History YoYoPlotPoint / XMen

** Starting in 1977, Jean Grey is the Phoenix, and Phoenix is Jean Grey, even if Jean is a clone or an alternate universe counterpart.
** Starting with the ''Inferno'' crossover in 1989, Madelyne Pryor has become the Goblyn Queen and Jean's dark counterpart: she may show some psychic powers like telepathy, but she is more associated with the demonic powers of Limbo.

* When Wolverine was introduced to the X-Men in 1975, he entered a LoveTriangle with old members Jean Grey (Marvel Girl) and Cyclops. Depending on the writer, the story explicitly states there is some mutual attraction between Jean and Wolverine, or plays it more covertly/one-sided (on Wolverine's part). A wrench on the triangle was put during Grant Morrison's ''New X-Men'' run, when the Jean/Cyclops marriage was rocky at best, Emma Frost began an affair with Cyclops and Jean died in ''Planet X''. Between 2004 and 2012, Cyclops and Emma were an item. Later, during ''Uncanny X-Men'' (2018), Emma and Cyclops are exes, and, at the very end of the run, Jean and Cyclops kiss, in front of an awkward Wolverine and Emma.
* Another long-winded relationship is the Polaris/Havok/Iceman love triangle. The trio debuted in the 1960s, and Iceman and Havok vied for the heart of Magneto's daughter. Eventually, Havok was the victorious one, and the couple left the X-Men to focus on their civilian lives. During the Claremont-run ''Uncanny X-Men'' in the mid-to-late 1980s, Polaris is possessed by Marauder Malice and tries to kill Havok, in effect ending their relationship. When they moved to the ancillary title ''X-Factor'' in late-1991, they renewed their relationship, until Havok is kidnapped by Dark Beast and Random, brainwashed and tried to kill Polaris in late-1996. They make amends in a 1998 issue of ''X-Factor'', but he dies and is transported to the ''Mutant X'' universe (1998-2001). After finally returning to the main reality, he enters a coma and is looked after by infamous character Nurse Annie, who takes part in a love triangle with Iceman and Polaris. After Annie leaves the X-books, Iceman is something of a winner in the triangle, but, in 2006, Havok and Polaris are together again as an item, and remain so until 2012.

** The author of the parody panel above also parodies the criteria for assembling an X-Team [[https://waitingforthet.tumblr.com/post/155290492263/hey-if-the-formula-works#note-container]]: a character from the [=O5=], one from the Giant-Size generation, a person from a junior team via [[RankUp promotion]], a [[TheAtoner former villain]], a [[WeAreTeamCannonFodder C-Lister]], a new character, and an AuthorsPet.

* The recurring/repetitive nature of the X-Men comics is parodied [[https://www.deviantart.com/magickmaker/art/The-X-men-Game-401576563 here]].

** In the original ''X-Men'' run (1963-1966), after Xavier apparently dies at the hands of a creature named Grotesk, the team disbands, Cyclops taking a sabbatical with Jean Grey and Iceman with Beast.

** In mini-series ''X-Treme X-Men: Savage Land'', Storm is placed in the "de-evolutionizer" and regresses to a sort of primitive, prehistoric warrioress with bloodlust.

* Mutantkind being a biologically endangered species has been done... how many times, already? Most fans may be able to remember at least three occasions: the Legacy Virus (1992-2001), there was the post-''ComicBook/HouseOfM'' "curse" made by Scarlet Witch (2005-2010); the the Terrigen Mists being ([[HandWave somehow]]) fatally poisonous to Mutants and sterelizing them (during ''ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel'', post-2015, 2016-2017)... and there is, of course, the many people/aliens/sentient bacteria that target mutants because they are mutants... WordOfGod swears up and down that this kind of plot will stop for good after ''ComicBook/InhumansVsXMen'', but the response of the fans (although grateful overall for the attempt at an AuthorsSavingThrow) is "we'll see". [[spoiler:''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2018'' ends with the governments of the world obtaining plans to create a vaccine that eliminates the X-Gene and working on plans to "inoculate" their populations, so as sure as there's a day and a night, mutants are endangered ''again''. Not surprisingly, this is one of many things in the comic that have enraged fans, with them calling the writers out on it being one of ''several'' supposedly rehashed plot points.]]

