Xmen Evolution did everything right Jean's a good character, There's no love triangle between Wolverine and Scott, every character is interesting and likeable. Xmen should have remained this way
I love 90s Jean but them making her weak on purpose to make the Phoenix seem more powerful completely downgraded her character. This Jean could actually hold her own
Justin Watson Jean is a powerful mutant without the pf but she holds back a lot. Read the X-factor comics. She didnt have the pf in them and was the strongest member at the time. She only had tk up to 66 and then she regained her tp. If u want to see jeans tp action then look into the revolution books. Scott didn’t say shit lol stop trying to discredit my girl
Kingsley Asante what type of fucking kid where you to be thinking about rape on a cartoon character? But I do agree that as I kid I also saw her as the most useless one who was constantly failing at everyturn.
Jordan Taylor I think this show is so iconic! It always remembers my childhood when I watched this show on TV. I started to re-watch it this days and still so cool, so advanced to it's time... I'll always love X-Men
The 90s one was a product of its time. It was good but the way it handled some characters, namely Jean Grey could've been better. X-Men Evolution did the right move of giving more personality to the characters as well, I personally love how they handled Mystique because in the 90s cartoon, she seemed a bit more robotic which I mean sure, works for her being a hired gun but I like them ore angry and vengeful portrayal we had in Evolution, I found it more engaging
Now, this show was cancelled before they could do a Phoenix Saga. ....just imagining her in Phoenix Mode scares me as far as these characters are concerned.
sadly if a show no matter how good it is doesnt either have crazy high ratings and can be use to sell toys and mechanize it gets cancel, its the reason young justice, teen titans and symbiotic titan ( this one hurts me the most) got cancel, sure NOW young justice and original teen titans are making a come back but it took forever do to so, cant say the same for symbiotic titan ;(
No there is the version of Wolverine and the X-Men is good too to not as good as the X-Men evolution but it's good and there is also the the X-Men anime it's not a bed but the worst of the worst is told lady X-Men animated series 1992
Matthew Blake Thats so aggravating considering how powerful she actually is. I know the show would be boring if she just one shot won every fight but come on. Storm was pretty weak in the anime too.
90's Jean: Can't lift a glass of water without struggling 00's Jean: Brushes aside cars, helicopters and levitates a cop car like a breeze Someone in the staff made its mission to reivindicate Jean as a legit powerhouse.
@@yuankun99 Nope, you're wrong. The version of Jean Grey that you see in X-Men: Evolution is basically 90s Jean from the comics. The power level (or lack thereof) that Jean had in the 90s cartoon is basically Jean from the 60s when Stan Lee was still writing the comics. But at least 60s Jean had the excuse of being a teenaged girl.
@@pickledidiot4569 Right lol. 60s Jean was a teenager who was just learning how to use her powers for combat and defense. Unlike the original Jean, EVO Jean had been training intensively for a longer period of time (original Jean was the last one to join the X-Men) and had basically mastered her powers by the beginning of season 2. Someone wanted to right the original show's wrongs.
This Jean was definitely more raw with the usage of her powers, but still relatively tamed considering what Jean Grey can do. Unlike the 90s Jean Grey who genuinely looked weak, this Jean knows her capabilities and consciously waters them down as to cause the least harm to others, but still manages to do infinitely more than the 90s version ever did, without always fainting. Plus this version flew a lot, which I liked!
90s Jean didn't even know how to levitate like wtf. I swear one episode Rogue had to save her ass falling off a cliff.. i mean girl you're telekinetic...
If she couldn't levitate for reasons that would be one thing, but she legit FORGETS she can levitate in the 90's cartoon. One episode she'll float down from above no problem, in another she'll have Beast carry her dumb ass over a fence!
I love that 2000s Jean levitates herself a lot, 90s Jean was a bit inconsistent with her powers, in one scene she is able to maintain a falling building afloat long enough to give innocent bystanders time to get out of the way, in another she is only able to levitate Senator Kelly a few feet before she just drops him mid-air..
They made Jean Grey so weak in the 90s. But funny thing is the X-Men animation was the one that got into comics. And later, I found out that Jean Grey is actually quite OP and the 90s cartoon didn’t do her justice. I mean she was written as an Omega level Mutant. I found out that in the comics, she knocked out Juggernaut with her telepathy while Juggy still have his helmet on. Error in the comics maybe, but the 90s comics made her really weak.
yes! they did a great job of foreshadowing there. When her eyes begin to glow linked with Cerebro, that is when she has used so much power that the Phoenix force begins to emerge. I read an article about it from the writers back then. They intended a Phoenix saga but the show ended so in the final scene they show her turn into the dark Phoenix and then the energy bird and fly away. Would have loved another season. The next season was going to be the Age of Apocolypse with Scott as his right hand man (shown in the future vision also)
I really liked Jean in this version. She wasn’t so damn weak like her 90s counterpart and she was involved with everyone at their school, like a big sis.
The main writers of this show, Craig Kyle and Chris Yost, created X-23 and worked on all the great Marvel animated shows like Wolverine and the X-Men and Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. They're now working on the MCU movies. They were writers on Thor: Ragnarok. I really hope Kevin Feige puts them in charge of writing the MCU X-Men movies.
I love how extra she was when she tore the windows off instead of just opening them. lol. but seriously, this video showed why Jean is one of my fave X-Men!!!
From whatr I recall, X-Men "purists" were actually a problem, since they took issue with everyone being younger and in high school in this version (despite, yknow, "mutant school" being literally the main X-Men concept) dismissing it as just "X-Men for kids". Even though this show had the best interpretations ever for Kitty, Scott, Wanda etc. Got Jane, Professor, Mystique, Logan etc. perfectly too.
whade62000 that actually bugged me about the original, it was called a “school” but everyone save Jubilee was already an adult. This one not only were there other students but people TEACHING them!
@LordDeraj I could never buy Jubilee as an adult either because they always drew her as a grown-ass supermodel xD I thought the others were just messing with her because of her babyface when she'd get angry about being treated as a child.
