10 Truly Terrible Things Professor X Has Done You May Not Know!
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To many Marvel fans, Professor X or Charles Xavier is the ultimate good guy. He puts himself in harm's way to protect other mutants, ends up in a wheelchair while trying to help non-mutants, and wants humans and mutants to live in peace. While Magneto creates fear and panic, Professor X brings peace. Unfortunately, this “good guy” image is not the full picture of who Professor X really is. He has blurred the line between hero and villain more often than many of us know. Let’s take a look at 10 terrible things Professor X has done that you may not even be aware of!
WARNING: MILD SPOILERS FROM COMIC BOOKS AND MOVIES
10. Pushed Mystique To Become A Villain
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In X-Men: First Class, we are introduced to younger versions of Charles Xavier, Magneto, Mystique, and others. Through the beginning of the film we watch as Xavier repeatedly tells Mystique to be more human and not show her true self. When she eventually meets Magneto and he encourages her to be her true self, it helps the two bond. When Magneto begins to tell her that humans will kill all mutants, it is not difficult for her to believe. After all, if humans would accept mutants and live in peace with them, then why would Xavier insist that she hide her true self?
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9. Breaks Magneto Out Of Prison
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Professor X has always had a soft spot for Magneto due to their shared history. In X-Men: Days of Future Past, Professor X shows his arrogance when he has Magneto broken out of a highly secured prison. Even though Professor X has no powers, he feels that he can keep his old friend in line and make him do what he wants. This backfires and almost costs the team their lives.
8. The Westchester Incident
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This incident was introduced during Logan when multiple characters reference it while discussing the Professor’s failing mind. Due to his newly developed seizures, his mind is considered a weapon of mass destruction. It is never explicitly said or shown what happens in the “Westchester incident” but through hints and interviews, it is clear that it was the destruction of the X-Men. Westchester is the county in New York where the team’s mansion is located, and it is blatantly clear throughout Logan that there are no other X-Men.
7. Traumatized His Students
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In the comic books, Professor X has a habit of traumatizing his students and feeling no remorse afterward. In X-Men #4, he convinces the team that he has lost his powers so that he can give them a pop quiz, almost resulting in their deaths. Then in X-Men #42, the Professor is “killed” when there is an explosion during one of their battles. The team is left to mourn for two years until the Professor returns, does not apologize, and instead gives them their next mission.
6. Erasing X-Men
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Professor X has the ability to erase specific memories, and he frequently uses the ability without consent. Throughout his long history, Professor X has erased the existence of an entire team of X-Men after a mission went wrong. He also made Beast’s loved ones forget about him for “their safety” and erased Cyclops’ brother when the Professor believed he had been killed.
5. Manipulated Jean Grey
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When Jean Grey was a young girl, Professor X felt that her powers were too much for her to handle. Rather than teaching her to control her mutant powers, he instead put a block in her mind, so that she was unaware they even existed. When the X-Men encounter an evil force while on a mission, her powers are unlocked and come flooding out, resulting in panic and chaos.
4. Attempted To Kill His Unborn Sister
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Charles Xavier has a habit of believing that his thoughts and decisions are what is best for everyone regardless of how many people disagree. Apparently, this is something that developed at a very young age. In New X-Men #21, Charles uses his powers to kill his twin sister Cassandra when he senses that she is evil. She does not die and instead comes back as a horribly evil villain.
3. Onslaught
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After Magneto attacked Wolverine, Professor X finally gave up on his friend and went into his mind. While he had the intention of shutting it down, the rage within Magneto caused Professor X’s mind to fracture, creating the ultimate villain, Onslaught. He would go on to destroy many superhero teams and the world!
2. The Xavier Protocols
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Professor X deals mostly with children and teens at his school for mutants, and you would think he always has their best interest at heart, right? Wrong! Professor X has what is known as the Xavier Protocols which are failsafes that have been put into place in case any of his students get out of line. These “protocols” are ways to kill any student, regardless of their power, if he deems it necessary.
1. Exploited Children
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While the X-Men are mutants that save the world and attempt to prove to humans that mutants are not a threat, at the end of the day many of them are children. The original X-Men came to Professor X when they were teenagers, and he felt no guilt in using them and all others that came after them as weapons against supervillains. Professor X lures them to his school under the guise that they will be taught to control their mutant powers and live happily with others like them. All the while, he is watching to find the strongest of these children to use when necessary.
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