The young mutant who calls himself Maggott was originally born in Ottoshoop, South Africa. As a child, he was diagnosed with stomach cancer by doctors when he could no longer keep down solid food. Everything seemed to taste bad to him after a while, and he eventually gave up eating altogether. Because of this, he was very small and underdeveloped for his age, and also a bit of a financial burden on his family. They never complained, but one night he overheard his mothers prayers to take her son soon and end all their suffering. Deciding to give his mother her wish, he set out into the desert in the family jeep, expecting to make a one way trip. When the jeep ran out of gas, though, he was suprised to discover his younger brother, Daniel, asleep in the back.
Realizing that he had inadvertantly doomed his younger brother to the same death he had intended for himself, he tried desperately to get them back home. The blazing desert had no mercy, though, and he had given them up for lost when suddenly, the mutant called Magneto appeared from nowhere. Magneto comforted Maggott, using his magnetic power to determine the nature of his illness. They were all suprised when moments later, two slug-like creatures sprang from Maggott's chest, leaving him miraculously alive, but drained. Repulsed by the two creatures, it was only through Magneto's urging that he came to accept them as part of himself, as his special mutant power. Where Maggott could no longer eat, the slugs ate instead, imbued with the ability to devour any matter with incredible speed. When they finished feeding, they returned to his stomach and served as his digestion system, imparting the sustanence that they absorbed into his body. This "food" fueled Maggott's power, and he found himself growing incredibly strong.
Magneto returned them to Maggott's village, only to find that it was under attack by the Apartheid. At Maggott's urging, Magneto stopped the soldiers, killing each and every one of them. Outraged by Magneto's lack of respect for human life, he refused the Master of Magnetisms offer to join him. Magneto left the invitation open when he departed, leaving Maggott with a lot to think about.
What happened between then and now is unknown, until his recent mission to find Magneto. We still do not know for certain why Maggott originally set out on the trail of Magneto later in life. His reasons for this mission remain mysterious, but he tracked the onetime villain from Guatemala to a small town in South Carolina to New York City, where he joined up with the X-Men. He has always known that Joseph wasn't Magneto, but he didn't say anything for the safety of the team.
Recently, Maggott's symbiotic slugs, Eany and Meany, were under suspicion for murders happening within Salem Center. Maggott was so angry that he nearly tried to kill the two slugs, injuring himself in the process via their symbiotic relationship. Eany and Meany were later found innocent of the crime, however. His continued existence is obviously dependent on the two creatures, and when he is separated from them for too long, he grows thin and weak again like he was when he was child. One can assume that being seperated from them for too long would mean his eventual death.
Maggott has recently grown closer to Wolverine by telling him the story of his past, and though he seems troubled by the truth of his mutant power, is fitting in with the team quite nicely. Save for the fact that he seems to clash with Psylocke often, as she senses something within him which disturbs her. The nature of this "wrongness" has yet to be determined, and may never be, since Maggott seems to have recently left the team.
Stength level: Maggott possesses the normal human
strength of a man of his age, height, and build who
engages in moderate regular exercise.
Known superhuman powers: Maggott is a mutant who
appears to have a telepathic rapport with the two
enormous slugs that accompany him. These slugs, which
are the size of small dogs, can apparently devour any
form of matter at great speed. The slugs appear to have
a symbiotic relationship with Maggott, the nature of
which has yet to be explained.
Updated July 12, 1998
Maggott has had
guests since March 19, 1998
This history was written by Onyx, please do not use without permission. Stats copied from Marvel Comics.