So, Mister Sinister is an interesting character, specifically interesting because he only has
JUST enough alternate versions to make this list.
Thankfully one of those came about last year, and was AWESOME, so we’re gonna start this
list with that one and go from there.
So this is, the Top 10 Alternate Versions of Mister Sinister
10.
2019 Relaunch / Powers of X
Oh my god.
I love this Sinister.
This line alone.
“I. Love.
That Cape.
Amazing.
Why do I not have a cape.
How do I not have a cape?”
This entire page is like, the best comic relief Sinister and i LOVE IT. AND THEN HE KILLS
A GUY.
And then another SInister kills THAT Sinister, and like, dear god this guy is awesome.
“Psst it’s me, the sinister with the mutant gene.
And if you must know, my mutant power is overthrowing tyrants and being absolutely FABULOUS.
“ Also he definitely has a cape.
This guy NEEDS to be voiced by Tim Curry.
Anyway, in a dark future, the remaining mutants fall into two types, Pre-War, and “Chimeras”
which are mutants with multiple abilities at once who were engineered by Mr. Sinister.
And really, that is ALL you need to know about this guy.
He’s an awesome mad scientist, he’s got a beautifully fun personality and his lines
are awesome to read.
This reboot is off to a great start.
9.
Miss Sinister
Ah yes, the goth leather-queen version of Mister Sinister.
Her real name is Claudine Renko, and while she is a fail safe designed in case Sinidters
Cronus Device failed, she doesn't possess all his memories or his mind.
Claudine eventually seeks help as she appears to be suffering from injuries inflicted by
Wolverine's son Daken.
However, after being attacked by X-23, the injury to Claudine's body morphs into that
of Mister Sinister.[42] Claudine reveals that she was at one point
an ordinary woman, but while seeking immortality she was willingly infected with a virus which
would grant her a healing factor, however the virus was actually designed to transform
her into a host of Mister Sinister as it contained his own DNA and would lead to his resurrection.
When the Cronus Device failed, the virus activated and Claudine was compelled to go to the laboratory
in the desert, where she would be used as a host.
Claudine attempted to stop the transformation, only succeeded in delayeling the inevitable.
With everything on the line, she sought to occupy the body of X-23 and in the process
obtain her healing factor.
However, Mr. Sinister uses Laura's body to wound Claudine.
X-23 manages to expel Mr. Sinister from her mind and escapes with Alice and Gambit as
the laboratory collapses.
However, in the wreckage left behind, Claudine is still alive, and is being watched over
by the fifth Alice clone, the new host of Essex.
8.Age of Apocalypse
In the Age of Apocalypse storyline, Sinister was the first Horsemen selected by apocalypse,
and was present when Apocalypse killed Professor X.
Sinister also adopted the Summers brothers, Alex and Scott, as he found that they were
the closest thing to genetic perfection, Scott in particular, and hoped to use them to create
the most powerful mutant on the planet.
After discovering that the combined DNA of Jean Grey and Scott would create a mutant
stronger than any other, Sinister carried out his creation and created Nate Grey and
hid him with a traveling theatre troupe of mutants.
However, Sinister soon realized that his vision of the future and Apocalypse’s were at odds.
Sinister revealed Apocalypses plan to unleash an attack on the humans in Europe to Weapon
X and Jean Grey, leading the Human High Council to prepare a full-scale nuclear assault on
Apocalypse's kingdom.
Sinister sought out his creation Nate Grey, and after locating him infiltrated the group
under the name Essex and bonded with Nate.
However, his identity was discovered by Brute, who recognized Sinister from his time in Sinister's
breeding pens.
Sinister in resposne murdered Brute.
Nate furious after the loss of his friends, unleashed all of his powers on Sinister causing
Sinister to fall to the ground and die from massive internal injuries.
However, Sinister survived, and collected what was believed to be a deceased Jean Grey
and used her connection to the Phoenix Force to save the world.
But, Magneto instead was credited with saving the world.
Sinister revealed the truth to him, and blackmailed him to keep the X-men away.
However, upon her death, Paige Guthrie revealed the truth of what Magneto was hiding to the
X-men.
Magneto revealed the situation to the other X-men, and later found Sinister hidden on
Liberty Island with Jean Grey under his control.
Jean eventually broke free from Sinister's control and after blasting him with Phoenix
Force energy, Weapon X and Kirika impaled Sinister, slaying him.
7.
What If Mr. Sinister Formed the X-men In What If Issue 74 “What If Mr. Sinister
Formed the X-men” , Scott Summers AKA Cyclops, is a member of the X-Men, only it is isn’t
the X-men as we know them.
In this alternate reality, Mr. Sinister has been manipulating the mind of Scott ever since
he was a child, even going so far as to create a false Jean Grey, and forming his own team
of X-Men.