The thing I love about Evolution is that in this version, Jean is this badass without ever getting Phoenix!! She was even able to go toe-to-toe with Professor X when he was Apocalypse's Horseman of Death!!! In a way, I'm kinda glad the new season WAS cut, that way we can keep Jean the way she is!!
What's wild is that Parallels the second X men movie where she like had to sacrifice herself to stop the damn meanwhile here she does it fine on her own LMFAO
@@funkycrawler619I think you all forgetting the fact here Jean in the movies can do all of that easily but in that time she knew she is in fact losing control . From beginning of the movie even before the attack to the mansion Jean shown something is wrong with her and she knew that too. She knew if she lost control it will be over for everyone in the team and all the civilians. So she deliberately choose to sacrifice herself. She stop to Kurt from teleporting her , she used telepathy with professor X , she stop the dam , she control the ship , she lifted the ship . And when she finally sure her friends are safe (she already have red eyes and she is literally losing all the control to her evil side she deliberately choose to let go so her evil side doesn’t destroy everything around her .(professor X literally created another persona inside Jean's mind in order to control her "so she doesn’t be a danger to herself and people around her " but it was a very wrong move because once that persona wake up it created endless destruction. And Jean knew this , professor knew this too . In the movies when wolverine time travels and old professor talks to younger one he advice not to Cage the monster in her and create her restless and much more destructive persona . And the young professor take that advice and that future turn out good . Until this time professor X loses control and kills every mutant (because he is old he has a seizure everyone died including wolverine but wolverine has healing factor so professor and wolverine we're the only mutants survived . And couple of lucky ones) in the end no happy ending for Jean...
To be honest, I prefer Xmen Evolution over the 90’s Xmen because they actually made Jean Grey useful and they didn’t have that weird love triangle with Jean, Scott, and Logan. I only liked Rogue and Gambit better in the 90’s Xmen.
I liked it especially as a fan of Rogue/Gambit in the original cartoon, I liked how they made the characters at least still have good chemistry with one another to give like fans of the original pairing something to want even if it wasn't romantic. @@MrDibara
Evolution had a love triangle with Jean, Scott, and Rogue instead, but it was much less awkward. Rogue just had a crush on Scott, and it was actually endearing instead of creepy like Logan's possessive feelings for Jean.
Or pull a Green Lantern and create a PK ramp to go over the other train, or off to the side of it, that would have given her more time to slow it down.
90's Jean would have been destroyed by Evolution Jean. They should have really used this version of her in the movies. She's not incredibly powerful but she gets shit done and gets it done well. Both her 90's and her movie version nearly pass out or have to call on the Phoenix persona in order to pull off half of this Jean's feats
Jean’s “phoenix power” was originally simply Jean’s own natural mutation evolving far too rapidly for her to control, and her psychic powers increasing beyond her capacity to regulate. The only reason it was later retconned that the Phoenix was a separate entity that duplicated Jean while keeping her in suspended animation was because the writers wanted to bring Jean back to life after she died in the Dark Phoenix conclusion, and not forget that she previously killed an entire planet of people. It was a way to not hold her responsible for her genocide and evil actions and return her to the X-Men roster.
6:44 You see the psychic shield suddenly expand and morph into the Phoenix itself. It’s just green instead of red. This would lead into season 5, which Jean would’ve actually evolved into Phoenix as her mutation grew too powerful for her to be able to control (like the original intention in the comics - no alien Phoenix force) - sadly the show was cancelled here.
Which I think is a better interpretaiton that the more powerful she got on her won the stronger the Phoenix got. Honestly better take on the Phoenix arc imo @@arc7375
Montero Prince it isn’t marvel’s fault it’s Disney for trying to pump out the under produced bad shows. Look at Iron Man Armored Adventures and the two x men show Nicktoons did Marvel right they should’ve kept making shows
Jean was BADASS in this ! you did miss some scenes of her kicking ass though but cool video that outclasses the stupid Jean from the old cartoon ! Here they did her justice she was smart,strong and beautiful
yah i remember when she took 3 of the Egyptian statues out so quick after she regained consciousness while all it took all the other X-Men so much effort to beat one 😂
As a kid watching X Men Evolution, I was always so enamored with Jean’s character, and her powers were just so cool to me. I’ll never forget the scene with the train exploding, it was very thrilling for me to see her hold the explosion from reaching the buildings!
Comics Jean was always OP - world's most gifted telekinetic AND she's got half of Professor X's powers. There's a reason the phoenix force chose her. (And I think Jean's story is about being someone perfect really. She's not only gifted with beauty, smarts and powers - she's deserving of them too - humble, kind to others (helper to younger students,), good values (gives everyone a chance, she picks hard-working boy scout Scott over cooler bad boys too). But even she has her problems, struggles managing the large responsibilities she accepts to take on, evil powers that seek to control her, being just as vulnerable and mortal as everyone (more so) on missions. Tbh the Phoenix Force is the perfect locical way to advance her character too - how do you challenge someone who's so powerful and perfect? Push that power to a level where she has to worry about being so powerful she might destroy anything just by touching it, so perfect that she involuntarily starts crushing lesser things in her path.
In the 90s Jean was able to lift the Blackbird telekinetically. However, this incarnation features Jean lifting, repelling, and supporting equal to greather weight than the Blackbird- like the dam and the force of the explosion that Avalanche subsided into the earth - and more often than the 90s version. The only time Jean displayed immense power in the 90s was when she became the Phoenix. In X-Men Evolution, Jean even used her power subvertively as she manipulated multiple minds at once, demonstrated offensive manipulation of her Pathic and Kinetic powers in combat, and had a night on the town with fellow female X-Men in Season 2, Episode: "Walk on the Wild Side". X-Men Evolution's Jean was QUITE useful... Great video!
