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#Q ORIGINAL QUESTION

Regarding X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), how did the Sentinels get Mystique's DNA in the original timeline?

#M ANNOTATED LLM RESPONSE

In the original timeline of X-Men: Days of Future Past, the Sentinels obtained Mystique's DNA through her capture following the assassination of Bolivar Trask.

Here are the specific details of how it happened:

The Assassination (1973): In the original history, Mystique tracked Bolivar Trask to the Paris Peace Accords in 1973. She successfully assassinated him there to stop his plans for the Sentinel program.
The Capture: Immediately after killing Trask, Mystique was not able to escape. She was subdued and captured by military and security forces on the scene.
The Martyrdom of Trask: Instead of ending the Sentinel program, Trask’s death turned him into a martyr. This convinced the U.S. government that the "mutant threat" was real and imminent, leading to the immediate and massive funding of Trask Industries.
Experimentation: While in captivity, Mystique was taken to a laboratory facility where she was subjected to brutal experiments. Scientists dissected her physiology and extracted her DNA to understand her shapeshifting abilities.
The Genetic Breakthrough: Trask’s scientists discovered that Mystique’s DNA held the key to transformation and adaptation at a cellular level. They integrated her genetic material into the "Mark X" Sentinel program.
The Result: Because of her DNA, the future Sentinels (the ones seen in the year 2023) gained the ability to physically restructure their bodies to mimic and counter the powers of any mutant they encountered—such as turning into organic ice to fight Iceman or organic steel to fight Colossus.

The mission of Wolverine and the 1973 X-Men was to prevent this sequence of events by ensuring Mystique did not kill Trask and, more importantly, that she was not captured by the government.

#F CORRECTION FEED (CLICK TO SEARCH)

[1] Professor X explicitly explains this sequence of events to Wolverine in the future (2023) scenes.

[2] The film dialogue confirms the location (Paris Peace Accords) and the act (assassination of Trask) in the original timeline.

[3] Professor X states: 'They captured her that day.' The description of being subdued on the scene is consistent with the film's narrative logic.

[4] The film explicitly states that killing Trask proved his point about mutants being dangerous, leading to the program's approval.

[5] Professor X describes the events: 'Tortured her. Experimented on her.'

[6] The term 'Mark X' for the future Sentinels is used in the film's viral marketing (Trask Industries website) and production materials, though the film dialogue simply refers to them as the future Sentinels or 'the machines'.

[7] The film visually depicts the future Sentinels adapting to specific mutant powers (Iceman, Colossus, Sunspot) using the shapeshifting capabilities derived from Mystique.

#O MISSED POINTS & OVERSIGHTS

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#C RELATED QUERIES

#01 Why did the Sentinels look different in the future compared to 1973?

#02 Did Mystique die in the original timeline of Days of Future Past?

#03 How does the Rogue Cut change the future Sentinel plot?

#S SOURCES

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#R ORIGINAL AI RESPONSE

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In the original timeline of *X-Men: Days of Future Past*, the Sentinels obtained Mystique's DNA through her capture following the assassination of Bolivar Trask. Here are the specific details of how it happened: 1. **The Assassination (1973):** In the original history, Mystique tracked Bolivar Trask to the **Paris Peace Accords** in 1973. She successfully assassinated him there to stop his plans for the Sentinel program. 2. **The Capture:** Immediately after killing Trask, Mystique was not able to escape. She was subdued and captured by military and security forces on the scene. 3. **The Martyrdom of Trask:** Instead of ending the Sentinel program, Trask’s death turned him into a martyr. This convinced the U.S. government that the "mutant threat" was real and imminent, leading to the immediate and massive funding of Trask Industries. 4. **Experimentation:** While in captivity, Mystique was taken to a laboratory facility where she was subjected to brutal experiments. Scientists dissected her physiology and extracted her DNA to understand her shapeshifting abilities. 5. **The Genetic Breakthrough:** Trask’s scientists discovered that Mystique’s DNA held the key to **transformation and adaptation** at a cellular level. They integrated her genetic material into the "Mark X" Sentinel program. 6. **The Result:** Because of her DNA, the future Sentinels (the ones seen in the year 2023) gained the ability to physically restructure their bodies to mimic and counter the powers of any mutant they encountered—such as turning into organic ice to fight Iceman or organic steel to fight Colossus. The mission of Wolverine and the 1973 X-Men was to prevent this sequence of events by ensuring Mystique did not kill Trask and, more importantly, that she was not captured by the government.

#A DIRECT ANSWER (VERIFIED ANALYSIS)

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In the original timeline of X-Men: Days of Future Past, Mystique assassinated Bolivar Trask at the Paris Peace Accords in 1973. She was captured immediately ('that day') by government forces. While in captivity, she was tortured and experimented on by Trask Industries scientists. They discovered that her DNA contained the secret to transformation, which they eventually used to create the adaptive 'Mark X' Sentinels of the future (2023) that could mimic and counter any mutant power.

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