Jamie Madrox Character Review
James Arthur "Jamie" Madrox, also called the Multiple Man, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men. Created by writer Len Wein with script from Chris Claremont and art by John Buscema, he first appeared in Giant-Size Fantastic Four (February 1975).
A mutant
with the ability to create instant duplicates or "dupes" of himself,
Madrox was largely a minor or supporting character until his appearance
in the 1987 miniseries Fallen Angels. The character underwent greater development under writer Peter David through his appearance in David's run of the monthly series X-Factor (vol. 1) in the 1990s, and in David's second and ongoing run of the title (vol. 3) in the 2000s.
The character has appeared in television, film and video game adaptations, most notably in the 2006 film, X-Men: The Last Stand, in which he was portrayed by Eric Dane. (More about Jamie Madrox Character Review...keep reading !)
The character has appeared in television, film and video game adaptations, most notably in the 2006 film, X-Men: The Last Stand, in which he was portrayed by Eric Dane. (More about Jamie Madrox Character Review...keep reading !)
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Powers and Abilities (Jamie Madrox)
Jamie Madrox is a changeling, which is either a predecessor to or a subset of mutants.
His power is the ability to create perfect duplicates, or "dupes", of
himself, and all items on his person (clothing, weaponry, et cetera)
through impact when he absorbs kinetic energy
(although this sometimes has happened at will) through an unknown
process. Most of the time, this is caused by him snapping his fingers,
stomping his foot, being struck, or collisions. Each of the duplicates
has exactly the same power as Jamie himself, and has independent
thought, though Madrox "Prime" is usually telepathically and
empathically linked to the dupes. His powers have, at least once, been
shown to affect the actual design of the shirt he was wearing.
Jamie "Prime" can absorb a dupe back into himself at will, which also
makes him absorb the memories, knowledge, and skills of the duplicate.
The dupe usually appears right beside the body it "springs" from. It has
been noted that dupes have trouble creating more dupes themselves if
they have not used their powers for a while, while Madrox is able to use his ability whenever he wants without any such issue.
Jamie was formerly unable to control the duplication process, wearing
a special shock-absorbent synthetic stretch fabric costume that
contained mechanisms that absorbed kinetic energy so that an army of
Madroxes would not instantly appear every time he was struck. The
original suit was designed by his father, Dr. Daniel Madrox, and later
modified by Reed Richards. Jamie currently wears a stylized shirt with
only six large green shock-absorbent pads on the front of the torso.
Whether this indicates a greater degree of control over when his dupes
manifest or simply an advance in technology (or if it is simply an
ordinary shirt with the same design) is unclear.
During his time with X-Factor, the maximum number of dupes Madrox
could create, including duplicates of the dupes themselves, was
approximately 50, but the limit has grown far beyond that, as when Hydra tried to
manipulate Jamie into becoming one of them. Their plan backfired because
he cannot be mind-controlled, which instead resulted in an immense
number of Madroxes that drowned the organization's cohorts.
Duplicates have independent minds from the original, but are usually
willing to merge back because their memories and knowledge are retained.
However, there have been exceptions where duplicates have wished for
independence completely, even going so far as to have malicious
duplicates intending great harm to the Prime during Peter David's
original and modern X-Factor runs (Which featured Madrox's dupes
manifesting as aspects of the Prime Madrox's personality rather than
straightforward duplicates).
As a last-ditch effort, Madrox's abilities can be used to deadly effect, which were used in self-defense against Seamus Mellencamp, when Madrox jammed his hand into Mellencamp's mouth and activated his
power, creating a duplicate inside Mellencamp and exploding him from the
inside out. He has used this method to threaten people before, as well.
Madrox's duplicates can perish without long term physical harm to
himself, as demonstrated when the mutant Proteus possessed a duplicate
then consumed its life force — leaving only a burnt out husk, as with
all victims of Proteus. The possession caused Madrox to collapse in
pain, aware of what was happening, but he later recovered.
Madrox also uses merging with his duplicates as a form of healing.
Originally, uninjured dupes "shared" the damage when they merged. If an
injured Madrox or dupe merged with an uninjured version, the "new"
version had an injury half as severe as the original injury. This method
may depend upon the severity of the injury, such as when the M-tattooed
dupe sent his scarring to the original.
As a consequence of splitting into multiple selves, Jamie has
accumulated a vast wealth of knowledge and experience, along with some
confusion over which Jamie did what. For example, although he says his
duplicates have had active sex lives, he is not sure whether he himself
ever has, to the point that he was once uncertain whether he or a dupe
had conceived his son Sean with Siryn (with the result that his body
absorbed his infant son the first time he held the boy, as his body
regarded the baby as another dupe rather than an independent entity).
Specific special skills accumulated through his vast experience include picking locks, some proficiency in Shaolin Kung Fu,
handgun training, multiple languages including Russian and Hawaiian,
and playing-card throwing. Along the way, he or his duplicates
participated in an Olympic gymnastics team and apparently became a
licensed attorney.
Madrox has generally been considered a mutant. Unlike most mutants whose mutant powers emerge during adolescence, Madrox exhibited his gifts from the day he was born. In X-Factor, Damian Tryp declares he isn't one, but a "killcrop" like him, so named because they were believed to cause bad harvests in olden times..
In Other Media (Film/Movie)
- In the film X2, his name appears on a list of names Mystique scrolls through on Stryker's computer while looking for Magneto's file. In the novelization of X2, Jamie has an expanded role as a student living at Xavier's, and has a relationship with Siryn, who often unintentionally causes him to create duplicates of himself.
- X-Men: The Last Stand features James Madrox/Multiple Man, who is recruited into the Brotherhood of Mutants. Played by Eric Dane, the character is a villain, having robbed seven banks at the same time. In one scene, he and his dupes serve as a decoy for Magneto's Brotherhood, appearing to the authorities to be the Brotherhood on a satellite image, while the real Brotherhood escapes.
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