Madison Jeffries
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{{Primary sources|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox comics character
|character_name=Madison Jeffries
|image = Madison Jeffries.jpg
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|real_name=Madison Jeffries
|species=Human Mutant
|publisher=Marvel Comics
|debut=Alpha Flight #1 (Aug. 1983)
|creators=John Byrne
|alliances=Exiles
X-MenThe Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z, vol. 13 (2010) Marvel Comics
X-ClubThe Uncanny X-Men #507
Weapon X
Alpha Flight
Gamma Flight
Zodiac
|aliases=Box, Gemini
|powers=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.
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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. 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. After Madison left the military, he met 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 recruited into the new Alpha Flight program under Department H. When the Canadian government cut Department H's funding, Madison left the organization 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.{{cite book|title=Alpha Flight #16}}
Madison Jeffries later appears as a member of the Utopians alongside Elixir, Karma, Masque, Random, and Tabitha Smith.All-New X-Men #40. Marvel Comics.
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 needed|c=y|date=April 2013}}
=Age of X-Man=
In 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.Age of X-Man — NextGen #1 (Feb. 2019). Marvel Comics.
=House of M=
In the "House of M" reality, Madison Jeffries had also been forced by Weapon X to create weapons that would be used on his fellow mutants.House of M: Masters of Evil #3. Marvel Comics.
=Weapon X: Days of Future Now=
In the alternate future depicted in Weapon X: Days of Future Now, Madison's ever-improving Boxbots have gained a sentience of their own, one of them even calling itself Master Mold.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=April 2013}}
References
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External links
- [http://alphaflight.net/showwiki/Box_IV AlphaFlight.Net Alphanex Entry On - Madison Jeffries]
- [http://www.marveldirectory.com/individuals/b/boxiv.htm MarvelDirectory.com - Character Bio - Madison Jeffries aka Box IV]
- [https://uncannyxmen.net/characters/jeffries-madison Uncannyxmen.net Spotlight on Madison Jeffries]
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Category:Characters created by John Byrne (comics)
Category:Comics characters introduced in 1984
Category:Fictional Canadian people
Category:Fictional inventors in comics
Category:Fictional technopaths
Category:Fictional United States Army personnel
Category:Fictional Vietnam War veterans
Category:Marvel Comics male superheroes