Madison Jeffriesis a fictionalsuperheroappearing inAmerican comic bookspublished 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#16 (Nov. 1984), and was created byJohn Byrne.He also appears as anNPCin the video gameMarvel Heroes,voiced byRichard Epcar.
Madison Jeffries | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Alpha Flight#16 (Nov. 1984) |
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. |
Character background
editAs a young man, Madison Jeffries volunteered to enlist as a soldier inVietnamalongside his younger brotherLionel.After Madison left the military, he met a man namedRoger Bochsat a clinic for physicallydisabledpersons. The two became friends, and Madison used his mutant powers to help Bochs create his Box robot. They were recruited into the new Alpha Flight program underDepartment H.When the Canadian government cut Department H's funding, Madison left the organization completely and found employment digging ditches.
After Alpha Flight returned to Canada, Roger Bochs recruited Madison to rebuild his damaged Box robot, to seek revenge against Omega Flight.[3]
Madison Jeffries later appears as a member of the Utopians alongsideElixir,Karma,Masque,Random,andTabitha Smith.[4]
Alternate versions
editAge of Apocalypse
editIn the"Age of Apocalypse"reality, Madison Jeffries joined Apocalypse'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]
Age of X-Man
editIn the "Age of X-Man"reality, Madison Jeffries is the History Instructor of the 10th Year class within the Summers Institute Of Higher Learning, located in Winchester, New York.[5]
House of M
editIn the"House of M"reality, Madison Jeffries had also been forced byWeapon Xto create weapons that would be used on his fellow mutants.[6]
Weapon X: Days of Future Now
editIn the alternate future depicted inWeapon X: Days of Future Now,Madison's ever-improving Boxbots have gained a sentience of their own, one of them even calling itselfMaster Mold.[volume & issue needed]