Maggott
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Maggott is a fictional character, Mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe who was briefly affiliated with the X-Men. A bizarre mutant who often spoke in exaggerated Afrikaans slang, Maggott’s digestive system took the form of two merchanical slugs named Eany and Meany, which could eat through practically any substance. After feeding, the slugs reentered Maggott through his abdomen and passed their nourishment unto Maggott making him super strong. Maggott could also psychically perceive recent past events that had happened in an area only by being physically present in that area. He is currently deceased.
History
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Created by Scott Lobdell and Joe Madureira, Maggott first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #345 (June 1997), as a mysterious mutant, searching out the X-Men’s adversary Magneto for an unknown reason. His search led to Antarctica where Magneto was holding the X-Men captive. Maggott then joined up with the team and returned with them to their Westchester, New York headquarters.
At first, he kept his past to himself, but Maggott eventually revealed his origin to Wolverine in X-Men #76 (June 1998). Maggott had been born a sickly child in Apartheid-era South Africa and was named Japeth. He was always very ill and he could not digest solid food. Feeling himself to be a burden on his family, he ran away from home. Having left home, he was found by Magneto who released the slugs from his body and revealed to Japeth his mutant power. When the slugs re-enter his body, it causes Maggott severe pain; as a result, he later sought Magneto again for help in easing the pain.
Shortly afterwards, the X-Man Beast suggested Maggott transfer to the junior team Generation X, but his tenure there lasted only one issue and afterwards he fell out of sight.
Maggott reappeared as an inmate at “Neverland,” a concentration camp run by the covert government program Weapon X. He was exterminated there in Weapon X #5 (March 2003).
One of his slugs, which he gave away to two children at the camp after (correctly) assuming his death at the camp, was last seen in a container in Mr. Sinister's laboratory.
External link
- UncannyXmen.net Spotlight on Maggott (http://uncannyxmen.net/db/spotlight/showquestion.asp?faq=10&fldAuto=103)