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Encyclopedia > Professor X
Professor X


Professor Charles Xavier.
Art by Aaron Lopresti Image File history File links Xav-lopr. ...

Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance X-Men #1 (Sep. 1963)
Created by Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
Characteristics
Alter ego Charles Francis Xavier
Species Human Mutant
Team
affiliations
X-Men
Genoshan Excalibur
Cadre K
Brotherhood of Mutants
Shi'ar Imperium
Starjammers
Illuminati
The Twelve
Notable aliases Onslaught, Bald Phoenix, Consort-Royal, Founder, X, Warlord, Entity
Abilities Telepathy
  • Mind reading and control
  • Memory alteration
  • Mental bolts
  • Induced paralysis
  • Illusion casting
  • Astral projection

Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in X-Men #1 (September 1963). This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... For the fictional character of this name, see Stan Lee (Judge Dredd character). ... Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... Cadre K are a group of fictional characters, a superhero team in Marvel Comics universe. ... The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, also known as The Brotherhood and Brotherhood of Mutants, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... The Shiar (pronounced Shee-ARR), are a fictional species of aliens in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Illuminati are a fictional group of superheroes who joined forces and secretly work behind the scenes in the Marvel Universe. ... Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) is a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain and is one of the prominent foes of the superhero group the X-Men. ... Onslaught is a Marvel Comics supervillain who was the focus of an enormous intra-company crossover in 1996. ... FicTioNaL is a Gaming Legend. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... For other uses, see Superhero (disambiguation). ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... For the fictional character of this name, see Stan Lee (Judge Dredd character). ... Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds... For the second comic book series starring the X-Men, see X-Men (vol. ...


Throughout most of his comic book history, Xavier is paraplegic, although his body houses one of the world's most powerful mutant minds. A high-level telepath, Xavier can read, control and influence human minds. A scientific genius, he is also a leading authority on genetics, mutation, and psionic powers. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Paraplegia is an impairment in motor and/or sensory function of the lower extremities. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... Warning: This is NOT a scientific article. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... A genius is a person of great intelligence. ... This article is about the general scientific term. ... For linguistic mutation, see Apophony. ... Psionics is a term used mostly in fiction and games to denote a variety of paranormal psychic abilities. ...


Xavier’s mission is to promote the peaceful affirmation of mutant rights, to mediate the co-existence of mutants and humans and to protect society from antagonistic mutants, including his old friend, the militant Magneto. To achieve this aim, he founded Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters (later named the Xavier Institute) to teach mutants to explore and control their powers. Its first group of students was the original X-Men. Xavier's students consider him a visionary and often refer to their mission as "Xavier's dream". However, he also has a manipulative streak which has resulted in several significant fallings-out with allies and students. Magneto (Eric Magnus Lensherr) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the X-Mansion, the common name for the Xavier Mansion, is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men and the location of a school for mutant teenagers, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters. ...


He also often acts as a public advocate for mutant rights and is the authority most of the Marvel superhero community turns to for advice on mutants. However, his status as a mutant himself and leader of the X-Men has only recently become public.


In the comics' history, the X-Men rarely operate without Xavier. He also appears in both X-Men animated series and in many video games, although usually as a non-playable character due to his physical limitations. Patrick Stewart plays him in the 2000s film series, as well as providing his voice in some of the X-Men videogames (including some not connected to the film series). Computer and video games redirects here. ... A playable character is a character in a video game that can be used as the players avatar within the game world. ... This article is about the actor. ... X-Men is a 2000 superhero film based upon the fictional characters the X-Men. ...

Contents

Fictional character biography

Origin

Charles Francis Xavier was born in New York City to the wealthy Brian Xavier, a well-respected nuclear scientist, and Sharon Xavier. After Brian dies in an accident, his science partner Kurt Marko comforts and marries the grieving Sharon. When Xavier's telepathic mutant powers emerge, he discovers Kurt cares only about his mother's money. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The nucleus of an atom is the very small dense region, of positive charge, in its centre consisting of nucleons (protons and neutrons). ...

A young Charles Xavier. Art by Jack Kirby.

After the wedding, Kurt moves in with the Xaviers, bringing with him his son Cain. Kurt quickly grows neglectful of Sharon, driving her to alcoholism, and abuses both Sharon and Cain. Cain takes out his frustrations and insecurities on his stepbrother. Charles once uses his telepathic powers to read Cain's mind and explore the extent of his psychological damage, which only leads to Cain becoming more aggressive toward him and Charles feeling Cain's pain firsthand. Image File history File links Profxy. ... Image File history File links Profxy. ... The Juggernaut (Cain Marko) is a Marvel Comics character, created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby. ...


Sharon dies soon after, and a fight erupts between Cain and Charles that causes some of Kurt's lab equipment to explode. Mortally wounded, Kurt drags the two children out before dying[1][2].


With help from his powers and his natural genius, Xavier becomes an excellent student and athlete, though he gives up the latter, believing his powers give him an unfair advantage[3][4]. He graduates with honors at the age of 16 from Harvard University[5]. Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree was earned. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ...


In graduate studies he receives Ph.D.s in Genetics, Biophysics, and Psychology[6] with a two year residence at Oxford University[7]. He is later appointed Adjunct Professor at Columbia University[8]. Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph. ... This article is about the general scientific term. ... Biophysics (also biological physics) is an interdisciplinary science that applies the theories and methods of physics, to questions of biology. ... Psychological science redirects here. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... A professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... Alma Mater Columbia University is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. ...


At graduate school, he meets a Scottish girl named Moira Kinross, a fellow genetics student with whom he falls in love. The two agree to get married, but soon, Xavier is drafted into the Korean War. He carves himself a niche in search and rescue missions alongside Shadowcat's father, Carmen Pryde[9], and witnesses Cain's transformation into Juggernaut. During the war, he receives a letter from Moira telling him that she is breaking up with him. He later discovers that Moira married her old boyfriend Joseph MacTaggert, who abuses her[10][11][12]. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the country. ... Dr. Moira Kinross MacTaggert (sometimes spelled MacTaggart, McTaggart, or McTaggert) was a fictional character appearing in X-Men stories in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Combatants United Nations:  Republic of Korea,  Australia,  Belgium,  Luxembourg,  Canada,  Colombia,  Ethiopia,  France,  Greece,  Luxembourg,  Netherlands,  New Zealand,  Philippines,  South Africa,  Thailand,  Turkey,  United Kingdom,  United States Medical staff:  Denmark,  Australia,  Italy,  Norway,  Sweden Communist states:  Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,  Peoples Republic of China,  Soviet Union Commanders... Shadowcat (Katherine Kitty Pryde) is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Juggernaut (Cain Marko) is a Marvel Comics character, created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby. ...


The First Evil Mutant

Deeply depressed when Moira broke off their engagement without explanation, Xavier began traveling around the world after leaving the army. In Cairo, he meets a young girl named Ororo Munroe, who is a pickpocket, and the Shadow King, a powerful mutant who is posing as an Egyptian crime lord. Xavier defeats the Shadow King, barely escaping with his life. This encounter leads to Xavier's decision to devote his life to protecting humanity from evil mutants and safeguarding innocent mutants from human oppression[13]. For other uses, see Cairo (disambiguation). ... This article is about the X-Men character. ... For the band of the same name, see Shadow King (band). ...

Xavier and Magneto part ways due to the differences in their beliefs on how to help mutants. Art by Carlos Pacheco.

Image File history File links Xavmags. ... Image File history File links Xavmags. ... Magneto (Eric Magnus Lensherr) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The JSA roster as drawn by Pacheco and Jesus Merino Carlos Pacheco is an Spanish comic book artist and penciller. ...

