Mysteries have been a cornerstone of
Marvel's X-Universe for many years. Revelations have been big, small, and often
huge. Some questions that seemed to linger for a decade or more have included: Who is Nightcrawler's mother? What is Wolverine's origin? Is there a third Summers brother?
All were finally answered within the last several years, but answers often merely led to more questions. Or in the case of the third Summers' brother, the answer led to betrayal and murder as Vulcan, the third brother, killed his father Corsair, also the father of Cyclops and Havok.
This brings us to the X-Men: Emperor Vulcan miniseries, the second issue of which arrived in stores last week. Havok is traveling through outer space (along with a handful of X-Men and the Starjammers), seeking vengeance upon his brother, who has also usurped the crown to the Shi'ar empire.
Fans have questions about these events, so here at X-POSITION, we're going to get them answers! And who better to help us with this task than the writer of that miniseries, Christopher Yost? In addition to being the scribe for Emperor Vulcan, Yost is also a co-writer on New X-Men and the Endangered Species back-up tale that has been running through all the X-books for the last few months. Yost had a lot to say about all the characters and events under his watch, so let's get right to it.
First up are some questions about Emperor Vulcan from Slamanam, who really could use some clarification. I really enjoy New X-Men,' so I picked up Emperor Vulcan' on a whim, even though I'm not a big fan of outer space stories. I kind of like what I've read so far, but I'm confused so I was hoping you could help me out:
1) Are the Shi'ar friendly with earth? Or do they just want to fight everyone?
The Shi'ar don't really want to fight everyone they'd be just as happy with someone surrendering. The Shi'ar marry new cultures, absorbing them into their own. The Shi'ar probably wouldn't have paid much mind to Earth, were it not for Lilandra going there for help.
And that pesky Phoenix.
2) What exactly is the M'Kraan Crystal? Why does Alex ask Lilandra if it's the home of the Scy'ar Tal when it's not that big?
The M'Kraan Crystal is a nexus of all realities, sort of like that swamp where the Man-Thing hangs out. The M'Kraan Crystal in one universe is the same one as in ours, and it played a big part in Age of Apocalypse.
Alex didn't mean the M'Kraan lived inside of it (although there is a city and a White Hot Room inside there), but rather on the planet where the Crystal resides.
And technically, the M'Kraan race lived on artificial moons around the planet.
3) Besides the death of the Shi'ar, what do the Scy'ar Tal exactly want?
They want the Crystal back. They really, really liked it. And if they have to kill a few billion Shi'ar to get home, they will.
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