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History

The mutant Magneto was the founder of the original Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Over the years, the original Brotherhood had disbanded, so Magneto decided to create a new Brotherhood. He recruited five young mutants and trained them to become the new Brotherhood. The five mutants were sent to capture Mister One , a small mutant who was small enough to enter and operate a miniature spacecraft Magneto had discovered. Their plans were foiled by Captain America and the Magneto left the team. // Marvel Comics In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men franchise, a mutant is a human being who is born with genetic modifications that allow for abilities not possessed by normal humans. ... Magneto (alias Erik Magnus Lehnsherr) is a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers (in some accounts Steven Grant Rogers), is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Their next employer, the Mandrill renamed the team Mutant Force, a name they would commonly be associated with. As Mutant Force the team repeatedly came into conflict with the Defenders and even worked for the US goverment for a short period. During this time, Peeper, the usual leader, was absent for one mission. Mandrill is a fictional mutant supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Defenders was a comic book series about a loosely-organized team of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Peepers is a fictional character in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ...

The Red Skull offered the team funding and renamed them the Resistants. As the Resistants the team fought against the Mutant Registration Acts. During this time, Slither wasn't part of the team, but many mutants joined the team like Mist Mistress and Mentallo, now calling himself Think Tank. As the Resistants, the team would fight against several superheroes, including their original enemy Captain America, but eventually most members would leave. Slither rejoined and the original retook the name Mutant Force. The team disbanded shortly afterwards, most members going their own way. Red Skull is a Marvel Comics supervillain who is the principal enemy of Captain America. ... In Marvel Comics fictional Marvel Universe, the Registration Acts - the Mutant Registration Act (or MRA) and Super-human Registration Act (or SRA) - are legislative bills which, when passed into law, enforce the mandatory registration of super-powered individuals with the government. ... Mist Mistress is a fictional character in the Marvel universe, and was a member of the mutant political group called the Resistants; not much is known about her. ... Mentallo is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

After the events of Decimation, most members of the Mutant Force have been depowered. Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics Decimation is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics crossover spinning out of the House of M miniseries, focusing on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witchs reality-warping abilities stripping nearly all of the mutant population...

Members

• Burner/Crucible (Byron Calley): Has the ability to create heat and fire from his hands.
• Lifter/Meteorite(Ned Lathrop): Can manipulate gravity, increasing his density, durability and strength and negate gravity on other objects, making them fly.
• Mist Mistress (Aleshia Mist): Can create and control various types of mists like knock-out gas, acidic mists and toxic mists.
• Quill (Roger Quark): Body was covered with sharp quills that he could fire at opponents. Currently depowered
• Peeper/Occult/Peepers (Peter Quinn): Has increased visual abilities an can fire beams of energy from his eyes. Currently part of The 198.
• Rust: Could fire blasts from his hands that corroded metal.
• Shocker/Paralyzer (Randall Darby): Could fire electric blasts from his hands. His hands and feet were crab-like claws. After the team disbanded, he left for Genosha to join Magneto. Currently depowered.
• Slither (Aaron Salomon): Has a snake-like body, allowing him to constrict opponents with great force. He also has minor superhuman strength. Slither left when the team became the Resistants, but returned when they became Mutant Force again. Slither was briefly a member of the Serpent Society
• Think Tank (Marvin Flumm): Better known as the telepath Mentallo. He was only a member of the Resistants for a short time.

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Notes

• The original members were all created by Jack Kirby. Magneto and Think Tank were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Quill, Rust and Mist Mistress were created by Mark Gruenwald, Kieron Dwyer, and Al Milgrom.