History Recap / XMenS1E9TheCure

* DramaticIrony: Cable wants to kill Adler, whose ArchEnemy Apocalypse has already taken care of.

* {{Jerkass}}: Wolverine, at the beginning

Cable is tracking the genetic scientist that invented the deadly power-suppressing collars used in Genosha, Gottfried Adler. He arrives at a cottage in a frozen mountain peak where Warren Worthington III is on date with a girl. When Cable attacks, he and Warren engage in a gun fight but Warren is hit and falls off a balcony. Cable interrogates the girl who tells him Adler is in Scotland and the warrior realizes she's referring to Muir Island. Right then Warren appears, flying with the help of angel-like wings, but Cable throws a flash grenade and escapes. The girl, still disoriented from the flash grenade, grabs a gun and accidently shoots Warren, who falls off the balcony again.

Meanwhile in Muir Island, Scotland, Professor X asks his scientist friend Moira [=McTaggert=] if she can't demand to review Adler's work as she was the one who created the Mutant Research Center. Moira says that Adler is not properly a member of the MRC and that he only pays to use the facilities and that she doesn't know if he can reverse mutations. When they try to enter Adler's lab, Xavier uses his telepathy to prob the scientist's mind, but after getting a vision of a female mutant with blue skin, red hair, and clothed in white, he suffers from a powerful psychic backlash. Later, laying on a bed, Xavier wonders if Adler is a mutant and Moira suggests that might be why he's so concerned with finding a cure.

Back to the X-Mansion, the X-Men are continuing to rebuilt the place after Juggernaut trashed it. However Wolverine is being a jerk and eventually angers Gambit but Rogue calls them out before a fight occurs. Right then Jubilee comes running that Xavier is calling them and then Professor X explains that Adler has been developing a cure for genetic mutation. Wolverine and Storm are against the idea but Rogue, anguishing from being unable to touch people, decides to take a shot. Gambit goes to her and tries to charm her away from attempting to take the cure but an angry Rogue simply flies away.

Rogue arrives at Muir Island and goes to a pub where she's harassed by two mutant criminals called Pyro and Avalanche whom she quickly defeats. She then goes to the Mutant Research Center and demands Doctor Adler to turn her into a human. Doctor Adler agrees and tells her to return in an hour; after Rogue leaves, it's revealed Adler is actually Mystique in disguise, she being the blue-skinned, red-haired, white-garbed mutant Xavier saw in his vision, and she's working for Apocalypse. Apocalypse believes Rogue to be a fool, but that her vast powers would be helpful and orders Mystique to use the machine to enslave the X-Woman. Rogue recollects her first of her powers and how they nearly killed the boy she had a crush on. Meanwhile Cable finally arrives at Muir Island and after quickly defeating Pyro, he leaves to search of Adler.

Pyro and Avalanche crash in Adler's lab and kidnap the scientist, while distracting Rogue by throwing the large machine on her head. The two mutants flee to the countryside where Adler transforms back into Mystique and confronts them. Right then Rogue comes flying in and Mystique, once again disguised, flees while the three mutants fight. But then Cable confronts 'Adler'.

Meanwhile back at the Mutant Research Center, Xavier and Moira go to the wrecked lab and realize Adler was kidnaped. Right then Cyclops and Jean arrive, having gone after Rogue. Jean and Cyclops go after her, and they find Rogue as she's fighting against Cable. Cyclops blasts Cable with his eye beams, while a charged rock sends Jean falling off a cliff, but she's saved by Rogue. After the ordeal Rogue decides she doesn't want to be cured, but another mutant, Warren Worthington, does.

* AccidentalHero: Pyro and Avalanche's scheme to ransom Dr. Adler ultimately works good but of no credit to either of them. They interrupt the procedure to brainwash Rogue into a slave of Apocalypse, and the ensuing rescue causes her to embrace her powers.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Apocalypse's plan which is why Mystique is masquerading as a scientist in order to trick mutants into willingly submit to the enslaving machine.

* DramaticIrony: Cable wants to kill Adler, who ArchEnemy Apocalypse has already taken care of.

** Rogue's motivation. Her saving Jean's life has her reluctantly accept that getting rid of them would be too great a sacrifice, because she can still use them to help people.

* KillAndReplace: The real Dr. Adler was killed by Apocalypse some time ago and Mystique has been impersonating him since.

