Magneto Proves Only 1 Hero is His True Child & Heir (Not Scarlet Witch)

Summary As the Fall of X reaches its dramatic climax, Magneto and Polaris team up to take down Nimrod, showcasing their mutual mastery of magnetism in a powerful display of mutant strength.

The father-daughter duo's combined abilities may prove to be unstoppable, as they work together to defeat the X-Men's greatest enemy.

With new leadership on the horizon for mutantkind, Magneto and Polaris should be pivotal figures in the upcoming era, becoming the champions and leaders in the fight for mutant rights that they have long been destined to be.

Warning: Contains spoilers for Fall of the House of X #5!!

Magneto’s resurrection put him in the center of World War Orchis, and he’s quickly proving why Storm pulled him out of death’s embrace. Now, his daughter Polaris is back at his side, and together they’re handling a whole front of their own. After securing a victory against Nimrod thanks to the incredible effects of Mysterium, they sets out to force Orchis to answer for their crimes against mutantkind.

Fall of the House of X #5 – written by Gerry Duggan, with art by Lucas Werneck – finds the X-Men taking on AI once and for all. They’re shown battling Nimrod all across the world, with heroes like Emma Frost and Wolverine leading the charge against their machine foes.

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Meanwhile, Polaris shows the Sentinel exactly how much like her father she can be. Although Magneto took out one of Nimrod's bodies with Mysterium, Max and Lorna get the job done with their mutant gifts instead. They're each powerful individually, but together they're unstoppable.

Related 1 Major X-Men Antagonist Has a Surprising Parallel With Villain-Era Magneto Magneto is still considered one of the greatest X-Men villains of all time, & all the reasons that's the case is now exhibited in another antagonist.

Magneto & Polaris Combine Their Mastery Of Magnetism To Become Unstoppable

Fall of the House of X #5 – Written By Gerry Duggan; Art By Lucas Werneck, Stefano Caselli, Bryan Valenza, & Travis Lanham

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Like father, like daughter. [Magneto and Polaris'] stand against Nimrod showed just what they're capable of side-by-side, and even the X-Men's greatest enemy couldn't stop them.

As the X-Men and their allies begin one last push against Nimrod and the AI behind Orchis, everyone is digging deep into the recesses of their own powers. Magneto and Polaris find an opening to do the same. Using so many bodies stretched Nimrod thin, creating a flaw for Max and Lorna to "increase the magnetic field" inside its body and further amplify the energy Storm is generating. It forms the perfect cycle of electrical charges and magnetic fields that, combined with the two mutants' extreme control and precision, allows them to obliterate the Nimrod they face.

Since his resurrection, Max has tested the limits of his powers – including destroying a different Nimrod body on his own, and pulling off an incredible "living electromagnet" feat that took down one of the formidable Stark Sentinels. Death did not slow him down, it revitalized him. Before his return, Lorna stepped in to take revenge for mutants and launched a fierce attack against Orchis with the massive Knowhere base. Like father, like daughter. Their stand against Nimrod showed just what they're capable of side-by-side, and even the X-Men's greatest enemy couldn't stop them.

Magneto and Polaris combined their abilities to become instrumental in defeating Nimrod, and now it's time for them to act as champions and leaders of mutants everywhere.

Polaris & Magneto Came A Long Way to Reach This Moment

Marvel Subtly Sets Up Possible Future Paths

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With the next era for mutantkind quickly approaching, they'll need new leadership. Max has shown time and time again that he'll do anything for his people and will step into whatever role he needs to play, be it hero, villain, martyr, or savior. His daughter shied away from the idea of taking more responsibility on Krakoa, but now that she's fighting at her father's side and making a profound difference, that could change. Magneto and Polaris combined their abilities to become instrumental in defeating Nimrod, and now it's time for them to act as champions and leaders of mutants everywhere.

Fall of the House of X #5 is available now from Marvel Comics.

FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X #5 (2024) Writer: Gerry Duggan

Artist: Lucas Werneck, Stefano Caselli

Colorist: Bryan Valenza

Letterer: Travis Lanham

Cover Artist: Pepe Larraz