Kevin MacTaggert, best known as Proteus and also called Mutant X, is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne, he first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #125 (September 1979), though hints to his character appeared in earlier issues. Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Chris Claremont (born November 30, 1950 in London, England, United Kingdom) is a comic book writer, best known for his 16-year (1976-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industrys most successful properties. ... John Lindley Byrne (born July 6, 1950) is a British-born naturalised American author and artist of comic books. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a human being who is born with genetic modifications that allow for abilities not possessed by regular humans. ... Reality warping is a form of superpower normally associated with comic books--Marvel comics in particular--though it was likely DC comics who started it all with Mr. ... (this article is about the parapsychological phenomenon. ... Look up Possession in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Chris Claremont (born November 30, 1950 in London, England, United Kingdom) is a comic book writer, best known for his 16-year (1976-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industrys most successful properties. ... John Lindley Byrne (born July 6, 1950) is a British-born naturalised American author and artist of comic books. ... The Uncanny X-Men, first published as simply The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series within the X-Men franchise. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...

Kevin was the mutant son of Scottish genetic researcher Moira MacTaggert and politician Joseph MacTaggert. Kevin had reality warping and possession powers and lived most of his life in forced seclusion at his mother’s Muir Island research facility. In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a human being who is born with genetic modifications that allow for abilities not possessed by regular humans. ... Dr. Moira Kinross MacTaggert (sometimes spelled MacTaggart, McTaggart, or McTaggert) is a fictional character appearing in X-Men stories in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Reality warping is a form of superpower normally associated with comic books--Marvel comics in particular--though it was likely DC comics who started it all with Mr. ... Spiritual possession is a concept of many religions and tales, where it is believed that a demon, or disincarnate being, may take temporary control of a human body, resulting in noticeable changes in behaviour. ... Muir Island is a small, fictional island off of the northern coast of Scotland in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

His attempt to break free and find his father made up a classic 1979–80 Uncanny X-Men storyline that was adapted in the 1990s X-Men animated series. The X-Men Animated Series debuted in the 1992-1993 season on the Fox Network. ...

Fictional character biography

Proteus is one of the strongest and deadliest mutants ever to appear in Marvel Comics. Despite being one of the most powerful mutants, Proteus was not fortunate enough to have a happy life. Even his conception was under unpleasant circumstances. He was the son of Moira MacTaggert and her sinister husband, Joseph MacTaggert, who forced Moira into an unhappy marriage. Kevin was conceived after his mother, Moira, was severely beaten (and, it is implied, raped) by Joseph. After this traumatic experience, Moira left Joseph. She did not notify him that she was pregnant with his child.

Moira and Kevin lived on Muir Island, off the coast of Scotland. Kevin eventually began manifesting his mutant abilities and became a danger to everyone around him. His abilities gave him an uncontrollable hunger for energy. To protect herself and others, Moira was forced to confine Kevin. To keep the truth about her son secret, she began to describe him to others only as Mutant X. Muir Island is a small, fictional island off of the northern coast of Scotland in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity(English) Wha daur meddle wi me? (Scots)[1] Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots[2] Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I...

For years, Kevin remained inside his cell, until one day, after a battle between Magneto and the X-Men, Kevin was able to escape. During his escape, Kevin came into contact with Phoenix, Polaris, and Multiple Man. While he was able to defeat Polaris and Multiple Man, he barely escaped with his life when he confronted Phoenix. The only problem was, without the isosteric energy fields of his cell to sustain him, Kevin began to burn his body out. The only temporary solution he could find was to possess several human host bodies, including a duplicate of Multiple Man's. Magneto is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This article or section on a comics-related subject may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... Polaris (Lorna Dane) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... James Arthur Jamie Madrox, formerly known as the Multiple Man, is a fictional character, a mutant superhero in the Marvel Universe, and the leader of a detective agency known as X-Factor Investigations. ...

Kevin eventually encountered the X-Men and proceeded to rename himself as Proteus, after the Greek god. Proteus eventually went to Edinburgh, to possess his father, Joseph. After possessing his father, Proteus made a last stand against the X-Men. He destroyed the body of Joseph MacTaggert in battle. Before Proteus could take another host, Colossus (in his metallic form) punched Proteus in his energy form. Due to Proteus' weakness to metal, Proteus was unable to maintain his energy form. His energy was therefore dispersed across the world. This article is about Proteus in Greek mythology. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... Colossus (Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero in the X-Men. ...

