Gyrich 's personality in the series was an extreme take on that of his appearances in the Avengers and X-Men comic books as he supported mutant oppression , and possibly even extinction , .
In the comics he was merely distrustful of superhumans in general .
Gyrich 's personality in the series was an extreme take on that of his appearances in the Avengers and X-Men comic books as he supported mutant oppression , and possibly even extinction , whereas in the comics he was merely distrustful of superhumans in general .