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The '''New Mutants''' are a group of fictional [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] [[superheroes]] appearing in [[American comic books]] published by [[Marvel Comics]], generally in association with the [[X-Men]]. Originally depicted as the teenaged junior class at the [[X-Mansion|Xavier Institute]], subsequent stories have depicted the characters as adult superheroes (in their eponymous series as well as in related titles such as ''[[X-Force (comic book)|X-Force]]'' and ''[[Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'') or as teachers and mentors to younger mutants.

The team first appeared in ''[[The New Mutants (graphic novel)|The New Mutants]]'' (September 1982) by [[Chris Claremont]] and artist [[Bob McLeod (comics)|Bob McLeod]], part of the ''[[Marvel Graphic Novel]]'' [[line (comics)|line]], followed by the [[ongoing series]] ''[[The New Mutants (comic book)|The New Mutants]]'' which ran from 1983 until 1991. Like the ''X-Men'' parent title, also written by Claremont, ''The New Mutants'' featured an [[ensemble cast]], with stories often focused on interpersonal relationships and coming-of-age arcs, blending [[teen drama]] with action and adventure. The title was taken over by writer [[Louise Simonson]], ultimately taking a more action-oriented focus under artist [[Rob Liefeld]], who relaunched the characters as [[X-Force]] following the series' end.

Since their inception, several ''New Mutants'' series have been published, either focusing on the continuing adventures of the original lineup, new groups of young mutants, or some combination of both. Individual characters have appeared in [[X-Men in other media|various film, television, and other media adaptations of the X-Men franchise]], while most of the original lineup of the New Mutants was featured in the 2020 [[20th Century Studios]] film of [[The New Mutants (film)|the same name]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/mulan-new-mutants-antlers-moved-coronavirus-1202881355/ |title='Mulan', 'New Mutants' & 'Antlers' Moved By Disney As Coronavirus Grips Release Schedule |date=March 12, 2020 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=March 15, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312222510/https://deadline.com/2020/03/mulan-new-mutants-antlers-moved-coronavirus-1202881355/ |archive-date=March 12, 2020 }}</ref>

== Original run ==
By the early 1980s, ''[[The Uncanny X-Men]]'' (under the authorship of [[Chris Claremont]]) had become one of the comic book industry's most successful titles, prompting Marvel editor-in-chief [[Jim Shooter]] to launch ''[[The New Mutants (comic book)|The New Mutants]]'', the first of several ''[[X-Men]]'' spin-offs. ''X-Men'' editor [[Louise Simonson]] recalled "Neither Chris [Claremont] or I really wanted to do it. We wanted ''X-Men'' to be special and by itself, but Shooter told us that if we didn't come up with a new 'mutant' book, someone else would."<ref name="PoorDoug">{{cite news | last = Grant | first= Paul J. | date = August 1993 | title = Poor Dead Doug, and Other Mutant Memories | work = [[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]]: X-Men Turn Thirty | pages = 66–69}}</ref> The name was a modification of [[Stan Lee]]'s original name for the X-Men, "The Mutants".<ref name="PoorDoug"/>

The New Mutants were teenaged students of [[X-Mansion|Professor Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters]] and wore matching uniforms, much like the original X-Men, who had since grown into adulthood.<ref name="back29">{{cite journal|last=Buchanan|first=Bruce |title=The New Mutants: From Superhero Spin-Off to Sci-Fi/Fantasy|journal=[[Back Issue!]]|issue=29|pages=62–68 |publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|date=August 2008|location=Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> These students resembled the "all-new, all-different X-Men" of their era in terms of ethnic diversity.<ref name=CFeature51>{{cite magazine |first=James |last=Van Hise |authorlink=James Van Hise |title=Heroes: The New Mutants |magazine=[[Comics Feature]] |issue=51 |date=January 1987 |publisher=Movieland Publishing |pages=10–15}}</ref>

The original team consisted of:

* '''[[Cannonball (Marvel Comics)|Cannonball]]''' (Samuel Guthrie), a mild-mannered 16-year-old [[coal miner]]'s son from [[Kentucky]], [[United States]]<ref name=CFeature51/> and eventual co-leader, with the ability to generate thermo-chemical energy and propel himself through the air, during which he is invulnerable.
* '''[[Karma (character)|Karma]]''' (Mạnh Cao Xuân), a 19-year-old girl from [[Vietnam]] and the team's original leader, who could mentally possess other people's minds.
* '''[[Danielle Moonstar|Mirage]]''' (Danielle Moonstar, originally codenamed Psyche), a [[Cheyenne people|Cheyenne]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] girl and eventual co-leader after Karma's apparent death, who could create visual [[empathy|empathic]] three-dimensional illusions.
* '''[[Sunspot (Marvel Comics)|Sunspot]]''' (Roberto da Costa), a 14-year-old boy from [[Brazil]] who had [[superhuman strength]] fueled by sunlight and could store solar energy in his body to use his super strength.
* '''[[Wolfsbane (character)|Wolfsbane]]''' (Rahne Sinclair), a 13-year-old [[Presbyterian]] girl from [[Scotland]], [[United Kingdom]] who could transform into a [[werewolf]]-like creature.

The team was intended to debut in their own series. As the first issue was nearing completion, Shooter ordered it to be reworked into a graphic novel so that ''[[Marvel Graphic Novel]]'' could make its deadline for the next issue. Thus, the New Mutants debuted in [[The New Mutants (graphic novel)|''Marvel Graphic Novel'' #4]] (December 1982), which continued a plotline from ''The Uncanny X-Men''. Despite this, the graphic novel missed its shipping slot by two weeks due to artist [[Bob McLeod (comics)|Bob McLeod]]'s [[honeymoon]].<ref name="PoorDoug" />

In addition to very serious depictions of teenage angst and growing pains, the series featured themes of [[mysticism]]. The stories also relied on wilder, more far-fetched premises than were typical of ''X-Men'' at the time, shaping into more of a [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] series than the superhero coming-of-age comic it had been touted as in its early days.<ref name="back29"/> Locales included demonic dimensions, alternate futures, and an ancient Roman civilization hidden within the [[Amazon rainforest]]. The New Mutants also encountered a secret society called the [[Hellfire Club (comics)|Hellfire Club]], and began a rivalry with their young apprentices, the [[Hellions (Marvel Comics)|Hellions]].

