The relationship between Professor X and Magneto (and the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants) has been at the center of the X-Men films for the past 16 years. It started with their unconventional friendship, which later grew into animosity over their differing opinions on humans and mutants. Yet the true heart of the franchise may actually reside with a young blue shapeshifter caught in the middle.

First seen as an adult working for Magneto in the original X-Men trilogy, Raven a.k.a. Mystique hates humans because her blue skin that makes her different – so she’s determined to help him take over the world. However, in X-Men: First Class, a young Raven (played by Jennifer Lawrence) is a bit more of a blank slate, still trying to be satisfied with hiding her true self. But she quickly realizes in X-Men: Days of Future …