Seamus Mellencamp
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Seamus Mellencamp is a member of the supervillain group the Acolytes, who serve Magneto. He first appeared (named Seamus Melloncamp) in Uncanny X-Men #300, created by Scott Lobdell and John Romita, Jr..
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As one of the minor Acolytes, little is known about Mellencamp. He is fanatically devoted to Magneto and his teachings that mutants are superior to humans. During his first battle with the X-Men, Mellencamp was defeated by Jean Grey, who used her telekinetic powers to throw him many miles away. As Mellencamp was invulnerable, he survived this attack. In his second conflict with the X-men allied group X-Factor, he tried to kill Multiple Man, who in self-defense created a duplicate of himself within Mellancamp's body, killing him.
Mellencamp returned without explanation in the pages of Heroes for Hire #16. (In the pages of Quicksilver a possible explanation was given: the Acolytes leader Exodus claimed to have the ability to resurrect the dead Acolytes.) Mellencamp remained an Acolyte over the next few months and followed Magneto when he took over the island state Genosha. Genosha and its inhabitants were nearly all exterminated by Sentinels. Mellencamp hasn't been seen since and is presumed one of the victims.
