Ask Ms. Jessica Issue 28 – Mitosis Mechanics
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How does it work for mutants who undergo full mitosis. Do they become two or more separate individuals or can they still have a connection to each other despite the physical lack of connection. Are there any cases of one mutant having many different bodies but all still just be one person?
I hate to cop out on this one, but the answer is both. Sometimes, mutants will split into two bodies that have two completely separate brains and it will essentially be an instance of rapid cloning. Sometimes the two brains will retain a connection, which we don’t entirely understand. It could be the same 4th dimensional theoretical connection that we think some modular mutants have.
And yes, this means that there are instances of a mutant who has several different bodies but just one mind. There’s not much of a difference from, say, ET Girlfriend who can split her body into three independent parts that she can move with one mind, and a mutant with three bodies and one mind. The basic premise is the same.
In a sense, mitosis mutations and modular mutations are pretty much the same thing, mechanically. It’s just that one deals with independent body parts moving and one deals with whole bodies moving. Otherwise, the biology and physics is practically identical.
Dr. Jessica Park
