Even after the Mutant Rights Enforcement Act; humans still proved to be the most dangerous threat to mutants and that enraged Mutant X. This led him to use his powers of reality manipulation to create the large island of New Genosha and a home where mutants can feel safe and even free from the oppression of human prejudice. Mutant X became the ruler of Genosha; with the X-Men as they not only protect mutants; but also keep them from being completely oppressed by the governments of the world.