"Decimation" | |||
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Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics |
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Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||
Publication date | January – August 2006 | ||
Genre | Superhero Crossover |
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Main character(s) | See lists below | ||
Collected editions | |||
X-Men - The Day After | ISBN 0-7851-1984-1 | ||
Generation M | ISBN 0-7851-1958-2 | ||
Son of M | ISBN 0-7851-1970-1 | ||
Sentinel Squad O*N*E | ISBN 0-7851-1997-3 | ||
X-Men - 198 | ISBN 0-7851-1994-9 |
Decimation is the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witch's stripping nearly all of the mutant population of their powers, reducing a society of millions to one of scant hundreds.
This event, which occurred on November 2 according to X-Men (vol. 2) #191, is known as "M-Day" in the Marvel Universe.
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Overview
"Decimation" began with the self-titled one-shot Decimation: House of M: The Day After, and heralded the relaunch of the Excalibur team in New Excalibur, focusing on Pete Wisdom looking for Captain Britain to head up a new British super team, as well as the relaunch of X-Factor from the MadroX miniseries. It also includes several mini-series — Son of M starring a depowered Quicksilver, Generation M focusing on other depowered characters, Sentinel Squad O*N*E showing the latest iteration of the mutant-hunting Sentinels to be robots piloted by humans, X-Men: Deadly Genesis, and X-Men: The 198 — and continues throughout the Marvel Universe, particularly in the X-Men-related titles. One consequence is an upswing of anti-mutant sentiment, especially among certain religious groups, who consider M-Day to be God's judgment against mutant kind.
It has been confirmed by various sources that there are considerably more than 198 mutants remaining — the number has been referred to as "symbolic" rather than actual, and in The 198 Files is said to be the earliest confirmed number. Numbers for pre-Decimation mutants vary from "over a million" (House of M #8) to 14 million (New X-Men #115, where it is said that the 16 million mutants who died on Genosha was around "over half" of the estimated global mutant population of 30 million mutants), giving a population, if the commonly-used 90% depowered figure is true, of between one hundred thousand and one and a half million. Based on the mathematical comparisons of the oft-repeated 198 and several million, Marvel has recently reevaluated the 90% figure into "Over 99%". This is shown in Civil War: Battle Damage Report when Iron Man comments on the Post-CW world.[1]
Both Hank Pym and Beast note shortly after the event that it is impossible for the energy that certain mutants controlled to simply have vanished, and that it must have been "sent" somewhere. As would later be revealed in New Avengers, most of this energy became a sentient entity called "The Collective", who has since come into violent conflict with the Avengers. In addition, a portion of the energy revived the body of Gabriel Summers, who had been trapped in space for many years following the defeat of Krakoa.
Criticism
According to Marvel Editor-In-Chief, Joe Quesada, the Decimation event was designed to reduce the number of mutant characters in the Marvel Universe as he felt the number of mutants had gotten out of hand after forty years of publishing.[2] Most criticisms by fans have been aimed at inconsistencies regarding the roster of mutants who retained their powers after the event. For example, in the Generation M mini-series, several characters were considered depowered, even though they retained their physical mutations. The Civil War Files one-shot revealed that the US government's assessment of the number of mutants on Earth may not be accurate, which allowed Marvel to change the number of depowered mutants. Additionally, characters such as Namor and the Great Lakes Avengers, who are described as mutants but not particularly tied to the X-Men series of books, have not been affected by the event.
Depowered mutants
Wizard magazine published a speculative list of supposedly-decimated characters, which Marvel Comics dismissed as including a number of mutants who still have their powers[3] and also includes non-mutant characters. The list therefore is just a guideline.
- Mutants who remain active while depowered or have not been confirmed repowered
- Mutants who got their powers back
- Mutants who were remutated
- Depowered mutants who are dead
- Mutants who are dead but were repowered at the time
- Mutants who are dead but were remutated at the time
Character | Real name | Notes | |
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Revealed in House of M #8 | |||
Mirage | Danielle Moonstar | Illusionist. Fired from the Xavier Institute by Emma Frost after she was depowered. Training Trauma in the Initiative Program until fired by Henry Peter Gyrich. Currently with the reformed New Mutants. | |
Magneto | Max Eisenhard | Magnetic Powers; While depowered, he has gained a special suit from the High Evolutionary that replicates his powers. After extensively examining the Dreaming Celestial, the High Evolutionary subjected Magneto to an extremely dangerous technological procedure which succeeded in restoring his powers. | |
Tag | Brian Cruz | Repeller. Died in the bus explosion at the end of New X-Men, volume 2 #23. | |
Wind Dancer | Sofia Mantega | Wind manipulator. Left the institute in New X-Men, volume 2 #24. Later joined the depowered mutant superhero group the New Warriors. | |
Revealed in Decimation: House of M: The Day After | |||
Aurelie Sabayon | Aurelie Sabayon | Husk called her parents to inform them that she couldn't breathe under water anymore, however she was never shown. | |
Blob | Frederick J. Dukes | Attempted suicide after depowerment, as his excess skin was still present. Recently joined up with X-Cell. | |
Callisto | ?? | Superhuman senses. Leader of the Morlocks. Temporarily repowered due to the Terrigen Mist but to the point where even rain harms her. Reappears in the pages of X-Factor. | |
Feral | Maria Callasantos | Feline humanoid. Thornn's sister. Killed by Sabertooth in Wolverine Vol. 3, #54. Not actually repowered but altered to look feline again. | |
Hanna Levy | Hannah Levy | Had a prehensile tongue and required diet of insects. | |
Jubilee, now Wondra | Jubilation Lee | Fireworks discharger. Former member of Generation X. Now a member of the New Warriors as Wondra. | |
Quicksilver | Pietro Django Maximoff | Lost his previous speedster powers, but has received time-travel powers from the Terrigen Mists, and has internalized the mists' power to mutate. Later he got his mutant powers back. | |
Thornn | Lucia Callasantos | Feline humanoid. Feral's sister. | |
Revealed in New X-Men, volume 2 | |||
Aero | Melody Guthrie | Flyer with energy aura. Revealed in #20. | |
Amber | Amber | Young girl. Revealed in #28. Died following the bus explosion. | |
DJ | Mark Sheppard | Energy discharger based on music. Revealed in #23. Died following the bus explosion. | |
Dryad | Callie Betto | Plant manipulator. Revealed in #23. Died in the bus explosion. | |
Hydro | Floyd Carter | Aquatic Adaption. Revealed in #20. Accidentally drowned himself when his powers were removed after M-Day. | |
Jeffrey Garrett | Jeffrey Garrett | Teleporter who got stuck in ghost form during Xorn's attack on the school in New X-Men #147. Revealed in #21. The M-Day left him totally dead. | |
Network | Sarah Vale | Machine controller. Revealed in #23. Died in the bus explosion. | |
Preview | Jessica "Jessie" Vale | Precog. Revealed in #20. Depowered yet alive. | |
Prodigy | David Alleyne | Knowledge Absorption. Revealed in #20. Was asked to stay at the school following the bus explosion. Though still depowered, all knowledge he once absorbed (revealed to be still present in his subconscious mind) has been restored to him telepathically by the Stepford Cuckoos in #43, and he is once again a full member of the New X-Men. | |
Rubbermaid | Andrea Margulies | Elastic body. Revealed in #23. Died in the bus explosion. | |
Specter | Dallas Gibson | Shadow form. Revealed in #20. According to Chris Yost and Craig Kyle, he is still alive and living with his grandfather. | |
Revealed in Mutopia X #5 | |||
Armena Ortega | Armena Ortega | Could create protective bubble while sleeping. | |
Bugman | ?? | Had iridescent yellow eyes, green skin, small antennas on his head. | |
The Juicers | ?? | The male had chameleonic skin, while the female could generate luminescent orbs from her hand. | |
Lara the Illusionist | Lara King | Could generate illusion which affects all five senses. | |
