LOGAN Contains Reference to Classic X-MEN Villain

A character in Logan is actually a callback to a classic villain in the X-Men franchise! Turns out the mutant Rictor was a callback of sorts, or was at least inspired by the classic X-Men villain Avalanche. While Rictor is a mutant who is already a part of X-Men canon, his origin in the film is that of Avalanche, which Comicbook thinks is a cool way of blending both characters together. 

This isn't too huge of a deal considering both mutants share similar abilities, however, Rictor is historically a hero in the franchise while Avalanche is a villain. Avalanche did have a stint as an anti-hero in X-Men: Evolution, which spurred a ton of YouTube videos and fan fiction revolving around his relationship with Kitty Pryde. 

Seriously...there's a shocking number of those. Anyway, cool to see Logan tipping their hat to a classic X-Men character!