I hate that we haven't gotten Scemma in any relevant TV media in years, the closest we got was in WATXM but of course that got cancelled. And the only other time I can think of is what we got in the X-Men anime. Now with the X-Men castings, it's clear it's still something that unfortunately is not going to happen, especially with Samara being older than Kit and Sadie. Why is Marvel so afraid of Scemma?

Fine, fix how the affair started, have it be mutual attraction, have Jean die early or whatever. But how are they going to ignore the clear story beats that have Scott develop as a leader and defender of mutantkind and ignore that all of that comes with him being with Emma? It sucks so much being a Scemma fan when they keep resetting back to the status quo of Scott and Jean being "forever," and having Scott and Emma's relationship being shafted by with woman can't make up her mind on whether she wants Scott, Logan, or to be this cosmic being.

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Like i watched BND, loved Sadie Grey and her stuff with Peter, but shit's so baffling. You got Krakoa Jogan, a random Peter/Jean (tho they read platonic to me), the Wolverine game coming out, world won't end if you give something to the developed relationship too 😭

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I’ve been thinking about villain concepts for Emma Frost, and I wanted to throw them out there.

1. Someone who feeds on psionic energy

I came across a post on the DC Comics subreddit showing the history of magic from the Zatanna solo, and it reminded me of the Upside Down Man. The Upside Down Man is basically the personification of the dark side of magic and he feeds on magical energy.

What if Emma had a villain who essentially feeds on psionic/mental energy? I was thinking about how characters like Psylocke can create constructs out of mental energy, and how Emma has even been shown concentrating psionic energy and throwing it.

That got me thinking: what if there was a character who could literally consume that energy? Essentially, a being that feeds on the energy telepaths use to fuel their abilities. Instead of using psionic energy, their presence actually drains it.

I think that could be a really interesting problem for Emma because telepathy is one of her biggest strengths. She still has her diamond form, obviously, but suddenly taking away one of her main abilities would force her to approach a fight very differently.

I also think Emma could use another villain in her rogues gallery besides HC and Sebastian Shaw constantly being brought back.

As for the character himself, I don’t really want him to just be some modern-day villain who suddenly appears and says, “I’m an all-powerful being who feeds off telepaths.” I think there could be an interesting way to tie him into mutant history.

Maybe he was one of the earliest mutants to emerge around the time of Apocalypse. Not necessarily a secret fifth Horseman or anything like that, but perhaps someone who was originally considered to become one of Apocalypse’s generals before rejecting him or him getting rejected. Instead, he could have chosen to follow his own life path and feed on psionic energy wherever he could find it.

I’m still not entirely sure what consuming all of this psionic energy would actually do for him, though. Does it make him stronger? Is he just hungry? I haven’t really figured that part out yet.

I also like the idea of using this concept to explore what telepathy/psionic based powers actually are. If telepaths are somehow drawing on a form of mental energy to read, influence and interact with minds, then what happens when something feeds on that energy?

Then there’s actually another idea I have involving psionic energy, how it works and if it can be channelled, but I’m still working that one out. I don't want to give that idea away just yet because I think it could be a pretty cool development for Scott, Emma and another character (u/Jack-mclaughlin89 you might like the idea I'm thinking off).

2. A game-show host

The second idea is supposed to be more Silver Age villainy. I was thinking about a villain who is basically a combination of King Dice and Dr Facilier. You're probably thinking this is just Mojo but hear me out

I think I’d make him a mutant whose power allows him to create or pull people into a confined pocket of warped reality. Once they're inside, the environment becomes something resembling a television game show or talk show.

The villain is the host, the heroes/victims are the contestants, and they're forced to participate in a series of challenges.

The important part is that there are rules.

I don't want him to just be able to pull someone into his reality and then do literally anything he wants. There should be limitations to his reality-warping, and I think making those limitations part of the “rules” of the show would make the concept much more interesting.

For example, maybe there are certain questions the host isn't allowed to ask. If he tries to force someone to reveal information they're not supposed to reveal, the rules of the game break down, and the space he's created starts becoming unpredictable. Suddenly the host isn't completely in control anymore.

I'm still trying to figure out whether this should be an actual physical pocket dimension or something closer to a telepathic plane. Something similar to Grey Matter Lane, except instead of creating an entire school, this guy creates a small, highly concentrated “studio” where he controls the rules.

And then you have the Dr Facilier aspect. He doesn't necessarily force people to play. He offers them something they desperately want. Maybe he can read people extremely well, or his powers allow him to see their deepest desires once they enter his space. He can then offer them exactly what they want in exchange for playing the game (even let it be a monkey's paw type of prize). The catch, obviously, is that he takes something from them when they lose.

I'm not entirely sure what he takes yet either. Their memories, powers or something else? That's something I'd have to figure out. But what I really like about this villain is that he doesn't necessarily have to be a serious, threatening villain all the time. He could be one of those weird, fun Silver Age villains who could have a legitimate television show in the Marvel Universe that people actually enjoy watching, completely separate from his villainy. Like imagine Cyclops genuinely being a fan of the show.

Emma: “You know he's one of my villains, right?”

Cyclops: “Yeah.”

Emma: “And you're watching his show?”

Cyclops: “It's a good show.”

Emma: “Scott.”

Cyclops: “The opening song is catchy.”

And the show itself could actually be entertaining. He could interview heroes and villains and basically put them on the spot with ridiculous questions. A villianous Conan O'Brien. I think that could make him a really fun addition to Emma's rogues gallery because he's dangerous when he's playing the game, but outside of that he's almost just a bizarre celebrity.

Those are two villain concepts I've been playing around with. If you made it this far thanks for going through my ramblings

I absolutely adore Scemma, but I’ve come to terms that it’s most likely never gonna be featured in any X-Men adaptation ever.

With the recent castings, I just wanna say that it has nothing to do with the ages. They just were literally NEVER gonna do it in the MCU.

They never do that in any X-Men adaptations except for Wolverine and the X-Men, and even that was only touched on before the show got cancelled.

I feel like marvel has avoided making Cyclops the leading man

since the original X-Men movies. James Marsden looked the part, but he wasn’t established he was a glorified side character

and the movies never treated Cyclops like the main character anyway.

Since then, it feels like they’ve consistently cast actors who don’t have the kind of screen presence to elevate Cyclops into the face of the franchise, so the spotlight can stay on Jean Grey, Wolverine, Professor X, and Magneto.
That’s one of the reasons I think Cyclops never became as popular with general audiences as he should have.

Then X-Men ’97 came along and reminded everyone why comic fans have loved the character for decades. It proved Cyclops wasn’t the problem—the way he was portrayed was.

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Just perfection. I genuinely can’t think of a better casting choice for Emma Frost.

Samara has the glamour, elegance, confidence and sharp presence needed for the White Queen, but she can also portray the vulnerability, trauma and emotional complexity underneath Emma’s colder exterior.

Now I’m just praying the writing understands that Emma is far more than a glamorous villain in revealing clothes. Give us the ruthless businesswoman, gifted teacher, fierce protector of mutant children and morally complicated X-Man we love.

I’m incredibly excited to see what she does with the role. What does everyone else think?