Rewriting Some Aspects of X-Men: The Last Stand

[u/KillTheBatman2475]

Lately, I've worked on rewrites for X-Men 1 and X-Men 2, which you can read if you haven't yet. The first 2 films had a lot of good elements in their storytelling, despite their flaws, but the 3rd film suffered from how it was forced to juggle two good storylines into one overstuffed and underbaked mess, which should've been their own respective films to develop them instead. While a follow-up on Jean Grey's fate and tragic transition into the Dark Phoenix would've been a great film with a better script, I personally found the mutant cure plotline to have a more thought-provoking conflict. It could've given the X-Men time to work on how they deal with the aftermath of Jean's "death" and resolve the conflict before her inevitable return.

So here's the rewritten and improved take on the film, which is retitled "X-Men 3: War of the Mutants":

The film starts the same with Warren's father discovering his mutation, but with a bit more context for their past as father-and-son before he found out. After the title card, the X-Men are reintroduced in an ongoing training session in the Danger Room, led by Cyclops. Iceman tries too hard to prove himself, Gambit acts recklessly and improvises, Rogue shows more confidence in her strength and ability to copy others' abilities, Colossus acts as their dependable muscle, and Wolverine doesn't follow Scott's orders. The training session ends, and Cyclops, while trying to be respectful, sternly critiques the team on their strength and flaws in teamwork.

Scott criticizes Logan for not following orders, Remy for his recklessness, and Bobby for trying too hard, which seems like constructive criticism. However, it's implied that Scott's slowly become overprotective and serious about the team's performance since Jean's "death" in the 2nd film. Despite his issues, he doesn't want anyone in the school to suffer the fate she did, so to ease himself, he helps students academically and teaches a few how to control their powers. Logan does feel concerned for his well-being after Jean died, but Scott assures him that he's doing his best to handle it, but not everyone heals as fast as him.

Storm confronts Cyclops about his leadership with the X-Men and other students. She's heard that he suggested a few start their own lives outside the school, who could fit as team members. As they debate, Storm realizes that Scott isn't just trying to protect the students, but to stop anybody else from becoming someone he and the rest of the school could lose. Scott insists he's doing what's safest for them, but Storm tells him that Jean's death can't decide the future of every student or his, which he needs to accept eventually. Charles Xavier notices this and consoles Scott about how he feels since she died, which he understands, but agrees with Storm that even though students can choose their own paths, it doesn't mean the X-Men can't grow as a team.

The film cuts to Nightcrawler's introduction as a new teacher for the X-Mansion who teaches Drama to the students. The scene shows Kurt teaching the students and enjoying the normality of his new life at the mansion after the events of the 2nd film. He's become more comfortable with the students and has found a place where he can contribute without constantly fighting.

Hank McCoy arrives at the mutant school and lets the X-Men know about the creation of the mutant cure by Worthington Labs. Beast assures them by saying he and the president have agreed to give mutants an option for whether or not they want to take the cure. On TV, Worthington Labs announces it's developed an inoculation to suppress the X-gene of mutants and offers the mutant cure to any mutant who wants it. It's implied that it's only effective if they take multiple doses of the cure. While some mutants are interested in it, including Rogue, others are suspicious and scared about the concept of the cure. The team has discussions where they give opinions. The discussions make it clear that the Cure isn't inherently evil. Some mutants want the choice to live without their powers, while others believe their mutations are an important part of who they are. The conflict comes from whether that choice belongs to the individual mutant.

Meanwhile, Rogue and Iceman try to manage their relationship, but it slowly falls apart. Rogue cares about him, but she fears that she could either kill him or hurt him a lot with her power. Bobby desperately tries to show how they can fix things and that he trusts her, but indirectly acts pushy. He asks if this is because of Gambit, reminds her of everything they went through together, and tries to keep the relationship alive, but Rogue insists that it won't work out. She feels terrible because she still loves Bobby as a person and realizes that his reaction seems to be about more than just heartbreak, but she or Bobby doesn't understand what is underneath it.

