Y-Men

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Official Team Name

Y-Men

Team Aliases

Unknown

Status

Defunct

Identity

Secret

Alignment

Bad

Universe

Earth-616

Base of Operations

La Jolla Paintball Arena, La Jolla, California

Affiliations

Team Leader(s)

Carlos Rodriguez

Current Members

Julio Rodriguez, "Cheetah", "Gazerbeam", "Spider-Man", "Hand-Gun", "Dragon-Breath", "Laser-Fist" and numerous other unnamed members

Allies

Leon Nunez

Enemies

Young X-Men

Origin

Origin

given powers when tattooed by Leon Nunez

Place of Formation

Ink, Inc., La Jolla, California

Place of Defunction

La Jolla Paintball Arena, La Jolla, California

Creators

Marc Guggenheim, Yanick Paquette, Rafa Sandoval

First appearance

Last appearance

Young X-Men #8
(January, 2009)

Young X-Men #9
(February, 2009)

History

Yeah, well, I guess that makes us the Y-Men, then...

--"Cheetah"

The Y-Men were a gang of criminals operating out of the closed La Jolla Paintball Arena in California. When mutant tattoo artist Leon Nunez came into debt to them for $18,000, he offered to give them superpowers to pay it off.^[1] Many of the Y-Men's abilities are based on other superheroes.

Despite posing a large challenge, they were defeated by the Young X-Men and depowered by Ink's new Phoenix force-like power.^[2]

Members/Powers

• Carlos Rodriguez - Bomb tattoo on left hand allowed for explosive punches and shield tattoo on his right forearm created a protective shield.
• Julio Rodriguez
• "Cheetah" - Cheetah-style spots over his torso granted him superhuman speed and razor sharp claws.
• "Gazerbeam" - Discharge marks around his left eye allowed him to blast a golden optic beam. He was fairly overweight.
• "Spider-Man" - Webbing patterns on his elbows granted him Spider-Man-esque agility.
• "Hand-Gun" - Tattoo of a 9mm on his right hand let him shoot actual bullets from his pointer and index fingers.
• "Dragon-Breath" - Dragon tattoos on his chest and arms allowed him to breath fire.
• "Laser-Fist" - Triangles on his forearms and wrists branched into lines to each finger which let him blast golden energy beam from his palms. He wore a large Mohawk.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

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Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• 3 Appearances of Y-Men (Earth-616)
• 1 Images that include Y-Men (Earth-616)
• Team Gallery: Y-Men (Earth-616)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Y-Men (Earth-616)

Links and References

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