Halt Mutants!

X-Men: First Class recently came out on DVD/Blu-Ray, and while I have really enjoyed all the X-Men movies to hit the big screen (with the exception of X3), I would love to see the X-men take on a Sentinel in a future film.

They're kind of like a more violent version of the Kool-Aid man.

Anyone who grew up watching X-Men: The Animated Series in the 90's will not only immediately have the theme song stuck in their head (see video below), but remember these giant mutant-hunting robots as the first opponent the team faced in the first episode. Oh yea, and here's a 20-year-old spoiler for you, but team member Morph doesn't quite make it out of the skirmish alive...but don't worry, he returns to life in a later season, as X-Men are prone to do in the comics.

Speaking of dead mutants, one of my favorite stories that feature the Sentinels is Days of Future Past, a two-part story set in a dystopian future where the majority of mutants and super-heroes have been eradicated and the survivors are held in an internment camp. Check out this great cover from Uncanny X-Men #142:

In the meantime, Hasbro is making this comic-accurate repaint available at BigBadToystore.com in November 2011. The Sentinel toy collectible stands at 16 inches and is priced at $59.99, basically tugging at the heartstrings (and wallets) of X-Men fans all-around.