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Genosha was uninhabited throughout most of recorded history. It was discovered by Europeans in the 16th Century and later landed on by both the Dutch and the British East India Company. A transit point for trade between Africa and Asia, the island was occasionally used by pirates until the French began to take control. After a conflict with the French, the British controlled the island in the ...
Genosha is an island that once served as a base for the Brotherhood of Mutants. In the revised timeline, it became a sanctuary for mutants where they could live in peace apart from human society. Located a few miles from the coast of the eastern seaboard, Genosha was an island of relatively small size, making it practically undetectable. Appearing rather nondescript from the outside, inside ...
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Genosha, a significant location in the Marvel Universe, first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #235 in 1988. The island nation was created by Rick Leonardi and Chris Claremont, [2] who used it as an allegory for apartheid-era South Africa, portraying a society where mutants were subjugated and transformed into mindless "mutates" by a brutal regime led by the Genegineer, David Moreau.
All Genosha appearances: New X-Men (1st series) #132, Excalibur (2nd series) #1-6, 8-9, Son of M #5-6. Powers: repulsor energy acts as a solid force field or repels all forms of matter and energy from his body. Toad (Mortimer Toynbee) First appearance: X-Men (1st series) #4 First Genosha appearance: New X-Men (1st series) #132
Apr 11, 2024 · Just as it was in this week's episode of X-Men '97 , Genosha's comic book history is filled with stories of mutant hope—and horrifying tragedy. Few singular words in the long canon of the X-Men ...
Genosha, officially the Republic of Genosha, is a small crescent-shaped island located to the northeast of Madagascar, on the eastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. The island has two major cities, Carrion Cove and Hammer Bay, the capital city.[6][7] Its landmass covers 1,286 square miles.[8] The mutant known as Magneto, with support from the United Nations, officially took control of ...
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First, the Genoshan government associated themselves with Cameron Hodge, a known mutant-hater and enemy of X-Factor. Next, they declared the X-Men criminals because of the earlier attack and the “theft of a piece of bio-technology” (Jenny Ransome). Affiliated teams such as the New Mutants or X-Factor were considered “guilty by association”.
