneto, and lose, you may choose to try with another character, you'll find Exodus with half of his lifebar, and you can finish him for good. And, if you get again to Magneto, and lose, you can choose a third character, Exodus won't appear anymore.]]

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** [[spoiler:The first time you defeat Exodus, he escapes. If you get to Magneto, and lose, you may choose to try with another character, you'll find Exodus with half of his lifebar, and you can finish him for good. And, if you get again to Magneto, and lose, you can choose a third character, Exodus won't appear anymore.]] ]]

* [[spoiler:SelectiveMagnetism: Magneto. Who else?]]


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* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: the sentinel bosses in some of the first stages.

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* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: the sentinel Sentinel bosses in some of the first stages.



* BackgroundBoss: The giant core boss at Wolverine's Avalon Stage.

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* BackgroundBoss: The the Sentinel boss in Wolverine's stage; you have to fight its head, and the rest os its bovy is only visible in the background.
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** The sentinel bosses also have them. At the start of Psylocke's mission, she's knocked off her hovering bike by a sentinel using eye beams.

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** The sentinel Sentinel bosses also have them. At the start of Psylocke's mission, she's knocked off her hovering bike by a sentinel using eye beams.



* MechaMooks: the Sentinel bosses.

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* MechaMooks: the Sentinel bosses.bosses, specially in Beast's stage, where you have to fight three of them.



** ElaborateUndergroundBase: Tusk's stage.



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* DefeatMeansFriendship: After defeating Apocalypse, Professor X says that the Genoshan government has agreed to open a dialogue regarding their treatment of mutants.

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* DefeatMeansFriendship: After defeating Apocalypse, Professor X says that the Genoshan government has agreed to open a dialogue regarding their treatment of mutants. This is cruelly defied by [[spoiler:Magneto]]:
--> ''You are so easily duped, Charles. Humans can never be trusted!''



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-> ''Genosha, a little known island where mutants are imprisoned, forced into labor by [[ArmiesAreEvil a brutal army]] and robot Sentinels. There is one being whose [[ForTheEvulz evil mind]] has other, far more sinister plans in mind for those captured mutants of Genosha... the [[EldritchAbomination monstrous entity]] known as Apocalypse.''

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-> ''Genosha, a little known island where mutants are imprisoned, forced into labor by [[ArmiesAreEvil a brutal army]] and [[MechaMooks robot Sentinels.Sentinels]]. There is one being whose [[ForTheEvulz evil mind]] has other, far more sinister plans in mind for those captured mutants of Genosha... the [[EldritchAbomination monstrous entity]] known as Apocalypse.''



* AwesomeButImpractical: Psylocke's diagonal flying kick attack deals huge damage to any baddie, but you have to get really close to them; and it has a lot of recovery time, so, if you fail to connect, you'll be wide open for an enemy to counter.



* BoringButPractical: Wolverine's Drill Claw attack is not as flashy as his Tornado Claw, but it's easier to perform, and it deals almost the same amount of damage if aimed correctly.



* DiscOneFinalBoss: Apocalypse.



* DownTheDrain: Beast's stage.
** Also the first part of Apocalypse's stage, which is filling with lava.



* ElevatorActionSequence: Psylocke's battle against the sentinel boss takes place inside an elevator.
** Some baddies will come to attack you in the elevator part in Gambit's stage.



* JungleJapes: Cyclops's stage.



* LethalLavaLand: Apocalypse stage.



* MechaMooks: the Sentinel bosses.



* SpikesOFDoom: sometimes Apocalypse appears covered in these.

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* SpikesOFDoom: SpikesOfDoom: sometimes Apocalypse appears covered in these.



* UndergroundLevel: Tusk's stage.

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** DownTheDrain: Beast's stage.
*** Also the first part of Apocalypse's stage, which is filling with lava.
** ElevatorActionSequence: Psylocke's battle against the Sentinel boss takes place inside an elevator.
*** Some baddies will come to attack you in the elevator part in Gambit's stage.
** EternalEngine: Wolverine's stage is a factory where Sentinel robots are being mass produced.
*** And we also have the Avalon stages.
** JungleJapes: Cyclops's stage.
*** Also the first part of Queen Brood's stage.
** LethalLavaLand: Apocalypse stage.
** PlayerHeadquarters: the Danger Room stages.
** ElaborateUndergroundBase: Tusk's stage.
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UndergroundLevel: Tusk's stage.the second part of Queen Brood's stage.

