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+ | '''{{eps|Old Soldiers}}''' is the [[X-Men Season Five|seventy-third]] episode of {{xm}} and fourth to last of the series. It originally aired on February 22, 1997. Written by [[Len Wein]] and directed by [[Larry Houston]], it features the only appearance of [[Captain America]] (voiced by [[Lawrence Bayne]]) on the series and the only pre-Weapon X scenes of [[Wolverine]]. Coincidentally, or not, Captain America's origins were explored in the {{sm}} episode {{eps|The Cat}}, which aired just fourteen days before. It is the last episode that Wein, who originally created Wolverine for the [[Marvel Comics|comics]], worked on for the series. |
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− | '''{{eps|Raw Power}}''' is the third [[The Incredible Hulk Season One|episode]] of {{ih}}. The episode was written by [[Jess Winfield]], directed by [[Dan Thompson]], and originally aired on September 22nd, 1996. The episode features a guest appearance by [[Michael Bell]], who was the voice of Bruce Banner on {{ih82}}. |
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+ | In a cemetery near the [[Eiffel Tower]] in [[Paris]], three American soldiers visit the grave of a comrade who died fifty years before. They stumble across a man visiting there who looks exactly like another soldier they knew named Logan. They leave passing him off as merely Logan's son. The [[X-Men|X-Man]] remembers them but lets them go. He finds the grave of [[Andre Cocteau]] and curses him for dying before he could do it. |
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− | A soldier training to be part of the [[Hulkbusters]] destroys two robotic replicas of [[Hulk]] but is defeated by a third. General [[Thaddeus Ross]] tells him the real Hulk won't be as forgiving. A [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] plane lands dropping off Agent [[Gabriel Jones]], who is to be the liaison to the Hulkbusters in exchange for S.H.I.E.L.D. help. Brimming with overconfidence, Jones sends a group of robots to search for and destroy Hulk in the deserts of Nevada. Meanwhile, a man named [[Zzzax|Mitch McCutcheon]] is driving to work when he encounters the battle between the robots and Hulk. Mitch helps Hulk and Hulk calls him a friend before he drives off. |
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+ | During [[World War II]], Logan was working for the Office of Strategic Services doing "black bag" work. In 1944, Logan infiltrated the [[Nazi]]-held capitol of [[France]] to find a resistance hideout. There, he meets Justine Cocteau and [[Happy Sawyer]]. Sawyer tells Logan that Monsieur Cocteau is a valuable scientist to the Allied war effort and is being held by the enemy in a fortified chateau. Logan's orders are to either rescue Cocteau or silence him. On his way there, Logan finds two German soldiers chasing a boy who is out past curfew. Logan attacks but is saved by [[Captain America]], who is ordered to join him on the mission. |
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− | Arriving at his research job late, no one believes Mitch's story and instead makes fun of him before being yelled at by the boss. Meanwhile, [[Rick Jones]] calls [[Betty Ross]] to tell him he is heading to California to follow Hulk. She hangs up when [[Doc Samson]] arrives at [[Gamma Base]]. He is to help Betty develop a cure for [[Bruce Banner]] while General Ross only sees him as someone who can fight "toe-to-toe" with Hulk. Alone at work, Mitch sees something near the facility and investigates to find Hulk. Hulk reverts back to Bruce who explains he is looking for a nuclear research facility that he designed. Mitch is in awe of meeting his idol and offers to help. |
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+ | The two scale a cliff to sneak into the Chateau, using long metal climbing claws. Once at the top Logan finds the claws useful for fighting the enemy keeping them on. They sneak into the stronghold silently taking down enemies as they go. The two find Andre, who for some reason refuses to leave. Logan knocks him out and drags him away. However, they soon become trapped by the enemy and captured. [[Red Skull]] appears and thanks Andre for sounding the alarm, revealing that the scientist is working for the Axis powers. |
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− | Back at base, Ross welcomes his newly formed Hulkbusters and introduces them to field commander Major [[Glenn Talbot]], pilot Samuel LaRoquette, and advisor Gabriel Jones. They head out to follow the trail of the destroyed robots while Betty and Samson finish a cage for Hulk. Mitch sneaks Bruce past security and they begin to work on a cure themselves. After Mitch uses his operations knowledge to help Bruce, they finish the device and begin. However, the boss comes in and decides to stop the experiment. A fight ensues and Mitch saves Bruce but is hit with a massive blast of electricity. Finding that he is now a being of pure electricity, Mitch calls himself Zzzax claims no one will ever step on him again. |
