Brotherhood of Mutants Villain Team
MAGNETO (Magnus) |
TOAD (Mortimer Toynbee) |
SCARLET WITCH (Wanda Maximoff) |
QUICKSILVER (Pietro Maximoff) |
MASTERMIND (Jason Wyngarde) |
BLOB (Fredrick J. Dukes) |
UNUS (Angelo Unuscione) |
LORELEI (real name unrevealed) |
The Brotherhood of Mutants, occasionally referred to by the press as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, but most commonly known simply as the Brotherhood, is a small but powerful organization dedicated to mutant supremacy.
The Brotherhood was founded by the self-styled Master of Magnetism, Magneto, in order to further his goals of mutant supremacy. They first clashed with the X-Men when they broke Magneto out of the plastic cell he was being held in at Ryker's Island. Since then, they have clashed with the X-Men several times, with many of their matches resulting in stalemates.
The lineup of the Brotherhood is composed primarily of mutants, although one non-mutant has recently joined the team. In their first clash with the X-Men, the Brotherhood consisted of Magneto, the sycophantic Toad, the mutant sorceress Scarlet Witch, the speedster Quicksilver, and the illusionist Mastermind. Magneto later recruited the immovable Blob and Unus the Untouchable.
Recently, Magneto became separated from the group when he was imprisoned on an extraterrestrial world in Shi'ar space, while the rest of the Brotherhood was deposited in the Savage Land. During that time, the Scarlet Witch took control of the Brotherhood, leading them in their subsequent clash with the Savage Land Mutates. During the conflict, the Mutate mind-controlling songstress Lorelei defected to the Brotherhood, enabling them to overpower and defeat the Mutates.
Magneto has recently rejoined the Brotherhood and confirmed the Scarlet Witch as his second in command of the team, as well as Lorelei's membership, despite objections from many of the Brotherhood who viewed her as 'inferior' due to her non-mutant status. Where the Brotherhood will strike next, now that they are again under Magneto's leadership, remains to be seen.
First Post-Reboot Appearance: UNCANNY X-MEN #4
Membership Roster
Magneto – Founder. The self-proclaimed "master of magnetism", Magneto founded the Brotherhood and has led them since their formation, save for a short stint when he was captured and imprisoned on an extraterrestrial prison world.
Toad – Founding member. The Toad has served the Brotherhood faithfully since its founding.
Scarlet Witch – Founding member. Originally joining the Brotherhood by being swayed by Magneto's charisma, the Scarlet Witch has grown into a role of leading the Brotherhood in Magneto's absence. She is now officially the Brotherhood's deputy leader.
Quicksilver – Founding member. Twin brother to the Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver has served with the Brotherhood since the beginning, mostly to protect his sister. With the Witch's change in personality, it's only a matter of time before he betrays the Brotherhood.
Mastermind – Founding member. Mastermind has been with the Brotherhood since the beginning, and has clashed with the Scarlet Witch over the leadership in Magneto's absence. He recently quit in protest over Lorelei's membership.
Blob – First recruit. The Blob joined in order to gain allies against the X-Men.
Unus the Untouchable – Second recruit. Unus joined the Brotherhood to assist his friend the Blob.
Lorelei – Third recruit. Formerly one of the Savage Land Mutates, Lorelei defected to the Brotherhood during the Brotherhood's sojourn in the Savage Land, and was confirmed as a member despite the protests of some of the other Brotherhood members.