Originally posted by id369 I don’t believe it’s as moot or insignificant as you make it out to be. Its well known, that AoA replaced the 616 in its prime infinite multiverse. That alone should hold some weight.
AoA didn't replace anything.
I now remember the story well,
a new Reality was created when Legion went into the past,
which in turn diverged a reality known as AoA.
But I noticed after reviewing my notes,
that 616 was never wiped out/re-aranged "replaced" or even affected at all.
AoA was a possible future, that diverged from Legion's time-travel,
just like any other What If. (an alternate reality)
Originally posted by id369 And really the stopping nukes played no real part, in the preservation of the AoA timeline itself. Just AoA Earth.
That's right.
Jean did nothing more than stop nukes that would've destroyed that alternate earth.
Thus preventing the nukes from stopping the X-Men's success.
Although yes, ultimately this saved that alternate Timeline (AoA)
from being erased,
which is good for those X-Men, who existed in that alternate world.
But NO other heroes existed in this possible future,
which is why this wasn't 616,
and instead an X-Men story constricted to X-Men affiliated issues.
* When 616 is actually affected, all mainstream Marvel titles feel the pain.
Originally posted by id369 It’s the fact, that multiverse was going to reset itself, once Legion was stopped. M’Kran crystal was the reason, why 616 reality was wiped out and replaced by AoA.
Yea, the Mkraan Crystal was stated to be able to that,
but that had nothing to do with AoA diverging,
or with 616 being affected at all, since 616 never was anyway.
*note* Mkraan Crystal was shattered on panel before,
and only a single Universe was remade,
so until I see something other, it's nothing more than a Universal remaker,
even though it's Handbook bio claims it has Multiveral capabilities.
(I'll say it's possible I guess, but it contradicts the capabilites of the M-Crystal,
witnessed on panel)
Originally posted by id369 In all other instances, alternate AoA where effectively destroyed. AoA prime is unique for the fact, that it’s the only reality of its kind to survive the ordeal.
AoA is simply an alternate diverged possible future,
no different than any other of the countless possible futures of the Multiverse.
So yea, Jean & the X-Men saved a Timeline,
but again, not against a reality destroyer, but instead against a time-traveling anamoly,
that affected space-time by creating that alternate reality known as AoA.
Bottomeline:
Phoenix has never saved the 616 Reality under its own power.
The only time Phoenix was invloved in the salvation of 616,
was during the Mkraan affair,
and she needed the spirits and power of all the X-Men
and some StarJammers to do so.
