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The Brotherhood of Mutants (originally known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, sometimes referred to as the BoEM
While the group's roster and ideology have varied from incarnation to incarnation, most versions of the Brotherhood are generally founded and led by the mutant
.The original Brotherhood was depicted as Magneto's primary allies in his early battles with the X-Men in comics published in the 1960s.[4] The original Brotherhood was ultimately disbanded, with Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch going on to become members of the Avengers. In 1981, the Brotherhood of Mutants was revived under the leadership of Mastermind, while the group's most visible incarnation during the early 1990s was led by Toad.
The Brotherhood of Mutants has also appeared on several animated series featuring the X-Men and has been Magneto’s group in the recent X-Men film series.
Publication history
The original Brotherhood of Evil Mutants was created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby and first appeared in X-Men #4 (March 1964).[5]
Ideology
While later incarnations of the Brotherhood promoted the group's existence as a political and ideological rival to Professor Charles Xavier's dream of peace with humans, the group was originally conceived as simply a small, but powerful army of minions gathered by Magneto to aid in his schemes for world domination. But since the group's second incarnation, the group has become a much more politically motivated group designed for use of violence to provide justice and lead the so-called 'mutant revolution' against mankind.
One of the greater ironies of the group has been its use of "Evil" in its name. When his decision to name the group was brought up in an interview, Stan Lee simply said, "We were kind of corny in those days."[6] Since the early 1990s, writers have attempted to explain this away by having Toad describe it as irony, based upon the perceived notion that all mutants are "evil." Later writers have opted instead to simply drop "Evil" from the group's name and refer to the group as "The Brotherhood of Mutants" or simply the Brotherhood. In Earth-X, Uatu explained that Magneto chose it so that, as the opposing side, Charles would be forced to assume the role of "Good," and that Magneto believed that by locking Charles into absolutes of morality, he could manipulate him.
Many of the group's members have been shown to be past victims of anti-mutant prejudice, which has made the group a haven for many mutants who feel they are outcasts and pariahs. While many of these outcast mutants have willingly embraced the violent aspects of the Brotherhood's ideology, several have ultimately rejected it and left the group because of it. Most notably, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch left the group due to their disdain for Magneto's various schemes for world domination to join the Avengers, a group of heroes dedicated to help save the world as opposed to ruling it.
Team history
Magneto's Brotherhood
The original leader of the team was
Mystique's Brotherhood
The shapeshifting mutant
Toad's Brotherhood
The Toad also organized a Brotherhood of Evil Mutants of his own at one point,[13] including the Blob and Pyro, a woman named Phantazia who could disrupt electronics and superhuman powers, and the vampiric humanoid pterosaur called Sauron, who is not an actual mutant. Toad's Brotherhood was concerned mostly with hatching revenge schemes against the X-teams, but was repeatedly defeated by X-Force, X-Factor, Darkhawk, Spider-Man and the Sleepwalker.
Havok's Brotherhood
Professor X's Brotherhood
The following incarnation included new members the
During this time period, it was revealed that the teleporter named
Mystique's Second Brotherhood
During the threat of the
The Brotherhood
Later, a short-lived Marvel series called The Brotherhood featured a large group of mutant terrorists, unrelated to any other version of the Brotherhood. The group was founded by the mutants Hoffman, Orwell and Marshal, but Marshal left the group and became a government agent. Hoffman hid his identity under the alias "X". Marshal had the orders to take down the Brotherhood, but was really planning on killing Hoffman and becoming the new "X". This series was cancelled after nine issues, at which point all members had either been killed in the power struggle between Hoffman and Marshal or by the publicity-driven X-Force (later renamed X-Statix).[23][24]
Mystique's Third Brotherhood
The next incarnation of the Brotherhood was led by Mystique again and included the new member
and took over the group, before it was defeated by the X-Men and Mystique sucked into another dimension by X-Corps recruit Abyss (ironically landing the two into the arms of Azazel, who was the father of both Abyss and Mystique's biological son Nightcrawler). Following her being rescued from her former lover's realm, Mystique would become a reluctant agent of Professor X, doing black ops missions for him. While employed, Mystique claimed that the second and third Brotherhood formed by her were actually formed by someone trying to frame her, something Xavier dismissed as lies designed by Mystique to gain sympathy from Xavier.Xorn's Brotherhood
Another Brotherhood was formed by former X-Man
Most members rebelled against Xorn after he accidentally killed Basilisk and his insanity became too obvious to ignore.Exodus' Brotherhood
