Several people on Reddit have brought up a theory that the X-Men could have always been in the MCU.
We no longer know what is inside the UCM and what is no longer. With each new movie or series, everything converges until it reaches a point where all the plots and characters come together under the same umbrella, the UCM. The X-Men, audiovisually, have not had an easy life since their time at Fox until reaching the hands of Marvel has caused them to fall into oblivion.
It is not an absolute oblivion because many people claim their inclusion in this universe. But the fact that they came back to the forefront has been complicated since putting these stories into what is already known was not easy for Marvel.
On Reddit, theories fly like candy at the door of a school. In this case, the user Jadamsmash has related a theory that would explain that subconsciously mutants have always been there.
The X-Men would have been hiding all this time
With the very close premiere of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, we could see the appearance of a supposed Professor X, who, as we told yesterday in Cinemascomics, still does not know for sure who he is.
This implies a magic, which according to this user, would be the cause of the ignorance of this group of superheroes. Using Cerebro, Professor X would have been able to hide the X-Men from the UCM but as we have already seen in the various previews, Doctor Strange has to be held accountable before a higher court, so we assume that he would have come out of hiding in order to make things clear.
Wanda Maximoff, in the MCU is listed as a witch. Her source of power is attributed to magic without further explanation. She is one of the most powerful and relevant characters in this cinematic universe. Instead, in the comics, Wanda is listed as a mutant. Her alleged children in Wandavision would also be mutants since it is not explained at any time where her powers appear.
The possibility of a future confrontation between the Scarlet Witch and the Dark Phoenix is something that would give wings to this theory and the truth, that once with the rights in hand, Marvel can make the inclusion of the X-Men in the UCM possible. something sooner rather than later.
Even if it’s a fan theory, what do you think?