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''X-Men, Mutant Apocalypse'' is a BeatEmUp / PlatformGame developed and published in 1994 for the [[SuperNintendo SNES]] by {{Capcom}}, based on TheNineties [[WesternAnimation/XMen cartoon series]]. Professor Charles Xavier has dispatched five of his best X-Men to the island of Genosha to rescue fellow mutants that are forced into labor by the evil [[BigBad Apocalypse]].

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-> ''Mutants--humans possessing incredible powers as a result of genetic mutation. Persecuted by their fellow man for being... [[FantasticRacism different]]. In order to teach mutants to use their powers [[ComesGreatResponsibility for the benefit of all, even those who hunted and feared them]], Professor Charles Xavier created the X-Men. His ultimate goal: to create a world where [[{{Utopia}} humans and mutants can live together in peace]].''
-> ''Genosha, a little known island where mutants are imprisoned, forced into labor by [[ArmiesAreEvil a brutal army]] and robot Sentinels. There is one being whose [[ForTheEvulz evil mind]] has other, far more sinister plans in mind for those captured mutants of Genosha... the [[EldritchAbomination monstrous entity]] known as Apocalypse.''
-> ''X-Men, you must depart for Genosha and free our fellow mutants! Good Luck.''
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''X-Men, Mutant Apocalypse'' is a BeatEmUp / PlatformGame developed and published in 1994 for the [[SuperNintendo SNES]] by {{Capcom}}, based on TheNineties [[WesternAnimation/XMen cartoon series]]. Professor Charles Xavier has dispatched five of his best X-Men to the island of Genosha to rescue fellow mutants that are forced into labor by the evil [[BigBad Apocalypse]].
Apocalypse]]. However, after completing this mission, enters [[spoiler:Magneto]], threatening to blow Genosha in 24 hours. So, the heroes departed to his space station, Avalon, to stop him before he [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroys the world]].



* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:the X-Men have merely shattered Magneto's plan, and he escapes again, not without first vowing to [[IShallReturn come back]]. Professor X appears to congratulate the team for their victory, and tells them that they must continue their mission of making a world where humans and mutants can coexist in peace.]]



* CharacterPortrait: there's a small one of your character near your lifebar.
** Averted with the bosses, it appears near their lifebar a Capital E ([[CaptainObvious for Evil]]).



* CueTheSun: [[spoiler:after defeating Magneto.]]
* DefeatMeansFriendship: After defeating Apocalypse, Professor X says that the Genoshan government has agreed to open a dialogue regarding their treatment of mutants.



* IconicLogo: it appears a Capital X near your lifebar, and a Capital E ([[CaptainObvious for Evil]]) near the boss lifebar.



* PlayingWithFire: Gambit and his charged cards.

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* PlayingWithFire: Gambit and his charged telekinetic cards.



* SpreadShot: Gambit can throw three cards at the same time.




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* TechnologyPorn: the backgrounds in Avalon stages are gorgeous.



** And so do the mooks in the Avalon stages.
** Exodus is also fond of this tactic.

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** And so do the mooks in the Avalon stages.
** Exodus is also fond of this tactic.
tactic, and so do his mooks.


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* WallCrawl: Wolverine has this in his arsenal.


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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: after defeating Apocalypse, it is unknown if he died, or just escaped.
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** The sentinel bosses also have them. At the start of Psylocke's mission, she's knocked off her hovering bike by a sentinel using eye beams.
** Exodus can attack with these.

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* Flight: Exodus attacks from above.
* {{Hologram}}: the bosses in Gambit's Avalon stage are holographic copies of the other X-Men.

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* Flight: {{Flight}}: Exodus attacks from above.
* {{Hologram}}: the bosses boss in Gambit's Avalon stage are is a machine that creates holographic copies of the other X-Men.



* PlasmaCannon: you find two of them in a large shaft in Wolverine's Avalon stage.

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* PlasmaCannon: you find two of them in a large shaft in Wolverine's Avalon stage.stage.
** This is the main attack of the core bosses in Wolverine's and Cyclops's Avalon stages.



* RecurringBoss: the guard robot miniboss in Wolverine's, Psylockes's, and Beast's stages. Each time it has a slightly different attack and pattern.

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* RecurringBoss: the guard robot miniboss in Wolverine's, Psylockes's, Psylocke's, and Beast's stages. Each time it has a slightly different attack and pattern.

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* AttackItsWeakPoint: some of the robotic bosses in Avalon have a core you have to aim at.



* BullfightBoss: Tusk charges at you.

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* BullfightBoss: The guard robot minibosses. Be ready to dodge if it starts flashing in gold.
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Tusk also charges at you.



** Some baddies will come to attack you in the elevator part in Gambit's stage.



** [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg ... and Gambit]].

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** [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg ... and Gambit]].
TheGambler: Gambit.
** TheMentor: Professor X.

