Mutant (fictional)

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The idea of a mutant is a common trope in comic books and science fiction. The new phenotypes that appear in fictional mutations (who often have superpowers) generally go far beyond what is typically seen in biological mutants, and often result in the mutated life form exhibiting superhuman abilities.

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[edit] Marvel Comics

Main article: Mutant (Marvel comics)

[edit] DC Comics: metahuman

Main article: metahuman

Mutants play a smaller, but still substantial role, in the DC Comics universe, where they are known as metahumans. DC Comics does not make a semantic or an abstract distinction between humans (or superheroes/villains) born with mutations making them different and mutated humans. All humans with powers are simply referred to, and treated as, one group collectively known as metahumans.

Those who gain powers after their birth may be called metahumans, but in the Justice League cartoon, the Royal Flush Gang were called mutants by the Joker because they were born with superpowers. Likewise, the mid-50's DC superhero Captain Comet was born with his powers and was described as a mutant. Marvel's Namor the Sub-Mariner was the first comic book hero ever to be called a mutant, first appearing in April 1939.

Also characters who were transformed through radiation or a mutagenic gas are sometimes indentified as mutants instead of mutates unlike Marvel. In the Static Shock animated series Virgil Hawkins was first described as one before introducing the term metahuman.

Batman's enemy Killer Croc is also a mutant.

[edit] Judge Dredd

In the Judge Dredd series Mutants are caused by the effects of radiation after the Atomic Wars. All Mutants are banned from Mega-City One and are deported into the Cursed Earth Wasteland. This policy has left the mutants resentful and they often attack the city. Dredd himself has voiced doubts about the policy and when on duty in the Cursed Earth treats mutants the same as any other beings. He will however carry out the law when they enter the city.

In at least one version of this worlds future, (the Strontium Dog/ Durham Red branch) this will lead to the normals attempting genocide in the mid 2160's and a long war called the Bloodshed in the 24th century.

[edit] Mutants in other media

Mutants also are a frequent topic in other comic books, and in many science fiction stories.

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[edit] Television

  • The Tomorrow People featured a homo superior race born to humans, that manifested psionic powers in adolescence and were discriminated against.
  • In the television series, Futurama, there is a race of mutant creatures living in the sewers of New New York City. In this setting, the mutations the result of exposure to 'radioactive waste, chemical runoff and good old American faeces'. The mutants are normally confined below ground, in a caste system. One of the main characters in the series, Leela, is a mutant.
  • James Cameron's defunct television show, Dark Angel featured a large cast of mutants created by genetics corporation Manticore as the next breed of super-soldier.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series and recent animated series
  • NBC's new hit show Heroes is based on the theory of evolutionary mutation in individuals, who can be traced through an equation which shows their DNA to be one with abnormalties.

[edit] Video games

  • Baraka's race from the Mortal Kombat series was referred to a mutants before the creators of the game gave them the designation of Tarkata.
  • The first Fallout game features an army of super mutants as well as mutated animals and humans. The sequel, Fallout 2, also features mutant beings.
  • The Resident Evil/Biohazard series features Hunters and other mutants created by viruses along with zombies.
  • Timesplitters 2 features mutants in the Siberia level who were created by exposure to the Timesplitter remains.
  • Timesplitters: Future Perfect features mutants with the ability to attack by projecting an arc of electricity and turn invisible for a short time. They are a prototype of the Timesplitters.
  • Cold Fear features zombie-like creatures that are originally humans, but a creature goes into their heads via the mouth. This game also features failed mutated dog experiments, invisibility experiments, and giant behemoths that resemble Tyrants (creatures from Resident Evil).
  • Wolfenstein 3D & Spear of Destiny features mutants created by manical doctor called Doctor Schabbs. These mutants had white skin, green clothes, black hair, red eyes, held cleavers in both hands, had a gun lodged into their chests, had black boots on and had purple blood.
  • The MMORPG City of Heroes and its stand-alone expansion City of Villains allow the player to choose "Mutant" as an origin for their hero or villain.
  • The game Command & Conquer: Renegade features a Nod plot to use Tiberium and biochemistry to make mutant supersoldiers.
  • The Game Destroy All Humans! features a group of mutated humans who have had the furon DNA in their brain stems unlocked, giving them powers similar to that of the furons.
  • Tomb Raider has mutants in the form of Atlanteans, with many variations, including crawling Atlanteans, flying Atlanteans, Centaurs and a giant legless Atlantean.

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[edit] Music

  • The David Bowie song "Oh! You Pretty Things" contains the repeated line "You gotta make way for the Homo superior."
  • The Pete Shelley song "Homosapien" has the line "Homo superior / In my interior / But from the skin out / I'm Homo sapien too"

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[edit] Role playing games

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