In the 40K Universe, Scarlet Witch and Logan had only joined the Avengers a few days ago. It was also a form of self-preservation for the Mutant Utopia.
Because the terrorist label from the past had been too infamous, Magneto's Brotherhood had now merged into the Mutants' larger community. Under Charles's persuasion, he had also made some moves to salvage his image.
Have the Brotherhood, like the X-Men, do good deeds and curry favor with civilians?
Impossible. Magneto was not an idealist like Charles. He knew that the current hostility of European and American citizens toward Mutants came from propaganda by the upper ranks of the United States military.
There were misunderstandings, true enough, but those misunderstandings had all been deliberately manufactured.
So currying favor with the public was useless. If they could not change the United States Government's attitude, it would continue endlessly smearing Mutants, and everything Charles did would be in vain.
Of course, Utopia had another option: siding with China. They would not discriminate against Mutants there, and they could even obtain civil servant status through their abilities.
But the problem was that, as a pledge of loyalty, they would need to undergo strict registration with the S.P.E.A.R. Agency, submit blood samples and a whole series of materials, and undergo inspections every year.
The Mutants who had escaped from the United States feared blood draws most of all. With blood samples, Clones and all sorts of other trouble could be created. They had long become skittish birds startled by the mere twang of a bowstring, and simply did not dare trust the S.P.E.A.R. Agency's sincerity.
Thus, they hoped Utopia could remain independent and isolated from the world, dealing with no one and simply living peacefully on an island in the Pacific Ocean.
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