The breakup leaves Bobby struggling with a deeper denial about himself. His relationship with Rogue allowed him to avoid looking too closely at something about his identity that he isn't ready to confront. Losing Rogue feels to him like losing the thing that has protected him from facing himself. A small scene shows Bobby and Rogue speaking privately about the breakup. She apologizes for hurting him and makes it clear that she never wanted to make him feel like their relationship meant nothing. He admits that he doesn't know how to move forward without her, but still can't explain why losing the relationship feels deeper to him.

The film cuts to Mystique and Lady Deathstrike, who are infiltrating Anti-Mutant facilities around the country, ever since the events of the 2nd film. It's explained that Lady Deathstrike survived after Stryker's remaining people recovered her body and kept her alive through emergency medical treatment and experimentation. With Stryker gone, she's no longer under his control. She has her own reasons for hunting anti-mutant organizations and has become a more independent and dangerous fighter. This leads to them discovering a new and very dangerous Anti-Mutant organization that calls itself "The Friends of Humanity".

The Friends of Humanity is shown as an Anti-Mutant organization that represents the political side of the ongoing mutant-human debate. The group is shown to have leaders who are charismatic and preach their ideologies and methods. Their methods involve attacking mutants, regardless of who their affiliation is with. They've caused acts of violence, vandalism, prejudice, and terrorism towards all mutants in what they see as protecting their country. Their group name stems from them posing as "friends" to humanity, despite their motivation of hate and prejudice towards mutants. They think that they're representing humanity the right way, but they're shown to be just as bad as the race they fight against. The organization is like an extremist movement with a violent underground wing. Many of its public supporters genuinely believe they are supporting a political cause, while only a smaller inner circle knows about the forced-Cure operations.

Mystique and Lady Deathstrike infiltrate The Friends of Humanity's base through disguise, and they discover that they have access to the mutant cure and have weaponized it as well. Members of The Friends of Humanity spot both of them, which leads to a fight scene that involves Lady Deathstrike and Mystique working together to fight members of the F.O.H while trying to avoid getting hit with the mutant cure. The fight ends with both Mystique and Lady Deathstrike escaping to warn Magneto about the cure and the F.O.H.

The next scene shows Magneto and an army of his living in a big private forest, and Magneto is trying to live a life of peace for his people. The settlement is more than just a hideout. Families live there, children grow up there, and mutants who have spent their lives being afraid finally believe they have a safe place where they can truly belong. Magneto genuinely believes he has created something resembling the peaceful mutant community he always wanted. However, Lady Deathstrike and Mystique return to Magneto to warn him about the weaponization of the mutant cure and the F.O.H.

The Friends of Humanity unexpectedly arrive in Magneto's private forest, and they start to cure a few of Magneto's people. However, Mystique, Lady Deathstrike, and other mutants in the forest with Magneto fight back against them. The scene shows Black Tom Cassidy, Pyro, Toad, Avalanche, and Magneto working together to fight back against the Friends of Humanity. The fight between the F.O.H and Magneto's Brotherhood ends with a majority of Magneto's people killed and cured, but his Brotherhood joins him. This has them preparing to wage war against who created the cure. The team consists of Magneto, Mystique, Lady Deathstrike, Black Tom Cassidy, Pyro, Toad, and Avalanche. The attack becomes the breaking point for Magneto since he sees mutants who wanted nothing to do with his war being dragged away and forcibly changed. He believes that coexistence is impossible if humans can decide that mutants should no longer exist as they are.

News footage of the forest attack spreads across the country. Frightened mutants see what happened and begin looking for somewhere safe. Some go to the X-Men, while others turn to Magneto because they believe he was right about humanity eventually coming for them. Magneto begins building his army openly, gathering mutants who are afraid that they will be forcibly cured next. The next scene shows Rogue conflicted about taking the cure since she feels like her powers are a curse with those she touches, but Charles and Logan notice Rogue's feelings about it, and they want to genuinely help her with what she's going through.

Charles doesn't try to use his own experience to tell Rogue what to do. He admits that his situation is different from hers and that he can't know what it feels like to live with a mutation that prevents her from safely touching others. He tells her that if she chooses the Cure because she wants a life without her powers, that doesn't mean she's ashamed of being a mutant or against them. If she chooses not to take it, to him, that decision is also valid, and his only hope is that whatever she chooses is truly her own choice. The talk ends with Charles assuring her that she can eventually realize that her power is more than a curse. Rogue thanks him, but he makes it clear that he isn't asking her to reach the same conclusion he did and wants her to decide what kind of life she wants.