Meeting Magneto

Xavier visits his friend Daniel Shomron, who runs a clinic for traumatized Holocaust victims in Haifa, Israel. There, he meets the man who becomes Magneto, a Holocaust survivor who works as a volunteer in the clinic, and Gabrielle Haller, a woman driven into a catatonic coma by the trauma she experienced. Xavier uses his mental powers to break her out of her catatonia and the two fall in love. Xavier and Magneto become good friends, although neither immediately reveals to the other that he is a mutant. The two hold lengthy debates hypothesizing what will happen if humanity is faced with a new super-powered race of humans. While Xavier is optimistic, Magneto's experiences in the Holocaust lead him to believe that humanity will ultimately oppress the new race of humans as they have done with other minorities. The two friends reveal their powers to each other when they fight Nazi Baron Wolfgang von Strucker and his HYDRA agents, who kidnap Gabrielle because she knows the location of their secret cache of gold. Magneto attempts to kill Strucker but Xavier stops him. Realizing that his and Xavier's views on mutant-human relations are incompatible, Magneto leaves with the gold. Charles stays in Israel for some time, but he and Gabrielle separate on good terms, neither knowing that she is pregnant with his son, who grows up to become the mutant Legion[14]. For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). ... Hebrew Arabic حَيْفَا Founded in 3rd century CE Government City District Haifa Population 267,000 1,039,000 (metropolitan area) Jurisdiction 63,666 dunams (63. ... Magneto (Eric Magnus Lensherr) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Gabrielle Haller is a fictional character appearing in X-Men stories in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker is a fictional character created for Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Sgt. ... Baron Strucker, retconned founder of HYDRA, wearing the HYDRA logo on his chest. ... Legion (David Charles Haller) was the Marvel Comics character responsible for creating the alternate timeline known as the Age of Apocalypse. ...


Lucifer

In a strange town near the Himalayas, Xavier encounters an alien calling himself Lucifer, the advance scout for an invasion by his race, and foils his plans. In retaliation, Lucifer drops a huge stone block on Xavier, crippling his legs[15]. After Lucifer leaves, a young woman named Sage hears Xavier's telepathic cries for help and rescues him, bringing him to safety, beginning a long alliance between the two[16]. In a hospital in India he is brought to an American nurse, Amelia Voght, who looks after him and, as she sees to his recovery, they fall in love. When he is released from the hospital the two move into an apartment in Bombay together. Amelia is troubled to find Charles studying mutation, as she is a mutant and unsettled by it, though she calms when he reveals himself to be a mutant as well. They eventually move to the United States, living on Xavier's family estate. But the night Scott Summers moves into Xavier's mansion, Amelia leaves him, believing Charles would have changed his view and that mutants should lay low. Yet he is recruiting them to what she believes is a lost cause. Charles tries to force her to stay with his mental powers, but immediately ashamed by this, lets her go. She later becomes a disciple of Magneto[17][18][19]. Lucifer is a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Sage, also known as Tessa is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Amelia Voght is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men franchise. ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ... Cyclops (middle character from top) appears on the cover of X-Men #1. ...


The X-Men

Over the years, Charles makes a name for himself as geneticist and psychologist, apparently renowned enough that the Greys were referred to him when no other expert could help their catatonic daughter, Jean. Xavier trains her in the use of her telekinesis, while inhibiting her telepathic abilities until she matures[20]. Around this time, he also starts working with fellow mutation expert, Karl Lykos, as well as Moira MacTaggert again, who built a mutant research station on Muir Isle. Apparently, Charles had gotten over Moira in his travels to the Greek island of Kirinos[21]. Xavier discusses his candidates for recruitment to his personal strike force, the X-Men, with Moira, including those he passes over, which are Kurt Wagner, Piotr Rasputin, Pietro and Wanda Maximoff, and Ororo Munroe. Xavier also trains Tessa to spy on Sebastian Shaw[22][23][24]. Catatonia is a severe psychiatric and medical condition, characterized by, in catatonic stupor, a general absence of motor activity, and, in catatonic excitement, violent, hyperactive behavior directed at oneself or others but with no visible purpose. ... Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Psychokinesis (literally mind-movement) or PK is the more commonly used term today for what in the past was known as telekinesis (literally distant-movement). It refers to the psi ability to influence the behavior of matter by mental intention (or possibly some other aspect of mental activity) alone. ... Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ... Muir Island is a small, fictional island off of the northern coast of Scotland in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This article is about the comic character. ... Colossus (Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero in the X-Men. ... Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, a hot-headed, arrogant mutant with superhuman speed and reflexes. ... The Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, a mutant who began as a super-villaness before reforming and becoming a super-heroine. ... This article is about the X-Men character. ... Sage, also known as Tessa is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Sebastian Shaw could refer to these articles: Sebastian Shaw (actor) - a film and stage actor Sebastian Shaw (comics) - a character from the X-Men comic books by Marvel Comics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


Xavier founds Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, which provides a safe haven for mutants and teaches them to master their abilities. In addition, he seeks to foster mutant-human relations by providing his superhero team, the X-Men, as an example of mutants acting in good faith, as he told FBI agent Fred Duncan[25]. With his inherited fortune, he uses his ancestral mansion in Salem Center, Westchester County, New York as a base of operations with technologically advanced facilities, including the Danger Room - later, Fantomex mentions that Xavier is a billionaire with a net worth of 3.5 billion dollars.[26]. Presenting the image of a stern teacher, Xavier makes his students endure a rigorous training regime[27]. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Fred Duncan is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the X-Mansion, the common name for the Xavier Mansion, is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men and the location of a school for mutant teenagers, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters. ... North Salem is a town located in Westchester County, New York. ... Westchester County is a suburban county with about 940,000 residents located in the U.S. state of New York. ... This article is about the state. ... The Danger Room is a fictional training facility built for the X-Men of Marvel Comics. ... Fantomex is the name of a fictional character associated with the X-Men. ...


Xavier's first five students are Marvel Girl, Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, and Angel, who become the original X-Men[28][29]. Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... For other uses, see Cyclops (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Beast (disambiguation). ... Iceman (Robert Bobby Louis Drake) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... Cover to Excalibur #11. ...


Throughout most of his time with the team, Xavier uses his telepathic powers to keep in constant contact with his students and provides instructions and advice when needed. In addition, he uses a special machine called Cerebro, which enhances his ability to detect mutants and to allow the team to find new students in need of the school[30]. In the Marvel Comics universe, Cerebro (Spanish and Portuguese for brain) is a device that the X-Men (in particular, their leader, Professor Charles Xavier) use to detect mutants. ...


Among the obstacles Xavier faces is his old friend, Magneto, who has grown into an advocate of mutant superiority since their last encounter and who believes the only solution to mutant persecution is domination over humanity[31].


When anthropologist Bolivar Trask resurfaces the "mutant problem", Xavier counters him in a televised debate, however, he appears arrogant and Trask sends his mutant-hunting robot Sentinels to terrorize mutants. The X-Men dispatch them, but Trask sees the error in his ways too late as he is killed by his creations[32]. See Anthropology. ... Bolivar Trask is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Sentinels are fictional robots in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...


At one point, Xavier seemingly dies during the X-Men's battle with the sub-human Grotesk, but it is later revealed that Xavier arranged for a reformed former villain named Changeling to impersonate him while he went into hiding to plan a defense against an invasion by the extraterrestrial Z'Nox, imparting a portion of his telepathic abilities to the Changeling to complete the disguise[33]. Grotesk is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... The Changeling (Kevin Sydney) is a Marvel Comics character, and a member of the X-Men. ...


