Dean Boswell (Earth-616)

Dummy
Name	Dean Boswell
Current Alias	Dummy
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters (Special Class)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: No Eyes At All
Hair	No Hair At All
Unusual Features	Body comprised of gas (gas form)
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Mutant
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Occupation	Student
Base of Operations	Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely
First	New X-Men #135 (December, 2002)
First	New X-Men #135 (December, 2002)
Death	New X-Men #137 (February, 2003)
Death	New X-Men #137 (February, 2003)

History

The young mutant known as Dummy became a student of the Xavier Institute before his powers manifested. When they did, he became a sentient gas, and was contained in a latex suit that granted him a humanoid appearance and functionality. He later took part in Xorn's Special Class, along with other students such as Basilisk, Angel Salvadore, and Beak.

Damaged by the U-Men

When Xorn took his students on an overnight camping trip in the woods nearby the Xavier Institute, they were attacked by the U-Men, a group of humans who harvested mutant body parts and grafted them onto themselves. Dummy was struck by one of the U-Men's scalpel projectiles, and started to leak away. He was saved by Beak, who covered the hole in his suit with a condom. Xorn took care of the majority of the U-Men well away from the Special Class. One soldier on his own threatened the group, but the mutant Basilisk stunned him with his powers.

The death of Dummy

The following day, fellow student Quentin Quire started a riot over perceived mistreatment. His group took over the main building while most of the visitors, staff, and students were outside. An explosion sent a piece of shrapnel right through Dummy's suit, scattering his gas form. His final fate was uncertain, though Basilisk claimed to later smell him at the Institute's prize-giving ceremony. Given Basilisk's unusual personality, it was probably just a fart joke.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

Gaseous Form: Exists in a gaseous form.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Contains himself in a specially-designed suit.

See Also

• 3 appearance(s) of Dean Boswell (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Dean Boswell (Earth-616)
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Dean Boswell (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Dean Boswell (Earth-616)
• 7 image(s) of Dean Boswell (Earth-616)