Revealed in Generation M | |||
Chamber, now Decibel | Jonothon Evan Starsmore | Revealed in Generation-M #1; was on life support in hospital. Received a transfusion of the blood of Apocalypse which gave him unknown powers and subsequently joined the New Warriors using tech to simulate sonic powers. | |
Ned Ralston | Ned Ralston | Flight in dragon-like form. Revealed in Generation-M #1; still had his dragon form, but crashed to the ground in mid-flight when he can no longer stay aloft. | |
Gary Paterson | Gary Paterson | Aquatic adaption in amphibious form. Revealed in Generation-M #1; drowned after the loss of his gills, but still was in his aquatic form at the time. | |
Tony Romeo | Tony Romeo | Pyrokinesis. Revealed in Generation-M #1; combusted after the loss of powers. | |
Jeannie Martin | Jeannie Martin | Revealed in Generation-M #1; forty inch neck snapped when it can no longer support the weight of her head. | |
Latonya Jefferson | Latonya Jefferson | Impenetrable skin. Revealed in Generation-M #1; killed in Generation-M #2 by the Ghoul. | |
John Mairs | John Mairs | Telepathic third eye. Revealed in Generation-M #2; killed by the Ghoul. | |
Roach | Hubie Edge | Transforms into humanoid cockroach. Revealed in Generation-M #2; killed by the Ghoul. | |
Dezmond Harris | Dezmond Harris | Leaping. Revealed in Generation-M #2. | |
Dynamite | Susan Svenson | Generates light from hands. Revealed in Generation-M #2; killed by the Ghoul. | |
Stacy X, now Ripcord | Miranda Leevald | Revealed in Generation-M #2. Lived on the streets as a prostitute again until she joined the New Warriors. | |
Tim Hacker | Tim Hacker | Blue skin and six fingers on each hand. Revealed in Generation-M #2; killed by the Ghoul. | |
Former Order of Mutants | Kevin E, Bertram K, Michael, Ralph and Joey V | Revealed in Generation M #3. Association of former mutants, although a member, Elaine is only pretending to have been a mutant. | |
Nelson Cragg | Nelson Cragg | Revealed in Generation-M #3; one of Ravencroft Asylum’s inmates. | |
Violet Sanchez | Violet Sanchez | Revealed in Generation-M #3; looks like a Shar Pei, killed by the Ghoul. | |
Sarah Purser | Sarah Purser | Flight. Revealed in Generation-M #4; committed suicide. | |
Jim Prindle | Jim Prindle | Transforms matter into anything. Revealed in Generation-M #4; Ex-student at Xavier's. | |
Unnamed Mutants | ??? | Revealed in Generation-M #2-4; most of them were killed by the Ghoul. | |
Revealed in Son of M | |||
Hub | ?? | Teleporter. Member of Unus' Gang and Chimere's ally. Revealed in Son of M #5. Temporarily repowered by the Terrigen Mists with erratic control. | |
Hack | ?? | Telepath. Member of Unus' Gang and Chimere's ally. Revealed in Son of M #5. Temporarily repowered by the Terrigen Mists. | |
Purge | ?? | Super-strong. Chimere's ally. Revealed in Son of M #5. Temporarily repowered by the Terrigen Mists with erratic control. | |
Shola Inkosi | Shola Inkosi | Telekinetic. Helped Shadowcat during Mekanix. Ally of Professor X on Genosha. Revealed in Son of M #5. Temporarily repowered by the Terrigen Mists. | |
Wicked | ?? | Necromancer. Ally of Professor X on Genosha. Revealed in Son of M #5. Temporarily repowered by the Terrigen Mists with erratic control. | |
Freakshow | ?? | Shapeshifter. Member of the Genoshan Excalibur. Ally of Professor X on Genosha. Revealed in Son of M #5. Temporarily repowered by the Terrigen Mists. | |
Revealed in New Avengers #18-20 | |||
Agent Zero | Christoph David Nord | Weapon X Agent | |
Angel Dust | Christine | Morlock | |
Artie Maddicks | Arthur Maddicks | Member of Generation X and X-Factor. | |
Arturo Falcone | Arturo Falcone | Resided in Mutant Town. | |
Black Tom Cassidy | Thomas Samuel Eamon Cassidy | Banshee's cousin. May have only lost his secondary mutation which transformed him into a tree-like creature. | |
Blind Faith | Alexis Garnoff | Russian Exiles. | |
Boost | ?? | Morlock. | |
Bora | ?? | Avant Guard's. | |
Brass | Sean Watanabe | Telepath. | |
Caiman | ?? | Ally of Unus. | |
Conquistador | Miguel Provenza | ||
El Aguila | Alejandro Montoya | ||
Fatale | "Pamela Greenwood" | Lackey of Dark Beast. | |
Flambè | ?? | Member of the Hell's Belles. | |
Forearm | Jorge Lukas | Student at Xavier's. (Not to be confused with the Mutant Liberation Front member.) | |
Gloom | ?? | Ex-student at Xavier's. | |
Golden Child | Paul Patterson | Appeared in the Marvel Team-Up arc "Golden Child" | |
Harpoon | Kodiak Noatak | Marauder. | |
Hazard | Carter Alexander Ryking | Became even more mentally unstable and later dies as he had predicted[4] | |
Jon Spectre | Jon Spectre | Six Pack member. | |
Key | ?? | Cable ally. | |
King Bedlam | Christopher Terrence Aaronson | Leader of New Hellions. | |
Kiwi Black | ?? | Half-brother of Nightcrawler and Abyss. | |
Lightning Rod | ?? | Ally of Unus. | |
Longneck | Jonah Van Helsking | Ex-student at Xavier's. | |
Mary Zero | Mary | Sidekick of Agent X. | |
Mist Mistress | ?? | Member of the Resistants | |
Monsoon | Aloba Dastoor | Brother of Haven. | |
Murmur | Arlette Truffaut | Member of Alpha Flight | |
Murmur | ?? | Member of Emplate's Hellions. | |
Nightwind | ?? | Rising Sons member. | |
Overrider | Richard Rennsalaer | ||
Paralyzer | Randall Darby | Member of the Resistants. Also known as Shocker. | |
Phantazia | Eileen Harsaw | Brotherhood of Evil Mutants member. | |
Postman | David | Morlock. | |
Quill | ?? | Resistants member (not to be confused with the Xavier Institute student Quill). | |
Radian, now Phaser | Christian Cood | Ex-student at Xavier's and member of the Omega Gang. Joined the New Warriors. | |
Radius | Jared Corbo | Brother of Flex. Member of Alpha Flight. | |
Randall Shire | Randall Shire | ??? | |
Reaper | Pantu Hurageb | Mutant Liberation Front member. | |
Redneck, now Skybolt | Vincent Stewart | Ex-student at Xavier's and member of the Omega Gang. Joined the New Warriors. | |
Scanner | Sarah Ryall | Acolyte of Magneto. | |
Shatter | ?? | Morlock. | |
Skywalker | ?? | Ex-student at Xavier's. | |
Slick | ?? | Ex-student at Xavier's. Possibly died due to Stryker's attack. | |
Spike | ?? | Student at Xavier's. | |
Spoilsport | ?? | Rising Sons member. | |
Strobe | ?? | Mutant Liberation Front member. | |
Sunfire | Shiro Yashida | Listed but not pictured. | |
Tantra | Reuben | Sexual drive activation in elephant-like form. Ex-student at Xavier's. | |
Tarot | Marie-Ange Colbert | Member of the Hellions, latterly undead. | |
Tattoo, later Longstrike | Christine Cood | Ex-student at Xavier's and member of the Omega Gang. Joined the New Warriors and was killed by the new Zodiac team. | |
Tether | ?? | Morlock. | |
Tremolo | ?? | Member of the Hell's Belles. | |
Vague | ?? | Member of the Hell's Belles. | |
Wild Child | Kyle Gibney | Weapon X and X-Factor member. | |
Wildside | Richard Gill | Mutant Liberation Front member. | |
Windshear | Colin Ashworth Hume | Alpha Flight member. | |
Wiz Kid | Takeshi "Taki" Matsuya | Member of the X-Terminators. | |
Wraith | Hector Mendoza | Member of the X-Men. Had transparent skin. | |
Shen Xorn | Shen Xorn | Kuan-Yin's twin brother. Member of the X-Men. | |
Zach | Zach | Ex-student at Xavier's. | |
Revealed in various other issues | |||
Abyss | Nils Styger | Nightcrawler's half-brother. Revealed in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #1. | |
Alexander Lexington | Alexander Lexington | Member of Sentinel Squad O*N*E. Revealed in X-Men: The 198 Files (NB: The Sentinel Squad O*N*E miniseries takes place pre-M-Day, and shows how the squad was formed), possibly killed during the Nanotech takeover of the Sentinels who attack the X-Mansion. | |
Tempest | Angel Salvadore | Human/Bug mutation. Revealed in Exiles #72. Ex-student at Xavier's. Now a New Warrior using technology to allow herself to fly and throw ice/fire blasts. | |
Antonio | Antonio | Revealed in X-Men: The 198 #1. Lover of Magma, fire powers. Died when exploring a volcano at the moment of the Decimation. | |
Bandit, now Night Thrasher | Donyell Taylor | Revealed in New Warriors #7 | |
Beak, now Blackwing | Barnell Bohusk | Bird mutation. Revealed in Exiles #72 and slowly reverted to a more hunky form.[5] Ex-student at Xavier's. Now a New Warrior using technology to allow himself to fly | |
Five of the Bohusk/Salvatore Children | Kara, Axel and three unnamed kids | Revealed in Exiles #72 that 5 of the 6 children are depowered. Tito Bohusk is the only one who has retained his mutated appearance. | |
Bloodlust | Beatta Dubiel | Revealed in Official Handbook A-Z #4. Member of the Femme Fatals. | |
Book | Annika | Genoshan librarian. Revealed in Marvel: Atlas #2. Repository of all human knowledge. | |
Broadband | ?? | Genoshan. Revealed in Marvel: Atlas #2. Was able to access all manner of electronic communications and project them to others. | |
