A Mutant is defined as being "an individual, organism, or new genetic character arising or resulting from mutation" or "a genetic variation, as in bizarre appearance or inaptitude". Mutants in the Metro 2033 are commonly deformed creatures, usually predatory, that have evolved from old ones due to nuclear radiation and biological weapons. Mutants are generally tough creatures which have adapted to the nuclear winter and can withstand large levels of physical trauma. Mutants derive from animal species and, although obviously not able to perform societal civilization, often display above normal intelligence and organizational skills when compared to normal animals. Below is a list of all the mutant species worth of note in the metro universe.
Animal Mutants
- Dark Ones - Very powerful species of sentient humanoids with telepathic abilities that attempt to communicate to the player. They're the results of mutations in humans, and are also known as "Homo Novus".
- Nosalis - A common mutant found in the metro. There are 4 varieties: Common, Black, Winged and Plated.
- Lurker - Small, numerous and agile creatures. They look similar to naked molerats.
- Watcher - A large hersuit mutant commonly found on the surface. They usually howl to attract the attention of the pack.
- Demon - A dangerous giant bat-like creature found only on the surface.
- Librarian - Quasi-Intelligent beasts, very dangerous. Found only in the library. Mutated from Humans. There are 2 varieties: Common and Black.
- Giant Amoeba - A large explosive ball of protoplasm, seeks out living creatures and explodes on contact. Spawned from an Amoeba Pore.
- Biomass - A very large mass of radioactive organic material found ontop of the D6 Reactor, acts as a boss-like creature for the player. Biomass is quite possibly the progenitor of the giant amoebae as many will spawn out of it.
- Slimeslug - A mutant only mentioned, even in the book. Slimeslugs are very powerful presumably predatory snail-like creature that leaves slimey trails in its wake.
Plant Mutants
- Liana - Large tentacles that hang from the ceilings of the interiors of buildings.
- Radioactive Luminescent Mushrooms - Common throught the metro. These mushrooms either cause or feed off raditation.
- Spore Buds - Inactive plant species that poses no harm to the player.
Supernatural Phenomenon
- Ghost - Though not true mutants, ghosts are strange after images of people/creatures that have died in the metro and have not passed on.
- Anomaly - A new phenomenon in a new world. These supernatural bright blue balls of light kill everything around them as they drift around the metro.
Other Mutants
Though there are many kinds of unnoted, seclusive mutants one species to note is a species that appeared in the book when Artyom was on the surface. He was stalked and eventually attacked by (presumably) mutated humans that appeared to have no head, who followed him, at first hiding in alleys and behind rubble and eventually outright chasing him to the pneumatic door of the closest metro station; they were never called anything but "headless mutants."
Below is a list of all the mutants in this category, some are unseen in the Metro 2033 game, but made appearances in the novel.
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