In the near future, humanity uneasily coexists with mutants, beings born with extraordinary powers. Rogue, a young woman unable to touch anyone without harming them, and Wolverine, a loner with metal claws and a fractured memory, end up taking refuge in Professor Xavier's academy, where a team of mutants, the X-Men, defends coexistence between the species. Against them, Magneto and his Brotherhood hatch a radical plan to force humanity's evolution. The origin of the great mutant saga, it blends superhero spectacle with a powerful allegory about difference and intolerance.