Moira MacTaggert | |
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | The Uncanny X-Men #96 (Dec. 1975) |
Created by | Chris Claremont (writer) Dave Cockrum (artist) |
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Alter ego | Dr. Moira Kinross MacTaggert |
Species | Human Human/Sentinel cyborg (formerly) Depowered human mutant (formerly)[1] |
Team affiliations | Muir Island X-Men Excalibur X-Men |
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Dr. Moira MacTaggert (sometimes spelled MacTaggart, McTaggart, McTaggert) [citation needed], more recently known as Moira X, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #96 (Dec. 1975) and was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum.[2] She works as a geneticist and is an expert in mutant affairs. She is most commonly in association with the X-Men and has been a member of the Muir Island X-Men team and Excalibur.
For the first 44 years of publication, Moira was traditionally depicted in comic books as a supporting character to the X-Men and a human love interest for central character Professor Xavier. In 2019, as part Marvel's House of X and Powers of X relaunch of X-Men comics by writer Jonathan Hickman, Moira's backstory was fundamentally changed, revealing she had been a mutant all along, with a rare power that let her redo her life every time she died. The story set the stage for a major status quo change for X-Men comics, including the formation of the mutant nation state of Krakoa. Later still, Moira betrays the mutant cause and becomes an antagonist to the X-Men.
Moira MacTaggert has appeared in X-Men: The Last Stand, portrayed by Olivia Williams, as well as X-Men: First Class and X-Men: Apocalypse, portrayed by Rose Byrne.
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