This article contains spoilers for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law episode 9.She-Hulk: Attorney at Law episode 9 subtly confirmed a new mutant in the MCU, a character who will certainly never be used again. Mutants are now officially part of the MCU, and they're becoming increasingly common. Kamala Khan was the first character to be officially confirmed as a mutant (complete with a riff on the classic X-Men: The Animated Series theme tune to underscore the point), but several minor mutants from the comics have appeared in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law - albeit with their powers unexplained.

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law episode 9 features a subtle nod to one more mutant character. At one point, a vengeful She-Hulk and her friends put together a board collecting everything they know about the members of the Intelligencia, the misogynistic group who had been making Jennifer Walters' life a misery. Several prominent members of the Intelligencia were represented by icons, and one of these was recognizable as a mandrill. Created in 1973, the Mandrill is one of Marvel's most disturbing mutants, releasing pheromones that allow him to control the minds of women. These pheromones are addictive in nature, meaning repeated exposure to them leaves women permanently under his control. Even a single exposure is enough to leave a woman undergoing withdrawal.

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The Mandrill Makes A Lot Of Sense As A She-Hulk Easter Egg

She-Hulk and the Intelligencia Mind Map

In the comics, the Intelligencia is best known as a group of evil geniuses; they've included a number of prominent supervillains, most notably Doctor Doom. The MCU's version of the Intelligencia is very different, however; it's basically a gathering of misogynistic incels. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law episode 9's Mandrill Easter egg is perfectly keeping with this, because the Mandrill is easily one of the most misogynistic characters in comics. He has a deep-rooted hatred of women, viewing them as tools and playthings, resenting the fact he knows no woman would ever choose to be with him if not for his pheromones. It's easy to imagine the Mandrill navigating these same online spaces, enjoying encouraging others to view women the same way.

Why The MCU Probably Won't Use Mandrill (Despite Teasing Him)

The Mandrill Easter egg may be entirely appropriate, but in truth there's no way Marvel will ever build on it by developing this character. Mandrill is one of the most disturbing supervillains of all, with his pheromone powers allowing him to rob women of any sense of agency; he's even more troubling than the Marvel Netflix villain Kilgrave, in that his powers only work on women, and he typically keeps a harem. Even the comics generally tend to avoid using this mutant; he's generally relegated to a background presence (and has regularly been killed off-panel, only to inexplicably return).

Viewers are used to the idea Marvel Easter eggs act as foreshadowing. In truth, though, many Easter eggs are tossed in simply because they're cool; the Mandrill Easter egg in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is best seen as a hint of how bad the Intelligencia really are, rather than a hint this particular mutant will soon make his debut in the MCU. He's rather too disturbing for Marvel Studios to embrace as part of a franchise that is still largely PG-13.

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