X-Factor Investigations

"When something happens that you didn't see coming, and you don't know how to handle it... You call us... You call... And We'll laught at you and hang up. Kidding. I'm kidding. Except... Not Always."

- Jamie Madrox on X-Factor Investigations

History
A former faction of mutants that worked under government orders, X-Factor changed significantly when James Arthur Madrox (alias Multiple) moved the operation to Mutant Town (later to become District X) after the initial team’s disbanding. No longer in the government’s pocket, Madrox opened the faction as a firm for private investigations that were specifically mutant related. It was a steady business and as the team grew, so did the caseload. It formed a very dysfunctional family of a team.

That changed when the Registration Act passed.

As fences went up and mutants were shipped in, X-Factor became relatively nervous. At first, the team’s objectives were to find a way out. Sadly, they were herded up and branded like the others. Simmering in this discontent, Madrox still wanted to push the team to find a successful way out. Mutant Town’s (now District X) crime rate escalated due to riots and failed escape attempts and just the unruly new residents. Instead of breaking out, Madrox committed the team to establishing some form of law enforcement in the No Man’s Land that the government refused to keep in order. So long as it was within District X, it seems that the likes of the police didn’t care. X-Factor created their own order in the district. They are not quite cops, only peace keepers. They also have somehow become the face of District X in regards to speaking for their rights, a job that the likes of Jamie Madrox and X-Factor were never cut out for. They keep contact with outside the district in hopes of improving it within and still do private investigations. With the barriers around the District it’s hard to get the word around lately though.