The latest mega-hyped superhero movie hits theaters this weekend and it comes in the form of one of comics' most revered storylines.

X-Men: Days of Future Fast opens Friday and will combine the now-famous last generation of mutants from the 2000s movie franchise with the latest iteration of gifted youngsters from 2011's X-Men: First Class.

The cast features more than a dozen mutants in a generational, time-traveling crossover. But if you check out any of the promotional materials that have been released in the run-up to the film, we're focused on pretty much five characters: Professor X (both old and young), Magneto (same), Mystique (thank you Jennifer Lawrence's Academy Award!), Storm (Halle Berry - still gorgeous), and Wolverine (the link between both timelines).

But the Xavier Institute wasn't the only place to house unique and gifted individuals. We know a thing or two about that here, and so, we've picked five record holders who reminded us of one of these featured X-Men. Think of them as superhero spirit animals.

WOLVERINE: "The Dutchess"

Probably the most obvious pairing, at least physically. While he possesses a number of abilities, including his rapid healing, heightened senses, and adamantium skeleton, Wolverine is best known for his lacerating claws.

Slightly different, but no less impressive (and with just as cool of a nickname), Chris "The Dutchess" Walton offers a similarly stunning sight of hand.

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She owns the longest fingernails on a pair of hands, totaling 731.4 cm (23 ft 11 in) combined between her right and left.

PROFESSOR CHARLES XAVIER: Aaron Fotheringham

In First Class, we learn the origin of Professor X's need for his wheelchair. For Aaron Fotheringham, the cause is spina biffida, confining him to his chair since age 13. But just like the good Professor, Aaron has performed some tremendous feats in his now trademark chair.

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Having done enough to perhaps earn the nickname "Professor F," Fotheringham owns three incredible records: the first wheelchair backflip landed in 2008, highest ramp jump by a wheelchair at 60 cm (23.6 in), and longest duration side wheelie in a manual wheelchair for 18.22 sec.

MAGNETO: Louise Greenfarb

You just know that, if you walked into Magneto's kitchen, his fridge would be cluttered with magnets. Imagine how easy it would be for him to rearrange those ubiquitous alphabet magnets to spell whatever he wanted in, like, 2 seconds?

Well, he still probably couldn't compete with Louise Greenfarb.

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Having started her collection in the 1970s, Greenfarb owns the largest collection of fridge magnets, with more than 35,000 at last count. She stores most of them in collector's tubs, but keeps 1,000 on the inside of her front door, another 2,000 attached to four magnetic floor spindles, 1,000 displayed on various other metal appliances throughout her home, and another 1,000 magnets actually on the refrigerator.

MYSTIQUE: Jokers' Masquerade

Jennifer Lawrence certainly played a secondary role as Mystique in First Class, seen as her mainstream breakout after a big star turn in Winter's Bone. She's now seemingly front and center for Days of Future Past, thanks certainly to the one-two punch of Katniss Everdeen and " I beat Meryl!"

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But from Mystique's first moment on screen, all we could think about in the hallways of GWR is Smurfs. Particularly the record for largest gathering of people dressed as Smurfs, set with 2,510 by Jokers' Masquerade at Swansea University in 2010. What better place for Mystique to plot an evil plan than by hiding in the back there somewhere?

STORM: Sybrand Dijkstra

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A name like that definitely sounds like a comic book alter-ego from the Netherlands. In reality, this Dutchman did exactly what Storm has the unique ability to do -- move water. While the Halle Berry-played superhero can create tempests at the flick of a wrist, Sybrand acts a bit more subtly. He owns the record for most water moved by the hands in 30 sec, transferring 2,241 ml (78.87 UK fl oz; 75.77 US fl oz) from one receptacle to another.

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The X-Men have teamed with Spider-Man, the Avengers, and others before, so they certainly seem open to meeting and working with others that have special abilities. We'll get to working on introductions soon.

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