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'''McGregors Syndrome''' is a fatal disease which the [[William Tockman]] was suffering from.
  
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{{Quote|MacGregor's syndrome, it's a genetic defect that creates fluid build-up in the lungs which leads to oxygen deprivation and multi-system organ failure. It's terminal.|[[Sara Lance]]|Time of Death}}
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'''MacGregor's Syndrome''' is a terminal disease.
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==Overview==
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MacGregor's syndrome is a genetic defect, likely some sort of cancer, that creates fluid buildup in the lungs, which leads to oxygen deprivation and multi-system organ failure.<ref name=":0">{{Ep|Time of Death}}</ref> It was known to affect former drug addicts.<ref name="The Fury of Firestorm">{{Ep|The Fury of Firestorm}}</ref>
   
 
==History==
  
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William Tockman, aka the Clock King was a former bank robber. He suffered from McGregors Syndrome but instead of using the money he stole, he used it to help his sister who had cystic fibrosis. He attempted to kill [[Felicity Smoak]] and the [[Sara Lance|Black Canary]], but was defeated when Felicity reversed his own scheme and blew up his phone, knocking him out.
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[[William Tockman]], a former bank robber, suffered from MacGregor's Syndrome. However, rather than using the money he stole, he gave it to [[Beverly Tockman|his sister]]. His plans were eventually stopped by [[Felicity Smoak]] and [[Team Arrow]].<ref name=":0" />
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[[Francine West]] was also diagnosed with the disease due to her past history of drug abuse, being given until the end of 2015, at most, to live. Due to this, Francine sought to reconnect with her estranged husband, [[Joe West|Joe]], and daughter, [[Iris West-Allen|Iris]].<ref name="The Fury of Firestorm"/>
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==Known victims==
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*[[William Tockman]]
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*{{F|Francine West|(deceased)}}
   
 
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*[[William Tockman]]
  
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*{{Ep|Flash of Two Worlds}}
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*{{Ep|Family of Rogues}}
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*{{Ep|The Reverse-Flash Returns}}
   
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==Trivia==
  
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* William Tockman is suffering from a fiction disease first show in the 1997 movie Batman & Robin. Mr. Freeze was working on a cure for his wife Nora before the accident. Later in the film Alfred Pennyworth is revealed to also dying from the disease. After his defeat Mr. Freeze agrees to give the early stage of the cure to Batman.
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*The [[w:c:batman:MacGregor's Syndrome|MacGregor's Syndrome]] first appeared in the 1992 cartoon ''[[wikipedia:Batman: The Animated Series|Batman: The Animated Series]]'' as a disease contracted by the supervillain Mr. Freeze's wife that forced Freeze to put her in suspended animation. The disease was not however named until the 1997 movie ''[[wikipedia:Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]''. Mr. Freeze was working on a cure for his wife Nora before the accident. Later in the film, Alfred Pennyworth is revealed to also be suffering from the early stages of the disease.
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**Unlike in {{S|The Flash (The CW)}}, the MacGregor's Syndrome of the cartoon and the films is never said to be associated with past drug use.
   
 
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Revision as of 21:37, 7 January 2021

"MacGregor's syndrome, it's a genetic defect that creates fluid build-up in the lungs which leads to oxygen deprivation and multi-system organ failure. It's terminal."
—Sara Lance[src]

MacGregor's Syndrome is a terminal disease.

Overview

MacGregor's syndrome is a genetic defect, likely some sort of cancer, that creates fluid buildup in the lungs, which leads to oxygen deprivation and multi-system organ failure.[1] It was known to affect former drug addicts.[2]

History

William Tockman, a former bank robber, suffered from MacGregor's Syndrome. However, rather than using the money he stole, he gave it to his sister. His plans were eventually stopped by Felicity Smoak and Team Arrow.[1]

Francine West was also diagnosed with the disease due to her past history of drug abuse, being given until the end of 2015, at most, to live. Due to this, Francine sought to reconnect with her estranged husband, Joe, and daughter, Iris.[2]

Known victims

Appearances

Arrow

Season 2

The Flash

Season 2

Behind the scenes

  • The MacGregor's Syndrome first appeared in the 1992 cartoon Batman: The Animated Series as a disease contracted by the supervillain Mr. Freeze's wife that forced Freeze to put her in suspended animation. The disease was not however named until the 1997 movie Batman & Robin. Mr. Freeze was working on a cure for his wife Nora before the accident. Later in the film, Alfred Pennyworth is revealed to also be suffering from the early stages of the disease.
    • Unlike in The Flash, the MacGregor's Syndrome of the cartoon and the films is never said to be associated with past drug use.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Time of Death"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Fury of Firestorm"
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