XM #36] Why couldnt the Phalanx assimilate mutants?
Mystery: During the Phalanx Covenant crossover, the renegade Phalanx beings attempted to destroy all of mutant kind, as it was clear that mutants could not be assimilated. This was rather surprising, considering that the Technarchy, of whom the Phalanx were derived, had no such problems. The Phalanx hypothesized that something about mutants made them impervious to the assimilation process, but no scientific reason was offered as to why. Thoughts: Despite additional appearances, no more information has been given to the assimilation problem. However, one explanation might be that the assimilation problem was caused by the changes that were applied to the techno-organic virus. In their attempt to create a living breed of Sentinels, the Friends of Humanity altered the programming of the virus, adding their hatred for all mutants to it. That may have caused a paradox the Phalanx could not at the same time believe that mutants had no right to live, yet assimilate them into their collective.