What is Magneto’s Backstory in X-Men: The Animated Series?

There are many core elements fromMagneto’s characterisationin Marvel comics thatX-Men: The Animated Seriesadopted.

Two of these key events are Erik’s experiences with the Holocaust and his friendship with Charles Xavier.

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A survivor of these attacks, Erik began working at a hospital where he met a young Charles Xavier.

This was the beginning of the rift between the friends and also established their opposing ideologies.

So began the trading of blows between Magneto and Professor X and his X-Men in the animated series.

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At other times he attempts to recruit wayward mutants for his cause, including members of the X-Men team.

Then my people hunted me with those who once hunted them.

I was a freak, born a mutant, an abomination to their misnamed gods."

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like do not make me let you down."

Episodes 1 and 2 ofX-Men ‘97are streaming now onDisney+.

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