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+ | Logan and Captain America are taken to a torture chamber where Red Skull taunts them. He leaves them alone and Logan uses [[Captain America's Shield|Captain America's shield]] to free them. They find Andre and engage the enemy forces. When his forces fall, Red Skull activates Andre's work: an enormous Sleeper robot with miniguns for arms. Captain America destroys the Sleeper and goes after his rival. The [[Howling Commandos]] detonate an explosive that engulfs the chateau in flames. During the chaos, Logan and Captain America chase Red Skull and Andre to a plane where the Nazis escape. The two heroes meet Sergeant [[Nick Fury|Fury]] and his Commandos where Logan becomes upset at losing their target. Captain America is just glad to have destroyed a Nazi operation. |
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− | Zzzax almost kills his boss and buries Bruce under a pile of rubble. He finds himself drained and goes to suck more energy from the facility. However, the drain threatens to cause a nuclear meltdown. Bruce transforms and attacks Zzzax. Initially overpowered, Hulk manages to use Zzzax to repower the facility averting a meltdown. Zzzax heads off to the nearby [[Hoover Dam]] to drain it, threatening innocent people in a subsequent flood. The Hulkbusters attack but Hulk easily destroys the cage. He attacks the helicopters but saves it when he sees Betty inside. She tells him to stop Zzzax before people get hurt and he heads off. Once again, Zzzax overpowers and nearly defeats Hulk. Thinking of Betty, Hulk grabs Zzzax and drops into the Colorado River where Zzzax returns to being Mitch. General Ross teases Jones on his previously cocky attitude towards Hulk. Before Hulk leaves, he and Mitch call each other friends once again. |
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+ | In the present, Logan wonders why anyone would honor a traitor like Cocteau. An elderly Justine approaches him to tell him the full story. Andre was a double agent who sabotaged the enemy plans for rockets and atomic bombs from within. The mission was meant to fail, to make his defection look real. Logan carves the word "HERO" onto the headstone then heads to a bistro with Justine. |
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+ | <center>The future {{C|X-Men|hv|X-Man}} {{C|Wolverine|hv}} meets the future {{C|Avengers|hv|Avenger}} {{C|Hulk|hv}} just before the two come to deadly blows. ({{hvw}})</center> |
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"Old Soldiers" is the seventy-third episode of X-Men and fourth to last of the series. It originally aired on February 22, 1997. Written by Len Wein and directed by Larry Houston, it features the only appearance of Captain America (voiced by Lawrence Bayne) on the series and the only pre-Weapon X scenes of Wolverine. Coincidentally, or not, Captain America's origins were explored in the Spider-Man episode "The Cat", which aired just fourteen days before. It is the last episode that Wein, who originally created Wolverine for the comics, worked on for the series. In a cemetery near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, three American soldiers visit the grave of a comrade who died fifty years before. They stumble across a man visiting there who looks exactly like another soldier they knew named Logan. They leave passing him off as merely Logan's son. The X-Man remembers them but lets them go. He finds the grave of Andre Cocteau and curses him for dying before he could do it. During World War II, Logan was working for the Office of Strategic Services doing "black bag" work. In 1944, Logan infiltrated the Nazi-held capitol of France to find a resistance hideout. There, he meets Justine Cocteau and Happy Sawyer. Sawyer tells Logan that Monsieur Cocteau is a valuable scientist to the Allied war effort and is being held by the enemy in a fortified chateau. Logan's orders are to either rescue Cocteau or silence him. On his way there, Logan finds two German soldiers chasing a boy who is out past curfew. Logan attacks but is saved by Captain America, who is ordered to join him on the mission. The two scale a cliff to sneak into the Chateau, using long metal climbing claws. Once at the top Logan finds the claws useful for fighting the enemy keeping them on. They sneak into the stronghold silently taking down enemies as they go. The two find Andre, who for some reason refuses to leave. Logan knocks him out and drags him away. However, they soon become trapped by the enemy and captured. Red Skull appears and thanks Andre for sounding the alarm, revealing that the scientist is working for the Axis powers. Logan and Captain America are taken to a torture chamber where Red Skull taunts them. He leaves them alone and Logan uses Captain America's shield to free them. They find Andre and engage the enemy forces. When his forces fall, Red Skull activates Andre's work: an enormous Sleeper robot with miniguns for arms. Captain America destroys the Sleeper and goes after his rival. The Howling Commandos detonate an explosive that engulfs the chateau in flames. During the chaos, Logan and Captain America chase Red Skull and Andre to a plane where the Nazis escape. The two heroes meet Sergeant Fury and his Commandos where Logan becomes upset at losing their target. Captain America is just glad to have destroyed a Nazi operation. In the present, Logan wonders why anyone would honor a traitor like Cocteau. An elderly Justine approaches him to tell him the full story. Andre was a double agent who sabotaged the enemy plans for rockets and atomic bombs from within. The mission was meant to fail, to make his defection look real. Logan carves the word "HERO" onto the headstone then heads to a bistro with Justine.
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