“Pryde of the X-Men” was originally intended to be the start of a cartoon series but this pilot flopped. We did eventually get an animated “X-Men” series but not until 1992. What is here is certainly not all bad but it could have been much better.

Kitty Pryde is a just a teenage mutant that is struggling to understand her abilities when she is recruited by Professor X to join his X-Men team. Kitty must join the X-Men and battle against Magneto and his band of evil mutants that seek to destroy the human race. Now, a comet is racing towards the Earth and only the X-Men can foil Magneto’s scheme.

It’s rather strange seeing a Wolverine with a strong Australian accent. Although Australian actor Hugh Jackman would play the character in the live-action “X-Men” films, the character has always been Canadian. We also get other heroes such as Storm, Nightcrawler, Cyclops and of course, Kitty Pryde. However, as this was only intended to be a pilot episode, we don’t get much info about any of them. The animation is decent on all the characters. It’s almost as good as the animation we saw in the 90s “X-Men” cartoon series.

“Pryde of the X-Men” is maybe worth checking out if you are a big fan of “X-Men” comics and the 90s cartoon series but I don’t think most people will care for it. The characters are okay and the action sequences are moderately enjoyable. However, some noticeable improvements were made when the 90s series eventually came out so I think it was wise not to greenlight a series at this point. I also think that people that are not so familiar with “X-Men” are better starting off with the live-action films. I think this is definitely better than “X-Men: The Last Stand” though.