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Updated · Bleeding Cool News · Jun 13

Marvel, Disney+ Unveil 9-Episode X-Men '97 Season 2 Roll Call Ahead of July 1 Return

Updated

Updated · Bleeding Cool News · Jun 13

Marvel, Disney+ Unveil 9-Episode X-Men '97 Season 2 Roll Call Ahead of July 1 Return

Q: Will Rogue be forced to fight a resurrected Gambit, now serving as Apocalypse's Horseman of Death?

Yes—while Marvel has not explicitly confirmed that exact scene, the evidence strongly points to Rogue confronting, and likely fighting, a resurrected Gambit serving Apocalypse. The clearest setup comes from the end of Season 1, when Apocalypse is shown holding one of Gambit’s cards. Producers then told fans to “follow the breadcrumbs,” and the new Season 2 footage keeps Gambit’s death central to Rogue’s story. The added reporting goes further, saying the season is expected to explore Gambit’s ties to Apocalypse and strongly implying his return as the Horseman of Death, a storyline drawn directly from the comics. That makes Rogue the emotional center of the likely conflict. Season 2 is described as showing her still devastated by Gambit’s sacrifice, and the material suggests she may learn he is alive again but under Apocalypse’s control. If that happens, a direct clash would be the most natural dramatic payoff, especially with Apocalypse positioned as the season’s main villain across multiple timelines. Nothing released so far confirms the exact choreography of that encounter, so it remains technically unannounced. But based on the trailer teases, producer comments, and the comic precedent, Rogue being forced into a painful showdown with Gambit-as-Death looks highly likely and appears to be one of Season 2’s major emotional storylines.

3 articles · Updated · Bleeding Cool News · Jun 13

July 1 is now the target date for X-Men '97' Season 2, with Marvel Animation and Disney+ releasing a new roll call video that spotlights the season's main players and action beats.
New footage teases a possible Apocalypse-versus-Magneto clash, while the season follows the X-Men scattered across different eras as they try to make their way home.
Executive producers said Gambit's death "looms greatly" over Season 2, especially for Rogue, and pointed fans toward finale "breadcrumbs" linking Apocalypse to that storyline.
9 episodes are planned for the season, which also returns to a 1990s setting where mutant intolerance and new threats are rising during the team's absence.