In the "Heroes and Villains" arc that concluded
Sunspot's Brotherhood
In
Red Queen's Sisterhood
An all-female incarnation called the Sisterhood was formed by the "Red Queen"—revealed to be
Joseph's Brotherhood
In the miniseries "Magneto: Not a Hero",
Daken's Brotherhood
In Uncanny X-Force,
Mystique's Fourth Brotherhood
Mystique has since gathered a new Brotherhood which consists of herself, Sabretooth, Blob, Silver Samurai II, and Lady Mastermind.[39] By using Lady Mastermind's illusions, they commit numerous heists to incriminate the original X-Men,[40] who had recently been brought through time to the present by Beast.[41]
With the money the Brotherhood of Mutants robbed in the heists, Mystique acquired Madripoor from HYDRA and attempted to turn it into a mutant sanctuary. Posing as Dazzler, Mystique attracted Magneto to the island and showed him her plans. However, Magneto reacted violently to the plan, believing that Mystique and the others were traitors to their species in part due to allowing the use of Mutant Growth Hormone to run rampant in the streets to fund their operations. He heavily injured Mystique and the Brotherhood and left after making their base collapse.[42]
Lady Deathstrike's Sisterhood
Inspired by Madelyne's attempt of defeating the X-Men, Lady Deathstrike has recruited the likes of
Mesmero's Brotherhood
Following the war with the Inhumans and the destruction of the remaining Terrigen cloud, a new group claiming to be the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants appears, consisting of a new Avalanche, a new Pyro, Masque, Magma and a new reptile-looking member named Kologoth.[46] They are led by a somehow-repowered Mesmero and secretly funded by an anti-mutant activist named Lydia Nance.[47] It was also discovered by the X-Men that Mesmero had used his powers to brainwash the members of his Brotherhood to join the team and force them to carry out those attacks. Once his control was broken, the Brotherhood was dissolved and Mesmero was arrested.[48]
Mesmero eventually escape from the Box and persuades Pyro and Avalanche to help him get revenge on Lydia Nance.[49] After the fight with the X-Men and the NYPD, the Brotherhood of Mutants retreated to their hideout where Mesmero revealed that they were still under Lydia Nance's paycheck and she was the one who facilitated their escape from the Box and that she still has plans for the Brotherhood of Mutants. While Pyro walked away upon not wanting to work for an anti-mutant activist, Avalanche remained with Mesmero and asked for Pyro's cut as well.[50]
Magneto's Second Brotherhood
When Magneto time-traveled 20 years into the future to escape an attack, he found a city in ruins and statues of himself all around. He was greeted by mutants who saw him as a savior. He was also greeted by the time-displaced X-Men, who say Magneto is beyond redemption and that they should have stopped him when they had the chance.[51] When Magneto returns to his own time, he decides it's time to stop pretending. He knows who he is, what he is, and he feels that being that person, that monster, is necessary for mutants to survive. His trip to the future assured him of that. Donning his classic red and purple costume, he steps onto his restored base, New Asteroid M, and calls upon his new Brotherhood of Mutants which consists of Briar Raleigh, Toad, Exodus, Unuscione, Marrow, and Elixir.[52]
This new Brotherhood was short-lived though, as Magneto was soon afterwards captured and turned into a Horseman of Salvation, Elixir and Marrow were seen on Earth and members of Emma Frost's new Hellfire Club, while Exodus had established a new team of Acolytes, with Unuscione as one of its members.
Joseph's Second Brotherhood
Taking the opportunity of Magneto disappearance, Joseph disguised himself as Magneto and appears to disband the former Brotherhood, only to sway Avalanche, Juggernaut, Pyro, Random and Toad to form a new Brotherhood in the wake of the death of the X-Men. The Brotherhood went to an Air Force base in East Transia to put the fear in humans, but were confronted by a new group of X-Men led by a resurrected Cyclops. After the battle, Joseph's identity is revealed as the real Master of Magnetism was actually kidnapped by Nate Grey and mind-controlled to become one of his Horsemen of Salvation.[53]
Brotherhood of Arakko
Following the terraformation of Mars and the relocation of the mutant nation of Arakko to the newly verdant planet, Storm claimed a seat on the Great Ring of Arakko. While Storm attempted to navigate the complicated politics of the warlike Arakki, she found herself at odds with Abigail Brand and S.W.O.R.D.'s plans for the planet. When Brand proposed an X-Men team as a controlling influence for the Arakki, Storm declined her offer and instead formed the new "Brotherhood of Arakko" alongside Magneto, Sunspot, and the Fisher King.[54]
Genesis' Brotherhood
After Storm brings an end to the bloody Genesis War, by destroying the staff that has kept Genesis trapped beneath Annihilation's whispering and corruption, as punishment for the civil war, Arakko's Great Ring chooses to exile Genesis. But even in exile, Genesis is hardly ready to give up on battle. She announces her new Brotherhood, along with her children, War and Famine. As the three of them prepare to face Orchis, who "aimed [them] like a weapon".
