WIZ KID
Earth-92131
Real Name: Takeshi Matsuya
Identity/Class: Alternate Earth (Earth-92131) human mutant
Occupation: None
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Boom-Boom (Tabitha Smith), Rusty Collins, Cyclops (Scott Summers), Sarah McNeil, Skids (Sally Blevins);
formerly Purple Man (Zebediah Killgrave)
Enemies: Operation Zero Tolerance (Bastion/Sebastion Gilberti, Mastermold, Mister Sinister/Nathaniel Essex), Purple Man (Zebediah Killgrave)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Hammer Bay, Genosha;
formerly Zebediah Killgrave mansion, Ohama, Nebraska;
formerly McNeil Orphanage, Ohama, Nebraska
First Appearance: X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "No Mutant Is an Island" (September 21, 1996)
Powers/Abilities: Wiz Kid is a mutant who possesses technopathy, allowing him to understand, communicate with, and control machinery and technology. He can intuitively comprehend complex systems, repair or reprogram devices, and create advanced technological constructs from available materials. His abilities make him a brilliant inventor and engineer, capable of building sophisticated weapons and gadgets to aid in combat and other situations.
Height: 4'7" (presumably same as his 616 counterpart)
Weight: 87 lbs. (presumably same as his 616 counterpart)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
History:
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "No Mutant Is an Island" - BTS) - Orphaned at a young age, Takeshi Matsuya was raised at the McNeil Orphanage in Omaha, Nebraska, run by Sarah McNeil, herself once an orphan. The orphanage housed many children, but Takeshi was one of only four mutants living there. Under her care, he lived in relative harmony alongside the other children.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "No Mutant Is an Island" (fb) - BTS) - However, due to growing anti-mutant sentiment, Takeshi and the other mutant children were never adopted, as prospective families refused to take them in.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "No Mutant Is an Island" (fb) - BTS) - Eventually, Zebediah Killgrave, a wealthy philanthropist who financially supported the orphanage, adopted Takeshi, Sally Blevins, and Tabitha Smith under the guise of charity. Though publicly regarded as a benevolent figure, Killgrave was secretly a mutant who intended to exploit the children for his own criminal purposes. Seeking control of the Platte River Project, a multi-billion-dollar hydroelectric facility, he was opposed by Nebraska Governor Barkley.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "No Mutant Is an Island") - Learning of another mutant child in Sarah McNeil's care, Killgrave pressured her into allowing him to adopt Rusty Collins and brought him to his home. There, Rusty was placed with Takeshi, Tabitha, and Sally, who were restrained within large metal devices. The children were forced to watch Killgrave's image projected onto a large screen, through which he issued commands, and they quickly fell under his control.
Under Killgrave's influence, the children were sent to the state capitol to help him gain access to Governor Barkley. Takeshi used his transforming wheelchair to gain access to the grounds, while Tabitha and Sally neutralized the guards. Killgrave then had Rusty create a wall of fire, allowing him to confront Barkley and force him to grant control of the Platte River Project. The children subsequently returned with Killgrave to his home.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "No Mutant Is an Island" - BTS) - Killgrave's plan proved successful, as news reports announced the governor's resignation under the pretense of poor health. The report attracted the attention of X-Men leader Cyclops, who was visiting Sarah McNeil at the orphanage. Suspecting foul play, he went to Killgrave's mansion to investigate and retrieve Rusty Collins.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "No Mutant Is an Island") - Still under Killgrave's control, Takeshi and the other children were instructed to act normally when Scott Summers arrived. Takeshi played the piano while Tabitha and Sally played chess, all behaving stiffly. As Rusty distracted Summers, Killgrave signaled Takeshi, who transformed his wheelchair and struck Summers from behind, knocking him unconscious. Killgrave ordered him removed before leaving for a press conference, and Sarah later rescued Summers from the pool where he had been dumped.
While Killgrave was away, the children were again restrained and subjected to another projection, intended to finalize their conditioning. Before this could be completed, Cyclops and Sarah discovered the hidden chamber and destroyed the equipment, freeing the children, who quickly regained their senses.
The children were returned to the orphanage, where Sarah attempted to care for them. Before authorities could arrive, Killgrave appeared in a helicopter, enraged at losing control of his "mutant soldiers." He opened fire on the orphanage, while also compelling Tabitha, Sally, and Rusty to come outside and forcing Rusty to ignite the building. Cyclops destroyed the helicopter with an optic blast, ending Killgrave's assault. Realizing Takeshi was still inside, Cyclops entered the burning building and rescued him.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "No Mutant Is an Island" - BTS) - With Killgrave exposed by the media, who filmed the entire ordeal and his plans foiled, he was deposed. Sarah vowed to rebuild the orphanage, and Takeshi, Sally, Tabitha, and Rusty remained in her care as Cyclops departed.
