MOIRA X

Real Name:

Moira Ann Kinross MacTaggert

Universe/Timeline:

Marvel Universe

Status:

Deceased

Category:

Depowered Mutant

Alias:

Mother.

Nationality:

Scottish

First Appearance:

X-Men (1st series) #96

Last Appearance:

Rise of the Powers of X #5

Cause of Death:

Sacrificed herself as part of Enigma so that the Phoenix Force could destroy the whole Dominion

Powers & Abilities:

reincarnation effect causes the sum total of her life's experience to travel back in time at the moment of her death, imbuing her with a lifetime's knowledge from the womb; secondary effect makes her opaque to detection as a mutant by telepaths, precogs, technology, etc.

Affiliation:

Legacy Virus victims, Muir Islanders, Excalibur, Orchis

Notes:

Moira MacTaggert was a geneticist and one of the X-Men's long running human allies for years. She was allegedly the first human to contract the Legacy Virus in Excalibur (1st series) #80, and died in a conflict with Mystique in X-Men (2nd series) #108.

In House of X #2, however, it was revealed that Moira X was a mutant with the power of reincarnation, on her 10th life. It was also confirmed she was still alive, having faked her death using a Shi'ar golem.

Allegedly, Moira's reincarnation annihilates and reboots the timeline each time she dies, a curious interpretion of multiversal theory for the Marvel Universe which hasn't been strictly tested. In Inferno (2nd series) #4, a version of Forge's Neutralizer tech cancelled her powers, meaning she can now die without impacting the timeline. Following X Deaths of Wolverine #5, Moira X died but her mind was preserved as an A.I. unit.

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MOIRA X

Last Updated:

30th August 2024 by Monolith