More like, the older the character gets, the more they update his backstory to be something the audience can sympathize with. Because a villain for villain’s sake gets old fast.

Magneto ftw. Xavier is a naive little bitch.

“You’re always sorry, Charles …and there’s always a speech!..but nobody cares.”

When the Sentinels start rounding up mutants, it is the biggest “I told you so” to Charles.