- Ani-Mator
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caption=
comic_color=background:#ff8080
character_name=Ani-Mator
real_name=Dr. Frederick Animus
species=human
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="New Mutants " vol. 1 #59 (Jan 1988)
creators=Louise Simonson andBret Blevins
alliance_color=background:#c0c0ff
alliances=Creatures of Paradise Right
aliases=
powers=None|The Ani-Mator (Dr. Frederick Animus) is a
fictional character in theMarvel Universe .Publication history
The Ani-Mator appeared in "
New Mutants " vol. 1 #59-60 (January-February 1988), and was created byLouise Simonson andBret Blevins .The Ani-Mator received an entry in the "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89" #1.
Fictional character biography
The Ani-Mator was a geneticist employed by
Cameron Hodge to research a means of stopping the process that creates mutants. Dr. Animus instead created a race of "Ani-Mates", which combined the characteristics of human beings and other animals, intending them to be a slave races for humanity.One of the Ani-Mates,
Bird-Brain , escaped the Ani-Mator's island and ultimately befriends theNew Mutants . The New Mutants return to the island with Bird-Brain to stop the mad scientist's experiments. The Ani-Mator, now dressed in rags, attempts to shoot and kill Wolfsbane. He instead hits and kills Cypher, who had pushed her out of the way. Magik exiles the Ani-Mator to the dimension of Limbo in retailiation.Bird-Brain stays on the island to help his animal friends.
External links
* [http://en.marveldatabase.com/Ani-Mator_%28Earth-616%29 Marvel Database entry]
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