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X-Men Training Squads

X-Men Training Squads

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Official Team Name

Team Aliases

Xavier Institute student body, Academy X, X-Men Trainees

Status

Defunct

Identity

Secret

Universe

Earth-616

Base of Operations

Xavier's Institute for Higher Learning, Salem Center, Westchester County, New York State

Affiliations

Team Leader(s)

Cyclops & Emma Frost

Current Members

None

Former Members
Advisors: Beast, Cyclops, Dani Moonstar, Emma Frost, Gambit, Iceman, Karma, Magma, Northstar, Rogue, Shadowcat, Storm, Wolfsbane Students: Aero, Anole, Armor, Blindfold, Bling!, Carter Ghazikhanian, Choir, DJ, Dryad, Dust, Elixir, Eosimias, Ernst, Flood, Flubber, Foxx, Gentle, Glob Herman, Gloom, Hellion, Hydro, Icarus, Indra, Kid Omega, Kidogo, Loa, Longneck, Match, Mercury, Naiad, Network, No-Girl, Onyxx, Overlay, Pixie, Preview, Prodigy, Quill, Radian, Rain Boy, Redneck, Rockslide, Rubber Maid, Silicon, Skywalker, Slick, Specter, Spike, Squid Boy, Surge, Tag, Tantra, Tattoo, Three-In-One, Trance, View, Wallflower, Wind Dancer, Wing, Wither, Wolf Cub

Former Members

Advisors:
Beast, Cyclops, Dani Moonstar, Emma Frost, Gambit, Iceman, Karma, Magma, Northstar, Rogue, Shadowcat, Storm, Wolfsbane

Students:

Aero, Anole, Armor, Blindfold, Bling!, Carter Ghazikhanian, Choir, DJ, Dryad, Dust, Elixir, Eosimias, Ernst, Flood, Flubber, Foxx, Gentle, Glob Herman, Gloom, Hellion, Hydro, Icarus, Indra, Kid Omega, Kidogo, Loa, Longneck, Match, Mercury, Naiad, Network, No-Girl, Onyxx, Overlay, Pixie, Preview, Prodigy, Quill, Radian, Rain Boy, Redneck, Rockslide, Rubber Maid, Silicon, Skywalker, Slick, Specter, Spike, Squid Boy, Surge, Tag, Tantra, Tattoo, Three-In-One, Trance, View, Wallflower, Wind Dancer, Wing, Wither, Wolf Cub

Allies

X-Men

Enemies

Belasco, Blob, Danger, Magneto, Nimrod, Ord, Rev. William Stryker and the Purifiers, Matthew Risman

Origin

After the X-Mansion was attacked by Xorn, Cyclops & Emma Frost reorganized the Institute's educational and training program forming the students into training squads.

Place of Formation

Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Salem Center, New York State

Place of Defunction

Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Salem Center, New York State

Creators

Craig Kyle, Mark Brooks

First appearance

Last appearance

New X-Men Vol 2 #1
(July, 2004)

New X-Men Vol 2 #20
(January, 2006)

History

Origin

After the X-Mansion was attacked by Xorn^[1], Cyclops & Emma Frost reorganized the Institute's educational and training program. To this end, they formed training squads of four to seven members under teacher-advisers, so that the students could become prepared for the day they may need to defend themselves or even become X-Men.^[2]

In these groups the students made uniforms, got codenames, and were supervised by their teacher-advisors. The teams participated in small missions or Danger Room scenarios called Field Day Events.^[2] Hellions won first place in the overall competition and the Corsairs came in second.^[3]

M-Day & Funerals

After the events of M-Day only 27 of 182 enrolled Xavier's students retained their powers. The teams were split up, due to deaths and depowerment. Emma Frost gathered all the living students that retained their powers. She made the students go into an all out brawl against each other. The students that Frost observed to be the best were formed into New X-Men. The team of New X-Men included Dust, Elixir, Hellion, Mercury, Rockslide, X-23 and being led Surge.^[4] Prodigy was later added to the roster despite being depowered.^[5]

For their protection, the depowered students who had not already left the X-Mansion were being sneaked out, off the Institute grounds, at night and loaded on to a bus. Unfortunately, Icarus was tricked into leaking this information to Rev. William Stryker and he had his Purifiers bomb the bus killing the forty-two depowered students on broad.^[6]