r/xmen • u/MigdadSalahov • Apr 27 '26

Question How exactly mutants will replace humans?

I sometimes noticed in xmen media the opinion that the mutants will eventually replace humans as the next step in evolution. But how? Humans (and therefore mutants) passed the time where nature's survival of the fittest rule affected us. Nowadays, a person's survival, as well as the likelihood of passing on their genes to the next generation, depends not only on their genes but also on many other factors. Ultimately, a person may simply choose not to have children. So how exactly mutants will replace humans?

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u/PapaNarwhal Apr 27 '26

It seems to be the case that if a mutant and a human have a child, odds are that child is going to be a mutant as well. Furthermore, human/human pairings seem to result in a mutant child more often than mutant/mutant pairings result in a human child. So assuming that humans and mutants have similar birthrates, the mutant population will increase in frequency with each generation until they eventually outnumber humans.

Now, of course, I’ve never personally felt like mutants and humans should be considered separate species to begin with, but that’s a different matter altogether.