After watching the 90s Xmen cartoon and reading many comics, some fans including myself wondered one thing among others: "Is Mr. Sinister a mutant?"
Yes and no, but there are very good reasons why. Although yes he is a mutated human, no he is not a mutant by the usual definition for the marvel universe. The main reason being that Mr. Sinister used genetic science to mutate himself, and thus his mutations are not natural occurring. It is the natural occurring mutants that we consider to be true mutants for the marvel universe, which is odd since non-natural mutation would still place a person in that mutant category.
Mr Sinister is what some people are calling a Mutate, now you may be asking what exactly that is. Well, a Mutate is what I said above. A person or being whom has a mutation that isn't natural, often time accidentally mutated from one source or due to any number of reasons. The Hulk, Mr Sinister, the Fantastic Four, Spider Man, the Lizard are just some of the many marvel characters which technically fall under this Mutate category.
Born as a human named Nathaniel Essex, through and by various means and differing backstories and the like, became Mr. Sinster from genetic experiments he conducted. All of his powers (or mutations depending on your preference), came as a ultimate result of his experimentation. Most recently I found that he gained his Shapeshifting abilities due to Gambit (fave of mine) and another mutant known as Courier (whom has become a recent fave). It seems that Mr. Sinister was posing as a female doctor in the late Victorian age, and for whatever reason Gambit is sent back in time with Courier.
Gambit has Courier use his shapeshifting mutation to pose as a woman, and visit the office where Mr. Sinister happens to be working at. Only to find that he knows that the currently female Courier is a mutant, and injects him with something that breaks down his cellular structure rendering him unable to have a physical form. Gambit manages to plead for Couriers life, Mr. Sinister states that he can return him to a non-liquid state if that one of his cells is turned over to Mr Sinister. And from that cell he manages to incorporate it into himself, thus giving him shapeshifting powers.
But in the end is Mr Sinister a mutant? Like I said, yes and no. Yes he is a mutated human, but no his mutations are not natural by nature.
Yes and no, but there are very good reasons why. Although yes he is a mutated human, no he is not a mutant by the usual definition for the marvel universe. The main reason being that Mr. Sinister used genetic science to mutate himself, and thus his mutations are not natural occurring. It is the natural occurring mutants that we consider to be true mutants for the marvel universe, which is odd since non-natural mutation would still place a person in that mutant category.
Mr Sinister is what some people are calling a Mutate, now you may be asking what exactly that is. Well, a Mutate is what I said above. A person or being whom has a mutation that isn't natural, often time accidentally mutated from one source or due to any number of reasons. The Hulk, Mr Sinister, the Fantastic Four, Spider Man, the Lizard are just some of the many marvel characters which technically fall under this Mutate category.
Born as a human named Nathaniel Essex, through and by various means and differing backstories and the like, became Mr. Sinster from genetic experiments he conducted. All of his powers (or mutations depending on your preference), came as a ultimate result of his experimentation. Most recently I found that he gained his Shapeshifting abilities due to Gambit (fave of mine) and another mutant known as Courier (whom has become a recent fave). It seems that Mr. Sinister was posing as a female doctor in the late Victorian age, and for whatever reason Gambit is sent back in time with Courier.
Gambit has Courier use his shapeshifting mutation to pose as a woman, and visit the office where Mr. Sinister happens to be working at. Only to find that he knows that the currently female Courier is a mutant, and injects him with something that breaks down his cellular structure rendering him unable to have a physical form. Gambit manages to plead for Couriers life, Mr. Sinister states that he can return him to a non-liquid state if that one of his cells is turned over to Mr Sinister. And from that cell he manages to incorporate it into himself, thus giving him shapeshifting powers.
But in the end is Mr Sinister a mutant? Like I said, yes and no. Yes he is a mutated human, but no his mutations are not natural by nature.
