X-Men: Days of Future Past erased the timeline of the Mutant Universe, effectively marking the reboot of the franchise. X-Men: Apocalypse marks the introduction of a younger generation of students, ones we have already seen on the big screens. Where will that lead us next? What will happen after the threat of Apocalypse passes?

And this is an interesting question, since the answer could show us a change in how Fox plans the future of the franchise. Why? The X-Men movies thus far have been known to have two sets of antagonists "“ there was always Magneto, and the others were the Hellfire Club, the Sentinels, Stryker…

In a sense, the continuity of the movies was ensured by the heroes themselves, as opposed to the other big Marvel franchise, in which everything points to the schemes of an uber-villain. So will Fox try to take the Mutant Shared Universe to new heights by mimicking the recipe of the MCU? Well"¦

This list is all about that "“ all about the super-powerful villains who could potentially appear throughout several X-Men films, moving toward one big, final confrontation.