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| Multiple Man |
| Real Name: Jamie Madrox Powers: Madrox has the mutant ability to create duplicates of himself at will by unrevealed means when violently struck (by himself or other means) or even when he snaps his fingers or stamps his foot; each duplicate is capable of independent thought and can create duplicates of himself; the original Madrox can "absorb" a duplicate back into himself at will. Madrox is telepathically and emphathically linked to his duplicates. History: James Arthur "Jamie" Madrox is a mutant with the superhuman ability to create duplicates of himself and then absorb them back into himself at will. Madrox was exposed to the Legacy Virus while performing CPR on an infected mutant. When the mutant Haven attempted to cure him, she accidentally killed him. Madrox knew that as long as he stayed split into separate bodies, the virus would be contained in one body and not duplicate into the others. When the original body died, the shock of his death caused a memory loss. Eventually Madrox regained a few bits of memory that caused him to wander around in Washington, DC, searching out X-Factor. Dr. Valerie Cooper spotted Madrox but he vanished before she could confront him. It is not known how he was discovered but an unknown government agency found Madrox and offered him protection. In exchange Madrox would train to be the ultimate secret agent -- an entire army in one man. More of Madrox's memory started to come back but the agency kept him away from X-Factor. This caused Madrox to reevaluate his choice to stay with this new agency when he realized that he no longer had the power to make that choice. Before Madrox could figure out a way to escape, Havok appeared and helped Madrox escape. Havok then offered Madrox a chance to join the new Brotherhood. Madrox declined his offer. Havok left after warning Madrox that the government would not stop looking for him. Later, the government sent X-Factor to hunt Madrox down. When X-Factor discovered that they had captured one of their own, they did not turn him over to the government but rather gave them Mystique, who had used her ability to shapeshift to take on the form of Madrox. Madrox remains undecided as to whether to return to X-Factor or to join Havok with the Brotherhood, but has offered his services to both parties. |
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