{"id":71633,"date":"2026-07-25T21:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=71633"},"modified":"2026-07-25T21:30:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:30:02","slug":"marvel-confirms-major-villains-for-x-men-97-season-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=71633","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Confirms Major Villains for X-Men &#8217;97 Season 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">X-Men &#8217;97 fever is burning hot right now, and Marvel fanned the flames at Comic-Con with the &#8220;Marvel Comics to Screen&#8221; panel. The panelists revealed new details about the upcoming third and fourth seasons, including the return of several fan-favorite mutant villains.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Fans can expect to see the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants to return in Season 3. These characters have been conspicuously absent so far in the revival series, so it&#8217;s good to know that&#8217;s going to change soon.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">X-Men &#8217;97 Season 2 Trailer Stills<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">What&#8217;s more, attendees got an early look at Season 3 in the form of a clip featuring these characters. We see the team &#8212; consisting of Pyro, Avalanche, Blob, and Toad &#8212; in the streets and writing &#8220;mutant freedom&#8221; on the side of a building. Intriguingly, they&#8217;re joined by a new recruit in the form of the electricity-wielding teenage mutant Surge, who charges up their graffiti with a massive blast of power. The Brotherhood are then attacked by a new Sentinel variant decked out in patriotic blue colors.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">That clip gives us some idea of the tone of the series in Season 3. While the X-Men will presumably win their final battle with Apocalypse this season, it seems tensions with the US government are still running high in the aftermath.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Executive producer Brad Winderbaum also gave attendees a quick update on the status of the next two seasons, revealing that as Season 2 airs right now, they&#8217;re wrapping up animation work on Season 3 and animatics on Season 4. Hopefully, that means we&#8217;ll see Season 3 at some point in 2027.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">For more on X-Men &#8217;97, check out IGN&#8217;s spoiler-free review of Season 2, Episodes 1-4. And be sure to visit IGN&#8217;s SDCC hub page for plenty more coverage from the show.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by<\/em><em> <\/em><u><em>following @jschedeen on BlueSky<\/em><\/u><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/x-men-97-season-3-will-bring-back-these-fan-favorite-mutant-villains-comic-con-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>X-Men &#8217;97 fever is burning hot right now, and Marvel fanned the flames at Comic-Con with the &#8220;Marvel Comics to Screen&#8221; panel. 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