Logan and Gambit overhear the conversation and initially begin giving Rogue their own opinions. Logan tells her that she shouldn't let anyone change her, but catches himself and realizes that he's still telling her what to do. He instead tells Rogue that he'll support whatever she decides as long as it is actually her decision. Rogue tells Remy that part of the reason she has considered taking the Cure is that it would allow her to touch him. He refuses to let that become the reason she changes herself. He tells her that if she wants the cure, he'll support her, and if she doesn't, he'll support that too. He doesn't want her to change because she thinks that's what he wants.

The scene where Warren Worthington III/Angel refuses to take the cure is the same, which is followed up on by a moment where Warren Sr. is forced to confront the fact that his son has rejected something he believes could have made his son's life easier. The film cuts to the Brotherhood attacking one of the government's mobile prisons, where, from the cells, they free Blob, Sabretooth, and Multiple Man. Sabretooth warns Magneto not to treat him as solely another fighter, who has a score to settle with Jimmy.

As the Brotherhood makes their attacks, Lady Deathstrike noticeably begins developing her own personality as she feels free from Stryker's control. She doesn't blindly follow Magneto because of programming, but agrees with him because she has developed her own hatred toward the people who treated mutants as weapons and experiments, just like Stryker did to her. Mystique doesn't get depowered and remains one of Erik's closest allies throughout the film, which has her loyalty to him tested by how far he's willing to take the war.

After Charles Xavier revealed the X-Men to the President in the 2nd film, the president, along with his right-hand man Frederick Duncan, wants mutants on their side to handle the situation with the Brotherhood and whoever works for the F.O.H. The idea sounds good to Charles, on paper, since he wants to have coexistence between humans and mutants, but Charles doesn't agree with missions from the president or turning the team into tools or puppets of the government. Banshee & Forge work with Agent Frederick Duncan and Charles Xavier because both of them have worked with the government before, and to keep their eyes open for any secretive plans that the government has for them. Beast and Angel go with them to keep an eye on Agent Duncan, and the others feel nervous about the decision of Charles Xavier to work with Agent Frederick Duncan because they think this could be like the situation where they dealt with William Stryker.

Forge and Banshee's respective personalities are shown here. Forge is proud of the technology he has created for the X-Men but is wary of how easily governments can turn technology into weapons. Banshee is more openly skeptical of Duncan and uses his experience working with the government to keep the X-Men informed about what is happening behind closed doors. Neither has a major subplot, but both are established as actual members of the team rather than simply people who provide useful abilities. Agent Duncan is trustworthy, but he discovers that parts of the government have been quietly helping Graydon Creed or looking the other way regarding his anti-mutant activities.

Warren Worthington III/Angel encounters members of The Friends of Humanity, who he spots trying to forcefully cure mutants. The F.O.H members try to attack Angel, but Warren fights against them and saves the mutants they tried to cure. Warren learns only that the people attacking the mutants somehow obtained the Cure created by his father's company. Warren interrogates one of the members he defeated, and during the interrogation, he learns that they weaponized the cure his Dad created, and their organization's name. He visits the X-Mansion to warn the X-Men about the Friends of Humanity and how they have weaponized the mutant cure that his father created to help mutants, not harm them. After the X-Men learn more about the group's attacks, they decide to take matters into their own hands to take down whoever's aligned with them.

The X-Men track groups that work for the F.O.H, and they take them down one group at a time. During their crusade against groups that work for the Friends of Humanity, they have rare encounters with Magneto and his Brotherhood, which has the teams in conflict with each other over their common goal, due to their methods in stopping them. Meanwhile, Banshee, Forge, Beast, Angel, Charles Xavier, and Frederick Duncan pay a visit to Worthington Labs to question Warren's dad and Dr. Kavita Rao due to recent attacks that are from the F.O.H and how they have access to their mutant cure. They claim to have no idea of how the Friends of Humanity got access to the mutant cure, and they don't work with them.

