Who Is Mimic? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Mimic is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Calvin Montgomery Rankin, with over 696 comic issue appearances. Mimic is a super-human with the ability to copy the powers and abilities of others. He was the first new recruit to the original X-Men team and later a member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Excalibur and Norman Osborn's X-Men team before rejoining the X-Men at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning.

Who is Mimic?

Origin "I've met two X-Men so far! But, now that I know who they are, I'll be able to find the rest of them! And when I'm done I'll be more powerful than any or all of them! There's no way they can save themselves! This means the end of X-Men!" -- Mimic (Calvin Rankin). As a child, a nosey and curious Calvin Rankin accidentally exposed himself to one of his father's experiments. Altering his body and triggering his powers, Calvin soon discovered he was able to mimic the abilities of others who were in his close proximity. Calvin's new-found powers made him reckless and arrogant, attributes which meant he had no friends, although he believed everyone was jealous of him. Calvin's father soon discovered his son's powers and wished to cure his son before everyone would turn on his son. Relocating to a cave, Calvin's father developed a machine that would remove Calvin's powers. Calvin, however, didn't want to part ways with his parents and his father had to lie claiming the machine would help his mimicked powers remain permanently. However, before anything could be done, Calvin and his father were attacked by an angry mob.

Key facts

Mimic is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Lo! Now Shall Appear the Mimic!". The character is published by Marvel. With 696 recorded issue appearances, Mimic ranks among the most featured characters in comics.