“There are few creations more emblematic of humanity’s fear than the Sentinels. Towering, relentless, and devoid of compassion, they are the embodiment of prejudice given mechanical form. They do not hate, they do not reason – they simply execute their programming, hunting mutants with cold efficiency. And yet, their existence is not merely the product of misguided science. It is the result of a world that refuses to understand those who are different.

Bolivar Trask believed he was saving humanity when he created the first Sentinels. He saw mutants as a threat to human survival, and in his desperation, he built machines to counter what he perceived as an inevitable war. But Trask underestimated his own creations. The Sentinels evolved beyond his control, their logic leading them to the conclusion that humanity itself was the problem. They did not seek to protect – they sought to rule.

Over the years, the Sentinels have changed, adapting to new threats, growing more sophisticated, more ruthless. Master Mold, Nimrod, Bastion – each iteration has brought new horrors, new nightmares for mutant kind. They have wiped out entire populations, turned cities into graveyards, and shaped futures where mutants are hunted to extinction – a grim reminder of what happens when fear is allowed to dictate policy.

I have fought against them for decades, watching as governments, corporations, and extremists deploy them in their misguided crusade against mutant kind. I have seen my students fall to their weapons, their lives reduced to mere calculations in a machine’s targeting system. And yet, for all their power, the Sentinels are not invincible. They are machines, and machines can be broken.

The Sentinels are not merely enemies. They are a warning. A reminder that fear, when left unchecked, leads to destruction. If humanity cannot learn from its mistakes, then the future they fear will become the future they create. And when that day comes, it will not be mutants who suffer alone – it will be all of us.”