First appearance: The Kindred #1


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The Kindred are mutated beasts with some human capabilities: speech, the ability to walk upright, and varying degrees of intelligence and reasoning. All Kindred are extremely strong and benefit from their animal natures.


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History
The Kindred are a group of genetically enhanced anthropomorphic creatures created by International Operations experiments. I.O. spent decades trying to develop super-soldiers who can perform black-ops and deal with the rise of superpowered beings.

One of its failed experiments took place at Eden's Gate, a top-secret facility on an uninhabited island known as Caballito. Scientists used an early form of the Genesis serum on animals, and discovered that the animal's brain activity increased, along with many of their physical attributes.

However, the United States congress discovered the experiments and ordered it shut down. John Lynch and other I.O. operatives went to Caballito and tried to terminate all the test subjects. They missed a few, and they lived on for decades, repopulating their ranks and dreaming of revenge.

Finally, under the leadership of former Team 7 member Robert Diaz, they got their chance, kidnapping John Lynch and section chief Alicia Turner. It took the combined efforts of Grifter and Backlash to defeat them.


List of named Kindred:

• Bromus (The Kindred #2): Bloodmoon’s lieutenant, killed by the Grifter.
• Dingo (Backlash #7)
• Drask (The Kindred #2): A guard under Bloodmoon’s command.
• Fennex (Backlash #6)
• Frenzy (The Kindred #3): Bloodmoon’s champion.
• Kamin (The Kindred #1)
• Slider (The Kindred #1)

Appearances:

• Backlash #10, #11
  
• The Kindred #1, #2, #3, #4
• The Kindred II #1, #2, #3, #4
• Wildcats: World's End #3, #4