Mutant Affairs

Homo Sapiens Superior Mutants are a spike in human evolution. The "X-Gene" grants powers and may either be passed parent-to-child or arise as a spontaneous mutation. Its unpredictable nature has led many to fear the rise of mutants. There is a volatile relationship between the general public and the mutant minority that has been smoldering since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

Legend suggests that human mutants were created by a race of aliens known as Celestials. The mythology holds that they visited Earth over a million years in the past and performed experiments on newly developed life forms, hiding complex genetic potentials within the DNA of what would become human beings.

Of course, it is all too possible that mutants are simply a variant of human evolution triggered by environmental factors and functions in DNA not yet understood by modern science--this is the accepted explanation. The X-Gene allows for manifestations ranging in power from legendary to mundane to dangerous--and even potentially fatal for the carrier. There is no effective way to determine what powers will manifest, though some traits seem to be carried through a family line.

Mutant Rights

The X-Men and The Brotherhood

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