Some time after his death, Moira MacTaggert thought about cloning Kevin, but she was discouraged successfully by Sean Cassidy. Cloning is the process of creating an identical copy of something. ... Banshee (Sean Cassidy) was a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ...

Several years later, A.I.M. attempted to recreate Proteus. The organization used a woman named Harness and her mutant son, Piecemeal, to absorb all of the dispersed energy of Proteus. As the boy went about absorbing the energy, his body grew too large for his system to handle. Eventually, what was left of Proteus' consciousness and Piecemeal merged as one being. A.I.M., or Advanced Idea Mechanics, is a fictional group in the Marvel Universe. ... Consciousness is a quality of the mind generally regarded to comprise qualities such as subjectivity, self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the relationship between oneself and ones environment. ...

The combined efforts of the New Warriors, the New Mutants, the Muir Islanders, and the original X-Factor wasn't enough against this new creature. When the amalgamated being decided that it would not find happiness, it decided to disappear. The New Warriors is a Marvel Comics superhero team, traditionally consisting of young adult heroes. ... New Mutants may also refer to the genetically engineered superhumans of Mutant X (TV series). ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... It has been suggested that X-Factor Investigations be merged into this article or section. ...

Powers and abilities

Proteus is a being made out of psionic energy, and as a result he possesses many psionic abilities. He possesses telepathic abilities, the ability to possess human bodies (eventually, these human bodies "burn out", due to the nature of his powerful energies), and powerful reality-warping powers - able to practically change the face of the world by pure force of will. For example, he can easily turn a standing building into liquid, turn buildings into bees that attack at his mental command, and transform Cyclops' optic blasts into flowers. Proteus' main weaknesses was to metal, such as a bullet entering his host body or, to a greater extent, when his energy form came into contact with the organic metal of Colossus' body. He is also vulnerable to magicks and other reality-warpers. Parapsychology is the study of the evidence involving phenomena where a person seems to affect or gain information about something through a means not currently explainable within the framework of mainstream, conventional science. ... (this article is about the parapsychological phenomenon. ... Reality warping is a form of superpower normally associated with comic books--Marvel comics in particular--though it was likely DC comics who started it all with Mr. ... Cyclops (Scott Summers) is a fictional character who exists in the Marvel Comics Universe, a superhero who is the field leader of the X-Men. ...

The combined Proteus and Piecemeal creature was not vulnerable to metal and did not have the need for host bodies.

Other versions

Star Trek/X-Men crossover

In the Star Trek/X-Men crossover, the spirit of Proteus crosses over to to the universe of Star Trek because of a rift created by classic Star Trek antagonist Gary Mitchell (who also had reality-warping powers). Proteus is able to reanimate and inhabit Mitchell's corpse, which does not deteriorate like other hosts. While chasing Deathbird, the X-Men end up teaming up with the crew of the USS Enterprise to stop Proteus, who forms an alliance with Deathbird to escape the planet. In comic books, an intercompany crossover (also called cross-company or company crossover) is a comic or series of comics where characters published by one company meet those published by another (for example, DC Comics Superman meeting Marvels Spider-Man). ... The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction franchise. ... Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell was a Starfleet officer serving aboard the USS Enterprise as helmsman (and, it is speculated, her first officer). ... Deathbird (Calsyee Neramani) is a Marvel Comics supervillainess, an adversary of the X-Men. ... The USS Enterprise is a fictional starship in the television series Star Trek, the USS Enterprise, (NCC-1701) was the ship in the original NBC TV series Star Trek, which chronicled the vessels most famous assignment, a five-year mission of exploration and diplomacy under Captain James T. Kirk...

At one point, Proteus compares Mitchell's fate (as seen in the Star Trek TV series episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before") to the kind of anti-mutant prejudice that the X-Men are fighting. The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... Where No Man Has Gone Before was the second pilot episode of the Star Trek: The Original Series. ...

