Talk:Mutant (Marvel Comics)

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I'm changing the data on the first published mutant story being Amazing Adult Fantasy #14, 1962, as I've found two earlier ones. Noclevername 01:07, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 Latent & Omega-levels mutants 2 Jamie 3 Mutant history 4 Retcon redux 5 Omega section 6 immune to aids 7 Omega Level Mutant Article 8 POV 9 Respectfully request a clarification on nomenclature

[edit] Latent & Omega-levels mutants

Shouldn't there be a paragraph or something describing both Omega Levels and latent mutants? I'm not that proficient on either but was just wondering. RIANZ 20:30, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Epsilon should be removed. These terms has never appeared in comics, it's made up by fans and made popular on msg boards. (Don't know how to make a new topic) 29 May 2008. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.63.197.226 (talk) 12:52, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Jamie

It's been revealed in the X-factor comics that Jamie Madrox is not actually a mutant, should his name be removed from anywhere it shows up on this page? 67.168.58.192 08:55, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

no it should not, i can think of quite a few mutants who have had there powers since birth, jamie madrox, Beast, nightcrawler i am pretty sure that other mutants had evidence of mutation from birth.--Dr noire 20:17, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mutant history

I think it's important to expand the mutant history section to include references to specific things like Genosha. Imagine if mutants were real; that would be a major historical event. I'd do it, but I'm not so familiar with the continuity. -- SamSim 13:00, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Retcon redux

Removed the following: "However, these early precursors count as retcons." -as inaccurate. Retcons, by definition, are later changes to continuity. These early creations' place in modern Marvel canon has not yet been clarified by the company. Noclevername 22:52, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Omega section

I have removed a large swath of unsourced material (as is the right of any contributor) and in-universe speculation (which violates numerous content policies. Please have a good reason for reinserting it. Phil Sandifer (talk) 23:28, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] immune to aids

"Mutants are immune to the AIDS virus"

can you please give a specifc source for this statement. as i have never actually herd this one before —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr noire (talk • contribs) 14:43, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Omega Level Mutant Article

There shouldn't have been a merge. The Article was much more informative and expansive on the subject than the sorry excuse for an entry in this Article. Can it please be reinstated as it's own article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.209.76.32 (talk) 00:58, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] POV

I restored the Ultimate Marvel section to reflect the out-of-universe POV and the ambiguity of noncanon speculation, please leave it that way. -- Noclevername (talk) 23:52, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Respectfully request a clarification on nomenclature

We need to find a term that explains that for the most part, ONLY humans with a Celestial-implanted X-Gene can develop superpowers, whether they are Mutants OR Mutates.

Technically, ALL such humans have an X-Gene, given to them by the Celestials -the rest of us without such genes usually die when exposed to those things that make Mutates' powers awaken (speaking fictionally of course).

Does anyone know of the name used in Comic Canon, if any, that we can use instead of "X-Gene" to describe Mutates??

Or, is it factually accurate to say that ALL people who are capable of mutation, have an X-Gene whether it activates on its own (mutants) or not (mutates)??