Additionally, there’s also room for her inclusion to pave the way for the establishment of criminal groups The Marauders and The Nasty Boys.
If this report from Omega Underground is accurate, then the Gambit solo movie could also set up a clear path to introducing the villains for the X-Force movie as well.
Though the X-Men franchise has excelled by producing more self-contained properties with projects like Deadpool and Logan, it’s pretty clear that there’s some subtle world-building at play here.
Candra is a member of a group known as The Externals, which has frequently found itself embroiled in conflict with the more lethal mutant anti-hero team across a broad range of stories.