* MythologyGag: Adler shares his last name with Destiny from the comics, long associated with Mystique, and sure enough, turns out to be Mystique in disguise.

* UnwittingPawn: Arguably the X-Men. Them stopping Cable to save "Dr. Adler's" life, meant that they unintentionally protected an impostor under the employ of Apocalypse, who would go on to advance the latter's agenda in the next episode [[NiceJobBreakingItHero by enslaving mutants to commit acts of global terrorism]][[note]]Not that the X-Men would be fine with murder under any circumstances[[/note]].
* WingedHumanoid: Angel.

* MythologyGag: Adler shars his last name with Destiny from the comics, long associated with Mystique, and sure enough, turns out to be Mystique in disguise.

Cable is tracking the genetic scientist that invented the deadly power-suppressing collars used in Genosha, Gottfried Addler. He arrives at a cottage in a frozen mountain peak where Warren Worthington III is on date with a girl. When Cable attacks, he and Warren engage in a gun fight but Warren is hit and falls off a balcony. Cable interrogates the girl who tells him Addler is in Scotland and the warrior realizes she's referring to Muir Island. Right then Warren appears, flying with the help of angel-like wings, but Cable throws a flash grenade and escapes. The girl, still disoriented from the flash grenade, grabs a gun and accidently shoots Warren, who falls off the balcony again.

Meanwhile in Muir Island, Scotland, Professor X asks his scientist friend Moira [=McTaggert=] if she can't demand to review Addler's work as she was the one who created the Mutant Research Center. Moira says that Addler is not properly a member of the MRC and that he only pays to use the facilities and that she doesn't know if he can reverse mutations. When they try to enter Addler's lab, Xavier uses his telepathy to prob the scientist's mind, but after getting a vision of a female mutant with blue skin, red hair, and clothed in white, he suffers from a powerful psychic backlash. Later, laying on a bed, Xavier wonders if Addler is a mutant and Moira suggests that might be why he's so concerned with finding a cure.

Back to the X-Mansion, the X-Men are continuing to rebuilt the place after Juggernaut trashed it. However Wolverine is being a jerk and eventually angers Gambit but Rogue calls them out before a fight occurs. Right then Jubilee comes running that Xavier is calling them and then Professor X explains that Addler has been developing a cure for genetic mutation. Wolverine and Storm are against the idea but Rogue, anguishing from being unable to touch people, decides to take a shot. Gambit goes to her and tries to charm her away from attempting to take the cure but an angry Rogue simply flies away.

Rogue arrives at Muir Island and goes to a pub where she's harassed by two mutant criminals called Pyro and Avalanche whom she quickly defeats. She then goes to the Mutant Research Center and demands Doctor Addler to turn her into a human. Doctor Addler agrees and tells her to return in an hour; after Rogue leaves, it's revealed Addler is actually Mystique in disguise, she being the blue-skinned, red-haired, white-garbed mutant Xavier saw in his vision, and she's working for Apocalypse. Apocalypse believes Rogue to be a fool, but that her vast powers would be helpful and orders Mystique to use the machine to enslave the X-Woman. Rogue recollects her first of her powers and how they nearly killed the boy she had a crush on. Meanwhile Cable finally arrives at Muir Island and after quickly defeating Pyro, he leaves to search of Addler.

Pyro and Avalanche crash in Addler's lab and kidnap the scientist, while distracting Rogue by throwing the large machine on her head. The two mutants flee to the countryside where Addler transforms back into Mystique and confronts them. Right then Rogue comes flying in and Mystique, once again disguised, flees while the three mutants fight. But then Cable confronts 'Addler'.

Meanwhile back at the Mutant Research Center, Xavier and Moira go to the wrecked lab and realize Addler was kidnaped. Right then Cyclops and Jean arrive, having gone after Rogue. Jean and Cyclops go after her, and they track find Rogue as she's fighting against Cable. Cyclops blasts Cable with his eye beam, while a charged rock sends Jean falling off a cliff, but she's saved by Rogue. After the ordeal Rogue decides she doesn't want to be cured, but another mutant, Warren Worthington, does.

