This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available. Warning! This article contains spoilers for X-Men '97 episode 7.
Summary

• X-Men '97's main villain, Bastion, has been hidden in plain sight in every episode except for episode 3.
• Fans scrambled to find Bastion in previous episodes and some findings were confirmed by writer Beau DeMayo.
• Bastion was seen next to Valerie Cooper, in a photo next to Forge, and part of his head appeared during the Gala scene.

Writer Beau DeMayo reveals that X-Men '97's has hidden its main villain in plain sight all along. Several villains seemed like the perfect culprits behind X-Men '97 episode 5's attack on Genosha. Mister Sinister, Apocalypse, and Cassandra Nova were some of the main suspects due to their lifelong feud with the X-Men and their evil precedents in both X-Men: The Animated Series and Marvel Comics.
Following the release of X-Men '97 episode 7, writer and show creator Beau DeMayo reveals on X that the villain responsible for Genosha's destruction, the Sentinel-human hybrid Bastion, has been present in almost every X-Men '97 episode so far. According to DeMayo, the only episode that doesn't feature a hidden Bastion appearance is episode 3, "Fire Made Flesh". See DeMayo's post below:
Fans quickly scrambled to find Bastion in previous X-Men '97 episodes, and Beau DeMayo has confirmed some of the findings. User Cheshire Cat compiles some of Bastion's appearances and references, which include Bastion next to Valerie Cooper in the war room, Bastion in a photo next to Forge, and part of Bastion's head as he walks across the screen during the Gala right before the attack on Genosha. Beau DeMayo also confirms that the buyer mentioned by the Friends of Humanity is indeed Bastion himself. See the thread below:
Source: Beau DeMayo, Cheshire Cat / X

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