20 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn't Know About X-Men

18. Magneto and Professor X Were Supposed To Be Brothers

Professor X and Magneto's comic book relationship is a lot different to the bromance Matthew Vaughn introduced in X-Men: First Class. They've been allies and often begrudgingly fought side by side, but it's ultimately nowhere near as interesting as that movie portrayed it to be. Had things panned out a little differently, they would have been brothers. Stan Lee revealed in a 2008 interview that he never really viewed Magneto as a villain and wanted to make him and Xavier part of the same family. For whatever reason though that never happened, but it certainly would have created an interesting dynamic.
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