'The Gifted' Might Be Hinting Even More at Fenris
After two episodes, The Gifted hasn’t been shy about making references to the X-Men’s history, [...]
Fenris
The date of the newspaper doesn't mean much that we can tell. It's about a year before the X-Men debuted at Marvel Comics in May 1963. The year 1962 is also when the movie X-Men: First Class was set, but since The Gifted is set in its own timeline, that doesn't necessarily mean anything.
What's more interesting is the description of the mutants who perpetrated the attack as "of European descent and suspected blonde-haired, blue-eyed twins with dangerous and highly destructive mutant abilities."
That description is near-perfect for the mutant twins Andreas and Andrea Von Strucker, also known as Fenris, from Marvel Comics.
There has been quite a bit of speculation that the Strucker children on The Gifted are meant to be the live-action versions of Fenris, though this newspaper article confuses that theory a bit.
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So are the Strucker children Fenris? Or are these mutants from 1962 Fenris?
When ComicBook.com spoke to stars Natalie Alyn Lind and Percy Hynes White on The Gifted set, Lind mentioned that Andy and Lauren will learn to use their powers more effectively throughout the series and discover that their powers work better together, which is similar to how Fenris' powers work.
When ComicBook.com caught up with Lind and White at New York Comic Con, as seen in the video above, they were coy about their characters' identities. They wouldn't say anything quite definitive when the name "Strucker" was mentioned in reference to its comic book history, though Lind was nodding and mouthing that they are in fact the Struckers. However, when the word "Fenris" was brought up, the actors became much more secretive and much less playful.
Fans will have to wait for the mystery to unfold further as the first season of The Gifted continues.
The Gifted airs Mondays at 9 pm ET on Fox.
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