Abnormals

Abnormals are people who have inherited mutated genes or gained mutated genes through gamma radiation. These abilities could be as small as an enhanced sense or perhaps an extra eye, but some could be more complex, like being able to bend space within or to perform combustion in the air around them with a click of their fingers, though the chances of these extreme abilities to be developed naturally could be described as nearly impossible. Their powers have some degree of science behind them - they cannot create matter, nor energy, out of nothing - so they are limited to the physics of the universe.

So far, there have been discoveries of mainly two groups of Abnormals, Generation 1 and Generation 2 Abnormals.

Generation 1: Abnormals
These are Abnormals you would find everywhere in New Washington. Their powers are simple and follow the laws of physics, though some of their powers are more significant than others. Because of the way they have gained their powers, through nuclear radiation, they can tolerate being exposed to gamma rays for longer than humans. The first documented Generation 1 Abnormal, Bethany Rendall, was discovered a little over one hundred years before the events involving Spectre. After she and her family were dealt with and captured by Nisha, the Abnormal genes were documented and she was labelled as the first abnormal. The powers of Generation 1 Abnormals can be simple like enhanced strength or speed, or even more complex skills like teleportation and nerve manipulation (Note: they *usually* don't get more advanced than that).

Generation 2: Artificial Abnormals
Generation 2 Abnormals - also known as "Artificial Abnormals" - are more complex than the Generation 1 Abnormals; they have more sophisticated abilities and were made within a lab using multiple other Abnormal DNA samples. The first recorded incident of an Artificial Abnormal was Nico Hammond, who died making himself Abnormal, and gained the ability to defy gravity. Professor Hammond failed because he attempted to change his DNA directly using dark matter, which killed him after the change in DNA. During the events of the Revolutionists, the military created Abnormals from scratch instead of changing living people's genetics which proved successful. This lead to the creation of Subject-5556, Subject-3563, Subject-9002 and many more.