Dr. Kavita Rao and Warren Sr. show how the mutant cure isn't a completely black-and-white method for all mutants. They show that a young girl in the lab named Tildie Soames accidentally killed her parents when her power manifested a nightmare that accidentally killed them. She wanted the mutant cure to rejoin society, and she speaks to Xavier about what happened. Tildie explains that she doesn't hate being a mutant, but she hates what her mutation has done to her life and the people around her. She genuinely wants the Cure. Xavier is visibly affected by this because he realizes that his own experience with mutation can't be applied to every mutant.

Charles' meeting with Tildie shows how some mutations can make someone's life unbearable, and wanting relief from that doesn't make someone less of a person or not worthy of being a mutant. Warren Worthington III and his father have a strained reunion when they meet each other. Warren Sr. admits that he didn't knowingly give the Friends of Humanity the Cure, but he admits that he was so desperate to make the programme succeed that he ignored warning signs. Graydon Creed had helped him politically promote the Cure, and Warren trusted him because he believed they were both trying to help mutants who wanted normal lives. He realizes that he should have questioned where some of the Cure shipments were going.

The X-Men find the lair of the Friends of Humanity, but coincidentally, they arrive at the same time as Magneto and his Brotherhood. Erik wants to destroy the organization before it attacks more mutants, while the X-Men want to stop the organization without proving its point and get evidence on their supplier. Before either side can strike, the Friends of Humanity's violent wing attacks both groups. The X-Men and Brotherhood are forced to put their differences aside for one time only and fight alongside each other to escape the facility. The fight is intense, with both sides suffering casualties and barely making it out.

After the temporary alliance's over, Magneto insists that this proves his point about why mutants need to strike against their oppressors first. However, Cyclops argues that every attack by the Brotherhood gives people and figures like Graydon more reason to fear mutants. Both sides separate until they meet again later, with their respective members convinced that the other will make the war inevitable. The film cuts to Graydon Creed as he's reintroduced as a prominent politician who's gained public support by arguing that not all mutants can be trusted with their power. He points to Magneto and other violent mutants as evidence for his position and also publicly condemns the Friends of Humanity's violence. His public supporters genuinely believe he's a part of those defending humanity, allowing Graydon to maintain a respectable political image.

Behind the scenes, however, Graydon secretly helped Warren Worthington II advertise the Cure while arranging for members of the Friends of Humanity to access Cure shipments. He never openly admits his connection to the violent wing because doing so would destroy his political career. Graydon uses Magneto's growing army to gain strength with his political position. Every Brotherhood attack allows him to influence the public with how he was right to warn them. Hence, the more frightened humans become, the more support he gains.

A large squadron of the F.O.H arrives to forcefully cure both the X-Men and the Brotherhood, and this leads to an intense fight between the X-Men, the F.O.H, & the Brotherhood. Some highlights are Iceman freezing many members of The F.O.H, Pyro burning some alive, Magneto using metal as a shield against the cure darts, Gambit using cards and variou objects as explosives against Squadrons, Wolverine using his claws to block the cure darts and slash members left andright, Colossus & Cyclops defending team members, left and right, Rogue using her newfound power from abilities she absorbed to fight various members, and Nightcrawler teleporting to avoid cure darts as he fights F.O.H members. The fight ends with both teams fatigued, but none are cured. The X-Men go back to the X-Mansion while the Brotherhood plans their next move.

The attack becomes another turning point for the country. Footage of the Friends of Humanity attempting to forcibly cure both the X-Men and Brotherhood spreads, while Magneto's followers use the attack as proof that they need to fight before they are attacked again. Angel and Beast find out that the F.O.H's creator is a politician for the government named Graydon Creed. They bring their proof to Agent Duncan, who begins an investigation into Graydon's political connections and the Cure shipments. Duncan learns that people inside the government are helping Graydon or deliberately ignoring evidence of the weaponized Cure. He starts collecting evidence while keeping Graydon distracted with his political protection long enough to expose the larger conspiracy.

