Another X-Men Show did a big Story Arc with Apocalypse, so let's compare that to the Film too...
Throughout Season 3, we see Mesmero working for 'someone' in a scheme that involves brain-washing our Heroes to steal stuff.
It turns out to be keys to Doors that Apocalypse is sealed behind.
Season 3 formally ends (it has a one-off to actually finish) with a battle to stop the last Door from opening...which fails.
They also accidentally deliver his ship to him, setting up the final Season.
In X-Men: Apocalypse, he recruits another 4 Mutants for his Horsemen- Angel, Psylocke, Magneto and Storm.
Throughout the condensed 4th Season, we get build-up for Apocalypse's plan as his Pyramids pop up and draw the ire of many, including Magneto, who is seemingly-killed by the Villain.
In the End, all of the Heroes must unite to stop the Villain and his Horsemen. It is actually a small, forgotten Character that seals the almighty Apocalypse's fate.
Good stuff.
Weird fact worth noting: on Evolution, Apocalypse recruits/steals 4 Mutants to be his Horsemen- Mystique (set up in Season 3), Magneto, Professor Xavier and Storm.
Also Mystique is key in stopping him here, so seeing her as his stead is obviously different.
Lastly, I'll note that there's a soft tease for Phoenix here, as opposed to SUPER IN YOUR FACE one in the Film.
Once again, the Film isn't bad. The Film has some big ambitions. It tries to introduce new Characters like Storm, Psylocke and the villain, while also trying to build off of Character Plots like Magneto's.
Lastly, I'll note that there's a soft tease for Phoenix here, as opposed to SUPER IN YOUR FACE one in the Film.
It's just not as interesting as a long-running, mystery build throughout numerous Episodes like on the Show. Another win for that format- fair or not.
They make the arrival of Apocalypse out to be a huge deal and, in fact, the Series arguably is built around it. Apocalypse tries to activate the dormant X-Gene of everyone on Earth, which is a jump-start to evolution. Say- that's the Title!
The Film, again, used none of its predecessors to do any of this work, save for a vague Teaser at the end of 'Days of Future Past' (a future induction, no doubt).
So, with no disrespect to the Film, the choice is obvious- Cel.
I'll leave you with this. For the wrap-up (since Season 5 wasn't greenlit), the Producers show a flash-forward tease of what they would have done. That includes, naturally, The Dark Phoenix Saga!
As a bonus, I'll point out that Wolverine and the X-Men (the most recent X-Men Show) only got one Season, but did a tease for a future Season 2. That tease- Apocalypse!
Next time, let's jump over to DC. With all of the talk about another cut, let's compare the birth of the Justice League! See you then...
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