Karma was dropped from the series after six issues under initially unclear circumstances. ''The New Mutants'' #6 ends on a cliffhanger as the building the New Mutants are in explodes, but issue #7 skips ahead several days and opens with the New Mutants grieving the missing Karma, with no explanation for how she was lost.<ref name=CFeature51/> It was not until a flashback by Sunspot in issue #10 that Karma's absence was explained. Adding further to the confusion, while Karma was dropped from the series head roster for the cover of issue #7, she returned to the head roster on the covers of issues #8 and 9, even though she was still gone.<ref name=CFeature51/> After the apparent death of Karma, Cannonball and Dani Moonstar act as co-leaders.<ref name="NM#7">{{cite comic | writer = [[Chris Claremont|Claremont, Chris]]| penciller = [[Sal Buscema|Buscema, Sal]]| inker = [[Bob McLeod (comics)|McLeod, Bob]]| colorist = [[Glynis Wein|Wein, Glynis]]| letterer = [[Tom Orzechowski|Orzechowski, Tom]]| editor = [[Louise Simonson|Jones, Louise]]| story = Flying Down to Rio!| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|The New Mutants]]| volume = 1| issue = 7| date = September 1983| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref> New recruits included:

* '''[[Cypher (Marvel Comics)|Cypher]]''' (Douglas Ramsey), an otherwise ordinary young man who could learn to read or speak any language rapidly, whether it was human, alien, or machine, making him an unmatched computer expert.
* '''[[Magik]]''' (Illyana Rasputina), younger sister of the X-Man [[Colossus (character)|Colossus]] and long-time resident of the X-Mansion, an accomplished mystic who can open "teleportation discs" allowing travel to [[Otherplace|Limbo]] and any point on Earth.
* '''[[Magma (character)|Magma]]''' (Amara Aquilla), a fiercely tempered native of a secret [[Rome|Roman]] society in the [[Amazon Basin|Amazon]] who can control [[lava]].<ref name="back29"/>
* '''[[Warlock (New Mutants)|Warlock]]''', an extraterrestrial of the [[techno-organic virus|techno-organic]] race known as the [[Technarchy]]. Considered a pariah due to the uncommon trait of empathy.

A supplementary series, ''The New Mutants Annual'', began in 1984. These annuals were always written by whoever was the regular ''New Mutants'' writer at the time and often included significant changes to the status quo. These changes were not explained in the parent series, so that readers would have to buy ''The New Mutants Annual'' to follow events in both series. ''Annual'' #1 (1984) featured the first appearance of Cannonball's love interest, rock musician Lila Cheney, and was drawn by McLeod. The 1985 annual, which was solicited as ''The New Mutants Annual'' #2 but published as ''The New Mutants Special Edition'' #1 because it exceeded the maximum page count for an annual,<ref name="NM#30 letters page">{{cite comic | editor = [[Ann Nocenti|Nocenti, Ann]], [[Peter Sanderson|Sanderson, Peter]]| story = Report Card [letters page]| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|The New Mutants]]| volume = 1| issue = 30| date = August 1985| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location=[[New York, NY]]| page = 22–23| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref> saw Mirage inducted into the [[Valkyrior]] and Cypher and Warlock merging into one body for the first time. A 1987 issue of ''[[Comics Feature]]'' called ''The New Mutants Special Edition'' #1 "the single finest New Mutants tale to date and one of the best comics published in the past decade", citing Claremont's penchant for fantasy, artist [[Arthur Adams (comics)|Arthur Adams]]'s depiction of Warlock, and the strong individual development of all the characters.<ref name=CFeature51/> ''Annual'' #2 (1986) featured the first American appearance of Psylocke; it, along with ''Annual'' #3 (1987), was drawn by Alan Davis. ''Annual'' #4 (1988) saw Mirage's powers dramatically enhanced so that she created physical manifestations of people's fears and desires rather than illusions. ''Annual'' #5 (1989) covers the New Mutants' return to Earth after a lengthy stay in [[Asgard (comics)|Asgard]] in the main series. ''Annual'' #6 (1990) was part of the "[[Days of Future Present]]" crossover. It also featured the first appearance (in pin-up form) of [[Shatterstar]], as part of a planned line-up change preview that was ultimately discarded when Louise Simonson left the series. ''Annual'' #7 (1991) was the last issue of the series.

Furthermore, in 1990, [[Ann Nocenti]] and [[Bret Blevins]] produced an 80-page issue called ''The New Mutants Summer Special''. The special saw several New Mutants (Boom Boom, Wolfsbane, Sunspot, and Warlock) dragged into a world of television, which served as a vehicle for Nocenti to discuss [[mass media]] theory.

In 1986, [[Professor X]] was written out of the series. Before he left, he made the X-Men's one-time nemesis, [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]], headmaster of his school.<ref name="Uncanny X-Men #200">{{cite comic | writer = [[Chris Claremont|Claremont, Chris]]| penciller = [[John Romita Jr.|Romita Jr., John]]| inker = [[Dan Green (artist)|Green, Dan]]| colorist = [[Glynis Oliver|Oliver, Glynis]]| letterer = [[Tom Orzechowski|Orzechowski, Tom]]| editor = [[Ann Nocenti|Nocenti, Ann]]| story = The Trial of Magneto!| title = [[The Uncanny X-Men]]| volume = 1| issue = 200| date = December 1985| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0274-5372}}}}</ref> Magneto would be the team's longest-running headmaster, holding the position from ''The New Mutants'' #35 through to #75. Fiercely overprotective of his students, particularly after the events of the "[[Mutant Massacre]]" and "[[Fall of the Mutants]]", he was increasingly used as an uptight [[Foil (literature)|foil]] for the adventurous New Mutants, setting rules that they would inevitably break in the interests of helping their friends.

During Simonson's run, Magma is written out of the book,<ref name="NM#57">{{cite comic | writer = [[Louise Simonson|Simonson, Louise]]| penciller = [[Bret Blevins|Blevins, Bret]]| inker = [[Terry Austin (comics)|Austin, Terry]]| colorist = [[Glynis Oliver|Oliver, Glynis]]| letterer = [[Tom Orzechowski|Orzechowski, Tom]]| editor = [[Ann Nocenti|Nocenti, Ann]]| story = Birds of a Feather| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|The New Mutants]]| volume = 1| issue = 57| date = November 1987| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref> and Magik is de-aged back to childhood.<ref name="NM#73">{{cite comic | writer = [[Louise Simonson|Simonson, Louise]]| penciller = [[Bret Blevins|Blevins, Bret]]| inker = [[Mike Manley (artist)|Manley, Mike]], [[Al Williamson|Williamson, Al]]| colorist = [[Glynis Oliver|Oliver, Glynis]]| letterer = [[Joe Rosen|Rosen, Joe]]| editor = [[Bob Harras|Harras, Bob]], Edelman, Daryl, [[Mark Gruenwald|Gruenwald, Mark]]| story = The Gift| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|The New Mutants]]| volume = 1| issue = 73| date = March 1989| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref> Due to his unpopularity with readers and artists, Cypher is killed off in ''The New Mutants'' #60 (February 1988). Simonson recalled, "He wasn't fun to draw. He just stood around and hid behind a tree during a fight... Every artist who ever did him said 'Can't we kill this guy?' We would get letters from fans about how much they hated him."<ref name="PoorDoug" /> Simonson also folded the [[X-Terminators]], a group of young wards from ''[[X-Factor (comic book)|X-Factor]]'', into the New Mutants.<ref name="NM#76">{{cite comic | writer = [[Louise Simonson|Simonson, Louise]]| penciller = [[Rich Buckler|Buckler, Rich]]| inker = Palmer, Tom| colorist = [[Glynis Wein|Wein, Glynis]]| letterer = [[Joe Rosen|Rosen, Joe]]| editor = [[Bob Harras|Harras, Robert]]| story = Splash!| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|The New Mutants]]| volume = 1| issue = 76| date = June 1989| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref>

The X-Terminators added to the team were:

* '''[[Tabitha Smith|Boom-Boom]]''' (Tabitha Smith), a teen runaway who could create "plasma bombs."
* '''[[Rusty Collins]]''', a [[pyrokinesis|pyrokinetic]] wanted by the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. government]].
* '''[[Rictor]]''' (Julio Richter), a young [[Mexico|Mexican]] who could create [[shock wave]]s.
* '''[[Skids (character)|Skids]]''' (Sally Blevins), a former [[Morlocks (comics)|Morlock]] who could project a frictionless [[Force field (technology)|force field]] around her body.

