Mutant Town

The rise in Manhattan's mutant population, coupled with racism among normal humans, led to mutants forming their own community in a ghetto established in the Alphabet City area of the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. District X was the official title for the region; however, the region was more commonly referred to as Mutant Town. Mutant Town was very similar to, and served much the same purpose as, other minority ghettos in New York City like Chinatown, Harlem, Little Italy, or Greenwich Village. Soon the neighborhood was primarily populated by mutants, although some humans lived there as well. The neighborhood was poor, overcrowded, and violent, with a high rate of crime, narcotics use, prostitution, burglary, and warring mutant gangs. It was once described as having the "highest unemployment rate in the United States, the highest rate of illiteracy and the highest severe overcrowding outside of Los Angeles." Gang wars, such as the one between Daniel Kaufman and Frankie Zapruder, were frequent. Many of its inhabitants possessed physical mutations that prevented them from blending in with human society. It also had a large underground population, inhabiting tunnels beneath the neighborhood similar to those of the Morlocks years before, or the Tunnel Rats. Mutant Town was particularly notorious for the street drugs Kick, Toad, and MGH, sold by dealers such as Jazz and Charlie Hustle, or by Shaky Kaufman's and Filthy Frankie's gangs.

Center of Mutant Art & Culture

Despite the poverty and crime, Homo superior culture thrived here more than anywhere in the world outside of Genosha. Mutant Town quickly became a cultural center and population hub for a disenfranchised minority.
There was a range of mutant-owned businesses, clubs, and restaurants, including The Double Helix restaurant, X-Factory clothing, Café Des Artistes, Frankie's lounge, The Power Plant bar, and Mutatoo tattoo parlor. Mutant bands such as Sentinel Bait, Juggernaut and Cerebrastorm, along with nightclubs such as Daniel's Inferno, Wildkat Klub, Shakespeare's, and Wannabees created a vibrant, mutant-oriented nightlife. Many mutants used to work at such night-clubs, using their mutant powers or appearances, such as Lara King, Lorelei Travis, or Patricia Hamilton. Mutant artists began to emerge, such as Nemesio Pietri, while mutant fashion designers like Jumbo Carnation became celebrities and mutant clothing line like BuFu were founded. Mutant Town also gave rise to mutant spiritual leaders, such as Mr. M and Gregor Smerdyakov. X-Factor Investigations was founded to help fight crime, and X-Man Lucas Bishop was commissioned to police the area.

Locations of Note

Wildkat Klub: The Wildkat Klub was located in the district of New York City commonly referred to as Mutant Town. Residents were constantly exposed to the harassment of rival mutant gangs, bigoted humans, and capricious members of the NYPD.
Daniel's Inferno: Another mutant club.
McCarthy Avenue: One Batiment only, with many mutant residents.
11th Precinct Station House: The 11th Precinct Station House was the headquarters of the NYPD in Mutant Town, and had to deal with the social and criminality problems present in that area.
Power Plant: The Power Plant was a mutant-owned and operated bar located in Mutant Town and was directly across the street from the original X-Factor Investigations Headquarters. The Power Plant was a longtime bar in the heart of Mutant Town. Because it was located across the street from X-Factor Investigations Headquarters, the X-Factor Investigations crew frequentented the bar. After being recruited to XXX Investigations by Madrox, Wolfsbane met Strong Guy at the Power Plant for drinks. The fun was cut short when a dying dupe entered the bar and Jamie was forced to reabsorb him. To celebrate closing their first cases, the XXX Investigations crew went to have drinks at the Power Plant with their client Carol Campbell. Things got a bit dicey when Carol met Kim (her dead husband's male lover) and burst into flames. The Power Plant stayed open for after M-Day,[7] but business was never as good with many of the regulars moving away from the area. While Siryn was meeting a client in the Power Plant, the bar was gunned down and her client was murdered. After it was discovered that Multiple Man and/or one of his dupes slept with both Siryn and Monet on the same night, Jamie and Rictor had a heart to heart conversation over drinks at the Power Plant. While drinking alone (with a dupe), Madrox was approached by The Isolationist in the Power Plant. Following confession, Siryn told Monet about her unplanned pregnancy at the Power Plant.

Residents of Mutant Town

Detective Izzy Ortega	Armena Ortega	Chamayra Ortega	Esteban Ortega	Laline Ortega

Andrea Hobbes	Walker Hobbes	Worm Winston Hobbes	Daniel Kauffman	Felon

Filthy Frank Frankie Zapruder	Gregor Smerdyakov	Hanna Levy	Jazz	Johnny Dee

Jumbo Carnation	Kiden Nixon	Lara King	Layla Miller	Carrie

Lefty	Lil' Bro	Lonnie Shakespeare	Lorelei Travis	Mister M

Mister Punch	Mrs. Berdereaux	Toad Boy Tarquin Berdereaux	Nathan Patrofsky	Amazing Mer-Woman Patricia Hamilton

The Comedian Paula	Siren	Sylvette Lauziere	Catiana Tatiana Cabian	Zippermouth

Melek	Sarah	Ahmed	Nemesio Pietri	Dzemal

Counselor Evangeline Whedon	Billy Bates	Machine	Carol Campbell	Ned Campbell

Amy	Anchovy	Athena	Bea	Chloe

Laurel	Felix	Fido Kimball	Herman	Zilug Zachariah Lugosh

Jay	Jo	Man-Ray	Moja

Mona Lisa	Mondo Gecko	Oceana	Odyn	Pigeon Pete

Puggle	Sally Pride	Screwloose	Scumbug	Sheena

Siobhan	Stewart	Terry	Wanda

Wenceslaus	Wyrm	Zodi	Manchester

Old Hob	Bandit	Mushroom	Zanna	Zink

Mohawk	The Ape-Man	Apollo	Aries	Hercules

King Komodo	Diamond	Flyborg	Viktor	Trickster Jae-Hwan Kim

Krisa	Dreadmon	Quarry	Stonebiter	Leatherhead

Big Slammu	Jab	Ripster	Streex	Branden

Hamato Clan

Artemisia	Doro	Jennika	Venus	Kirby

Lita	Moja	Uno	Yee	Jinx

Punk Frogs

The Punk Frogs are a mixture of envy and innate violence. Frogs are natural hunters and predators, with a high level of aggression, and these happen to have the mental and physical age of rebellious adolescents. Though not combat-enhanced, they are still aggressive, and are what one could consider the 'bad guys' in Mutant Town. They are known to cause trouble, ranging from harassment to occasional fights breaking out, and they style themselves after aggressive punks and violent, rebellious youth. They are, however, aware there's only so much they can do before confronting the militia, and aware they can't leave the town. However, they are known to flee at night and go cause trouble in nearby towns. The town, for their part, is worried they'll bring law enforcement or anti-mutant activists to Mutant Town, and as such the group is at odds with the other citizens. They are also likely responsible for bringing illegal substances like bootleg alcohol and drugs in town, yet another reason why the population is worried.

Atilla	Genghis	Napoleon	Rasputin	Bloody Mary

Clyde	Zetian

Trivia

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