For years, the X-Men weren't exactly a priority for Marvel, but putting Jonathan Hickman on the books was a signal that things were about to change. Dawn Of X has paid dividends for the publisher, putting Marvel's merry mutants back into the forefront of the Marvel Universe. Some were mutants were elevated to new places, others saw a downgrade in their positions but one thing was certain- things had changed.

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However, this being comics, none of this will last forever. Hickman will leave the books and new writers will take them up. That said, some of the ideas presented in Dawn Of X are good enough to stay around, while others should probably downplay in the future.

10 Should Stay Around: The Orchis Initiative

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Humans have always been trying to destroy mutants by using the Sentinels, powerful mutant-hunting robots, to menace the mutant population. While there is often some kind of government office behind it, they're usually just a faceless agency or the machines are controlled by someone with a grudge. Hickman introduced a whole new agency behind this, the Orchis Initiative and they're too good to lose.

A group of scientists from just about every major Marvel spy and science group, their whole directive is to make sure humans survive the evolutionary war against the mutants and give a new face to the human threat- one motivated by and using science, making them more interesting than the run of the mill genocidal human.

9 Shouldn't Stay Around: Mutant Magic

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One of the biggest surprises of House Of X/Powers Of X was seeing all of the villains join the nation of Krakoa and none was more surprising than Apocalypse. One of Marvel's most dangerous villains, his joining with his sworn foes was a great visual and set things up for the recent X Of Swords crossover. He joined the cast of Excalibur, where he promised to bring mutant magic back to prominence.

This idea of a mutant branch of magic was kind of intriguing at first, but is it really necessary for mutants, who are already powerful, to have their own branch of magic? It feels kind of superfluous and an extra little wrinkle that isn't really needed.

8 Should Stay Around: The Return Of The B-Teams

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The '90s were the heyday of the X-Men, with mutant books ruling the sales roost. Since then, the line was winnowed down to just the main teams, and while these teams were quite powerful, they didn't really capture the breadth of the mutant corner of the Marvel Universe. Dawn Of X changed that, bringing back a slew of teams that really show off what the line can do.

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There are a lot of very interesting mutants in the Marvel Universe, ones that might not fit in on the main teams, so having more books means that the creative teams can play with these characters and present great stories to readers.

7 Shouldn't Stay Around: Mutant Segregation

Professor X wearing the Cerebro helmet in Marvel Comics

The founding of the nation of Krakoa has finally given mutants a homeland and power in the world, allowing them to have safety that they never had before. While this is great, one of the things that is not so great is how mutant-centric everything has been. The mutants and the rest of the Marvel Universe have rarely crossed over and that needs to be rectified.

There are plenty of powerful threats the heroes of the Marvel Universe, mutant and non-mutant, need to team up against and it would also be interesting to see how other heroes feel about the way the Krakoans are acting on the world stage.

6 Should Stay Around: The Sci-Fi Feel

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One of Hickman's greatest strengths as a writer is introducing a lot of heady sci-fi concepts into his work. From Fantastic Four to Avengers/New Avengers to his creator-owned works, Hickman's love of science fiction concepts has shown through and improved every book he's worked on. The X-Men are the perfect place for this approach and that's something that shouldn't change.

Sci-fi and superheroes are two great tastes that taste great together and the X-Men, with their focus on evolution and their years of being involved with the more spacey side of the Marvel Universe, are the perfect place to meld the two concepts together.

5 Shouldn't Stay Around: The Heroes And Villains Working Together

 The Heroes And Villains Working Together

The founding of the nation of Krakoa brought together the mutants of the Marvel Universe like never before, as heroes and villains put aside their differences to fight for the survival of their race. While this has made for some interesting plot points, it's also robbed the team of some of their greatest threats.

The X-Men have some of the most formidable villains in comics and taking them off the table limits the type of stories that can be told in the future. While new threats should always be introduced, taking away the team's villains completely should be rectified in the future.

4 Should Stay Around: Mutant Confidence

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The 21st century has been pretty rough for the X-Men. From the destruction of Genosha to Scarlet Witch depowering the vast majority of the mutant race to the Terrigen Mist fueled M-Pox, it seems like every time things were starting to look up for the mutants, something would come along and knock them back down.

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Dawn Of X changed all that, giving mutants power in the world and a home. Mutants were happy for the first time in a very long time; they felt safe and secure. After years of being kicked around, seeing someone like Cyclops smile and have hope again, a character who got very dour over the years, is a breath of fresh air and a nice change from the constant threats of destruction that have hounded mutants for years.

3 Shouldn't Stay Around: The Many Lives Of Moira X

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One of the biggest changes Hickman wrought with House Of X/Powers Of X was revealing the time shattering mutant powers of Moira MacTaggert, an evolutionary biologist who helped the X-Men for years and everyone thought was human. Her power was that every time she died after her powers triggered on her thirteenth birthday, she would be reborn, resetting time to her birth and giving her the chance to change things.

While this was a great and surprising plot point, it's also a get out of jail free card that should be done away with at the end of Hickman's run. She's basically a big reset button and that kind of robs things of their stakes.

2 Should Stay Around: The Nation Of Krakoa

The Nation Of Krakoa

While mutants have tried to carve out places for themselves before, they never lasted. Genosha was destroyed by Cassandra Nova and Utopia was splintered by mutant infighting and the coming of the Phoenix. Krakoa is different than both as it is not only a homeland but also gives the mutants something humans want- beneficial pharmaceuticals.

As great as the Xavier School concept is, Krakoa represents the ultimate culmination of it. While things about the nation should be changed, keeping it around makes for a lot more interesting story ideas than going back to the old school concept.

1 Shouldn't Stay Around: Mutant Resurrection

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Another of the big changes Hickman made to the X-Men was a surefire resurrection method. If a mutant died, their DNA was used to create a new body by a group of mutants called the Five and their minds were backed up by Xavier using Cerebro so he could implant their personalities and memories into the new bodies.

While resurrection is a staple of superhero comics, such an easy method of it robs stories of dramatic stakes as any dead character can be brought back to life after dying. Much like Moira MacTaggert's power, it feels like a cheat and should be dropped as soon as Hickman ends his story.

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