- Primary Subject: X-Men ’97 Season 2
- Key Update: X-Men ’97 Season 2 reveals four major lore twists, including Eson the Searcher, the White Hot Room, Rama-Tut, and temporal mutant abilities, that loosely bridge the series with the MCU Multiverse Saga.
- Status: Confirmed
- Last Verified: August 13, 2026
- Quick Answer: X-Men '97 Season 2 expands Marvel's multiverse by featuring Celestial Eson the Searcher, Kang variant Rama-Tut, the White Hot Room, and temporal mutant abilities.
X-Men ’97 Season 2 may be set in a different universe from the MCU, but some of its storylines have major implications for the Multiverse Saga, thanks to its loose connection to the broader Marvel multiverse.
The MCU is now heavily focused on the Multiverse, and while it doesn’t have consistent temporal mechanics, the animated series explores several concepts tied to it within the wider shared universe.
From bringing back Eson the Searcher to the return of Kang the Conqueror as his Rama-Tut variant, here are the four major canon twists X-Men ’97 Season 2 reveals.
Eson the Searcher
Eson the Searcher, a powerful Celestial, has made his way into X-Men ’97 Season 2, transforming En Sabah Nur into Apocalypse and believing that “all creations must crash against the eternal shore in order to thrive and grow.” He is also seen wielding one of the universe’s Infinity Stones, the Power Stone.
Before appearing in the animated series, Eson was featured in Guardians of the Galaxy, where the Collector shows Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) ancient footage of Eson traveling across the galaxy and judging entire civilizations with the Power Stone.
In the comics, Eson is part of a group of Celestials known as the Gardeners, who are pan-dimensional beings, with each one representing an aspect of the same entity.
Evidently, the animated and live-action versions of Eson correspond closely, hinting at the Celestials’ potential return to the Marvel Universe, especially as the MCU continues to explore the Multiverse Saga.
The Mysterious White Void
In X-Men ’97 Season 2, Apocalypse, Rogue, and Nightcrawler meet Eson in a mysterious white void that seems to correspond to the White Hot Room from the comics.
Considered one of the most mysterious realms in Marvel, it is described as the “mysterium tremendum,” the “elemental cosmic heart,” the “white-hot room of secret fire,” and the “excelso prae omnibus aliis,” or “exalted above all others” in English.
As a crucible of creation itself, it is the heart of the Phoenix Force, from which all life in the universe flows.
So, if Eson indeed exists in this realm, it’s highly likely that other Celestials do as well. After it was revealed in Guardians of the Galaxy that the Celestials had become nonexistent millennia ago, the White Hot Room could potentially be where they reside.
However, Marvel has yet to reveal what is happening in the White Hot Room as the MCU’s Multiverse continues to collapse.
Kang the Conqueror
Kang the Conqueror was supposedly the main villain of the Multiverse Saga until the negative reception of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, coupled with Jonathan Majors’ legal issues, led Marvel Studios to shift its focus to Doctor Doom, with Robert Downey Jr. returning to play the new big bad.
However, despite pivoting away from Kang, X-Men ’97 Season 2 features his return through his variant, Rama-Tut.
As part of Apocalypse’s origin, Rama-Tut is introduced as a ruler who travels through time. He also has several other identities, including Victor, who is known as Victor Timely in Loki Season 2.
However, this version of Kang flees after realizing he has failed to obtain the Celestial technology needed to create Apocalypse. There are theories that he could eventually join the Multiversal Council of Kangs.
Mutant Powers
Rachel Summers, aka Mother Askani, was first introduced in X-Men ’97 Season 1 as the time-lost daughter of Cyclops and Jean Grey from an erased branch timeline.
In the comics, Mother Askani can manipulate time, sense what is destined to happen, and transport people through time and space.
While she dies in some of the official X-Men ’97 Season 2 tie-ins, she establishes the possibility of mutants manipulating time at will.
And by the looks of it, Mother Askani is not the only mutant with this kind of power. That said, this revelation could potentially establish a connection between the Multiverse Saga and the upcoming Mutant Saga.
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