Population of Krakoa?

[raidensix]

Have there been any references to the current population of Krakoa (not including the new Arako mutants)?

[Bozack]

I swear it was in one of the data pages during Dawn of X. Can't remember what comic it was though.

[Havok83]

I swear it was in one of the data pages during Dawn of X. Can't remember what comic it was though.

HoX #5 wrote this



Its been months since then in universe. Assuming most mutants were on Krakoa and taking in the resurrections since then, I think under 100K is a good estimate

[Phoenixx9]

Wow! A lot of mutants there, but so many more to go! I hope there are some additional plots and mention around this idea.

[Micabe]

God forbid anyone on Krakoa/Arakko (Okkara) getting married and having children the old fashion way.

Twilight Sword (Surtur)

[SamuraiK]

From X-men/Fantastic Four #2. There are aproximately 200 thousand mutants on Krakoa.

[Havok83]

From X-men/Fantastic Four #2. There are aproximately 200 thousand mutants on Krakoa.

ETA: I misread that wrong. So the numbers have almost doubled

[Sutekh]

Recently Cypher told the QC that Arakko has 'twenty times' as many mutants as Krakoa, and different sources have given the number of Arakkoan mutants as 16,000 or 16 *million.* (The latter being the same number that died on Genosha seems like a conflation to me.)

[LogosPundit]

From X-men/Fantastic Four #2. There are aproximately 200 thousand mutants on Krakoa.

The real question is what exactly are all of those mutants doing all day? I would say we've seen probably less than 100 mutants in total between all of the X-titles.

[Lady Midnight]

Recently Cypher told the QC that Arakko has 'twenty times' as many mutants as Krakoa, and different sources have given the number of Arakkoan mutants as 16,000 or 16 *million.* (The latter being the same number that died on Genosha seems like a conflation to me.)

I thought that the Arraki population was estimated at 4 Million.

[yogaflame]

I go with 200k Krakoa, 4million Arraki. It's a lot. As much as the concept of islands full of mutants operating as nations is intriguing, it's unwieldy in a comic format that struggles with just handling the 'core cast' of several dozen. I mean, the whole rest of the Marvel line is just a few dozen core characters. It's stretching the boundaries of suspension of disbelief that mutants wouldn't just steamroll the humans at this point, particularly the warlike Arraki. How are 4 million supercharged mutants content to stay on the little island they have been stuck on for thousands of years when there is a whole world to explore/conquer? Just one high-end mutant can be dangerous. Hickman's reach has overtaken his grasp, especially with his pacing. Even a 17 year run would be hard-pressed to explore what he's set up. Sometimes less is more.

[Agatha's Ghost]

I go with 200k Krakoa, 4million Arraki. It's a lot. As much as the concept of islands full of mutants operating as nations is intriguing, it's unwieldy in a comic format that struggles with just handling the 'core cast' of several dozen. I mean, the whole rest of the Marvel line is just a few dozen core characters. It's stretching the boundaries of suspension of disbelief that mutants wouldn't just steamroll the humans at this point, particularly the warlike Arraki. How are 4 million supercharged mutants content to stay on the little island they have been stuck on for thousands of years when there is a whole world to explore/conquer? Just one high-end mutant can be dangerous. Hickman's reach has overtaken his grasp, especially with his pacing. Even a 17 year run would be hard-pressed to explore what he's set up. Sometimes less is more.

The X-Men will need to ally with Nimrod to eliminate these mad Arakki.

[Glio]

I go with 200k Krakoa, 4million Arraki. It's a lot. As much as the concept of islands full of mutants operating as nations is intriguing, it's unwieldy in a comic format that struggles with just handling the 'core cast' of several dozen. I mean, the whole rest of the Marvel line is just a few dozen core characters. It's stretching the boundaries of suspension of disbelief that mutants wouldn't just steamroll the humans at this point, particularly the warlike Arraki. How are 4 million supercharged mutants content to stay on the little island they have been stuck on for thousands of years when there is a whole world to explore/conquer? Just one high-end mutant can be dangerous. Hickman's reach has overtaken his grasp, especially with his pacing. Even a 17 year run would be hard-pressed to explore what he's set up. Sometimes less is more.

Although the Arakkii are a fearsome force, it is not certain that they could defeat all the nations of Earth at once.

Not all of those 4 million will have useful mutations and they are not very knowledgeable about technology.

[yogaflame]

If they've survived demon raids for a few thousand years, they're not a bunch of pushovers. With just a few Omegas in their number, with Isca leading them, their odds are looking pretty good.

[Grunty]

HoX #5 wrote this

Its been months since then in universe. Assuming most mutants were on Krakoa and taking in the resurrections since then, I think under 100K is a good estimate

Wasn't it stated after the destruction of Genosha that the 16 million mutants who died on it were half of the mutant population at the time, with roughly another 16 million being therefor the number of mutants who got depowered?

So did they just retcon the number of total mutants left after Genosha down (and later depowered) in order to easier fit them all on the island?

The real question is what exactly are all of those mutants doing all day? I would say we've seen probably less than 100 mutants in total between all of the X-titles.

They exist to appear in large crowd scenes as nameless random mass with no deeper identity, culture or society in order to pretend there is a complex nation which serves as current basis for the adventures of the named characters.

However they are all happy and better than normal humans as society, which the reader is constantly reminded to by dialoge, so just imagine they have something to do each day, that makes them feel happy and productive.

If they've survived demon raids for a few thousand years, they're not a bunch of pushovers. With just a few Omegas in their number, with Isca leading them, their odds are looking pretty good.

And then they are all getting wiped out by some new big villain in order to demonstrate just how powerfull he/she/they are.