Mutants (Homo superior)

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Mutants
Name	Mutants
Scientific Name	Homo superior or Homo sapiens superior Homo Mutandis (on Earth-889), Homo mutatis (on Earth-4935 and Earth-58163)
Aliases	Mutants, Muties, Children of the Atom, Gene Jokes/Genejokes, Human Mutants, Abominations, Malforms, Freaks, Genetic Monstrosities, Mistakes of Nature, Spikes (Non-Neo or because of the Cerebro spikes) Genefreaks, Genejokes, Genetically challenged, Geeces, Genetrash, Genescrape, Overmen, Moo-tants, Terra-Mutants, X-gene-positives, Earth Mutants, Mutated terrans, mutated humans, "genetic atrocities", mutagenic, malforms, twisted ones, genetic anomalies, genetic freaks, Mutant-Humans, advanced humans, Changelings (Homo Killcrop), Mutantur, Changing Ones, , Suppies Religious-related names: Spawn of Satan, Demons, Demon-spawns, Witchbreed, Genetic infidelsOther Binomial names: Homo Superior, homo superior, homo superior, homo-superior, Homo-Superior, Homo sapien superior, Homo inferior, Homo Detritus
Affiliation and Identity
Identity	Public
Affiliation	Representatives among the X-Men, Avengers and Brotherhoods.
Physical Characteristics
Body Type	Humanoid
Hair	Variable
Skin	Variable
Number of Limbs	4
Number of Fingers	5
Number of Toes	5
Special Adaptations	See main entry
Origin and Status
Origin	Homo sapien superior (also known as "mutants") are humans born with a genetic anomaly that grants them an extra-normal ability not possessed by normal humans. This anomaly is known as the "X-Factor" or "X-Gene", originated from a lengthy process of evolution and extraterrestrial modifications in the genomes of early humans Homo erectus
Reality	Multiverse
Galaxy	Milky Way
Star System	Sol
Home	Earth
Base of Operations	Earth, primarily and Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, but also New York City and other locales Formerly Utopia and Genosha
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Bill Everett, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
First	Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 (April, 1939) (Namor; Timely, retcon) Amazing Detective Cases #11 (November, 1951) (Weird Woman and Perry Hammond; Atlas) Amazing Adult Fantasy #14 (April, 1962) (Tad Carter and (unidentified) Tobias Messenger; Marvel, first by Stan Lee) Fantastic Four Annual #1 (July, 1963) (First mention of Namor as a (possible) mutant) X-Men #1 (July, 1963) (X-Men; Commonly accepted)
First	Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 (April, 1939) (Namor; Timely, retcon) Amazing Detective Cases #11 (November, 1951) (Weird Woman and Perry Hammond; Atlas) Amazing Adult Fantasy #14 (April, 1962) (Tad Carter and (unidentified) Tobias Messenger; Marvel, first by Stan Lee) Fantastic Four Annual #1 (July, 1963) (First mention of Namor as a (possible) mutant) X-Men #1 (July, 1963) (X-Men; Commonly accepted)

 We're mutants. Born different from baseline humanity, with an enhanced genome that gives us super-powers. You piss us off at your peril. 

—Shadowcat

History

• Mutant History
• Mutant Population
• Mutant Culture

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Variable.
• Other particularities exist within Mutants and X-gene carriers.

Abilities

Variable.

Average Strength Level

Variable.

Weaknesses

Variable. (Examples include various weapons and technology designed to disable or kill mutants, diseases such as the Legacy Virus or HX-N1 and a lack of control over their powers.)

They can also be affected in deleterious ways by Terrigenesis (please consult this page for more information).

Mutant Biology

Mutants, despite their human origins, have many distinctive traits in regards to biology, physiology, and genetics from their evolutionary predecessors. Mutants can have wildly varying biologies depending on the nature of their mutation.

Mutation

Mutation is caused by the X-Gene in the mutants' DNA. Mutations normally manifest themselves during puberty, often as a result of a traumatic event. Some mutants exhibit their mutations at birth however, while others do not manifest their powers until adulthood. Secondary Mutation is a phenomenon in which an existing mutant gains additional powers, or a change in appearance due to a second mutation.

Breeding & Cross-Breeding

Mutant breeding has notable implications, regarding to the transmission of the mutant genome, or to the hybridisation with others species of human or extraterrestrial species.