New Team and Shi'ar

When the X-Men are captured by the sentient island Krakoa, Xavier assembles a new team to rescue them, including Banshee, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Storm, and Wolverine. After the mission, the older team of X-Men, except for Cyclops, leave the school, believing they no longer belong there, and Xavier mentors the new X-Men[34][35]. Not to be confused with sapience. ... Krakoa is a fictional character in Marvel Comics, commonly associated with the X-Men. ... Banshee (Sean Cassidy) was a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... Colossus (Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero in the X-Men. ... This article is about the comic character. ... This article is about the X-Men character. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ...


Xavier forms a psychic bond across galaxies with Princess Lilandra from the Shi'ar Empire. When they finally meet, it is love at first sight. She implores the professor to stop her mad brother, Shi'ar Emperor D'Ken, and instantly aids her by deploying his X-Men. When Jean Grey returns from the Savage Land to tell him that all the X-Men are dead, he shuts down the school and travels with Lilandra to her kingdom, where she is crowned Empress and he is treated like a child or a trophy husband[36][37]. Lilandra is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Shiar, pronounced // (Shee-ARR), are a fictional species of aliens in the Marvel Comics universe. ... DKen Neramani is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...


Xavier senses the changes taking place in Jean Grey, and returns to Earth to help. Shortly thereafter he battles his pupil after she becomes Dark Phoenix and destroys a populated planet in the Shi'ar Empire. It hurts Xavier to be on the opposite side of Lilandra, but he has no other choice but to challenge the Shi'ar Imperial Guard to a duel over the fate of the Phoenix. Xavier would have lost against the greater power of the Dark Phoenix, but thanks to the help Jean Grey gives him (fighting her Phoenix persona), Xavier emerges victorious; she later commits suicide in order to prevent herself from endangering more innocent lives.[38] The Phoenix Force. ...

Xavier walks again. Art by Paul Smith and Bob Wiacek.

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The Brood

When the X-Men fight members of the extraterrestrial race known as the Brood, Xavier is captured by them, and implanted with a Brood egg, which places Xavier under the Brood's control. During this time, Xavier assembles a team of younger mutants called The New Mutants, secretly intended to be prime hosts for reproduction of the aliens. The X-Men discover this and return to free Xavier, but they are too late to prevent his body from being destroyed with a Brood Queen in its place, however, his soul remains intact. The X-Men and Starjammers subdue this monstrous creature containing Xavier's essence, but the only way to restore him is to clone a new body using tissue samples he donated to the Starjammers. This new body possesses functional legs, though the psychosomatic pain Xavier experienced after living so long as a paraplegic takes some time to subside. Subsequently, he even joins the X-Men in the field, but later decides not to continue this practice after realizing that his place is at the school[39][40][41][42]. The Brood are a race of insect-like, parasitic, extraterrestrial beings that appear in the comic books published by Marvel Comics, especially Uncanny X-Men. ... The New Mutants #1. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A psychosomatic illness is one with physical manifestations and supposed psychological cause, often diagnosed when any known or identifiable physical cause was excluded by medical examination. ...


More Injuries

After taking a teaching position at another school, Xavier is severely injured and left for dead as the victim of a hate crime. Callisto and her Morlocks, a group of underground-dwelling mutants, get him to safety. One of the Morlocks partially restores Xavier's health, but Callisto warns Xavier that he isn't fully healed and that he must spend more time recuperating and restrain himself from exerting his full strength or powers, or his health might fail again. Xavier hides his injuries from the others and resumes his life[43]. A Jewish cemetery in France after being defaced by Neo-Nazis. ... Callisto is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men. ... The Morlocks were a group of Marvel Comics mutants associated with the X-Men. ...


Legion

Charles meets with former lover Gabrielle Haller on Muir Isle and discovers that he is her teenage son's father. The boy, David, is autistic and suffers from multiple personality disorder and has vast psionic powers like his father. After helping him and his team to escape from David's mind, Xavier promises he will always be there for him[44]. Gabrielle Haller is a fictional character appearing in X-Men stories in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Legion (David Charles Haller) was the Marvel Comics character responsible for creating the alternate timeline known as the Age of Apocalypse. ... A boy with autism and his mother Autism refers to a spectrum of disorders, and lies somewhere under the umbrella of a greater encompassing spectrum, that of pervasive developmental disorders that involve the functioning of the brain. ... Overview In psychiatry, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is the current name of the condition formerly listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) and Multiple Personality Syndrome. ...


Back To the Shi'ar

A reformed Magneto is arrested and put on trial. Xavier attends the trial to defend his friend. Andrea and Andreas Strucker, the children of presumed dead Baron von Strucker, crash the courtroom to attack Magneto and Xavier. Xavier is seriously injured. Dying, he asks a shocked Magneto to look after the X-Men for him. Lilandra, who has a psychic bond with Xavier, feels that he is in great danger and heads to Earth. There, she takes Xavier with her so Shi'ar advanced technology can heal him[45]. The Shiar, pronounced // (Shee-ARR), are a fictional species of aliens in the Marvel Comics universe. ...


Xavier leaves Magneto in charge of the school, but some of the X-Men are unwilling to forgive their former enemy, and the original five X-Men form a team called X-Factor. X-Factor is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ...


In the meantime, Charles becomes stranded in space with the Starjammers, but he is reunited with his lover Lilandra and relishes his carefree lifestyle. Xavier joins Lilandra in her cause to overthrow her sister Deathbird, taking on the powers of Phoenix temporarily wherein he is named Bald Phoenix, but sees that he must return to help the X-Men[46][47][48]. Deathbird (Calsyee Neramani) is a Marvel Comics supervillainess, an adversary of the X-Men. ...


X-Cutioner's Song

A healthy Xavier returns from the Shi'ar Empire and resumes his responsibilities. In a battle with his old foe, the Shadow King, in the "Muir Island Saga", Xavier’s back is broken, returning him to his former paraplegic state. In the following months, Xavier rebuilds the mansion, which previously was rebuilt with Shi'ar technology, and restructures the X-Men into two teams[49][50]. For the band of the same name, see Shadow King (band). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this comics-related article or section may require cleanup. ...


While holding a mutant rights speech, Xavier is nearly assassinated by Stryfe in the guise of Cable, being infected with a fatal techno-organic virus. For reasons of his own, the villain Apocalypse saves him. As a temporary side-effect he gains full use of his legs and devotes his precious time to the youngest recruit on his team, Jubilee[51][52]. Stryfe is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an adversary of the X-Men and related characters, especially Cable and X-Force. ... This article is about the Marvel Comics character Nathan Summers, a. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, the Legacy Virus was a devastating plague that ripped through the mutant population, killing hundreds and mutating so that it affected baseline humans as well, until it was cured almost overnight by the sacrifice of the superhero Colossus, a member of the X-Men. ... Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) is a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain and is one of the prominent foes of the superhero group the X-Men. ... Wondra (Jubilation Lee, formerly known as Jubilee) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine associated with the X-Men. ...


Generation X and the Xavier Institute For Higher Learning

With all his students now highly trained adults, Professor Xavier renames his school the Xavier Institute For Higher Learning. Also, he assumes control of a private institution, the Massachusetts Academy, making it a new School for Gifted Youngsters. Another group of young mutants is trained here, Generation X, with Banshee and Emma Frost as headmaster and headmistress, respectively[53]. // The term was first used in a 1964 study of British youth by Jane Deverson. ... Emma Grace[1] Frost, formerly known as the White Queen, is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...


