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, 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, Mutantes, Friends of Mordred; Religious-related names: Spawn of Satan,  Demons, Demon-spawns, Witchbreed, Genetic infidels; Other Binomial names: Mutants (Homo superior), Mutants (Homo superior), Homo superior, homo-superior, Homo-Superior, Homo sapien superior, Homo inferior, Homo Detritus, Humans (Homo sapiens) Novus
Affiliation and Identity
Identity	Public
Affiliation	Representatives among the Great Ring of Arakko, Quiet Council, X-Men, Avengers and Brotherhoods.
Physical Characteristics
Body Type	Humanoid (Variable)
Hair	Variable
Skin	Variable
Number of Limbs	4
Number of Fingers	5
Number of Toes	5
Special Adaptations	See main entry
Unusual Features	Varies
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
Galaxy	Milky Way
Star System	Sol
Home	Earth
Base of Operations	Earth, primarily on Krakoa, and Mars (now referred to as Arakko) Formerly Amenth, Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, New York City, Utopia, and Genosha
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
First	Motion Picture Funnies Weekly Vol 1 1 (Namor; Timely, retcon) Amazing Detective Cases Vol 1 11 (Gloria and Perry Hammond; Atlas) Amazing Adult Fantasy Vol 1 14 (Tad Carter and (unidentified) Tobias Messenger; Marvel, first by Stan Lee) Fantastic Four Annual Vol 1 1 (First mention of Namor as a (possible) mutant) X-Men Vol 1 1 (X-Men; Commonly accepted)
First	Motion Picture Funnies Weekly Vol 1 1 (Namor; Timely, retcon) Amazing Detective Cases Vol 1 11 (Gloria and Perry Hammond; Atlas) Amazing Adult Fantasy Vol 1 14 (Tad Carter and (unidentified) Tobias Messenger; Marvel, first by Stan Lee) Fantastic Four Annual Vol 1 1 (First mention of Namor as a (possible) mutant) X-Men Vol 1 1 (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 and/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

Human Mutants have many distinctive traits in regard to biology, physiology and genetics from other humans. 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 their appearance due to a second mutation.

Breeding & Cross-Breeding

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

Mutant Classification

The mutants can be divided into multiple categories, regarding to their origins, genetic status, powers (e.g. Omega Level Mutant), etc.

Habitat

Habitat

Earth, primarily on Krakoa, and Mars (now referred to as Arakko). Formerly concentrations at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, New York City; 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

The mutant population of Earth-616 has varied greatly, climbing to millions and decreasing to a few hundred individuals. It was less than 200 after M-Day and before the Avengers vs. X-Men.

Miscellaneous

Type of Government

Individuals and groups among human societies. Independent groups have oligarchic-based governments. Governments created for and governed by mutants themselves.

Level of Technology

Similar to humans. Advanced Krakoan and Mutant technology.

Cultural Traits

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

Representatives

• Marvel Prime Universe
  • The Quiet Council of Krakoa, made up of 14 significant, wise, and powerful mutants, including the island of Krakoa speaking for itself with the help of Cypher.
  • The Great Ring of Arakko, made up of 14 intelligent, cunning, and powerful Omega-Level mutants, including the island of Arakko speaking for itself, previously with the help of Redroot.

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 Humans (Homo sapiens) sapiens evolving into Homo sapiens superior (commonly called Homo superior ), which started with the activation of an X-Gene in their genome from different sources. In other timelines, 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 Humans (Homo sapiens) supreme.

On 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

While in most Marvel 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

Other mutants, such as those from Earth-89149, 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 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 Humans (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.

Notes

• There is a clear distinction between mutants and mutates.
  • Some Mutants consider themselves as a subspecies or species evolved from Humans (Homo sapiens) sapiens and known as Homo sapiens superior or Homo superior. They are distinguished by the presence of an X-Gene. This idea is more popular between the followers of Magneto, the Brotherhood of Mutants.
  • 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 or mutates.
  • 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" to refer to the X-Men. It could although be an error.
  • In the same way, they are sometimes confused with the Inhumans (another humanity off-shoot) or with the Warpies, children and babies mutated by unstable extra-dimensional energies. Those two kinds develop random powers and appearances, as the mutants.
• It is a matter of debate and interpretation as to whether or not mutants can still be considered as human:
  • Some believe mutants are humans, humans with an X-Gene,  or a special kind of human. . A scientific argument that can be used in this case is that the activation of the X-Gene led to a microevolution, which would mean that a speciation has not yet occurred. The speciation only occurs via macroevolution, a process that takes millions of years and generations via natural selection, what is not the case of the vast majority of mutants in the Marvel Universe, that only started to appear two decades after the end of the World War II (with a few rare exceptions, like Wolverine and Apocalypse).
  • Others, humans and 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

• 999 appearance(s) of Mutants (Homo superior)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Mutants (Homo superior)
• 55 minor appearance(s) of Mutants (Homo superior)
• 36 mention(s) of Mutants (Homo superior)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Mutants (Homo superior)
• 248 representative(s) of Mutants (Homo superior)

Links and References

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