Homo Superior
From Marvel Database
A Homo Superior (also known as "mutant") is a human born with a genetic anomaly that grants them an extra-normal ability not possessed by mainstream humanity. This anomaly is known as the "X-factor" or "X-Gene."
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Overview
Human mutants were created by a star-faring race of humanoid aliens called the "Celestials." Approximately one million years ago, they came to Earth and performed genetic tests and experimentations on Earth's highest lifeform, the nascent human being. Testing the versatility of human genes, one of their experiments was the implantation of a dormant DNA complex which would one day permit benevolent mutations of phenomenal capacity in humanity. The gifts endowed by the presence of this X-Gene can be minimal, to phenomenal; such as the abilities of any well-known powerful mutant hero or villain, for example, many of the X-Men, or former members of the Brotherhood of Mutants.
The first recorded mutant on Earth was Selene, shown to have been active during the Hyborean Age (roughly 14,000 B.C. to 10,000 B.C.) Apocalypse followed millennia later, born in 30th Century B.C. Egypt. As Apocalypse went into hibernation, only a handful of mutants emerged such as Sabretooth, Mystique, Wolverine, Greymalkin, and a few of others. As the 20th Century A.D. came into view, more and more mutants were being born. In recent decades, with the advance of the Atomic Age, mutants have become more prolific in numbers, possibly due to the minute worldwide increase in radiation levels.
Prior to M-Day, it was estimated that from one in 25,000 to one in 10,000 persons were mutants (numbers depend on the area; mutants tend to congregate in cities). An estimated 20,000 mutants lived in the United States, and 250,000 to 500,000 worldwide (some studies placed the number at twice that).
Secondary Mutation
The Secondary Mutation is the mutation undergone by several mutant subjects, all around the world, at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The first known subject is Polaris. [1] Beast is actually the second and it is he who named the mutation as such[2].
On the reached subject, the mutation causes:
- the increase of his first powers or
- the appearance of new powers
The Secondary Mutation, like the release of the Extinction Gene, has been induced by the critical point reached by the world mutant population in 2001. Since the Mutant Decimation Day, there are no new Secondary Mutation subjects. But the old subjects didn't lose their new capacities as much.
List of Secondary Mutation subjects
| Subjects | Powers Change | First Appearance after the Secondary Mutation |
|---|---|---|
| Polaris | Absorbs Negative Emotions, Strength, Invulnerability, Amazonian Size | Uncanny X-Men #254 |
| Beast (Hank McCoy) | Feline Form | New X-Men #114 (July 2001) |
| Emma Frost | Alternate Form: Diamond | New X-Men #116 (September 2001) |
| Iceman (Robert Drake) | Living Ice | |
| Angel/Arch Angel | Healing Factor & Healing others through transfusion |
List of known Mutants
Mutants have been growing in numbers over the last few years, but after M-Day, there might be only a couple of hundred left. Here is a partial list of known mutants, alive and still retaining their powers.
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Unnamed Mutants
Xavier Residents
 X-Men member in the year 2099 |
 Smoke Student |
 Crab Arm Student |
 Green Student |
 Large Ear Student |
 Quill Head Student |
 Sandwich Girl |
 Point Head |
 Bubble Boy |
Others
 Mutants at Benetech |
 Red Eye Kid |
 Dead color girl |
 Blue Smoke kid or Jeffrey Garrett ? |
 No Head Man |
Classification
Alpha Mutants
The Alpha Mutants are the most powerful and most feared mutants. Alpha mutants have extremely powerful mutant traits without any significant flaws. Less than 10% of mutants are Alpha mutants so they are very rare. Some of the Alpha mutants include Gambit, Professor X, Colossus, and Emma Frost.
- Classify Mutants as Alpha level if they have a normal human appearance and their mutation is powerful, useful and controllable (i.e. turn it on and off, direct it at will.)
See Category:Alpha Level Mutants
Beta Mutants
As far as how potent their powers are Beta Mutants are on the same level as Alpha mutants. The difference between Beta Mutants and Alpha Mutants is that the Beta Mutants have flaws, albeit very small flaws. The Beta mutants are also believed to be about 10% of the mutant population. Some examples of Beta mutants are Wolverine, Mystique and Sabretooth.