(X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Remember It" - BTS) - Wiz Kid and Boom-Boom moved to Genosha at an unrevealed point in time. The African island nation had become a mutant paradise, allowing all mutants like them to live in absolute freedom.
(X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Remember It") - The streets of Hammer Bay were filled with festivities and laughter when the United Nations had formally admitted Genosha. Wiz Kid was seen crossing the street in his hover-chair when young mutants Pixie, Glob Herman, Leech and an unidentified mutant (parrot-like shapeshifter) were playing in the streets.
Comments: Created by Louise Simonson, Jon Bogdanove, Al Williamson and Al Milgrom;
adapted by Sandy Scesny and Hung Ying China. (see Appearances list for full list of artists)
Although unrevealed it seems likely that Wiz Kid was one of the many victims when the techno-organic Sentinel hybrid Bastion send the monstrous Mastermold to destroy and kill all mutants on Genosha. At the very least he was still in Genosha when tragedy struck, as such Operation Zero Tolerance would be counted as his enemies. The Sentinel used in the attack on Genosha is generally referred to as either the Tri-Sentinel or a Wild Sentinel, however, the end credits of "Remember It" used Mastermold for it's name.
When, in 2015's Secret Wars, the Multiverse was destroyed following the incursions of planets it appeared as if Reality-92131 was drafted onto Battleworld as the Westchester domain. However, this has since been debunked. As such the reality seen in the two volumes of X-Men '92 (2015 and 2016-2017) now have their own reality-designation of Earth-15730. The X-Men '92: House of XCII (2022) series was inspired by both the animated series and Hickman's House of X run but is its own separate reality. The limited series X-Men '97 (2024), however, is Reality-92131 and bridges the gap between the original X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon and the new X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon.
Profile by MarvellousLuke
CLARIFICATIONS:
Wiz Kid has no known connections to
images: (without ads)
X-Men The Art and Making of The Animated Series book, p166 (main image, digitally colored by MarvellousLuke)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "No Mutant Is an Island" (captured by Killraven)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "No Mutant Is an Island" (rescued from a burning building by Cyclops)
Appearances:
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "No Mutant Is an Island" (September 21, 1996) - Sandy Scesny (writer), Bob Harras (story consultant), Eric Lewald (story editor), Frank Brunner, Mark Lewis (model design), Darrel Bowen, Russell Chong, Mark Lewis, Steve Olds, Frank Squillace (prop design), Cesar Magsombol, Frank Squillace, Wayne Schulz, Zhaoping Wei (layout design), Trish Mendelson (color key), Philip Kim, Dennis Venizelos (color backgrounds), Patrick Archibald, Francis Barrios, Romeo Francisco, Curt Geda, Greg Garcia, Adrian Gonzales, Rick Hoberg, Larry Houston, Jim Janes, Dough Murphy, Tom Nesbitt, Frank Squillace, Michael Swanigan, Dan Veesenmeyer (storyboards), Patricio Aganasin, Abel Laxamana, Mark Lewis, Romeo Lopez, Tec Manalac, Andre Nieves, Phil Stapleton (storyboard cleanup), Hung Ying, China (animation), Sharon Janis (editor)
X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Remember It" (April 10, 2024) - Beau DeMayo (writer), Emi Yonemura (director), Roger Oda (art director), Cassey Kuo (assistant director), Naseer Pasha (animation lead), Marisa Ledina, Jarret Ballard, Anthony Martin, Russell McCoy (composite artists), Marty Walker (lead retake animator), John Berry, Fabian Corona, Allister Jones, Daisy Schofield (retake animators), Walter Kim, Derek Kosol, Mark Taihei, Adri Torres (prop designers), Sofia Alexander, David D. Au, Jay Baker, Matthew Bordenave, Jalin Harden, Kaela Lash, Aleks Sennwald, Sam Tung (storyboard artists), Justin Brown, Amber Blade Jones, Jordan Willis (storyboard revisionists), Marvel Studios (animation), Beau DeMayo, Victoria Alonso, Louis D'Esposito, Kevin Feige, Brad Winderbaum (executive producer), Dana Vasquez-Eberhard (co-executive producter)
First Posted: 06/25/2026
Last Updated: 06/25/2026
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