In 1989, Simonson crafted a saga in which the team journeyed to [[Asgard (comics)|Asgard]], the home of the gods of [[Norse mythology]]. The storyline wrote Mirage out of the series, as she joined the Norse pantheon as one of the Valkyrior.<ref name="NM#87">{{cite comic | writer = [[Louise Simonson|Simonson, Louise]]| penciller = [[Rob Liefeld|Liefeld, Rob]]| inker = [[Bob Wiacek|Wiacek, Bob]]| colorist = Rockwitz, Mike| letterer = [[Joe Rosen|Rosen, Joe]]| editor = [[Bob Harras|Harras, Bob]]| story = A Show of Power!| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|The New Mutants]]| volume = 1| issue = 87| date = March 1990| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref> ''The New Mutants'' #64 deals with the team's mourning of Cypher, and includes a scene in which Warlock attempts to resurrect Cypher by taking his corpse out of its coffin and showing it to Cypher's loved ones. Simonson holds it to be her favorite New Mutants story, though she acknowledges that many readers found it too morbid.<ref name="PoorDoug" />

A new mentor for the group, the mysterious mercenary [[Cable (character)|Cable]], was introduced.<ref name="NM#87"/> Over the next year, several longtime team members were written out or killed off. When [[Rob Liefeld]] and [[Fabian Nicieza]] took over as writers of the final three issues of the series, they included several harder-edged characters:

* '''[[Vanessa Carlysle|"Domino"]]''' (Vanessa Carlysle), Cable's pale-skinned, black-garbed mercenary lover. She is later revealed to be Copycat impersonating [[Domino (character)|Domino]].
* '''[[Feral (character)|Feral]]''' (Maria Callasantos), who possessed a bestial temperament and appearance.
* '''Shatterstar''' (Gaveedra Seven), a swashbuckling warrior from another dimension.
* '''[[Warpath (comics)|Warpath]]''' (James Proudstar), the younger brother of slain X-Man [[Thunderbird (John Proudstar)|Thunderbird]] and a former Hellion, an [[Apache]] who possessed super strength and speed.

''The New Mutants'' was cancelled in 1991 with issue #100, but the new platoon-like team formed by Cable continued in ''[[X-Force (comic book)|X-Force]]''. That team featured a variety of the former ''New Mutants'' cast.

==Critical response==
Literary scholar Ramzi Fawaz emphasizes the significance of the original run. He argues that in contrast to the original X-Men stories, ''New Mutants'' "radically reassesses the concept of the 'mutant superhero.'" For example, Fawaz writes that mutant powers are re-envisioned as traumatic experiences of shame. He argues that this is a response to the fragmentation of social liberation movements in the 1980s. He writes that "Like the social movements of the 1980s that destabilized instrumentalist understandings of politics, ''The New Mutants'' recast the figure of the superhero as a contingent political actor detached from an assumed role as a purveyor of liberal ideals."<ref>Ramzi Fawaz, ''The New Mutants: Superheroes and the Radical Imagination of American Comics'', New York University Press, 2016, p.234-236.</ref>

== New X-Men: Academy X ==
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The second incarnation of the ''New Mutants'' debuted in 2003 with an ongoing series of the same name, written by [[Nunzio DeFilippis]] and [[Christina Weir]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Mutants (2003) #1 |url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/10322/new_mutants_2003_1 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Marvel |type=Product page}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Shivener |first=Rich |title=The Ages of the X-Men: Essays on the Children of the Atom in Changing Times |date= |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-7864-7219-2 |location=Jefferson |pages=203-204 |chapter=No Mutant Left Behind: Lessons from New X-Men Academy X}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Misiroglu |first=Gina |title=The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes |publisher=[[Visible Ink Press]] |year=2012 |isbn=9781578593972 |pages=414}}</ref> The series would continue for 13 issues, until June 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Mutants (2003) #13 |url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/485/new_mutants_2003_13 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Marvel |type=Product page}}</ref> Following the end of [[Grant Morrison]]'s ''[[New X-Men (2001 series)|New X-Men]]'', ''New Mutants'' was then relaunched as ''[[New X-Men (2004 series)|New X-Men: Academy X]]''.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=New X-Men (2004) #1 |url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/654/new_x-men_2004_1 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Marvel |type=Product page}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The series featured a handful of the dozens of mutant teenagers attending the [[X-Mansion|Xavier Institute]], as well as their instructors, which included various [[X-Men]] as well as former members of the original New Mutants ([[Karma (character)|Karma]], [[Magma (character)|Magma]], [[Danielle Moonstar]], and [[Wolfsbane (character)|Wolfsbane]]).

The featured group of students never refer to themselves as "the New Mutants" before the series relaunch as ''New X-Men: Academy X'' in 2004, and the reorganization of the Xavier Institute student body into various training squads. The New Mutants, advised by Dani Moonstar, were:

* '''[[Elixir (character)|Elixir]]''' (Josh Foley) – Elixir is an [[Omega-level mutant]] who can manipulate his or others' biologies to heal or harm. He was one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain his powers after "M-Day".  He was seemingly killed by the [[Dark Riders (comics)|Dark Riders]] before returning with vastly enhanced abilities.
* '''[[Icarus (comics)|Icarus]]''' (Joshua "Jay" Guthrie) – Jay possesses red wings that allow him to fly and give him an accelerated healing process. Furthermore, he possesses the ability to manipulate his own voice. He was one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain his powers after "M-Day". Jay's wings are amputated by [[William Stryker|Stryker]],<ref>''New X-Men'' vol. 2, #23 (April 2006)</ref> who later kills him.<ref>''New X-Men'' vol. 2, #27 (August 2006)</ref>
* '''[[Prodigy (David Alleyne)|Prodigy]]''' (David Alleyne) – David was the team's co-leader who could temporarily gain the knowledge and skills of those near him. Although he was de-powered after "M-Day", he has retained all the knowledge he had acquired prior to the "Decimation".<ref>''New X-Men'' vol. 2, #43 (December 2007)</ref>
* '''[[Surge (Marvel Comics)|Surge]]''' (Noriko Ashida) – Noriko is [[Japanese people|Japanese]]. She absorbs electricity from her environment which she can discharge as powerful electric blasts or utilize as superhuman speed. She requires mechanical gauntlets to prevent overcharge. Surge was one of the 27 students at the [[X-Mansion|Xavier Institute]] to retain her powers after "M-Day".
* '''[[Wallflower (comics)|Wallflower]]''' (Laurie Collins) – Laurie is a shy girl who generates highly potent [[pheromone]]s that influence people's emotions. She was one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain her powers after "M-Day". Laurie was later killed by one of [[William Stryker|Stryker]]'s men.<ref>''New X-Men'' vol. 2, #25 (June 2006)</ref>
* '''[[Wind Dancer]]''' (Sofia Mantega) – Sofia was the other co-leader and was a temperamental aerokinetic who was particularly adept at using this power to manipulate sound. She was depowered after "M-Day" and joined a group of fellow ex-mutants as part of the [[New Warriors]].  Donning a variety of mechanical gear, she took up the codename Renascence before the group disbanded.
* '''[[Wither (comics)|Wither]]''' (Kevin Ford) – Kevin could cause organic material to decay with his touch. He eventually switches to the [[Hellions (Marvel Comics)|Hellions]] squad.<ref>''New X-Men: Academy X'' #6 (December 2004)</ref> He is later killed by Elixir.<ref>''X-Force'' vol. 3, #25 (Released March 2010, Published May 2010)</ref>

