Wells, and its film adaptations. They are Beautiful Dreamer, Caliban, Erg, Leech, and Skids. Later in this story, it was revealed Skids only joined the Morlocks to spy on them on behalf of S.H.I.E.L.D. In one of Generation M's "Ex-Mutants' Diaries," Sally interviews Marrow about the Morlocks.

Members It is unknown whether the remaining Morlocks of Africa stayed there or relocated to New York. Über-MorlockHunter MorlocksSpy Morlocks Warrior MorlocksMorlock Ruling CouncilColoniel NalgaDanny Wichita (hybrid)NebogipfelBoloblodgfunilBoradDraytFanlerenGrachKmallakNobipoperZorog In the first movie adaption, the Morlocks are very similar to their novel counterparts, but their backstory is different: These Morlocks didn't evolve from lower social classes, but instead their existence was caused by wars that destroyed the civilization of the human race. In X-Men: Prime many of the Hill Morlocks returned to found Gene Nation. Due to a series of tragedies, the original Morlocks no longer reside in subterranean New York City (except Marrow, who was one of the original Morlocks as a child), although a violent splinter cell Gene Nation and a comparable group called Those Who Live in Darkness have emerged. According to Callisto, she formed the Morlocks by first recruiting Caliban, and then using his power to track down other mutants who were unable to integrate into normal society. Many new Morlocks debuted, although many were killed in their first appearance. [10] The Morlock are further decimated by the Mauraders, but Cyclops helps the Chechnyan government expel rebels in exchange for a Morlock sanctuary. In #90 Mister Sinister finishes his 10 mutant kills at the Morlock base. Abilities Expand the Morlock race. When attacked by Humanity's Last Stand, an emotional backlash caused D'Gard to assume control over Storm, who relinquished her leadership role. [6], During the "Decimation" storyline, some of the remaining powered Morlocks sought out asylum at the X-Mansion.

Most of the surviving Morlocks relocated themselves throughout New York City after the massacre. [2], The X-Men were alerted to the existence of the Morlocks when their leader Callisto kidnapped Angel and intended to make him her mate. When the unnamed Time Traveller arrives, he fights them with fire, their greatest weakness, but, unlike some other adaptions, never completely defeats them.
District X writer David Hine claims to never have intended this group to have any ties to the original Morlocks. When Callisto discovers what was going on, she forces Annalee to let them go. Other survivors include Erg and Beautiful Dreamer (whose whereabouts were unknown until "Decimation"), Thornn, (who would join X-Corporation), and Caliban. The event resulted in the Marauders killing many of the Morlocks under orders of Mr. Sinister. Type of Hostile Species [84], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morlocks_(comics)&oldid=983138835, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Formerly the Alley, New York sewer system, The Morlock Tunnels appear in the video game, This page was last edited on 12 October 2020, at 13:34. They are shown to be quite susceptible to blows, though this may be due to them having never encountered resistance before. A few have been seen there since, as well as a few Morlocks who chose to remain in New York City despite previous attempts on their lives. Goals They are an evil race that evolved from humans. Crimes He confronted Professor Alexander Hartdegen and gave him his time machine back, with which the Professor was able to destroy the Morlock-Cave, but afterwards couldn't return to his own time. One character commented that, post-M-Day, the chance of meeting a Morlock in the tunnels under New York is now harder than meeting an alligator in the Floridian sewers. There, Masque assumed leadership. The Morlocks were largely a peaceful group that refused to follow Apocalypse's regime and for that decision they were all captured and imprisoned in the Breeding Pens for gruesome experiments by Sinister and the Beast. With Masque presumed killed, an insane Mikhail Rasputin takes over as leader of the Morlocks in Uncanny X-Men #293. Leech instead becomes a ward of Generation X. Other members shown as of issue #82 are Caliban, Callisto, Sparks and Sunder (who was the leader). One known Morlock member was Artemis. Origin

Many new surviving Morlocks were introduced when Sabretooth decided to finish his original task. The Morlocks initially squatted in a network of abandoned, interconnected tunnels beneath Manhattan, which had originally been built as Cold War bomb shelters and then forgotten. This was their only appearance. The Time Machine [3] This brought Storm to challenge Callisto to a duel for leadership of the Morlocks. This time, the Time Traveller is able to destroy their home with fire in the end. Currently, Marrow works as a watchman of the Morlocks, as she is called by the remaining ones when problems occur. Wikis.

There are other groups that are related to the main Morlocks group: In it, a small group of mutants living in the sewers of Chicago help each other to fulfill their one last wish on the surface while trying to escape the mutant-hunting Sentinels. A new group called the Tunnel Rats which also calls itself "Those Who Live in Darkness" have inhabited the sewer tunnels just below the surface of Mutant Town/District X. With the Morlocks presumed dead from the floods caused by Mikhail Rasputin, some of the remaining Morlocks were relocated to Selima Oasis in North Africa. Debuting along with the rest of the Morlocks[3] (with the exception of Caliban)[13] it was revealed[14] that Masque, Caliban, Callisto and Sunder founded the Morlocks under the streets of Manhattan. Dark Beast and Mikhail Rasputin are also still powered, though Mikhail is in Kapalan.

The Morlocks were ranked #14 on a listing of Marvel Comics' monster characters in 2015. Morlocks

[11], When Krakoa was established as a mutant paradise, known Morlocks Caliban and a revived Healer are among its citizens.[12]. Full Name [82], After the fall of Apocalypse, a trail of escaped mutants from the Breeding Pens lead the X-Men underground, they encountered a group of scared, orphaned children called the Morlocks. The Morlocks were composed of mutant misfits, especially those mutants who, because of physical mutations or other conspicuous manifestations of their mutant genetics, were unable to pass as human in normal society. Most of the survivors move on to join Gene Nation, having lived in a pocket dimension led by Mikhail Rasputin. They promise to return in the future to keep her company.[5]. In the original novel, the Morlocks evolved from minor social classes, who live on the streets or even beneath Earth's surface, while the ascendant class of society lived in high houses and evolved into Eloi. After M-Day, some former Morlocks who lost their powers were Angel Dust, Boost, Callisto, Delphi, Irving, Marrow, Postman, Qwerty, Shatter, Tether and the probability of Feral and Thornn. [9], At the time when the Terrigen Cloud was loose on Earth infecting mutants with M-Pox since the "Infinity" storyline, the number of mutants that are living underground had increased. The characters are usually depicted as being associated with the X-Men in the Marvel Universe.



However, Feral and Thornn were later seen re-powered; but this was later to be revealed in Wolverine (vol. 3) #54-55 that only their physical mutations were restored, not their mutant powers, which led to Feral being killed by Sabretooth.