Sanctuary (X-Men episode)

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“Sanctuary”
'X-Men: The Animated Series' episode

Fabian Cortez
Episode no. Season 4
Episode 51-52
Written by
Original airdate Part 1: October 21, 1995
Part 2: October 28, 1995
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Sanctuary is a series of 2 episodes of X-Men: The Animated Series. It originally aired on October 21, 1995.

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Sanctuary, Part 1

Weary of battling for mutant supremacy, Magneto offers to transport all mutants to an orbiting asteroid called Asteroid M where they can live human-free lives in peace. However, Fabian Cortez tricks Magneto and locks him up in an escape pod and sends him into space. When the X-Men arrive to understand Magneto's intentions, Cortez implicates them in the assassination of Magneto!

[edit] Sanctuary, Part 2

As Magneto plummets helplessly to Earth, Fabian Cortez assumes control of Asteroid M and sends hundreds of missile onto Earth, but Magneto comes back an destroys the missiles and Asteroid M. Everyone escapes before the asteroid is destroyed.

Spoilers end here.