In the whirlwind of events that shook the Marvel’s mutant universeone name among many emerges from the shadows to claim its prominent place.
This villain, once considered underrated in the distant past, returns to the scene with a sinister new plan that threatens not only the X-Men, but all of reality as we know it.
A planetary parasite of living ideas
The Children of the Chamber, mysterious antagonists who emerged from the depths of confinement after the devastation caused by the supremacist organization Orchis during the Hellfire Gala, bring with them the echo of an almost forgotten threat.
They are humans who transformed through forced genetic evolution, a plot intertwined with the manipulation of time. Originating from millennia of cloning experimentation, these individuals differentiate themselves even among the mutants themselves.
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At the heart of this enigma lies Hexus, the Living Corporation, a villain who, in his debut in Grant Morrison’s 2000 miniseries “Marvel Boy,” seemed defiantly absurd.
His description as “invincible, untouchable, a living idea” resonates much more unsettlingly now. This is because it is not just a ferocious parasite, but an entity that propagates itself through advertising and thought.
His insidious plan consists of consuming an entire world through his converted “employees”, who extract all the resources to build spaceships designed to transport the logo-spores from Hexus to new victims on new worlds.
The return of Hexus, the Living Corporation, is marked by the release of “Children of the Vault #1”, an issue that sheds light on the hidden threat he represents. The villains now control a virus of highly sophisticated thought, capable of spreading like ideas themselves.
Alarmingly, an analysis of the virus reveals that “46% Hexus, the Living Corporation” is woven into its makeup. This sinister virus, like a destructive seed, promises to spread Hexus’ influence more subtly and pervasively than ever before.
Grant Morrison’s Mutants
The resurgence of Hexus not only reignites the debate over his position among the most original villains ever created by Grant Morrison, but also takes a retrospective look at how this peculiar character served as a “laboratory” for the rebirth of mutants under the writer’s pen. Scottish.
The new phase X-Menwhich played a crucial role in reinvigorating interest in mutants in the early 2000s, finds its roots in this bold, almost surreal narrative.
As the X-Men and their allies face a battle that spans time and thought, the insidious threat of Hexus, the Living Corporation, reveals itself to be more complex than ever. Mutant reality once again stands on the brink of annihilation as a once-underrated villain emerges as the centerpiece of a game cosmic dangerous and intriguing.
