Phoenix Nolan

> Yo! Not cool! Don’t kick the guy in a wheelchair!
>
> Phoenix Nolan

**Phoenix Nolan** is the son of two tattoo artists in upstate New York. Currently they are living at Jean Grey's Institute For Higher Learning with his friends **Arista Jones**, **Melody Peters** and **Tobias Evermore**.

## Biography

### Early Life

#### Childhood

Phoenix Nolan was born on the 17th of July to two tattoo artists working in upstate New York, who owned their own tattoo and piercing studio. From a young age Phoenix caused their parents concern, he wasn’t meeting some of the important milestones a child should. He’d refused to stand up and when he finally started walking he couldn’t take more than a couple steps at a time without sitting back down.

After countless visits with doctors each of them came to the same conclusion that Phoenix would be fine and would start walking in his own time. They were right at first until they got older and he started complaining of pain when standing or walking for prolonged periods. At first his parents just brushed it off until his 15th birthday in which Phoenix collapsed in their shop from pain.

#### Chronic but Iconic

After a couple of days in the hospital doctors finally came to the conclusion of why Phoenix collapsed and also the reason for his pain, they had reason to believe that he had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and a genetic condition that affected his joints they had yet to figure out. Phoenix spent a couple more weeks in hospital and left when two new diagnoses and with the advice to see how he got on but he might need extra aid at some point.

Returning to normal life was difficult after the incident as both of his parents were more worried about him when they went to school or left home. Even then after a couple of months of struggling with different aids Phoenix brought up the idea of using a wheelchair to his parents. After a slight resistance they finally agreed that it would probably be for the best.

#### X-Gene

Phoenix had been using his wheelchair regularly for about 3 years when his mutation finally appeared on his 18th birthday. His dad had promised him on his 18th that he would give him their first tattoo, a very simple mechanical moon, when the ink started flowing from the tattoo to his hands. It was this event that finally confirmed to their parents suspicions about him being a mutant.

After calming him down their dad finally explained that he was a mutant that could control electronics, and that Phoenix could most likely control ink based on the tattoo and how the inks reacted when he was around. After they talked, and the tattoo was finished his dad mentioned that he’d gone to a school for mutants to help him control his powers and maybe they could help them too.

Phoenix has been living at Jean Grey’s for 3 years now but will still regularly go visit his parents at their shop.

## Personality

Phoenix Nolan is a very sarcastic and funny person and usually has at least 6 different quick responses on hand. He is also a very honest and resourceful person.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Ink Manipulation** - Phoenix can manipulate ink, whether it’s written or tattooed. Although their preference is for tattoos.

### Abilities

* **Hand-To-Hand Combat** - Phoenix took some basic self defence classes and is pretty handy when it comes to fighting.

#### Weaknesses

* **Mutation Dampening Technology** - Like most mutants, Phoenix is affected by most technolgy that affects or supresses his mutation.

## Equipment

* **Wheelchair** - Phoenix is a full time wheelchair user as it gives them more freedom.

## Relationships

### Family

* Iason Nolan - Father
* Airi Nolan - Mother

### Friends and Allies

* Arista Jones
* Melody Peters
* Tobias Evermore