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admonition : contains spoilers for Fall of the House of X # 4The end of the Krakoan Age of theX - Menwill not see the death of the mutant island Krakoa , thanks to the bloody intrigue of former villain Apocalypse . Krakoa has been run since Nimrod ’s brutal ravishment on the island . Just as Orchis is about to mow down the millenia - sure-enough sport , Revelation of Saint John the Divine steps in , offering up his blood and the sacrificial parentage of other mutantsin a life - giving twist on the barbaricKrakoan tradition get it on as The Crucible .
Revelation of Saint John the Divine has deep ties to Krakoa , seeing ashe is originally from Okkara - the ancestor of both Krakoa and Arakko- so it makes perfect sense that -:A:- is so passionate about saving the mutation from its dying .
Fall of the House of X#4 , from writer Gerry Duggan with artists Jethro Morales and Lucas Werneck , follows the X - Men as they continue their war against Orchis and the Enigma Dominion . Apocalypse , who onlyrecently deliver to Earth after helping Storm win the Genesis War , usesa variety of the Crucibleto feed Krakoa living - give mutant vigor , which the tool need to be .
Fall of the House of X # 4 ( 2024 )
Release Date :
April 16th , 2024
writer :
Gerry Duggan
artist :
Jethro Morales , Lucas Werneck , Bryan Valenza , Travis Lanham
Cover Artist :
Pepe Larraz , Marte Gracia
Variant cover :
Felipe Massafera , Bryan Hitch , Mahmud Asrar
MY friend , MY ENEMY ! They say a wounded brute can be the most dangerous kind of animal to confront . As the fight between the mutants and Orchis reach a deadly pitch , a startling revealing rocks the X - Men to their core group . The two serial that are one get along together in one horrible perfidy as the Krakoan Age nears its conclusion !
Apocalypse Brings Back The Crucible To Save A Dying Krakoa
Krakoa was first introduced in the 1970s as a nefarious island that sucked the vigour of mutants for its own aliment . Over the age nuance was supply to this backstory , and the Krakoa Era at long last sawDoug Ramsey bump a manner to pityingly feed mutant free energy to Krakoa , by having so many mutant hold up on the island that it only needed to absorb a small amount from any given variation . Since Krakoa has been on the run , it has had no mutant vigor to sustain its life , leading to the mutant almost go from starvation .
After Krakoa ’s founding the loss leader put through a ceremonial combat tradition eff as the Crucible , where mutant who were depowered during the Decimation could agitate for their living . Once they were killed , they could then be resurrected with their powers turn back . Apocalypse is sicken that the former Quiet Council members have seemingly forgotten about Krakoa ’s destiny . Taking it in his own hand , -:A:- cut his wrist to course Krakoa energy , beforeasking other mutants to give their lives to bring the mutant back . In a deeply aroused moment , the mutant Wrongslide - a version of Rockslide resurrected after a death in Otherworld - sacrifice his life for Krakoa , bringing the mutation back from the brink of death .
There Is No Guarantee These Mutants Will Be Resurrected
The Crucible was controversial from its unveiling , not only with reader but also in - macrocosm , with mutant wedge like Nightcrawler protesting the savage ceremony . Yet , in the original Crucible , any variation could be bring back to living . With Apocalypse ’s Modern version of the Crucible , any mutant who sacrifice their lives is not guaranteed to be able to recall to life . While it seems like some mutants can be resurrect in the White Hot Room , only fourth dimension will order if Rockslide will ever be brought back to life , after his alter - ego sacrificed his life for Krakoa .
Krakoa has always been an crucial part of theX - Menlegacy , so it is beautiful to see Apocalypse remember how vital Krakoa is to mutantkind ’s legacy , and doing whatever he could to restore the variation to its former strength , even if it required the bloody sacrifice of several mutant souls .
Fall of the House of X#4from Marvel Comics is available now in store .