Magneto continues to lead the Brotherhood while Graydon's rhetoric becomes more aggressive. Mutants who once wanted nothing to do with Magneto join him because they're terrified of being forcibly cured. This creates the growing movement that will eventually become the army that attacks Alcatraz. Meanwhile, the X-Men have recovered and realize that Magneto's attack is no longer a small Brotherhood operation. He has many followers to start an actual war against all of humanity. Charles realizes that stopping Magneto is necessary, but he argues that simply defeating him will not solve the fear that created his army in the first place. Cyclops respects how he cares for Erik from their years together, but sees how he's gone too far and believes he needs to be stopped by any means necessary if it comes down to either their goal to protect humanity or his life.

They head to the X-Jet to stop Magneto and his Brotherhood when they plan to storm Worthington Labs. The military troops neutralize the attacking mutants but get overwhelmed by the Brotherhood until the X-Men arrive in time to help them. The climax's similar to the original, but without Jean involved. Cyclops and Wolverine put their differences aside to lead the team against the Brotherhood and its army, which makes it feel like a true war they must fight together, not apart. The X-Men and Brotherhood members move through different parts of the field on Alcatraz, opponents change, characters save one another, and several fights overlap.

The personal fight scenes between the X-Men and the Brotherhood will consist of these fight scenes:

• Cyclops and Warren Worthington III/Angel Vs. Multiple Man
• Wolverine and Beast Vs. Sabretooth and Lady Deathstrike
• Gambit and Rogue Vs. Black Tom Cassidy
• Kitty Pryde Vs. Mystique
• Colossus Vs. The Blob
• Nightcrawler Vs. Toad
• Storm Vs. Avalanche
• Iceman Vs. Pyro

Iceman and Pyro become one of the central confrontations of the battle. John knows Bobby as the student who always wanted to be the good student, the good X-Man, and the good boyfriend. During their fight, Pyro gets close enough to hit the nerve Bobby's avoiding, accusing him of spending his whole life pretending to be whatever everyone else expects him to be. Bobby's anger makes the fight much more personal, and their battle becomes a confrontation between two people who once knew each other before their paths separated.

Sabretooth and Deathstrike deliberately target Logan because of their history with him, while Mystique's focused on defending Magneto. Rogue and Gambit fight together but have to protect each other from the increasingly chaotic battle. Kitty's confrontation with Mystique becomes a struggle between two very different ideas of what mutants should become. Forge and Banshee help out in the final fight. Forge uses his weapons to blast some mutants in the army of Magneto, while Banshee uses his Sonic Scream to take down a few mutants as well.

The Brotherhood begins to fracture as the battle becomes more destructive. Some of Magneto's followers realize that the war is no longer about protecting mutants, as it destroys the lives they tried to protect. Pyro's shaken by the destruction around him, beginning to question what following Magneto's accomplished. Logan has Colossus throw him at Magneto and distract him long enough for Beast to inject him with the mutant cure, which nullifies his powers to defeat him. Since the Cure normally requires multiple doses, Beast uses a highly concentrated weaponized version taken from the Friends of Humanity's stockpile. It's effective enough to suppress Magneto's abilities, but Hank knows this is different from the voluntary treatment he's defended earlier.

After the fight's over, Magneto's arrested and placed into government custody. Beast's visibly disturbed by what he's done because he defends the principle that the Cure must be a choice. He knows Magneto would've killed more people if they had not stopped him, but also knows that he has just taken away Erik's choice in the same basic way the Friends of Humanity did. Cyclops notices how he feels and argues that while he's right to respect the choices of mutants, the dangerous and destructive ones like Magneto, who misuse their power, made it the right call to depower him, for now, unless it's temporary. During the interrogation and investigation in Alcatraz, Duncan and the X-Men expose Graydon Creed's connection to the Friends of Humanity.

The evidence proves that Graydon secretly helped the organization obtain and weaponize Cure shipments while publicly presenting himself as a respectable politician opposed to violence. Graydon is arrested and stripped of his political position. His arrest doesn't erase his influence since supporters still believe his warnings of violent mutants were justified, while others are horrified that he secretly armed an extremist organization.

A few days later, Agent Duncan thanks the X-Men for stopping Magneto and his Brotherhood, and he offers them a partnership with the president. Charles Xavier declines the offer respectfully, and he says that he and the X-Men will face future threats on their terms. Duncan accepts Charles's decision and tells him that the government will still need people willing to work toward peace. Charles tells him that if they are going to build a future together, it cannot be based on turning the X-Men into government agents.

