Mighty Mutanimals (IDW)

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The Mighty Mutanimals, often and formerly just called the Mutanimals, are a group of mutant animals that appear in the IDW Publishing version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

History

The Mutanimals were co-founded by Old Hob and Slash. Hob used a supply of mutagen to create Pete, but deemed him inadequate, so he recruited Lindsey Baker to help him create Herman and Mondo Gecko and to properly use Splinter's mutagenic blood to give Slash normal intelligence. From here, the Mutanimals were formally organized with the goal of protecting vulnerable mutants from exploitation and harm.

In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutanimals, the Mutanimals came into conflict with Null's Null Group. In an assault on Jillian Amante's lab, they rescued Mutagen Man and brought him into their group. Soon after, they freed the Null Group's surviving mutants, Sally Pride and Ray, from a Null Group train at a rail yard in New Jersey. The Mutanimals and Null reached a stalemate, unable to completely defeat each other, but the Mutanimals succeeded in derailing the Null Group's mutant experimentation projects by applying enough sabotage and blackmail to make them unworkable.

After Splinter became the new leader of the Foot Clan, Michelangelo left his father and brothers, wanting nothing to do with the Foot as an organization. In issue 52, Mondo Gecko tracked down Mikey, and in issue 53, Mikey was welcomed into the larger Mighty Mutanimals as their newest member.

Members

Founders:

• Old Hob - Leader
• Slash

Mutated by Hob:

• Pete

Recruited by Hob:

• Lindsey Baker - Scientist (non-combatant)

Mutated by Lindsey:

• Herman - Quartermaster
• Mondo Gecko

Rescued from Null facility:

• Seymour Gutz

Rescued from Null trainyard:

• Man Ray - Mission Commander
• Sally Pride

Recruited by Mondo Gecko:

• Michelangelo

Trivia

• In earlier issues, unlike other versions of the Mighty Mutanimals, this version of the team was formally just called the Mutanimals, without the word "Mighty." However, in issue 2 of the Mutanimals miniseries, Slash tells Mondo Gecko, "We're gonna be the mighty Mutanimals!", an easter egg in reference to the longer title. Starting with TMNT issue 53, Hob started using the title Mighty Mutanimals more formally.

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