They are assigned to track down the perpetrator of the previous thefts and initially erroneously accuse Nightcrawler of sabotage.

[4] Micromax is later mind-controlled by Brain Drain in an attempt to assassinate the British Prime Minister, but this is thwarted by Aurora.

[5] Micromax later helps Excalibur members Kylun and Feron battle Necrom, using his powers to grow to a massive size and crush him.

Smythe is using manipulation, torture and murder in an attempt to control all the governmental agencies that deal with super-powered happenings.

[9] He becomes involved in a battle with X-Force and the surviving original X-Men over the '198', a group of mutants who retained their powers after the Decimation and are being detained in the X-Mansion.

[13] Micromax has the ability to increase, decrease, or redistribute his body mass, allowing for dramatic size and shape changes.

[14] In everyday life, he uses these powers to become taller, robust, and give himself a full head of hair rather than his short, pot-bellied, but balding appearance.