HAHAHAHAHAHAH Jean could BARELY even do that. Her TK was written so inconsistently: at one point she's able to hold up a fallen building (for 10s) but she can only (albeit badly) slow down the Blackbird from falling from a building ledge, and even then Rogue was there to help her (both times) and she was mentally fatigued that Bishop had to catch her. Even at the last season, she couldn't keep herself, Scott, and Wolverine afloat when they were falling. She can use her TK to float at times, but then forgets other times: moreso the latter! Evo Jean was the best representation of her powers and her growth into those powers.
X-Men: Evolution has the best portrayal of these characters - why is it so hard for the movies and other animated shows to get it right? Jean’s powers were so useful! Rogue could do pretty cool stuff with her powers without just standing there or having Ms Marvel’s powers, Scott was a great team leader and Kitty and Kurt were likeable fun characters
She starts the cartoon as very weak, could barely lift a chair, and would struggle lifting Scott and Kurt. But her power levels increased throughout the show to a point she was easily lifting huge military helicopters.
I'm so glad this show was my introduction to the X-Men as a kid and because of that characters like her : susan storm, scarlet witch and gwen Tennyson have always been my favorites
In X-men: Evolution they were supposed to be like 17-18 and jean did as much as possible not to mention how powerful she was at such a young age. Jean was super powerful without phoenix, and the other shows tried to downplay her power to make phoenix look like the peak of her powers. She did almost all the work the professor did and don't forget when we found out professor had a son and he was like mega-powerful yea she tried her best to fight back knowing he was stronger. In conclusion x-men: evolution was the best animated x-men tv marvel made :)
I’m still salty all these years later that evolution was canceled before there was a proper legion (the son you mentioned) arc ever properly happened, instead leaving with a cliffhanger episode regarding him.
90s Jean would straight up start moaning and fainting from anything that she deemed too heavy. This Jean seems fine with heavy things, and doesn't need iron supplements.
Poor Jean couldn't walk across the sitting room without tripping over a small gust blowing in from under a crack in the front door. I love this Jean so much better.
@3:23 I remember this episode. That was one of my favorite moments of the show, Jean coming to save her man, and the music that played when she showed up. You KNEW Mystique was in TROUBLE! haha!
Jean in 90’s: “Storm, could you get me a glass of water” Jean from Evo.: “I held a whole dam up with the water overflowing girl are you even trying 🤦🏽♂️”
Oh I know the feeling. I thought Legion was so cool, killer design and great power, would've been nice to see more of him. I'm guessing that maybe had the show continued, he would've made another appearance.
how can people say the 90's show is superior to evolution... i watched both growing up in the early 2000's and the 90's version ALREADY felt goofy and outdated to me at that time, and i was only a kid. i even tried rewatching it recently because of x-men '97 but i couldn't bare it, meanwhile x-men evolution still feels fresh and enjoyable. people are blinded by nostalgia...
I am a late 2000s child and I preferred Evolution because the 90s art was ghastly to me. I got used to it and I am currently liking it. I am at mid season 4.
For me too evolution is indeed the best version with great storyline,characters,background scores and especially action sequences! Btw ❤ their background musics when they use their powers!
If it works like flying, it technically still is I guess... One good example of flying that's not flying is thor.. He can't fly.. He just travels around throwing the mjolnir.. Like a mini version of what mercenary tao in dragonball does
I like the fact this series took time to show the mechanics of their powers without limiting their actions. You could tell from the animation just how much work Jean has to do, but you know she can do it
This is the adaptation I grew up with and my siblings got us banned because we'd fight over who was who and argue about it. Lol everyone would call me Jean and I'd get really mad.
Thank you!!! Jean Grey is one of my favorite Marvel characters and my FAVORITE X-MEN! I hated that 90's version of her because that did not reflect the Jean Grey in the comics! She was pretty bad ass in the comics as well, even before the Phoenix retcon! A lot of people like to shit on her, but she's one of the most powerful characters out there. I seriously only watch X-MEN shows/movies for Jean or Storm. Everyone else is just a lamp in the background...just there not important to me :D. Edit: How rude of me, Amazing video! The train scene was one of my favorites, just shows how great telekinesis is :). Subscribed as well.
This one...they have her eye color correct like the comic books...emerald green...but in XMEN the animated series, her eye color is blue...even in the new XMEN 97, her eye color is blue.
I like to add in addition to the improvement on Gene's power set in X-Men evolution, can we all appreciate the costume was better in X-Men evolution ? It definitely was an upgrade
Jean was being way too nice here tbh... if I were her, I would be smacking Mystique back and forth between the floor and the ceiling repeatedly for trying to kill my man lmao
6:46 We see exactly the moment Jean began evolving into Phoenix. Like the original comic story, XME would have focused on Jean becoming Phoenix in season 5 as a result of her mutation causing her powers to rapidly and exponentially grow way beyond her control (no cosmic force). It’s a shame we never got season 5.
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90s Jean would have a fckn Aneurysm trying to open those windows
She’d faint just from simply breathing
LMAOOOOOOOOO 😂😂😂
She would have a moaning fit scream for Scott to help her only for Rouge to open the windows
@@starfire6789 Rouge was always there to catch her when she falls (literally 😂).
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Who watched this right after the Jean is useless video?
MEEEE 🤣🤣🤣 and well I will watch that useless version after this again
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Meee hahaha that shit triggered my asthma hahaha
The contrast between this Jean and 90’s Jean is hilarious.
Thank goodness the X Men 97 version is strong
LMAO.. then you have to opposite happen to rogue..😂
Xmen 97 rogue is a badass while xmen evolution rogue was the damsel in distress 🤣
@@zenmaster8826Hardly, Rogue was tough as nails and saved the day plenty of times in EVO
xmen evolution did her RIGHT
I think xmen evo was a great show. I could never really get into xmen tas cause of the dated look.@@VunderGuy
Xmen Evolution did everything right Jean's a good character, There's no love triangle between Wolverine and Scott, every character is interesting and likeable. Xmen should have remained this way
Even Rogue Powers they got right other just being Super Girl
Plus, it really felt like they were a family, and the way they dealt with the backstory connections between Mystique and Rogue and Curt was amazing.
