Colossal Spoons said:
I don't dislike Scott, just that Xavier is the headmaster. Always has been, always will be.
Except he's not headmaster. He originally had planned on leaving the school to Jean to run (naming her headmaster and saying he wants
nothing to do with it) but when she died he still left it to Scott (Scott is the one that made Emma co-headmistress, so I think in the legality of it, chances are Scott actually owns the title of the land and building).
Just because he wants to come back now doesn't change anything...he quit. And if you were to quit a job (even at the top) and sell out secrets to a competitor (or imbezzle while in charge only to be found out later) chances are they wouldn't just say, "ah, forgive and forget, get back here baldy."
But the real conflict here isn't so much the land or who actually owns the place (just window dressing) the real conflict is a divide; one group that believes Xavier is a hero no matter what (thinking similar to Xavier's, and I'm not saying this is invalid) and those (like myself) that think it is very easy for the rigtheous and powerful to be deceived/tricked into "evil" by their own good intentions.
What Xavier did was wrong, period. He got his own team captured, got another group killed, and then sent a third team in who could have also possibly got killed. And he sat back and watched it happen...and now he expects everyone to just forgive him? "Necessary" or not, that's BS...in my ever so humble opinion.
But like I said, I think this retcon is good and truthful for the character so I accept it. The people that don't like it don't think Xavier is corruptable or at least wrong/corruptable in this case (don't want to speak for anyone just giving my impression) so they hate it.
And as far as X-Men not being angry at Xavier...well the other ones didn't have anything personally vested. Beast was with the Avengers at the time (or just elsewhere, he was not with the team captured by Krakoa).
So the ones that would be angry would logically be Cyke/Havok (captured AND were deceived about a third brother when they've had so much loss in their lives), Angel and Iceman (Jeannie babe's not around, obviously). Sides, I'm sure there's a guilt since those captured are partially "responsible" for the death of 2 innocents (if they weren't trapped, the second team never would have had to rescue them).
Sebita said:
Xavier's not Xavier's without Xavier...
The "dream" is bigger than one man, and the Institute represents the dream, not the man.