Brotherhood of Mutants

The Brotherhood of Mutants are the followers of Magneto, drawn for various reasons to follow his cause for mutant supremacy. They are a frequent threat to Charles Xavier's Dream for peaceful co-existence between mutants and ordinary humans.

Stanley (dec) - Recruited by Magneto ahead of the X-Men in X-Men Mission: Baltimore, Stanley was a withdrawn young man who preferred video games to people. He had super-strength, invulnerability and the ability to fly unaided. These powers - and Stanley's memories - transferred to Rogue during X-Men Mission: Pyro after prolonged skin contact with the X-Man resulted in Stanley's death.

Pyro - Joined the Brotherhood after the events of X2. He remained in contact with the school via the journals, however. In August 2003 intelligence reached the X-Men that Magneto was planning to use Pyro and Stanley in a diversion tactic that would cost them their lives. The X-Men intervened, bringing Pyro back to the school where he remained until he moved out to attend college.

Malice (dec) - A deceased telepath whose psionic memory and powers were trapped in a choker and used to control Lorna Dane.

Hydra (dec) - Also known as "Skippy". A dupe of Jamie's, lost during the Hurricane Isabel incident when a wall fell on him, who believed he was the original Jamie. Discovered by Mystique on the streets and taken into the Brotherhood, Hydra's duping abilities were stretched to the limit via Magneto's genetic manipulations. The process, however, also made his DNA unstable, to the extent that whenever his dupes were knocked unconscious, they melted into fleshy goo, and Hydra himself only had months left to live. He abandoned the Brotherhood in order to pursue his revenge on the 'interloper' he felt had stolen his true life.

Quicksilver - Magneto's son and twin to Wanda Maximoff. Until July 2006, Pietro Maximoff was a double agent, feeding information to the X-Men about Magneto's plans at the risk of his own life. Magneto's use of Julio Richter forced a confrontation, after which Pietro fled and eventually sought sanctuary with the X-Men in October 2006. His power is ultra-speed.

Nimrod - Joined the Brotherhood sometime in early 2007, most likely after Sabretooth was captured. A mutant with extreme physical enhancements, he was a member of the Hungarian special forces before he was discharged and institutionalized for treatment of his schizophrenia. Though he is currently properly medicated, he can't precisely be called sane.

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The Brotherhood of Mutants are a group gathered by Magneto in order to effect his goal of mutant domination. Scattered during Magneto's imprisonment at the end of X1, they were regathered by him after X2, his determination to prevent a mutant apocalypse reinforced by Styker's plans. Their beliefs have frequently led them into conflict with the X-Men, with Xavier's students holding the upper edge. So far. Late 2006/early 2007 proved particularly disastrous for the Brotherhood, with the defection of Quicksilver, the capture of Sabretooth and the disappearance of Mystique.

Things would later turn around, however, as Mystique reappeared and the Brotherhood began to recruit again, with new member Nimrod appearing in a situation in Germany and another potential, Ilyas Saidullayev, being rescued by Magneto in Dagestan. Saidullayev's status remains unknown.