Mutant (Transformer)


 * The Mutants are a group of neutral, malformed Cybertronians from the Generation 1 continuity family.

The Mutants rule the Underworld, far down the many levels of Cybertron. They are enemies of the Cybertronians living on the surface, and if any of them is either brave or stupid enough to enter their domain, the Mutants have zero inhibition to entertain themselves with murder. It is unknown why they are this hostile towards outsiders, as is it unknown just what manner of "mutant" the Mutants are. Their bodies are certainly unconventional and they do not appear to be able to transform, but how they got this way remains untold. While sociable to one another, Mutants prefer to stick to small groups or travel solo. Mutants also aren't among the brightest of minds Cybertron has produced, which is one of their main weaknesses gratefully exploited by the Mini-Cons, whose task it is to cleanse Cybertron from their menace.

Marvel UK comics
A group of five Mutants consisting of Rotgut, Jackhammer, Slayride, Warhead, and Smeltdown subsequently declared the hunt open when they found a trio of Minibots who had entered their domain. Searching for their victims-to-be after they had run and hidden, the Mutants passed the more boring part of the hunt by exclaiming various threats and taunts. Soon enough, Jackhammer found the trio's hiding place and introduced them to Warhead just before the latter killed Subsea. In retaliation, Tailgate punched Jackhammer, but the Mutant barely felt it. All Tailgate accomplished with his action was the immediate execution of Flattop by Smeltdown, though that in turn gave the Autobot an idea on how to fight back. Pulling his gun, he shot into Smeltdown's furnace, correctly guessing that there were gas tanks in there. The explosion conveniently took out nearly all of the Mutants, except for Rotgut. Furious, the leftover Mutant began clobbering Tailgate, but he too ended up getting killed when Tailgate managed to make him trip into Smeltdown's flaming wreckage. The corpse of Jackhammer was found by the demons and served as their first meal in millions of years.

Classics
"Horrors dwell beneath the surface that have been unleashed in the planet's upheaval, but your inner light can destroy this darkness."

- The Last Autobot either summons the Mini-Cons to restore Cybertron or rallies them to commit genocide on their brethren. Depends on whom you ask.

A group of Mutants consisting of Guttersnipe, Sawtooth, and Meathook stumbled upon a lone Mini-Con, Broadside, far beneath the surface of Cybertron. Naturally, they immediately made plans to kill and eat him. Taunting him when he annoyingly refused to show any reaction, Sawtooth eventually ran out of patience and prepared to devour Broadside. Instead, the Mini-Con finally did react and aimed his back-cannon into the Mutant's mouth, blowing up his head. Guttersnipe and Meathook moved in to avenge their companion, but found themselves under attack by two other Mini-Cons, Overbite and Snarl. Guttersnipe was killed by Overbite, but Meathook held his own against Snarl, at least until Dreadwing came to his teammate's aid and finished off the last of the Mutant trio.

As the Mini-Cons gloated over their victory and pondered on how to proceed their hunt, they were approached by their Dinobot colleagues, with whom they had a bet running on which team would perform best during the day's underground cleanup. As it turned out, both teams had taken out three mutants, but then Dreadwing noticed another Mutant from afar and took it out swiftly, winning the bet for his team. The two teams thus left to celebrate at Maccadam's Old Oil House, where more Mini-Cons had gathered to brag about how well they did against the Mutants.

Later, when Dinobot leader Hacksaw and Broadside confronted each other about the future of Cybertron and the Mini-Cons, Broadside brought up his view on the Mini-Cons' quest to destroy Mutants. In his opinion, they weren't doing anything good or noble, they were committing genocide on their fellow 'Children of Primus' on behalf of their creator, who in Broadside's belief, couldn't care less about either of the two groups.