Darwin (character)
fictional character in Marvel Comics
Darwin (Armando Muñoz) is a mutant superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was introduced in the series X-Men: Deadly Genesis, in which he was one of several previously unseen mutants recruited to rescue the original X-Men from Krakoa. Darwin possesses the mutant ability of reactive evolution, which allows him to continuously transform his body to adapt to danger.
Edi Gathegi portrays Darwin in the film X-Men: First Class.
Publication history
Darwin first appeared in X-Men: Deadly Genesis #2 (February 2006), and was created by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Pete Woods.
Fictional character biography
Early life and Krakoa
After birth, Darwin's powers of self-protection and continuous circumstantial evolution made his mother hate him. The Afro-Hispanic boy was found by scientists who experimented on him, bringing him to the attention of the public. He was found by Moira MacTaggert and recruited as one of her "fosters". He was in the first team, along with Kid Vulcan, Petra, and Sway to attempt to rescue the X-Men from Krakoa.
After Petra and Sway were killed by Krakoa, Darwin absorbed their remains and then converted himself into energy to fuse with Vulcan.
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