Micromax
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Micromax is a fictional character
, a mutant
superhero
of the Marvel universe
. He first appeared in Excalibur vol. 1 #44.
He was first seen mistaking Rachel Summers
for a burglar, battling her, and mistakenly trying to arrest her for robbery. He later was back up for a disastrous mission with his superior officer Brigadier Theobold Blott, several psychics and a team of F.I.6 'Mediators'. They were assigned to track down the perpetrator of the previous thefts and initially erroneously accused Nightcrawler
of sabotage. After that mishap, they were overpowered by a servant creature of Necrom
, a powerful sorcerer. They later encountered Necrom himself, and Micromax was the only one to survive the mission, due to his shrinking abilities. He shrunk too quickly and passed out; although he was paralyzed by Necrom, he still escaped. He then unsuccessfully attempted to kill Necrom. Necrom came away with the impression Micromax has very little viable life force. Micromax later became mind-controlled by Brain Drain
to attempt to assassinate the British Prime Minister, but this was thwarted by Aurora
. Micromax later helped Excalibur members Kylun
and Feron
battle Necrom, using his powers to grow to a massive size and crush Necrom, stunning him temporarily and allowing the other heroes to mount an offense.
Micromax later participates in battling the threat from the politician Orpington Smythe. Smythe was using manipulation, torture and murder in an attempt to control all the governmental agencies that dealt with super-powered happenings. Micromax was captured for Nigel Orpington-Smythe by the R.C.X.
He was subjected to medical tests at the Cloud Nine facility. Excalibur and a mutiny from within Smythe's own ranks eventually end Smythe's threat.
After a few missions with Excalibur, he resigns from the FI6 police of the United Kingdom
force to join the Brand Corporation in New Jersey
. He keeps using his super-hero identity from time to time, and even helps the Avengers
face the invasion of Kang the Conqueror
.
He becomes involved in a battle with X-Force
and the surviving original X-Men
over the fate of the '198', a group of mutants being forcibly detained on the grounds of the X-Mansion
. At the request of the British government Micromax joined O*N*E*, a policing force against unruly mutants. This team is fronted by Bishop
with the support of Sabra
. During the fight he is stabbed in the chest by Shatterstar
. The 198 escape. He receives medical attention and survives the attack.
Although Micromax has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who appear to have registered as part of the Avengers: The Initiative
he is a citizen of and agent of the British government so he would come under the British version of the registration act rather than the U.S. governments Initiative.
Micromax has also been shown to be working with a group of vigilantes, called the Vanguard.
with the ability to increase, decrease or redistribute his body mass, allowing for dramatic size change. He can become small as roughly half an inch, or as tall as 65 feet in height. His strength is proportionate to his size and at top size and density he can withstand the pressure from a 50-ton weight, and strike with a similar level of force. He can attain a limited degree of shapeshifting by redistributing his body mass. Normally, Micromax is a short, pot-bellied balding man; in everyday life he uses his powers to become taller and robust and to give himself a full head of hair.
Micromax is a good hand-to-hand combatant, and has been trained by F.I.6.
's Masters of Evil
in the House of M
reality.
Fictional character
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, a mutant
Mutant (Marvel Comics)
In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...
superhero
Superhero
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of the Marvel universe
Marvel Universe
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. He first appeared in Excalibur vol. 1 #44.
Fictional character biography
Prior to the discovery of his mutant abilities, Scott Wright was a disk jockey. However, with the discovery of his powers he quickly became a special British government operative for F.I.6, a secret British national security unit, under the name Micromax.He was first seen mistaking Rachel Summers
Rachel Summers
Rachel Anne Summers is a fictional character, a comic book superheroine created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne for Marvel Comics....
for a burglar, battling her, and mistakenly trying to arrest her for robbery. He later was back up for a disastrous mission with his superior officer Brigadier Theobold Blott, several psychics and a team of F.I.6 'Mediators'. They were assigned to track down the perpetrator of the previous thefts and initially erroneously accused Nightcrawler
Nightcrawler (comics)
Nightcrawler is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Universe. He has been associated with both the X-Men and Excalibur, originally appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum, he debuted in Giant-Size X-Men #1...
of sabotage. After that mishap, they were overpowered by a servant creature of Necrom
Necrom
Necrom is a fictional character created by Alan Davis forMarvel Comics. Necrom was a powerful sorcerer and an enemy of Excalibur.-Fictional character biography:...
, a powerful sorcerer. They later encountered Necrom himself, and Micromax was the only one to survive the mission, due to his shrinking abilities. He shrunk too quickly and passed out; although he was paralyzed by Necrom, he still escaped. He then unsuccessfully attempted to kill Necrom. Necrom came away with the impression Micromax has very little viable life force. Micromax later became mind-controlled by Brain Drain
Brain Drain (comics)
Brain Drain is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Invaders #2 Brain Drain is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Invaders #2 Brain Drain is a fictional...
to attempt to assassinate the British Prime Minister, but this was thwarted by Aurora
Aurora (comics)
Aurora is a fictional character, a Canadian superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. She is the twin sister of Northstar and the former lover of Sasquatch. She has also been in a relationship with Wild Child....
