Uncanny Avengers Reveals The Fate Of Xavier”s Brain

Charles Xavier might have died back in Avengers vs X-Men, but his mind has been at anything but rest. That’s thanks to the manipulations of the Red Skull, but in Uncanny Avengers #22 his mind’s journey reaches its final stop.

Spoilers incoming for Uncanny Avengers #22, so if you haven’t read it yet you’ve been warned.

After successful surgery performed by Hank McCoy, Xavier’s brain is now out of the Red Skull and is handed to Rogue in a sealed container. As the team debates what to do with it and takes a brief moment to catch their breath, Captain America saunters into the medical facility to take ownership of Red Skull. The two sides exchange words, with some understandable friction due to Cap’s former role on the team. Cap was the one who put this squad together in the first place to retrieve Xavier’s brain from Skull, though that was before his Hydra days.

He gives Rogue an ultimatum, which Rogue deftly ignores and flies towards the sky with the container. She calls upon Human Torch to meet her in the sky, where she admits to some screwups in the past but also says “But Johnny, I ain’t’ wrong now. I need to end this.” When he asks if she’s sure, Rogue says “Yes. Send Charles home.”

Torch incinerates the container, with the ashes falling around them. Rogue takes a minute to ponder the final departing of her mentor and friend. That seems to be the end of his journey, but with comics you just never know. You can view the spoiler images in the gallery.

Uncanny Avengers #22 is written by Gerry Duggan with art by Pepe Larraz and a cover by David Marquez. You can view the official description for the issue below.

The Unity Squad has been playing a cat-and-mouse game with Red Skull — but it all ends here! Not everyone will finish on their feet… The final fate of Charles Xavier’s telepathic brain is revealed! Rogue does some soul searching in an unlikely place, and we present our craziest final splash page ever.

Uncanny Avengers #22 lands in comic shops April 5, 2017, for $3.99.

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