In the future reality of the 31st Century, the planet
Haven was plagued with natural disasters such as ground quakes and volcanoes that spewed their ash and smoke into the air, choking the old, the very ill and the young as it coagulated in their lungs. But even worse than the natural disasters were the
mutants. Their numbers dwindled down to just nine, and they resided in the emerald tower - smug in their superiority over the humans who waited for the
Overmen to come from the stars and free them from their bondage.
Rancor was the leader of the "Nine," and she proclaimed to be a descendant of the legendary mutant
Wolverine. The other eight members,
Bat-wing,
Bear,
Blaster,
Blockade,
Mindscan,
Rhodney,
Shaddo, and
Side-step, served as her lieutenants.