Onslaught

Professor X is for a time the unknowing host of the evil psionic entity Onslaught, the result of a previous battle with Magneto. In that battle, Magneto uses his powers to rip out the adamantium bonded to Wolverine's skeleton, and a furious Xavier wipes Magneto's mind, leaving him in a coma[54][55][56]. From the psychic trauma of Xavier using his powers so violently and the mixing of Magneto's and Xavier's repressed anger, Onslaught is born. Onslaught wreaks havoc, destroying much of Manhattan, until many of Marvel's superheroes—including the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and the Hulk—destroy him[57]. Xavier is left without his telepathy and, overcome with guilt, leaves the X-Men and is incarcerated for his actions[58][59][60]. He later returns to the X-Men after Operation: Zero Tolerance, in which he is shocked by the cruel act of being turned over to the mutant-hating Bastion, and following a clash with the sentient Cerebro and a team of impostor X-Men[61][62][63]. Onslaught is a Marvel Comics supervillain who was the focus of an enormous intra-company crossover in 1996. ... Adamantium is a fictional chemical substance and metal alloy in the Marvel comics universe. ... Onslaught is a Marvel Comics supervillain who was the focus of an enormous intra-company crossover in 1996. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fantastic Four (disambiguation). ... Incredible Hulk, The Hulk and The Incredible Hulk redirect here. ... Bastion is a Marvel Comics supervillain, a fusion of the Sentinels Master Mold and Nimrod. ... Cerebros X-Men are a fictional team of supervillains who appeared in both Marvel Comics Uncanny X-Men and X-Men series. ...


Magneto War

Xavier questions his dream again and Magneto shortly thereafter is confronted by the X-Men. After the battle, the UN concedes Genosha to Magnus, and Wolverine is angered by Xavier stopping him from getting his revenge on Magneto. Charles and Logan are later trapped in a dimension with different laws of physics, wherein they have to coordinate their moves together and, in the process, gain a better understanding of the other's views[64][65]. UN and U.N. redirect here. ... Flag of Genosha under Magnetos reign. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ...


The Twelve and Cadre K

Apocalypse kidnaps the fabled "Twelve", twelve special mutants, Xavier included, whose combined energies would grant him omnipotence. After Apocalypse's defeat with the help of Skrull mutants, Xavier goes with the young Skrulls known as Cadre K to train them and free them from their oppressors, and eventually returns to aid in Legacy Virus research[66][67][68][69]. The Skrulls are a fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters that appear in the Marvel Universe. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, the Legacy Virus was a devastating plague that ripped through the mutant population, killing hundreds and mutating so that it affected baseline humans as well, until it was cured almost overnight by the sacrifice of the superhero Colossus, a member of the X-Men. ...


Moira's death

Mystique and her Brotherhood start a deadly assault on Muir Isle by releasing an altered form of the Legacy Virus, all in retaliation against the election campaign of Robert Kelly, a seeming mutant-hater. Mystique blows up Moira MacTaggert's laboratory complex, fatally wounding her. Charles goes to the astral plane to meet with her and retrieve information on the cure to the Legacy Virus, but after gathering the information does not want to leave her alone. If not for Jean pulling him back, the professor would have died with his first love, who states she has no regrets[70]. Mystique, as a name, can refer to: Mystique, a comic book character from the Marvel Comics universe. ... There are severable notable individuals named Robert Kelly: Robert Kelly, a U.S. naval officer during World War II. Robert Kelly, a U.S. Army intelligence officer. ...


Crucifixion

As the Legacy Virus is cured, many infected Genoshan mutants recover overnight, providing Magneto, current ruler of Genosha, with an army to start the third World War. He demands Earth's governments to accept him as their leader, and abducts and crucifies Xavier in Magda Square for all to see. Though a loyal member of Magneto's Acolytes, Amelia Voght can't stand to see her former lover punished in such a manner and sets him free. Jean Grey and rather untrained newcomers, as most of the team are elsewhere, distract Magneto and Wolverine guts him. Xavier is too late to intervene[71]. The Acolytes is a team of comic book mutant supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ...


Cassandra Nova

Xavier's evil twin Cassandra Nova, whom Xavier attempted to kill while they were both in their mother's womb, orders a group of rogue Sentinels to destroy the independent mutant nation of Genosha. Magneto, who is Genosha's leader, appears to die along with the vast majority of the nation's inhabitants. Nova then takes over Xavier's body. Posing as Xavier, she reveals his mutation to the world, something he needed to do but did not want to sully his reputation over,[72] before going into space and crippling the Shi'ar Empire. The X-Men restore Xavier, but Lilandra, believing that too much disaster has come from the Shi'ar's involvement with the X-Men, annuls her marriage to Xavier. Lilandra previously had gone insane and tried to assassinate Charles on a trip to Mumbai. During this period, a mutant named Xorn joins the X-Men. Xorn uses his healing power to restore Xavier's use of his legs[73]. For other uses, see Evil twin (disambiguation). ... Cassandra Nova is a fictional enemy of the X-Men in the Marvel Comics universe. ... , Bombay redirects here. ... Xorn is a fictional character published by Marvel Comics. ...


Juggernaut reformed

When the X-Men receive a distress call from a Scottish island, they are surprised to find Juggernaut with nowhere to go, as the island was destroyed by his further mutated partner in crime, Black Tom Cassidy, who died. Xavier reaches out to his stepbrother and offers him a place in his mansion, with Cain reluctantly accepting. The Juggernaut redeems himself over the next few weeks and joins the X-Men. Xavier finds out that Cain's father preferred him to his own flesh and blood and that they both thought they deserved the abuse they incurred by Kurt; Cain believed this because his father loved someone else's child more than him, and Charles felt guilty about getting in the way. That it is why neither of them stopped Kurt Marko with their powers[74]. Black Tom Cassidy (Thomas Samuel Eamon Cassidy) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men, and archenemy of Banshee. ...


X-Corporation and "Xorn's" Betrayal

Now outed as a mutant, Xavier makes speeches to the public about mutant tolerance. He also founds the X-Corporation, or X-Corp (not to be confused with the X-Corps), with offices all over the world. The purpose of the X-Corp is to watch over mutant rights and help mutants in need. As a result of being outed, the school no longer hides the fact that it is a school for mutants and it opens its doors for more mutant (and even human) students to come in. A student named Quentin Quire and members of his gang start a riot at the Xavier Institute during an open house at the school. As a result, Quire and two other students are killed. Uncertain about his dream's validity, Xavier announces that he will step down as headmaster and be succeeded by Jean Grey. Afterwards, Xorn reveals himself to be Magneto, having apparently not died in the Sentinel raid on Genosha. "Magneto" re-paralyzes Xavier, kidnaps him, and destroys the X-Mansion (killing several of the students). Then Xorn/Magneto assaults New York, where Cyclops, Fantomex and a few students confront him. After the rest of the X-Men arrive, Wolverine decapitates Xorn/Magneto, who shortly before killed Jean with an electromagnetically induced stroke. With Jean dead, Xavier leaves the school to Cyclops and Emma Frost, to bury Xorn/Magneto in Genosha. There he meets the real Magneto, who mysteriously survived Cassandra Nova's assault. The two resolve their differences and attempt to restore their friendship, leading a team of mutants, "The Genoshan Excalibur", to rebuild and restore order to the destroyed island nation. "[75][76]. List of military corps — List of military corps by number A number of countries have Tenth, or X, Corps: U.S. X Corps British X Corps Category: ...


"Danger"

At the mansion, the Danger Room, the X-Men’s simulated reality training chamber, gains sentience, christens itself "Danger", assumes a humanoid form, and attacks the X-Men before leaving to kill Xavier. With Magneto's help, Xavier holds off Danger until the X-Men arrive. Danger flees, but not before revealing to Colossus that Xavier has known it to be sentient ever since he upgraded it. Colossus is especially offended by this because he had been held captive and experimented upon by Danger's ally, Ord of the Breakworld. Ashamed, Xavier tries to explain to them that by the time he realized what was happening, he could see no other course. The disgusted X-Men leave[77][78][79]. Simulated reality is the idea that reality could be simulated — often computer-simulated — to a degree indistinguishable from true reality. ... Not to be confused with sapience. ...


