The
Brotherhood of Mutants
The Brotherhood of Mutants (originally known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants) is a fictional group of mutants appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Brotherhood are among the chief adversaries of the X-Men. While the ...
, also known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and the Brotherhood, is a team of
comic book
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mutant
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supervillain
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s in
Marvel Comics
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'
universe
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who are devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. Their roster has varied and has included many powerful and dangerous mutants, and they have often been at odds with the
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...
, although on rare occasions they have worked alongside them, usually in order to overcome some greater evil. The original Brotherhood first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #4 (March 1964), and were created by
Stan Lee
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and
Jack Kirby
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.
Known members
Other versions
Age of Apocalypse Brotherhood lineup
The Brotherhood of Mutants is referred to as the "Brotherhood of Chaos." Among its members are:
* Arclight (who is not the same as the mainstream Marvel character
Arclight/Philippa Sontag)
*
Box (Madison Jeffries)
*
Copycat (Vanessa Carlyle)
*
Spyne
*
Yeti
The Yeti ()["Yeti"](_blank)
. ''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''. is an ape-like creature purported t ...
House of M Brotherhood
Since the rise of Mutants in this alternate version of Earth, most human officers were phased out (similar to what happened to S.H.I.E.L.D.), with the exception of
Sam Wilson. A mutant strikeforce known as the Brotherhood is also implemented to take down organized crime. Among its members are:
*
John Proudstar (leader)
*
Avalanche (Dominikos Ioannis Petrakis)
*
Blob (Frederick J. Dukes)
*
Boom Boom (Tabitha Smith)
*
Feral (Lucia Callasantos)
*
Frank Castle
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- only human member; defected to the Avengers.
*
Taskmaster - posed as a mutant; was made quadriplegic by Luke Cage after he killed Tigra.
Ultimate Brotherhood lineup
Among the members of the Ultimate Marvel Universe's version of the Brotherhood of Mutants are:
*
Blob (Franklin Dukes)
* Detonator
*
Forge
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*
Hard Drive
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*
Juggernaut (Cain)
*
Longshot (Arthur Centino)
*
Magneto (Erik Lehnsherr)
*
Mastermind
Mastermind, Master Mind or The Mastermind may refer to:
Fictional characters
* Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde), a fictional supervillain in Marvel Comics, a title also held by his daughters:
** Martinique Jason, the first daughter and successor of the ...
*
Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox)
*
Mystique
*
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff Lensherr) - Defected to the Ultimates. Returned to the Brotherhood.
*
Sabretooth (Creed)
*
Unus the Untouchable
Unus the Untouchable (also known as Gunther Bain, born Angelo Unuscione) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Unus is a mutant, and is named for his ability to consciously project an invisible force fie ...
*
Vanisher
Former members
*
Cyclops (Scott Summers) - Defected from the X-Men. Returned to the X-Men. Currently deceased.
*
Rogue (Marian) - Defected to the X-Men
*
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff Lensherr) - Defected to the Ultimates.
*
Toad
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In popular culture (folk taxonomy ...
- Defected to the X-Men. Currently deceased.
*
Wolverine (James "Logan" Howlett) - Placed as a mole in the X-Men, but defected to the X-Men. Currently deceased.
Animal Evolutionaries
* Prosimian - A mutant
ape
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.
* Orb-Weaver - A mutant
spider
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* Sumatran - A mutant
rhinoceros
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* Saluki - A mutant
dog
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.
* Kathleen - A mutant
caterpillar
Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths).
As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder ...
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References
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Lists of Marvel Comics characters by organization