Rankin, Calvin
 
COSTUME GALLERY
CANON LOOKS
Mimic
X-Men #19
(1966)
Mimic
X-Men #19
(1966)
Mimic
X-Men #19
(1966)
Mimic
X-Men #19
(1966)
Mimic
X-Force #52
(1996)
Mimic
Uncanny X-Men #363
(1999)
Mimic
Uncanny X-Men #513
(2009)
Mimic
Dark Avengers #7
(2009)
   
Mimic
X-Men: Legacy #264
(2012)
Mimic
X-Men: Legacy #275
(2012)
   
MULTIVERSE PLAYERS
   
Mimic
(Earth-12)
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Mimic
(Earth-TRN686)
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ALTERNATE UNIVERSES
Mimic
(Earth-956)
What If? #74
(1995)
Mimic-
(Earth-5423)
Exiles #50
(2004)
Mimic-
(Earth-5423)
Exiles #50
(2004)
Mimic
(Earth-5423)
Exiles #51
(2004)
Mimic
(Earth-5700)
Weapon X: Days of Future Now #4
(2005)
Mimicron
(Earth-9602)
Magneto And The Magnetic Men #1
(1996)
Mimic
(Earth-11052)
X-Men Evolution #6
(2002)
Mimic
(Earth-11052)
X-Men Evolution #6
(2002)
   
Mimic
(Earth-11052)
X-Men Evolution #6
(2002)
Mimic
(Earth-58163)
Civil War: House Of M #3
(2009)
   

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

Calvin Montgomery Rankin
ALIASES Mimic; Cal, Wolverine
IDENTITY Secret
OCCUPATION Adventurer; former professional criminal, terrorist, field operative, scientist, student
CITIZENSHIP American
PLACE OF BIRTH Passiac, New Jersey
MARITAL STATUS Single
KNOWN RELATIVES Dr Ronald Rankin (father, deceased)
GROUP AFFILIATION Dark X-Men; formerly Brotherhood Of Mutants, Excalibur, former agent of Onslaught and Sledge
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
HEIGHT 6'2" (Variable)
WEIGHT 225 lbs. (Variable)
EYES Brown (Variable)
HAIR Brown (Variable)

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES

Calvin gains features based on the mutant powers he is mimicking, such as Angel's wings and Beast's enlarged hands and feet.
POWERS & ABILITIES
POWER CLASSIFICATION Mimis is an Alpha-level mutant.
STRENGTH LEVEL Superhuman, able to lift at least 1 ton.
POWERS Mimic constantly emits invisible, psionic waves that perform a full-spectrum genetic scan on anyone within a 10 foot radius of him, allowing him to imprint the personal enhancements of unlimited number of other superhumans/mutants onto his genetic code and retain them until the person he mimicked the power from is over a mile away. This was however until his ability was 'upgraded' and he was then able to retain any and all abilities he mimicked within a matter of seconds. (Speculation has it that this is when Mimic was upgraded from " human mutate" to "mutant" status).

These abilities were supposedly further enhanced by Onslaught when Rankin and Blob encountered X-Force.

In his first appearance he permanently gained the ability to use the powers of the original X-Men and Charles Xavier:
Angel's wings
Beast's physiology including enhanced strength and agility
Cyclops' optic blasts
Iceman's cryokinesis
Phoenix's telekinesis
Professor X's telepathy

When interacting with normal humans, Mimic will imitate their skills, personality traits, and intelligence. Thus, when in the vicinity of athletes, he gains superior athletic ability. Also, when in the presence of a scholar, not only does his knowledge expand, but so does his potential to learn (I.Q., E.Q. etc...)

When Calvin copies the abilities or powers of others he doesn't copy a persons flaws (Ex. When Cyclops was young he received a bump on the head which allowed him to not control his powers. However Calvin can control Cyclops' optic blasts).

The number of powers or people he can mimic are unknown or if he can keep the powers he copies indefinitely. He has been shown to be able to copy the abilities of over 10 people at once. Calvin has copied the powers of Banshee, Douglock, Wolverine, Marrow, Gambit, Rogue, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, Captain Britain, Feron, Meggan, Kylun, Micromax, Captain U.K., Marvel Girl (Rachel Summers), Wolfsbane, Peter Wisdom, Psylocke, Machine Man, Risque, Siryn, Warpath, Sunspot, Cable, Caliban, Domino, Boom-Boom, Rictor, Cannonball, Shatterstar, Post, Blob, Mystique, Toad, Sledge, Onslaught, Cerebro, Sentinels, Cerebrite Alpha, Cerebrite Beta, Cerebro Prime, Cerebrite, Nina, Jester, Knave of Hearts, Red Queen, Tweedledope, Hulk, Valerie Cooper, Thunderbolts, Moira MacTaggert, Cloak, Dagger, Emma Frost, Weapon Omega (Michael Pointer), Namor, Norman Osborn, Daken, Dark Beast, Meld, Lorelei Travis, Avalanche, Match, Adam X, Hellion, Ares, Captain Marvel (Noh-Varr), Hawkeye (Lester), Ms. Marvel (Karla Sofen), Sentry, Spider-Man (Mac Gargan), and many more.

LIMITATIONS Unrevealed
ABILITIES Calvin is a self-taught biochemist.
NOTES Originally created as a mutate, Mimic has been retconned into a mutant.
PARAPHERNALIA
WEAPONS None
OTHER ACCESSORIES Formerly wore Ruby-Quartz lenses.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
FIRST APPEARANCE X-Men #19 (1966)
ORIGIN X-Men #19 (1966); Marvel Comics Present #59-60 ()