PSA: Firaxis put a whole dang Midnight Suns cartoon on YouTube

The way X-Men: The Animated Series (opens in new tab) distilled the essence of its sizeable cast of mutants down to a series of vignettes only seconds long remains a masterclass in cartoon introductions. Someone was definitely paying attention, because the intro of the official animated prequel to Marvel’s Midnight Suns follows it to a tee.

Each of the heroes shows off their power and poses near a bespoke nameplate that looks like it belongs on the cover of their solo miniseries, and then the team comes together to face their assembled villains by running directly into them. It’s so good I wish it played every time the game loaded.