History XMenFilmSeries / TropesAToC

* CanadaEh:
** ''Film/XMen1'': Northern Albertans are depicted as rude, beer-loving, rough-and-tumble rednecks.
** ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'': After Logan quits Team X, he returns to Canada and works as a lumberjack, and even wears a flannel shirt in one scene.
** ''Film/{{Deadpool 2016}}'': Wade Wilson hails from Regina, "...the town that rhymes with fun."

* ComicBookTime: Originally averted, as the original trilogy was set within a particular time frame in [[TurnOfTheMillennium the Aughts]], and characters more or less aged in real time. The obvious exception was Logan thanks to his HealingFactor. However, it started getting played straight with ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' because the past scenes were set about 11 years after the events of ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', yet the cast barely appears to have aged. It becomes even ''more'' egregious in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', as despite being set ten ''more'' years later, Xavier, Magneto, Beast, Havok and Moira hardly look to be more than a few years older, rather than than the ''twenty-one'' they ought to be showing.
** ''Film/Deadpool2'' completely mocks it when several members of the X-Men ( consisting of Cyclops,Beast,Quicksilver,Storm, and Professor X himself) cameo and are all portrayed by their ''X-Men: Apocalypse'' actors.

* AdaptationalProtagonist: In the main timeline of the Marvel Comics, Mystique is introduced as a villain to Ms. Marvel in the late-1970s, later [[{{Transplant}} migrating]] to the [[ComicBook/{{XMen}} X-Men comics]] under Creator/ChrisClaremont during ''Days of Future Past'' (1981), and becoming a fixture. During certain periods of the comics, Mystique is affiliated with an X-team, but her stints are always part of some secret plan. In the ''First Class'' series, however, she becomes a major protagonist because she's reintroduced as Xavier's adoptive sister in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' (2011), and found the X-Men with him in the same movie. She later returns as a member at the end of ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' (2016) and during ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' (2019).

** ''Film/TheWolverine'': Both Yukio and Viper are normal humans in the comics, but in this film, Yukio is given the mutant power to see into the future, while Viper is given snake-like abilities. Interestingly, Harada, who is a mutant in the comics, is turned into a normal human in this movie. Note that this technically also qualifies as AdaptationSpeciesChange because frequently in the Franchise/XMen world, [[ArtisticLicenseBiology humans (homo sapiens) and mutants (homo superior) are different species.]]

** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': Professor X is the second-most powerful mutant for most of the story, and his androgyny (in both looks and personality) is taken up a notch in comparison to ''First Class''. He graduates from a PrettyBoy to a LongHairedPrettyBoy, and the name of his hairdo, a ''feather''ed mullet, brings to mind a peacock's tail--he even fixes a handful of loose strands shortly before he reaches Moira's office. He's pushing 50, yet he still takes delight in being hip and attractive by following [[TheEighties '80s]] fashion trends with a ''Series/MiamiVice''-inspired wardrobe. Xavier fully embraces being a [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide sensitive guy]], as he's more overtly "[[TeamMom maternal]]" towards his students and he freely sheds TenderTears. He was [[spoiler:close to death after a botched GrandTheftMe procedure]] just a few minutes beforehand, yet Charles still has the fortitude to instigate a BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind against the NighInvulnerable Apocalypse, being one of only two mutants who dishes out multiple blows on the self-proclaimed god. Xavier is so vain that even when he's already bald, his mental projection has a head full of hair during the psychic brawl.

** Furthermore, Xavier's emotional state is a metaphor for America's mindset during the time period these movies depict. In 1962, the character's optimism is an extension of the hopeful outlook President Kennedy's administration tended to exude, whereas Charles' melancholia in 1973 is not unlike the general malaise American citizens felt while under the shadow of UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar. Xavier's descent into despair began in 1963, which is the same year Kennedy was assassinated--the end of "Camelot"[[note]]Kennedy's presidency is sometimes called this[[/note]] parallels the end of Professor X's school. At least in the AlternateTimeline, Charles starts to piece himself together again shortly after the Paris Peace Accords are signed. TheEighties in the USA was an era of excess and materialism (both were regarded as not just acceptable, but ''desirable''), so Xavier's vanity is at its peak in 1983, and we get to see much more of his lavish estate and everything he owns within its boundaries. The combination of his smug demeanour, dressing like he had just stepped off the set of ''Series/MiamiVice'', and driving around in a gorgeous, well-maintained vintage car announces to everyone that "[[TheBeautifulElite I'm beautiful, I'm rich]], and I love it."

** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': A minor example occurs in a [[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4euik8 tie-in commercial,]] which suggests that the students have access to fiber-optic internet, widescreen computers and modern cars in TheEighties.

*** In the BadFuture, the remaining X-Men are Professor X, Magneto, Wolverine, Storm, Kitty Pryde, Iceman, and Colossus. In TheSeventies, it's just Charles Xavier, Beast and Logan.

* CoolHelmet: Unlike the previous models of the Cerebro helmet, the inner wiring of TheEighties version [[http://cdn2-www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/gallery/bts-x-men-apocalypse/xmna28.jpg lights up when activated.]]

** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': Professor Xavier is well-liked by his students because of his warm and pleasant disposition. He even dresses cool by [[TheEighties '80s]] standards (his clothing is more casual than what he wore in the original trilogy and in ''Film/XMenFirstClass''), which makes it a little easier for the youngsters to relate to him because he puts in some effort in following current trends.

** Professor X in the comics was blond before he lost his hair, but his movie counterpart is a brunet.
** In the comics, Magneto has been shown to have had white hair for the vast majority of his adult life, presumably as a side-effect of his mutation. In the movie-verse, he has dark brown hair as a younger man.