@@eLite-Tiss91Rogue was mosty always like Super Girl in the comics. She waa protrated as an old woman before she absorbed Ms. Marvles powers.
They call it X-Men Evolution because Jean evolved to be useful and badass.
New pin. LMAO
That's one way to look at it. lol. But it's actually called Evolution because the series is mainly about growth.
Schnaiderwissen True, that would be the actual reason.
Slim Monster Lol, thank you. I was actually kind of shocked to see it pinned! That's never happened to me before!
And Scott went on to sell and promote hot pockets
I was waiting for the “ahhhhhhhhh” and then Scott saying “JEEEAAAAAAN”
And then logan GRRRR
and then Rogue saves the day.
And rogues saying bitch again
@@MrSwallows Admittedly, Rogue DID save the day a lot even in this show...
@@ShadowSonic2 I would love to have 90's Rogue and Evolution Jean in a show together.
Scott finally understands what it was like to be Jean Grey in the 90’s Animated series at 0:46
😂😂😅
LMFAO ..😆😆
Big role reversal
😂😂 she said, "Goodnight!"
Too rich
I love 90s Jean but them making her weak on purpose to make the Phoenix seem more powerful completely downgraded her character. This Jean could actually hold her own
She was actually the weakest XMen in the comics before getting the Phoenix powers. Scott literally said that lol
Kingsley Asante Wtf
Justin Watson Jean is a powerful mutant without the pf but she holds back a lot. Read the X-factor comics. She didnt have the pf in them and was the strongest member at the time. She only had tk up to 66 and then she regained her tp. If u want to see jeans tp action then look into the revolution books. Scott didn’t say shit lol stop trying to discredit my girl
your edge is hurting me more than jean hurt mystique.
Kingsley Asante what type of fucking kid where you to be thinking about rape on a cartoon character? But I do agree that as I kid I also saw her as the most useless one who was constantly failing at everyturn.
They did SUCH a good job on this show. Even all these years later it's still sooo good.
Jordan Taylor I think this show is so iconic! It always remembers my childhood when I watched this show on TV. I started to re-watch it this days and still so cool, so advanced to it's time... I'll always love X-Men
The 90s one was a product of its time. It was good but the way it handled some characters, namely Jean Grey could've been better. X-Men Evolution did the right move of giving more personality to the characters as well, I personally love how they handled Mystique because in the 90s cartoon, she seemed a bit more robotic which I mean sure, works for her being a hired gun but I like them ore angry and vengeful portrayal we had in Evolution, I found it more engaging
You weren't around for og X-Men then
Story lines were pretty good. I liked the art style a lot more In the 90s version. They had some interesting thing written in the nineties as well.
Jordan Taylor Was is ithat
Now, this show was cancelled before they could do a Phoenix Saga. ....just imagining her in Phoenix Mode scares me as far as these characters are concerned.
Ikr ! why the hell was it canceled though ?
+Kanade Lapis Ratings.
Harley Quinn's Epic Rape Face are you kidding me this is seriously the greatest version of any x-men animated series they could have created.
@@agentofchaos7456 Really??? But how??? Didn't this show win an emmy?
sadly if a show no matter how good it is doesnt either have crazy high ratings and can be use to sell toys and mechanize it gets cancel, its the reason young justice, teen titans and symbiotic titan ( this one hurts me the most) got cancel, sure NOW young justice and original teen titans are making a come back but it took forever do to so, cant say the same for symbiotic titan ;(
This is the only adaption version of Jean that I can actually stand
No there is the version of Wolverine and the X-Men is good too to not as good as the X-Men evolution but it's good and there is also the the X-Men anime it's not a bed but the worst of the worst is told lady X-Men animated series 1992
@KnightBat05 even though she's barely on the series she's much better than what she's on the animated series
Man if this was the 90s x-men she would have telekinetically lifted her body weight and had to go for a lie down immediately 😅
90's Jean: Scott, Let me make you a sandwich!
*Immediately collapses from exhausion*
Reactor Ray while screaming Scot and having an orgasm.
PaladinesAngel Or she would have just tripped over a rock and fell slightly off screen...
Lol seriously. She couldn’t do anything without being sooo exhausted.
Matthew Blake Thats so aggravating considering how powerful she actually is. I know the show would be boring if she just one shot won every fight but come on. Storm was pretty weak in the anime too.
*90s Jean:* Who are you?
*Evo Jean:* I'm you, but stronger.
And little less dumber 😂
Evo Jean: "...Like, A LOT stronger."
90's Jean: Can't lift a glass of water without struggling
00's Jean: Brushes aside cars, helicopters and levitates a cop car like a breeze
Someone in the staff made its mission to reivindicate Jean as a legit powerhouse.
Yeah. 90's Jean was too weak even in the comics. Currently, ever since Jean has been resurrected in the comics in 2018, she has been really powerful.
@@yuankun99 Nope, you're wrong. The version of Jean Grey that you see in X-Men: Evolution is basically 90s Jean from the comics. The power level (or lack thereof) that Jean had in the 90s cartoon is basically Jean from the 60s when Stan Lee was still writing the comics. But at least 60s Jean had the excuse of being a teenaged girl.
@@BlackLightning20101she’s a teenage girl in evolution as well lol
Yea the point of Evolution is their all kids learning their powers lol @@BlackLightning20101
@@pickledidiot4569 Right lol. 60s Jean was a teenager who was just learning how to use her powers for combat and defense. Unlike the original Jean, EVO Jean had been training intensively for a longer period of time (original Jean was the last one to join the X-Men) and had basically mastered her powers by the beginning of season 2. Someone wanted to right the original show's wrongs.
This Jean was definitely more raw with the usage of her powers, but still relatively tamed considering what Jean Grey can do. Unlike the 90s Jean Grey who genuinely looked weak, this Jean knows her capabilities and consciously waters them down as to cause the least harm to others, but still manages to do infinitely more than the 90s version ever did, without always fainting. Plus this version flew a lot, which I liked!