Delphi | ?? | Revealed in Uncanny X-Men #490. Morlock. | |
Doctor Leery | Leery | Revealed in X-Factor vol. 3 #5. Slain by Rictor. | |
Elijah Cross | Elijah Cross | Mass-increasing. Revealed in X-Factor vol. 3 #17. Is the leader of the X-Cell. Exploded from the side-effects of the Terrigen Mists | |
Gazer | ?? | Revealed in X-Men #178. Has been turned into a Horseman of Apocalypse in #182. | |
Flex | Adrian Corbo | Ex-Alpha Flight member. Brother to Radius. Revealed in All-New OHotMU A-Z Update #3. | |
Jebediah Guthrie | Jebediah Guthrie | Electrical discharge. Revealed in "Endangered Species" Ch. 12 (New X-Men #42). | |
Marrow | Sarah | Revealed in X-Factor vol. 3, #18; Shown as a member of the group of former mutants calling themselves "X-Cell," who believe the government is behind the massive loss of mutant powers. | |
Maximus Lobo | Maximus Lobo | Werewolf with enhanced senses. Member of the Dominant Species. Revealed in Young X-Men #1. | |
Mesmero | Vincent | Hypnotist. Revealed in X-Men Unlimited, volume 2 #13 | |
Mister Marvel | Mark Hawkins | Revealed in X-Men Unlimited, volume 2 #13. Had the power to have a wonderful super-hero life. | |
Mulholland Black | Mulholland Black | Transforms the psychic energy from Los Angeles into pure kinetic power. Revealed in The Order #8. Former member of the Black Dahlias. Repowered as a member of The Order. | |
Pasco | Pasco | Forcefield generation. Mercenary and partner of Sabretooth. Introduced in X-Men #191. | |
Percival Fellows | Percival B. Fellows | Revealed in Uncanny X-Men #489. Former friend/ally of Magneto. After the M-Day, died under unrevealed circumstances. | |
Polaris | Lorna Dane | Magnetic Abilities. Revealed in X-Men, volume 2 #177. Repowered by Apocalypse as Pestilence, one of his Horsemen. | |
Professor X | Charles Francis Xavier | Telepath. Revealed in X-Men: Deadly Genesis #5. Spinal injury repaired in the process. Recently repowered by The M'Kraan Crystal.[6]. | |
Quiet Bill | ?? | Can open portals to view alternate realities and timelines. Revealed in X-Men #200. Homeless man who first appeared in Gambit Vol. 3 #10. | |
Qwerty | ?? | Precognitive. Morlock. Revealed in Uncanny X-Men #490. | |
Razorback | Buford T. Hollis | Innate ability to operate and drive any vehicle. Revealed in All-New Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe A-Z #9. | |
Rictor | Julio Esteban Richter | Seismic Waves. Revealed in X-Factor, volume 3 #1. | |
Scarlet Knights (Marvel Comics) | Arthur, Lisa, Colin, Jennifer, Malcolm, Edward "Ned" and Nell Hardy | Revealed in New Excalibur #6. Family of flying mutants depowered in mid-flight. | |
Shadow Captains | Derek, Ricky and Petrie | Revealed in New Excalibur #20. All but Sage and Lionheart were depowered mutants according to Ablion. | |
Unus the Untouchable | Angelo Unuscione | Revealed in Marvel Legacy: The 1960s under the Factor Three entry. Was in Genosha when Pietro arrived with the Terrigen Mists. Killed by his new forcefield. |
Notes:
- Electric Eve, Revenant, Toad-In-Waiting are presumed depowered following Wizard's list but haven't been confirmed on panel.
- Sunfire, while depowered long before M-Day because of Rogue was listed among the energies in the Collective. Seeing that Rogue retained his powers, how this is possible remains unknown.
- According to the New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #12 Wild Child may have retained some of his powers since he gained some of them through genetic manipulation during his Alpha Flight and Weapon X days.
- The only students at Xavier's who are still powered were shown in New X-Men vol. 2,#23. That means that despite not being shown on panel Kidogo, Flubber and Rain Boy are depowered. Any other student but the ones listed either here or in the powered section either died prior to M-Day or are depowered. The ones who died on the bus weren't shown before (Amber for instance) except for DJ, Dryad, Network, Rubbermaid, Tag.
- Many mutants still remain active although they are depowered, they include the New Warriors Blackwing, Tempest, Wondra and Wind Dancer, the X-Cell as well as Brass and El Aguila as reported in Civil War: Battle Damage Report
- It has been revealed in the "Endgangered Species" storyline that latent mutants, such as Charlotte Jones, have also lost their X-gene after M-Day.
- It appears that some characters, for an as of yet unexplained reason, have reverted to normal at a slower rate than others. This includes Beak, Stacy X, Marrow (who still isn't normal) and Ned Raltson. It is unknown if Irving, Doug & Jerry belong to this category or if they are still mutants.
- Callisto, Freakshow, Hub, Hack, Purge, Shola Inkosi, Wicked and Unus have all been repowered by the Terrigen Mists in the Son of M limited series but the effects were temporary. Unus was suffocated by his own powers while Callisto was in a coma. She has since recovered.
- Iceman is not repowered, since he never lost his powers in the first place. After the events of M-Day he developed a mental block, which suppressed his secondary mutation and blocked his powers, this may also be the case for Mulholland Black.
- Archangel only pretended to be depowered as seen in Generation M #4 and #5.
- As revealed in X-Factor #50, Layla Miller had powers before M-day but not the ones she claimed. It appears she was unaffected by M-Day and just had different powers in the House Of M reality, or the only had those powers removed from the Decimation.
- View Below for further developments and clarifications on remaining mutants.
Confirmed remaining mutants
While it has been stated that there are at least 198 remaining mutants, according to Henry Peter Gyrich, there are actually "around 300"; the 198 number is merely the number of mutants the US government has cataloged, with a 199th mutant (Mutant Zero) being off the record.[7] Despite the remaining number of mutants supposedly being only 198, over that number (around 209) have currently been confirmed within actual story material to still have their mutant X-Gene, though several of them were not present on Marvel Earth-616 during M-Day to be affected. Over 30 said mutants have died post-Decimation, including 3 apparently unknown mutants who were never formally introduced, as well as several now presumed dead. The confirmed remaining mutants are as follows:
- unnamed and unknown American rodent-like mutant murdered and eaten by Predator X in New X-Men vol. 2 #43
- unnamed and unknown mutant, a fire-breathing Canadian male mutant murdered and eaten by Predator X in New X-Men vol. 2 #44.
- Two unnamed teenage mutants hunted by a Predator X underneath Manhattan. The female is deceased. The male's current location is unknown.
- A TV news report in the NYX series mentions a female mutant artist from Wyoming who was killed in her apartment for being a mutant. It's possible the news anchor was not distinguishing between powered and depowered mutants.
- In the Generation M series there was handful of unspecified, powered mutants still contained at the Ravencroft Asylum for the Criminally Insane.
- The daughter of Hyrda Commander, Tod Kaufam.
- unnamed citizens mentioned and seen in the background of UTOPIA.
- Damian Tryp and Layla Miller have been very vague and/or openly lied about their true nature. All evidence supports they are mutants. see below.
- Selene and her servant Eli Bard have used the Transmode Virus to reanimate the mutant Caliban so that he may track down and reanimate deceased mutants (to both form an army and an energy source for Selene). The reanimated army will appear in the upcoming "Necrosha" story arc.
Transmode Reanimated Mutants Include:
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Necrosha Notes:
- Tarot was reanimated mysteriously before M-Day and implied to be alive and depowered afterward. During her return in "Necrosha" she claims to be dead like her fellow Hellions and exhibiting her mutant abilities. It is possible that Tarot was not actually depowered by MDay, nor was she actually "alive" again beforehand. King Bedlam had used his abilities to inexplicably bring her back, an it was unquestionably stated her life was linked to his powers. It can be assumed she was returned to death in the fallout of the "House of M" reality and with King Bedlam's depowerment.
- Unus and Feral are reanimted but should still be depowered as they were not mutants after M-day. Feral had her feline appearance restored prior to her death, and Unus was temporarily repowered by the Terrigen Mists, resulting in his death.
Notes:
- The six mutants of the Shadow-X group all entered the Marvel 616-universe post-Decimation, and thus were unaffected and retained their powers. All six are now dead.
