X-Men (2021) #35

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In X-Men (2021) #35 / Uncanny X-Men #700: Fall of the House of X, Gerry Duggan delivers a sweeping, emotional finale that closes the book on the Krakoan Age. The final battle against Orchis is over, but its aftermath reveals deeper scars than any single war could leave. Millions of mutants — along with a fragment of Krakoa itself — return to Earth after spending fifteen years in the White Hot Room, a place where time flowed differently, forcing entire families and friend groups to confront the shock of reunification. This includes complicated reunions between longtime lovers, estranged friends, and fractured teammates, each grappling with the trauma of being apart for what felt like a lifetime for some and mere months for others. The X-Men must face the consequences not just of Orchis’ hatred, but of the choices they themselves made during the rise and fall of their mutant nation.

Personal relationships take center stage as the Krakoan dream dissolves. Charles Xavier confronts the crushing weight of his own failures — his secretive choices, the authoritarian drift of Krakoa’s governing body, and the personal trust he shattered along the way. His relationships with Jean Grey, Cyclops, and Magneto hover between grief and disappointment, each of them recognizing that the dream they built with him was compromised at its core. Mystique’s killing of Mother Righteous is driven not just by revenge but by years of manipulation tied into her strained, tragic love for Destiny. Even Apocalypse’s confrontation with the X-Men is deeply tied to family: the power struggles and philosophical divides between him, Genesis, and his children shape the entire debate over what mutant survival should now look like. These moments give the finale a sense of mythic personal gravity — gods, lovers, rivals, and revolutionaries all confronting the emotional fallout of their own creation.

In the end, Krakoa chooses to return to the White Hot Room, becoming a haven for the millions who spent years there, while Earth’s remaining mutants prepare for a future without resurrection protocols or a homeland to fall back on. The island’s departure marks the symbolic death of the Krakoan dream — a dream built on unity but strained by secrecy, compromise, and the weight of old wounds never fully healed. Charles Xavier willingly surrenders himself to imprisonment, finally accepting accountability for his role in everything that went wrong. The survivors, scattered but resolute, step forward into Marvel’s From the Ashes era with relationships tested, loyalties re-shaped, and the knowledge that the idea of “mutantkind” now has to be rebuilt not through immortality or isolation, but through the bonds they choose to keep.

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