Madison Jeffries

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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 egoMadison Jeffries
Species Human mutant
Team affiliationsExiles
X-Men [1]
X-Club [2]
Weapon X
Alpha Flight
Gamma Flight
Zodiac
Notable aliases Box
Gemini
AbilitiesTechnokinetic 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 a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel 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 with A.I., such as machines and robots. Additionally, Madison Jeffries is the brother of Scramble. The character first appeared in Alpha Flight #1 (Aug. 1983), and was created by John Byrne.

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He also appears as an NPC in the video game Marvel Heroes , voiced by Richard Epcar.

Fictional character biography

As a young man, Madison Jeffries volunteers to enlist as a soldier in Vietnam alongside his younger brother Lionel. [3] After Madison leaves the military, he meets Roger 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 into Alpha Flight under Department H. After Alpha Flight returns to Canada, Bochs recruits Madison to rebuild his damaged Box robot to seek revenge against Omega Flight. [5]

Madison Jeffries later appears as a member of the Utopians alongside Elixir, Karma, Masque, Random, and Tabitha Smith. [6]

During the Krakoan Age, Madison Jeffries becomes a citizen of Krakoa, a living island that was established as a mutant nation. However, he is imprisoned for attempting to assist Danger by creating an artificial environment for her, which Krakoa is unable to accept as part of itself. [7] After escaping from prison, Madison and the Exiles track Sabretooth 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]

Alternate versions

Age of Apocalypse

In 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

In the "Age of X-Man" reality, Madison Jeffries is a history instructor at the Summers Institute of Higher Learning, located in Westchester County, New York. [10]

House of M

In the "House of M" reality, Madison Jeffries was forced by Weapon X to create anti-mutant weapons. [11]

Weapon X: Days of Future Now

In the alternate future depicted in Weapon X: Days of Future Now, Madison's Boxbots have gained sentience, with one of them calling itself Master Mold. [12]

References

  1. ↑ The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z, vol. 13 (2010) Marvel Comics
  2. ↑ The Uncanny X-Men #507
  3. ↑ Alpha Flight #30 (January 1986)
  4. ↑ Alpha Flight #48 (July 1987)
  5. ↑ Alpha Flight #16 (November 1984)
  6. ↑ All-New X-Men #40 (June 2015)
  7. ↑ Sabretooth (vol. 4) #4 (July 2022)
  8. ↑ Sabretooth & the Exiles #4 (February 2023)
  9. ↑ Schreur, Brandon (February 22, 2023). "Sabretooth's Son Has Forever Altered the Marvel Multiverse". CBR . Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  10. ↑ Age of X-Man — NextGen #1 (February 2019)
  11. ↑ House of M: Masters of Evil #3 (December 2009)
  12. ↑ Weapon X: Days of Future Now #1 (September 2005)
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