Another such group, advised by [[Emma Frost]], was known as the [[Hellions (Marvel Comics)|Hellions]] and, like their predecessor, was the arch-rival of the New Mutants. Whereas the original ''New Mutants'' series revolved around battles with world-threatening menaces, ''New Mutants'' volume 2 focused on the characters' personal relationships and struggles with controlling their powers.

After "[[Decimation (comics)|M-Day]]", the cataclysmic event that decimated the world's mutant population, only 27 of the 182 students enrolled at the Xavier Institute retained their powers. The New Mutants and the other training squads were disbanded, and the remaining students were folded into a single junior team, the New X-Men.<ref>''New X-Men'' (vol. 2) #23 (April 2006)</ref>

== Original team reunion ==
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In May 2009, a third volume of ''New Mutants'' was launched.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} The team is a reunion of the cast from the first volume, consisting of [[Cannonball (Marvel Comics)|Cannonball]], [[Karma (character)|Karma]], [[Magik]], [[Magma (character)|Magma]], [[Danielle Moonstar]], and [[Sunspot (Marvel Comics)|Sunspot]].

The reunion is spun from events from the limited series ''[[X-Infernus]]''. Magik shows up at the X-Men headquarters in San Francisco, claiming to be from the future and warning that Dani Moonstar and Karma are in danger. Once tests show that Illyanna is not an imposter, Cannonball leads a rescue mission with her. They are joined by Magma and Sunspot.<ref name="New Mutants (vol. 3) #1">{{cite comic | writer = [[Zeb Wells|Wells, Zeb]]| penciller = Neves, Diógenes| inker = [[Cam Smith (artist)|Smith, Cam]], [[Edgar Tadeo|Tadeo, Edgar]]| colorist = Rauch, John| letterer = Caramagna, Joe| editor = [[Nick Lowe (comics)|Lowe, Nick]]| story = Return of the Legion (Part 1) - We Were Many, Once| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|New Mutants]]| volume = 3| issue = 1| date = July 2009| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref> They end up taking on [[Legion (Marvel Comics)|Legion]].

In a later issue, Warlock returns to Earth<ref name="New Mutants (vol. 3) #5">{{cite comic | writer = [[Zeb Wells|Wells, Zeb]]| artist = Baldus, Zachary| colorist = [[Jim Campbell (comics)|Campbell, James]]| letterer = Caramagna, Joe| editor = [[Nick Lowe (comics)|Lowe, Nick]]| story = Debrief| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|New Mutants]]| volume = 3| issue = 5| date = November 2009| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref> and Cypher reappears alive, under the control of [[Selene (comics)|Selene]]. After Warlock frees him from Selene's control, Cypher joins the team.<ref name="New Mutants (Vol. 3) #6">{{cite comic | writer = [[Zeb Wells|Wells, Zeb]]| penciller = Neves, Diógenes| inker = [[Edgar Tadeo|Tadeo, Edgar]]| colorist = Rauch, John| letterer = Caramagna, Joe| editor = [[Nick Lowe (comics)|Lowe, Nick]]| story = Necrosha: New Mutants, Chapter 1: Dead Language| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|New Mutants]]| volume = 3| issue = 6| date = December 2009| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref><ref name="New Mutants (Vol. 3) #8">{{cite comic | writer = [[Zeb Wells|Wells, Zeb]]| artist = Neves, Diógenes| colorist = Rauch, John| letterer = Caramagna, Joe| story = Necrosha| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|New Mutants]]| volume = 3| issue = 8| date = February 2010| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref>

During "[[Siege (comics)|Siege]]", [[Hela (character)|Hela]] empowers Dani (now going by her old codename Mirage)<ref name="New Mutants (vol. 3) #10">{{cite comic | writer = [[Kieron Gillen|Gillen, Kieron]]| artist = Davidson, Paul, [[David López (artist)|López, David]]| inker = Davidson, Paul, López, Álvaro| colorist = Sotocolor| letterer = Caramagna, Joe| editor = [[Nick Lowe (comics)|Lowe, Nick]]| story = International Incident| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|New Mutants]]| volume = 3| issue = 10| date = April 2010| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref> as a Valkyrie to bring the souls of the fallen [[Asgard (comics)|Asgardians]] to her.<ref name="New Mutants (vol. 3) #11">{{cite comic | writer = [[Kieron Gillen|Gillen, Kieron]]| artist = [[Niko Henrichon|Henrichon, Niko]]| colorist = Henrichon, Niko| letterer = Caramagna, Joe| editor = [[Nick Lowe (comics)|Lowe, Nick]], Ketchum, Daniel| story = Hel's Valkyrie| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|New Mutants]]| volume = 3| issue = 11| date = May 2010| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref> During "[[X-Men: Second Coming]]", Karma loses her leg after being stabbed by [[Cameron Hodge]].<ref name="New Mutants (vol. 3) #12">{{cite comic | writer = [[Zeb Wells|Wells, Zeb]]| artist = Roberson, Ibraim| colorist = Reber, Brian| letterer = Caramagna, Joe| editor = [[Nick Lowe (comics)|Lowe, Nick]]| story = Second Coming (Chapter Three)| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|New Mutants]]| volume = 3| issue = 12| date = June 2010| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref>

Magik leads the team to [[Otherplace|Limbo]] as part of her plan for revenge against the Elder Gods. [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] has her imprisoned for her actions.<ref name="New Mutants (vol. 3) #25">{{cite comic | writer = [[Dan Abnett|Abnett, Dan]], [[Andy Lanning|Lanning, Andy]]| artist = [[Leandro Fernández (artist)|Fernández, Leandro]]| colorist = Mossa, Andres| letterer = Caramagna, Joe| editor = Girner, Sebastian, [[Nick Lowe (comics)|Lowe, Nick]]| story = Unfinished Business (Part 1)| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|New Mutants]]| volume = 3| issue = 25| date = July 2011| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref> When the X-Men split in the "[[X-Men: Schism|Schism]]" storyline, the majority of the team sides with Cyclops and stays on Utopia, while Cannonball and Karma side with Wolverine and leave to join the new [[Jean Grey School for Higher Learning]].<ref name="New Mutants (Vol. 3) #33">{{cite comic | writer = [[Dan Abnett|Abnett, Dan]], [[Andy Lanning|Lanning, Andy]]| penciller = [[David López (artist)|López, David]]| inker = López, Álvaro| colorist = [[Val Staples|Staples, Val]]| letterer = Caramagna, Joe| editor = Girner, Sebastian, [[Nick Lowe (comics)|Lowe, Nick]]| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|New Mutants]]| volume = 3| issue = 33| date = January 2012| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref>