** Psylocke's hair is purple in the comics, but her movie counterpart is raven-haired with purple highlights.

* CoolLoser: In ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', Quicksilver has a moment of self-deprecation when calls himself a "total loser," and the rest of the X-Men chuckle with him (and not ''at'' him). They barely know Peter, but they are already beginning to like him.

** The movie version of [[ComicBook/{{Iceman}} Bobby Drake]] is much sweeter and more mature than his comic book counterpart's JerkWithAHeartOfGold[=/=]ManChild persona.

** ''Film/{{Logan}}'' was originally ambiguous as to where it belongs, but AllThereInTheManual later established it to be set in another separate timeline, which is a BadFuture to the epilogue of ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' but is unconnected to other movies send in "present day". Officially it's designation in the Marvel multiverse is Earth-17315.

** Iceman and Pyro are closer in age to Cyclops and Jean in the comics, yet their movie counterparts are younger, and Banshee was an adult when he joined the X-Men in the comics. Mystique is a couple of years younger than Professor Xavier in the movies whereas her comics counterpart is roughly the same age as ''Wolverine''.

* AdaptationalNationality: Happens to a lot of characters. Some even change Nationalities or accents fue to change in actor.

** X-Men Apocalypse feature Archangel as British despite previously appearing as an American in Last Stand

* AdaptationalNationality:

** ''Film/{{Deadpool 2016}}'': Ajax is English rather than American.

*** Charles Xavier. When the movie starts, he's a friendly, happy-go-lucky, idealistic Oxford grad whose only interests are protecting his foster sister, studying genetics, drinking yards of beer and picking up coeds. His initial reaction to meeting other mutants is a puppyish eagerness to find others like him, as well as a gung-ho enthusiasm to [[TheyFightCrime work with a superhuman team to fight evil.]] During the climax, [[spoiler:he gets smacked around in a variety of ways, including telepathically experiencing Shaw's gruesome death at Magneto's hands, getting shot in the spine, and having the US government, his best friend, and his sister all turn against him. By the finale, [[HumansAreBastards his government is trying to hunt him down]], his [[FaceHeelTurn best friend is preparing for a war against humans]], and he's crippled for life in a wheelchair.]] We know from future installments that he never quite abandons his ideals, but he's frighteningly subdued and obviously much more cautious about who knows his secrets.

* CrusadingWidower: In ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', [[spoiler:after Erik loses his wife and daughter, he takes up En Sabah Nur's offer to get the ultimate revenge against a world which has been cruel to him, a world which he feels deserves to be destroyed.]]

** Quicksilver is one of the fastest characters in the Marvel comics universe, but he has limitations on just how fast, and is generally well under the speed of sound. In ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', Hank mistakes him for a teleporter, and fans have noted that Peter's SuperSpeed and power set (he's capable of redirecting bullets with ease and shattering glass by vibrating his hands) are closer to Franchise/TheFlash, who explicitly has a speed advantage over Quicksilver in inter-company crossover stories. It's taken UpToEleven in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' because he rescues ''all'' of Xavier's students from an explosion in only a ''fraction of a second''. Maximoff is one of the most powerful mutants in the whole X-Men film franchise.

* CIAEvilFBIGood:
** ''Film/XMenFirstClass'': The CIA isn't exactly evil, although most of its members certainly acted like {{Jerkass}}es.
** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': Invoked by Agent [=MacTaggert=] and Xavier when she marvels at the Cerebro supercomputer.
--->'''Moira''': The CIA would kill for this.\\
'''Charles''': I know they would.

** ''{{Series/Legion|2017}}'' takes place in an AlternateUniverse which is separate from the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'', so the Charles Xavier portrayed by Creator/HarryLloyd has a different life from the Creator/PatrickStewart-Creator/JamesMcAvoy version. He's a full-blooded Englishman instead of being half-British, half-American, he was a young adult instead of a child during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and fought as a British army officer, plus he got married and had a son instead of remaining a bachelor and childless.

** ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'': Kitty Pryde, resident [[{{Intangibility}} intangible girl]] of the X-Men inexplicably gains the power to project people's consciousness backwards through time. This is because her role is [[CompositeCharacter combined]] with that of Rachel Summers from the comics, who does not have a film counterpart, seeing as [[spoiler:both her parents are dead in that continuity]]. Also, the filmmakers were hesitant to create a new character with time travel powers because 1) they wanted to [[MythologyGag honor the original ''Days Of Future Past'' storyline]] by including Kitty Pryde in the story with an important role, and 2) the movie already has [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters a rather large cast]], and introducing another character would've put narrative strain on the plot.

** ''{{Series/Legion|2017}}'' takes place in an AlternateUniverse which is separate from the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'', so the Charles Xavier portrayed by Creator/HarryLloyd has a different life from the Creator/PatrickStewart-Creator/JamesMcAvoy version. He's a full-blooded Englishman instead of being half-British, half-American, he was a young adult instead of a child during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and fought as a British soldier, plus he got married and had a son instead of remaining a bachelor and childless.

** Professor X has [[Characters/MCUMultiverse another alternate self]] on [[Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness Earth-838]] who's part of the Illuminati SuperTeam and is also played by Creator/PatrickStewart.

** ''Series/Legion2017'' takes place in an AlternateUniverse which is separate from the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'', so the Charles Xavier portrayed by Creator/HarryLloyd has a different life from the Creator/PatrickStewart-Creator/JamesMcAvoy version. He's a full-blooded Englishman instead of being half-British, half-American, he was a young adult instead of a child during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and fought as a British soldier, plus he got married and had a son instead of remaining a bachelor and childless.