Mastermind (Martinique Jason)

Mastermind
Mastermind (Martinique Wyngarde), art by Greg Land.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Wolverine/Gambit: Victims #1 (September 1995)
Created by	Jeph Loeb Tim Sale
In-story information
Alter ego	Martinique Wyngarde
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	X-Corps Brotherhood of Mutants Sisterhood of Mutants
Notable aliases	Martinique Jason, The Goddess
Abilities	Illusion casting Telepathy

Martinique Jason (born Martinique Wyngarde), also known as Mastermind, is a fictional mutant supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared in Wolverine/Gambit: Victims #1 (September 1995) as a 'dead' woman in an illusion, and in issue #2 as herself. She was created by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. Martinique is the daughter of Jason Wyngarde, the first Mastermind and member of the first Brotherhood of Mutants, and the half-sister of Regan Wyngarde, also known as Lady Mastermind and the X-Woman Megan Gwynn aka Pixie. Martinique has the ability of creating telepathic illusions, a power she shares with Regan and inherited from their father.

Martinique Jason is one of the daughters of the illusionist, the original Mastermind. She has an intense hatred for her half-sister, also Lady Mastermind, Regan Wyngarde (who first used their now shared-codename). She hates her sister for "stealing the spotlight", while her sister hates her for being a "skank", with the two of them constantly insulting each other.

She teamed up with Arcade to frame Wolverine for several murders in London. One of the victims had been a friend of Gambit's. Gambit went to London, where he was pitted against Wolverine by Martinique. She eventually turned the tables on Arcade by giving him a recurring nightmare. At this point, she used the alias Martinique Jason.

Martinique later joined an incarnation of the Brotherhood of Mutants led by Mystique. This Brotherhood was involved in another assassination attempt on the Senator Robert Kelly, who at the time was running for the United States presidency. The Brotherhood were defeated by the X-Men and a dying Pyro, who sacrificed his life to save Kelly. During the encounter, she was placed in a coma by Cable.