- Obituary of O-Force is mentioned as being a potential recruit for the Initiative, the implication is that he still maintains his mutant abilities, but this has not been made officially clear. The same is true for Neurotap, Threnody, Esperanza Ling, Crimson Daffodil, Timeslip, Firebolt, Base, Link and Poltergeist, and Michael Dorie the Mutant Shaman.
- All of the mutants from alternate timelines who entered the 616-universe pre-Decimation are powered according to X-Men: Endangered Species. This includes Bishop, Blaquesmith, Dark Beast, Gaia, Marvel Girl, Mountjoy, Nocturne, Sugar Man, Sunpyre, Major Victory and The Witness (deceased). It is unknown if Archer and Fixx retained their mutant abilities after M-Day, or if they even currently are still operating in the 616 universe timeline. Nocturne has left Marvel-616. It appears, as she is no longer with Big Hero 6, Sunpyre has also returned to her dimension. Gaia and Mountjoy have not been seen or heard from since long before M-Day, so it is possible they are no longer in 616 either. While still a mutant, Cable does not belong to that list as he was born on Earth 616 as the son of Madelyne Pryor and Scott Summers and only raised in an alternate timeline.
- All five Tao-Yu brothers are confirmed as living as of Civil War: X-Men #01.
- It's unclear if the Marauders who died during the Messiah Complex (i.e. Blockbuster, Scrambler, Prism) will return, as technically they may still be cloned.
- The Gorgon was killed before M-Day, and resurrected by The Hand post M-Day, apparently negating him from any effects of the spell. X-Man restructured himself post M-Day. Toro was revitalized by Bucky Barnes wishing for his return to life on the Cosmic Cube post M-Day.
- Psylocke's psyche was briefly placed back into her resurrected, original body, which had died before M-Day (see Revanche); this body demonstrated active powers, but was destroyed in a confrontation with Dazzler. Psylocke's psyche was then transferred back to into her Asian body.
Unconfirmed mutants
Mutants whose official mutant status has not been confirmed since M-Day. Current Marvel policy is to suspect the following mutants powered until official confirmation, especially the ones who were listed in an Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z and not stated as depowered.
Character | Real name | Notes |
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Aardwolf | Chon Li | Ability to turn into a werewolf-like creature. Former employer of the Folding Circle; last seen in Night Thrasher vol. 2 #44. |
Access | Axel Asher | last seen in Unlimited Access #4 |
Adahm | Unrevealed | telekinetic; last seen in Marvel Comics Presents #139 |
Airhead | Unrevealed | member of Trash; last seen in Power Pack #32 |
Alchemist | Unrevealed | last seen in Pryde & Wisdom #4 |
Alex | Unrevealed | member of the Morlocks; last seen in Ghost Rider vol. 3 #8 |
Amalgam | Unrevealed | last seen in Uncanny X-Men Annual #16 |
Amanda | Unrevealed | telekinetic; acquaintance of Daredevil; last seen in Daredevil #269 |
Amber | Unrevealed | student of Empire State University; last seen in Chamber #1 |
Elsa Ames | Elsa Ames | had gills; last seen in Strange Tales #41 |
Ampere | Unrevealed | member of the Circle of Pavane; can generate electricity & light; last seen in Avengers #377 |
Anais | Anais | Worshipper of Apocalypse. |
Anti-Matter | Arlo Summer | X-Force wannabe; last seen in X-Force #129 |
Astra | Astra | Last seen in a flashback in The Twelve storyline. Possibly killed by Apocalypse. |
Axe | Unrevealed | member of the Gladiators; last seen in New Mutants #29 |
Azazel | Azazel | Father of Nightcrawler. Trapped in an alternate dimension |
Banjo | Banjo (last name unrevealed) | enemy of Spider-Man; last seen in Spectacular Spider-Man #156 |
Base | Hiro Sokuto | Member of Genetix. |
Tillie Beezer | Matilda Beezer | sister of Gus Beezer; last seen in Marvelous Adventures of Gus Beezer: Spider-Man #1 |
Bella Donna | Bella Donna Boudreaux | Last seen in a relationship with Bandit and still leader of the Unified Guilds of New Orleans. |
Blindspot | Unrevealed | Last seen in Rogue Vol. 3. |
Bernard The Poet | Bernard (last name unrevealed) | ally of the X-Men; last seen in X-Men/Clan Destine #1 |
Big Top | Unrevealed | member of the Lost Boys & Girls; last seen in X-Factor #35 |
Black Death | Ivan Kivelki | enemy of the X-Men; last seen in X-Men Unlimited #28 |
Blasting Cap | Unrevealed | member of Trash; last seen in Cage #11 |
Astrid Bloom | Astrid Bloom | Last seen in Emma Frost series. Former friend of Emma Frost. |
Elias Bogan | Elias Bogan | Last seen in X-Treme X-Men. Former member of the Hellfire Club. |
Bogatyr | Mikula Gobalev | member of the Bogatyri; last seen in Avengers West Coast #88 |
Briquette | Unrevealed | Sole Hell's Belles' member not confirmed to be depowered. |
Burner | Byron Calley | Former member of the Resistants. |
Chance | Unrevealed | Former member of the Fallen Angels. |
Courier | Jacob Gavin Jr., "Jacklynn" | Ally of Gambit. |
Cowboy | Luke Merriweather | Member of the Thunderiders |
Crimson Commando | Frank Bohannon | Last seen as a bodyguard of Magneto's in the House of M. |
Doppleganger | Wolfgang Helmut Heinreich | X-Factor's enemy. |
Dragonwing | Unrevealed | Last seen in Generation X #54. Was leader of the Rising Sons. |
Double Helix | Unrevealed | Member of the London Morlocks. |
Electric Eve | Eve | Last seen in Morlocks Vol 1. |
Ent | Unrevealed | Last seen in Web of Spider-Man #77 |
Ever | Unrevealed | Former Morlock and member of the Brotherhood of Mutants. |
Famine | Autumn Rolfson | Member of the original Horsemen of Apocalypse. |
Feedback | Albert Louis | Beta Flight team member. |
Fontanelle | Gloria Dayne | Ally of Gambit |
Cordelia Frost | Cordelia Frost | Youngest sister of Emma Frost. |
Carter Ghazikhanian | Carter Ghazikhanian | Last seen leaving the X-Mansion after Exodus' Brotherhood of Mutants attacked the school. |
Ghost Girl | Lili Stephens | Former member of Alpha Flight. |
Mikula Golubev | Mikula Golubev | Member of Bogatyri. |
Gorgeous George | George Blair | Member of the Nasty Boys. Last seen in X-Factor Vol.1 |
Hairbag | Michael Suggs | Member of the Nasty Boys. |
Harness | Erika Benson | Agent of Alliance of Evil and A.I.M.. |
Hawkshaw | Unrevealed | Member of the Press Gang. |
Heartbreak Hotel | Unrevealed | group of unnamed mutants; last seen in Beauty & the Beast #1 |
Holly | Holly | X-Corporation's secretary. |
Honcho | James MacDonald | Thunderiders |
Hunch | Unrevealed | Last seen in Brotherhood #1 |
Inza | Inza | Peruvian mutant. |
Shirow Ishihara | Shirow Ishihara | Ally of Gambit. |
Jack-in-the-Box | Jack | Last seen in Weapon X. |
Jade Dragon | Dei Guan | Ex-member of the Alpha Flight and Mutant Liberation Front. |
Kamal | Kamal el Alaqui | Former member of the Acolytes. |
Benazir Kaur | Benazir Kaur | Ex-member of the Hellfire Club |
Benedict Kine | Benedict Kine | Ex-member of the Hellfire Club |
Kleinstocks | Harlan Kleinstock | Former Acolyte of Magneto. |
Kleinstocks | Sven Kleinstock | Former Acolyte of Magneto. |
Lacuna | Woodstock | Last seen in X-Statix. |
Carlos Lobo | Carlos Lobo | Last seen in Web of Spider-Man #55. |
Manikin | Whitman Knapp | Alpha Flight & Beta Flight member. |
Krista Marwan | Krista Marwan | Member of Genetix. |
Mindmeld | Unrevealed | Bodyguard of Shinobi Shaw |
Mr. One & Mr. Two | unrevealed | Former Acolytes of Magneto. |
Mondo | Unrevealed | Last seen in Generation X. |
M-Twins | Claudette and Nicole St. Croix | Younger twin sisters of M and Emplate |
Nanny | Unrevealed | Last seen in Generation X. |
Nuklo | Robert Frank Jr. | Son of Whizzer and Miss America |
O-Force | Obituary, Ocean, Ocelot, Oink, Ooze, Optoman, Oracle, Orbit, Orchid, Orifice, Overkill, Ozone | All members of the O-Force as seen in X-Statix. |
Omertà | Paulie Provenzano | Former member of the X-Men. |
Orator | Victor Ludwig | Member of the Acolytes. |
Orphan-Maker | Peter | Last seen in Generation X |
Pale Flower | Shiru Hana | Wolverine ally |
Paradigm | Unrevealed | Last seen in X-Force Vol.1 |
Pathway | Laura Dean | Beta Flight member |
Reeva Payge | Reeva Page | Ex-Hellfire Club member. |
Peace Monger | Dr. Cobbleskill | Rights activist. Enemy of American Eagle. |
Pilot | Unrevealed | member of Siberforce; last seen in X-Factor Annual #1 |
