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That could be a cool concept for Anodites. It's most definitely a whole lot better than the "species that lacks DNA" approach. When I first found out that Dwayne McDuffie made the statement that Anodites lack DNA, great writer and it's sad that he passed away but I thought he went full blown idiot there. DNA is DNA. DNA is a genetic blueprint. DNA is what defines any and all species for who and what they are. Anodites not having DNA just doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

Here's what I recently discovered that made the concept of Gwen being half Anodite pretty much pointless, unnecessary, and really stupid for me in the sequels. Mana is life energy. Every living organism has mana; including humans. With enough training and experience, any human individual can learn to manipulate and control mana. Examples of this being Charmcaster, Hex, Gwen in the Original Series, and Ultimate Ben (no, he's not an Anodite and he learned from future Gwen on how to use mana powers). Here's a question. If any human can learn how to control and use mana, then why even make Gwen half Anodite if she can use mana powers anyways as a fully human individual? Why does she need to be half Anodite to explain the source of her powers when the fact that humans can learn to control mana is just a much better explanation than the Anodite route? It really caused the Anodite concept to really bug me now because there was even no reason at all for Gwen to be half Anodite because of this fact.