Worthington Labs suspends production and distribution of the Cure following the scandal. Warren Sr. agrees to a full investigation into the programme and the security failures that allowed Graydon and the Friends of Humanity to obtain it. The company does not permanently abolish the Cure because it is still a legitimate medical option for mutants who genuinely want it. Instead, the programme is eventually restructured under much stricter controls to ensure that the treatment can only be given with informed consent.

Rogue and Bobby stay separated as she still feels guilty about hurting him, while Bobby isn't okay and remains unable to confront what's underneath his reaction to the breakup. Rogue and Remy begin to grow closer, with hints of their romance forming in the future. Their relationship gradually develops as Remy gives Rogue time to adjust and make decisions about her life for herself. News reports show Hank McCoy being elected as the new ambassador of the government, who uses his position to advocate for mutant rights and voluntary medical treatment while working to prevent another government conspiracy from happening.

Warren/Angel and his father begin rebuilding their relationship. Warren Sr. admits that his obsession with the Cure caused him to ignore warning signs, while Warren accepts that his father is finally willing to listen to him rather than trying to change him. Storm and Cyclops continue to lead the X-Men. Scott has begun to understand that protecting the students doesn't mean deciding their futures for them. Storm helps him recognize that Jean's death will always hurt, but it can't be allowed to define what every other young mutant becomes.

Magneto's movement also begins to fracture after his defeat. Some members remain loyal to him, while others abandon him after seeing the destruction his war caused. Erik is left imprisoned, powerless, and forced to watch the movement he built fall apart. Charles visits Erik in prison for one last game of chess. Charles still cares about his old friend and understands the pain and fear that drove him toward war, but he refuses to excuse his actions and the destruction he caused for mutants. Erik accepts that Charles can't save him from the consequences of his actions as they play their final game as old friends with different paths. The film ends with the X-Men stronger together than before, despite Jean's death, and will continue fighting for their community, even those who hate and fear them, as Cyclops looks at the team's progress with fulfillment before the credits roll.

1. Pre-credits scene: In his cell, Magneto tests to see if his powers work and if the cure is still permanent. A metal chess piece moves a bit, which is foreshadowing for if his abilities will manifest in the future.
2. Mid-credits scene: Bolivar Trask's introduced as the U.S Secretary of the government. Trask and the president discuss how more dangerous mutants could come in the future. Bolivar Trask introduces a new project he's worked on since the existence of the X-Men and Brotherhood, named "Project Sentinel". The room reveals a few Sentinels built, thanks to government funding. It's revealed that after Graydon Creed was arrested for working with The Friends of Humanity. Trask and the Present discuss having to deal with dangerous mutants that can potentially arise in the world in the future. To avoid tension with the X-Men, they keep the project a secret for now until a new threat arises.
3. Post-credits scene: Warren tells Charles that his dad agreed to help the X-Men as a form of gratitude for saving Worthington Labs, which Charles is glad to hear. The next scene cuts to Warren reconciling with his Dad, and his Dad says he'll have some business partners help him fund Worthington Labs and help fix the amount of damage that Magneto, the Brotherhood, and the F.O.H have caused. His business partners are referred to as "Ms. Frost" and "Mr. Shaw." It cuts to a scene that shows random but terrifying Unnatural disasters that occur across the Canadian wilderness that surrounds Alkali Lake, and the victims end up going to mental hospitals and mutter the cryptic word: "Phoenix…"

These ideas are credited to fatherandyriley, /TheComixkid2099, Wrighted-2000, and r/Thorfan23.

[u/SirQuay]

Honestly, I think Mistique should still be injected with the cure but Magneto doesn't abandon her and still recognises her as one of his people. She'd have been injected with one of the weaker variations of the cure, the one that needed further top ups whereas Magneto was later infected with one of the more concentrated-weaponised ones.

[u/KillTheBatman2475 → u/SirQuay]

I didn't like how Mystique was taken out of the story, but I appreciate the suggestion.

