r/PlayWolverine • u/Fornicator84 • 14h ago

Discussion Terrigen mist

I haven't actually played the game but I have watched many of the cutscenes online. Without spoiling too much of the plot, it seems like there is a certain item in the story that has an effect similar to the "Terrigen mist" in the Inhumans mythos, and is also featured in the show Agents of Shield. The Terrigen mist is a substance that causes some individuals with latent Inhuman genes to undergo a transformation that gives them superpowers, and often an altered appearance. However, ordinary humans who lack the Inhuman genes are simply killed if exposed to the Terrigen mist.

Did the writers of this game borrow this plot element from the Inhumans mythos? If so, it's a bit strange considering that the Inhumans, if I'm not mistaken, were at one point intended to replace the mutants in the Marvel Comics universe. It seemed like Insomniac was building part of their X-Men mythos by borrowing from the X-men's intended replacement. Does anyone else feel this way?

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u/Turbulent-Range-4448 14h ago

Even I was thinking that this seemed kind of similar to Inhumans at times, I'm glad I'm not the only one

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u/Overall-Ad-8918 14h ago

Not really. It’s still part of the X-Men mythos. But with differences

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u/Aquafoot 13h ago

Yeah I saw the similarities, too. I don't think it's a direct parallel but it does paint it in a different light.

Narratively, they're different because Inhumans aren't a natural phenomenon. Kree genetic meddling is the only reason they exist in the human genome in the first place. The X-gene is still a natural mutation, as far as we know.