X-Men ’97 kills a major character — here’s what it means

The two-part X-Men ‘97episode “Rise of Apocalypse” focuses on the X-Men who have been stranded in ancient Egypt as they try to get back to the ‘90s while helping the first mutant En Sabah Nur lead a slave uprising. Magneto imagines that persuading the man who will become Apocalypse to be a force for good could change the future and prevent the massacre at Genosha. The dangers of that plan became clear in episode 3, when Nur discovered his allies were time-travelers and the whole group was attacked by Pharaoh Rama-Tut. Things get even worse in episode 4 of the animated series, which premiered on July 8.