Rankin, Calvin
 
COSTUME GALLERY
CANON LOOKS
Mimic (Flashback)
 Exiles #1
(2001)		 Mimic (Flashback)
 Exiles #14
(2002)		 Mimic (Flashback)
 Exiles #14
(2002)		 Mimic (Flashback)
 Exiles #14
(2002)
Mimic
 Exiles #1
(2001)		 Mimic
 Exiles #1
(2001)		 Mimic
 Exiles #1
(2001)		 Mimic
 Exiles #1
(2001)
Mimic
 Exiles #4
(2001)		 Mimic
 Exiles #6
(2001)		 Mimic
 Exiles #17
(2002)		 Mimic
 Exiles #26
(2003)
Mimic*
 Exiles #26
(2003)		 Mimic*
 Exiles #26
(2003)		 Mimic*
 Exiles #26
(2003)		 Mimic*
 Exiles #26
(2003)
Mimic-
 Exiles #37
(2004)		 Mimic-
 Exiles #37
(2004)		 Mimic-
 Exiles #37
(2004)		 Mimic-
 Exiles #37
(2004)
     
Mimic*
 Exiles #46
(2004)		      
UNCLASSIFIED CANON LOOKS
     
Mimic
 Exiles #
(Year)		      
*Micro by Anth

-Micro by Darksun

PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

 Calvin Montgomery Rankin
ALIASES Mimic; Cal, Calvin Rankin
IDENTITY Secret
OCCUPATION Reality Jumper,adventurer
CITIZENSHIP American
PLACE OF BIRTH Earth-12
PLACE OF DEATH Pittsburgh (Cicra 1987 on Earth-15731)
CAUSE OF DEATH Body was reduced to a walking skeleton
MARITAL STATUS Single
KNOWN RELATIVES Ronald Rankin (father)
GROUP AFFILIATION Exiles, Defenders, X-Men of Earth-12, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 225 lbs.
EYES Blue
HAIR Blond

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES

 Mimic once had wings that sprouted from his back while mimicing the abilities of Archangel. While an alien Brood egg was hatching inside his body, Mimic's skin turned green and he began slowly gaining characteristics of the Brood race. When mimicing the abilities of Weapon X's Deadpool Mimic had horribly scarred skin.
POWERS & ABILITIES
POWER CLASSIFICATION Mimic was an Alpha-Level mutant.
STRENGTH LEVEL His strength level depended on what powers he copied. With half of Beast's strength and Colossus' organic steel skin, Mimic was able to lift heavy loads, presumably about 50 tons. While possessed by the Brood, he surpassed 100 tons. When fighting Hyperion (Who had previously beaten Thor and Hercules in his own reality) Hyperion commented on how strong Mimic was, possibly hinting that he may be even stronger at that point.
POWERS Mimic had the mutant ability to mimic the abilities of five different superhumans at one time. He also seemed capable of mimicking non-mutant superpowers, like those from the Fantastic Four. Mimic could change by conscious choice any of the mutants abilities that he came in contact with for an extended period of time. Mimic had exhibited "residual traces" of previous mutant abilities in the past however the extent of these residual abilities and their duration were not been explored. When Mimic was infected with a Brood egg, the hatching queen was somehow able to override the limitations of his mutant abilities allowing him to mimic an unlimited amount of abilities from others, making him close to his 616 counterpart in power. However, once the Brood embryo was destroyed, Mimic returned to his original state. There was one negative aspect to Mimic's abilities, and it was that if he was in the proximity of a mutate whose powers derived from or utilize gamma rays (i.e., the Hulk) he became vulnerable to those gamma rays making him violently ill and could have led to death if he remained near the being for an extended period of time although he was still able to mimic their abilities, Mimic's current power template at the time of his death are the half powers of: Colossus, Wolverine, Cyclops, Deadpool and Northstar.

Seemingly among other Calvin's, Mimic has the genetic template abilities of:

Archangel: Flight via Angelic Wings.
Wolverine: Bone Claws, Enhanced Senses and Healing Factor.
Colossus: Organic-Steel Form.
Phoenix: Telekinesis (Possibly Telepathy).
Dark Phoenix: Cosmic Powers.
Cyclops: Optic Blasts.
Iceman: Ice Manipulation.
Beast: Enhanced Strength and Agility.
Deadpool: Enhanced Healing Factor.
Northstar: Lightspeed Flight.
Morph: Omnimorphosis.
Sasquatch: Superhuman Strength and Durability. Enhanced Senses and Healing Factor.
Sunfire: Solar Radiation Manipulation.
Johnny Storm: Fire Manipulation.
Nocturne: Body Possession.
Ben Grimm: Superhuman Strength and Durability.
Charles Xavier: Telepathy.

LIMITATIONS Mimic could copy any superhuman abilities within seconds of being near the host; however, if they traveled far enough their powers were instantly lost unless he had spent one hour close to them in which case he kept their abilities. When he took on an other's powers he would lose one of the five he already had but he was able to select which abilities he would lose. Also the powers he copied were only half as powerful as the source of them (e.g. If he copied Wolverine's healing factor, it would only be half as potent).
ABILITIES Similarly to the Calvin Rankin of Earth-616 and Calvin Rankin of Earth-11052 but to a lesser extent, Mimic was able to mimic the skills of those whose powers he attained but just how much was never seen nor is it known of this effects normal humans as well. This with his years of training with his reality's X-Men has led him to be a proficient hand to hand combatant, enough so to render an alternate version of Wolverine unconscious. He could also use powers in combination with each other (e.g. Using Colossus's Organic Steel Transformation to enhance the effectiveness of Wolverine's bone claws).

Mimic had a love of foreign culture and beer; he also possessed an excellent singing voice (which he kept quiet about).
NOTES According to Morph, Mimic was a fan of ice skating.
PARAPHERNALIA
WEAPONS Unrevealed
OTHER ACCESSORIES For a time Mimic wore a special ruby quartz visor which assisted him in using the optic blast he mimicked from Cyclops, Mimic also once wore the Tallus, the communicator between the Exiles and their base at the "Crystal Palace", this device would transmit them information on their missions and important facts about the reality they are currently in, it also served as a transporter between realities. After visiting a reality in which they had to deal with the Hulk, Mimic (possibly with the aid of that reality's Alpha Flight) was given a device that would shield him from gamma rays. Since it has seldom been used, it's properties are unrecorded.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
FIRST APPEARANCE Exiles #1 (2001)
ORIGIN Exiles #1 (2001)
LAST APPEARANCE Exiles #73 (2006)