3) Rictor And The New Mutants
Just like the Weapon X program, Transigen hoped to make mutants work for them as super-soldiers. Their plan, however, was to clone mutants from scratch to do their bidding. Thankfully, these kids – including Laura – escape to the Canadian border.
Their leader is Rictor, a young mutant with the power to create earthquakes who’s also a member of X-Force in the comics. Another one is called Bobby and has ice powers – heavily suggesting that he’s a clone of Bobby Drake AKA Iceman. Another is the telekinetic Joey – possibly a version of Joey Bailey, Jean Grey’s cousin from the comics. Another has fire powers, so could be the “son” of John Allerdyce AKA Pyro.
When Logan is flicking through the X-23 project papers, we see that another child was cloned from the DNA of Christopher Bradley. Bradley was a Weapon X man and appeared in X-Men Origins: Wolverine as played by Lost and Lord of the Rings star Dominic Monaghan.
Lastly, Logan frequently refers to the kids as “new mutants” throughout the film. New Mutants is, of course, another upcoming movie in the X-Men franchise. Is the use of the term here a coincidence, or will the film tie into Logan in some form?