Pipeline | Cormick Grimshaw | Member of the Press Gang and Genoshan Magistrates. |
Primal | Adam Berman | Last seen in Generation X. |
Promise | Gene Bitner, Tad Carter, Craig Farnsworth, Simon Lestron, Lucy Robinson, Ernest Scope, Gracie Smith | Group of telepaths. |
Puff Adder | Gordon Fraley | Member of the Serpent Society. |
Punchout | Unrevealed | Member of the Press Gang. |
R. U. Reddy | Winthrop Roan, Jr. | Member of the Thunderriders |
Rakkus | David Anthony Rice | Former member of the Acolytes. |
Ramrod | Patrick Mahony | Last seen on X-Factor Vol 1. |
Razorhead | Unrevealed | Enemy of X-Statix |
Red Lotus | Paul Hark | Last seen attempting to destroy the mutant slave ring of the Hellfire Club. |
Cecilia Reyes | Dr. Cecilia Reyes | Former X-Man. Currently in NYX. |
Ridge | Unrevealed | Member of Genetix. |
Ruckus | Clement Wilson | Last seen as an aid for Mystique. |
Sabre | Unrevealed | Member of Mystique's Brotherhood of Mutants. |
Scarlet Witch | Wanda Maximoff | The catalyst of M-Day, Wanda has not been confirmed in retaining the X-Gene or not. She has no memory of her being a mutant. |
Scribe | Jane Hampshire | Member of the Hellfire Club. |
Shepard | Francis Leighton | Former member of X-Corporation and agent of Quiet Man. |
Shift | Clifton Joseph | Member of Genetix. |
Shooter | Shane Shooter | Last seen in Jubilee #6 |
Shortpack | Unrevealed | Last seen in Mystique Vol.1 |
Shrew | Marilyn Maycroft | Member of Hell's Belles. |
Shriek | France Louise Barrison | Spider-Man villain |
Sirocco | Unrevealed | Member of Desert Sword |
Sketch | Unrevealed | Last seen in Uncanny X-Men #383 |
Slab | Christopher Anderson | Member of the Nasty Boys. |
Slither | Aaron Salomon | Snake-like form. Member of the Resistants. |
Janet Sorenson | Janet Sorenson | daughter of Equinox (Terry Sorenson); last seen in Marvel Comics Presents #147 |
Ace Spencer | last seen Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #6; super-human reflexes | |
Stalker | Unrevealed | stalked Janet Van Dyne; last seen in Marvel Comics Presents #48; could control electricity |
Ms. Steed | Emma Steed | Ex-Hellfire Club member |
Stinger | Blodween Reese | Member of Genetix. |
Stitch | Jodi Furman | Ex-Alpha Flight member. |
Surrender Monkey | Brad Bentley | member of Euro-Trash; last seen in X-Statix #24 |
Switch | Devon Alomar | Member of King Bedlam's Hellions. Last seen in X-Force Vol.1 |
Sycamore | James Hutchinson | tried out for X-Force; last seen in X-Force #129 |
Sydewaze | Unrevealed | failed to gain entry at the Xavier School Of Higher Learning; last seen in Generation X Collector's Preview |
T-Ray | Terry Raymond | loosely associated with the X-Men; last seen in X-Men in: Life Lessons |
Tattoo | Tudo Sokuto | Member of Tektos; last seen in Genetix #6 |
Termite | Unrevealed | defeated and imprisoned by Iron Man; last seen in Iron Man vol. 3 #75 |
Tether | Unrevealed | former member of Gene Nation; last seen in Uncanny X-Men '97 |
Threnody | Melody Jacobs | Lover of X-Man. |
Thumbelina | Kristina Anderson | Ex-Mutant Liberation Front member; sister to Slab |
Tick-Tock | Unrevealed | member of Night Shift; last seen in Avengers West Coast #77 |
Timeshadow | Unrevealed | Member of the Alliance of Evil. |
George Timmins | George Timmins | 1950's mutant and potential mate for Weird Woman; locked in an asylum; last seen in Amazing Detective Cases #11 |
Transfaser | Unrevealed | member of Bio-Genes; last seen in Silver Sable #16 |
The Unforgiven | Skelter, Syth and four others | Fabian Cortez's bodyguards; last seen in Avengers #369 |
Vesper | Raani Jatwinder | Member of Genetix. |
Vincente | Vincente | Former member of the Emplate's Hellions; can shift body into different states of matter. |
Viperion | Ray | member of the Gladiators; last seen in New Mutants #29; transformed into a giant snake |
Voodoo | Donny | member of the Children of Heaven; last seen in X-Factor #47; can cause disorientation |
Barnaby Wade | Barnaby Wade | last seen in Yellow Claw #4 |
Wall | Gunter Gross | member of Euro-Trash; last seen in X-Statix #14 |
Wanda | full names unrevealed | member of the Circle of Pavane; last seen in Avengers #377 |
War | Abraham Kieros | Member of the original Horsemen of Apocalypse. |
Weapon Y | Unrevealed | Last seen in New Warriors Annual #3 |
Weird Woman | Gloria Beasley | 1950's mutant; last seen in Amazing Detective Cases #11 |
Wombat | Vernon French | Enemy of Cloak & Dagger. |
Wolf | unrevealed | Member of the Thunderiders |
Wrench | Leonard Hubb | Member of the Thunderiders |
Wyre | Unrevealed | Former member of the Alpha Flight. |
Yekaterina | full name unrevealed | last seen in Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #2; shapershifter |
Zapper | Colin Smith | Pimp in SoHo, fought The Agent; last seen in Marvel Graphic Novel: The Agent; generate electromagnetic energy |
Mutants or not
Those characters have all had the origin of their powers put in question at some point. Here is some clarification.
Mutants, powered
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- Jamie Braddock gained his powers as a result of being tortured by Doctor Crocodile; this has been explained as releasing his latent mutant abilities.
- Madame Web has never actually been referred to as a mutant, but several canonical references has listed her as such.
- The Stepford Cuckoos, in the X-Men: Phoenix - Warsong limited series, it was revealed that they were actually Weapon XIV of the Weapon Plus Project. With this information also came the revelation that the girls were clones of each other, and also genetic daughters of Emma Frost. They were harvested from 1000 of her ova, and they had 995 other mutant siblings (most of which were identical to them, some however deformed). Ultimately at the climax of the story all but the 3 of the original Cuckoos perished.
- Mulholland Black (deceased) was said to be a depowered mutant in The Order #8, but her mutant powers reemerged after losing her artificially granted abilities, in a way that resembles Iceman's powerloss and return, the point as moot as she sacrificed her life as her power reemergence was happening.
- The original Cyber's body died long ago and only his spirit now exists. He is classified as a mutant because he currently lives in the body of the mutant Milo Gunderson.
- Shatterstar, inhabits the body of a mutant, Benjamin Russell (they are physically identical though the exact nature of their connection -whether they be twins, clones, or split-personalities-has yet to be revealed) was listed as a mutant in X-Men: The 198 Files
- Living Monolith, thought disputed because his DNA was artificially spliced with the mutant genomes of Havok by Apocalypse's then servant Mister Sinister, he is in fact already a mutant with energy absorbing abilities.
- Stryfe is seen as powered in the near-future of 616. He and Bishop then travel into the distant future which may or may not be alternative to 616. It is implied he will be the new host for Apocalypse, though what effect this will have on present 616 continuity is unclear.
- Franklin Richards and Cable had their abilities suppressed before M-Day, but remains genetic mutants. Cable has since found a way to mimic his powers through technological means.
Mutants, status unknown
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- Scarlet Witch
- Irving & Doug & Jerry have been shown as retaining their physical mutation but showed no sign of their former mutant abilities.
- Clay, Dark Mother (presumed deceased), Timeslip, Puff Adder, Quiet Bill (deceased),Orphan-Maker, Nanny and Cecilia Reyes have all appeared on panel but did not demonstrate whether they still had their powers.
- The nine members of Clan Akkaba.
- Professor Xavier, Magneto and Quicksilver were all depowered, but have since regained their abilities through various methods. It is unclear what their official genetic status is.
- Doctor Nemesis has been implied to be a mutant.
- Moses Magnum has reappeared in Dark Wolverine #78. In this issue he is directly stated to be a mutant, a fact that he does not dispute when mentioned in his presence. However, Moses Magnum's history has showed his powers were bestowed upon him by Apocalypse, and has long been established as a Human MUTATE. This sudden designation of Moses Magnum as a mutant appears to be a continuity error.
