genetic mutant

created by dorward
(thing) by dorward (3.1 mon) (print)   (I like it!) Sat Apr 01 2000 at 11:25:48
A common plot device in sci-fi, which means that a character is different to most of his kind on the genetic level, usually having some kind of superhuman power and/or physical deformity. Examples are Tooms from The X-Files and all of the X-men.
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