S1E20 - Issue 20 - Multiple Man

It's our second ever Patreon President-selected episode, as listener Matt suggests Multiple Man Jamie Madrox! Anthony & Dr. Issues discuss paralysis by analysis, and Doc deals with an unorthodox group session. Listen now! SHOW NOTES: IntroductionBackground (03:33) Created by Chris Claremont, Len Wein, John Buscema in Giant-Size Fantastic Four #4 (Feb. 1975)Has ability to create numerous duplicates of himself, usually through kinetic forceIs not a mutant, but a changeling - a subsection of mutants whose abilities manifest at birth, rather than adolescenceSplits into two babies when the doctor slaps him at birthFather creates a suit to control his powersDamien Tryp tries to convince Madroxes to let Jamie come with him, they refuse, and Tryp creates a tornado that destroys his home and kills his parentsFinds the Fantastic Four, who send him to Professor Xavier, who sends him to study at Muir Island with Moira McTaggertHe gets close with Siryn, daughter of BansheeDuplicate goes off and joins the Fallen Angels, who then aligns with Mister Sinister - ends up shooting another duplicate, and then gets reabsorbed into Madrox Prime, who was suffering from existential crisis that dupe could have separate life and be considered a separate individual - he basically saw another version of himself murdered in front of himExposed to Legacy Virus - while infected, taken by Goddess as part of Infinity CrusadeDies from Legacy Virus - except it was a dupe, and the real Madrox has amnesiaM-Day - opens X-Factor Investigations with game show winnings - keeps powers because he is a changeling, not a mutantCivil War - Madrox is both anti-registration, as well as a member of SHIELD hunting down protestorsGoes on mission to reabsorb numerous dupes - discovers Father John Maddox, a dupe with a family and a son, so Jamie leaves him aloneDiscovered one of his dupes slept with Siryn, and the other with Monet St. Croix - they're not happyLayla Miller and a Madrox dupe go into the future and end up in Bishop's future - Madrox Prime ends up with same M-style tattoo but weakerSiryn gave birth to a son named Sean, but when Jamie held him, he absorbed him - this made Jamie suicidal Discovered that John Maddox's son wasn't biologically hisSummers Rebellion - Alternate future where mutants fight against human oppressors - Cortex is an agent of the government trying to put down the rebellion, and turns out to be a Madrox dupeKilled again by Bloodbath - ends up in alternate reality where he's sent back to reality by spirit of Dr. StrangeMatt Rocks - attorney dupe who helps She-Hulk defend Steve RogersRetired to a farm to live with Layla Miller, but went back to Muir Island to investigate Terrigen mists - got infected and died - Prime and all dupes buried on Muir IslandIssues (26:23) Lack of identityInability to make a decision because he can make all of them (31:55)Inability to father children as a result of absorbing duplicates (38:09)Treatment (45:34) In-universe - focus on Prime, get him to acknowledge he can't control everyone and everythingOut-of-universe (49:30)SkitEnding References: Fagin - Oliver Twist - Anthony - 08:03Silence of the Lambs clip (NSFW) - Anthony - 15:37Multiplicity - Anthony - 16:50 Power Perversion Potential - TV Tropes link - Anthony - 18:07Ric Flair - Anthony - 23:04Arthur - Anthony - 24:44Poochie rap - The Simpsons - Anthony - 25:48"The Golden Man" - Anthony - 32:15Next - Anthony - 32:23"I'm not Xena, I'm Lucy Lawless" - The Simpsons - Anthony - 58:55 iTunes: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: hereTwitterFacebookE-mailPatreon