Cyclops tasks the remaining team with closing off some of the X-Men's 'unfinished business', and they ultimately recruit:
* '''[[Nate Grey|X-Man]]''' (Nate Grey), an alternate version of [[Cable (character)|Cable]] from the [[Age of Apocalypse]] timeline, who joins the team after they rescue him from [[Sugar Man (Marvel Comics)|Sugar Man]].<ref name="New Mutants (vol. 3) #28">{{cite comic | writer = [[Dan Abnett|Abnett, Dan]], [[Andy Lanning|Lanning, Andy]]| artist = [[Michael Ryan (artist)|Ryan, Michael]]| inker = Lee, Norman| colorist = Curiel, David| letterer = Caramagna, Joe| editor = Girner, Sebastian, [[Nick Lowe (comics)|Lowe, Nick]]| story = Family Therapy| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|New Mutants]]| volume = 3| issue = 28| date = September 2011| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref>

* '''[[Blink (character)|Blink]]''' (Clarice Ferguson), a pink-skinned mutant who can create portals.<ref name="New Mutants (vol. 3) #45">{{cite comic | writer = [[Dan Abnett|Abnett, Dan]], [[Andy Lanning|Lanning, Andy]]| artist = [[Leandro Fernández (artist)|Fernández, Leandro]]| colorist = [[Val Staples|Staples, Val]]| letterer = Caramagna, Joe| editor = Rosemann, Bill| story = Fear the Future, Part 2 of 3: Start the Clock| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|New Mutants]]| volume = 3| issue = 45| date = September 2012| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref>

==Dead Souls==
A six issue mini-series ''The New Mutants: Dead Souls'' was launched in March 2018, written by [[Matthew Rosenberg (writer)|Matthew Rosenberg]] and pencilled by Adam Gorham.<ref name="New Mutants: Dead Souls #1">{{cite comic | writer = [[Matthew Rosenberg (writer)|Rosenberg, Matthew]]| artist = Gorham, Adam| colorist = Garland, Michael| letterer = Cowles, Clayton| editor = Shan, Darren, Robinson, Chris, Paniccia, Mark| story = Chapter 1: New Dawn Fades| title = The New Mutants: Dead Souls| volume = 1| issue = 1| date = May 2018| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref> The new team is a corporate-sponsored squad employed by former New Mutant [[Karma (character)|Karma]], who has inherited the multinational Hatchi Corporation. The team consists of other former New Mutants [[Magik]], [[Wolfsbane (character)|Wolfsbane]], [[Rictor]], and [[Tabitha Smith|Boom-Boom]], alongside:
* '''[[Strong Guy]]''' (Guido Carosella), a mutant with the ability to rechannel kinetic energy into physical strength, who was first introduced during Claremont's run of ''The New Mutants'' as a bodyguard to [[Lila Cheney]].

The team investigated paranormal and magical threats, ultimately realizing Karma had sent them on a hunt for her brother Trân Cao Mạnh, whose soul had escaped her body and was seeking a way to restore his own.<ref name="New Mutants: Dead Souls #4">{{cite comic | writer = [[Matthew Rosenberg (writer)|Rosenberg, Matthew]]| artist = Gorham, Adam| colorist = Garland, Michael| letterer = Cowles, Clayton| editor = Shan, Darren, Robinson, Chris, White, Jordan D.| story = Chapter 3: From Safety to Where...?| title = The New Mutants: Dead Souls| volume = 1| issue = 3| date = July 2018| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref> The series ended on a cliffhanger, where Karma, Magik, Wolfsbane and Strong Guy, along with [[Danielle Moonstar|Mirage]], were infected by the [[Transmode Virus]] via [[Warlock (New Mutants)|Warlock]].<ref name="New Mutants: Dead Souls #6">{{cite comic | writer = [[Matthew Rosenberg (writer)|Rosenberg, Matthew]]| artist = Gorham, Adam| colorist = Garland, Michael| letterer = Cowles, Clayton| editor = Shan, Darren, Robinson, Chris, White, Jordan D.| story = Chapter 6: Something Must Break| title = The New Mutants: Dead Souls| volume = 1| issue = 6| date = October 2018| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref> Rosenberg carried the unresolved plot threads across to his contemporaneous run on ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'', folding the remaining members of the New Mutants team into the [[X-Men]], led by [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]].

==Krakoan Age==
''New Mutants'' was relaunched in November 2019 as part of [[Dawn of X]].<ref name="New Mutants (vol. 4) #1">{{cite comic | writer = [[Ed Brisson|Brisson, Ed]], [[Jonathan Hickman|Hickman, Jonathan]]| artist = Reis, Rod| colorist = Reis, Rod| letterer = Lanham, Travis| editor = White, Jordan D., Bissa, Annalise| story = The Sextant| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|New Mutants]]| volume = 4| issue = 1| date = January 2020| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref> There were initially two teams who appeared in rotating issues. The first was a reunion of the original New Mutants team, featuring [[Danielle Moonstar|Mirage]], [[Karma (character)|Karma]], [[Magik]], [[Sunspot (Marvel Comics)|Sunspot]], [[Wolfsbane (character)|Wolfsbane]], and [[Cypher (Marvel Comics)|Cypher]], as well as:
* '''[[Chamber (character)|Chamber]]''' (Jonathan Staresmore), a mutant originally from [[Generation X (comics)|Generation X]], whose body is a chamber for psionic energy.
* '''[[Mondo (comics)|Mondo]]''', another mutant originally from Generation X, who has the ability to take on the properties of any organic or inorganic material he comes into contact with.

