Mutant Liberation Front | |
Aliases: | MLF M.L.F. |
Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
Type: | Terrorist organization |
Status: | Active |
Leaders: | Stryfe |
Members: | Heather Tucker; Julianna Worthing; Kristina Anderson; Michael McCain; Pantu Hurageb; Richard Gill |
Enemies: | Excalibur; New Mutants; X-Factor; X-Force; X-Men |
1st appearance: | New Mutants #86 |
The Mutant Liberation Front (M.L.F.) is a fictional terrorist organization featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are associated with the X-Men line of titles and first appeared in New Mutants, Volume 1 #86 in February, 1990.
Description[]
The team seemed mainly organized of disillusioned, anarchic mutant youths. Stryfe founded the group sometime after coming to the 20th century (from roughly 2,000 years in the future). They were likely assembled as a tool while Stryfe assembled his master plan. The exact size of the organization is unknown, but they were seen to have had several advanced bases around the world, and employed a number of presumably human guards.
When the team first appeared, their mission was to rescue Rusty and Skids, two New Mutants who had been captured by the government. Rusty and Skids would not be seen for some time later, but when they were it was revealed that they stayed with the group due to mind control devices Stryfe implanted in them. It was never indicated that any of the others members had similar implants.
After the organization was dismantled, four of the imprisoned members (Wildside, Reaper, Forearm and Tempo) were liberated and recruited by a mysterious villain named Reignfire, who was believed to be a futuristic version of Sunspot. Already among the ranks of the new MLF were former New Mutant member Moonstar (undercover on behalf of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Locus. X-Force's Feral also defected to the MLF, and Tempo betrayed them and went her own way. After a few minor missions, including a group that infiltrated Muir Island to obtain information on the Legacy Virus, the group was captured by members of Operation: Zero Tolerance.
Members[]
Original Team[]
- Forearm, Michael McCain
- Reaper, Pantu Hurageb
- Strobe, Juliana Worthing
- Stryfe
- Tempo, Heather Tucker
- Thumbelina, Kristina Anderson
- Wildside, Richard Gill
- Zero
Later members[]
- Banshee, Sean Cassidy
- Cannonball, Sam Guthrie
- Danielle Moonstar
- Dragoness, Tamara Kurtz
- Feral, Maria Callasantos
- Hope Summers
- Kamikaze, Haruo Tsuburaya
- Locus, Rayna Piper
- Reignfire
- Rusty Collins
- Samurai, Ishiro Tsuburaya
- Skids, Sally Blevins
- Spectre, Jon Spectre
- Sumo, Jun Tenta
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Mutant Liberation Front was created by writer Louise Simonson and artist Rob Liefeld.
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See also[]
External Links[]
- Mutant Liberation Front at MDP
- Mutant Liberation Front at Comic Vine
- Mutant Liberation Front at Uncanny X-Men.net