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Avengers VS X-Men # 5 (Round Five)

By Mark Rodriguez

The Phoenix is arriving and the X-Men wants to allow it to inhabit Hope to save their race, while the Avengers wants to destroy it before it can destroy everything, including mutants. Where we last left our heroes, the X-Men and Avengers were both on the blue side of the moon, about to fight over Hope… when Thor suddenly dropped into the scene and pointed out that the Phoenix was arriving.



We start off Round 5 as Hope monologues about Thomas Ferebee, the man that dropped the A-Bomb in World War 2, and how everyone throughout history blames the bomb for the death and destruction and never the guy that actually pulled the trigger. Hope questions whether or not she is the bomb or the bombardier in this situation… since the Avengers and X-Men start to fight over her.


Since we only have the members that arrived on the moon, the teams are more streamlined this time around… we have Captain America, Red Hulk, the Thing, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Wolverine on the Avengers side… and Cyclops, Emma, Colossus, Magik and Namor on the X-Men side. Both teams fight it out until Hope does another Phoenix Flare Up Power Geyser that sends everyone flying back in flames.

Hope keeps firing flames from her eyes and says she can’t control the power. She asks Wolverine to kill her as promised, and Logan tries to stab her. Cyclops however, blasts Wolverine the hell away with his Optic Blast.


Meanwhile, Iron Man and Giant Man are inside the moon base and reveal that they are working on a giant Iron Man Mech. The two hero teams continue to fight it out. Red Hulk VS Colossusnaut, Hawkeye VS Emma Frost, Black Widow VS Magik, and the Thing VS Namor. Captain America and Wolverine gang up on Cyclops.

The Phoenix finally lands on the moon and the Captain calls for Tony Stark. The presence of the Phoenix is so strong that Professor Xavier feels it.The Scarlet Witch also feels it.


The Iron Man Mech is ready and blasts off.  Captain America tries to talk some sense into Cyclops one last time, as the Avengers in space (Protector, War Machine, Vision, Valkyrie, Beast, and Miss Marvel) also arrive on the scene. Cyclops says he’s trying to save the mutant race and that Hope was meant to be with the Phoenix.

 Iron Man arrives at the scene in his giant mech and fires off what basically looks like a Proton Cannon Kame Hame Ha at the Phoenix, causing a super epic light show. As this happens, Hope says to herself how she doesn’t want the Phoenix anymore… and that it didn’t want her either. Everyone is fried (again) and Captain America asks if everyone is ok. Iron Man also asks if he actually killed the Phoenix.

The Phoenix has now taken control of Cyclops, Emma, Namor, Colossus, and Magik, as they hold onto Hope’s unconscious body. They all speak with the Phoenix’ voice about how they will heal and save the world. Captain America says they’re talking like lunatic… but Phoenix Cyclops says they are now beyond human and mutant, and they cannot be stopped any more than tomorrow can be stopped from coming. They fry the heroes… yet again… (how many times can they take that kinda damage without being fatally fried… they’re not all Wolverine) and they all blast off towards Earth. Hope’s monologue (I guess while she’s knocked out?) ends the story saying she wasn’t the bomb or the bombardier after all… she was just another victim of whatever the Phoenix wanted to do.


My Opinions

This is when shit hits the fan people. I never saw this coming. I don’t read much Marvel so I don’t know if this is the first time the Phoenix had multiple hosts. The Avengers are totally screwed. Since this started, there has been much talk about how totally outclassed the Avengers were compared to the X-Men and how characters like Emma and Magik could basically end the fight without even trying. Now that they have Phoenix Powers…. Hooo boy. And what’s worse… they all seem to share Cyclops’ whacked out mindset. Not to mention Colossus now having both Juggernaut AND Phoenix powers? I wonder what the Avengers will do now and when, if ever, the Scarlet Witch will do something.  

All of this fighting had finally come to a head, and now the story is heading in a new direction as the Avengers have to face deranged X-Men with the powers of gods. People can choose sides, but right now the X-Men are clearly in the villain role. I can't wait to see what happens next.


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