Who Is Piecemeal? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Piecemeal is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Gilbert Benson, with over 32 comic issue appearances. A young mutant forced by his mother to resurrect the reality altering Proteus with whom he merged. In order to end the suffering, Proteus willed himself out of existence, taking Piecemeal with him.

Who is Piecemeal?

Origin Piecemeal (Gilbert Benson) was a child, a mutant with the ability to track and absorb energy fields. Unbeknownst to him, his mutant powers would eventually be the reason why his mother turned against him. His mutant gifts would also have him merge with one of the most feared mutants to ever be in existence, Proteus . Two terrorists by the name of Gideon (an immortal mutant member of the Externals ) and Toad (a long time X-Men villain) oddly began to work together and became the self-styled “Kings of Pain.” During this unlikely partnership the two were informed that the energies of Moira MacTaggert's son were still in existence, and could potentially be utilized as a weapon. Ultimately, their goal was to access and capture Proteus' energy patterns through-out the world, then use them to create super-powered minions that would work for them. All they needed was someone to do the work for them. This was when they met Harness . The "Kings," were able to lock down and get GeneTech and A.I.M .

Key facts

Piecemeal is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Errant Knights". The character is published by Marvel. With 32 recorded issue appearances, Piecemeal ranks among the most featured characters in comics.