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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 | |
| 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 volunteered to enlist as a soldier inVietnam alongside his younger brotherLionel.[3] While Madison preferred not to use hismutant abilities to restructure metal, glass, and plastic, Lionel used his abilities to reshape organic materials to heal wounded soldiers. However, when Lionel attempted to use his powers to revive dead soldiers with grotesque results, he went insane, and Madison was forced to use his own powers to bind his brother. Lionel, as Scramble, was committed to a psychiatric ward inMontreal General Hospital, and Madison left the military.
Madison met and befriended a man namedRoger Bochs at a clinic for physically disabled persons. The two became friends, and Madison used his mutant powers to help Bochs create his Box robot. They were discovered by James Hudson, a.k.a.Weapon Alpha, and recruited into the newAlpha Flight program.[4]
During the Canadian government's first sanctioning of Alpha Flight and its parent organization,Department H, Madison remains in the third-tierGamma Flight program, while Bochs and his cybernetically-controlled robot Box reach theBeta Flight level. When the Canadian government cuts Department H's funding, Madison leaves the organization and finds employment digging ditches.
After Alpha Flight returns to Canada, Roger Bochs (who is still working independently) recruits Madison to rebuild his damaged Box robot and seek revenge againstOmega Flight.[5] Bochs and Madison reconfigure Box using a "living metal" that allows Bochs to physically merge with the robot, freeing him from his physical limitations. While Madison remains behind, Bochs joins Alpha Flight, only to end up donating Box to the disembodied soul of Walter Langkowski, a.k.a.Sasquatch.[volume & issue needed]
Madison Jeffries later appears as a member of the Utopians alongsideElixir,Karma,Masque,Random, andTabitha Smith.[6][7]
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.[8][9] 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.[10][11][12][13]
Madison Jeffries is a mutant with the ability to manipulate inorganic materials such as plastic, metal, and glass. He can manipulate these materials on microscopic levels, as well as transfer his consciousness and physical being into them, creating living avatars and mechs of inorganic material.[12][14] He has been shown to also have a form oftechnopathy, with the ability to communicate and begin a relationship with the robot Danger.[15][13] He also has a form of intuitive inventive intelligence due to his powers, similar toForge.
In the"Age of Apocalypse" reality, Madison Jeffries joinsApocalypse's cause and is 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.[16]
In the "House of M" reality, Madison Jeffries is forced byWeapon X to create anti-mutant weapons.[17]
In the alternate future depicted inWeapon X: Days of Future Now, Madison's Boxbots have gained sentience, with one of them calling itselfMaster Mold.[18]
Madison Jeffries was listed inScreenRant's "10 Forgotten Marvel Characters That Could Become Avengers", 63rd inBuzzfeed's "95 X-Men Members Ranked From Worst To Best", 5th inCBR's "10 Marvel Characters Who Could Actually Defeat Infinity Ultron" and 7th in "The 10 Worst Codenames In X-Men History".[19][20][21][22] His relationship with Danger was ranked 3rd in "The 16 Most SCANDALOUS X-Men Relationships".[23]