Mister M was quietly one of Earth’s most powerful mutants, potentially Marvel’s answer to Doctor Manhattan — and he’s found an unlikely home.
The Marvel Universe has a large number of mutants — especially now that the X-Men have increasingly become important in the world — but only a handful that could be considered Omega-Level Mutants, the most powerful classification possible.
While many of them have found homes on Krakoa and even major positions on the island nation, there’s one that remains a genuine mystery — and could change everything if he were to renter the field. Mister M remains one of the most potentially powerful — and dangerous — mutants in the Marvel Universe.
Absolon Mercator was introduced in District X #2 by Davind Hine and David Yardin. A mutant with the ability to psionically manipulate energy and matter at a subatomic level, Absolon can effectively control the world around him — quietly making him something of Marvel’s own obscure version of Watchmen’s Doctor Manhattan. Born in Belgium but fleeing to the United States when the activation of his powers resulted in the accidental (and brutal) death of a local bully, Absolon found himself in District X. The New York neighborhood became a prominent home for mutants from across the world, including Mercator. Coming to be known as Mister M, he ran afoul of Bishop during his time working with officers from the New York Police Department to monitor the area.
Mister M was one of the 198 mutants who retained their powers following the events of House of M and Decimation. He was briefly seen by some of the remaining mutants as a possible mutant messiah, a role he didn’t necessarily fight against. However, the villainous General Lazer of O.N.E. manipulated Johnny Dee into briefly depowering Mister M long enough for a controlled Magma to seemingly kill the Omega-Level Mutant. Not long after, his body disappeared — leaving behind a message for his followers that hinted he’d actually evolved into a new form in the form of a host of butterflies. In the era of Krakoa, most mutants who’d been killed in some way were restored by the resurrection protocols.
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But Mister M was one of the few exceptions, with X of Swords revealing that the Omega-Level Mutant ended up in Otherworld and took control of a territory that he soon dubbed Mercator. He remains one of the handful of figures Mister Sinister lacks a DNA example of, making him one of the most valuable mutants that the nefarious scientists could ever locate. But thanks to his place in Otherworld, Mister M is largely removed from the events on Krakoa. However, Planet Size X-Men revealed that Mister M was one of the Omega-Level Mutants Magneto requested to join him in his mission to terraform Mars — revealing that at least Magneto is aware of where the powerful matter-warper resides. However, Mister M refused, seemingly content to be removed from the lives of his fellow mutants.
The fact that his role in the terraforming of Mars into Planet Arakko was taken up by the reality-warper Jamie Braddock should give unfamiliar audiences an idea of just how powerful Mister M. As an Omega-Level Mutant, it’s clear that he lacks any discernible limit to his abilities. In theory, Mister M could be one of Marvel’s most powerful and destructive mutants, capable of killing people with the ease that others could snap their fingers. But with mutant outreach into Otherworld increasing and his status as an Omega-Level Mutant painting a target on his back, it’s only a matter of time before Mister M finds himself embroiled in the dramas and conflicts of the mutant community once again.
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