Known members
Other versions
Age of Apocalypse
In the
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows
In Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, the Brotherhood of Mutants consists of Magneto, Blob, Toad, Mist Mistress, Jubilee, and an unnamed mutant that resembles Crucible. They appear to attack the X-Mansion at the time when Spider-Man and his family are visiting.[56] Spider-Man and his family join the fight against the Brotherhood of Mutants who are also shown to have Emma Frost in their group. Magneto wanted Emma Frost to operate Cerebro for the group. With help from Spider-Man's family, the X-Men defeat the Brotherhood of Mutants who are remanded to the Raft.[57]
Battle of the Atom
This version of the Brotherhood appeared in the Battle of the Atom event, first posing as a future X-Men team who wanted to send the past X-Men to their own time.[58] Their true reasons, to prevent the past X-Men from suffering and dying in the future, were revealed,[59] and they were soon at war against the present X-Men, the Uncanny X-Men, and the true Future X-Men. Their members include Xorn (the past Jean Grey, who had to wear a Xorn mask to limit her power), Charles Xavier II (the alleged son of the original Professor X and Mystique), Beast, Ice Thing (a semi-sentient ice construct created by the future Iceman), Molly Hayes, Deadpool, and Raze Logan (the son of Wolverine and Mystique, who first arrived disguised as Shadowcat). Some of the members of the Future Brotherhood died during the event, while some of them survived and remain living in the present.[60]
Although it appeared that all of the Brotherhood members had survived when they infiltrated Cyclops' new school,[61] after the Brotherhood were defeated by the past-Jean Grey's mind powers, it is revealed that Xorn/Jean had been killed in their first appearance in the past, while all of the Brotherhood's other members- except for Raze Logan- were only working with the team due to the telepathic influence of Charles Xavier II. With Xavier II and Raze both subdued, the former Brotherhood were freed and returned to their home future while Charles Xavier II and Raze Logan are left in the present, locked in the prison's Cage.[62]
Marvel 1602
In Neil Gaiman's Marvel 1602 series, Magneto is Enrique, the Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition during the year 1602, with Brother Petros and Sister Wanda (Pietro and Wanda Maximoff respectively) serving under him as messenger and assistant, respectively. Enrique had been born a Jew in the ghetto of Venice, but he was taken away from his parents and raised within the Catholic Church. At some point Enrique befriended Carlos Javier, that world's Professor X, who crafted a helmet to protect Enrique from his psychic powers.[volume & issue needed]
After Toad, their spy at the Vatican, betrays the fact that they have been sheltering any 'Witchbreed' (1602 word for Mutants) that can hide their powers, he and his children escape being burnt at the stake, capture Toad, and sail to the Americas; as Gaiman's reinterpretation of Magneto is more rooted in religion than morality, here his group is named 'The Brotherhood of Those Who Will Inherit The Earth'. After a brief encounter with Carlos Javier in which
Marvel Noir
In the reality of
MC2
In
House of M
In the alternate reality depicted in the 2005
Ultimate Marvel
In
In the
In The Ultimates 3, Magneto leads Sabertooth, Blob, Unus, Multiple Man, Mystique, Pyro, Mastermind, and Lorelei in a fight against the Ultimates after the death of his daughter Scarlet Witch at the hands of Ultron. The battle results in the seeming death of Quicksilver as well (though he is later revealed to be alive), Unus being killed by Thor, and Mastermind being killed by Valkyrie who also dismembered Pyro's hands.[66]
Magneto, Blob, Detonator, Forge, Hard-Drive, Longshot, Lorelei, and Multiple Man are killed during the
Quicksilver later reforms the Brotherhood of Mutants with Mystique, Sabretooth, Blob II/Teddy Allan, and a somehow-revived Scarlet Witch.[68]
Weapon X: Days of Future Now
In the alternate future of the 2005 miniseries Weapon X: Days of Future Now,
X-Men: Fairy Tales
In the
X-Men: No More Humans
Raze assembled a Brotherhood of Mutants with mutants from various alternate universes. All members were previously members of the Brotherhood of Mutants in the main universe: Pyro, Avalanche, Blob, Phantazia, Mastermind, Unus the Untouchable, Lorelei, Vanisher, Toad, Fatale, Peepers, Quicksilver, and Scarlet Witch. The X-Men eventually defeated Raze and his Brotherhood, and sent each of the members back to their home worlds.[70]
In other media
Television
- The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants appear in the Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends episode "The Prison Plot", consisting of Magneto, Toad, the Blob, and Mastermind.