House of M

Magneto's daughter, the Scarlet Witch, suffers a mental breakdown and causes the death of several Avengers. Magneto brings her to Xavier and asks him to use his mental powers to help her. Although aided by Dr. Strange and the appearance of Cassandra Nova, Xavier is unsuccessful. Xavier orders a meeting of the X-Men and Avengers to decide Wanda's fate[80]. Her brother Quicksilver, believing the heroes plan to kill her, speeds off to Genosha and convinces Wanda that she could right the wrongs she inflicted by using her powers to alter reality. Wanda uses her powers to make the world a place where mutants are the majority, humans the minority, and Magneto their ruler. In this reality, Xavier is believed to have died years before while helping to free Genosha. The Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, a mutant who was introduced as a super-villainess before reforming and becoming a superheroine early in her history. ... Avengers Disassembled, referred to in some participating series as Disassembled, is a crossover event between several Marvel Comics series. ... Doctor Strange is a sorcerer, featured in Marvel Comics. ... For Quicksilver (DC Comics), see Max Mercury. ...


After mutant Layla Miller restores the memories of some of the X-Men and Avengers, they head to Genosha where they discover that Magneto has erected a memorial garden for Xavier commemorating his death. They are horrified until Cloak fades into the grave and discovers there is no body inside. After a battle, Scarlet Witch again uses her powers to restore reality and, as a slight against her father, causes 91.4 percent of mutants to lose their powers, leaving the mutant race on the brink of extinction and causing the lost powers to become an energy mass, the Collective. With reality restored, Xavier is still missing and the X-Men are unable to detect him with Cerebro.[81] Layla Rose Miller, also known as Butterfly, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Cloak and Dagger (Tyrone Ty Johnson & Tandy Bowen) are a fictional teenage mutant comic book superhero duo in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics Decimation is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witchs stripping nearly all of the mutant population of... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


Vulcan

It is revealed that prior to sending the new team of X-Men to rescue the others on Krakoa, he had sent another team comprised of Moira's students, one of whom was Cyclops' and Havok's long-lost brother Vulcan[82]. After the team freed Cyclops and Vulcan revealed their connection, the team was killed. Cyclops escaped, but when he made it back to Xavier, Xavier wiped the traumatizing knowledge that his newfound brother had died saving him from Cyclops' brain. He then assembled another new team of X-Men to rescue the others on Krakoa, and no one else knew anything about Moira's students. Vulcan (Gabriel Summers) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...


Later, when the Collective energy mass revives Vulcan, the enraged youth attacks the X-Men, causing Xavier to come out of hiding. He has had the use of his legs restored to him after the "House of M" reality was undone, presumably by Wanda, although he is no longer a mutant and has lost his mental powers. Vulcan gets Xavier to tell the X-Men what he had done. After Vulcan is defeated and flies off into space, Cyclops tells Xavier that he is no longer wanted at the X-Mansion for what he did, though some of the other students are more forgiving. Look up Persona non grata in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the X-Mansion, the common name for the Xavier Mansion, is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men and the location of a school for mutant teenagers, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters. ...


In spite of Cyclops' feelings, Xavier nevertheless forms a new team consisting of Havok, Nightcrawler, Marvel Girl III, Polaris, Warpath and Darwin[83] to confront Vulcan before he can enact his vengeance against the Shi'ar empire. While en route to the Shi'ar home world, he is abducted by agents of the Shi'ar Vice Chancellor K'Tor. He is later thrown into the M'Kraan Crystal by Vulcan after Vulcan's marriage to Deathbird on the World With No Name. Darwin follows Charles into the crystal and pulls him out. This somehow restores his lost telepathy, and then he, Nightcrawler, Warpath, Darwin and Hepzibah escape to Earth, with help from his lover, Lilandra. This leaves Havok, Polaris and Rachel behind but they form a new Starjammers with Ch'od, Raza and Korvus[84][85] Havok (Alexander Alex Summers) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... Rachel Grey (born Rachel Summers) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. ... Polaris (Lorna Dane) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... Warpath (James Proudstar), previously known as the second Thunderbird, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero associated with the X-Men. ... Darwin (Armando Muñoz) is a mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... In the fictional Marvel Comics Universe, the MKraan Crystal (pronounced EM-kron or MA-Cran/MA-crayon as in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance the video game) is a gigantic crystalline artifact that lies at the nexus of all realities. ... Hepzibah is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Ch’od is a character from Marvel Comics, usually seen in the X-Men series and various spin-offs. ... Raza may be: Race in Spanish See la raza for information relating to Latinos and race. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Return To Earth

Upon returning, he begins a search for his missing associate Magneto, hoping to find him before the US government does. He is still team leader and his team now consists of Nightcrawler, Warpath, Storm, Hepzibah and Caliban. Caliban is a mutant character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...


Endangered Species

He and Nightcrawler search for Magneto. The rest of the team begin looking for the Morlocks, who have been taken control of by Masque, who is also looking for Magneto[86]. Xavier talks to Val Cooper about what has happened to Caliban and how the O*N*E wants him. Later Charles and Nightcrawler leave in a X-Jet to find Magneto[87]. They are unnoticed by the Sentinels as Xavier places some sort of cloaking device on the plane. Charles and Kurt travel to where someone claimed to see Erik. They arrive at a graveyard in Germany and they find out that Erik was looking at the headstone of one of his former loyal henchmen who had died since M-Day. Their search is cut short once they find out the Morlocks plan to blow up a church. The team stop the Morlocks and return to the mansion. Valerie Val Cooper is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... One of the three original proof-of-concept prototypes of the Williams X-Jet, on display at the Seattle Museum of Flight. ...


World War Hulk

Charles' search for more mutants is interrupted by the Hulk, who wishes to see him. Those who need it are re-directed to the subbasement for protection. The X-Men on hand are defeated. Before a back-up team arrives, Xavier confronts the Hulk. He looks into Hulk's mind and sees what happened to him and is shocked. The Hulk asks him a question: "What would he have said if he'd been there?", referring to the Illuminati's decision on his own fate during a clandestine meeting. World War Hulk is a comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics beginning in May 2007. ...


The Professor then admits to the Hulk and to the X-Men, that he would have banished the Hulk for some extended time for the Illuminati to find a cure. He confesses to them that he made some mistakes that harmed his students, so he is willing to give himself up. However the X-Men, now seeing their mentor conceding his mistake, are not willing to give up the Professor without a fight. While the Hulk is winning, the escaping students telepathically call for X-Factor, Uncanny X-Men, and Excalibur. Excalibur member Cain Marko, the former Juggernaut teleports into battle. He and Wolverine are swiftly defeated.[88]


The Hulk tries to fight off the extended X-family, as Jamie Madrox and his duplicates gather up the X-Men. Various attempts are made to slow the Hulk down, from implanting him with knifes to crashing the Blackbird at him. Cain makes a last plea with the Cyttorak gem to re-power him, but it is unable to do so until Cain embraces his former identity. After he does so the Juggernaut returns to full power and both entities stall each other. The Juggernaut is momentarily distracted by Xavier and since the Hulk is short on time before the countdown, the latter simply decides to use the Juggernaut's nearly unstoppable momentum against him by stepping out of the way in combination with an additional push, letting him walk deep into the nearby lake. For the rapper of Twiztid, see Jamie Spaniolo. ... X-Jet in the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand. ...


With his opponent temporarily disposed of, the Hulk heads towards Xavier, who once again surrenders. The X-Men rally again. The New X-Men member Mercury attacks, and the brief battle leads them towards the graveyard housing all mutants passed away since M-day. Mercury (Cessily Kincaid) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe, a member of the student body at the Xavier Institute. ...


