Potential spoilers for X-Men: Onslaught Revelation #1 ahead!
In a special sneak peek, Marvel has confirmed that Professor X will be the central threat in X-Men: Onslaught Revelation. Onslaught’s return has been foreshadowed in the X-Men family of titles, particularly in Way of X and now he is ready to make his move in this special one-shot, on sale in print and digital this September.
Long-time fans will Nightcrawler has plumbed the depths of the Krakoan psyche, and discovered a great evil lurking in paradise: Onslaught. Now, Nightcrawler and Legion must find a way to stop Onslaught and save Krakoa. The special one-shot is written by Way of X writer Si Spurrier with art by Bob Quinn.
Marvel provided Professor X has this vision, an outline of Onslaught appears near him, indicating the Professor is firmly under Onslaught’s control. The next page shows the young of Krakoa celebrating at the Cruci-ball, an unofficial after-party for the Hellfire Gala. Professor X, still in Onslaught’s thrall, watches.
Professor X was one half of the original Onslaught, so it makes sense that he would be the conduit for Onslaught’s return. What makes Onslaught a truly insidious threat is that after his defeat years ago, he laid low, and no one has heard from him since. The older mutants on Krakoa Onslaught and the horror he brought down on them, but the younger mutants may have only heard of Onslaught, if at all. He has been haunting their dreams, pushing them ever so slowly towards the Cruci-ball, and a hellish fate.
Way of X has revealed how Onslaught has sustained himself on Krakoa. When a mutant dies, a backed-up version of their mind is used to resurrect them. But their experiences and memories from between when they were last backed up and when they died are lost. It has been discovered that Onslaught has been feeding on these lost bits of mutants' psyches, making him stronger. X-Men: Onslaught Revelation will bring Onslaught back to the Marvel Universe, and once again Professor X will be the catalyst.
Source: GamesRadar