Alternate Reality Versions

Naming

Across the Multiverse, many incarnations of mutants exist. The most recorded ones are similar or presumably similar to the Earth-616 mutants with Homo sapiens evolving into Homo sapiens superior (commonly called Homo superior ), by the activation of an X-Gene in their genome from different sources. In other time-lines, they are known as Homo mutandis (The Changed Man) on Earth-889, or Mutantur (The Changing Ones) (also called Witchbreed) on Earth-311. On Earth-2301, mutants are called Homo superior, but telepathic mutants are referred to as Homo sapiens supreme.

In Earth-58163, they are called either Homo superior or Homo mutatis.

They are also called Homo mutatis in the possible future of Earth-4935.

Origin

Though in most of the universes, the X-Gene was presumably a result of modifications on early man by the Celestials, in the Ultimate Universe, the X-Gene is a creation of the US government weapons project in Canadian facilities. This reality's Wolverine was the first of these mutants, and was called the Mutant 0. This mutation is similar to a virus, infecting the population slowly and turning them into mutants.

Genetics Settings

Others mutants, from Earth-TRN113, differed from mutants on Earth-616 in that their X-Genes are not on the 23rd chromosome, but instead on the 13th chromosome. Those mutants weren't affected by the M-Day and were invisible to Cerebra's detection, as it was only capable of locating a protein produced on an X-Gene in the 23rd chromosome. It was stated that it was possible that the 13th chromosome carrying the X-Gene had been genetically created for the scouts to stay hidden from devices such as Cerebra, but this statement was considered less possible as the alternate reality origin of those mutants was confirmed.

Species

In realities where others species rather than Homo sapiens ascend as the dominant species, mutants still exist, as most of them are multiversal counterparts to their human alternates.

It should also be mentioned that the Acanti-like Xavier, the Xavier demon and the giant squid-like Xavier exist, although it is unknown if those Xaviers were exceptions in their home-realities.

Classification

The mutants can be divided into multiple categories, regarding to their origins, genetic status, powers, etc.

Habitat

Habitat

Earth, primarily Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, but also New York City and other locales. Formerly concentrations in Utopia; San Francisco Bay, California; Genosha; Neverland, Canada; Mutant Town, New York

Gravity

9.80665 m / s2

Atmosphere

Roughly 78.09% Nitrogen, 20.95% Oxygen, 0.93% Argon, 0.038% Carbon Dioxide, and small amounts of other gases.

Population

Less than 200 before the Avengers vs. X-Men.

The mutant population of Earth-616 has varied greatly, climbing to millions and decreasing to a few hundred individuals.

Miscellaneous

Type of Government

Individuals and groups among human societies. Independent groups have oligarchic-bases governments.

Level of Technology

Similar to humans.

Cultural Traits

Similar to human culture, yet with an unique subculture: Mutant Culture.

Representatives

• Marvel Prime Universe
  • Storm (Ororo Munroe) - Headmistress of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning

Notes

• There is a clear distinction between mutants and mutate human.
  • Mutants are a species evolved from Homo sapiens sapiens and known as Homo sapiens superior. They are distinguished by the presence of an X-Gene.
  • Characters who gained their superhuman powers from other sources such as radioactive spiders, gamma radiation, cosmic rays, magic, Super-Soldier Serum, etc. are NOT mutants. They are mutated humans.
  • The term mutant is often confused to intend or designate mutate, both by characters and by authors.
    • The X-Facts "X-Men - Suspended?!" (kind of announcing Age of Apocalypse after Legion Quest) used the word "mutates". It could although be an error.
  • In the same way, they are sometimes confused with the Inhumans (an other humanity off-shot) or with the Warpies, children and babies mutated by unstable extra-dimensional energies. Those two kind develop random powers and appearances, as the mutants.
• It is a matter of debate and interpretation whether or not mutants can still be considered as humans:
  • Some believe mutants are humans, humans with an X-Gene, or a special kind of humans.
  • Others, humans or mutants, feel that mutants aren't humans, with or without also believing in mutant or human supremacy.

Trivia

• When asked if there was a way to distinguish Inhumans from mutants, Tom Brevoort (presumably joking) stated that all Inhumans were left-handed.

See Also

• 9011 appearance(s) of Mutants (Homo superior)
• 7 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Mutants (Homo superior)
• 511 minor appearance(s) of Mutants (Homo superior)
• 334 mention(s) of Mutants (Homo superior)
• 11 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Mutants (Homo superior)
• 39 image(s) of Mutants (Homo superior)
• 11202 representative(s) of Mutants (Homo superior)
• 6 item(s) used/owned by Mutants (Homo superior)

Links and References

• Mutants on Wikipedia.org
• List of human mutants (Homo superior)
• Proposition X
• Registration Acts