Micromax

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Micromax was created by Alan Davis and first appeared in Excalibur #44 (Dec. 1991).

Prior to the discovery of his mutant abilities, Scott Wright was a disk jockey. With the discovery of his powers he became a special British government operative for M.I.6, a secret British national security unit, under the name Micromax.

He is first seen mistaking Rachel Summers for a burglar, and mistakenly trying to arrest her for robbery.Excalibur #44 He is later backup for a disastrous mission with his superior officer Brigadier Theobold Blott, several psychics and a team of F.I.6 'Mediators'. They are assigned to track down the perpetrator of the previous thefts and initially erroneously accuse Nightcrawler of sabotage. After that mishap, they are overpowered by a servant of Necrom, a powerful sorcerer.Excalibur #45 They later encounter Necrom himself, and Micromax is the only one to survive the mission, due to his shrinking abilities.Excalibur #49 He unsuccessfully attempts to kill Necrom. Necrom comes away with the impression Micromax has little viable life force.Excalibur #50 Micromax is later mind-controlled by Brain Drain in an attempt to assassinate the British Prime Minister, but this is thwarted by Aurora.Alpha Flight #108 Micromax later helps Excalibur members Kylun and Feron battle Necrom, using his powers to grow to a massive size and crush him.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=March 2013}}

Micromax participates in battling the threat from the politician Orpington Smythe. Smythe is using manipulation, torture and murder in an attempt to control all the governmental agencies that deal with super-powered happenings. Micromax is captured for Nigel Orpington-Smythe by the R.C.X.Excalibur #61 He is subjected to medical tests at the Cloud Nine facility.Excalibur #62 Excalibur and a mutiny from within Smythe's own ranks eventually end Smythe's threat.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=March 2013}}

After a few missions with Excalibur, he resigns from the F.I.6 to join the Brand Corporation in New Jersey.Excalibur #71 (1993) He uses his super-hero identity from time to time, and even helps the Avengers face the invasion of Kang the Conqueror.The Avengers vol. 3 #43 "Global Presence" (Aug. 2001)

He becomes involved in a battle with X-Force and the surviving original X-Men over the '198', a group of mutants who retained their powers after the Decimation and are being detained in the X-Mansion. At the request of the British government, Micromax joins O*N*E*,{{Cite comic | Writer = Ronald Byrd and Anthony Flamini | Penciller = Scott Kolins | Inker = Scott Kolins | Story = Civil War | Title = Civil War: Battle Damage Report | Issue = #1 | Date = March 2007 | Publisher = Marvel Comics | }} a policing force against unruly mutants. This team is fronted by Bishop with the support of Sabra.{{Cite comic | Writer = David Hine | Penciller = Yanick Paquette | Inker = Serge LaPointe | Story = Civil War | Title = Civil War: X-Men | Issue = #1 | Date = Sept. 2006 | Publisher = Marvel Comics | }} During the fight he is stabbed in the chest by Shatterstar, and the 198 escape. He receives medical attention and survives the attack.Civil War: X-Men #4 (2006)

Micromax has also been shown to be working with a group of vigilantes, called the Vanguard.Marvel Comics Presents vol. 2 #5

Micromax has the ability to increase, decrease, or redistribute his body mass, allowing for dramatic size and shape changes. He can shrink to roughly half an inch or grow to 65 feet in height.Civil War: X-Men #3 In everyday life, he uses these powers to become taller, robust, and give himself a full head of hair rather than his short, pot-bellied, but balding appearance.Excalibur #61. Marvel Comics.Civil War: X-Men #4. Marvel Comics. Micromax is a skilled unarmed combatant and had been trained by the F.I.6.Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol 1 #7 (March 2009)

In 2014, Entertainment Weekly ranked Micromax 80th in their "Let's rank every X-Man ever" list.{{Cite magazine |last=Franich |first=Darren |date=June 9, 2022 |title=Let's rank every X-Man ever |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/05/21/x-men-best-worst/ |access-date=January 26, 2023 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}

An alternate universe variant of Micromax from Earth-58163 appears in House of M: Masters of Evil #4 as a member of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Red Guard.House of M: Masters of Evil #4. Marvel Comics.

An alternate universe variant of Micromax from Earth-1610 appears in the Ultimate Marvel universe.Ultimate Comics: X-Men #19. Marvel Comics.

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