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| Madison Jeffries | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Alpha Flight #1 (Aug. 1983) |
| Created by | John Byrne |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Madison Jeffries |
| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations | Exiles X-Men[1] X-Club[2] Weapon X Alpha Flight Gamma Flight Zodiac |
| Notable aliases | Box Gemini |
| Abilities | Technokinetic ability to reshape plastic, metal, and glass to any shape desired Technopathic ability to mentally communicate with A.I., such as machines, robots and cyberware Technoformic capacity to physically/mentally merge with and augment his BOX warsuit via mechanical assimilation Intuitive Inventing. |
Madison Jeffries is asuperhero appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. The character is depicted as having the ability to reshape plastic, metal, and glass to any desired shape. He also possesses the technopathic ability to mentally communicate withA.I., such as machines and robots. Additionally, Madison Jeffries is the brother ofScramble. The character first appeared inAlpha Flight #1 (Aug. 1983), and was created byJohn Byrne.
He also appears as anNPC in the video gameMarvel Heroes, voiced byRichard Epcar.
As a young man, Madison Jeffries volunteers to enlist as a soldier inVietnam alongside his younger brotherLionel.[3] After Madison leaves the military, he meetsRoger Bochs at a clinic for physically disabled persons. The two become friends, and Madison assists Bochs in building the Box robot.[4]
Madison and Bochs are later recruited intoAlpha Flight underDepartment H. After Alpha Flight returns to Canada, Bochs recruits Madison to rebuild his damaged Box robot to seek revenge againstOmega Flight.[5]
Madison Jeffries later appears as a member of the Utopians alongsideElixir,Karma,Masque,Random, andTabitha Smith.[6]
During theKrakoan Age, Madison Jeffries becomes a citizen ofKrakoa, a living island that was established as a mutant nation. However, he is imprisoned for attempting to assistDanger by creating an artificial environment for her, which Krakoa is unable to accept as part of itself.[7] After escaping from prison, Madison and theExiles trackSabretooth to Noble Island, a site used for human experimentation. Madison is confronted by the experiments, who kill him by ripping him in half.[8][9]
In the"Age of Apocalypse" reality, Madison Jeffries joinedApocalypse's cause and was a member of the Brotherhood of Chaos, an elite religious group affiliated with the Church of the Madri.[volume & issue needed]
In the "Age of X-Man" reality, Madison Jeffries is a history instructor at the Summers Institute of Higher Learning, located inWestchester County, New York.[10]
In the "House of M" reality, Madison Jeffries was forced byWeapon X to create anti-mutant weapons.[11]
In the alternate future depicted inWeapon X: Days of Future Now, Madison's Boxbots have gained sentience, with one of them calling itselfMaster Mold.[12]