Friends of Humanity
The Friends of Humanity are an organization that features in Marvel Comics.
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History
The Friends of Humanity
Under the leadership of Graydon Creed, the group came into the spotlight where his charisma made them a dangerous force in society. Following an attack from the Acolytes, Creed used the assault as fuel to spread the flames of anti-Mutant hysteria that was spreading throughout the country. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #299)
Steven Lang came to be found by the Friends of Humanity at the Eden Park Nursing Home where they sent one of their own to recover him. He was able to release him from custody as the desk nurse was also a member of their group. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #291) Their influence seeped across the US and the X-Men became aware of them after they kidnapped Rusty Collins and Skids from the Vault using the Electromagnetic Scrambling Pulse. This led to news reporter Trish Tilby later reporting on them. (X-Force v1 #24) The Friends of Humanity came to protest the parole release of the mutant hero Vance Astrovik after he accidently killed his abusive father Arnold. Creed appeared on many TV shows to protest. Vance was not able to hold back his rage and attacked the protestors with his telepathic powers. (New Warriors v1 #43) In New York City, the Friends of Humanity gathered around a police precinct which was holding a murder suspect who just happened to be a mutant. As they protest outside, Lucia Callasantos was interrogated by Jose Hidalo inside. X-Force decided to come and help the young mutant They tried to move her for the trial but the guards turned out to be bought off by the FoH. They tried to follow them and was anble rescue both Hidalgo and Thornn from an ambush. (X-Force v1 #40) Warpath and Risque witnessed the Friends of Humanity attacking a man for being razed a mutant. The man told the group that he is not a mutant and they threatened to beat him up still. They saved the man from the group and they ran off, but the man was not grateful as he blamed the mutants for the problem in the first place. (X-Force v1 #56)
The Friends of Humanity is a group started by one time presidential-hopeful Graydon Creed, a man infamous for his bigotry against mutants. He and his disciples have caused damage on many occasions, whenever there is a possibility to limit mutant rights or harm them, and they constantly agitate to force lawmakers to reinstate The Mutant Registration Act.
Groups inspired by or splintered from the Friends of Humanity include the survivalist Humanity's Last Stand and the religious fundamentalist Church of Humanity.
After Knull's invasion, the organization looked to cultivate an atmosphere of xenophobia where they tried to push an anti-alien agenda. (Extreme Carnage Alpha v1 #1)
Overview
It was a thinly veiled organization that operated under the pretext of community services but actually specialised in genetic bigotry and acts of terror against Mutants. (X-Factor v1 #127) They were described as a grass roots hate-group that cloaked its message of racial intolerance in respectability by hiding behind the First Amendment Right to Free Speech. The charisma of the group allowed them to hide in plain sight. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #299)
Members
- Graydon Creed :
- Peter Krane : a male human who came to be a U.S. senator where he allied with the Friends of Humanity after Knull's invasion in order to cultivate a voter base among them under an anti-alien agenda with him also having ties to Alchemax. (Extreme Carnage Alpha v1 #1)
- W.C. Taylor :
- Gemma Shin :
- Donovan Zane :
Notes
- The Friends of Humanity were created by Scott Lobdell and Tom Raney where they made their first appearance Uncanny X-Men v1 #291 (August, 1992).
Alternate Versions
- In Exiles: Days of Then and Now v1 #1 (2008), the Friends of Humanity appeared in the Age of Apocalypse set on Earth-295 in the Multiverse. After the fall of Apocalypse, a group of humans joined together in an attempt to prevent the mutants to get control over their lives.
- In Ultimate X-Men v1 #72 (2006), the Friends of Humanity appear in Ultimate Marvel universe that was set on Earth-1610 in the Multiverse. They were shown to hold anti-mutant sentiments, attacking a hospital because it offered support to mutant children living in poverty. Ironically, after the Friends are taken down, the leader himself is revealed to be a mutant (who was either unaware or in denial of his mutation) who almost defeats the X-Men, only to be stopped by Magician. Next, the Friends of Humanity are seen fighting with Morlock member Pyro, who is saved from them by Nightcrawler.
In other media
Television
- In X-Men: The Animated Series, the Friends of Humanity appeared as antagonist in the 1990s animated television series. Former followers of Senator Kelly felt betrayed by his switch from anti-mutant to pro-mutant views brought about by the X-Men saving his life. Near the end of the season, the Friend of Humanity discovered due to Wolverine that Graydon Creed was the human son of Sabretooth and they left him in disgust. In the last season, the Friends of Humanity returned to wage war on mutants. When Creed recovered in the episode "Bloodlines," the Friends of Humanity's council gave him another chance by having him kill Mystique, his biological mutant mother and Nightcrawler, his mutant half-brother. The Friends of Humanity were again stopped by the X-Men and the local authorities arrested the FoH Soldiers not for attacking mutants, but for blowing up a dam that had been caught in the crossfire. When Graydon failed to kill Mystique, Nightcrawler, or Rogue as well as costing them some of their soldiers who were arrested for blowing up the dam, the four council members on the helicopter he was bounded on expelled Graydon and parachuted him to the house where Sabretooth was currently living. In "Time Fugitive", they were involved with Graydon Creed to unleash a genetically engineered plague and blaming Mutants for it affecting humans. They were ultimately being used by Apocalypse who had disguised himself as a human scientist working for them.
Appearances
- Uncanny X-Men v1: (1992)
- X-Men Unlimited v1:
- Captain America v9:
- Extreme Carnage Alpha v1: (2021)
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