Madison Jeffries

Madison Jeffries is a 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.

Madison Jeffries
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Alpha Flight #1 (Aug. 1983)
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.

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 volunteered to enlist as a soldier in Vietnam alongside his younger brother Lionel.^[3] While Madison preferred not to use his mutant 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 in Montreal General Hospital, and Madison left the military.

Madison met and befriended a man named Roger 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 new Alpha Flight program.^[4]

During the Canadian government's first sanctioning of Alpha Flight and its parent organization, Department H, Madison remains in the third-tier Gamma Flight program, while Bochs and his cybernetically-controlled robot Box reach the Beta 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 against Omega 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 alongside Elixir, Karma, Masque, Random, and Tabitha Smith.^[6][7]

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.^[8][9] 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.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Powers and abilities

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 of technopathy, 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 to Forge.

Alternate versions

Age of Apocalypse

In the "Age of Apocalypse" reality, Madison Jeffries joins Apocalypse'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]}

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.^[16]

House of M

In the "House of M" reality, Madison Jeffries is forced by Weapon X to create anti-mutant weapons.^[17]

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.^[18]

Reception

Madison Jeffries was listed in ScreenRant's "10 Forgotten Marvel Characters That Could Become Avengers", 63rd in Buzzfeed's "95 X-Men Members Ranked From Worst To Best", 5th in CBR'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]