Real Name: Arthur Centino Longshot was a mutant living on Genosha, where he met a lovely six-armed woman named Spiral. However when Spiral fell in love with a human, Longshot became jealous and killed this man, a Lord of Genosha's aristocracy. He was convicted, but tried to escape jail time and fled the country. He got apprehended by Mojo and placed in his reality TV show, which killed mutants for sport.
Longshot survived a long time and became a “fan favorite” among the TV watching public because of this. However when the X-Men heard about the show they at first believed Longshot was innocent and wanted to rescue him. They split up in two teams and when one team was confronted by Spiral, she told the X-Men the truth and it turned out Longshot really was guilty. The X-Men decided to leave, but their junior team, still believing that Longshot was innocent, had allowed him to escape earlier.
Arthur was eventually located by SHIELD and got defeated in battle with the Scarlet Witch, the daughter of Magneto, who turned him into a lizard. He was placed in a cell below the Triskelion. Some time later, Magneto, who was also a prisoner there, escaped from his cell and allowed Longshot to escape together with him. They made it to the Savage Land, where Magneto decided to forge new plans.
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