Category:X-Men

(Write-up on what the X-Men are, why they were created, etc etc)

Roster

Current X-Men

Field Leaders: Cyclops (currently on stress leave), Storm

Roster: Cable, Juggernaut, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Banshee, Rogue, Cannonball, Husk, Polaris

Former X-Men

Jean Grey (on sabbatical), Dazzler (West Coast Annex), Jetstream (West Coast Annex), Firecracker (West Coast Annex)

Kylun, Northstar, Phase, Meltdown

Team Structure

X-Men Gold, X-Men Blue and X-Men Black

Formerly, the X-Men were organized into three sub-teams, each with a Field Leader and secondary leader, informally referred to as the "CO" and "XO". These leadership teams (Cyclops/Cannonball, Storm/Nightcrawler, and Dazzler/Jetstream) usually selected the appropriate team members for a mission depending on mission parameters.

With the departure of Dazzler and Jetstream, as well as several other active X-Men, the concept of separate X-Men teams has been abandoned.

Trainees

The criteria to become and X-Men trainee are as follows:

• Be eighteen years of age OR have written permission to train from your parent/guardian.

• To have graduated high school if a student at Xavier's.

The training regimen to join the X-Men involves studying past missions, individual powers work, as well as a training program designed to test not only a potential X-Man's capability to use their powers effectively, but also their judgement and discipline. After successfully completing training to the satisfaction of the team leaders and passing both physical and psychological evaluation, a trainee can be moved onto the full team roster. A trainee cannot be made a full X-Man before the age of eighteen.

As trainees, potential X-Men are often given a code name of a humorous nature, as part of a good-natured "hazing" from their seniors. Trainee code names are designed to acclimate trainees to the idea that as X-Men, they are expected to put their personal agendas aside and operate as a team.

Trainees do go on missions, generally as observers or to fulfill vital roles with as little personal risk as possible. They are expected to obey instructions, especially those regarding staying out of danger - disobeying such instructions can be reason to rescind the person's trainee status.

Current trainees: Soundwave, Tinky Winky, Skin

Auxiliaries

(description of the auxiliary system, why it exists, etc)

Forge, Scarlet Witch, Tarot, Cypher

Equipment

Danger Room

The Blackbird

Uniforms/Leathers (include all the specialisations - eg, Polaris' extra metal, Cable's ceramic plating, etc)

Comms: Description of the sub-vocal comm system

Telepathic Switchboard: Description

Cerebro