Who Is Moira MacTaggert? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Moira MacTaggert is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Moira Kinross, with over 1,944 comic issue appearances. Moira MacTaggert was once one of the world's leading authorities on genetic mutation and she has been revealed to be a mutant with the ability to reincarnate.

Who is Moira MacTaggert?

Origin Moira MacTaggert The daughter of one Lord Kinross, Moira MacTaggert or Moira Kinross as she was known at the time, was born in Scotland . Moira met and fell in love with Charles Xavier, also known as Professor X , at Oxford University, as a graduate student. She had been granted a scholarship to study genetics at the prestigious university. However, despite her love for Charles and a promise to wait for him, she was forced by her father to marry a politician named Joseph MacTaggert and broke off her engagement with Xavier while he was fighting in the Korean War. Joseph was an abusive husband, beating her and then finally raping her. Thereafter, she would have a son named Kevin , who would become a mutant menace with the ability to alter reality at will. Moira had kept her pregnancy a secret and when Joseph refused to divorce her, she made people believe she was a widow. Moira was the operator of a high-tech Mutant Research Center on Muir Island and it was the largest, most advanced facility of its kind and was owned and operated by a private individual.

Key facts

Moira MacTaggert is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Night of the Demon!". The character is published by Marvel. With 1,944 recorded issue appearances, Moira MacTaggert ranks among the most featured characters in comics.