The second team<ref name="New Mutants (vol. 4) #3">{{cite comic | writer = [[Ed Brisson|Brisson, Ed]]| artist = Armentaro, Flaviano| colorist = Lopez, Carlos| letterer = Lanham, Travis| editor = White, Jordan D., Bissa, Annalise| story = To the Grave| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|New Mutants]]| volume = 4| issue = 3| date = February 2020| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref> featured [[Tabitha Smith|Boom-Boom]] and, later, [[Magma (character)|Magma]], alongside:
* '''[[Armor (Marvel Comics character)|Armor]]''' (Hisako Ichiki), a Japanese mutant who can generate an impenetrable psionic exoskeleton body armor.
* '''[[Glob Herman]]''' (Robert Herman), a mutant with wax physiology.
* '''Manon''' and '''Maxime''', two young twins from an alternate timeline who can manipulate memories and emotions respectively.
These two teams ultimately merged into one under writer [[Ed Brisson]], in which they rescued a young mutant from the fictional European nation Carnella and took on the online hate group DOX.<ref name="New Mutants (vol. 4) #9">{{cite comic | writer = [[Ed Brisson|Brisson, Ed]]| artist = Armentaro, Flaviano| colorist = Lopez, Carlos| letterer = Lanham, Travis| editor = White, Jordan D., Bissa, Annalise| story = Something Rotten In...| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|New Mutants]]| volume = 4| issue = 9| date = May 2020| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref>

When [[Vita Ayala]] took over as writer, a new team featuring older New Mutants Karma, Magik, Mirage, [[Warlock (New Mutants)|Warlock]], [[Warpath (comics)|Warpath]], and Wolfsbane acted as teachers and mentors to a new group of younger students known as the Lost Club.<ref name="New Mutants (vol. 4) #14">{{cite comic | writer = [[Vita Ayala|Ayala, Vita]]| artist = Reis, Rod| colorist = Reis, Rod| letterer = Lanham, Travis| editor = Bissa, Annalise, White, Jordan D.| story = Welcome to the Wild Hunt| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|New Mutants]]| volume = 4| issue = 14| date = February 2021| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref> This new group of students (which at first includes Anole, Scout, Rain Boy, Cosmar, and No-Girl) falls under the influence of and later into conflict with the Shadow King, culminating in an adventure through the astral plane.<ref name="New Mutants'' (vol. 4) #23">{{cite comic | writer = [[Vita Ayala|Ayala, Vita]]| artist = Reis, Rod| colorist = Reis, Rod| letterer = Lanham, Travis| editor = Okoye, Anita, Brunstad, Sarah, White, Jordan D.| story = The Truth Shall Set Them Free...| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|New Mutants]]| volume = 4| issue = 23| date = February 2022| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref>

In the concluding mini-series ''New Mutants Lethal Legion'', a group of students from the Lost Club join the New Mutants in an adventure that pits them against [[Count Nefaria]] and the Lethal Legion.<ref name="New Mutants Lethal Legion #1">{{cite comic | writer = [[Charlie Jane Anders|Anders, Charlie Jane]]| penciller = Balam, Enid| inker = D'Amico, Elisabetta| colorist = Milla, Matt| letterer = Lanham, Travis| editor = Brunstad, Sarah| story = Vampire Heist| title = New Mutants Lethal Legion| volume = 1| issue = 1| date = May 2023| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref> This includes:
* '''Escapade''' (Shela Sexton), a transgender mutant who can switch locations or trade possessions and abilities with anyone within seven feet.
* '''Scout''' (Gabby Kinney), a clone of [[X-23|Laura Kinney]] who shares her regenerative powers, as well as natural strength, speed, agility, endurance, and reflexes.
* '''[[No-Girl|Cerebella]]''' (Martha Johansson), the telepathic mutant formerly known as No-Girl, who was reborn into a new body after spending years as a disembodied brain in a capsule.
* '''[[List of Marvel Comics characters: G#Galura|Galura]]''' (Gabrielle Diwa), a Filipino mutant with the ability to fly and who had entered into a romantic relationship with Karma.