With Mercury's words The Hulk reaches the conclusion that both Xavier and the X-Men have suffered enough, and leaves the mansion in peace. During the aftermath, the Juggernaut warns Xavier not to follow him, as he isn't going to like what he sees. The mini-series ends with Cyclops starting to forgive his former teacher, as they try to patch up the wounded.


Messiah Complex

While using Cerebra and talking to Beast, Charles detects a new mutant so powerful it fries Cerebra's system. He asks Cyclops to send out a team to find out about the mutant. Once the team have come back empty handed, he argues with Scott for not telling him about the team he deployed to find former Alcolytes. Scott tells him that he doesn't need him to run the X-Men anymore. This upsets Charles and annoys him later on when he overhears Cyclops briefing X-Factor on the situation.


Secret Invasion

Professor X was at the meeting of the Illuminati when it came to the discussion about the Skrulls planning an invasion by taking out Earth's heroes and posing as them. Secret Invasion is an upcoming comic book storyline scheduled for 2008, to be published by Marvel Comics. ... The Skrulls are a fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters that appear in the Marvel Universe. ...


Powers and abilities

Cerebro, as seen in the X-Men films.

Professor X is a mutant who possesses vast telepathic powers, and is among the most powerful telepaths in the Marvel Universe. Image File history File links Cerebropicture. ... Image File history File links Cerebropicture. ... In the Marvel Comics universe, Cerebro (Spanish and Portuguese for brain) is a device that the X-Men (in particular, their leader, Professor Charles Xavier) use to detect mutants. ... This article is about the shared universe setting used by many Marvel Comics titles. ...


Professor X is able to perceive the thoughts of others or project his own thoughts within a radius of approximately 250 miles (402 km). With extreme effort, he can greatly extend the range of his telepathy. He can learn foreign languages by reading the language centers of the brain of someone adept, and alternately "teach" languages to others in the same manner; Xavier once trained a new group of mutants mentally, subjectively making them experience months of training together, while only hours passed in the real world.[89] He can manipulate the minds of others, warp perceptions to make himself seem invisible, project illusions, cause loss of particular memories, and induce pain or temporary mental and/or physical paralysis. Within close range, he can manipulate almost any number of minds for such simple feats. However, he can only take full possession of one other mind at a time, and must strictly be within that person's physical presence. He can cause total amnesia. He can also project powerful mental 'bolts,' enabling him to stun the mind of another person into unconsciousness or even cause death. These 'bolts' inflict damage only upon other minds, having a neglible effect on non-mental beings, if any. The manner in which Xavier's powers function indicates that his telepathy is physical in some way, as it can be enhanced by physical means (e.g., Cerebro) and can be disrupted by physical means (e.g., Magneto's alteration of the Earth's magnetic field).


Xavier can perceive the distinct mental presence/brain waves of other superhuman mutants within a small radius of himself. To detect mutants beyond this radius, he must amplify his powers through Cerebro and subsequently Cerebra, machines of his own design which are sensitive to the psychic/physical energies produced by the mind.


Professor X can project his 'astral form' into a psychic 'dimension' known as the 'astral plane.' There, he can use his powers to create objects, control his surroundings, and even control and destroy the astral forms of others. He cannot project this form over long distances.


After being de-powered by the Scarlet Witch[90][91], and then re-powered by the M'Kraan Crystal, Uncanny X-Men writer Ed Brubaker, has claimed that Charles' telepathy is more powerful than previously. The extent of this enhancement is unknown.[92] The Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, a mutant who was introduced as a super-villainess before reforming and becoming a superheroine early in her history. ... In the fictional Marvel Comics Universe, the MKraan Crystal (pronounced EM-kron or MA-Cran/MA-crayon as in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance the video game) is a gigantic crystalline artifact that lies at the nexus of all realities. ... Ed Brubaker (born November 17, 1966) is an American cartoonist and writer. ...


Charles is a genius with multiple doctorates. He is a world-renowned geneticist, an expert in mutation, possesses considerable knowledge of life sciences, and is the inventor of Cerebro.[93] Biology studies the variety of life (clockwise from top-left) E. coli, tree fern, gazelle, Goliath beetle Biology is the science of life (from the Greek words bios = life and logos = word). ... For other uses, see Inventor (disambiguation). ... In the Marvel Comics universe, Cerebro (Spanish and Portuguese for brain) is a device that the X-Men (in particular, their leader, Professor Charles Xavier) use to detect mutants. ...


During his travels in Asia, Xavier learned martial arts, acquiring "refined combat skills" according to Magneto. When these skills are coordinated in tandem with his telepathic abilities, Xavier is a dangerous unarmed combatant, capable of sensing the intentions of others and countering them with superhuman efficiency. He also has extensive knowledge of pressure points.[94] Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Telepathy from the Greek τηλε, tele, distant, and πάθεια, patheia, feeling, is the supposed ability to communicate information from one mind to another, and is one form of extra-sensory perception or anomalous cognition. ... Pressure points are points on the body that produce a known reaction (reflex) by either hitting, touching, or rubbing them. ...


Dark side

The Dark side of Xavier emerging.
Art by Bob Brown & Dave Cockrum.

In a number of comics, especially more so in recent years, Xavier is shown to have a dark side, a part of himself that he struggles to suppress. Perhaps the most notable appearance of this character element is in the Onslaught storyline, in which the crossover event's antagonist is a physical manifestation of that dark side. Also, Onslaught is created in the most violent act Xavier claims to have done: erasing the mind of Magneto. In X-Men #106 (August 1977), the new X-Men fight images of the original team, which have been created by what Xavier says is his "evil self ... who would use his powers for personal gain and conquest," which he says he is normally able to keep in check. Image File history File links Darkxavier18. ... Image File history File links Darkxavier18. ... Bob Brown (died 1977) was an American comic book artist with an extensive career from the early 1940s through the 1970s. ... The cover of Giant-Size X-Men #1 by Gil Kane & Cockrum, featuring characters Cockrum designed. ... Onslaught is a Marvel Comics supervillain who was the focus of an enormous intra-company crossover in 1996. ... A fictional crossover occurs when two or more otherwise separated fictional characters, stories, settings, universes, or media meet and interact with each other. ...


In other instances, Xavier is shown to be secretive and manipulative. During the Onslaught storyline, the X-Men find Xavier's files, the "Xavier Protocols", which detail how to kill many of the characters should the need ever arise, such as if they went rogue.[95] Astonishing X-Men vol. 3, #12 (August 2005) reveals that when Xavier realizes that the Danger Room has become sentient, he keeps it trapped and experiments on it for years, an act that Cyclops calls "the oppression of a new life" and equates to humanity's treatment of mutants. In X-Men: Deadly Genesis #6, a de-powered Xavier is forced to admit that he had sent a group of hastily trained young mutants to Krakoa to save the original X-Men, resulting in their deaths. Because one of the mutants is Cyclops' brother Vulcan, Xavier erased Cyclops' memory of the event. He further manipulated the rescue team of new X-Men by making them think the meaningless noises the island made were intelligible speech—evidence that the island was alive—to match the new memories he had given Cyclops. Onslaught is a Marvel Comics supervillain who was the focus of an enormous intra-company crossover in 1996. ... The Xavier Protocols are a fictional set of doomsday plans in the Marvel Comics Universe created by Charles Xavier, leader of the X-Men. ... Astonishing X-Men is the name of three X-Men books, the first two were limited series and the third an ongoing series. ... The Danger Room is a fictional training facility built for the X-Men of Marvel Comics. ... Krakoa is a fictional character in Marvel Comics, commonly associated with the X-Men. ... For other uses, see Cyclops (disambiguation). ... Vulcan (Gabriel Summers) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...


