How Did Professor X Die in X-Men: The Animated Series?

X-Men: The Animated Seriesended its run in 1997 after five seasons and 76 episodes.

The finale, titled ‘Graduation Day’ showed the events of the Human/Mutant Relations Summit.

X-Men ‘97, Jean Grey, Cyclops, Jubilee, Rogue, Professor X from X-Men: The Animated Series

Gyrich shot Professor X with an energy disruptor that left him in a coma.

The series ended with the X-Men farewelling their leader, unsure if they would ever see him again.

Warning - the rest of this article contains spoilers for the first two episodes ofX-Men ‘97.

X-Men Death Professor X

However, it seems that, for now, Professor X is considered dead in theX-Men ‘97universe.

A report from Entertainment Weekly revealed that Ross Marquand will bevoicing Professor X inX-Men ‘97.

The first two episodes ofX-Men ‘97are streaming onDisney+.

X-Men 97 Professor X

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