So the discussion for today: what determines which personality trait is dominant in a given Madrox duplicate?
In my head, I picture that Madrox's head is filled with all these different traits, and when he gets ready to make a dupe, there's a rush amongst to be the lead dog, the first one into that body to assert control.
My other theory is it's dependent on his dominant emotional state at the moment the dupe is created. When Monet punches Jamie in the face out of the blue in #4, the dupe is hyper-aggressive, wanting to brawl, first with Monet, then turning on Madrox, and yelling at him for being so indecisive. While shock might be a more natural response to a coworker abruptly punching you in the chops, anger is not out of the question.
#10, we learn Jamie got wasted, bumped into a wall and made a Hefner-dupe, which seduced Monet (we think). Fairly reasonable that getting wasted, probably with Siryn, put Jamie in the mood for love, and so you get a dupe with similar ambitions, but a different subject of interest.
Man, it sounds creepy when I say it like that. Let's say "different target of his affections". That sounds a little better.
When Tryp confronts X-Factor with his future, Jamie's accidentally creates a dupe. One that just so happens to remember what really happened to Jamie's parents. Not surprisingly, this dupe opts to strike back, and blows the building (and two of the Tryps) right to hell.
Finally, we have the moment in #14 when Monet confronted Jamie, and starts pounding him against he wall, trying to release the Hefner-dupe that seduced her (we think). Jamie, already spooked by Theresa's remark that she has to whisper or she'll freak out and start destroying things, is seriously worried about Monet doing him physical harm. And lo and behold, the first duplicate out of the box is apologizing and pleading for forgiveness.
Just a thought.
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BAM! Give the man a prize! That is the most reasonable reason for Madrox's power evolution yet! He wasn't always fractious in personality, his dupes just just to be him with all traits intact (or at least shown that way). With the Legacy Virus, the powers mutated and gave PAD a chance to steal 'Confidence and Paranoia' from Red Dwarf, a conundrum he's kept into the new.
Rock on, sir.
I never had really given this any thought, but darned, if it doesn't make a ton of sense! Well done!
carla: Thanks. I was always kind of curious about the Madrox/Legacy Virus thing. I know a duplicate died of it, but did all the Madroxes have it? I guess they must have, but that could definitely mess a person up.
sallyp: Fortunately, I've had losts of free time to ponder such things lately.
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