X-Men '97 (TV Series)
Mutant Liberation Begins (2024)
Ray Chase: Cyclops, Russian Judge
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Quotes
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Wolverine : What was the Professor thinking?
Beast : 'The only safe and sure way to destroy your enemy is to make him your friend.' Mark Twain.
Storm : Beast isn't wrong. The Professor had a plan.
Bishop : Seen a lot of futures, but Magneto leading the X-Men? That's a new one.
Gambit : Maybe we go change it back, huh?
Rogue : Look, plenty of us at this table have paths so dirty they don't squeak no matter how much spit you got. Maybe we should take a page from the Professor's playbook and give Erik a second shot.
[Magneto enters the room]
Magneto : I have arranged for the Morlocks to travel to the mutant nation of Genosha. It saddens me that none of you, nor Xavier himself, thought to use his considerable finances to do the same. But this is one of many mutant matters on which we can and will improve, my X-Men.
Cyclops : Guess we can assume those jerks in the sewer are...
Magneto : Alive, but not unharmed. The tragic fact that I did not consign those sapiens to the waste bin of history is proof of my desire to honor Charles Xavier's dream of mutant-human...
[sighs]
Magneto : coexistence.
Cyclops : Okay, prove it. Let Jean scan your mind, see your real plans.
Jean Grey : Scott, no.
Cyclops : What? You did it with Gyrich.
Jean Grey : I accessed Gyrich's mind for information. Using my powers to assess honesty is another matter. Even if I sensed Magneto's intentions were sincere, that's today, this hour, this minute.
Cyclops : Then we check every minute of every day.
Magneto : I was under the welcome impression that you and Mrs. Summers were leaving us.
Cyclops : Not a chance. I'm keeping an eye on you.
Jean Grey : Scott, read the will again. Like it or not, this is what the Professor wanted.
Magneto : Please, my intentions here were not to cause drama or discord.
Storm : You must understand. You have been our fiercest foe for years. A desire for you to prove yourself is only natural.
Magneto : And Storm, you are the closest thing to a goddess as we will ever see. So, I do not lightly deny your request and demand your trust instead. Xavier wanted this.
Cyclops : Maybe he was wrong.
Magneto : After all our tête-à-têtes, you have finally realized what I did ages ago. Even Charles Xavier can make a mistake.
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[the X-Men rush outside the mansion as UN helicopters arrive]
Magneto : Ready yourselves, my X-Men.
Cyclops : We don't lose our cool when the good guys show up.
[UN soldiers exit the helicopters and point their energy rifles at the X-Men]
Magneto : You were saying?
[Val Cooper walks in front of the soldiers]
Val Cooper : We're here for Magneto. Think twice. Our rifles are resistant to your electromagnetic powers.
[Magneto turns on the helicopters and has them surround Cooper and the soldiers with their blades]
Magneto : I should have thought twice?
[Cooper signals for the soldiers to stand down]
Val Cooper : Magneto, by order of the UN Commission of Superhuman Activities, I hereby place you under arrest for crimes against humanity. You will stand trial at the UN Headquarters.
Magneto : Should I successfully vindicate myself in what I will generously assume is a fair trial, will I earn your trust?
Val Cooper : That is how due process works.
Magneto : Then...
[Magneto safely lands the helicopters]
Magneto : I yield.
[Magneto approaches Cooper, offering his hands to be cuffed while an inhibitor is placed around his neck]
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Beast : I am unable to ascertain the nature of the weapon on his back, but his armor is constructed from an energy-resistant titanium-laced alloy.
Cyclops : You got a name?
Carl Denti : X-Cutioner. Here to make sure gene freaks like Magneto pay for their crimes.
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Cyclops : Hurt my friends? Well, now you answer to me!
Carl Denti : Humanity answers to no one!
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Cyclops : Genosha, a UN nation. Never thought I'd see the day.
Magneto : I hear you and Jean have begun to make arrangements to leave. Does this mean you trust me to carry on Xavier's dream?
Cyclops : The Professor trusted you, and I trust him. I guess that'll have to be enough.
Magneto : If I may offer advice, Scott. Be wary. Be vigilant. Tragedy lures with fortune first. This was a good week for our people. Yet it was not without cost.
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Cyclops : Storm, Jean's in labor. Morph's here, but they're losing the line!
Storm : Rogue, fly Cyclops to Jean immediately. Magneto and I will protect the judges.
Cyclops : Be careful, Storm. It's still Magneto.
Storm : Circumstances do not offer us a choice. I need your men stationed at every door. I want those in the lobby to assist the other X-Men. You, uncollar Magneto. You...
American Judge : Well, now, who does she think she...
Storm : Do not think. Be silent. Heed my commands, and you shall survive.
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[last lines]
Cyclops : If only I hadn't left the UN, I could have...
Bishop : You did what you had to. Storm did the same.
Magneto : And we will respect her decision.
Gambit : That so? The blast had your name on it. Should be you leaving, mon ami.
Morph : I don't buy it. Not one minute. Storm will spend a day schlepping it with the basic folk and come right home, happy as a...
[doorbell rings]
Morph : Ha! What did I say? She's back!
[answers the door and sees to his surprise]
Morph : Jean?
Jean Grey : I need the X-Men.
[Jean faints. Everyone is shocked]
Cyclops : What? Jean?
