Mutants are characters from Marvel Comics, which are humans that were born with what it is called the "X-Gene", which gives them superpowers.
They are considered to be the next evolutinary step in the human species and normally start to manifest their powers in puberty. Other individuals, who previously had no powers, can have their dormant mutant genes activated by experiments, like Deadpool, or incidents that affects them on a molecular level. They are a kind of superhuman beings like Inhumans and Enhanced Individuals.
Unlike Inhumans and Enhanced Individuals, humans fear and hate mutants. This is the cause for the Mutant Civil War between the X-Men (who act as superheroes to prove to humans that mutants aren't evil and can be trusted) and the Brotherhood of Mutants (who want to kill all humans so that mutants will rule the Earth).
Some mutants develop "secondary mutations", that give them additional powers or change their appearance drastically. For example, Beast, a mutant with super-strength and invulnerability, developed a secondary mutation that gave him claw and fangs and blue fur.
Trivia[]
- In the comics, individuals that are born mutants are classified as Homo sapiens superior, as a new taxonomical subspecies of humans (Homo sapiens).
References[]
- ↑ "Feige Confirms ‘Deadpool 3’ Is an MCU Movie; Teases R-Rating and When It’s Filming". Collider (January 11, 2021).
- ↑ "Olivier Richters on Instagram". Instagram (July 15, 2021).