Since the introduction of the X-Men in the Marvel universe, they have been a staple in the comic world. They have been representatives for the social issues that are trending with each decade which makes them a relevant figure for their readership to relate to. They are also a superhero team with their own sensibilities of right and wrong, which has ended up in fights with other Marvel teams like The Avengers. Since they are constant, writers have to reinvent and introduce new characters to keep the material fresh for readers throughout the year. Here are five new mutants that should be considered for the upcoming X-Men movies:
Matthew Malloy:
Matthew Malloy has been considered the most powerful and most dangerous of the new mutants. In 2014’s Uncanny X-Men #23, Matthew saw his mutant powers activated after his sister-in –law reminded him of his dead wife. His powers consisted of powerful energy waves that emanated off him that are strong enough to vaporize his enemies or anyone near him. Like Dark Phoenix, he becomes too destructive and the character had to travel back in time to get help from Professor X. Charles Xavier and Tempus end up preventing Matthew’s parents from meeting, thus making Matthew cease to exist in the process.
Bu Jun:
Bu Jun debuted in the pages of Uncanny X-Men #11 and has proved to be a force to be reckoned with. The character starts off as an abandoned child who was abandoned by his Mongolian parents due to his tiger-like appearance and abilities. His powers have been compared to X-Men villain Sabretooth. Bu Jun is tricked by Someday enterprises who experimented on mutants when the threat of Terrigen Mist was feared by all mutants.
Sapna:
Sapna is an Indian mutant whose powers do not seem that significant when she was first introduced- she has the ability to absorb and understand any language. Sapna’s powers manifest in Extraordinary X-Men #1. The girl’s family was attacked by demons and she did the unthinkable, forcing her way into their realm known as “limbo.” She absorbs every demonic and magic language in Limbo which in turn gave her magical powers like demon control and opening portals to other worlds.
Bailey Hoskins:
Bailey Hoskin has made a name for himself as the Worst X-Men Ever. Hoskin’s story is a typical one of an awkward teen who was picked on by bullies but turns out to have super powers. The character can also be called the most useless of the X-Men as his power is the ability to detonate his entire body without the ability to regenerate! He was introduced in the 2016 mini-series X-Men: Worst X-Men Ever and was created by the Say Anything singer Max Bemis.
Gabrielle Kinney:
X-23 was not the only clone created by Alchemax Genetics. The group created a number of clones who unfortunately did not survive imprisonment. Gabriel Kinney was the only survivor a part from Laura aka X-23. Like Laura, she has inherited Wolverine’s regenerative healing ability and a single claw in each hand (there may still be a possibility for the writers to develop the claw count). She fought alongside Laura on many of her adventures.
