I Can"t Believe X-Men ‘97 Got 1 Thing Wrong About Mister Sinister Again

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Warning: This article contains spoilers for X-Men '97 episode 3, "Fire Made Flesh."
Summary

Mister Sinister returned in X-Men '97 episode 3, but Marvel Studios overlooks his British roots.
Christopher Britton voiced Mister Sinister in X-Men: The Animated Series and X-Men '97, so the villain's accent is consistent.
Marvel Studios' live-action MCU version of Mister Sinister would benefit from retaining his British roots from Marvel Comics.

Mister Sinister returned in X-Men '97 episode 3, but Marvel Studios is still getting one major thing wrong about the legendary Marvel Comics villain. Set outside the main continuity of the MCU, X-Men '97 is a revival of X-Men: The Animated Series, which ran for five seasons between 1992 and 1997. The core members of the X-Men team, including Wolverine, Jubilee, Cyclops, Beast and Morph, have returned for the new series, picking up roughly a year after Professor X departed Earth, but X-Men '97 episode 3, "Fire Made Flesh", also marked the return of one of the team's greatest foes.
After X-Men '97 episode 2 saw another Jean Grey turn up at the X-Mansion, "Fire Made Flesh" saw the original Jean Grey revealed to actually be a clone, whose evil nature was unfortunately unlocked by none other than Mister Sinister. While Madelyne Pryor's Goblin Queen battled the X-Men with nightmarish visions, Mister Sinister sought to claim Jean and Scott Summers' new son, Nathan Summers, hoping his experiments would make him invulnerable. Mister Sinister has been teased as the primary antagonist of X-Men '97, but Marvel Studios' new iteration of the villain still gets a major part of his character wrong.
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Related 10 X-Men Villains Fox Movies Ignored, But The MCU Shouldn't The X-Men have numerous compelling antagonists that are missing from Fox’s X-Men franchise but should be considered for the MCU’s mutant movie. Mister Sinister Forgets His British Roots In X-Men ’97 Close In Marvel Comics, Mister Sinister was originally Nathaniel Essex, a human scientist who had become inspired by the work of Charles Darwin and sought to understand more about mutant evolution. After the demise of his young son, Essex becomes obsessed with perfecting and improving the human race, and even transforms himself, with the help of X-Men villain Apocalypse, into an ageless, pale-skinned, telekinetic being, leading to him adopting the name Sinister. Essex was born in Victorian London to Admiral Erasmus and Mary Essex, and studied at the University of Oxford, but these British roots have been forgotten in X-Men '97.
In X-Men '97, Mister Sinister is voiced by Christopher Britton, who has reprised the role after voicing the villain in ten episodes of X-Men: The Animated Series. However, Britton is Canadian, meaning X-Men '97's Mister Sinister foregoes a British accent. It's possible The Animated Series could have changed these roots, but Mister Sinister's life in London is important, as he was originally inspired by his contemporary, English naturalist Charles Darwin. Keeping Britton in the role makes sense, as Sinister was established with this accent in X-Men: The Animated Series, but it's a shame he doesn't have his original British charm.
Mister Sinister X-Men Series Appearances
Voiced By
X-Men: TAS Season 1, Episode 13, "The Final Decision"
Uncredited
X-Men: TAS Season 2, Episode 1, "Till Death Do Us Part: Part One"
Christopher Britton
X-Men: TAS Season 2, Episode 2, "Till Death Do Us Part: Part Two"
Christopher Britton
X-Men: TAS Season 2, Episode 9, "A Rogue's Tale"
Christopher Britton
X-Men: TAS Season 2, Episode 12, "Reunion: Part One"
Christopher Britton
X-Men: TAS Season 2, Episode 13, "Reunion, Part Two"
Christopher Britton
X-Men: TAS Season 4, Episode 18, "Beyond Good and Evil: The End of Time"
Christopher Britton
X-Men: TAS Season 5, Episode 1, "The Phalanx Covenant: Part One"
Christopher Britton
X-Men: TAS Season 5, Episode 2, "The Phalanx Covenant: Part Two"
Christopher Britton
X-Men: TAS Season 5, Episode 9, "Descent"
Christopher Britton
X-Men '97 Season 1, Episode 3, "Fire Made Flesh"
Christopher Britton
The MCU’s Mister Sinister Should Retain His Marvel Comics Backstory

Following years of teasing in 20th Century Fox's X-Men franchise, Marvel Studios can finally bring Mister Sinister into live-action after the X-Men's debut in the MCU. The live-action Mister Sinister should retain the character's Marvel Comics roots, however, meaning Sinister should be British in the MCU. Sinister's backstory and upbringing is pivotal in explaining his motivation for experimenting on mutants, so shouldn't be omitted from his live-action debut, and his British accent would add an extra sinister twist to the villain, although Christopher Britton's interpretation in X-Men '97 is also brilliantly terrifying.
New episodes of X-Men '97 release every Wednesday on Disney+.

X-Men '97 AnimationAdventureActionSuperhero X-Men '97 is the direct continuation of the popular 1990s animated series X-Men: The Animated Series. Taking up where the third season left off, Marvel's revival brings back famous mutants such as Wolverine, Storm, Rogue, Gambit, Cyclops, Beast, Magneto, and Nightcrawler, who fight villains like Mr. Sinister, the Sentinels, and the Hellfire Club.
Release Date March 20, 2024 Streaming Service(s) Disney+ Franchise(s) X-Men

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