: The protagonists find themselves at the center of a grand conspiracy involving multiple factions, including the Mutant Response Division (MRD) and the Purifiers .
: While players make choices throughout the game, most reviews note that the primary plot eventually converges, forcing you to fight Magneto and the Brotherhood regardless of your prior actions. X-Men Destiny
The core story of the video game follows one of three new, original protagonists as they discover their mutant powers during a peace rally in San Francisco. The game is set in a timeline where Professor X is dead and mutant civil rights are under extreme tension. : The protagonists find themselves at the center
: Players must choose to align themselves with either the X-Men , led by Cyclops , or the Brotherhood , led by Magneto . The game is set in a timeline where
: The son of a deceased leader of the Purifiers (an anti-mutant extremist group). Adrian was raised to hate mutants, and his story focuses on the worldview-shattering realization that he is the very thing he was taught to destroy.
Depending on which character you choose, the narrative shifts slightly to focus on their personal internal conflicts: Playable Characters and Their Stories
: A 15-year-old mutant smuggled into San Francisco from Japan to escape incarceration. Her story centers on her feelings of abandonment and her journey as an outsider.