Mutant (Marvel)
| The name or term "Mutant" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Mutant (disambiguation). |
- Mutants are a kind of human from the Marvel portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Mutants are humans possessing a "genetic quirk" that allow them to perform feats above and beyond that of normal humans. Some mutants can even engage in battle with Transformers with a reasonable chance of success.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
After the dissolution of RAAT, industrialist G.B. Blackrock used his wealth to seek out mutants able to battle Decepticons. His first two recruits were Rapture, able to lock men or machines into their own dreams, and Thunderpunch, who's hands and feet could enlarge enough for him to go toe-to-toe with Transformers. Their first mission was to recruit Hectar Dialonzo, a mutant with the ability to tap into the power of the Earth itself. The Human Factor!
Now calling themselves the Neo-Knights, the three mutants (alongside the mechanically powered Circuit Breaker and the non-powered G.B.) interposed themselves in the Decepticon civil war when it threatened to spill over into New York City. ...All This and Civil War 2They were then accidentally transported to Cybertron by Primus alongside the Transformers.Out of Time! There, they attempted to use their abilities to fight off Unicron, though Dynamo (Hector's superhero code name) had difficulty tapping into the essence of Cybertron. On the Edge of Extinction!
Rather than leave the apparently dying Cybertron with the Autobots, they elected to stay with Hi-Q to attempt to locate The Last Autobot. Dynamo's abilities proved invaluable in guiding the team to their destination. The Last Autobot? The Last Autobot then flew them to Klo, where they used their mutant powers to help battle Bludgeon's army alongside Optimus Prime.End of the Road!
IDW 2005 continuity
Wolverine, a member of the Avengers, has a mutant healing factor and enhanced senses as well as an Adamantium laced skeleton and claws. Along with the Avengers he took part in a S.H.I.E.L.D. mission to investigate some strange radiation signatures and prevent an all out war between Symkaria and Latveria. Unfortunately Wolverine's mutant abilities did not make him immune to the effects of a Psycho-Prism employed by Megatron. This increased his already aggressive tendencies and along with the other Avengers he attacked the Autobots who had also come to investigate. Man and Machine, Part One Doctor Doom managed to free Wolverine from the Psycho-Prism effects by zapping him with electricity. The Avengers then joined forces with the Autobots to combat Megatron's phase two plans. Man and Machine, Part Two Though the initial battle seemed to go well things took a turn for the worse when Megatron attacked having been enhanced using Spider-Man's super-hero blood. After infiltrating the base Wolverine used his own blood to enhance Ratchet and Prowl before destroying the Psychic-Prism. Without the Psychic-Prism Megatron saw no point in continuing the battle and used the last of his super-hero enhanced strength to initiate an emergency warp-out protocol. With the threat of war receded and the battle over Wolverine left for home aboard the Quinjet, though his enhanced senses led him to comment that the jet smelled funny... Man and Machine, Part Four
Note
- Though the Neo-Knights were never described as Mutants in the fiction, the term is used in the preview for "The Human Factor!", then reiterated in the letters page of "Surrender!" and "On the Edge of Extinction!".
External links
- Mutants as defined in the Marvel Universe
- Homo superior at Marvel Database