- Classify mutants as Beta Level if they have a normal human appearance and their mutation is powerful, useful, but less controllable, like Cyclops who can't turn his power off, but can still lead a normal life with only minor preparation. Wolverine, who has healing powers, can't ever decide NOT to rapidly heal from an injury, but this does not impair him in any reasonable way.
See Category:Beta Level Mutants
Gamma Mutants
Gamma mutants have very powerful mutants but they have flaws. Unlike the Beta mutants a Gamma mutant's flaw is a major flaw that makes their life very hard. The best example is probably Rogue. Rogue can absorb anybody's power, which makes her very powerful, but she can't touch people without triggering her power, which makes any kind of romantic life difficult. Also, while Alpha and Beta mutants can pass as regular looking humans, many Gamma mutants cannot because they have physical deformities like Blob or Marrow.
- Classify mutants as Gamma Level if their mutation is powerful, uncontrollable, sometimes useful but usually detrimental to living a normal life, such as a monstrously inhuman appearance that can't be switched off at will.
See Category:Gamma Level Mutants
Delta Mutants
Delta Mutants are like Alpha mutants in that they don't have any significant flaws. The only problem is that Delta mutants don't have powers that match an Alpha mutant, or even a Beta or Gamma mutant. At least 50% of mutants are Delta mutants making them the most common type of mutant. Some examples of Delta mutants are Forge, Domino and Callisto.
- Classify mutants as Delta-Level if they have a normal human appearance, but their mutagenic powers are weaker or only narrowly applicable, though still controllable.
See Category:Delta Level Mutants
Epsilon-Delta Mutants
Epsilon-Delta Mutants are mutants that don't always manifest their power. An Epsilon-Delta's power will only manifest in certain circumstances and they don't use their powers very often. Their powers may manifest due to trauma, influence from somebody or somebody else or physical contact with someone.
- Classify mutants as Episilon-Delta Level if they have a normal human appearance and their mutation is relatively weak, uncontrollable, and narrowly applicable.
See Category:Epsilon-Delta Level Mutants
Epsilon Mutants
Epsilon Mutants are unfortunate mutants. Epsilon mutants pretty much have no chance of having a regular life in society due to their major flaws. If that isn't bad enough Epsilon mutants also only have minor superhuman powers. About 20% of mutants are Epsilon Mutants. A good example of an Epsilon mutant is Beak.
- Classify mutants as Episilon Level if they have an inhuman appearance or their mutation makes it impossible for them to function normally. Any accompanying "superpowers" would be next to useless. Epsilon mutants are differentiated from Gamma mutants in that a Gamma mutant's inhuman appearance would provide a compensating benefit like superior strength.
See Category:Epsilon Level Mutants
Zeta mutants
Zetas are not mutants that have powers like the X-Men and other mutants. Zeta Mutants are those that receive or were creates an artificial X-gene through either genetic manipulation or other such means. This also includes those that have their X-gene altered through any means outside of natural mutation.
- Classify mutants as Zeta-Level an artificial X-gene and not simply a Mutate.
See Category:Zeta level Mutants
Omega mutants
Omega mutants are the most powerful class of mutants. Omega mutants can control matter and energy, have unlimited potential and are possibly even immortal. All Omega mutants are also Alpha mutants but not all Alpha mutants are Omega mutants. For example Jean Grey is an Alpha mutant because of her power and lack of flaws and is also an Omega mutant because of how powerful she is. Gambit on the other hand falls under Alpha mutant for the same reasons but isn't powerful enough to be an Omega mutant.
- Only classify mutants as Omega Level if they have been explicitly referenced as Omega Level within continuity or if they regularly match the feats of a known Omega Level mutant.
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Synergy
A particular quirk of mutant genetic templates is resistance to those of relatives with similar mutations. Examples are (Cyclops, Havok, Vulcan), (Adrienne Frost, Emma Frost, Cordelia Frost) and (Banshee, Siryn). This resistance can and has been overcome.
See also Category:Mutates, for characters who have undergone a mutagenic process to attain their abilities. See also Secondary Mutation.
