In a similar vein, but also mining familiar territory for fans of Marvels Guardians Of The Galaxy, it might be possible to introduce the Shiar to Foxs X-Men universe. A highly advanced alien race that evolved from feathered avian creatures instead of apes, the Shiar are highly aggressive and dedicated to forced expansion. In other words, they grow and evolve by invading and assimilating other cultures. The threat of an alien invasion would be enough to introduce the X-Men to an off-world adventure, but other motivations could include the reintroduction of Dark Phoenix, as the comics storyline originally involved the Shiar at a high level. Moreover, in the comics Charles Xavier is in a relationship with the Shiar empress, Lilandra, and has incorporated plenty of Shiar technology into his base of operations, including the virtual reality tech that created the Danger Room, the X-Mens training simulator. Now tel me you can't see James McAvoy's more facetious Xavier choosing to elope with an exotic birdwoman from beyond the stars. Finally, the Shiar Imperial Guard are a varied group of warriors and heroes from a vast array of different races held within the empire, all aliens with special powers, allowing for some quality super battles amongst all the space opera trappings of the storyline.
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