* Flight: Exodus attacks from above.
* {{Hologram}}: the bosses in Gambit's Avalon stage are holographic copies of the other X-Men.



* LifeDrain: used by Omega Red.

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* LifeDrain: used by Omega Red. He drains your lifebar and adds that energy to his own.
** [[spoiler:Magneto can send you an energy ball to drain your lifebar; unlike Omega Red, Magneto can't add that energy to his own.]]

* MissionControl: Professor X talks to the X-Men between missions to gives a brief summary of what comes next.



* NeverSayDie: averted with Apocalypse.
--> ''Come to me, X-Men. Come to your doom!''



* OminousFloatingSpaceship: one of the cutscenes shows Avalon as this.
* OneHitPointWonder: Some of the weaker baddies are this.
** The regular mooks are this if you Optic Blast them.

* PlasmaCannon: you find two of them in a large shaft in Wolverine's Avalon stage.



* ShockAndAwe: the robot miniboss at Beast's Stage shoots balls of electricity at you.
** [[spoiler:Magneto uses his force field to zap you, and also sends an energy ball to drain your lifebar]].

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* RecurringBoss: the guard robot miniboss in Wolverine's, Psylockes's, and Beast's stages. Each time it has a slightly different attack and pattern.
** [[spoiler:The first time you defeat Exodus, he escapes. If you get to Magneto, and lose, you may choose to try with another character, you'll find Exodus with half of his lifebar, and you can finish him for good. And, if you get again to Magneto, and lose, you can choose a third character, Exodus won't appear anymore.]]
* ShockAndAwe: the guard robot miniboss at Beast's Stage shoots balls of electricity at you.
** [[spoiler:Magneto uses his force field to zap you, and also sends an energy ball to drain your lifebar]].
you.]]



* SuperReflexes: Beast of all people. He has super agility that allows him to walk on the ceilings, and move unusually fast for a character his size.
* SuperStrength: Beast, again.



* ThisCannotBe: [[spoiler:Magneto's reaction after his defeat]].



* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]: Psylocke.

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* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]: Psylocke.YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Beast.
** Psylocke has purple hair.

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''X-Men, Mutant Apocalypse'' is a BeatEmUp / PlatformGame developed and published in 1994 by the [[SuperNintendo SNES]] by {{Capcom}}, based on TheNineties [[WesternAnimation/XMen cartoon series]]. Professor Charles Xavier has dispatched five of his best X-Men to the island of Genosha to rescue fellow mutants that are forced into labor by the evil [[BigBad Apocalypse]].

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''X-Men, Mutant Apocalypse'' is a BeatEmUp / PlatformGame developed and published in 1994 by for the [[SuperNintendo SNES]] by {{Capcom}}, based on TheNineties [[WesternAnimation/XMen cartoon series]]. Professor Charles Xavier has dispatched five of his best X-Men to the island of Genosha to rescue fellow mutants that are forced into labor by the evil [[BigBad Apocalypse]].



See also MarvelSuperHeroesWarOfTheGems, which uses the same Gameplay and mechanics.

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See also MarvelSuperHeroesWarOfTheGems, VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesWarOfTheGems, which uses the same Gameplay and mechanics.



* BloodKnight: Wolverine.
--> [[spoiler:''You lost because you ain't the best there is, bub. An' That's all!'']].



* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: the regular Genoshan mooks come in three different colors as an indicative of their range.



* ElevatorActionSequence: Psylocke's battle against the sentinel boss takes place inside an elevator.
* EyeBeams: Cyclops's Optic Blast.



* JungleJapes: Cyclops's stage.
* KnifeNut: the knife wielding mooks.



** Queen Brood also sends her insect babies at you.



* {{Shoryuken}}: Wolverine's Tornado Claw requires the same input as in StreetFighter.



* TheJuggernaut: and how.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Psylocke is the only female in a group of five playable characters.


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* TheJuggernaut: and how.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Psylocke is the only female in a group of five playable characters.


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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: lampshaded by Beast [[spoiler:after defeating Magneto]].
--> [[spoiler:''One person can not rely solely on power. Magneto, violence can never be the solution!'']]

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''X-Men, Mutant Apocalypse'' is a BeatEmUp / PlatformGame developed and published in 1994 by the [[SuperNintendo SNES]] by {{Capcom}}, based on TheNineties [[WesternAnimation/X-Men cartoon series]]. Professor Charles Xavier has dispatched five of his best X-Men to the island of Genosha to rescue fellow mutants that are forced into labor by the evil [[BigBad Apocalypse]].

