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| Savage Land Mutates | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | X-Men #62 (November 1969) |
| Created by | Roy Thomas (writer) Neal Adams (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | Savage Land |
| Member(s) | Membership |
TheSavage Land Mutates is asupervillain group appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. Their creators were writerRoy Thomas and pencilerNeal Adams. Within the comic books, the group is based in an imaginary place called theSavage Land, which is a hiddenAntarctic environment inhabited by dinosaurs and primitive humans.
The Savage Land Mutates first appeared inTheX-Men #62 (November 1969) and were created byRoy Thomas andNeal Adams.
The Savage Land Mutates were originally humanoid inhabitants of theSavage Land who were genetically altered byMagneto to serve as his troops.[1][2][3] They clashed with theX-Men andKa-Zar on multiple occasions. On one occasion, they turnedSpider-Man into theMan-Spider andAngel into a bird monster. They have also encountered theAvengers. Although the group is fairly large, most appearances of the group contain only about half of the group's members, usually under leadership ofSauron, Brainchild, orZaladane.[citation needed]
During the "Secret Empire" storyline, Sauron returns to the Savage Land to claim leadership over the mutates. He ruled until Vertigo, Lupa, and Whiteout turned on him, driving him out of the Citadel. A resistance group of Avengers, searching forCosmic Cube fragments, teamed up with Sauron to investigate, as they speculated that the mutates may have found it. The group was then ambushed by Gaza riding aTyrannosaurus rex. He revealed that Sauron only kept the three female mutates at his side because they were desirable and not a threat to him. As the group arrived at the Citadel, Sauron attempted to betray them, but was quickly defeated byMockingbird. She then bartered with Lupa, Vertigo, and Whiteout, offering to give them Sauron in exchange for the fragment. The trio refuse, as the fragment enabled them to overthrow Sauron and push the Savage Land towards peace. The two groups clashed, with Vertigo confronting Sauron with the knowledge that she had been cloned and killed many times. During the skirmish, Sauron managed to grab the shard but was defeated by the combined effort of both groups.Quicksilver then grabbed the shard and escaped. Lupa, Vertigo, and Whiteout allowed the group to leave in exchange for locking Sauron in a dungeon.[4]
Amphibius later tells Sauron and the other Savage Land Mutates that Magneto's Asteroid M has risen from the sea, but they did not want to go find him. Worm took control of Barbarus, Lupo, and Sauron and commandeered a ship to go find Magneto. When threatened by the Japanese military, Sauron attacked an armored car, causing an international incident.Cannonball,Sunspot, andWarlock investigated and found the Savage Land Mutates on the deck of the ship. Cannonball fought Sauron in the skies while Karma discovered that the Savage Land Mutates were immune to her powers of psychic persuasion. Cannonball managed to defeat Sauron while the other New Mutants defeated the Savage Land Mutates. Upon learning why the Savage Land Mutates were on the ship, Karma told Worm, Sauron, Barbarus, and Lupo that they were in charge of Asteroid M and Magneto. Worm then orders the Savage Land Mutates to return to the Savage Land.[5]
| Character | Real Name | Joined In | Notes | |
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| Original incarnation | ||||
| Magneto ("The Creator") | Max Eisenhardt | X-Men #62 (November 1969) | The creator and the original leader of the Savage Land Mutates. | |
| Amphibius | Unknown | A Swamp Men mutate who possesses a frog-like appearance and abilities. | ||
| Barbarus | Unknown | A Swamp Men mutate who possesses four arms and superhuman strength and durability. | ||
| Brainchild | Unknown | A Swamp Men mutate who possesses an enlarged cranium and psychic powers. He is often second-in-command of the group. | ||
| Equilibrius | Unknown | A mutate who can induce sensations of vertigo in anyone who looks him in the eyes. | ||
| Gaza | Unknown | A Swamp Men mutate with enhanced strength and durability. He is blind, but makes up for it with an additional power known as radar sense. | ||
| Lupo | Unknown | A Swamp Men mutate who possesses a wolf-like appearance, superhuman physical abilities and senses, and the ability to psionically command canine creatures. | ||
| Piper | Unknown | A mutate who can control animals using his flute. | ||
| Lorelei | Lani Ubana | X-Men #63 (December 1969) | A mutate who can hypnotize men via her voice. She was also briefly a member of theBrotherhood of Mutants.[6] | |
| Second incarnation Led by Sauron. Included original members Amphibius, Barbarus, Brainchild, Gaza, and Lupo. | ||||
| Sauron | Karl Lykos | Marvel Fanfare #1 (March 1982) | A mutate who can drain life energy and transform into a humanoidPteranodon. | |
| Vertigo | Unknown | A mutate who can emit waves that affect theequilibrioception of anyone hit by them. | ||
| Third incarnation Led by Zaladane. Included original members Amphibius, Barbarus, Brainchild, Gaza, and Lupo. | ||||
| Zaladane | Zala Dane | Uncanny X-Men #249 (October 1989) | High Priestess to the Savage Land deityGarokk, Zaladane sought power for herself and claimed the role of Empress of the Savage Land. She was previously an associate of the mutates, having worked with them in prior appearances. | |
| Whiteout | Unknown | Uncanny X-Men #249 (October 1989) | A mutate who can emit blinding flashes of light. | |
| Worm | Unknown | Uncanny X-Men #250 (November 1989) | A mutate who possesses a worm-like lower-body and can secrete mucus that overrides the nervous system. | |
| Fourth incarnation Led by Brainchild. Included original members Amphibius, Barbarus, Gaza, Vertigo, and Whiteout. Later appearances also included Piper and Worm. | ||||
| Lupa | Unknown | X-Treme X-Men: Savage Land #2 (December 2001) | A Swamp Men mutate who possesses a similar appearance and abilities to Lupo. It is unknown if the two are related. | |
| Leash | Unknown | X-Treme X-Men: Savage Land #3 (January 2002) | A mutate who can psychically imprison another being'sastral essence, rendering them catatonic or under her mental control. | |
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