Episode 87: The Why-Men (Lesser Known X-Men; Mimic, Changeling and Havok)

If you ask people to name X-Men, basically everyone can come up with Wolverine, and most will be able to remember Professor X, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm and maybe a few others.  However, who are the X-Men that nobody talks about?  In the first of this new recurring series, Kurt dives into the history of the mutant team to find the lesser-known characters that deserve some additional attention.

Go ahead.  Name them all…I can wait.

Go ahead. Name them all…I can wait.

Mimic could actually control his optic beams, but wore the red shades anyways.  Calvin Rankin: Fashion icon.

Mimic could actually control his optic beams, but wore the red shades anyways. Calvin Rankin: Fashion icon.

Changeling’s original appearance.  You can see why he…changed it.

Changeling’s original appearance. You can see why he…changed it.

Wolverine’s claws with Colossus’s strength behind them.  A one-man Fastball Special.

Wolverine’s claws with Colossus’s strength behind them. A one-man Fastball Special.

How’d he recognize him without that helmet?

How’d he recognize him without that helmet?

Morph…the sacrificial lamb of the X-Men cartoon.

Morph…the sacrificial lamb of the X-Men cartoon.

Finally, the Morph of Age of Apocalypse/Exiles.  Just a little shift in appearance here.

Finally, the Morph of Age of Apocalypse/Exiles. Just a little shift in appearance here.

I am…Magnetrix!  No, wait, I changed my mind…No, stop calling me that!

I am…Magnetrix! No, wait, I changed my mind…No, stop calling me that!

With her multiple times being mind-controlled/possessed, she has some issues about people “getting in her head,” among others…

With her multiple times being mind-controlled/possessed, she has some issues about people “getting in her head,” among others…