== New Mutants members ==

In 1982, the original New Mutants team debuted in [[The New Mutants (graphic novel)|''Marvel Graphic Novel'' #4]].<ref name="Original nm">{{cite web|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/didja-know-new-mutants-are-in-the-news |title=Didja Know... New Mutants Are in the News |author=Beard, Jim |date=September 1, 2020 |access-date=October 19, 2020}}</ref> Originally led by Professor X, and later by Magneto, the lineup gradually expanded to include additional recruits, with subsequent volumes and titles have features a variety of team members and associated characters.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;"
|+ Original members
! style="width:20%;"| Character
! style="width:20%;"| Real name
! style="width:20%;"| Joined in
! style="width:20%;"| Notes
|-
| [[Professor X]]
| Charles Xavier
| rowspan="6" | ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' #4 (1982)
| Team founder
|-
| [[Karma (character)|Karma]]
| Mạnh Cao Xuân
| Original team leader
|-
| [[Wolfsbane (character)|Wolfsbane]]
| Rahne Sinclair
|
|-
| [[Danielle Moonstar|Psyche / Mirage]]
| Danielle Moonstar
| Eventual co-leader
|-
| [[Cannonball (Marvel Comics)|Cannonball]]
| Samuel Guthrie
| Eventual co-leader
|-
| [[Sunspot (Marvel Comics)|Sunspot]]
| Roberto Da Costa
|
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;"
|+ Later recruits
! style="width:20%;"| Character
! style="width:20%;"| Real name
! style="width:20%;"| Joined in
! style="width:20%;"| Notes
|-
| [[Kitty Pryde|Shadowcat]]
| Katherine Pryde
| ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #167 (1983)
| Leaves to rejoin X-Men team in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #168
|-
| [[Magma (character)|Magma]]
| Amara Aquilla
| ''The New Mutants'' #13 (1984)
|
|-
| [[Magik]]
| Illyana Rasputina
| ''The New Mutants'' #14 (1984)
|
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Warlock (New Mutants)|Warlock]]
| rowspan="2" | ''The New Mutants'' #21 (1984)
|
|-
| [[Cypher (Marvel Comics)|Cypher]]
| Douglas Ramsey
|
|-
| [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]]
| Max "Magnus" Eisenhardt
| ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #200 (1985)
| Headmaster (replacing Xavier)
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Bird-Brain (Marvel Comics)|Bird-Brain]]
| ''The New Mutants'' #55 (1987)
|
|-
| [[Rusty Collins|Firefist]]
| Russell "Rusty" Collins
| rowspan="4" |''The New Mutants'' #77 (1989)
|
|-
| [[Skids (character)|Skids]]
| Sally Blevins
|
|-
| [[Rictor]]
| Julio Richter
|
|-
| [[Tabitha Smith|Boom-Boom]]
| Tabitha "Tabby" Smith
|
|-
| [[Cable (character)|Cable]]
| Nathan Summers
| ''The New Mutants'' #89 (1990)
| Leader (replacing Magneto)
|-
| [[Warpath (comics)|Warpath]]
| James Proudstar
| ''The New Mutants'' #99 (1991)
|
|-
| [[Nate Grey|X-Man]]
| Nate Grey
| ''New Mutants'' (vol. 3) #28 (2011)
|
|-
| [[Blink (character)|Blink]]
| Clarice Ferguson
| ''New Mutants'' (vol. 3) #45 (2012)
|
|-
| [[Shatterstar]]
| Gaveedra Seven/Benjamin Russell
| rowspan="5" | ''Cable'' #150 (2017)
|
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Longshot (Marvel Comics)|Longshot]]
|
|-
| [[X-23]]
| Laura Kinney
|
|-
| [[Armor (Marvel Comics character)|Armor]]
| Hisako Ichiki
|
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Doop (character)|Doop]]
|
|-
| [[Strong Guy]]
| Guido Carosella
|''The New Mutants: Dead Souls'' #1 (2018)
|
|-
| [[Chamber (character)|Chamber]]
| Jonothon Starsmore
| rowspan="2" | ''New Mutants'' (vol. 4) #1 (2019)<ref name="New Mutants">{{cite web|url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/27557/new_mutants_2019_-_2020 |title=New Mutants (2019 - 2020) |access-date=October 19, 2020}}</ref>
|
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Mondo (comics)|Mondo]]
|
|-
| Escapade
| Shela Sexton
| ''New Mutants'' (vol. 4) #31 (2022)<ref name="Marvel's Voices: Pride' Breakout Hero Escapade Continues Her Adventures in 'New Mutants' #31">{{cite web|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/marvel-voices-pride-escapade-new-mutants-31-story-arc |title=New Mutants #31 |access-date=July 21, 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[No-Girl|Cerebella]]
| Martha Johansson
| rowspan="2" | ''New Mutants Lethal Legion'' #1 (2023)
| Formerly known as No-Girl
|-
| [[Gabby Kinney|Honey Badger / Scout]]
| Gabrielle "Gabby" Kinney
| 
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;"
|+ New Mutants Squad (New X-Men)
! style="width:20%;"| Character
! style="width:20%;"| Real name
! style="width:20%;"| Joined in
! style="width:20%;"| Notes
|-
| [[Danielle Moonstar|Psyche / Mirage]]
| Danielle Moonstar
| rowspan="8" | ''New X-Men'' (vol. 2) #2
| Team Advisor
|-
| [[Wind Dancer]]
| Sofia Elizabeth Mantega
| 
|-
| [[Wallflower (comics)|Wallflower]]
| Laurie Collins
|
|-
| [[Prodigy (David Alleyne)|Prodigy]]
| David Alleyne
|
|-
| [[Surge (Marvel Comics)|Surge]]
| Noriko Ashida
|
|-
| [[Elixir (character)|Elixir]]
| Josh Foley
|
|-
| [[Wither (comics)|Wither]]
| Kevin Ford
|
|-
| [[Icarus (comics)|Icarus]]
| Joshua Guthrie
|
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;"
|+ Lost Club (Students of New Mutants on Krakoa)
! style="width:20%;"| Character
! style="width:20%;"| Real name
! style="width:20%;"| Joined in
! style="width:20%;"| Notes
|-
| [[Anole (character)|Anole]]
| Victor Borkowski
| rowspan="5" | ''New Mutants'' (vol. 4) #14 (2020)
| 
|-
| [[Gabby Kinney|Honey Badger / Scout]]
| Gabrielle "Gabby" Kinney
| 
|-
| Rain Boy
| Carl Aalston
| 
|-
| Cosmar
| Natashia Repina
| 
|-
| [[List of Marvel Comics characters: N#No-Girl|Cerebella]]
| Martha Johansson
| Formerly known as No-Girl
|-
| Escapade
| Shela Sexton
| rowspan="2" | ''New Mutants'' (vol. 4) #31 (2022)
|
|-
| Leo
| Leo Eng
|
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;"
|+ Notable allies, honorary, and reserve
! style="width:20%;"| Character
! style="width:20%;"| Real name
! style="width:20%;"| Active in
! style="width:20%;"| Notes
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Danielle Moonstar#Valkyrie abilities|Brightwind / Darkwind]]
| ''The New Mutants Special Edition'' #1 (1985)
| Danielle Moonstar's Steed
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Gosamyr]]
| ''The New Mutants'' #67 (1988)
|
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Artie Maddicks]]
| rowspan="2" | ''The New Mutants'' #77 (1989)
|
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Leech (character)|Leech]]
| 
|-
| [[Copycat (Marvel Comics)|Copycat]]
| Vanessa Carlysle
| ''New Mutants,'' Vol. 1 #98 (1991)
|
|-
| [[Feral (character)|Feral]]
| Maria Callasantos
| ''The New Mutants'' #100
|
|-
| [[Glob Herman]]
| Robert Herman
| rowspan="3" | ''New Mutants'' (vol. 4) #3 (2020)
|
|-
| colspan="2" | Maxime
|
|-
| colspan="2" | Manon
|
|-
| [[List of Marvel Comics characters: G#Galura|Galura]]
| Gabrielle Diwa
| ''New Mutants'' (vol. 4) #21 (2021)
|
|}

== Other versions ==
=== ''Rahne of Terra'' ===
The 1991 graphic novel ''Wolverine: Rahne of Terra,'' by [[Peter David]], is set in a [[heroic fantasy]] universe in which [[Wolfsbane (character)|Wolfsbane]]'s counterpart is Princess Rain of Geshem. Other denizens of Terra include Rain's lady-in-waiting [[Tabitha Smith|Tabby]] (Boom-Boom), the knights [[Rictor|Richard]] (Rictor), [[Sunspot (Marvel Comics)|Robert]] (Sunspot), and [[Cannonball (Marvel Comics)|Samuel]] (Cannonball), and the peasant boy [[Cypher (Marvel Comics)|Douglas]] (Cypher). The Terrans all duplicate the powers of their counterparts in one way or another.<ref name="Wolverine: Rahne of Terra">{{cite comic | writer = [[Peter David|David, Peter]]| artist = [[Andy Kubert|Kubert, Andy]]| colorist = van Valkenburgh, Sherilyn| letterer = [[Jim Novak|Novak, Jim]]| editor = [[Bob Harras|Harras, Bob]], Gaffney, Suzanne| story = Rahne of Terra| title = [[Rahne of Terra|Wolverine: Rahne of Terra]]| volume = 1| issue = 1| date = August 1991| location=[[New York, NY]] | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| id = {{ISBN|0871358433}}}}</ref>

=== ''The New Mutants: Truth or Death'' ===
In 1997, a three-issue reunion series written by [[Ben Raab]] and illustrated by [[Bernard Chang]], ''The New Mutants: Truth or Death,'' featured the young New Mutants traveling forward in time to meet their older, jaded selves in [[X-Force]].

===''Worst X-Man Ever''===
Here the New Mutants consist of X-Ceptional, who can explode permanently, Riches, who turns whatever he touches to gold, Minerva, who can manipulate reality, and Riches' sister Rags. Riches kills Professor X and takes over the world. Rags begins a relationship with Gambit, and Minerva goes to pure idea. X-Ceptional grabs Riches and explodes, killing them both.<ref>X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever #1–5</ref>