Sinister acts as a mentor figure to Scott, although unbeknownst to him, he has other
plans for him.
As the story draws to its climax, Scott hesitates to trust Sinister at the last moment, finding
a connection with the original Jean Grey that neither can truly explain.
However, because of his hesitation, Sinister is killed by Magneto and the Brotherhood...or
so we’re lead to believe.
As it turns out, all of the events that transpired were part of Sinister’s plan.
Scott joins the original X-men team under Professor Xavier, but, a final monologue from
Sinister reveals that Scott has chosen to fulfill the plans of Sinister, and while it’s
left ambiguous, that can only spell doom for the X-men.
6.
What If...Gambit While this is pretty much your standard Mr.
Sinister, in this version of the comic, he’s allied himself with Gambit, whose only goal
is to find a way to be with the one he loves, Rogue.
Trusting Sinister, he becomes an informant for him in exchange for a cure.
However, Sinister seeks to obtain a Tithe box, as they possess, as he puts it “Knowledge.”
Gambit succeeds in delivering the box and obtaining the cure, however, despite using
the cure, Rogue still kills Gambit.
Infuriated, she attacks Sinister and kills him, but not before he speaks the ominous
words “Beware Rogue, this is one secret you’ll wish died with me.”
The secret being, that their entire lives, are chronicled in comic books.
So I guess Sinister became that universes first collector.
Go figure, Sinisters a nerd.
5.
X-Men: The End In X-men The End, Mr. Sinister Mr. SInister
blackmails Gambit into kidnapping the children of Scott Summers and Emma Frost, and his own
children with Rogue.
Sinister reveals to Gambit that he is a clone of Sinister, and that his powers are an alternate
versions of Cyclops, developed after Sinister implants some of Cyclops DNA into Gambit in
an attempt to duplicate his powers.
Sinister is able to turn himself into an exact duplicate of Gambit in this universe, which
he uses to kill Rogue.
However, to avenge her adopted daughters death, Mystique kills Sinister.
While there’s nothing too unique about this particular version of Sinister, he does have
an interesting story arc, so he makes my list.
4.
Colossus
Ah just like I mentioned in my Colossus video, during a oconversation with Nightcrawler,
Colossus reveals he was Mr. Sinister, and lived as an enemy to his friends, betraying
who he was, all for the sake of his love for Jean Grey.
You know what, if you love someone enough to try to kill all your friends and betray
who you really are, I can’t say you’re all bad.
I mean you’re pretty bad but I mean at least you like ONE friend.
Yikes.
3.
X-Men/Spider-Man
Mister Sinister’s machinations for mutant kind yet again rear their ugly head in this
crossover between X-men and SPiderman.
Set across different periods of time, Mister Sinisters years long plans come to fruition.
By obtaining the DNA of multiple mutants and a sample of the symbiote carnage’s DNA,
Sinister creates a clone of Kraven the Hunter, which calls itself Xraven.
I have no idea how you would say that.
Xraven possesses the powers of all the X-men whose DNA was obtained by Sinister.
However, after fighting with the X-men and Spiderman, the clone turns on its creator,
and attacks Mister Sinister.
It’s left ambiguous what happened between the two, but one can imagine a clone with
that many powers turning on its master?
Probably not good.
2.
X-Men Forever In X-men Forever, Mr. Sinister is actually
a combo armored suit/hologram used by Nathan Essex to command the Maurauders.
Why you ask?
Because this version of Mr. Sinister is in the body of a ten year old boy, and lets face
it, no one is following a ten year old into battle.
There isn’t much to say about this Sinister, he only appears briefly and orders a kidnapping
of Chris Summers.
Still, a ten year old, kind of a neat twist on the character.
1.
Ultimate Marvel
This version of Sinister actually changes quite a bit.
He’s been redesigned as a street thug named after his tattoo.
Seemingly a schizophrenic, this version of Sinister was actually an OsCorp scientist
who performed experiments on himself, and began hallucinating of “Lord APocalypse”
who instructs him to kill mutants to complete his transformation.
However, after killing himself, Sinister resurrects, and transforms into Apocalypse.There was a
storyline beyond this where after the Phoenix Force destroys Apocalypse’s body, Sinister
is reformed by the Ultimatum wave and works with Layla Miller.
However, their mission never completes as the Ultimate Universe ended because of a phenomenon
known as an incursion.
Ah well, we briefly got Apocalypse Sinister, so I guess that’s good enough.
Dang, that was a longer one.
Welp, hope you enjoyed this look at Mr. Sinister, a villain whose personality seems to have
changed, in my opinion for the better.
This reboot version seems way more fun.
But perhaps some of you like the more menacing style.
I'm just always partially to a bit of comic relief.
What do you think?
Which Sinister would you rather see?
I'd actually love to see this version of Sinister in the next Deadpool movie.
Anyway, have a good one!