Contents 1 History 2 Powers and Abilities 2.1 Powers 2.2 Abilities 2.3 Average Strength level 2.4 Weaknesses 3 Habitat 4 Miscellaneous 5 Notes 6 Trivia 7 See Also 8 Links and References

History

The Ani-Mates were created by the mad scientist Frederick Animus. The Ani-Mator was hired by the anti-mutant organization the Right to study mutation, but he used their money to buy a private island he called Paradise where he made a race of animal men. The Ani-Mates were produced in lettered batches, those the Ani-Mator deemed flawed were destroyed. He treated the Ani-Mates cruelly, withholding food, making them go through deadly mazes, and killing those he found lacking or just felt like killing. There was a special whistle the Ani-Mator used to control his creations.
One of the Ani-Mates managed to escape eventually ending up with the New Mutants (Earth-616) who named him Bird-Brain. After spending some time with the New Mutants he led them to Paradise and his fellow Ani-Mates. The Ani-Mates were distrustful of Bird-Brain because he was associating with humans who they thought of as bringers of pain. Bird-Brain tried to convince them of the New Mutants good intentions, but before he could succeed the Ani-Mator who had been watching via hidden cameras used the whistle to send the Ani-Mates to his maze. The New Mutants decided to go through the maze themselves and encountered death traps as well as some larger Ani-Mates that ended up capturing them.
The Ani-Mator had looked up the New Mutants on his computer which puzzled the Right's leader Cameron Hodge who decided to investigate. Bringing his troops with him he discovered the Ani-Mator's subterfuge and in the ensuing confusion the New Mutants were able to escape. A fight then broke out between the New Mutants, the Right and the Ani-Mates. Bird-Brain was able to convince the Ani-Mates to side with the New Mutants and they managed to force the Right off the island. Hodge decided to drop some bombs on the island destroying it, but just then a giant octopus Ani-Mate reached up and grabbed his plane destroying it. After this the Ani-Mator was banished to Limbo (Demonic) and the Ani-Mates were allowed to choose their own path.
Later the Mutant Liberation Front briefly took over their island and terrorized the Ani-Mates before leaving. Even later Condor came to the island as an actual condor and Bird-Brain used the equipment left by the Ani-Mator to restore him to his more human form.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

None known.

Abilities

None known.

Average Strength level

Unknown.

Weaknesses

None known.

Habitat

Habitat: Habitat of this race is unknown.
Gravity: Gravity of this race is unknown.
Atmosphere: Atmosphere of this race is unknown.
Population: Population of this race is unknown.

Miscellaneous

Type of Government: Government type unknown.
Level of Technology: Technology level unknown.
Cultural Traits: Cultural traits unknown.
Representatives: Bird-Brain, Bolivar, Bufo

Notes

• No special notes.

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Discuss Ani-Mates on the forums
• Appearances of Ani-Mates
• Race Gallery: Ani-Mates
• Images of Ani-Mates

Links and References

• None.