10 Best X-Men Movies Fight Scenes

Comic books are synonymous with their large and small-scale battles. We all remember looking at the beautifully illustrated splash pages that Marvel Comics often produced. This has been something that multiple studios have tried to recreate in the film medium, with varying levels of success.

Enter the X-Men.

Debuting in the year 2000, The X-Men were one of the pioneers of the superhero movie genre. Along with films like Spider-Man and Blade, it can be argued that these franchises were responsible for the current superhero boom we are in today. As well as crafting unique stories and characters, the X-Men franchise also generated some classic fight scenes.

With multiple directors taking the helm, each film has featured distinct fights, often staying true to each character and their fighting style. Each battle makes the most of each character’s individual powers as well as the unique locations of the series.

This combination makes each fight character based, through both the setting and the performance. From 1 on 1 bloody brawls to epic large-scale battles, the X-Men have participated in a wide variety of fantastic bouts.

Introduced in X-Men: First Class, Sebastian Shaw is one of the most powerful villains the team have had to face. Let alone a group of young, untrained recruits.

In an attempt to gain the upper hand on Charles Xavier, Shaw invades the government facility that is harbouring the new members of the X-Men. Shaw has the ability to absorb energy and then use it as his own power in the form of concussive explosions. This leads to an epic encounter with a young soldier who unloads a full clip into Shaw, but this proves ineffective.

Shaw then absorbs the blast of an RPG, absorbing it into himself. He then uses his ability to wipe out an entire team of soldiers before making his way to the young mutants.

Admittedly, this is a very one-sided fight but it shows how well the X-Men franchise can showcase their characters abilities as well as creating a menacing and formidable threat in the form of Sebastian Shaw.