New Mutants (TV series)/Tropes


 * Author's Saving Throw: Sunspot is played by Afro-Brazilian actor Ícaro Silva, after his last two potrayals had him whitewashed or undergoing a Race Lift.
 * Casting Gag: Halle Berry, who previously played Storm in the FOX X-Men films, voices Lady Sif in a guest role.
 * Does This Remind You of Anything?: Wolfsbane's arc of accepting her powers is played very similarly to a gay person coming to terms with their sexuality.
 * Heartwarming Moments: After Wolfsbane (in her wolf form) admits to Mirage why she us so ashamed of her wolf form, Mirage tells her to firget what people said and that sge is amazing as a wolf. Wolfsbane is touched by this, and licks her.
 * Mythology Gag:
 * Karma's fascination with Asgardian culture us an homage to her time in Asgard in the comics.
 * The logo for the Xavier Institute is the same from the FOX films.
 * The X-Men established relationships with Asgard after Loki tried using Storm to take over the realm, which the team and Thor stopped. This is an homage to a story from the New Mutants comics.
 * The first shot of Asgard is accompanied by "Paradise City" by Gun 'n Roses, shuch was previously used to introduce New Asgard.
 * Role Reprise: James Marsden reprises his role as Cyclops from the FOX X-Men franchise.
 * Shout-Out: The intro features the song "Fp You Wanna Test It", in homage to Peacemaker.
 * What Could Have Been: Lauren Faust previously did an unapproved pitch for a New Mutants show starring Kitty Pride, which she later turned into DC Superhero Girls (2019).