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word of advice : Spoilers for Resurrection of Magneto # 2!WhetherMagnetois definitively a hero or a villain for the X - Men has finally been answered . Most fans are most intimate with the villainy that has cover Magneto sinceX - Menfirst hit ledge in 1963 , but in more late years , he turned over a new foliage beforeMagneto nobly sacrificed his lifein 2022 . However , his character has always been so profoundly rooted in being virtuously gray that his alliance remains hard to nail down .
Today , Marvel has been able-bodied to confirm that Magneto is officially a hero for the X - Men as ofResurrection of Magneto#2 . As violent storm embark on a missionary station to wreak Magneto back to life in orderto prevent the X - Men ’s fall to Orchis , she finds Max in the afterlife . There , he ’s torment by the figure of those he ’s kill , as well as the names of those he ’s saved .
As much as he ’s trouble to see the M of gens that have perished by his hand , he is even more broken by the thousands of names he ’s saved . In his mind , the latter is far too few .
While Magneto has efficaciously ransom himself within the current state of X - Men continuity , one forget villain proves his salvation is a antic .
Magneto is Far More Complex Than Good or Evil
Resurrection of Magneto#2 by Al Ewing, Luciano Vecchio, David Curiel, Jesus Aburtov, and VC’s Joe Sabino
Even when he was misguide , his intentions were pure and signify to better the mutant race .
This intact issue is all about coming to terms with the complexity of Magneto , the trade good and the bad that he ’s offered to the X - Men . He spends the first half of the upshot bemoaning his bankruptcy and intimate that he ca n’t possibly be forgive for the harm he caused while among the living . Nor does Magneto require forgiveness , even from himself . That ’s when Storm show him a wall of people he ’s saved that runs just as long as the list of lives he ’s taken .
That ’s where the complexity of Magneto comes into swordplay , along with his stance on good and wickedness . Max has hurt as many masses as he ’s helped . He ’s done some truly flagitious thing over the years , but also some uplifting things . take one life alone is unforgivable for him , yet one mutant unsaved is one too many . Even when he was misguided , his intentions were pure and intended to improve the mutant race . When he ’s right , he ’s not doing enough , and when he ’s incorrect , the newfound clarity eats by at him .
What Makes Magneto the Ultimate Hero
For starters , his reaction to the lean of names of those he save , compared to his reaction to the list of biography he ’s damned , is tell . With the latter , he ’s enraged more than anything , but with the former , he ’s heartbroken . The opinion that he could have saved more is enough to move him to tears . It ’s also enough to advance Magneto to return to the land of the living , if only to right his damage . WhileMagneto’scrimes are as inexcusable as the scathe he ’s at once done to the X - Men , his passion to perpetually do better highlight that he ’ll never block fight to spare others .
Resurrection of Magneto#2is on sale now from Marvel Comics .
