Thread:Undoniel/@comment-12714-20140131052230/@comment-3406131-20140209162451

Well, as I said, Kaga may be not a mutate (he was never stated to be a mutate in the comic, I think), as he was born "mutant" (in the non-X-Gene meaning). His mother indeed was a mutate, as she was irradiated. I'll go remove both mutates and ionic characters category, who should be for his mother.

About that, I'm starting to believe that adding the "Homo superior" words in the character template could be a good idea (by creating a list of "true human mutants with X-Gene".)

Concerning the Genoshan Mutates, it was the process who made them "mutates". (even if I don't remember if there was really a mutation in that process)

And again, this is not a matter of "a mutate cannot became a mutant", it's about the fact that an active mutant is a mutated human. This is a technical point, explained as a technical point, with references. It is a though about the common use of the word "mutate" in comics. I'm not saying "Mutants are mutates", I'm saying "If you think about it, mutants are technically mutates, despite the common use of the word".