- Fantomex was stated to be a mutant (both by the editor and the character) in Uncanny X-Men. However his origin story states he is a human-mutate-cyborg created by the Weapon Plus program.
- Shriek has conflicting power sources.
Mutants, depowered
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- Brass, El Aguila and Razorback. The Civil War: Battle Damage Report made no mention of if any mutant referenced remained powered, although several were listed as potential recruits for The Initiative. All are well-trained to fight crime without mutant powers.
- Harpoon was confirmed depowered in New Avengers #18, but has since reappeared as a member of the Marauders. It is confirmed in X-Men #205 that he is using a technological weapon as Storm is seen using it.
- Black Tom Cassidy was using Black Air technology to mimick his powers in New Excalibur
- Gazer (deceased), Wild Child (deceased), Sunfire, Chamber, and Polaris were all depowered, but were repowered permanently through technological means.
- Feral (deceased) and Thornn weren't actually repowered, they merely had their physical mutation restored. As shown in Wolverine #55.
Possible latent mutants
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- Mimic has claimed to be a latent mutant whose powers were activated by accidental exposure to experimental gases as a young boy in his father's lab. Later joins Dark X-Men, a mutant group.
Non-mutants
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- Cloak & Dagger are listed as science/magic-based mutates in Civil War: Battle Damage Report but have otherwise long been established in the main Marvel continuity as latent mutants whose powers were activated by drugs developed by the demon D'Spayre. When they joined the Dark X-Men, a mutant group, it was assumed Norman Osborn recruited them for their mutant status, however the partners and Osborn both affirm they are not mutants, and that they are joining the team for appearances.
- Deadpool got his powers from the Weapon X program
- All of Darkstar's replacements are women who have become mutates by infusing Laynia Petrovna's DNA with their own, and given access to the darkforce by use of Laynia's amulet which is inexplicably linked to the Dark Dimension.
- Juggernaut got his powers from the Gem of Cyttorak
- Spiral, abilities and physical-attributes from bio-engineering and cybernetics
- Lady Deathstrike is a cyborg
- Longshot is an artificial life-form from the Mojoverse.
- Mastermind Excello
- Mister Sinister was initially transformed into the servant of Apocalypse using Celestial technology, and he later experimented on himself for further mutation
- Vertigo, a Savage Land mutate
- the Folding Circle
- Sauron got his powers when bitten by a pterodactyl
- Andreas Strucker and Andrea Strucker (both dead), powers injected "in vitro" as fetuses during gestation. As such, were mutates, not genetic mutants.
- Quake
- Yo-Yo Rodriguez aka Slingshot
- Raptor
- the original members of Psionex are not mutants, but genetically-modified human mutates
- Ultra Girl is a Kree mutant
- Ariel is an extraterrestrial mutant who identifies herself with the human mutant community.
- Cassandra Nova, as Professor Xavier's dark twin, belongs to the Mummudrai species.
- Agent Brand, confirmed to be a human-alien hybrid
- Ink has been confirmed as not being a mutant, but gained his abilities from his tattoo artist, who is a mutant.
- The Owl, has been called both a mutant and mutate. He has genetically manipulated himself so many times, as well as augmented his abilities using equipment it is hard to understand if any of his abilities are innate. He is an established mutate, and should be considered as such. He was producing the drug MGH {this Daredevil arc states him as mutant} from his own genetic material, however he would not be the first or only mutate to do so.
- The Purple Man has been established as a human mutate, but has referred to himself on occasion as a human mutant. It is possible he is a latent mutant, whose powers were triggered during a chemical accident but given his origin-story he (like the Owl) should be considered a human mutate.
Species undetermined
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- The Shadow King (possibly destroyed) was either an astral-plane creature, or the remnant incorporeal essence of a telepathic mutant. Whether the powerful mutant telepath, "Amahl Farouk", was the actual identity or simply a hosting avatar of the Shadow King, is a point of contention.
- Ernst, in the Here Comes Tomorrow storyline, was implied to be Cassandra Nova, reeducated and transformed into Ernst. Despite later retcons, this has not yet been conclusively disproven, so Ernst cannot be considered a mutant for now.
- Layla Miller has both confirmed and denied she is a mutant.
- Damian Tryp has claimed to really be of a race of proto-mutants (and is either lying or something else entirely).
- Asp only feared the Superhuman Registration Act, not the Mutant Registration act. No source has been given to her powers.
- The Neo have reappeared in San Francisco. They, like Vargas (presumed deceased), have claimed to be something greater than mutants. It is possible they are using cybernetic technology to mimic lost mutant abilities, if they even had them to begin with.
- Debrii, no power source given
- Boulder, no power source given
- Geldoff/Proton (deceased), no power source given
- Klara Prast, no power source given
- Eden Fesi, no power source given
- NYX sniper, no power source given
- Members of the 6th Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club
- Colossus's tattooed Russian mobster, no power source given
- Claudine Renko aka Miss Sinister
- Red Queen (Madelyne Pryor), described (in an interview with the scripter of Uncanny X-Men at the time[102]) to have been something else — and even "someone else" (supposedly not Pryor) — entirely. However, neither has been confirmed in-comics as of yet.
- Chimera's mutant status is in question as she may be an extradimensional mutate, or rather a human (from 616) who picked up her powers while in another dimension. It is also possible she may be a mutant from another dimension, therefore negating her from the Scarlet Witch's "spell". Her power origins and native reality are not explicitly clear.
- Speed, and Wiccan might be reincarnated children from the Scarlet Witch and as such mutants or mystical creatures created by Mephisto, or not. They both seem to think they are mutants.
- Hollow, It is unknown what it exactly is. Originally explained a prisoner of Emplate, the creature was retconned into being M imprisoned by Emplate who attacked her and created the Penance shell around her. M was freed from the Penance shell, and the St. Croix twins went inside it, becoming Penance, in order to make up the wrong that was done to their sister. When they later were freed from the Penance shell, it was discovered that the shell was autonomous. It remains to be seen whether Hollow is a living creature, some mystic device, a magical creation, etc. More recent rhetoric by Emplate has implied that the being may in fact be some sort of mutant, but Emplate only refers to "Penance" as a mutant. The relationship between the Penance identity and shell is still very unclear.
- Cloud 9, no source has been given for her powers, but she is not a mutant.
- The Isolationist has been described as not being a mutant, but something else entirely.[103]
Homo mermanus vs Homo sapiens superior
One of the reasons Namor and Namora were not officially recognized as mutants for so long was due to the hybrid nature of their powers. As Atlanteans they are far more powerful than the average "human" – they stand capable of swimming speeds up to 30 mph (48 km/h), breathe perfectly underwater (and as hybrids breathe air as well), have a life-span of approximately 150 years, and are far more physically durable and stronger than the average human, as a side effect of living in such a high-pressure environment. Even as hybrids Namor, Namora and Namorita have powers beyond those of either Homo sapiens sapiens or Homo mermanus. There are several other Human/Atlantean hybrids in marvel history including Llyra, Llyron and Nia Noble. All of confirmed hybrids seem to also classify as Homo sapiens superior (whether this is a always the case of mixing genes, or just a fluke that all hybrids introduced developed powers beyond the normal ones exhibited by either races is unclear and further complicates identifying Atlantean mutants). It is unclear what the "mutant" status of hybrid individuals is post M-Day.
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- Llyra possessed normal Atleantean traits as well as shape changing abilities. Was magical transformed into a sea-hag by the god Set before M-Day.
- Llyron like Namor possesses enhanced strength and flight through reptilian foot wings. His whereabouts are unknown.
- Nia Noble possessed normal Atlantean traits as well as telepathy. Her mother, was a human telepath who gained her abilities through mystic learning. Nia's inherited telepathy seems to be innate (though its possible it is also learned, making her NOT a mutant at all).
There has been one confirmed purebred Atlantean mutant, and one possible purebred Atlantean mutant.
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- Tyrak has the ability to augment his physical size. Though his abilities appear innate, he could possibly using mystic or technological means to achieve this, however no evidence has ever been given for this.
- Crosta a young Atlantean who developed a physical mutation and shockwave abilities during puberty, was sent to the X-Men by Namor to be taught how to be a mutant and control his powers.
It is unclear whether Llyra, Llyron, and Nia Noble still have their mutant abilities, and whether Atlantean mutants count toward the global mutant population or not.
Consequences, repercussions
- The Xavier Institute is no longer just a school for mutants, but a haven for all remaining mutants. This changed after the Civil War as they were all set free by the US president.