. Micromax later helped Excalibur members Kylun
Kylun
Kylun is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Universe. He first appeared in Excalibur #2. He was briefly a member of Excalibur.-Fictional character biography:...
and Feron
Feron
Feron is a Marvel Comics character, a former member of the superhero group Excalibur. He first appeared in Excalibur vol. 1 #48 and was created by Alan Davis-Fictional character biography:...
battle Necrom, using his powers to grow to a massive size and crush Necrom, stunning him temporarily and allowing the other heroes to mount an offense.
Micromax later participates in battling the threat from the politician Orpington Smythe. Smythe was using manipulation, torture and murder in an attempt to control all the governmental agencies that dealt with super-powered happenings. Micromax was captured for Nigel Orpington-Smythe by the R.C.X.
R.C.X.
The Resources Control Executive is a fictional British intelligence agency in the Marvel Comics universe. It first appeared in Captain Britain vol...
He was subjected to medical tests at the Cloud Nine facility. Excalibur and a mutiny from within Smythe's own ranks eventually end Smythe's threat.
After a few missions with Excalibur, he resigns from the FI6 police of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
force to join the Brand Corporation in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. He keeps using his super-hero identity from time to time, and even helps the Avengers
Avengers (comics)
The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
face the invasion of Kang the Conqueror
Kang the Conqueror
Kang the Conqueror is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Avengers #8 , and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby...
.
He becomes involved in a battle with X-Force
X-Force
X-Force is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero team, one of several spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise. Conceived by writer/illustrator Rob Liefeld, the team was formed in New Mutants, vol. 1 #100 and soon afterwards was featured in its own series.The group was a new incarnation of the 1980s...
and the surviving original X-Men
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
over the fate of the '198', a group of mutants being forcibly detained on the grounds of the X-Mansion
X-Mansion
In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the X-Mansion is the common name for Professor Xavier's mansion. It is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men and the location of a school for mutant teenagers, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly Xavier's School for Gifted...
. At the request of the British government Micromax joined O*N*E*, a policing force against unruly mutants. This team is fronted by Bishop
Bishop (comics)
Bishop is a fictional comic book superhero, appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, in particular the X-Men family of books...
with the support of Sabra
Sabra (comics)
Sabra is the alias of Ruth Bat-Seraph, a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics.-Publication history:...
. During the fight he is stabbed in the chest by Shatterstar
Shatterstar
Shatterstar is a fictional character, a mutant superhero in the .-Publication history:Shatterstar first appeared in The New Mutants vol. 1 #99 , and was created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld. Since his debut Shatterstar has mainly appeared in the original X-Force title, with some issues...
. The 198 escape. He receives medical attention and survives the attack.
Although Micromax has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who appear to have registered as part of the Avengers: The Initiative
Avengers: The Initiative
Avengers: The Initiative was a comic book series from Marvel Comics. Written by Dan Slott and Christos Gage with artwork initially by Stefano Caselli, Steve Uy and Harvey Tolibao, the series dealt with the aftermath of Marvel's Civil War crossover Avengers: The Initiative was a comic book series...
he is a citizen of and agent of the British government so he would come under the British version of the registration act rather than the U.S. governments Initiative.
Micromax has also been shown to be working with a group of vigilantes, called the Vanguard.
Powers and abilities
Micromax is a mutantMutant (Marvel Comics)
In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...
with the ability to increase, decrease or redistribute his body mass, allowing for dramatic size change. He can become small as roughly half an inch, or as tall as 65 feet in height. His strength is proportionate to his size and at top size and density he can withstand the pressure from a 50-ton weight, and strike with a similar level of force. He can attain a limited degree of shapeshifting by redistributing his body mass. Normally, Micromax is a short, pot-bellied balding man; in everyday life he uses his powers to become taller and robust and to give himself a full head of hair.
Micromax is a good hand-to-hand combatant, and has been trained by F.I.6.
House of M: Masters of Evil
Micromax is a member of the Red Guard and was seen assisting them in their fight against the HoodHood (comics)
The Hood is a fictional character, a supervillain, and a crime boss in the . Created by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artists Kyle Hotz and Eric Powell, the character first appeared in The Hood #1 .-Publication history:...
's Masters of Evil
Masters of Evil
The Masters of Evil is a name for a number of fictional supervillain teams that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version of the team appeared in The Avengers #6 , with the lineup continually changing over the years....
in the House of M
House of M
House of M is an eight-issue comic book limited series and crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. Written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Olivier Coipel, its first issue debuted in June 2005 as a follow-up to the events of the Planet X and Avengers Disassembled...
reality.
External links
- Micromax at Marvel.com
- Micromax at the International Catalogue of Superheroes
- Micromax at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- UncannyXmen.net Character Profile on Micromax