Charles Xavier
Occupation: Geneticist, teacher, leader of the X-men
Base of Operations: Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, Westchester County, New York
Height: 6'
Weight: 190

Telepath. Teacher. Visionary. The planet's most powerful mutant is also its most compassionate leader. In pursuit of his dream for peaceful coexistence between Homo sapiens and Homo superior, Professor Charles Xavier established his School for Gifted Youngsters to help a selec class of troubled teenagers hone their strange abilities - - and protect society from those who would use such gifts to rule mankind.

Charles Xavier's telepathic powers began emerging during adolescence; he learned to control them as he grew older. As an adult, Xavier befriended the mutant known as Magneto. Together, they discovered the Savage Land, a forgotten jungle. In this lost tropical world, Xavier and Magneto built a refuge for mutants seeking respite from persecution. For a time, the two men found the peace they sought -- but the partnership began to dissolve as Magneto became increasingly hateful toward mankind. He came to believe Homo superior represented the next step in human evolution, and that Homo sapiens should live under the rule of mutants.

Xavier did not share Magneto's view. The two fought, with Magneto claiming their tropical haven. He ended the struggle by paralyzing Xavier with a metal spear through the back. Xavier managed to escape and returned to the United States, where he established his Institute for Gifted Children -- using his ancestral mansion as a secret base to train young mutants to use their powers for humanity's benefit.