KNOWN MEMBERS
Charles Xavier (Professor X)
Birth date: July 15th, 1968
Relatives: Brian and Sharon Xavier (parents)
Charles Francis Xavier was born to the nuclear researcher Dr. Brian Xavier and his wife Sharon. Charles was actually intended to be a twin, but his sibling died in childbirth, although the doctors were supposedly confounded by the circumstances surrounding it. When Charles was nine years old, his father was killed in an explosion during a failed experiment. His mother ended up remarrying to Brian Xavier’s colleague, Dr. Kurt Marko, who was more interested in the Xaviers’ wealth than actually showing Sharon any love.
When Dr. Marko moved in, he brought with him his son from a previous marriage Cain. Bigger and older than Charles, Cain Marko relentlessly bullied his younger stepbrother. When Charles turned thirteen, his latent mutant powers fully manifested when he unexpectedly read Cain’s mind, in turn learning that his stepbrother was being abused by Kurt Marko. Cain sensed the invasion into his mind and came to resent Charles even more from that day on.
Sharon Xavier would eventually pass away due to heartbreak from the abuses Kurt Marko heaped on her, and Dr. Marko himself would succumb to injuries sustained while rescuing Charles and Cain from a fire. With the brothers left to fend for themselves, Charles managed to get ahead of his peers thanks to his advanced intellect and graduated from Harvard University at the age of 16, eventually earning his PhD at Oxford. While at Oxford, he met and became close to a woman named Moira Kinross and the two eventually married.
It was around this time that Charles became concerned about the future for mutant-kind and sought to find a better future for them. This led him to cross paths with Erik Lehnsherr, a mutant with his own radical ideas for the future. The two men bonded over their shared vision and Charles ended up leaving Moira and their son David in order to spend more time outlining his and Erik’s plans, which culminated with the establishment of the Brotherhood of Mutants. Upon moving the Brotherhood to the Savage Land, however, Erik became increasingly more radical and violent, expressing his desire to raise an army of mutants and wage war against mankind. Charles rejected this idea and tried to persuade Erik into pursuing a more peaceful path. When his friend refused to listen to reason, Charles ended up leaving the Brotherhood along with a small group of followers and returned to the United States. By this point, Moira had already remarried and his son David had become estranged to him.
Hoping to turn his life around, Charles remodeled his family’s estate and established a school that would take in children who had recently discovered their mutant powers. Among his first students was a girl named Jean Grey, whose own mutant powers reminded Charles much of his own. Before long, the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters had become a safe haven for mutant children (and adults) from across the world.
Unfortunately, peace did not last long for Xavier and his students, as in the year 2000 the Brotherhood of Mutants, led by Xavier’s former friend Erik (now calling himself Magneto) led a campaign to abduct Senator Robert Kelly after he had announced his intentions to pass the Mutant Registration Act, which Magneto perceived to be a prejudiced and theocratic bill. While Senator Kelly was eventually rescued from the Brotherhood’s clutches, it sparked a nationwide distrust for mutants and led to Bolivar Trask’s prototype Sentinels being deployed. The Sentinels’ scanners led them to Xavier’s school and the drones proceeded to attack the estate. Fortunately, Xavier’s students were able to use their powers to defeat the Sentinels and prevent much damage from being done to the school, although Xavier was left crippled when a Sentinel shot him near the spine. While doctors were able to save him, he was left without the use of his legs and bound to a wheelchair.
Following the incident, Xavier’s students convinced him that they needed a better means of defending themselves as anti-mutant attacks were only going to continue; not only that, but they needed a way to counter the Brotherhood’s actions and prove that not all mutants meant ill will. Thus, the X-Men—a team of young and gifted superheroes—were formed.
Scott Summers (Cyclops)
Jean Grey
Birth date: October 27, 1983
Relatives: John and Elaine Grey (parents), Sara, Julia, Roger, and Liam Grey (siblings)
The youngest daughter of Professor John Grey and his wife Elaine, Jean Grey grew up near Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson. When she was ten years old, her best friend Annie Richardson was hit by a car and the tragic event awakened Jean’s latent mutant powers, causing her mind to empathetically link with that of her dying friend. The experience rendered Jean depressed and inconsolable, leading to her psychiatrist to recommend Professor Charles Xavier, who had recently opened a school for gifted youngsters. After meeting with Professor Xavier, Jean’s parents agreed to leave her in his care.
Xavier was eventually able to help Jean through her trauma and she later accompanied him in his search for other mutant children in need. When the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters officially opened up for the first time, Jean’s parents agreed to enroll her.
Bobby Drake (Iceman)
Hank McCoy (Beast)
Warren Worthington III (Angel)
OTHER MUTANT ORGANIZATIONS
Brotherhood of Mutants
Hellfire Club
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