- The Brotherhood of Mutants, referred to as the "Brotherhood of Mutant Terrorists", appear in X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men, consisting of Magneto, Toad, the Blob, Pyro, the Juggernaut, and the White Queen.
- The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants appear in X-Men: The Animated Series, led by Mystique and consisting of the Blob, Avalanche, and Pyro. This version of the group is initially financed by Apocalypse, though only Mystique knows of this.
- The Brotherhood of Mutants, referred to as the "Brotherhood of Bayville", appear in Acolytes, often joining forces with the former despite being rivals. In the two-part series finale "Ascension", Scarlet Witch defects to the X-Men. While on a mission with them, the other Brotherhood members come to rescue their comrade and defeat an Apocalypse-controlled Magneto. In a flash-forward, the Brotherhood and Scarlet Witch go on to join S.H.I.E.L.D.
- The Brotherhood of Mutants appear in Nitro's powers.
Film
The Brotherhood appears in the X-Men film franchise.
- First appearing in the film X-Men (2000), the group initially consists of Magneto, Mystique, Toad, and Sabretooth. They invent a machine that can trigger mutations in human beings for Magneto's plot to replace the human race with mutants. However, their plans are foiled by the X-Men after the latter discovers that the machine destroys the subject's DNA, with Toad being killed and Sabretooth being presumed dead in the ensuing fight.
- In the second installment, X2 (2003), Magneto and Mystique are joined by former Xavier Institute student Pyro.
- In the third installment, Phat. Together, they oppose the creation of a "mutant cure", though many of them are either subjected to it or fall in battle against various enemies.
- In attack and Gallio and Ariki are killed in the ensuing battle.
Video games
- The Brotherhood appear in X-Men: Mutant Academy, consisting of Magneto, Mystique, Toad, and Sabretooth.
- The Brotherhood appear in X-Men: Mutant Academy 2, retaining the same members as the previous installment, with the addition of the Juggernaut.
- The Brotherhood appear in X-Men: Next Dimension, consisting of Magneto, Mystique, Toad, Sabretooth, the Juggernaut, the Blob, and Lady Deathstrike.
- The Brotherhood of Mutants appear in the Havok along with a substantial number of unnamed Brotherhood grunts.
- In the first game, the Brotherhood is based on Asteroid M and initially led by Mystique until Magneto is rescued from jail. His plan to blockade the Earth with asteroids is thwarted by the X-Men, though the Brotherhood escape while Havok defects to the X-Men.
- In X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, the Brotherhood have relocated to Genosha and added the Juggernaut, Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver to their ranks.
- In the first game, the Brotherhood is based on
- The Brotherhood of Mutants appear in X-Men: Destiny, consisting of Magneto, Mystique, the Juggernaut, Pyro, Quicksilver, and Toad.
- The Brotherhood of Mutants appear in Marvel: Avengers Alliance, consisting of Magneto, Avalanche, the Blob, the Juggernaut, Mystique, Sabretooth, and Toad along with artificial mutants and modified Sentinels.
- The Brotherhood of Mutants appear in Lego Marvel Super Heroes, consisting of Magneto, Mystique, Sabretooth, Toad, Pyro, the Blob, Mastermind, and the Juggernaut.
- The Brotherhood of Mutants appear in Marvel Strike Force, consisting of Magneto, Mystique, Sabretooth, Pyro, and the Juggernaut.
- The Brotherhood of Mutants appear in Mister Fantastic and Doctor Doom.
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External links
- Brotherhood of Mutants at the Marvel Universe wiki
- Brotherhood of Mutants (Ultimate) at the Marvel Universe wiki