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Kim Il Sung (Earth-616) and Alexander Summers (Earth-616) from Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 221 001

Scrambler attacks Havok

The mutant Scrambler is a member of the Marauders, a band of assassins who were gathered together by the mutant thief Gambit at the request of the enigmatic mastermind known as Mister Sinister.[7][8]

Sinister first sent the Marauders to murder the entire population of the underground mutant community known as the Morlocks. In the course of this mutant massacre, the Marauders clashed with the mutant adventurers known as the X-Men and the original X-Factor team.[9] Subsequently, the X-Men thwarted the Marauders' attempt to assassinate Sinister's former pawn, Madelyne Pryor, in San Francisco.[10]

Later, Sinister sent the Marauders to battle the X-Men during the time of the demonic invasion of New York City known as the Inferno. The Marauders were all killed, but Sinister possessed samples of their DNA with which to clone them.[11]

The Marauders later clashed with the dimensionally-displaced young mutant known as Nate Grey after they attempted to assassinate Sinister's former servant, Threnody; Scrambler was killed in Nate Grey's power burst.[1]

Scrambler was again cloned by Mr. Sinister and subsequently retained his mutant powers after M-Day. He returned once again as a member of the New Marauders,[12] alongside old-time members such as Scalphunter and newer members, Sunfire and Exodus.

Kim Il Sung (Earth-616) from New X-Men Vol 2 46 001

Near-death of Scrambler

Both of Scrambler's hands were cut off and he was seemingly killed by X-23 in an attempt to free the newborn mutant messiah from the Marauders;[13] however, he was later revealed to have survived the encounter. In an attempt to live a normal life he began using his abilities to work as an auto mechanic. He received a set of prosthetic hands.[14]

Following the foundation of a mutant state in Krakoa by the hand of Charles Xavier and his allies, Scrambler and the other Marauders remained in the clone farm where they had been reborn. They were enslaved and held captive by the Goblin Queen, who planned to use them as foot soldiers for an invasion of Krakoa. Scrambler's former teammate Greycrow and his new team the Hellions destroyed the clone farm and killed Madelyne. Scrambler was killed in the battle, freeing him to be resurrected by the Five.[5]

Attributes

Power Grid[19]
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Powers

  • Functionality Manipulation: Scrambler's true mutant ability wasn't just the disruption of mutant powers or neurological framework,[15] but also the modulation of the efficacy of how well things worked in general. For instance, Il Sung could use his mutant power to enhance the prehensility of his prosthetics as well as increase the prospects of enabling automotive repair at his new job.[16] His power works on a 1:60 time ratio. Hence, if he uses it on something for one second, the effect of his power lasts for one minute (sixty seconds).[17]
    • Paranormal Power Disruption: An outlier of Scrambler's mutant ability also enabled him to disrupt the function of any system with his touch or even through remote interaction, whether the system be that of a living being, a machine, or a field of energy. He must physically touch his target with his bare flesh in order to affect it.[18][17]
    • Paralysis: If he touches a living being, Scrambler can cause immobilization, unconsciousness, or death.[17]
    • Power Negation: If his victims possess superhuman powers, Scrambler can disrupt the functioning of those powers.[17]
    • Power Amplification: Similarly, Kim can bolster a mutant's abilities to the point of control loss until they hit a critical overload if he focuses hard enough.[15]

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Prosthetic Hands[14]

Trivia

Scrambler shares his name with the late supreme leader of North Korea. The name is more accurately transliterated as Kim Il-sung.

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