90s Jean didn't even know how to levitate like wtf. I swear one episode Rogue had to save her ass falling off a cliff.. i mean girl you're telekinetic...
If she couldn't levitate for reasons that would be one thing, but she legit FORGETS she can levitate in the 90's cartoon. One episode she'll float down from above no problem, in another she'll have Beast carry her dumb ass over a fence!
I love that 2000s Jean levitates herself a lot, 90s Jean was a bit inconsistent with her powers, in one scene she is able to maintain a falling building afloat long enough to give innocent bystanders time to get out of the way, in another she is only able to levitate Senator Kelly a few feet before she just drops him mid-air..
They made Jean Grey so weak in the 90s.
But funny thing is the X-Men animation was the one that got into comics.
And later, I found out that Jean Grey is actually quite OP and the 90s cartoon didn’t do her justice.
I mean she was written as an Omega level Mutant.
I found out that in the comics, she knocked out Juggernaut with her telepathy while Juggy still have his helmet on.
Error in the comics maybe, but the 90s comics made her really weak.
DZ 3 lol nah she have the potential to be beyond omega
jeans telepathic sheild at 6:45 looks like the Phoenix emerging
Spider Life I don't wanna be a spoiler but she dies in this series on the future flashback with professor X
how do u know
It is a hint for the Phoenix. but she isn't dying in the flashback.
It is....... her eye also glowing
yes! they did a great job of foreshadowing there. When her eyes begin to glow linked with Cerebro, that is when she has used so much power that the Phoenix force begins to emerge. I read an article about it from the writers back then. They intended a Phoenix saga but the show ended so in the final scene they show her turn into the dark Phoenix and then the energy bird and fly away. Would have loved another season. The next season was going to be the Age of Apocolypse with Scott as his right hand man (shown in the future vision also)
I really liked Jean in this version. She wasn’t so damn weak like her 90s counterpart and she was involved with everyone at their school, like a big sis.
Did that Train scene give anybody else chills?
DaBrooklynPrince yes
that was a great display of her power
Meeeeee
It was a great display of Shadowcat's powers too.
I was gritting my teeth and creasing my brows out of worry and tension lmao
90s Jean: Is a problem.
00s Jean: Solves all problems.
This Jean as Phoenix would've been epic
That’s what I’m saying sis 😊😊😊
That explosion scene with the train is what I've always wanted from jean
reminds me of Wanda from the MCU
@@idontcaresirwanda couldn't control a grenade explosion tho 😂
Jean Grey singlehandedly controlled a much larger scale explosion 💥
The main writers of this show, Craig Kyle and Chris Yost, created X-23 and worked on all the great Marvel animated shows like Wolverine and the X-Men and Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. They're now working on the MCU movies. They were writers on Thor: Ragnarok. I really hope Kevin Feige puts them in charge of writing the MCU X-Men movies.
That would be 🔥
They also did a really solid run in the X-Force comics
I love how extra she was when she tore the windows off instead of just opening them. lol. but seriously, this video showed why Jean is one of my fave X-Men!!!
Don't forget flipping those cop cars when she could have just flown away! Mind controlled Jean was petty AF
LMAO that shit was funny af
Lmao same thoughts hahaha
I love how she had the audacity to fly to steal a ring then walk away while flipping cop cars
I said the same thing. I was like, now why did she break the windows? She couldve just opened them. I guess it was mastermind behind it lol.
So sad they didn't get to the season 5 with Phoenix :(
I. Th. It was popular enough.
It was more likely that it didn't sell enough merch (toys, etc).
From whatr I recall, X-Men "purists" were actually a problem, since they took issue with everyone being younger and in high school in this version (despite, yknow, "mutant school" being literally the main X-Men concept) dismissing it as just "X-Men for kids". Even though this show had the best interpretations ever for Kitty, Scott, Wanda etc. Got Jane, Professor, Mystique, Logan etc. perfectly too.
whade62000 that actually bugged me about the original, it was called a “school” but everyone save Jubilee was already an adult. This one not only were there other students but people TEACHING them!
@LordDeraj I could never buy Jubilee as an adult either because they always drew her as a grown-ass supermodel xD I thought the others were just messing with her because of her babyface when she'd get angry about being treated as a child.
3:58 I simply love how they portray Jean's power in Evolution and the sound effects of it too hehehe
The ripple in the air of her tk and any of the telepaths.
*90s Jean breaks 2 windows*
Jean: I wasnt strong enough AaaaaaaAaAhhhhh
Evolution Jean Grey Breaks every window in a building and defeats Mystique at the same time.
Jean: What's next?
Scott: Jeannnnn!
@@frankseward7017 More like
Evolution Jean Grey:
- could float past a locked gate.
*proceeds to fling the damn gate away.*
X-Men: Evolution not only created a perfect Wolverine but also a useful and less annoying Jean Grey
And possibly the best Cyclops!
@@ShadowSonic2 way better than the one in Wolverine and the X-Men
I loved this show as a kid
I never forgot that train scene, that was so epic
Axel what about when she kicked ass by throwing mystique like a rag doll? Wasn't that awesome.
I have that in my channel
The thing I love about Evolution is that in this version, Jean is this badass without ever getting Phoenix!! She was even able to go toe-to-toe with Professor X when he was Apocalypse's Horseman of Death!!! In a way, I'm kinda glad the new season WAS cut, that way we can keep Jean the way she is!!
Yeah that’s true in a way
Imagine this jean with Phoenix. She’d be unbeatable
2:56 If 90’s X-Men Jean tried that she would have quite literally had a stroke
What's wild is that Parallels the second X men movie where she like had to sacrifice herself to stop the damn meanwhile here she does it fine on her own LMFAO
@@funkycrawler619I think you all forgetting the fact here Jean in the movies can do all of that easily but in that time she knew she is in fact losing control . From beginning of the movie even before the attack to the mansion Jean shown something is wrong with her and she knew that too. She knew if she lost control it will be over for everyone in the team and all the civilians. So she deliberately choose to sacrifice herself.