** Unfornately, the trend continues during the ''ComicBook/XMenTheKrakoanAge'' storyline:

** Unfornatunately, the trend continues during the ''ComicBook/XMenTheKrakoanAge'' storyline:

** In the graphic novel ''ComicBook/GodLovesManKills'', reverend William Striker has his own personal army called "Purifiers", that believe mutants to be demonic abominations. Although he was dealt with in this one-shot, he returns during the ''Decimation'' banner storyline, in the ''New X-Men Academy X'' penned by Chris Yost and Chris Kyle.

*** During the ''ComicBook/Marauders'', the mutants deal with the "Homines Verendi", which is basically a repurposed version of the Hellfire Club made of [[ChildProdigy teenage prodigies]].

** In the 1990s, Graydon Creed, the non-mutant son of Mystique and Sabretooth (both mutants), leads a radical group named "Friends of Humanity". The group even features in the 1992 animated series from time to time. In the comics, Creed tries to distance himself from the group during his presidential campaign (in 1996). They even cameoed in some of the Spider-Man titles during 1997, after [[spoiler:Creed's assassation.]]

** Another one happened after-''Messiah Complex'', Xavier is believed dead by the X-Men, but has actually been kidnapped by Exodus and his Acolytes. He comes back to life, but loses his memories, and goes WalkingTheEarth in search of his lost memories (''X-Men Legacy'' #208-225).

** [[EnforcedTrope Enforced]] at the end of the so-called "Outback Era": the X-Men have moved to Australia post-''Fall of the Mutants'', and dealth with the Reavers, the ''Inferno'' debacle, and the Brood. After some members leave or go AWOL, Psylocke leads the remaining team to a mission in the Savage Land, then they are teleported back to their Outback base, just as the Reavers are poising to retake their base. Psylocke uses the magic portal Siege Perilous to scatter the X-Men (herself, Dazzler, Colossus and Havok) around the world.

** [[Enforced Trope Enforced]] at the end of the so-called "Outback Era": the X-Men have moved to Australia post-''Fall of the Mutants'', and dealth with the Reavers, the ''Inferno'' debacle, and the Brood. After some members leave or go AWOL, Psylocke leads the remaining team to a mission in the Savage Land, then they are teleported back to their Outback base, just as the Reavers are poising to retake their base. Psylocke uses the magic portal Siege Perilous to scatter the X-Men (herself, Dazzler, Colossus and Havok) around the world.

** In ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2018'', during the "X-Men Disassembled" arc, Magneto, under the control of X-Man, destroys the Institute for Mutant Outreach and Learning (moved to the New York Central Park at the start of the ''ComicBook/Resurrxion'' phase).

* Mutantkind being a biologically endangered species has been done... how many times, already? Most fans may be able to remember at least three occasions: the Legacy Virus (1992-2001), there was the post-''ComicBook/HouseOfM'' "curse" made by Scarlet Witch (2005-2010), and the Terrigen Mists being ([[HandWave somehow]]) fatally poisonous to Mutants (post-2016)... and there is, of course, the many people/aliens/sentient bacteria that target mutants because they are mutants... WordOfGod swears up and down that this kind of plot will stop for good after ''ComicBook/InhumansVsXMen'', but the response of the fans (although grateful overall for the attempt at an AuthorsSavingThrow) is "we'll see". [[spoiler:''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2018'' ends with the governments of the world obtaining plans to create a vaccine that eliminates the X-Gene and working on plans to "inoculate" their populations, so as sure as there's a day and a night, mutants are endangered ''again''. Not surprisingly, this is one of many things in the comic that have enraged fans, with them calling the writers out on it being one of ''several'' supposedly rehashed plot points.]]