=== Ultimate Marvel ===
In ''[[Ultimate X-Men]],'' the '''Academy of Tomorrow''' (previously called New Mutants) is founded by [[Emma Frost]]. It is loosely linked to the X-Men via Emma Frost's professional relationship with her former lover and teacher [[Professor X|Charles Xavier]]. This Academy accepts any talented students, regardless of their genetic status. The team is headed by Frost and field leader [[Havok (character)|Havok]]. During ''[[Ultimatum (Ultimate Marvel)|Ultimatum]]'', the Academy of Tomorrow is destroyed in a terrorist attack by [[Jamie Madrox|Multiple Man]].<ref name="Ultimatum #3">{{cite comic |writer=[[Jeph Loeb|Loeb, Jeph]]| penciller = [[David Finch (comics)|Finch, David]]| inker=Miki, Danny | colorist = [[Peter Steigerwald|Steigerwald, Peter]], Firchow, Steve| letterer = [[Richard Starkings|RS]], [[Comicraft]]| editor = Paniccia, Mark, Sankovitch, Lauren| story = Heaven On Earth| title = [[Ultimatum (comics)|Ultimatum]]| volume = 1| issue = 3| date = May 2009| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref> Former members include [[Warren Worthington III|Angel]], Beast, [[Cannonball (Marvel Comics)|Cannonball]], [[Dazzler (Marvel Comics)|Dazzler]], [[Karma (character)|Karma]], [[Northstar (character)|Northstar]], [[Polaris (Marvel Comics)|Polaris]], [[Sunspot (Marvel Comics)|Sunspot]], and [[Cypher (Marvel Comics)|Cypher]].<ref name="Ultimate X-Men #20">{{cite comic |writer = [[Mark Millar|Millar, Mark]]| penciller = [[Adam Kubert|Kubert, Adam]]| inker = Miki, Danny| colorist = [[Dave Stewart (artist)|Stewart, Dave]]| letterer = [[Chris Eliopoulos|Eliopoulos, Chris]]| editor = [[Ralph Macchio (editor)|Macchio, Ralph]], Smith, Brian, [[C.B. Cebulski|Cebulski, C.B.]]| story = Resignation| title = [[Ultimate X-Men]]| volume = 1| issue = 20| date = September 2002| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref>

== In other media ==
===Television===
The New Mutants, based on the first comics incarnation, appear in ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'', consisting of [[Tabitha Smith|Boom-Boom]], [[Cannonball (Marvel Comics)|Cannonball]], [[Magma (character)|Magma]], [[Sunspot (Marvel Comics)|Sunspot]], [[Wolfsbane (character)|Wolfsbane]], [[Berzerker (comics)|Berzerker]], [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman]], [[Jubilee (character)|Jubilee]], and [[Jamie Madrox|Multiple]].

===Film===
A [[The New Mutants (film)|self-titled]] film adaptation of the New Mutants was released on August 28, 2020. The film was directed by [[Josh Boone (director)|Josh Boone]], with a script written by Boone and Knate Gwaltney, and stars [[Maisie Williams]] as Rahne Sinclair / Wolfsbane,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BE9C09rk5O7/|title=Instagram photo by Josh Boone • May 3, 2016 at 5:40pm UTC|work=instagram.com}}</ref> [[Anya Taylor-Joy]] as [[Magik|Illyana Rasputin / Magik]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BE4k6tuk5KJ/|title=Instagram photo by Josh Boone • May 2, 2016 at 12:01am UTC|work=instagram.com}}</ref> [[Charlie Heaton]] as Sam Guthrie / Cannonball,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BE-BiDYE5I2/|title=Instagram photo by Josh Boone • May 4, 2016 at 2:48am UTC|work=instagram.com}}</ref> [[Blu Hunt]] as [[Danielle Moonstar|Dani Moonstar / Mirage]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BE9NvJnk5Ld/|title=Instagram photo by Josh Boone • May 3, 2016 at 7:15pm UTC|work=instagram.com}}</ref> and [[Henry Zaga]] as Bobby da Costa / Sunspot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BE-Bw7zk5JO/|title=Instagram photo by Josh Boone • May 4, 2016 at 2:50am UTC|work=instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/exclusive-are-these-josh-boones-first-three-new-mutants|title=EXCLUSIVE: Are These Josh Boone's First Three 'New Mutants'?|work=HitFix|last=McWeeny|first=Drew|date=March 31, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/388435-new-mutants-movie-exclusive-anya-taylor-joy-says-james-mcavoy-will-star#/slide/1|title=New Mutants Movie Exclusive: Anya Taylor-Joy Says James McAvoy Will Star|publisher=Superhero Hype|last=Evry|first=Max|date=January 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | first=Adam | last=Chitwood | url=https://collider.com/new-mutants-movie-professor-x/ | title='New Mutants': Simon Kinberg Says Professor X Will Appear; Filming Could Begin Early 2017| website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] | date=May 10, 2016 | access-date=10 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRKEABr4DI8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/DRKEABr4DI8| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=EXCLUSIVE: Simon Kinberg and Olivia Munn Talk X-Men, New Mutants, and Gambit – Saturn Awards 2016|last=That Hashtag Show|date=7 July 2016|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/788819-exclusive-an-animatic-from-the-new-mutants-movie-lands-online#/slide/1|title=EXCLUSIVE: An Animatic from the New Mutants Movie Lands Online!|publisher=ComingSoon.net|last=Perry|first=Spencer|date=November 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://creativescreenwriting.com/josh-boone/|title=From All We Had to X-Men: Josh Boone, a Busy Man|publisher=Creative Screenwriting|last=McKittrick|first=Christopher|date=December 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/new-mutants-movie-cannonball-charlie-heaton/|title='New Mutants' Finds Its Cannonball with 'Stranger Things' Star Charlie Heaton|last=Goldberg|first=Matt|work=Collider|date=May 31, 2017|access-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tracking-board.com/stranger-things-star-charlie-heaton-to-play-cannonball-in-new-mutants/|title="STRANGER THINGS" STAR CHARLIE HEATON TO PLAY CANNONBALL IN "NEW MUTANTS"|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|work=The Tracking Board|date=May 31, 2017|access-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/foxs-new-mutants-casts-newcomer-blu-hunt-danielle-moonstar-role-1009703|title=Fox's 'New Mutants' Casts Newcomer Blu Hunt in Danielle Moonstar Role (Exclusive)|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 2, 2017|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.marvel.com/teams-and-groups/new-mutants New Mutants] at ''[[Marvel.com]]''
* {{Marveldatabase|New Mutants}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070601204529/http://xmendiaries.ibelgique.com/encyclopedie/dossiers/nm_h.htm X-Men Diaries article on the original Hellions and New Mutants]
* [https://www.marvel.com/comics/characters/1009726/xmen X-Men comics] at ''[[Marvel.com]]''
* [https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/2055/new_mutants_1983_1991 ''The New Mutants''] at ''[[Marvel.com]]''
* [https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/563/new_mutants_2003_2004 ''New Mutants'' (vol. 2)] at ''[[Marvel.com]]''
* [https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/749/new_xmen_2004_2008 ''New X-Men'' (vol. 2)] at ''[[Marvel.com]]''
* [https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/7455/new_mutants_2009_2012 ''New Mutants'' (vol. 3)] at ''[[Marvel.com]]''
* [https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/24090/new_mutants_dead_souls_2018 ''The New Mutants: Dead Souls''] at ''[[Marvel.com]]''
* [https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/27557/new_mutants_2019_2022 ''New Mutants'' (vol. 4)] at ''[[Marvel.com]]''
* [https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/37047/new_mutants_lethal_legion_2023 ''New Mutants Lethal Legion''] at ''[[Marvel.com]]''
* [http://comicsverse.com/episode-68-marvels-new-mutants/ Academic Podcast Analyzing New Mutants] at ComicsVerse.com{{dead link|date=April 2025}}

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