- Sentinel Squad O*N*E: In the aftermath of the House of M, resulting in the depowering of 90% of the world's mutant population, the Office of National Emergency (aka O*N*E), a splinter from the Department of Homeland Security, had Sentinels instituted at the X-Mansion to protect the mutants in case any enemies used this low point as an opportunity to attack them at their weakest, and also to stop the mutants in the event of a revolution. The Squad was later destroyed in the events of Messiah Complex.
- Children of the Vault: The reduction of mutants also accidentally awakens The Children of the Vault. (In the pages of X-Men)
- Exodus reforms the Acolytes with Frenzy, Random, Tempo and Carmella Unuscione
- Apocalypse: Due to the events of M-Day, Apocalypse was revived by Cable to force the remaining mutants to band together to expel the threat, as a way to bring the mutant community together after M-Day. (In the pages of X-Men and Cable and Deadpool)
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- He turned Sunfire, Gambit, Polaris and Gazer into his Horsemen. Gazer was killed by Ozymandias, however, resulting in Polaris and Sunfire regaining powers and Gambit being turned black and having a lethal gas power. The latter two then joined Sinister's forces as did Exodus's forces after discovering that no new mutant had appeared since M-Day.
- The flying energy: It reawakened Vulcan who was a member of a secret team of X-Men sent to help Scott's team on Krakoa and left to die there. He returned from his space exile to begin a vendetta against Xavier and then the Shi'ar Empire (In the pages of Deadly Genesis and Uncanny X-Men).
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- The rest of the energy ended up forming The Collective by merging with a mutant postal worker, Michael Pointer who then apparently killed the then members of Alpha Flight and went on to Genosha, repowering Magneto, who recognizes the intelligence controlling it as "Xorn who explains his action by the fact that the mutants needed him as a leader. The New Avengers arrive and blast the Collective into the sun. Magneto is then taken away in an helicopter which blows up right after it takes off (In the pages of New Avengers)
- William Stryker: Deeming the sudden massive reduction in number of the mutant population a sign of God, saying "He made the first step and now we have to take the next", basically rallying for genocide on TV. (In the pages of New X-Men)
- Onslaught: Onslaught Reborn saw Onslaught return; as the mutant energies of both Professor X and Magneto meet once again, they reform the monster. (This takes place before the Civil War event).
- Both Professor X and Reaper have been healed by the event. The former can now walk again and the latter is no longer brain dead.
- After the Civil War, X-Factor Investigations will be dealing with a siege in Mutant Town when a group of depowered mutants, calling themselves X-Cell become terrorists thinking the Government is responsible for their depowerment. The members are Elijah Cross, Callisto, Blob, Marrow, Fatale, Reaper, and Abyss.
- Wolverine discovers a half-way home for depowered mutants who are fearing for their lives. Both Jubilee and Maverick are there.
- Dr. Kavita Rao's work is ruined, as there's no more need for a mutant cure and all of her mutant DNA samples were turned to dust on M-Day.
- As a side effect, no new mutants are born. This leads into the Endangered Species storyline, and later, the Messiah Complex and Messiah War.
- Several de-powered mutants seek to return to heroing, and are recruited into the post-Civil War New Warriors.
- Quicksilver ends up in the care of the Inhumans where he starts the Silent War by stealing the crystals of the Terrigen Mists. He then attempts to repower mutants, resulting in many of their injuries and some deaths. See "Son of M"
- Several characters returned from the dead, including Magik, Legion, and Hawkeye.
- The Russian black ops group, the Red Room, had lost all their mutant operatives' powers, resulting in them being ordered to patriotically kill themselves. This made the Red Room suspicious as to why their operatives lost their powers and the X-Men were left unscathed, leading them to think that the latter was somewhat responsible and captured Colossus, Wolverine and Nightcrawler for interrogation.
Collected editions
Trade paperbacks
Title | ISBN | Collects |
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Decimation: X-Men - The Day After | ISBN 0-7851-1984-1 | Decimation: House of M - The Day After and X-Men #177-181. |
Decimation: Generation M | ISBN 0-7851-1958-2 | Generation M #1-5. |
Decimation: Son of M | ISBN 0-7851-1970-1 | Son of M #1-6. |
Decimation: Sentinel Squad O*N*E | ISBN 0-7851-1997-3 | Sentinel Squad O*N*E #1-5. |
Decimation: X-Men - 198 | ISBN 0-7851-1994-9 | X-Men: The 198 #1-5 and X-Men: The 198 Files (one-shot). |
Hardcovers
Title | ISBN | Collects |
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X-Men: Deadly Genesis | ISBN 0-7851-1984-1 | X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1-6. |
Wolverine: Origins & Endings | ISBN 0-7851-1977-9 | Wolverine #36-40. |
Bibliography
- Decimation: House of M - The Day After (one-shot)
- Generation M #1-5
- Mutopia X #5
- New Excalibur #1-3
- New X-Men #20-23
- Sentinel Squad O*N*E #1-5
- Son of M #1-6
- Uncanny X-Men #466-468
- Wolverine #36-40
- X-Factor #1-4
- X-Men #177-179
- X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1-6
- X-Men: The 198 #1-5
- X-Men: The 198 Files (one-shot)
- X-Men Unlimited #13
- New Avengers #16-20
Notes
- ^ Ronald Byrd & Anthony Flamini (w), Scott Kolins (p), Scott Kolins (i). 'Civil War: Battle Damage Report' (1) (March 2007), Marvel Comics
- ^ NEWSARAMA.COM: JOE FRIDAYS 21, A WEEKLY Q&A WITH JOE QUESADA
- ^ Comixfan Forums - View Single Post - NO MORE MUTANTS - A DECIMATION UPDATE
- ^ X-Men Legacy #211
- ^ IGN: New Warriors Interview
- ^ : Welcome to UXN - For the Fans, by The Fans : :
- ^ Dan Slott (w), Rafael (p). "House Arrest" 'Avengers Initiative' (5) (November 2007), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b c Uncanny X-Men #513
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Eric J. Moreels, Marc-Oliver Frisch, Brian E. Wilkinson (w). "198 Files" 198 Files (1) (2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b c d e Craig Kyle & Chris Yost (w), Mark Brooks (p), Jaime Mendoza with Jay Leisten (i). "Childhood's End" New X-Men, volume 2 (21) (February 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Peter Milligan (w), Salvador Larroca (p), none (i). "The Blood of Apocalypse" X-Men, volume 2 (182) (April 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b Craig Kyle & Chris Yost (w), Paco Medina (p), Juan Vlasco (i). "Crusade" New X-Men, volume 2 (24) (May 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b c d David Hine (w), Jim Muniz (p), Kevin Conrad (i). "Untitled" X-Men: The 198 (2) (April 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b c d e f Craig Kyle & Chris Yost (w), Mark Brooks & Paul Pelletier (p), Jaime Mendoza with Jay Leisten (i). "Childhood's End" New X-Men, volume 2 (23) (April 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Fabian Nicieza (w), Tom Grummett (p), Gary Erskine (i). "Bad Blood" New Thunderbolts (17) (2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b Mike Carey (w), Chris Bachalo (p), Tim Townsend with Holdridge, Irwin, Mendoza, Olazaba & Vey (i). "Supernovas" X-Men, volume 2 (189) (September 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b Ed Brubaker (w), Trevor Hairsine (p), Kris Justice (i). "untitled" X-Men: Deadly Genesis (1) (January 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Chris Claremont (w), Randy Green & Aaron Lopresti (p), Rob Hunter, Norm Rapmund & Don Hillsman (i). "The Day After" Decimation: House of M: The Day After (1) (January 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b Peter Milligan (w), Salvador Larroca (p), Aron Lusen (i). "The Blood of Apocalypse" X-Men, volume 2 (183) (April 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b c d e Dan Slott (w), Ty Templeton (p), none (i). "untitled" GLX-Mas (1) (2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Fabian Nicieza (w), Patrick Zircher & Dave Ross (p), Udon's M3TH (i). "Bosom Buddies" Cable & Deadpool (23) (February 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Mike Carey (w), Scot Eaton (p), Andrew Hennessy (i). "Sins of the Father" X-Men: Legacy (213) (August 2008), Marvel Comics
- ^ Peter Milligan (w), Salvador Larroca (p), Danny Miki & Allen Martinez (i). "House Arrest" X-Men, volume 2 (177) (January 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b Matt Fraction (w), Mike Deodato & Terry Dodson (p), Rachel Dodson (i). "Utopia" Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus (1) (September 2009), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b Ed Brubaker (w), Salvador Larroca (p), Jason Keith (i). "The Extremists" Uncanny X-Men (487) (June 2007), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b Mike Carey (w), Humberto Ramos (p). "Blinded By The Light" X-Men (200) (September 2007), Marvel Comics
