Madelyne Pryor
Madelyne Pryor is a female comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Madelyne Pryor
In reality, she was a clone of Jean Grey created by Mister Sinister after he had acquired a blood sample from her during her time with the X-Men. Upon her creation, she demonstrated no powers at birth with Essex initially being disappointed but one day she had a brief manifestation of the Phoenix Force after the Phoenix sacrificed herself on the Moon in order to save the universe from her dark nature. Thus, the instant that the original Jean Grey died was the first time that Madelyne Pryor came to life. Her genetic potential meant that her union with Scott Summers would produce a product that was quite exceptional. As a result, Mister Sinister provided her with an appropriate cover memory and placed her in the same airline as Scott Summer's grandparents in Alaska as he knew that her appearance would attract his attention. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #241)
Inferno
She was confronted by Mister Sinister who defeated and captured her where he revealed Madelyne's true origins. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #241)
Red Queen
Her mind continued to wander until it inhabited a clone of herself within a hidden clone farm of Mr. Sinister. After taking it over, she came to control the clone copies of the Marauders and cursed them into being decaying canibals that followed her commands. At this time, all Mutants had flocked to a nation of their kind that gathered on the living island of Krakoa with Mr. Sinister being among its leading citizens. He informed the X-Men that he had lost contact with his clone farm and a team of unruly Mutants led by Psylocke and Havok were dispatched to investigate. Once there, they came under attack from Pryor and the clone Marauders who overwhelmed their team. (Hellions v1 #3) Upon taking over Sinister's clone farm, she sought to use her magic to summon demons to possess the dead clone bodies of the Marauders and wanted to sway Alex Summers to her cause. Before she could accomplish her goal, she was killed by Scalphunter where with tears in her eyes she told Havok that she simply wanted to be remembered as a real person before dying in his arms. In a rage, Havok then unleashed his powers that destroyed the Essex State Home of Foundlings with the team returning to Krakoa. Whilst there, Havok petitioned the Quiet Council to bring Madelyne back to life via the Resurrection Protocols but they refused with their reasoning being that she was simply a clone of Jean Grey rather than a true Mutant. (Hellions v1 #4)
Overview
Personality and attributes
She was always noted as being a bit of a rebel and never believed what she was told with her instead wanting to learn everything herself regardless of the cost. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #241)
Mister Sinister considered her his pride and joy where he held himself as her father. In fact, he considered her to be his premiere success though was disappointed at first when her powers did not initially manifest. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #241)
Powers and abilities
Madelyne Pryor was a genetic clone of the Mutant Jean Grey where she possessed the original's genetic potential if not her powers and even a resonance with the Phoenix Force. As a replicant, she garnered memory-flashes from the template that was Jean Grey. Thus, she inherited some memories that were so primal that they were somehow encoded on her genetic matrix itself. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #241)
Notes
- Madelyne Pryor was created by Chris Claremont and Paul Smith where she made her first appearance in Uncanny X-Men v1 #168 (April, 1983).
Alternate Versions
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Appearances
- Uncanny X-Men v1: (1983)
- X-Men v4:
- Hellions v1: (2020)
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