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Which characters in the DC Universe would be considered Mutants by Marvel standards?
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I thought the "metagene" was DC's way of having characters develop powers through mutation?
The ones that spring to mind are Black Canary, Jericho from the Teen Titans, Fire, Iron Lad, Misfit, Cyclone, Jesse Quick and the Cassandra Cain BatgirlLast edited by Scousebadger; Sep 26, '13, 12:38 PM.
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I think it would be easier to say who isn't!Comment
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DC's biggest heroes have better origins than just "they were born that way". Having said that, there are quite a few mutants. Captain Comet was "the first mutant", although I think Namor beat him to he publication punch.
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Seems to me that Mammoth and Shimmer were mentioned as mutants in Teen Titans.You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie BanksComment
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DC is big on aliens (Supes, Hawkman, M.Manhunter) & they have used magic more successfully than Marvel (WW, Shazam!, Fate, Spectre, Zatanna).
But mutants? Wouldn't the Flash & Black Canary be properly considered mutates by Marvel standards?
Aquaman is technically biracial but has magic-based Atlantean heritage, similar to the Amazons. But isn't his more powerful telepathy a mutation?
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Amazing Man of Infinity Inc. springs to mind as a mutant. In fact, weren't several II members the progeny of "mutate" Golden-Age heroes?WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.Comment
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Let's take a look individually at the major players
Superman - alien
martian Manhunter - alien
Green Lantern - alien technology
Aquaman - Atlantean physiology
Wonder Woman - Amazonian physiology
Flash - chemical accident
Elongated Man - Gingold bi-product
Shazam - magic word
The Atom - white dwarf tech
Spectre - left hand of God
Etrigan - he's a demon
Most DC characters a created by their surroundings, accident, technology, accidents or birthright.I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she dumped me before we met.
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Seems the age of the character and what the public is currently scared of turns into the origins.
Golden age: chemicals (warfare) -> Silver age: radiation (cold-war) -> Bronze age: mutation (bio-engineering)Comment
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^Impressive! And for modern characters, would tech (nano/digital) inspire origins?WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.Comment
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Jericho of the New Teen Titans was always classified as a mutantThink OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!Comment
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You have to Be Born a Mutant ... I believe .
Thats Why ..., Like Spider-man , F4 ... and like the Hulk are not.
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Didn't Stan Lee say that calling the character "mutants" was his lazy way of explaining their powers? Or something to that affect?
I think the list of DC mutants is fairly short...Courage is being scared to death but saddlin' up anyway. - John WayneComment
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For the current age, I think the key word is LEGAL. As in creators don't create new characters for the Big Two because legally they don't own them, therefore they muck up previous creator's characters to their liking.^Impressive! And for modern characters, would tech (nano/digital) inspire origins?
ChrisComment
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Hmmmm....
I think most DC characters would TECHNICALLY be mutants.... even ones never identified as such. There are a lot of guys who just have strange powers far beyond mere mortals, and there are a lot of guys with improbable origins that would require some sort of extra something to make them work. Like the Black Condor learning to fly after being adopted as an infant by a flock of birds. Or the Elongated Man, who gets his power from a commercially available pop. (It would also explain why there aren't a zillion Elongated Dudes in the DC Universe; you can't just drink the drink, you need that extra something for it to work.)
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