Fictional character biography
Maggott was first seen as a mysterious mutant who is searching out the X-Men’s adversary Magneto for an unknown reason. [4] [5] His search led to Antarctica where Magneto was holding the X-Men captive. Maggott then joined up with the team and returned with them to their Westchester, New York headquarters. [6]
For a short period of time, Maggott believed his companions were going off on their own and killing innocent people. He even tried to turn himself over to the police before being stopped by the X-Men. His companions turned out to be innocent, as the people had been slain by a faction of N'Garai, though they hated to be called so. These entities are a demonic-type race that the X-Men had faced many times, mainly because a regenerating magical portal lies deep in the woods on the mansion's grounds. [7]
Maggott later was tempted by the entity Shadow King with promises of a better life in exchange for his loyalty and abandonment of the X-Men. He managed to resist the villain. Marrow and Cecilia Reyes were also propositioned by the King, but also resisted. Psylocke then rescues the X-Men after keeping Shadow King in a psionic prison, which forced her in retirement as she could not use her mind powers for anything or else the Shadow King would be released from the prison within Psylocke's mind. [8]
At first, he kept his past to himself, but Maggott eventually revealed his origin to Wolverine. [9] Maggott had been born a sickly child in Apartheid-era South Africa and was named Japheth. He was always very ill and could not digest solid food. Feeling himself to be a burden on his family, Japheth ran away from home with his younger brother. Having left home, hoping to die, he was found by Magneto, who uncovered the mutant slugs living in his digestive system. Compassionate at heart, Japheth rejected Magneto's philosophy and his offer to join him after witnessing him massacre white soldiers who were engaged in racist atrocities against black South African civilians. In spite of this, he later sought out Magneto when he got older, for help in easing the pain caused by his unique mutation. After the then-current roster of the team parts ways, the X-Man Beast suggests Maggott transfer to the junior team Generation X, but his tenure there lasts only one issue. [10]
Maggott later appears as an inmate at Neverland, a concentration camp run by Weapon X where he is executed. [11] One of his slugs, which he gave to two children at the camp after foreseeing his death, was seen in a container in Mister Sinister's laboratory. [12]
In the "Necrosha" event, Maggott is resurrected via the Transmode Virus to serve as part of Selene's army of deceased mutants. Under the control of Selene and Eli Bard, he takes part in the assault on the mutant nation of Utopia. [13] Maggott's fate is uncertain, as it is unknown if he was among the mutants teleported to Genosha by Blink to serve as a sacrifice to the newly-deitious Selene or if he was among the mutants who escaped Utopia.
Maggott was confirmed to still be alive and powered, as he was a guest at a superheroes and supervillains-themed costume party of New York branch of the Hellfire Club and was later apparently passed out drunk with other party guests around an outdoor swimming pool. [14]
Maggott briefly appears during the X-Men Disassembled storyline battling Nate Grey. [15] He later becomes a citizen of Krakoa and a member of the Morlocks during the Krakoan Age. [16] [17]
After the end of the Krakoan Age, Maggott returns to the Morlocks. [18] During the "X-Manhunt" event, Maggott is among the X-Men members who attempt to apprehend Charles Xavier after he escapes prison, but is wounded and dismembered by Juggernaut. Storm infuses Maggott with the power of Eegun, which empowers him, restores his limbs, and transforms him into an Omega-level mutant. [19] [20]
