Night of the Sentinels
| "Night of the Sentinels" | |
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| X-Men: The Animated Series episode | |
One of the sentinels that attacks the X-Men when they are leaving the Mutant registration center.
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1-2 |
| Written by | Mark Edward Edens |
| Production code | Part 1: 101 Part 2: 102 |
| Original air date | Part 1: October 31, 1992 Part 2: November 7, 1992 |
Night of the Sentinels is a two-part pilot episode of the 1990s X-Men animated series. It originally aired on October 31 and November 7, 1992. These episodes feature adaptations of Jubilee's intro story ("Uncanny X-Men #244"), Bolivar Trask's creation of the Sentinels ("Uncanny X-Men #14"), the Mark III Sentinels intro ("Uncanny X-Men #98"), the Mutant Registration Act ("Uncanny X-Men #181"), and anti-mutant hysteria present throughout the mid-to-late 1980s comics. Introduced in the episode were an X-Men team similar in look and line-up to the early 1990s X-Men drawn by Jim Lee. The members of the X-Men introduced compose of Professor X, Cyclops, Beast, Jean Grey, Wolverine, Rogue, Gambit, Storm and Jubilee, as well as an original character, Morph. The series was originally to premiere over the Labor Day weekend in September; however, due to production delays, it was pushed to the end of October. The two-parter aired as a "sneak preview" even though it was not considered ready for broadcast. Therefore, there were many animation errors. However, the errors were later corrected when FOX re-aired the pilot in early 1993.
The episode begins showing TV news footage of Sabretooth attacking police forces, indicating a time of unrest between mutants and humans. Jubilee's foster parents register her under the Mutant Registration Act, apparently designed to support mutants. Later, The Sentinels attempt to apprehend Jubilee at a mall. However, the Sentinels are stopped by a group of X-Men who were coincidentally shopping at the time. Jubilee wakes up, confused, at the X-Mansion. Storm explains to Jubilee that the purpose of the X-Men is to fight for peaceful existence between humans and mutants.
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