Merge:Darwin

Darwin (real name Armando Muñoz)is a mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. He first appeared in X-Men: Deadly Genesis #2, and was created by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Pete Woods. Darwin was one of the "Missing X-Men".

Character history
After birth, his powers of self-protection and continuous circumstantial evolution made his mother hate him. He was found by some scientists who experimented on Darwin, bringing him to the attention of the public. He was found by Moira MacTaggert and recruited as one of her "fosters". He was in the first team, along with Kid Vulcan, Petra, and Sway to attempt to rescue the X-Men from Krakoa.

While Petra and Sway were killed by Krakoa, Darwin and Vulcan were swallowed in the earth by a combination of Sway and Petra's dying powers. Darwin absorbed the remains of the two girls and then converted himself into energy to fuse together with Vulcan. This gave Vulcan the powers of Darwin, Petra and Sway. Rachel Summers managed to expel Darwin's presence from Vulcan, who then took off for space. While dealing with the shocking revelations of the truth about Krakoa and Vulcan, Beast found out that Darwin was still in fact alive. He was brought back to the Institute, where Beast determined Darwin is now a being of pure energy. While not conscious, he was shown to brain activity and was still alive, located at the X-Mansion.

When the Uncanny X-Men team (including Warpath, Havok, Polaris, Marvel Girl, Nightcrawler, and Professor Xavier) left to go hunt down Vulcan and stop him from destroying the Shi'ar, it was revealed that the Professor brought Darwin with them. While not actively engaging in battle, Darwin was shown to be alive and well.

Powers
Darwin has the power of "reactive evolution". The exact nature and limits of his powers have not been revealed, but what this basically means is that his body automatically adapts to any situation or environment he is placed in, allowing him to survive (as far as has been shown) anything. Examples of his powers include gaining: night-vision after a few seconds in the dark; functional gills after being submerged in water; fire-proof skin after being exposed to flame; increasing his own intelligence and converting his body into pure energy.

Trivia

 * Darwin is half-Black and half-Latino.