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''X-Men, Mutant Apocalypse'' is a BeatEmUp / PlatformGame developed and published in 1994 by the [[SuperNintendo SNES]] by {{Capcom}}, based on TheNineties [[WesternAnimation/X-Men [[WesternAnimation/XMen cartoon series]]. Professor Charles Xavier has dispatched five of his best X-Men to the island of Genosha to rescue fellow mutants that are forced into labor by the evil [[BigBad Apocalypse]].



* [[TheCameo Cameo]]: [[spoiler:if you're able to beat the game without using passwords, and without losing a single life, you will be rewarded with an extended cutscene with Bishop, Rogue, Storm, Jubilee and Jean Grey]].



** Averted with the bosses, it appears near their lifebar a Capital E ([[CaptainObviuos for Evil]]).

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** Averted with the bosses, it appears near their lifebar a Capital E ([[CaptainObviuos ([[CaptainObvious for Evil]]).


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* DownTheDrain: Beast's stage.
** Also the first part of Apocalypse's stage, which is filling with lava.
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''X-Men, Mutant Apocalypse'' is a BeatEmUp / PlatformGame developed and published in 1994 by the [[SuperNintendo SNES]] by {{Capcom}}, based on TheNineties [[WesternAnimation/X-Men cartoon series]]. Professor Charles Xavier has dispatched five of his best X-Men to the island of Genosha to rescue fellow mutants that are forced into labor by the evil [[BigBad Apocalypse]].

Gameplay-wise, the player has an attack button, and a jump button. You can choose among Wolverine, Gambit, Psylocke, Cyclops, or Beast, each with their own set of moves and combos. At the start of the game, each character has a mission to complete. When all missions are accomplished, the game continues linearly.

See also MarvelSuperHeroesWarOfTheGems, which uses the same Gameplay and mechanics.

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* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: the sentinel bosses in some of the first stages.
** Also Queen Brood, the boss of the forest stage,
** And some of the robotic bosses in the Avalon stages.

* BackgroundBoss: The giant core boss at Wolverine's Avalon Stage.
* BossOnlyLevel: the fights against Omega Red and Juggernaut in the Danger Room.
* BullfightBoss: Tusk charges at you.
** So does Juggernaut.

* CharacterPortrait: there's a small one of your character near your lifebar.
** Averted with the bosses, it appears near their lifebar a Capital E ([[CaptainObviuos for Evil]]).

* {{Combos}}: all performed with the Y button.
* CompetitiveBalance:
** JackOfAllStats: Cyclops.
** FragileSpeedster: Wolverine and Psylocke.
** MightyGlacier: Beast.
** LightningBruiser: Gambit.

* DivingKick: One of Exodus's favourite attacks.
* [[TheDragon Dragon]]: [[spoiler:Exodus is this to Magneto]].
* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Cyclops.
** TheLancer: Wolverine.
** TheChick: Psylocke.
** TheBigGuy / TheSmartGuy: Beast.
** [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg ... and Gambit]].

* LethalLavaLand: Apocalypse stage.
* LifeDrain: used by Omega Red.
* MookMaker: Tusk attacks by sending his Tuskettes at you.
* {{Ninja}}: Psylocke, according to her profile.
* PlayingWithFire: Gambit and his charged cards.
** Apocalypse can also throw a fireball at you.
* ShockAndAwe: the robot miniboss at Beast's Stage shoots balls of electricity at you.
** [[spoiler:Magneto uses his force field to zap you, and also sends an energy ball to drain your lifebar]].

* ShoutOut: Gambit's Combo finisher is similar to [[StreetFighterII Bison's]] Scissors Kick.
* SimpleStaff: Gambit's WeaponOfChoice.
* SpikesOFDoom: sometimes Apocalypse appears covered in these.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Psylocke.
* TheJuggernaut: and how.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Psylocke is the only female in a group of five playable characters.
* TeleportSpam: Apocalypse uses this to confuse you.
** And so do the mooks in the Avalon stages.
** Exodus is also fond of this tactic.

* ThisIsADrill: one of Apocalypse's main attacks.
* TrainingBoss: you must battle Omega Red and Juggernaut in Danger Room, as a preparation for the upcoming battle with [[spoiler:Magneto]].
** Subverted by the fact that you lose a life if you're defeated.

* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Magneto]].
* UndergroundLevel: Tusk's stage.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Magneto]].
--> [[spoiler:''Tell your X-Men to evacuate Genosha Immediately and take the other mutants with them. I have no intentions of harming fellow mutants. Obey Magneto, savior of the mutant kind!'']].
* WhipItGood: Omega Red's attack method.
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]: Psylocke.

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