Professor X

Charles Francis Xavier is a mutant gifted with vast telepathic powers, a specialist in mutant biology and sociology and the founder of the Uncanny X-Men as Professor X. With

immense support from Dr. Moira MacTaggert, his life has become dedicated to fulfilling his dream of mutants and humans coexisting peacefully. As a young man, he traveled around the world to better comprehend mutantkind, meeting a dear friend and ruthless rival, the man who would become known as Magneto.

After becoming paraplegic following a conflict against the villain Lucifer in the Himalayas, Xavier transformed his family's ancestral home into the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, a sanctuary for mutants to train and learn about their abilities. Under his supervision, Professor X's students formed the first X-Men, a super hero group who fight for a world that hates and fears them, guided by Xavier's dream. Through the years, Xavier and his X-Men found themselves at odds with both humans and mutants with diverging ideologies, especially Magneto, who believed in mutant supremacy.

## History

Charles Francis Xavier was the mutant son of a wealthy nuclear researcher, Dr. Brian Xavier, and his wife, Sharon. The Nuclear Research Facility where Dr. Xavier worked in Alamogordo, New Mexico was actually a cover for the study of genetic mutations, secretly run by Dr. Nathan Milbury (one of Mister Sinister's many aliases). While still gestating in his mother's womb, Charles recognized his twin as a malignant presence which he preemptively tried to kill with his nascent psychic abilities, causing the fetus' miscarriage. Since a very young age, Charles was subjected to Sinister's experiments, alongside Carter Ryking, his best friend and son of one of Dr. Xavier's colleagues, Dr. Alexander Ryking.

When Charles was nine, Dr. Xavier died in an accident in Alamogordo and the project was deactivated. Sharon moved to their ancestral mansion in Westchester after marrying her late husband's ex-colleague, Dr. Kurt Marko, in hopes of maintaining a well-structured family for Charles. However, Dr. Marko had married her for her wealth and due to being jealous of Dr. Xavier, though it might also have been due to Mister Sinister's machinations, as a way to keep Charles under his watch through Marko. Charles faced problems with his new family when Marko brought his teenage son, Cain Marko to live in the mansion, as Cain constantly bullied Charles. To make matters worse, Dr. Marko violently abused Sharon. With his growing telepathic powers, Charles attempted to alleviate her pain by sharing it. However, Charles could not prevent his mother's ruin, as she succumbed to alcoholism and died of a broken heart.

When Cain attempted to extort money from Dr. Marko by accusing him of murdering Dr. Xavier, a fight erupted between father and son, causing some of Dr. Marko's lab equipment to explode. Dr. Marko was mortally wounded but managed to drag the two children to safety before dying, begging forgiveness for not saving Dr. Xavier when he had the chance and telling Charles to keep his powers secret from Cain. From then on, the orphans Xavier and Marko lived as enemies under the same roof as Xavier realized the potential of his mutant powers. Due to his telepathy (which cost him his hair), Xavier excelled in most activities he engaged in, causing Marko's jealousy to escalate to the point he provoked Xavier into a car crash, badly injuring him and making him part ways with his step-brother. A brilliant student, throughout his educational career Xavier attended Harvard University in his early teens graduating when he was sixteen years old.

Intent on undertaking graduate studies, Xavier won a scholarship to England's Oxford University, to gain his Ph.Ds. in Genetics and Biophysics. Studying the consequences of genetic mutations in society, Xavier dreamt of peaceful coexistence between mutants and humans. During a fair in Oxford, he was approached by Moira Kinross, who questioned his wonderful dream for the future of mutants. As Xavier established telepathic contact by her request, she revealed herself to be a mutant who had lived several lives, knowing Xavier in many of them. Completely crushed by the experience, Xavier was left thunderstruck by the revelation that despite his best efforts, mutantkind would always lose. In her tenth and tentatively last life cycle, Moira declared they must break all rules and unite mutantkind.

In Moira, Xavier had found an academic peer with whom he could openly discuss his ideas and plans. Xavier was put into contact with her advisor, a revolutionary geneticist at Oxford, without knowing his true identity as Mister Sinister. Moreover, Moira was romantically involved with lance corporal Joe MacTaggert, though, after Xavier rescued Moira from the wrecks of a car accident caused by MacTaggert, the two geniuses fell in love.

Professor Xavier later met with Fred Duncan, an FBI agent investigating the growing number of mutants. Xavier shared with Duncan his plan to locate young mutants and enroll them in his School for Gifted Youngsters, using his ancestral mansion home as a base to train them to use their powers, as well as provide them conventional educations, for humanity's benefit. Voght stayed with Professor Xavier, partially because she loved him, but also to convince him to give up what she felt were nonsensical ideas. Expecting the public return of his old friend, Xavier, accompanied by Voght, decided to meet with Magnus, who had revamped himself as the costumed terrorist **Magneto**, now sporting a helmet to shield him from telepathy. Xavier unsuccessfully pleaded with Magneto that the path of mutant supremacy would lead to results no different from what he had suffered during his childhood. As both men reminded each other that they had the power to destroy one another, Magneto left, with Professor Xavier hoping that he would see the error in his ways.

Supported by Duncan's intel, Xavier rescued the young mutant orphan Scott Summers from the clutches of Jack o' Diamonds, recruiting him as Cyclops, the first member of a group of mutants who would fight to improve the relations between mutants and humans. Voght left Professor Xavier as Summers moved into the mansion, believing the best solution to the "mutant problem" being for mutants to lay low. Professor Xavier tried to force her to stay with his mental powers, but, immediately ashamed by this, he let her go. Over the following months, Professor Xavier assembled his original team of **X-Men**: Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, Beast, and Jean Grey, who took the name Marvel Girl. At Xavier's, Professor X tested his X-Men in the Danger Room, a facility that contained training machinery.

After months of preparation, Magneto made his first move against humanity, by seizing control of a military base in Cape Citadel in order to launch its missiles on human targets. He was unexpectedly confronted by the X-Men and escaped before being defeated.

## Personality

Xavier has built a lifetime reputation on being caring and compassionate to his fellow mutants. Even as a child, he helped a young Mystique find her place in the world. He refuses to give up on people, always believing they can be saved, as seen in Mystique, Jean Grey and even his "arch rival" Magneto. His greatest attribute is his ability to believe in hope and to never give up no matter the odds.

## Powers and Abilities

**Telepathy**: As one of the most powerful telepaths in the world, Xavier had a wide array of telepathic powers.

**Genius Intelligence:** A natural genius, Xavier is a leading authority on genetics, mutation, and psionics. He possesses considerable expertise in other life sciences. He is highly talented in devising equipment for utilizing and enhancing psionic powers. Xavier is also quite the masterful tactician and strategist, effectively evaluating situations and devising swift responses; he has, on numerous occasions, even fashioned long-term operations as complex as those of adversaries such as Sinister, Magneto, and Apocalypse.

## Appearances

* Deadpool: Remnant (Mentioned)
* Sunset Shimmer: Return of the Equestria Girls
* X-Men: Titanic