X-Men: New Mutants

As a whole, the New Mutants didn't have a significant role in the series. They were added in the second season of the show to make the Xavier Institute seem more populated by having several students in the background. During the show's four season run, the New Mutants remained in the background, and only in a few instances did any of them contribute to an episode's plot. Most often, they were relegated to sub-plots or background gags. As a result, few of them are well-developed and fans have generally assumed that the lesser-developed characters share the same personalities and traits as their comic-book counterparts. It should be noted, however, that the younger students are only referred to as the "new recruits" in the actual series; they are commonly called the "New Mutants" by fans because they include several members from the original New Mutants comic book. Note that whilst Boom Boom is listed under 'Neutral Mutants' due to her lack of a direct alleigence to any one party, she did originally attend the Xavier Institute as a 'New Mutant'.




Iceman (Bobby Drake) (, the most outgoing and cocky of the new recruits, later becomes a standby X-Man to take the place of Spyke. After Spyke's departure, he became a regular in X-Men missions, including being considered one of the more "experienced" students during the season three finale to join Cyclops, Storm, Jean, Beast, Nightcrawler, and Shadowcat to fight Apocalypse.



Cannonball (Sam Guthrie) is Bobby's more practical-minded friend. He also deserves mention for nearly beating Wolverine in a motorbike race, though his urge to "go Cannonball" ruined his chances. Tall, gawky, and clumsy, he has unintentionally knocked down several walls in the Institute. If he hits something he cannot demolish he falls over, dazed.



Jubilee (Jubilation Lee) , unlike the original show, plays a minor role. She retains the playfulness of her comic counterpart, and was often involved with Bobby's antics. She was removed in the third season (after the public revelation of mutants, her parents no longer felt the Institute was a good place for her), but appeared in a cameo during the season finale. Jubilation has the remarkable ability to generate colorful plasma. She can form this energy into explosive streamers and light shows, which she playfully refers to as 'Fireworks'.



Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair) is a relatively serene individual, only speaking in one episode and eventually being altogether removed from the cast during the third season (presumably under the same pretenses as Jubilee), but returned in a cameo during the series finale. She is of Scottish decent and is able to transform into a lupine form. Her name was mispronounced as "Rohn-ee" in "Retreat," but is correctly pronounced as 'rain' in "Mainstream."




Multiple (Jamie Madrox) , the youngest of the bunch, is constantly picked upon by his older peers. He has a hard time controlling his powers, frequently making several duplicates after bumping into things. He also seems to have a crush on Shadowcat.



Berzerker (Ray Crisp) is a big departure from the mainstream continuity, where he is an extremely violent Morlock. Here, he is fairly mellow, though he still has a temper. He was initially intended to have an on-going rivalry with Sunspot, but aside from one scene this was phased out of the show. His power allows him to harness the fury of electricity.



Magma (Amara Juliana Olivia Aquilla) is the only New Mutant who was the lead character of an episode ("Cruise Control"). She has a somewhat haughty, "royal" attitude at times, and is easily discouraged when she does not live up to her own expectations. Magma has a physiological connection with the earth, and becomes physically ill when she is separated from it for a long period of time (such as when on a boat trip). She also has an unlikely but deep friendship with Tabitha, aka Boom Boom. Magma's appearance has been significantly altered from her comic book incarnation, where she has blond hair and blue eyes; in Evolution, she is fully Brazilian with brown hair and brown eyes. Amara's mutant ability allows her to harness the power of the earth elements, allowing her to simulate effects associated with volcanic activity.




Sunspot (Roberto Da Costa)was shown to be a perfectionist and an overachiever. Roberto's unique mutant ability is derived from the sun, effectively allowing him to become a living solar panel. The energy absorbed from the sun allows Sunspot to "power up" into an all-black radiating form and convert the solar energy into physical strength.



Boom-Boom (Tabitha Smith) has a troubled past and a criminal father. Originally one of the New Mutants, she felt that she didn't fit in and moved in with the Brotherhood, who were more her style. She often played practical jokes on the boys (such as shaving off Blob's Mohawk while he slept) and abused their hospitality, though they did little to stop her. She left following Mystique's return. Her role in the series was significantly diminished afterward; she lived on her own and appeared mostly in the company of her friend Amara. Her unqiue mutant ability, as her codename implies, allows her to make matter go 'Boom'. She can, in fact, generate small globules of glowing energy that explode violently upon her signal. After leaving the Brotherhood she joined the X-Men.