MOIRA X

Real Name:

Moira Ann Kinross MacTaggert

Universe/Timeline:

Marvel Universe

Status:

Active

Additional Status Info:

Krakoa's No-Place

Category:

Mutant

Nationality:

Scottish

First Appearance:

X-Men (1st series) #96

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

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.

Last Updated:

28th June 2020 by Dean Clayton