- ^ Tony Bedard (w), Paul Pelletier (p), Rick Magyar (i). "World Tour: New Universe" Exiles (72) (January 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Warren Ellis (w), Stuart Immonen (p), Wade von Grawbadger (i). "untitled" Nextwave (1) (March 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Chris Claremont (w), Chris Bachalo (p), Bachalo, Holdredge, Irwin, Mendoza, Olazaba, Parsons, Townsend & Fey (i). "The First FourSaken" Uncanny X-Men (472) (June 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Mike Carey (w), Chris Bachalo (p), Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend, Al Vey, Jaime Mendoza, Sibal & Olazaba (i). "Supernovas" X-Men, volume 2 (188) (October 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b David Hine (w), Jim Muniz (p), Conrad & Glapion (i). "Untitled" X-Men: The 198 (4) (June 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b Chris Claremont (w), Chris Bachalo (p), Holdridge, Mendoza, Parsons, Olazaba, Rapmund, Townsend & Vey (i). "Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream" Uncanny X-Men (466) (January 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Young X-Men #8
- ^ Daniel Way (w), Steve Dillon (p), Steve Dillon (i). "Swift and Terrbile" Wolverine: Origins (11) (April 2007), Marvel Comics
- ^ Daniel Way (w), Steve Dillon (p), Steve Dillon (i). "Born in Blood" Wolverine: Origins (5) (October 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Ed Brubaker (w), Billy Tan (p), Danny Miki (i). "The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire" Uncanny X-Men (476) (September 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Chris Claremont (w), Michael Ryan (p), Rick Ketchum (i). "Here We Go Again" New Excalibur (1) (January 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ David Hine (w), Roy Allan Martinez (p), none (i). "A Day in the Life of Pietro Maximoff – Homo Sapien" Son of M (1) (February 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b David Hine (w), Yanick Paquette (p), Serge LaPointe (i). "Untitled" Civil War: X-Men (1) (September 2006), Marvel Comics
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- ^ David Hine (w), Jim Muniz (p), Kevin Conrad (i). "Untitled" X-Men: The 198 (3) (May 2006), Marvel Comics
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- ^ a b Fabian Nicieza (w), Tom Grummett (p), Gary Erskine (i). "Purple Reign" New Thunderbolts (12) (2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Craig Kyle & Chris Yost (w), Mark Brooks (p), Jaime Mendoza with Jay Leisten (i). "Childhood's End" New X-Men, volume 2 (22) (March 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b c d Ed Brubaker, Mike Carey, Peter David, Chris Yost, Craig Kyle (w), Humberto Ramos (p), Jason Keith (i). "Messiah Complex" Uncanny X-Men (492) (January 2008), Marvel Comics
- ^ Paul Jenkins (w), Ramon Bachs (p), John Lucas (i). "untitled" Generation M (2) (February 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Secret Warriors #2
- ^ Young X-Men #1
- ^ Brian K. Vaughan (w), Adrian Alphona (p), Craig Yeung (i). "East Coast, West Coast Part Four" Runaways, volume 2 (12) (January 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Dwayne McDuffie (w), Scott Kolins (p), none (i). "unititled" Beyond! (1) (September 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b Mike Carey (w), Chris Bachalo (p), Tim Townsend with Jaime Mendoza (i). "Supernovas" X-Men, volume 2 (188) (September 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Mike Carey (w). "X-Men: Endangered Species" X-Men: Endangered Species (1) (2007), Marvel Comics
- ^ New Mutants vol. 3 #1
- ^ Paul Jenkins (w), Ramon Bachs (p), John Lucas (i). "untitled" Civil War: Front Line (5) (2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b Marjorie Liu (w), Kalman Andrasofszky (p), Ramon Perez (i). "No Way Home" NYX: No Way Home (1) (October 2008), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b Peter David (w), Ryan Sock (p), Wade Von Grawbadger (i). "X-Factor" X-Factor vol. 3, (1) (January 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ X-Men: Die By The Sword #1
- ^ Yost & Kyle (w), Skottie Young (p). "X-Factor" New X-Men vol. 2, (34) (July 2007), Marvel Comics
- ^ Tour of the Marvel Cosmos 2: THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, Newsarama, October 22, 2009
- ^ a b X-Men #200
- ^ Tom Beland (w), Cory Walker (p), Cory Walker (i). "If This Be Valentine's Day" I (Heart) Marvel: Web of Romance (1) (February 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Ed Brubaker (w), Mike Choi (p,i). "X-Men: Divided" Uncanny X-Men (498) (May 2008), Marvel Comics
- ^ Captain Britain and MI: 13 #9
- ^ a b Zeb Wells (w), Skott Young (p), Skott Young (i). "untitled" New Warriors (5) (2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b David Hine (w), Yanick Paquette (p), Serge La Pointe (i). "untitled" Civil War: X-Men (2) (2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Frank Tieri (w), Staz Johnson (p), Tom Palmer Jr. (i). "untitled" Civil War: War Crimes (1) (2008), Marvel Comics
- ^ Andy Diggle (w), Roberto de la Torre (p), Frank Martin (col). "untitled" Thunderbolts (132) (2009), Marvel Comics
- ^ Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage (w), Steve Kurth (p). "Acceptable Losses" Avengers: The Initiative (20) (February 2009), Marvel Comics
- ^ Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #11
- ^ a b Peter Milligan (w), Salvador Larroca (p), Danny Miki & Allan Martinez (i). "House Arrest" X-Men, volume 2 (179) (February 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ New Avengers Illuminati OS
- ^ Agents of Atlas #5
- ^ a b C.B. Cebulski (w), Karl Moline (p), Christina Strain (i). "Fear of Flying" Loners Vol.1 (1) (June 2007), Marvel Comics
- ^ Joss Whedon (w), John Cassaday (p), Laura Martin (i). "Torn" astonishing X-Men vol. 3, (12) (February 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Young X-Men #7
- ^ Mike Carey, C.B. Cebulski, Skottie Young (w), Michael Ryan (p). X-Men: Manifest Destiny (1) (September 2008), Marvel Comics
- ^ a b Brian Michael Bendis (w), Steve McNiven (p), Dexter Vines (i). "untitled" New Avengers (16) (April 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Daniel Way (w), Steve Dillon (p), none (i). "Savior" Wolverine: Origins (6) (September 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Fred Van Lente (w), Kev Walker (p). Marvel Zombies 3 (1) (October 2008), Marvel Comics
- ^ Paul Jenkins (w), Ramon Bachs (p), John Lucas (i). "untitled" Generation M (3) (March 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Charlie Huston (w), David Finch (p), Danny K. Miki (i). "The Bottom" Moon Night 4 (2) (July 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Greg Pak (w), Tyler Kirkham (p), none (i). "Phoenix Warsong" X-Men: Phoenix - Warsong (1) (2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ David Hine (w), Jorge Lucas (p), none (i). "untitled" X-Men: Colossus Bloodline (4) (February 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ J Michael Straczynski (w), Mike McKone (p), Andy Lanning (i). "untitled" Fantastic Four (535) (April 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Craig Kyle (w), Mike Norton (p), Juan Vlasco (i). "What Ever Happened To Wither" New X-Men vol. 2, (32) (January 2007), Marvel Comics
- ^ Fabian Nicieza (w), Reilly Brown (p). "Fractured III" Cable & Deadpool (42) (September 2007), Marvel Comics
- ^ Daniel Way (w), Javier Saltares (p), Mark Texeira (i). "Origins & Endings" Wolverine vol. 3, (37) (February 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Frank Tieri (w), Scott Kolins (p), none (i). "Chamber" New Excalibur (9) (September 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ David Hine (w), Lan Medina (p), Alejandro Sicat (i). "House of M: Mutopia X" Mutopia X (5) (January 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Christopher Yost (w), Michele Bertilorenzi (p), none (i). "Cold Shoulder" Nation-X (1) (2010), Marvel Comics
- ^ Chris Claremont (w), Billy Tan (p), Jon Sibal (i). "Wand'ring Star" Uncanny X-Men (470) (April 2006), Marvel Comics
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- ^ Mike Carey (w), Humberto Ramos (p), Carlos Cruz Cuevas (i). "untitled" X-Men (202) (August 2007), Marvel Comics
- ^ X-Force (Vol. 3) #7
- ^ X-Position: Week 20, Comic Book Resources, October 11, 2007
- ^ Ed Brubaker (w), Billy Tan (p), Danny Miki (i). "The Rise & Fall of the Shi'ar Empire" Uncanny X-Men (475) (September 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ Fabian Nicieza (w), Tom Grummett (p), Gary Erskine (i). "untitled" Thunderbolts (104) (September 2006), Marvel Comics
- ^ http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=21827
- ^ X-POSITION Week 21: Peter David, Comic Book Resources, October 18, 2007
References
- Decimation at the Comic Book DB
External links
- Marvel.com - Official Decimation webpage
- UXN's "Generation M" issue summaries
- Comixfan's list of Marvel's mutants' whereabouts after DeciMation and beyond