Bird-Brain (Earth-616)

Bird-Brain
Name	Bird-Brain
Aliases	Bird-Boy
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Ani-Mates (Lot E), formerly New Mutants
Relatives	Ani-Mator (creator)
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′ (1.83 m)0
Weight	125 lbs (56.7 kg).
Eyes	Irises: Red
Hair	No Hair At All
Unusual Features	Has talons instead of hands and feet, has white feathers all over most of his body, and has wings
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Genetic construct (Human/bird hybrid)
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Paradise, North Atlantic
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Paradise
Base of Operations	Paradise, North Atlantic
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Louise Simonson, June Brigman
First	New Mutants #56 (June, 1987)
First	New Mutants #56 (June, 1987)

History

Bird-Boy, alias Bird-Brain, was created by the mad scientist calling himself the Ani-Mator. He was created as one of gene-spliced animal/man hybrids. The crazed Ani-Mator was a scientist working for the paramilitary and anti-mutant organization, the Right, supposedly on a project to halt and reverse mutation, but actually was working to create a pool of "Ani-Mate" slaves for mankind. Bird-Boy, like many of the Ani-Mates, was intelligent and resented the torture and barbaric training of the Ani-Mator.

Soon, Bird-Boy escaped the Ani-Mator's laboratory/island. He was captured and placed on display as a freak of nature in New York City, where he was inadvertently freed by the young mutant Cannonball. Cannonball's team, the New Mutants, later spotted Bird-Boy on the television news, and tried to capture him for their school, Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, in order to help him. The New Mutants fought their counterparts, the villainous Hellions, and took Bird-Boy back to their school without telling their current headmaster, the mutant Magneto. Eventually, the mutants convinced Magneto to let Bird-Boy stay with them.

Bird-Boy created chaos by going into public, however, and was grounded at the school. Instead, he escaped to try to rescue other Ani-Mates. The New Mutants followed and helped Bird-Boy free the Ani-Mates, defeat the Right, and imprison the Ani-Mator in the extradimensional world of Limbo.

Bird-Boy assumed leadership of the Ani-Mates, and began to teach them about civilization and what it means to be human.

De-evolved to an actual condor by the Sphinx, Condor was found by Bird-Brain. Sensing intelligence inside the bird, Bird-Brain used the Ani-Mator's machines to re-evolve Condor.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

Bird-Boy can fly and has claws on his hands and feet.

See Also

• 12 appearance(s) of Bird-Brain (Earth-616)
• 5 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Bird-Brain (Earth-616)
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Bird-Brain (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) of Bird-Brain (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Bird-Brain (Earth-616)
• 8 image(s) of Bird-Brain (Earth-616)

Links and References

• uncannyxmen.net Character Profiles: Bird-Brain