The season finale for controversial Disney+ cartoon “X-Men ’97” ended with the show’s “nonbinary” character professing his love for fan favorite Wolverine. The show’s producer had previously stated that the relationship between the two was simply a “buddy” friendship.
The character named Morph, who was confirmed as being portrayed as “nonbinary” before the show’s release, stood over an injured Wolverine in the season finale. As the X-Men attempted to stop a world-ending event, Morph chose to stay out of the epic battle in order to stand watch over his wounded compatriot.
Realizing that Wolverine might not overcome his injuries, the character took the opportunity to confess his love to the unconscious hero. In addition, Morph also changed his appearance to that of Jean Grey (the woman Wolverine loves) before making his confession.
“She can’t say it, but I can. I love you, Logan. Stay with me,” the gender-transitioning character said, according to Bounding into Comics.
The show’s former executive producer Beau DeMayo confirmed following the episode that the scene was meant to be romantic.
“Yes, Morph was confessing romantic feelings for Logan,” he wrote on X.