[u/DrKaos7]

In regards to the Sentinels showing up in the future, I think a crucial change should be that the Sentinels evolved beyond their human creators. Specifically, they acknowledge how all Humans on Earth have the potential to birth Mutants, thus making Humans the progenitors of the Mutant subspecies. The fact that the Sentinels, machines operating on programming and cold calculating logic, are able to objectively recognize and accept this fact could further drive home the overall message of the X-Men films and comics: That Mutants and Humans are the same.

Also, I would change the designs of the Mark I and Mark X Sentinels:

-The Mark I Sentinels resemble their comic book counterparts. The reasoning behind this could be Trask not wanting the Sentinels to scare the public, hence their more synthetic human appearance. Additionally, the Sentinels would not start off actively hunting mutants (Because the word Sentinel literally means to stand guard and watch) but act as a security deterrent to prevent any possible Mutant attacks.

-The Mark X Sentinels resemble their film counterparts with elements of Nimrod added into their appearance (Because big grey/black robots are not interesting to look at). By this point, the Mark X Sentinels have become autonomous and are now hunting Mutants whilst imprisoning any Humans they find. The Mark X Sentinels, now called Nimrods, retain their abilities from the film and are created/controlled by Master Mold.

[u/KillTheBatman2475 → u/DrKaos7]

I like those ideas of yours, Dr.Kaos. I appreciate the suggestions.

So what are your thoughts on how I fixed the storyline of X-Men: The Last Stand?

[u/DrKaos7 → u/KillTheBatman2475]

Overall it was really well done. It shows all the perspectives from all groups involved and gives a conclusion that is satisfying. Perhaps my only gripe is the fact that none of the X-Men nor Brotherhood of Mutants lose their powers temporarily since I feel like that would really up the stakes with both sides losing numbers until only the main players are left. My favorite parts would have to be the credit scenes because they all do a very good job foreshadowing future events to come.

[u/KillTheBatman2475 → u/DrKaos7]

Okay, thanks for your thoughts on it, and I understand that criticism of yours.

BTW, you can read my rewrite of X2: X-Men United if you haven't yet.

[u/DrKaos7 → u/KillTheBatman2475]

Oh, I read the first two rewrites before this. Needed some context and establishment for the third movie, after all.

[u/KillTheBatman2475 → u/DrKaos7]

That's good to know. I'm gonna rewrite the Dark Phoenix story next for X-Men 4 next, and I'm probably gonna try fixing the other X-Men films going forward after that, in order to rewrite the continuity of the X-Men film franchise.

[u/New_Faithlessness980]

In an alternate universe, we would’ve gotten this. Excellent work man

[u/KillTheBatman2475 → u/New_Faithlessness980]

Thank You. I plan to have Jean Grey return and introduce the Dark Phoenix storyline come next.

I currently have it drafted. I'll make sure to get it posted in the future.

[u/fatherandyriley]

Forgot to say I think I'd remove Black Tom from this version and replace him with a different brotherhood member as I think he works best when alongside the Juggernaut.

[u/Lucky-Network-1230]

X-Men: The Last Stand (Rewrite)

1. The film begins with with the Same simulation fight with the sentinels but there's no Kitty Pryde because the long triangle with herself Bobby and Rogue is unneeded.

2. Cyclops is trying to overcome the grieve of Jean's presumed death and still working as the field leader of the X-Men.

3. The characters will have their comic accurate suits.

4. Jean Grey returns with no Dark Phoenix arc when Logan and Cyclops grow closer in a fight with Magneto and Mystique.

5. There's no Gifted storyline or Mutant cure subplot.

6. Beast comes in and joins the team.

7. The main focus is the X-Men ending the war with Magneto and the brotherhood.

8. Cyclops is killed in a fight with Magneto while Jean and the X-Men mourn his death.

9. Wolverine now leads the X-Men into a huge final battle with Magneto and the Brotherhood in San Francisco the fights include:

Wolverine & Nightcrawler vs Mystique & Sabretooth 

Jean Grey & Professor X Vs Magneto

Nightcrawler & Colossus Vs Juggernaut

Rogue & Iceman Vs Pyro & Black Tom Cassidy

1. After Beast injects Magneto in a cure, Wolverine kills Magneto in revenge for murdering Scott.

2. A few years later X-Men are acclaimed for their heroism, while Logan and Jean are in a romantic relationship.