Xavier has multiple secrets that he hides from the X-Men beyond the Krakoa and Danger incidents. Since the inception of the X-Men, he has created and maintained a network of mutant espionage agents to work in dealings that are too dubious for the public eye of the X-Men, even entrapping Mystique into helping him (even though she killed his dear friend, Moira McTaggert). He has also been part of the secret Illuminati society responsible for shooting Bruce Banner into space.


In the Mutant X comic book series, set outside the Marvel Universe continuity, Xavier travels the world capturing telepaths for the purpose of stealing their mental energy. Xavier takes control of S.H.I.E.L.D., captures Gambit's daughter, and attempts to kill the X-Men with a nuclear strike. An alternate-reality version of Xavier is the enemy in the first story arc of the Exiles series. In Ultimate X-Men, Xavier frequently lies to other characters, including the X-Men, or even manipulates them when he feels it is necessary. Xavier tells the American president that he has killed Magneto, but instead he has blocked Magneto's memories and created a new personality and memories for him, along with a new life working with mentally challenged children. In issue #65, unbeknownst to the rest of the team, he directs Angel to become his mole in Emma Frost's Academy of Tomorrow in the guise of expelling the student. In Ultimate X-Men #58, he defuses a hostage situation by hiring the mutant bank robbers for a mission in which the X-Men cannot be implicated, and making the police believe they have killed them. Mutant X can refer to: Mutant X (comics) - a Marvel Comics graphic novel. ... The Exiles are a group of fictional comic book characters from Marvel Comics. ...


In the film X-Men: The Last Stand, Wolverine questions Xavier's ethics when he discovers that the professor instituted mental blocks in the mind of Jean Grey to subdue her uncontrollable powers, thus creating her alternate personality, the Phoenix. Xavier states that he does not have to answer to him and that he chose the lesser of two evils, as the Phoenix persona is dangerous. After his death, he transfers his essence into a comatose man, committing himself to another nebulous moral front. For other uses, see Ethics (disambiguation). ... The Phoenix Force. ...


Romantic interests

A brilliant student intent on undertaking graduate studies, Xavier enters England's Oxford University, where he meets and falls in love with a young Scotswoman named Moira Kinross with a brilliant mind that matches his own. Their passionate discussions on genetic mutation give way to an equally passionate romance. They plan to be married, but after finishing his work at Oxford, Xavier is drafted and sent to Asia. It has also been hinted that Mister Sinister interferes with Moira's and Xavier's relationship as he is posing as a professor at Oxford at the time. Deeply depressed when Moira breaks off their engagement without explanation, Xavier begins traveling abroad after leaving the army. He later discovers that Moira married her old boyfriend Joseph MacTaggert, who abuses her. He eventually renews his friendship with Moira MacTaggert, who is now a renowned geneticist, and they begin discussing the idea of founding a school for mutants. Charles' ex-fiancée turns up as a lifetime friend who interacts with the X-Men often. He nearly follows her to death to be with her when she is fatally injured. Dr. Moira Kinross MacTaggert (sometimes spelled MacTaggart, McTaggart, or McTaggert) was a fictional character appearing in X-Men stories in the Marvel Comics universe. ...


Xavier goes to Haifa, Israel, where he falls in love with Gabrielle Haller, a catatonic Holocaust victim he forces back to awareness. Xavier and Haller are unaware when he leaves Israel that she is pregnant with his son, who would become the autistic mutant known as Legion. They separate on good terms. Hebrew Arabic حَيْفَا Founded in 3rd century CE Government City District Haifa Population 267,000 1,039,000 (metropolitan area) Jurisdiction 63,666 dunams (63. ... Gabrielle Haller is a fictional character appearing in X-Men stories in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Legion (David Charles Haller) was the Marvel Comics character responsible for creating the alternate timeline known as the Age of Apocalypse. ...


American nurse Amelia Voght helps him recover from his debilitating injuries from his assault by Lucifer in India. She makes cheering him up in the hospital her pet project. They live together both in Bombay and Westchester, but she then leaves as Xavier gathers students. Xavier feels he failed her, and in a passing "maddened panic" tries to force her to stay, with her feeling betrayed. He encounters her again as an Acolyte of Magneto, and eventually she saves his life. Amelia Voght is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men franchise. ...


Charles becomes romantically interested in Teri Martin, the mother of a young mutant girl he is trying to help, after the Z'Nox incident. He decides that he has no room for romance at the time (X-Men: Hidden Years #1-22).


Shi'ar Princess-Majestrix Lilandra forms an intense psychic bond with Xavier across the vast distance that separates their two planets, which leads her to him after she flees her Empire, in search of help against her villainous brother. Xavier has dreamt of her and Lilandra has known they were soul mates. They fall in love at first sight. Later, he helps overthrow her sister as well to return the throne to Lilandra. They are wed until The Shi'ar Counsel annuls their marriage on the grounds that involvement with Xavier has caused trouble for the Empire. However, as seen in the recent Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire storyline, Lilandra still loves him, despite their troubles. No child has resulted from the union in the canon universe (he and Lilandra do have a child together in X-Men: The End). The Shiar, pronounced // (Shee-ARR), are a fictional species of aliens in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Lilandra is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...


In one instance in the start of Uncanny X-Men (issue #3), Professor X privately reflects upon his love for Jean Grey, but does not pursue it due to his feeling inadequate about being in a wheelchair, and the age difference and sacredness of the teacher-student relationship.[96] Although Xavier never again displays a romantic interest in Jean, the idea that he once entertained this thought becomes one of his "dark secrets" and is revisited when the Professor's dark side manifests in the form of Onslaught and reveals it to Jean. There is debate however that it is more a loving father figure relationship as Professor X has known Jean from the age of 11. He also loves her in Ultimate X-Men as it is said in the Phoenix arc and in the Cable arc. For the second comic book series starring the X-Men, see X-Men (vol. ... Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Onslaught is a Marvel Comics supervillain who was the focus of an enormous intra-company crossover in 1996. ...


Inspirations

Professor Xavier's character development has been inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.[97], and from inspection of the name, may also be a derivative of St. Francis Xavier, Marie François Xavier Bichat, or Charles Xavier from Vladimir Nabokov's 1962 book Pale Fire. Writer Scott Lobdell established Xavier's middle name to be Francis in Uncanny X-Men #328 (January 1996). Martin Luther King redirects here. ... Saint Francis Xavier (Basque: San Frantzisko Xabierkoa; Spanish: San Francisco Javier; Portuguese: São Francisco Xavier; Chinese: 聖方濟各沙勿略) (7 April 1506 - 2 December 1552) was a Spanish pioneering Roman Catholic Christian missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order). ... Marie François Xavier Bichat Marie François Xavier Bichat (November 14, 1771 - July 22, 1802), French anatomist and physiologist, was born at Thoirette (Jura). ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Набо́ков, pronounced ) (April 22 [O.S. April 10] 1899, Saint Petersburg – July 2, 1977, Montreux) was a Russian-American, Academy Award nominated author. ... Penguin Classics edition of Pale Fire Pale Fire (1962) is a novel by Vladimir Nabokov, his fourteenth in total and fifth in English. ... Scott Lobdell (born 1963) is an American comic book writer. ...


Other versions

In addition to his mainstream incarnation, Professor X has had been depicted in other fictional universes. ...

In other media

This is a list of all media appearances of Professor X. // Xavier made his first ever animated appearance on the 1966 Marvel Super Heroes episode of The Sub-Mariner with the original X-Men line-up (Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, and Jean Grey). ...