* AssholeVictim: As it's implied that the real Dr. Alder was the one aiding the Genoshan government in previous episodes by creating the mutant slave collars, he won't be missed.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Apocalypse's plan which is why Mystique is masquerading as a scientist in order to trick mutants into willing submit to the enslaving machine.
* CurbStompBattle: Rogue's confrontation with Pyro and Avalanche

** Jean worries what Rogue's going to do because she can frequently senses her inner pain.

* ApocalypseHow: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Apocalypse]] wants to cause a Class X
* AssholeVictim: As it was implied that the real Dr. Alder was the one aiding the Genoshan government in previous episodes by creating the mutant slave collars, he won't be missed.
* BlessedWithSuck: Rogue, whose powers means she can't touch anyone or anything without hurting or killing them
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Apocalypse's plan which is why Mystique is masquerading as a scientist in order to trick mutants into willing submit to the enslaving machine

* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Apocalypse

* WingedHumanoid: Warren's mutant power

* NeverSayDie: Averted. When faced with Cable, the disguised Mystique tells him that Adler is quite dead.

* {{Jerkass}}: Wolverine, at the beginning

Meanwhile in Muir Island, Scotland, Professor X asks his scientist friend Moira [=McTaggert=] if she can't demand to review Addler's work as she was the one who created the Mutant Research Center. Moira says that Addler is not properly a member of the MRC and that he only pays to use the facilities and that she doesn't know if he can reverse mutations. When they try to enter Addler's lab Xavier uses his telepathy to prob the scientist mind but he suffers from a powerful psychic backlash. Later, laying on a bed, Xavier wonders if Addler is a mutant and Moira suggests that might be why he's so concerned with finding a cure.

Rogue arrives at Muir Island and goes to a pub where she's harassed by two mutant criminals called Pyro and Avalanche whom she quickly defeats. She then goes to the Mutant Research Center and demands Doctor Addler to turn her into a human. Doctor Addler agrees and tells her to return in an hour; after Rogue leaves it's revealed Addler is actually Mystique in disguise and she's working for Apocalypse. Apocalypse believes Rogue to be a fool but that her vast powers would be helpful and orders Mystique to use the machine to enslave the X-Woman. Rogue recollects her first of her powers and how they nearly killed the boy she had a crush on. Meanwhile Cable finally arrives at Muir Island and after quickly defeating Pyro, he leaves to search of Addler.

Meanwhile back at the Mutant Research Center, Xavier and Moira go to the wrecked lab and realize Addler was kidnaped. Right then Cyclops and Jean arrive, having gone after Rogue. Jean and Cyclops go after her, and they track find Rogue as she's fighting against Cable. Cyclops blasts Cable with his eye beam, while a charged rock sents Jean falling off a cliff but she's saved by Rogue. After the ordeal Rogue decides she doesn't want to be cured but another mutant, Warren Worthington, does.

* IJustWantToBeNormal: Rogue motivation

Meanwhile back at the Mutant Research Center, Xavier and Moira

Rogue arrives at Muir Island and goes to a pub where she's harassed by two mutant criminals called Pyro and Avalanche whom she quickly defeats. She then goes to the Mutant Research Center and demands Doctor Addler to turn her into a human. Doctor Addler agrees and tells her to return in an hour; after Rogue leaves it's revealed Addler is actually Mystique in disguise and she's working for Apocalypse. Apocalypse believes Rogue to be a fool but that her vast powers would be helpful and orders Mystique to use the machine to enslave the X-Woman.

* Jerkass: Wolverine, at the beginning
* JustWantToBeNormal: Rogue motivation

Meanwhile in Muir Island, Scotland, Professor X asks his scientist friend Moira McTaggert if can't demand to review Addler's work as she was the one who created the Mutant Research Center. Moira says that Addler is not properly a member of the MRC and that he only pays to use the facilities and that she doesn't know if he can reverse mutations. When they try to enter Addler's lab Xavier uses his telepathy to prob the scientist mind but he suffers from a powerful psychic backlash. Later, laying on a bed, Xavier wonders if Addler is a mutant and Moira suggests that might be why he's so concerned with finding a cure.

Cable is tracking the scientist that invented the deadly power-suppressing collars used in Genosha, Gottfried Addler. He arrives at a cottage in a frozen mountain peak where Warren Worthington III is on date with a girl. When Cable attacks, he and Warren engage in a gun fight but Warren is hit and falls off a balcony. Cable interrogates the girl who tells him Addler is in Scotland and the warrior realizes she's referring to Muir Island. Right then Warren appears, flying with the help of angel-like wings, but Cable throws a flash grenade and escapes. The girl, still disoriented from the flash grenade, grabs a gun and accidently shoots Warren, who falls off the balcony again.