She stop to Kurt from teleporting her , she used telepathy with professor X , she stop the dam , she control the ship , she lifted the ship . And when she finally sure her friends are safe (she already have red eyes and she is literally losing all the control to her evil side she deliberately choose to let go so her evil side doesn’t destroy everything around her .(professor X literally created another persona inside Jean's mind in order to control her "so she doesn’t be a danger to herself and people around her " but it was a very wrong move because once that persona wake up it created endless destruction. And Jean knew this , professor knew this too . In the movies when wolverine time travels and old professor talks to younger one he advice not to Cage the monster in her and create her restless and much more destructive persona . And the young professor take that advice and that future turn out good . Until this time professor X loses control and kills every mutant (because he is old he has a seizure everyone died including wolverine but wolverine has healing factor so professor and wolverine we're the only mutants survived . And couple of lucky ones) in the end no happy ending for Jean...
To be honest, I prefer Xmen Evolution over the 90’s Xmen because they actually made Jean Grey useful and they didn’t have that weird love triangle with Jean, Scott, and Logan. I only liked Rogue and Gambit better in the 90’s Xmen.
Rogue in this show was still pretty cool, though
Yeah rogue and gambit I liked their dynamic in the older one. Though I appreciate they actually didn’t sideline gambit in this one .
@@flowerbloom5782 That little mini-arc with Gambit and the whole "rescue his father" may have been brief, but it was cool nonetheless. 😊
I liked it especially as a fan of Rogue/Gambit in the original cartoon, I liked how they made the characters at least still have good chemistry with one another to give like fans of the original pairing something to want even if it wasn't romantic. @@MrDibara
Evolution had a love triangle with Jean, Scott, and Rogue instead, but it was much less awkward. Rogue just had a crush on Scott, and it was actually endearing instead of creepy like Logan's possessive feelings for Jean.
And the masterpiece that gave Jean Grey justice. Best part? She was powerful without the Phoenix Force!
I hate how people think they can jump into the whole phoenix arc without this level of development
Perfectly describes why Wolverine and the X-Men’s take on it failed badly.
@@901Sherman true
Don't forget the movies...failing TWICE
She could have speeded up the train passing through in combo with kitty
Michael Spence or taken off the wheels or just lifted it it didn't seem that large
Or pull a Green Lantern and create a PK ramp to go over the other train, or off to the side of it, that would have given her more time to slow it down.
Michael Spence or she could have just lifted the train engine
she just slowed it down and made it longer to phase 🤣💀 still one of my
favourite characters though
Michael Spence this was alpha level Jean Grey, when she had blocks on her mind. But doing that would make the scene look soo easy.
i will forever be grateful i grew up with THIS version of jean her telekinesis sound is so pleasing & the animation STILL holds up imo 🙏🏼
90's Jean would have been destroyed by Evolution Jean. They should have really used this version of her in the movies. She's not incredibly powerful but she gets shit done and gets it done well. Both her 90's and her movie version nearly pass out or have to call on the Phoenix persona in order to pull off half of this Jean's feats
90's Jean: *faints from opening a window
This Jean: Flys effortlessly
Imagine how powerful this adaptation of the Phoenix would've been.
The sad thing is, season 5 was actually going to tackle the Dark Phoenix Saga. Before the series was cancelled.
@@schnaiderwissen8915let’s get it back
@@susanstorm7910
Does it mean this ain't Phoenix Jean 😮
@@Swahili14I mean… this is jeans true power, without Phoenix
Jean’s “phoenix power” was originally simply Jean’s own natural mutation evolving far too rapidly for her to control, and her psychic powers increasing beyond her capacity to regulate.
The only reason it was later retconned that the Phoenix was a separate entity that duplicated Jean while keeping her in suspended animation was because the writers wanted to bring Jean back to life after she died in the Dark Phoenix conclusion, and not forget that she previously killed an entire planet of people.
It was a way to not hold her responsible for her genocide and evil actions and return her to the X-Men roster.
3:33 her hair turns into the Phoenix lol I just noticed that
6:44 You see the psychic shield suddenly expand and morph into the Phoenix itself. It’s just green instead of red.
This would lead into season 5, which Jean would’ve actually evolved into Phoenix as her mutation grew too powerful for her to be able to control (like the original intention in the comics - no alien Phoenix force) - sadly the show was cancelled here.
Which I think is a better interpretaiton that the more powerful she got on her won the stronger the Phoenix got. Honestly better take on the Phoenix arc imo @@arc7375
Thats so cool! I never noticed the hair phoenix moment!
Ah, back when marvel made good tv shows
Montero Prince Daredevil, Luke Cage and Jessica Jones are good tv shows
He probably meant animated TV shows.
Montero Prince it isn’t marvel’s fault it’s Disney for trying to pump out the under produced bad shows. Look at Iron Man Armored Adventures and the two x men show Nicktoons did Marvel right they should’ve kept making shows
Man have times changed.
This show was good but it wasnt Marvels peak. Spectacular Spiderman and Avengers:EMH were. But yh their recent stuff isnt as good.
How is it that the teenager version has more power and control then the grown woman
Kitty might have gotten the train through if Jean didn't slow it.
Bad team coordination
Kitty was the last resort incase Jean wasnt able to stop it. It was all a team initiative
Rex Nemorensis blaming Jean that much? Jean was doing better job than Kitty ever did.
Rex Nemorensis Kitty was only there to phase it through if Jean couldn't stop it.
😂 I just realized that. At least they tried though lmfaoo
this was the marvel's teen titans
The X-Men were always Marvel's Teen Titans. In the comics they started out as a team of teen superheroes.
That’s a REALLY good comparison!
X-TRA THICC basically their teen titans mixed with Doom Patrol which they were created around the same time
Básically
to bad the good shows get cancelled
This is definitely the best incarnation of Jean.
At 3:46 It would've real boss if Jean had said "You got that right, BITCH!"
