Generation Hope - Well there's no surprises here except for Sebastian Shaw (who we've seen for a while now) and Idie seems to be missing but if you're reading Schism then that shouldn't be a surprise. My guess for the last shadow is kind of a no-brainer, Kenji.
X-men (Vol. 3) - We knew that Jubilee and Storm were there but now we've got Warpath and Psylocke! I'm really not sure who the last shadow is going to be but if I had to guess I would say Polaris or Marvel Girl (remember Lorna's late 70's and early 80's costume that Erik the Red gave her? And I can't honestly see Marvel bring Rachel back and then NOT putting her with her father somehow).
Uncanny X-men - Nothing to guess here! Cyclops, Emma, Jugger-lossus, Magik, Magneto and Danger. Awesome team!! I'm a bit disappointed to see Illyana not on the New Mutants anymore but I'm guessing that she has to look after her newly Cyttorak-enhanced brother.
New Mutants - No real surprises here either. We already saw X-man, but now we've got Warlock, Mirage and Sunspot. I think the last two figures are going to be Cypher (in the middle) and, I don't know, maybe Dust? or Amelia Voight? The cloudy wake behind whoever it is (and it looks kinda like a girl) kinda makes it seem like it could be one of these ladies.
Uncanny X-Force - Joining AOA Nightcrawler (nerdgasm!) on X-Force is Deadpool which is no shock. In the shadow on the right seems to clearly be Fantomex but who's that on the left? It appears to be Psylocke with her glowing swords and telltale waist sash, but she's already been shown to be over in X-men (Vol. 3) so what going on?? Here's my theories: A) She pulling double duty here and over there as a mole for Wolverine (especially since, technically, no one knows X-Force exists) or B) Somehow, someway, Revanche has made a return. It's strange days for the X-men lately so either of these could be true, but more important is Warren Worthington's notable absence from the picture...
Wolverine & the X-men - Kitty Pryde and Wolverine back together again (with Lockheed in tow)! With Jubilee on the other side of the Schism, maybe we will see a resurgence of this old partnership from the early 80's. Joining them on the new Gold Team is Iceman the only original X-man to be confirmed as NOT on Cyclops' side. As for the shadows, I am having trouble with this one...for the silhouette on the right I am thinking its a big muscle character all hunched over so maybe Rockslide or Onyxx (who may or may not be deceased, I am not entirely clear on that), or maybe its a returning Beast fresh from his Secret Avengers adventures! The left shadow I think may end up being Kid Omega. I doubt they'd make him so important in the Schism only to have him die (again). I'm even tempted to say that the cause of the Schism is over how to handle Quentin Quire, and maybe Wolverine is forced to prevent Cyclops from handing him over to the local authorities. And the one on top is a real puzzler...it seems distinctly female and with a fiery aura about her so some people are rumoring it to be Jean, but I think more likely its Rachel if anything (although I am hoping she ends up on Cyclops' side instead).
X-men: Legacy - It's no surprise to see Gambit and Frenzy still with Rogue, after all they made a huge deal about them joining her book/team and, honestly, I doubt anyone else wants them on their squad at the moment. The shadow I have to be honest, I have absolutely no idea! Strangely enough when I look at the silhouette I get a picture of the 90's Malibu character, Siren, which I know is impossible and silly. My BEST guess? Hepzibah!! We have barely seen her since the team moved to San Francisco and she's I think she's due to come back! Although if it turns out to be her, I wonder what that would mean for her relationsip with Warpath, who is shown over on Cyclops' side on the cover of X-men (Vol. 3) #20.
X-Factor #230 - The big shock here isn't what IS shown, but what ISN'T shown! Everyone got very excited at the prospect of Havok coming back, but as more and more characters have been revealed a startling roster change is becoming more apparent. Joining Alex Summers, we now have Wolfsbane, Shatterstar, Rictor, Layla, and M, with two shadows left who very obviously seem like Guido and Banshee (Teresa Cassidy not a resurrected Sean). What we DON'T see is Jaime Madrox! With the former leader of X-Factor returning to the fold it might seem weird for him to take a back seat to Jaime's leadership...unless Jaime's no longer there?! With the recent revelation that someone on X-Factor IS going to die soon, maybe the founder of X-Factor Investigations is going to die, again, to make way for the leader of the government sponsored X-Factor to step back into the driver's seat. Also missing from this shot is Longshot and Darwin, but these aren't huge shocks since Darwin's been gone for a minute (and apparently isn't returning) and Longshot always seems to just up and disappear at a moment's notice (i.e. Uncanny X-men #248).
So there's your ReGenesis update! A few questions to mull over though...with all these casting shake-ups happening what about the members that they have been building up for the past few years like Dazzler? or Pixie and Anole (not to mention the rest of the New/Young X-men)? And what does this split mean for the Astonishing team? I mean, sure Cyclops, Emma, Storm, Colossus are together on one side, but Wolverine and Kitty are on the other side and Wolverine and Armor have become very close so where do her loyalties lie?
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