Origin

Proudstar As Thunderbird

Emma Frost, the White Queen of the Hellfire Club and Headmistress of her own school for mutants, took advantage of James' hatred and offered him a role in the Hellions. James took on the name and costume of Thunderbird. In trying to defeat the X-Men for revenge, he realized that they weren't to blame for his brother's death.

With his desire for revenge diminished, James returned to his reservation. After returning from a trip to New York, James found his entire reservation slaughtered. Evidence pointed towards the Hellfire Club being responsible. He accepted Cable's offer and joined X-Force under the name Warpath. He figured he'd be able to use his new team to get revenge against the Hellfire Club.  While being a member of X-Force, Proudstar developed a crush on team mate Siryn.

James had several missions with X-Force. He eventually confronted Emma Frost and learned that the Hellfire Club was not responsible for the massacre of his people. James eventually left X-Force. He later joined the X-Corporation branch in India.

Joining the X-Men

Rise & Fall of the Shi'ar Empire

Warpath Enters The Battle

After picking up Darwin to come on the mission, the team head to find an old Shi'ar base located in a volcano (unactive), as they need a Shi'ar ship to head through space to find Vulcan.  There, Polaris, Havok, Warpath and Nightcrawler head to the access tunnels.  As they open the door, they find several robots inside, and Havok is about to dispatch of them quickly with his power, but Warpath refuses to let him have all the fun and begins attacking.  Havok goes to shoot another, but Warpath gets in the way again, but Warpath asks can't he shoot, and he does just missing Warpath.  The team enter the lifeless volcano, and go deep into the Shi'ar base.  Inside, they are attacked by experimental humans, who have orders to protect the place.  After Polaris and then Havok are injured, Warpath spots the three attackers up above, displaying his ability of acute senses.  He, Nightcrawler and Marvel Girl rush into battle, and Warpath is quickly knocked over by one of the monsters.  He stands up, and begins to fight.  After finding out that the creatures want to die, Warpath breaks the neck of the first and then stabs the next through the head.  Xavier, after they've found the the ship, informs Warpath that X-Men don't kill, and Warpath just tells him that he was putting some people out of their misery.

After getting into space, but are then stuck because Vulcan destroyed the gates that allow them to move faster through space, so they have to travel to the outer rims to get to the other gates.  They stop to fuel up, and while Nightcrawler, Darwin, Polaris and Havok head off to find supplies, Warpath stays with Marvel Girl and the Professor in the main area.  "Ray" (as Warpath calls her) then gets a headache and begins to kneel, and then it's revealed that the workers of the station are War Skrulls.  Warpath quickly pulls Marvel Girl underneath a swipe of the War Skrulls blades and alerts the Professor.  Warpath engages in battle, strangling the one Skrull while on his back, while convincing Marvel Girl to do something as she's not just a telepath.  But the many Skrulls begin to overpower Warpath, but luckily, while looking for the chip that was giving Marvel Girl a bad headache, Polaris knocked the Skrulls out, leaving Warpath to be dropped on the floor.  He then tells her that he had them, and she points to one that's still consciouss, and he boots it.

Warpath Draw His Knives

The team are sitting in the main deck, with Korvus there too (Professor X has been kidnapped by the Shi'ar and Darwin hung on to the end of their space craft).  Warpath tells Nightcrawler that he's talking now, and asks why are they listening to the guy who attacked them, and says that he can't be the only one with "trust issues".  Korvus then provokes him by saying if he wanted to kill him, he would have, and that's when Warpath is about to fight him but the two are stopped by Havok.  Havok tells him that they have to focus on getting the Professor and Darwin back, and since Marvel Girl trusts Korvus that's good enough for him, and Warpath is quiet.  After Korvus tells the group they can make their own jump, he, Warpath and Nightcrawler head to fix the engines.  As Warpath sits, he asks Korvus if his dad was a mechanic for the empire, and Korvus tells him about how he learned when he was a slave.  Warpath then gets up and yawns, saying he's no longer as all the heavy lifting has been done, and he and Nightcrawler leave the room.  The two talk, and Warpath says that he gets a weird sense off of Korvus, but tells Nightcrawler that he trusts him with the engines because he doesn't seem suicidal.

As the star gate is put in to test, it's a rough ride, and Warpath (talking telepathically) asks Havok from the main deck what's going on, and Havok tells him to be ready to send the message when they come out (to the Starjammers).  After teleporting, Nightcrawler is about to check on the four down in the engine room, when Warpath tells him to wait as someone has replied to their message.  On board the Starjammers ship, and Nightcrawler and Warpath are walking with Hepzibah and Corsair, who explains that Marvel Girl, Polaris, Havok and Korvus are drained, but their fine.  Warpath tells them to tell him and Nightcrawler what's going on, as it looks like their getting ready for war.  Corsair explains about the coup, and Warpath asks what the plan is, and Hepzibah tells him bluntly that they're going "to blow little birdies right out of the stars", Warpath questioning if they have enough firepower to do that.  When Corsair explains the battle plan, and Hepzibah comments on the plan, he replies with "I like your style, cat lady".  With the Starjammers, the group attack the ship where Lilandra is being held captive, and while the distraction team battles, Warpath scouts ahead with Nightcrawler who are going to get Lilandra.  He and Nightcrawler then take down a bunch of guards, Warpath slamming two guards head together.

Warpath leaps Into Battle!

X-Force Again

New Costume

Angels & Demons

When X-23, Wolverine and Warpath entered a Purifier Church in Dakota (Wolfsbane went in ahead) all guns blazing, Warpath seemed startled after he killed a Purifier (by stabbing him through the back of the neck, and the knife coming out his mouth) that was about to "kill" X-23.

X-Force: Ain't No Dog

Powers

Warpath posses mutant super strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes, senses, and a high resistance to physical injury; his powers are similar to his brother's, but enhanced to a much greater degree. In the past he has shown the ability to fly but has not shown this ability in recent adventures, but he has been seen performing big leaps into battle that a normal human would not be able to perform. He's considered an expert in hand to hand combat. He is a former soldier and has been trained by Cable.

Weapons

Warpath wields two large Vibranium Knives, a gift given to him by Storm.  He is very well skilled in using these. He is almost never shown without his blades in battle.

Alternate Realities

Earth-2182

In Nocturne's home reality James was a member of the X-Men and was in a relationship with Nocturne.