Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
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Original X-Men (1963–1966) |
Professor X | Professor Charles Francis Xavier | X-Men, vol. 1 #42 (1968, backup story) (in flashback) | Xavier founded the X-Men and was the original headmaster of the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning.[1] Deceased: Killed by Phoenix Force possessed Cyclops in Avengers Vs. X-Men #11. Powers: World's most powerful telepath, capable of astral projection, mind control, illusion casting, memory manipulation, psychic blasts, and sensing the presence of nearby mutants. |
Cyclops | Scott Summers | Xavier's first recruit and has often been the group's field leader. Former headmaster of the Xavier Institute, the former leader of the original X-Factor,[2] and the current leader of an offshoot X-Men team. He also formerly led the X-Men's X-Force squad.[3] He is the ex-husband of Madelyne Pryor, the widower of Jean Grey and ex-boyfriend of Emma Frost.[4] Currently seen inUncanny X-Men. Powers: Projects a beam of ruby-colored concussive force from his eyes, which act as interdimensional apertures between this universe and another. |
Iceman | Robert Louis "Bobby" Drake | X-Men, vol. 1 #46 (1968, backup story) (flashback) | Second and youngest member of the original team. Former member of the Champions, theDefenders, and X-Factor. Currently a senior staff member at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. Currently seen inWolverine and the X-Men, All-New X-Men, and Amazing X-Men. Powers: Generates freezing temperatures to create and manipulate ice. Can transform his body into ice. |
Angel/Archangel | Warren Kenneth Worthington III | X-Men, vol. 1 #56 (1969, backup story) (flashback) | Third original team member and the only one to have acted as a costumed hero before joining the X-Men. Former member of the Champions, the Defenders, X-Factor, and X-Force. He was killed by Psylocke with a life seed in Uncanny X-Force, vol. 1 #18 (2011). His body was reanimated with a completely different identity. Currently a graduate student at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. Currently seen inWolverine and the X-Men and All-New X-Men. Powers: Makes use of the large, feathered wings on his back for natural flight. Also has eagle-like vision and blood with regenerative properties. Can transform into a blue-skinned form with metallic,techno-organic wings, sharp metallic claws, and enhanced physical abilities. |
Beast | Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy | X-Men, vol. 1 #53 (1969, backup story) (flashback) | Original team's other scientist. Former member of the Avengers, the Defenders, and X-Factor and currently is an agent of S.W.O.R.D. and Steve Rogers's Secret Avengers. Currently the vice principal at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. Currently seen inWolverine and the X-Men, All-New X-Men, Amazing X-Men, and New Avengers. Powers: Has superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes, and durability. His feline-like form gives him night vision, minor pheromone control, enhanced senses and claws. |
Marvel Girl/Phoenix | Jean Grey-Summers | X-Men, vol. 1 #1 (1963) | Fifth and final of the team's founding members, although she had met Xavier before the others. Ex-wife of Scott Summers. She was killed by Kuan-Yin Xorn in New X-Men, vol. 1 #150 (2004) and was later resurrected by the Phoenix Force in X-Men: Phoenix – Endsong (2005) as White Phoenix of the Crown. Currently in the "White-Hot Room" with other incarnations of the Phoenix Force. Powers: Possesses telekinesis and telepathy. As the template of the Phoenix Force, she is able to generate unlimited amounts of energy, travel through time-space, and manipulate matter on a subatomic level. |
1960s recruits (1966–1969) |
Mimic | Calvin Montgomery Rankin | X-Men, vol. 1 #27 (1966) | Blackmailed his way to the X-Men's house. He stole their powers, used them against the team, and kidnapped Jean. When he tried to enhance his powers with his dead father's machine, he lost them. Professor X then erased his memory. Former member of Norman Osborn's X-Men. Rejoined to help his friend Weapon Omega. Last seen inX-Men: Legacy. Powers: Copies other mutants' powers and abilities, sometimes permanently. Retains the original five X-Men's powers indefinitely. |
Changeling | Kevin Sydney | X-Men, vol. 1 #40 (1968) (as Professor X) | Member of the villainous Factor Three before he secretly joined the X-Men, known only to Professor X and Jean Grey. He impersonated Professor X at Xavier's request in X-Men, vol. 1 #40 (1968) (behind the scenes). Given the name Morph in several alternate dimensions. Deceased: Died impersonating Xavier in X-Men, vol. 1 #42 (1968), making him the first X-Man to die. Powers:Shapeshifter able to assume other humanoid forms; a latent telepath. |
Polaris | Lorna Dane | X-Men, vol. 1 #60 (1969) as Lorna Dane | Polaris is Magneto's daughter. Officially recruited into the team by Professor X in "The X-Men" Vol. 1 #65. Active as Magnetrix in X-Men: The Hidden Years #3 (2000) and as Polaris in The X-Men,vol. 1 #97 (1976). She lost her powers on M-Day, but they were restored technologically byApocalypse. Occasional girlfriend of Havok. Former member of X-Factor, the Acolytes, the Muir Island X-Men, and Starjammers. She is a current member of X-Factor Investigations. Last seen inX-Factor. Powers: Generates magnetic fields to manipulate metal, induce flight, create force fields, and harness energy blasts. |
Havok | Alexander Summers | X-Men, vol. 1 #65 (1970) | Alex is Cyclops' and Vulcan's brother. Officially recruited into the team by Professor X in "The X-Men" Vol. 1 #95. Occasional boyfriend of Polaris and is the former leader of X-Factor andStarjammers. He currently leads the Uncanny Avengers. Currently seen inUncanny Avengers Powers: Generates plasma blasts and absorbs cosmic energy. |
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