I mean it really isn't set in stone if they are formed or not, just no one really spoke up about them this entire OOC TBH. Maybe like the Avengers they can be formed later down the road?

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and gives a genuinely ideological reason to be formed rather than just Superman trying to outdo Luthor.

I don't think it is fair to Morden to generalize that all his idea for the Avengers if Superman trying to outdo Luthor.

I don't think that's the issue at hand. Carol made a reference to the X-Men because we're fighting the Brotherhood. That's a natural connection to make. It would be like if one of you fought Doctor Octopus, you might make a Spider-Man reference. They're intrinsically linked. So if they don't exist for whatever reason, we need to know before our characters contradict that fact.

Then I'd say if they are so integral to anyones post - they should consider a) playing the character themselves/ finding a player to take on the commitment - b) if it is only a passing reference, should it be in the post at all.

I don't see how asking if the X-men exist causes such a ruckus, a simple "yes they are there" or a "no they haven't formed yet" would have sufficed.

Listen, nobody has said the X-Men don't exist. But at the same time, I won't allow someone to make a passing reference to the X-Men for absolutely no reason.