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== Additional Information ==
== Additional Information ==
=== Trivia ===
=== Trivia ===
*Professor Fransworth mentioned Atomic Supermen in ''"[[A Fishful of Dollars]]"''.
*Professor Fransworth mentioned Atomic Supermen in "[[A Fishful of Dollars]]".
*Lazar is a possible parody of {{w|Cyclops (comics)|Cyclops}}, leader of the {{w|X-Men}}, while Grotrian is a possible parody of {{w|Mister Fantastic}}, leader of the {{w|Fantastic Four}}.
*Lazar is a possible parody of {{w|Cyclops (comics)|Cyclops}}, leader of the {{w|X-Men}}, while Grotrian is a possible parody of {{w|Mister Fantastic}}, leader of the {{w|Fantastic Four}}.
*Armo and Lazar were only named in [[Time Keeps on Slippin' (commentary)|the commentary]].
*Armo and Lazar were only named in [[Time Keeps on Slippin' (commentary)|the commentary]].

Revision as of 23:18, 5 October 2010

Mutant Atomic Supermen
Atomicsupermen.png
Clockwise from left: Lazar, Grotrian, Thorias, Armo, Aracneon and Professor Farnsworth.
LocationNew New York, Earth
BusinessBasketball Team
CreatorProfessor Farnsworth
First appearance"Time Keeps on Slippin'" (3ACV14)
Episode
Current statusActive

The Mutant Atomic Supermen are a group of male, mutated basketball players and creations Professor Farnsworth has always fantasized about making. He made some for real when the Globetrotters challenged Earth to a basketball game. The Supermen were winning against the Globetrotters until Aracneon was killed and replaced with Fry, who lost the game.

Members and Respective Abilities

  • Aracneon is a spider-like mutant.
  • Grotrian is able to stretch his body.
  • Thorias has a cannon in his chest.
  • Armo is a five-armed mutant, whose fifth arm is a right arm on his back.
  • Lazar is capable of performing an optic blast.

Additional Information

Trivia

  • Professor Fransworth mentioned Atomic Supermen in "A Fishful of Dollars".
  • Lazar is a possible parody of Cyclops, leader of the X-Men, while Grotrian is a possible parody of Mister Fantastic, leader of the Fantastic Four.
  • Armo and Lazar were only named in the commentary.
  • Grotrian is named for a brand of piano, and looks very similar to Walt.
  • Thorias and Arachneon are the only members that speak. Interestingly, the first one kills the latter.
  • Armo does not seem to have a naval.

Appearances