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Here is a look at the first ten mutants the X-Men fought in comics, ranked by power.
10) Maa-Gor
One bit of trivia that not a lot of people know is that Ka-Zar actually showed up for the first time in X-Men comics. The X-Men went to the Savage Land in X-Men #10 and encountered Ka-Zar and Zabu, and after a quick fight between them, they teamed up to battle Maa-Gor, the last surviving member of the Man-Apes in the Savage Land. He was a dangerous beast, determined to make the sabertooth tigers extinct, and he killed Zabu’s mate. He has no real powers, but as a caveman, he is very strong and dangerous.
9) Vanisher
Vanisher is a joke character for fans of the X-Men movie world. This is the villain who appeared in Deadpool 2, who was invisible and was only seen when he died, which was a huge moment since it ended up being Brad Pitt. However, he deserves a little more respect than that because he was the very second villain the X-Men ever faced, debuting in X-Men #2. He is a mutant who can transport himself across almost any distance instantly and take almost anything with him. He once threatened to teleport away with Wolferine’s heart, but it is unclear if he can really do this.
8) Lucifer
This is not the demonic Lucifer from Marvel Comics, but is instead an alien named Lucifer who arrived on the planet as part of a planned invasion. Lucifer does have one notable thing that makes him memorable. When he first arrived on Earth, Charles Xavier was a younger man, and he stopped him, so Lucifer got revenge by dropping a stone block on Xavier’s legs, crushing them. Lucifer is the reason that Professor X was in a wheelchair. Lucifer can manipulate ionic energy, which is what gives him his strength and powers.
7) Unus the Untouchable
Unus the Untouchable made his first appearance in X-Men #8, and he was a mutant whom the X-Men battled at the time. His powersallowed him to create a repulsion field, which is an invisible psionic field he puts around him that can deflect weapons attacking him and also push people or things. He first used it as a high school bully and then as a small-time criminal. He gained his name when he used his powers to become a professional wrestler. He was an early member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and later became close friends with Blob. He died when battling the Inhumans, but returned in time for the Krakoa storyline.
6) The Stranger
The Stranger is a cosmic being who made his first appearance in X-Men #11. He first approached Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and he was antagonistic toward the mutants. He isn’t really a bad guy, but he is amoral and very curious, conducting experiments on the oddities of the universe in Laboratory World. As a cosmic being, he has cosmic and psionic abilities and is considered an omnipotent being. However, he comes below other X-Men villains since he is not much of a fighter and mainly stood by as a side character in this battle.