My favorite Jean scene in Evolution! I wish this could happen in the upcoming Dark Phoenix film, but that Mystique is good
jean in this show: meh that was nothing
jean in the animated series 92: instantly unconcious after using her powers.
Im still obsessed with Jean’s psionic battle against Horseman Xavier. Top ten xmen battles of all time.
I loved the effects of her Force fields!
It's actually telekinetic fields but yeah.
Jean was BADASS in this ! you did miss some scenes of her kicking ass though but cool video that outclasses the stupid Jean from the old cartoon ! Here they did her justice she was smart,strong and beautiful
I know I missed some from the first season but this video was long enough.
Most useful thing the 90 Jean did was episode 4 with the Morlocks. Only time she was fighting.
She did kick butt in that scene until she got knocked out
yah i remember when she took 3 of the Egyptian statues out so quick after she regained consciousness while all it took all the other X-Men so much effort to beat one 😂
Yeah like the girl power episode. Where she makes a car fly
As a kid watching X Men Evolution, I was always so enamored with Jean’s character, and her powers were just so cool to me. I’ll never forget the scene with the train exploding, it was very thrilling for me to see her hold the explosion from reaching the buildings!
I love that in the first minute of the video Jean gave Scott an X-Gasam so good he passed out like 90's Jean used to get all the time.
Funny thing is, I think that EVO Jean only ever had one X-Gasm that made her pass out. She was fighting Xavier's Son, Legion.
@@ShadowSonic2legion is more powerful than her????
@@susanstorm7910Without the Phoenix, yes he is
Jean Grey is an asset for the X-Men.
She's more than an asset. She was a role model for the new recruits.
Comics Jean was always OP - world's most gifted telekinetic AND she's got half of Professor X's powers. There's a reason the phoenix force chose her.
(And I think Jean's story is about being someone perfect really. She's not only gifted with beauty, smarts and powers - she's deserving of them too - humble, kind to others (helper to younger students,), good values (gives everyone a chance, she picks hard-working boy scout Scott over cooler bad boys too).
But even she has her problems, struggles managing the large responsibilities she accepts to take on, evil powers that seek to control her, being just as vulnerable and mortal as everyone (more so) on missions. Tbh the Phoenix Force is the perfect locical way to advance her character too - how do you challenge someone who's so powerful and perfect? Push that power to a level where she has to worry about being so powerful she might destroy anything just by touching it, so perfect that she involuntarily starts crushing lesser things in her path.
Nah, Jean was the weakest X-Man before she became Phoenix.
@@agentofchaos7456 Only in the 90s cartoons. She's one of the first five X-Men in the comics and one of the Omega 12 etc.
He wasn’t just the 90s show but in the 60s comics.
Kitty should’ve phased the train underground
forceminder kinetic energy. It wouldve crashed and explode the moment she stoped phasing.
Or Kurt should have just teleported the train
I don't think Kurt has the power to teleport something that big. Plus he can't stop the speed, it'll still crash wherever he teleports it.
In the 90s Jean was able to lift the Blackbird telekinetically. However, this incarnation features Jean lifting, repelling, and supporting equal to greather weight than the Blackbird- like the dam and the force of the explosion that Avalanche subsided into the earth - and more often than the 90s version. The only time Jean displayed immense power in the 90s was when she became the Phoenix. In X-Men Evolution, Jean even used her power subvertively as she manipulated multiple minds at once, demonstrated offensive manipulation of her Pathic and Kinetic powers in combat, and had a night on the town with fellow female X-Men in Season 2, Episode: "Walk on the Wild Side". X-Men Evolution's Jean was QUITE useful... Great video!
HAHAHAHAHAHAH Jean could BARELY even do that. Her TK was written so inconsistently: at one point she's able to hold up a fallen building (for 10s) but she can only (albeit badly) slow down the Blackbird from falling from a building ledge, and even then Rogue was there to help her (both times) and she was mentally fatigued that Bishop had to catch her. Even at the last season, she couldn't keep herself, Scott, and Wolverine afloat when they were falling. She can use her TK to float at times, but then forgets other times: moreso the latter! Evo Jean was the best representation of her powers and her growth into those powers.
She also doesn't faint or trip like 90s Jean was so prone to do so often.
this is how jean should be using her power to fly too! not just walking!
X-Men: Evolution has the best portrayal of these characters - why is it so hard for the movies and other animated shows to get it right? Jean’s powers were so useful! Rogue could do pretty cool stuff with her powers without just standing there or having Ms Marvel’s powers, Scott was a great team leader and Kitty and Kurt were likeable fun characters
It's because the other shows and the movies are too far up Wolverine's ass to think about other characters
Evolution Jean constantly shows off how bust her psionic powers are while 90s would die trying to read someone’s mind.
They’re popular opposites.
"would die trying to read someone’s mind. " ahahahahaaha
She starts the cartoon as very weak, could barely lift a chair, and would struggle lifting Scott and Kurt.
But her power levels increased throughout the show to a point she was easily lifting huge military helicopters.
The reason the show was called "Evolution" was because it was about growth. Character wise and power wise
Man I forgot how good this shows bgm was.
I'm so glad this show was my introduction to the X-Men as a kid and because of that characters like her : susan storm, scarlet witch and gwen Tennyson have always been my favorites
She actually looks very Omega here
This is why Jean is my favorite :) I loved how X-men Evolution actually showed off how awesome she is.
Jean from the 90’s: “I wasn’t strong enough, can’t hold it… uggahah”
Jean from Evo: “Hold my glass and my house sis, and I ain’t get the Phoenix yet”
In X-men: Evolution they were supposed to be like 17-18 and jean did as much as possible not to mention how powerful she was at such a young age.
Jean was super powerful without phoenix, and the other shows tried to downplay her power to make phoenix look like the peak of her powers.
She did almost all the work the professor did and don't forget when we found out professor had a son and he was like mega-powerful yea she tried her best to fight back knowing he was stronger.