House of M

When the Scarlet Witch re-shapes Earth-616, Proteus is resurrected as the serial killer Mutant X, who steals bodies across two continents and is hunted down by Moira MacTaggert, who is framed by the government for Proteus' deaths. He encounters the Exiles and actually manages to escape the House of M by stealing data from the Panoptichron. Something notable is when he leaves his home reality, he only inhabits bodies of superhumans from "approximation" realities or Exiles members. He has inhabited the bodies of an unnamed mutant, Blunderbuss, and Angel Salvadore in House of M; Mimic and Morph in Exiles; Justice from the New Universe; and the Hulk from the Marvel 2099 universe. None of these bodies last for long and eventually wither away, with the exception of Angel Salvadore. Mutant X's current body, Morph from Exiles, also does not seem to deteriorate while Proteus is inhabiting it. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... The Exiles are a group of fictional comic book characters from Marvel comics. ... House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... Angel Salvadore, often simply called Angel, is a fictional character created by Grant Morrison and Ethan Van Sciver. ... Mimic is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... Morph is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Justice (real name John Tensen) is a character from the New Universe imprint of Marvel Comics, the protagonist of a 32-issue comic book series of the same name published from 1986 to 1989. ... It has been suggested that White Event be merged into this article or section. ... Hulk 2099 is a Marvel Comics fictional character created by Gerard Jones and Dwayne Turner. ... Marvel 2099 is a Marvel Comics imprint, begun in 1993, that explores one possible future of the Marvel Universe. ... Morph is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

In Exiles #76, Proteus states that he could not stop thinking about Blink. Whether it was because he still had some of Mimic's memories or because he actually felt something for her is not yet clear. He states he was tired of fighting and that he just wants to talk, but before he can say anything, Longshot shields Blink, allowing her to teleport to safety. It is revealed by Proteus himself that his mind is able to recall all memories and feelings of his previous hosts. Blink tricks Proteus into wearing a portable Behavior Modification System (from the Squadron Supreme's world), which she teleported into the crown he was wearing. The device brainwashes him into believing he is actually Morph and leaves him able to recall only Morph's memories prior to his possession. Unaware of his true identity, he begins behaving exactly like Morph and a member of the Exiles, much to the discomfort of the other Exiles. Blink (Clarice Ferguson) is a Marvel Comics superheroine featured in various X-Men-related series. ... Longshot is a Marvel Comics superhero, best known as a member of the X-Men. ... This article is about the satellite communications facility. ... The Squadron Supreme is a team of comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe, a thinly disguised version of DC Comics Justice League of America. ...

Ultimate Marvel

In the Ultimate Marvel universe, Proteus is named David Xavier and is the son of Moira MacTaggert and her ex-husband Professor X (Charles Xavier). Like in the mainstream version, he escapes his mother's keep on Muir Island, seeking his father in order to kill him. Before David can finish his deadly vendetta, Colossus mercy-kills him by crushing him under a car, while he was possessing Psylocke. Given his name and biological relationship to Xavier, this version can be considered an amalgamation of the main Marvel Universe versions of Proteus and David Haller (Legion), Charles Xavier's son. The various characters of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, as seen on the cover to Ultimates (v2) #12. ... Professor Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional comic book superhero and founder of the X-Men in the Marvel Universe. ... Colossus (Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero in the X-Men. ... Euthanasia (Greek, good death) is the practice of killing a person or animal, in a painless or minimally painful way, for merciful reasons, usually to end their suffering. ... Psylocke (Elisabeth Betsy Braddock, sometimes Elizabeth) is a Marvel Comics superhero, sister to Captain Britain, and often associated with the X-men. ... Legion (David Charles Haller) was the Marvel Comics character responsible for creating the alternate timeline known as the Age of Apocalypse. ...

Appearances in other media

Television

Proteus in the episode "Proteus (Part 1 & 2)" of X-Men: The Animated Series

• Proteus appeared in a two-part Season 4 episode of the animated X-Men series. He was voiced by Stuart Stone. In the animated series, Proteus had his reality-warping and possession powers, but he also had the ability to change himself back into his human form as well, a power he did not have in the comics.

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Bibliography

List of titles

• Uncanny X-Men #125–128
• Uncanny X-Men Annual #15
• Classic X-Men #32
• New Mutants Annual #7
• New Warriors Annual #1
• X-Factor Annual #6
• Star Trek/X-Men
• Exiles #69–82