Calvin Rankin (Earth-7045)

A young man who accidentally gained the ability to copy the knowledge, physical attributes, skills, and superpowers of anyone near him for a short amount of time. Calvin Rankin grew more and more conceited as he grew up and desired the ability to absorb power and knowledge personally. As the Mimic, he sought out the X-Men to copy their powers so he could use them to activate a machine his father told him would make his powers permanent, when actually it was supposed to cure him of them. He returned to antagonize the X-Men after this ended in failure, either fighting against them or temporarily teaming up with them to show off. Because he was exposed to them for so long, he retains the powers of the original five X-Men permanently.

History
to be added

Powers

 * Power Mimicry: the Mimic is able to copy the knowledge, skills, and powers (if any) of every individual within a certain range of him; different sources list this as anywhere from several feet to a mile radius. This applies to both super-humanoid and "normal" abilities, as shown when he duplicated athletic skill on the football field in high school. He has shown the capacity to manifest numerous "normal" abilities and/or super-humanoid powers at the same time, and since he also absorbs knowledge, he can immediately use copied powers with the same skill level as the original owner. However, he occasionally shows difficulty in juggling multiple powers, and his body can be overloaded by absorbing too many at once. Usually the Mimic loses his duplicated abilities once out of range of the owner, but theoretically due to the length of time spent with them, his body will permanently retain the powers he mimics.

Over time, Mimic permanently gained the ability to use the powers of the original six X-Men:
 * Angel's wings
 * Beast's physiology, including enhanced strength and agility
 * Cyclops's optic blasts
 * Iceman's cryokinesis
 * Jean Grey's telekinesis
 * Professor X's telepathy

When interacting with normal humans, the Mimic was able to duplicate their skills, personality traits, and intelligence. Thus, whenever he was in the vicinity of athletes, he gained superior athletic ability, and when in the presence of a scholar, not only did his knowledge expand, but also so did his potential to learn.

Abilities
Outside of abilities duplicated from normal humans, Calvin is a self-taught biochemist.

Weaknesses

 * Bipolar Disorder

Equipment

 * Mimic Suit
 * Ruby-Quartz Visor

Transportation

 * Flight