History
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The Y-Men were a gang of criminals operating out of the closed La Jolla Paintball Arena in California. When mutant tattoo artist Leon Nunez came into debt to them for $18,000, he offered to give them superpowers to pay it off.[1] Many of the Y-Men's abilities are based on superheroes.
Despite posing a large challenge, they were defeated by the Young X-Men and depowered by Ink's new Phoenix force-like power.[1]
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Some of the Y-Men at the La Jolla Paintball Arena
Following the Mutant Massacre at the Hellfire Gala,[2] Orchis's Narrative Petal continued to spread anti-mutant propaganda. This included targeting users of Xperience and the Y-Men to lure out Iceman. When Mister Clean began hunting a group of Y-Men in Los Angeles, Aaron Fischer helped to protect them and was joined by Iceman who fought Mister Clean to a standstill.[3]
Members/Powers[]
- Carlos Rodriguez - Bomb tattoo on left hand allowed for explosive punches and shield tattoo on his right forearm created a protective shield.[4]
- "Cheetah" - Cheetah-style spots over his torso granted him superhuman speed and razor sharp claws.[1]
- Debrider - Creating soap bubbles.[3]
- "Dragon-Breath" - Dragon tattoos on his chest and arms allowed him to breath fire.[5]
- "Hand-Gun" - Tattoo of a 9mm on his right hand let him shoot actual bullets from his pointer and index fingers.[5]
- Julio Rodriguez- Discharge marks around his left eye allowed him to blast a golden optic beam. He was fairly overweight.[1]
- Jump Scare - Enlarging her eyes and head.[3]
- "Laser-Fist" - Triangles on his forearms and wrists branched into lines to each finger which let him blast golden energy beam from his palms. He wore a large Mohawk.[1]
- Lightshow - Bioluminescent tattoos.[3]
- Lojack - Locating items (like his car).[3]
- Miss Maillard - Cast Iron forearms.[3]
- "Spider-Man" - Webbing patterns on his elbows granted him Spider-Man-esque agility.[1]
See Also
- 5 appearance(s) of Y-Men (Earth-616)
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Y-Men (Earth-616)
- 3 image(s) of Y-Men (Earth-616)
- 7 member(s) of Y-Men (Earth-616)