Proteus (Marvel)
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'''Kevin MacTaggart''' was the son of [[MacTaggart, Moira|Moira]] and [[MacTaggart, Joseph|Joseph MacTaggart]] (though the brutal and estranged Joseph never knew he had a son). He eventually manifested the [[Mutants (Marvel)|mutant]] power to warp reality, and Moira imprisoned him (in a cell made of metal, his only weakness) under the identity of '''Mutant X''' to protect him from the world and possibly "cure" him. | '''Kevin MacTaggart''' was the son of [[MacTaggart, Moira|Moira]] and [[MacTaggart, Joseph|Joseph MacTaggart]] (though the brutal and estranged Joseph never knew he had a son). He eventually manifested the [[Mutants (Marvel)|mutant]] power to warp reality, and Moira imprisoned him (in a cell made of metal, his only weakness) under the identity of '''Mutant X''' to protect him from the world and possibly "cure" him. | ||
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Proteus is a male comic supervillain that features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Kevin MacTaggart was the son of Moira and Joseph MacTaggart (though the brutal and estranged Joseph never knew he had a son). He eventually manifested the mutant power to warp reality, and Moira imprisoned him (in a cell made of metal, his only weakness) under the identity of Mutant X to protect him from the world and possibly "cure" him.
Proteus, as he came to be named, eventually escaped and began possessing people, draining their life energy and terrifying people with his powers, and eventually sought out his father Joseph. After possessing Joseph and trying to kill Moira, Proteus was dispersed by the X-Men, primarily thanks to Colossus.
However, remnants of Proteus' energy remained in the world, and they were sought out by Harness and the Alliance of Evil. The abusive Harness used her son, Piecemeal, to absorb Proteus' energies. Eventually, however, they were too much for the boy, who exploded and merged with the mind and energies of Kevin MacTaggart to form a new Proteus. The new Proteus wanted to reshape the world into a form more pleasing than its current "chaotic" state. He was narrowly stopped by the X-Men, X-Force, and the New Warriors, who manipulated him into ending his existence.
In an effort to free himself, the Shadow King unleashed a psychic infection into London to give himself a foothold to escape the astral plane. He was defeated by the efforts of the disembodied mind of Professor X who took over Fantomex's body to allow himself a physical existence on Earth. Now calling himself X, he attempted to remove the remnants of the psychic infection but during the process the energy coalesced into freeing Proteus from his imprisonment with him appearing now on Earth. (Astonishing X-Men v4 #7)
He used his powers to merge Psylocke with X after which he departed to a small town in Scotland. Once there, he offered to give the people anything they wanted by using his powers and formed walls to keep the settlement isolated. This was part of his plan to bring the Astral Plane to Earth as he intended to make all desires reality. (Astonishing X-Men v4 #9) From there, he generated reality seeds that he sought to spread across the globe. (Astonishing X-Men v4 #11)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
These attacks were known as a reality storm that were capable of spreading. (Astonishing X-Men v4 #9)
Notes
- Proteus was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne where he made his first appearance in X-Men v1 #119 (March, 1979).
Alternate Versions
- In Star Trek/X-Men, Proteus crossed universes and merged with the corpse of Gary Mitchell, threatening both the X-Men and the crew of the original U.S.S. Enterprise. However, after appealing to his better nature, he dispersed once more.
- In Ultimate X-Men v1 #16 (2002), a version of Proteus was shown to exist on the Ultimate Marvel Earth that was designated as Earth-1616 with this one merging some elements from Legion. David Xavier was the son of Charles Xavier and Moira MacTaggert who came to believe his fathers intellectual focus meant that he did not pay much attention to his more sports minded son. Charles later left to found the Brotherhood of Mutants with Magneto and believed his family would not care if he left them though this act made David miss his father. He later developed his own Mutant powers forcing his mother to keep him in a specialised cell. Proteus later sensed his fathers arrival in England and after a convulsion he left his body to possess others as he sought out Xavier.
In other media
Television
- In X-Men, Proteus appeared as an antagonist in the 1990s animated television series two-part episode "Proteus" where he was voiced by actor Stuart Stone.
Films
- In X-Men: Apocalypse, the character was not named but a possible reference was given to him in the live-action film when Moira MacTaggert mentioned that she had a son from a brief marriage prior to her divorce from her first husband.
Video games
- In X-Men: Battle of the Atom, Proteus appeared as a playable card in the iOS video card game.
Appearances
- X-Men v1:
- X-Men: Legacy:
- Astonishing X-Men:
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