Mutants (Marvel)

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Mutants are a species that feature in Marvel Comics.

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History

Mutants or Homo Superior were a breed of humans born with extraordinary powers that generally manifest on puberty or high stress situations. Some believe mutants to be the next stage in the chain of human evolution, while others say they are simply a new branch of humanity. Mutants are the subject of social persecution, but they have defenders such as the X-Men, Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Alpha Flight and X-Force.

During the rise of Nazi Germany, they began to hunt down Mutants in a time known as Lebengebrochennacht after Joseph Mengele theorised that the transplantation of Mutant organs and tissues into a human body being the key to creating the master race. This led to Project: Griffin where scientists surgically implanted the organs into human test subjects to see if their bodies could hold Mutant genetics. Most of the experiments failed but there was a success in one group consisting of children with these being known as Wenig Taktreisenders (Little Time Travelers). However, Hitler deemed these cross-bred children as a threat to the war effort and potentially could be devastating for the Reich if they went out of control. Thus, Mengele ordered the destruction of the subjects who were nearly completely eliminated when Allied forces arrived at the scene to liberate the camp. These children were freed leading to generations of hybrid Human-Mutant children spreading throughout Germany and East Europe with varying degrees of teleportation abilities. (Spider-Man and the Black Cat v1 #5)

Vanisher was involved with a drug cartel to produce Designer Genes that was a drug that imparted superpowers for a short time before killing the user. The retrovirus was created by harvesting DNA from Mutants by tapping into the bone marrow. (Uncanny X-Men Annual v1 2001)

In the wake of M-Day, global genetic devastation faced Mutants as a result of the Chaos Wave generated from the Scarlet Witch. Her actions caused many Mutants around the world to be depowered and losing their abilities. It was determined that this was not a case of their powers being inhibited by the existence of the X-Gene being erased with there being no potential for even new Mutants to be born thus creating an endangered species bordering on extinction. (House of M The Day After v1 #1)

Overview

Studies had shown that genetic Mutants had a very specific energy signature that were more powerful than other lifeforms. (X-Men: Deadly Genesis v1 #1)

Certain Mutants were known to succumb to a secondary mutation whereby they gained new abilities. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #412)

There was a classification system that divided Mutants into:

  • Omega Level : Xavier believed Omega Level Mutant abilities had unlimited potential. (X-Men Forever v1 #3)

Notes

  • Mutants were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby where they made their first appearance in X-Men v1 #1 (September 1963).
  • Class Omega Mutants were first referenced by Nimrod where he designated Rachel Summers as one in Uncanny X-Men v1 #208 (1986).

Alternate Versions

In other media

Television

  • In Marvel Anime: X-Men, Mutants featured as part of the animated series setting. A condition that affected Mutants was Damon-Hall Syndrome which caused the development of secondary mutations leading to multiple personalities, uncontrolled physical mutation, and psychological instability.
  • In Legion, Mutants were referred to in the live-action television series. It was claimed that a shadowy government agency known as Division 3 was responsible for keeping track of Mutants.

Films

  • In X2: X-Men United, Pyro states that the Mutant gene was passed down from male parents.
  • In Logan, Mutants appeared and were referenced in the live-action film. In 2029, Mutants were held to had been killed off on Earth.

Video games

Appearances

  • X-Men v1:
  • Uncanny X-Men v1:
  • X-Force:
  • Uncanny X-Force:
  • Wolverine and the X-Men v1:
  • Cable and the X-Force:

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