DARWIN

 

DARWIN

Real Name: Armando Muñoz

First Appearance: Deadly Genesis (Vol. 1) #2, February 2006

Powers: Darwin possesses a reactive mutation which causes his physiology to respond to new environmental conditions. His mutant power enables him to adapt to various kinds of harsh environments in order to breathe underwater or in hazardous and anaerobic atmospheres, see in total darkness, and become flameproof in high-temperature areas. Darwin can survive varying levels of assault by becoming rubbery and pliant to yield with the impact, and is probably immune to most forms of drugs and injections. His intelligence apparently increased as a child because he subconsciously willed it to do so. Darwin manifests his power offensively to punch his attackers with rock-hard skin, or sharpen his flesh in order to cut through resistant materials.

The full extent of his power is unknown, but it is known that he survived for years having reduced himself to pure energy, and then later reconstructed a living body for himself once again out of this energy. During this time as pure energy, Darwin's life essence was hidden away inside of Vulcan, keeping them both technically alive in a catatonic stasis. The mutant energy flare released from M-Day brought Vulcan back to consciousness, and soon afterwards his mind was separated from Vulcan’s. Darwin's pure energy form quickly re-assumed human shape and proportions, and over the next few days completely reformed a functional organic body for himself through energy/matter conversion. The new limits regarding his powers remain unclear.