In conclusion x-men: evolution was the best animated x-men tv marvel made :)
I’m still salty all these years later that evolution was canceled before there was a proper legion (the son you mentioned) arc ever properly happened, instead leaving with a cliffhanger episode regarding him.
90s Jean would straight up start moaning and fainting from anything that she deemed too heavy. This Jean seems fine with heavy things, and doesn't need iron supplements.
Poor Jean couldn't walk across the sitting room without tripping over a small gust blowing in from under a crack in the front door. I love this Jean so much better.
@3:23 I remember this episode. That was one of my favorite moments of the show, Jean coming to save her man, and the music that played when she showed up. You KNEW Mystique was in TROUBLE! haha!
Jean in 90’s: “Storm, could you get me a glass of water”
Jean from Evo.: “I held a whole dam up with the water overflowing girl are you even trying 🤦🏽♂️”
3:27 One of my favorite things about X-Men Evolution is that both Storm and Jean gave Mystique the BUSINESS 💥🤛🏾
Change the title from "useful" to "OP"
LMAO
I. Th. She wasn't in this series.
Dani Lang Rogue was in this series
In "power surge" Rogue could not deal with Jean's power. Jean is the OP one. Legion was also awesome.
Oh I know the feeling. I thought Legion was so cool, killer design and great power, would've been nice to see more of him. I'm guessing that maybe had the show continued, he would've made another appearance.
OPness is the only way of usefulness I guess
its even more ironic cos looking up "jean grey is use" comes up this and not jean grey is useless lol
And it will surpass that video in views soon!
yeah shes not useless. its a no brainer
And now it has more views!
hah!
They Don't Reply Back u do know that jean grey doesn't exist tho, right?
The phasing of the train probably would’ve worked if they were both moving lol
90's jean was worse than useless.
how can people say the 90's show is superior to evolution... i watched both growing up in the early 2000's and the 90's version ALREADY felt goofy and outdated to me at that time, and i was only a kid. i even tried rewatching it recently because of x-men '97 but i couldn't bare it, meanwhile x-men evolution still feels fresh and enjoyable. people are blinded by nostalgia...
I am a late 2000s child and I preferred Evolution because the 90s art was ghastly to me. I got used to it and I am currently liking it. I am at mid season 4.
For me too evolution is indeed the best version with great storyline,characters,background scores and especially action sequences! Btw ❤ their background musics when they use their powers!
@@samsunggrand2128 Agreed.
X-Men: Evolution did her justice fr. Wym she's always fainting 😂😂
Technically, Jean cannot fly. She is only using her telekenesis to appear as if she is flying, but really she's just floating.
Doobie Snoopie that's still flying.
kinda, but not really.
Mar She still flying
If it works like flying, it technically still is I guess... One good example of flying that's not flying is thor.. He can't fly.. He just travels around throwing the mjolnir.. Like a mini version of what mercenary tao in dragonball does
Flying: moving rapidly, especially through the air.
Jean can fly
Love the animation and the sound effects, they look dope af
This is seriously the best version of Jean Grey. She not a "super strong"damsel in distress all the time
1:02 DAAAAMN SHE EVEN TUCKED HIM IN!!!!!
📠
This is just the best version which is sad because she’s a teen and in all the other versions she’s an adult
Evo Jean can stop choppers, trains, explosions, even the Juggernaut when needed.
90's Jean trips on exposed wiring and rocks lol
I like the fact this series took time to show the mechanics of their powers without limiting their actions. You could tell from the animation just how much work Jean has to do, but you know she can do it
This is the adaptation I grew up with and my siblings got us banned because we'd fight over who was who and argue about it. Lol everyone would call me Jean and I'd get really mad.
Thank you!!! Jean Grey is one of my favorite Marvel characters and my FAVORITE X-MEN! I hated that 90's version of her because that did not reflect the Jean Grey in the comics! She was pretty bad ass in the comics as well, even before the Phoenix retcon! A lot of people like to shit on her, but she's one of the most powerful characters out there. I seriously only watch X-MEN shows/movies for Jean or Storm. Everyone else is just a lamp in the background...just there not important to me :D.
Edit: How rude of me, Amazing video! The train scene was one of my favorites, just shows how great telekinesis is :). Subscribed as well.
and now they pretty much fucked up her character in the modern comics....
This one...they have her eye color correct like the comic books...emerald green...but in XMEN the animated series, her eye color is blue...even in the new XMEN 97, her eye color is blue.
Also, they keep giving her blue psychic energy when her iconic energy signature is supposed to be pink
I like to add in addition to the improvement on Gene's power set in X-Men evolution, can we all appreciate the costume was better in X-Men evolution ?
It definitely was an upgrade
Gene? Seriously? Like her name wasn’t mentioned at least 1947 times 😂
3:29 You know, I could really go for a few hours of this. Just Jean throwing Mystique around like a ragdoll. Seems kinda soothing, y'know? 😄
Jean was being way too nice here tbh... if I were her, I would be smacking Mystique back and forth between the floor and the ceiling repeatedly for trying to kill my man lmao
Evolutions version of the phoenix would of been amazing.
Loved that she was voiced by Ranma girl type Venus Terzo.
Essa foi a melhor representação da Telecinese de Jean Grey... Prefiro que seja invisível.
I think X men evolution is one of my favorite incarnations of the X men franchise. Cool cast nice suits really cool look.
Better than the 90's as men Jean Grey.
6:45 A glimpse of what was to come. :) Man I love this show. Wish it came back.
The scene with the explosion was incredible 😮. Best depiction of telekinesis ever.
6:46 We see exactly the moment Jean began evolving into Phoenix.
Like the original comic story, XME would have focused on Jean becoming Phoenix in season 5 as a result of her mutation causing her powers to rapidly and exponentially grow way beyond her control (no cosmic force).
It’s a shame we never got season 5.
If she hadnt slowed down the trains im almost certain kitty wouldve been able to just make them pass through each other
She's useless on Fox Kids, but useful on Kids WB 😢
That's the Jean I've grew up. Sorry TAS Grey. ❤😂