Malcolm Reeves is a fictional character

Fictional character

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, a mutant

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 in the Marvel Comics

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 Universe. His first appearance was in The Brotherhood #4.

Fictional character biography

After his wife threatened to expose him as a mutant, Malcolm Reeves ordered his friend Perot to attempt to take her mutant powers away, hoping it would calm her down. The procedure went wrong, as always, and she died instead.

Getting a call from his daughter, Malon

Malon Reeves

Malon Estella Reeves is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in The Brotherhood #4.-Fictional character biography:...

, Malcolm was deeply angered that someone would dare attempt to kidnap her. Malcolm called Charles Xavier

Professor X

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 and demanded Xavier explain what was going on, and Xavier broke it to him that it was probably the mutant terrorist sect, The Brotherhood

Brotherhood of Mutants

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.

After his men were killed and his daughter was kidnapped, Malcolm met with the one man who could help him, Marshal

Marshal (comics)

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. Marshal attacked and captured Brotherhood members Bela

Bela (comics)

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 and Fiona

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, then dropped Bela's severed hand on Malcolm's desk, telling him that he was finally ready to talk.

Sent a tape by Malon, Malcolm watched her and Bryson strike at his businesses and satellites. Marshal, who was there with him, asked Malcolm what was his deep, dark secret, but Malcolm assured him he had no secrets. Thinking there was no other way out of the situation, Malcolm ordered a military strike on the Brotherhood's London hideout, hoping they would murder Malon as well, she escaped.

Later, Malon and Bryson Bale

Bryson Bale

Bryson Bale is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in The Brotherhood #4.-Fictional character biography:...

showed up at Malcolm's office. Malcolm acted relieved that she was alive, but when confronted by the fact that he was a mutant, he lashed out Malon, transforming into a flaming skeleton form. Bryson jumped to his lover's defense, and Malcolm brawled with him until they fell through a window, crashing to the ground.

Powers and abilities

Malcolm Reeves could transform into something of a flaming skeleton. Despite the fact that he was a powerful mutant, he hated his own kind and lived in total fear of being outed as one.