The most recent pseudo-pairing for Hank is with Jen Starkey (aka Animalia). I really DISLIKE this pairing. It just seems way too off-kilter for me, so I want to look at Jen Starkey and profile her, while also giving everyone the run-down on these two. Jennifer Starkey first showed up in X-Men #4 (2024) as one of two new people with adult-onset mutation (Ben Liu being the other). The X-Men came to Jen's rescue in Detroit and brought her back to Alaska with them. In issue #6,

Born This Way Hank McCoy was a mutant from birth, instead of it manifesting when he reached puberty. I covered this a little in Early Years. When he joined the X-Men, as one of the original five, he was 5'-11" and 402 lbs. His mutation ended up with him being overly muscular with extra large feet and hands, dexterity of feet, highly agile, highly intelligent, very durable, can jump up to 32 feet, can run on all fours up to 40 mph for short sprints. Uncanny X-Men. Issue #5