Who does Mister Sinister work for in X-Men '97 episode 7? The notorious villain just faced the X-Men once more. However, the only difference is he has a trump card hidden up his sleeve this time. Who is Mister Sinister's new boss? Find out here.
CONTENT SPOILERS: This article contains spoilers for X-Men '97, so proceed with caution.
Mister Sinister Returns With a Different Master Pulling the Strings
The X-Men may have previously defeated Mister Sinister countless times in the past, but one thing villains can't stop doing is returning with a stronger force behind his back.
In this case, the X-Men are not only looking at Mister Sinister's goal of controlling Jean Grey and Madelyne Pryor under his sleeve but rather, pleasing his new boss in the process, as well.
But who is Mister Sinister's boss? Find out more about the human-sentinel hybrid, Bastion, and his Marvel Comics origins below.
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Who is Bastion and What Does He Want From the X-Men?
X-Men '97 episode 7 titled Bright Eyes depicts that Mister Sinister's new boss is a much more ruthless villain than him.
Bastion was once known as Sebastion Gilberti before his hatred towards mutants transformed his sentinel DNA, which erased his prior memories. Now, all that's left of him is his vendetta against the mutants.
Due to this, he built the OZT (Operation: Zero Tolerance), used Bolivar Trask as a human experiment of his greatest plan to defeat mutants, and of course, held Magneto captive after orchestrating the mutant massacre in Genosha.
Upon the Beast discovering nanotechnology that is "light years ahead" of their present, as the episode's title implies, the Bright Eyes experiments Bastion has in store would threaten the X-Men's place in this world.
The X-Men would have to face not only the Prime Sentinels, the OZT strike force, and Mister Sinister, but they could potentially be coming up against Magneto, should Bastion take advantage of his hostage.
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Meanwhile, X-Men '97 episode 8 titled Tolerance is Extinction Pt. 1 premieres on Disney+ on May 1.
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