Professor X is the core of the X-Men. Charles Xavier's dream of peaceful coexistence between mutants and humanity created them, and Professor X served as the group's mentor for years. During that time, Xavier was known for keeping his own counsel, and for many years, this made sense. The original X-Men were all teenagers. As the only adult, Xavier made the hard choices they couldn't. However, this kicked off a disturbing pattern for Earth's mightiest telepath.
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