Toys

Professor X has been released as a figure by Toybiz a total of five times, once in 1993, three times with the movie release including two variants, and once in the Marvel Legends series 9. This article is about the action figure line of Marvel characters. ...


See also

  • Niles Caulder is the paraplegic leader of the original Doom Patrol. Like Professor X, Caulder recruits a group of reluctant outcasts to fight crime. Much has been made in the striking similarities between these two characters. They both share a dark side; Caulder, however, surrenders to his dark side while Professor X tries to suppress his. Their respective enemies are also similarly named: the X-Men fight the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, while the Doom Patrol fight the Brotherhood of Evil. However, because of their close proximity to release (roughly a month), there is little merit to the argument that one is a copy of the other, and can be marked up as a coincidence, akin to the similarities between Swamp Thing and Man-Thing.
  • Mister X (comics)

The Chief (Dr. Niles Caulder) is a fictional character from DC Comics and starred in the Doom Patrol comic. ... The Doom Patrol is an idiosyncratic DC Comics superhero team. ... The Brotherhood of Mutants, originally known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and briefly as the Brotherhood, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... The Brotherhood of Evil is a group of DC Comics supervillains, arch-enemies of the original Doom Patrol and the Teen Titans. ... For other uses, see Swamp Thing (disambiguation). ... The Man-Thing is a fictional comic book creature created by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway, and featured in various Marvel Comics titles, the most prominent of which was written by Steve Gerber. ... Mister X is a fictional character, a supervillain of the Marvel Universe introduced in Wolverine #159 (February, 2001). ...

References

  1. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men #12
  2. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men #38-42
  3. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men #12
  4. ^ Uncanny X-Men #309
  5. ^ Excalibur: Prelude to the House of M #11-14
  6. ^ Yaco, Linc, Haber, Karen (February 2004). The Science of the X-Men. I Books/Marvel. ISBN 0-743-48725-7. 
  7. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men #117
  8. ^ Uncanny X-Men #192-193
  9. ^ Excalibur vol. 3 #11-14
  10. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men #12
  11. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men #117
  12. ^ Uncanny X-Men #389
  13. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men #117
  14. ^ Uncanny X-Men #161, 321
  15. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men #20
  16. ^ X-Treme X-Men #44
  17. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men #39-42
  18. ^ Uncanny X-Men #309
  19. ^ X-Men vol. 2 #25
  20. ^ Bizarre Adventures #27
  21. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men #117
  22. ^ Professor Xavier and the X-Men #4
  23. ^ Uncanny X-Men #300
  24. ^ X-Treme X-Men #3, 9
  25. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men #38
  26. ^ New X-Men #129
  27. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men #1-6, 11
  28. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men #46, 56, 53
  29. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men#1
  30. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men #1-7, 11
  31. ^ X-Men # minus 1
  32. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men #14-16
  33. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men #41-42
  34. ^ Giant Size X-Men #1
  35. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men #94-95
  36. ^ [Uncanny] X-Men #105-109, 114, 117-118
  37. ^ Classic X-Men #31
  38. ^ See Dark Phoenix Saga.
  39. ^ Uncanny X-Men #154-158, 161, 167, 184
  40. ^ Marvel Graphic Novel #4
  41. ^ New Mutants #1-3
  42. ^ Secret Wars #12
  43. ^ Uncanny X-Men #192-193
  44. ^ New Mutants #26-28
  45. ^ Uncanny X-Men #199-200
  46. ^ Uncanny X-Men #201
  47. ^ New Mutants #50-51
  48. ^ X-Men: Spotlight on... Starjammers #1-2
  49. ^ Uncanny X-Men #279-280
  50. ^ X-Men vol. 2 #1-3
  51. ^ X-Cutioner’s Song crossover
  52. ^ Uncanny X-Men #297
  53. ^ Uncanny X-Men #318-319
  54. ^ Fatal Attractions crossover
  55. ^ X-Men vol. 2 #25
  56. ^ Wolverine vol. 2 #104
  57. ^ Onslaught crossover
  58. ^ Uncanny X-Men #337
  59. ^ X-Men vol. 2 #57
  60. ^ Onslaught: Epilogue
  61. ^ Operation Zero Tolerance crossover
  62. ^ Uncanny X-Men #360 & 362-364
  63. ^ X-Men #80 & 82-84
  64. ^ Uncanny X-Men #368-369
  65. ^ X-Men vol. 2 #88
  66. ^ X-Men vol. 2 #90
  67. ^ Uncanny X-Men #379
  68. ^ Maximum Security crossover
  69. ^ Dream's End crossover
  70. ^ Dream's End crossover
  71. ^ Eve of Destruction crossover
  72. ^ Marvel - Professor X History. Marvel Store. Retrieved on 2006-11-05.
  73. ^ New X-Men #114-117, #121-126, #133
  74. ^ Uncanny X-Men #411-412, 429
  75. ^ New X-Men #128-132, 135-138, 146-150
  76. ^ Excalibur vo. 2 #1-8
  77. ^ Excalibur vol. 2 #9-10
  78. ^ New X-Men 155-156
  79. ^ Astonishing X-Men vol. 3 #7, 9-12
  80. ^ House of M limited series
  81. ^ House of M #1-8
  82. ^ Deadly Genesis #1-5
  83. ^ Uncanny X-Men #475
  84. ^ X-Men Deadly Genesis #1-6
  85. ^ Uncanny X-Men #475-486
  86. ^ Uncanny X-Men #487
  87. ^ Uncanny X-Men #488
  88. ^ World War Hulk: X-Men #1-3
  89. ^ X-Men: Deadly Genesis
  90. ^ House of M
  91. ^ Decimation
  92. ^ World War Hulk: X-Men #1
  93. ^ Yaco, Linc, Haber, Karen (February 2004). Science of the X-Men. I Books/Marvel. ISBN 0-743-48725-7. 
  94. ^ Uncanny X-Men #321
  95. ^  Scott Lobdell (w),  Joe Madureira (p),  Tim Townsend (i). ""Onslaught, Phase 1: Apocalypse Lives"" Uncanny X-Men,  #335 August 1996  Marvel Comics
  96. ^ X-Men [1st series]: 1–6, 11
  97. ^ DeCandido, Keith R.A., Haber, Karen, Wein, Len (April 1 2006). The Unauthorized X-Men: SF and Comic Writers on Mutants, Prejudice, and Adamantium (p. 142). Benbella Books. ISBN 1-932-10074-1. 

Dark Phoenix on the cover of the Dark Phoenix TPB; art originally from Uncanny X-Men #135, by John Byrne. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... The limited series is a term referring to a comic book series with a set finite number of issues. ... X-Men: Deadly Genesis is the name of a miniseries from Marvel Comics starring the X-Men, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Giant-Size X-Men #1. ... House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics Decimation is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witchs stripping nearly all of the mutant population of... Scott Lobdell (born 1963) is an American comic book writer. ... Jose Madureira (born December 3, 1974, in Philadelphia. ... This article is about the comic book company. ...

Sources

  • Sanderson, Peter (April 17, 2006). X-Men: The Ultimate Guide. DK CHILDREN (3rd ed.). ISBN 0-756-62005-8.
  • Barney-Hawke, Syd, Moreels, Eric J. (April 1, 2003). Marvel Encyclopedia Volume 2: X-Men. Marvel Comics. ISBN 0-785-11199-9.
  • Yaco, Linc, Haber, Karen (February 2004). The Science of the X-Men. I Books/Marvel. ISBN 0-743-48725-7.
  • Marvel Entertainment (May 7, 2003). The Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game. Marvel Comics. ISBN 0-785-11028-3.

External links

  • Uncanny X-Men.Net Spotlight On Professor X

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