What if there were no male mutants (technically)?

[LordUltimus]

Brought it up in the "create a what if" thread, decided to risk giving it a seperate one. Mildly inspired by Alara Rogers' XXY Genderswap project, which was partially created to focus on mutants as feminists. Prepare for terrible genetic science!

So, what I'm proposing is that the X-gene only manifests itself when the carrier has two x-chromosomes. The carriers with xy chromosomes still have the X-gene, but it doesn't manifest itself, so the carrier doesn't have powers. In other words, the male mutants of canon still exist, they just don't have powers, though their daughters will.

What happens when there's no Professor X, Magneto, Apocalypse, or Cyclops, but there is Destiny, Mystique, Selene, and Jean Grey?

[Beetle]

[LordAllMIghty]

See Claymore...an oldish anime with the same premise. (Kinda)

[Huntsman Spider]

See Claymore...an oldish anime with the same premise. (Kinda)

I remember that. Didn't they only turn women into Claymores because men didn't have the testicular fortitude (I am choosing my words very deliberately, in this case) to resist going full yoma?

[Handsome men don't lose fights]

I remember that. Didn't they only turn women into Claymores because men didn't have the testicular fortitude (I am choosing my words very deliberately, in this case) to resist going full yoma?

Heeeh. The premise is that 'powering up' creates a sensation comparable to an intense orgasm. Because female physiology allows them to go months to years without orgasming, they can better resist the urge to go wild and indulge in their powers, compared to most guys who're like "F*** yeah! Cleanup on aisle three!"

[Master of Sound]

Some peeps come up with really weird ideas.

Why on earth would you want no males?

[Dante Milton]

If mutant powers only manifested in women I imagine humanity would attempt to kill them off even quicker.

[sungila]

Brought it up in the "create a what if" thread, decided to risk giving it a seperate one. Mildly inspired by Alara Rogers' XXY Genderswap project, which was partially created to focus on mutants as feminists. Prepare for terrible genetic science!

So, what I'm proposing is that the X-gene only manifests itself when the carrier has two x-chromosomes. The carriers with xy chromosomes still have the X-gene, but it doesn't manifest itself, so the carrier doesn't have powers. In other words, the male mutants of canon still exist, they just don't have powers, though their daughters will.

What happens when there's no Professor X, Magneto, Apocalypse, or Cyclops, but there is Destiny, Mystique, Selene, and Jean Grey?

I don't think Storm used her mutant powers to overcome Malice did she?

[Ulfhammer]

Brought it up in the "create a what if" thread, decided to risk giving it a seperate one. Mildly inspired by Alara Rogers' XXY Genderswap project, which was partially created to focus on mutants as feminists. Prepare for terrible genetic science!

So, what I'm proposing is that the X-gene only manifests itself when the carrier has two x-chromosomes. The carriers with xy chromosomes still have the X-gene, but it doesn't manifest itself, so the carrier doesn't have powers. In other words, the male mutants of canon still exist, they just don't have powers, though their daughters will.

What happens when there's no Professor X, Magneto, Apocalypse, or Cyclops, but there is Destiny, Mystique, Selene, and Jean Grey?

You'd have no X-Men. Doesn't take a genius. Why don't you just say... what if we had no x-men... on the x-men boards...?

[Glio]

Something like this

[Ulfhammer]

Something like this

Feels like you're assuming women need to be shot. Seems a tad extreme. Dial it back a notch tiger.

[Glio]

Feels like you're assuming women need to be shot. Seems a tad extreme. Dial it back a notch tiger.

I have no doubt that if there were only mutant women, USA would have built ten times more Sentinels than in 616.

[Ulfhammer]

I have no doubt that if there were only mutant women, USA would have built ten times more Sentinels than in 616.

Luckily science.

[jwatson]

We wouldn't be reading X-men right now because the men in charge would say "it can't sell."

[Huntsman Spider]

Heeeh. The premise is that 'powering up' creates a sensation comparable to an intense orgasm. Because female physiology allows them to go months to years without orgasming, they can better resist the urge to go wild and indulge in their powers, compared to most guys who're like "F*** yeah! Cleanup on aisle three!"

Yeah, that's about what I remember of it.

I have no doubt that if there were only mutant women, USA would have built ten times more Sentinels than in 616.

Men feeling impotent would probably nuke the entire planet.

We wouldn't be reading X-men right now because the men in charge would say "it can't sell."

Good points. They would make the Salem Witch Trials look like a walk in the park, and those had women burned alive at the stake. Thermonuclear Armageddon would just take that to a whole new extreme.