Duplicate Divergence: They all began as clones of Nathaniel Essex, a geneticist with a vested interest in Mutants which he narcissistically called 'Essex Men' but his clones diverged into different interests.

And the clone with the heart may have diverged the most, perusing magic as Mother Righteous.

The clone with the spade went into space to examine cosmic powers, becoming the seemingly alien Orbis Stellaris. The black club researched post-humanity and became the anti-mutant scientist known as Doctor Stasis. The red diamond on Sinister's forehead is a playing card pip - and each of the non-Sinister clones has a different card suit marked on their forehead. And Sinister is not the only set of clones he left behind - at least three others were created, following different obsessions. The original Essex seemingly died in the 19th century, and Sinister is actually his creation - a series of clones continuing his legacy. An encounter with Apocalypse left him transformed and he lived on into modern times as one of their most deadly foes. The X-Men's enemy Mister Sinister was once Nathaniel Essex, a Victorian scientist who became obsessed with mutants and their powers. anything published before 2023) and some characters listed here are Walking Spoilers for older stories. 4.WARNING: There are unmarked spoilers on these sheets for all comics before Sins of Sinister (i.e. His mutant DNA database is an integral aspect of Krakoan attempts to resurrect dead mutants, with Sinister himself serving on Krakoa's 'Quiet Council' - though his diabolical genetic experiments continue in secret, leading up to next year's Sins of Sinister crossover story. Sinister has since shown himself to be fascinated with the Summers and Grey families, attempted to kidnap Hope in 'Messiah Complex,' died and came back as a woman, and tried to transform San Francisco's population into replicas of himself. Sinister made his presence felt in a major way via the 1986 storyline ' Mutant Massacre,' where he deployed his Marauders to wipe out the Morlocks, a group of mutants living underground since they couldn't integrate with humans. Sinister has quickly ascended the ranks to one of their most frequent and feared foes, as a geneticist fascinated with experimenting on mutants and himself.Įven before making a proper debut, Mr.

Though a relatively recent addition to the X-Men's rogues' gallery, having debuted in 1987, Mr.

Sinister is undeniably physically distinctive. With pale skin and a diamond on his forehead, Mr.

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