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<td valign="top">[[Image:Northstar.jpg|left|100px]]'''[[Northstar]]:''' Jean-Paul grew up in a series of foster homes and is accustomed to poverty and physical abuse and hardship. His parents died in an accident when he was two and he and his twin sister Jeanne-Marie were separated when he was adopted and she was not. His adoptive parents died when he was five. He grew up as a slight, pretty boy in a series of rural Quebec foster-homes, which should effectively define his childhood. He did, however, excel at athletics and this kept him out of a certain amount of trouble.
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<td valign="top">[[Image:Jpb.psd.png|left]]'''[[Jean-Paul Beaubier - Phase 1 | Northstar]]:''' Jean-Paul a prominent sports star before his X-factor status resulted in him being stripped of his Olympic medals, is also a vocal defender of mutant and gay rights. Orphaned at a young age and separated from his twin sister [[Jeanne-Marie Beaubier]], the Quebecois went from humble origins to join Canada's experimental mutant team, [[Alpha Flight - Phase 1| Alpha Flight]] as "Northstar". It was with this team that he was reunited with his sister, their relationship always a rocky one. When he joined the [[X-Men - Phase 1|X-Men]] for a time, interested in teaching the next generation of mutants, Jean-Paul's flight, speed and invulnerability proved valuable. He returned to Canada after only three months, however, as Jeanne-Marie's mental state became more unstable and they decided to seek treatment for her. He left on good terms however, which don't preclude him from returning to the school or the team in the future.
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Jean-Paul competed in the Winter Olympics when he was 18 and once held 4 Olympic gold medals, all of which he turned over after publically acknowledging his status as a "mutant" in 1992 when he began working with [[Department H]]. He maintained that he was not fully aware of his "condition" when he competed in the Olympics. Jean-Paul has been out of the closet as a gay man to the public and media since 1994 as well, prompting his first 'sabbatical' from the Depatment and some time spent wandering France. He performed in the circus in France and is an excellent acrobat. While with the circus, he specialized in aerial acrobatics.
 
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When Department H finally announced the activation of the final stage of the Flight Program, Alpha Flight, Jean-Paul was one of the first members. He grew close with Walter Langkowski, and was reunited with his sister Aurora. The twins participated actively in Alpha Flight on and off until 2004. The twins were notorious for constantly fighting and reconciling, but it wasn't until the Christmas of 2003 that the two of them swore never to speak to one another again.
 
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They had decided to spend Christmas together, Aurora bringing their close friend, the man who altered her mutation and her boyfriend, Walter Langkowski, to dinner. Little did either of them know that Langkowski would propose at that dinner. Jean-Paul suddenly found himself thirty-four, alone, and in love with his sister's fiancee with little of what he considered a future and ended up taking it out on his sister. Visibly shaken, he turned cold, even rude. Aurora, hurt and appalled that the man she loved most in life, her brother, could not be happy for her on such a joyous occasion, she confronted him in anger which only managed to start a huge argument, eventually leading to their separation, convinced this was the end of their relationship.
 
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Jean-Paul left Alpha Flight and accepted a job offer from [[Charles Xavier]] as a new counselor for the students. While at the school, he was once again reunited with his sister after she appeared on the doorstep one morning and was found by Sam Guthrie. She then proceeded to mistake [[Hank McCoy]] for Walter, attacking him in the medlab until Jean-Paul came down to retrieve her. The twins reconciled, and Aurora remained at the school, refusing to leave her brother's side.  
 
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Jean-Paul began to train simultaniously with the X-Men as well as his teaching duties, taking key roles in helping some like Shiro through dangerous situations. However, Jean-Paul's time at the school was destined to be short. After only three months, he and his sister decided that it would be best to return to Canada, away from both the X-Men and Alpha Flight for some time. Jean-Paul now lives with his sister in Canada.
 
  
 
Jean-Paul's powers are relatively modest but well-developed. He's a flyer, exceptionally fast and agile, able to reach 200mph, and has incredible endurance - for the most part, he simply does not get physically tired. His speed is not just flight, it applies to all his motion, and he is able to deliver jackhammer-speed blows and simply avoid or outmaneuver his opponents. He's also able to translate physical energy into balls of light or concussive bursts, nothing extravagant but enough to give him the advantage when it's needed, especially when applied in closed spaces.
 
Jean-Paul's powers are relatively modest but well-developed. He's a flyer, exceptionally fast and agile, able to reach 200mph, and has incredible endurance - for the most part, he simply does not get physically tired. His speed is not just flight, it applies to all his motion, and he is able to deliver jackhammer-speed blows and simply avoid or outmaneuver his opponents. He's also able to translate physical energy into balls of light or concussive bursts, nothing extravagant but enough to give him the advantage when it's needed, especially when applied in closed spaces.
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He is quite strong for a human, especially one his size, but most of that is due to his constant focus on being fit. He's very physically durable, he can take far more punishment than even a very healthy man, and he is immune to extremes of temperature. However, he is far from invulnerable compared to some others.  
 
He is quite strong for a human, especially one his size, but most of that is due to his constant focus on being fit. He's very physically durable, he can take far more punishment than even a very healthy man, and he is immune to extremes of temperature. However, he is far from invulnerable compared to some others.  
  
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Northstar: Jean-Paul a prominent sports star before his X-factor status resulted in him being stripped of his Olympic medals, is also a vocal defender of mutant and gay rights. Orphaned at a young age and separated from his twin sister Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, the Quebecois went from humble origins to join Canada's experimental mutant team, Alpha Flight as "Northstar". It was with this team that he was reunited with his sister, their relationship always a rocky one. When he joined the X-Men for a time, interested in teaching the next generation of mutants, Jean-Paul's flight, speed and invulnerability proved valuable. He returned to Canada after only three months, however, as Jeanne-Marie's mental state became more unstable and they decided to seek treatment for her. He left on good terms however, which don't preclude him from returning to the school or the team in the future.

Jean-Paul's powers are relatively modest but well-developed. He's a flyer, exceptionally fast and agile, able to reach 200mph, and has incredible endurance - for the most part, he simply does not get physically tired. His speed is not just flight, it applies to all his motion, and he is able to deliver jackhammer-speed blows and simply avoid or outmaneuver his opponents. He's also able to translate physical energy into balls of light or concussive bursts, nothing extravagant but enough to give him the advantage when it's needed, especially when applied in closed spaces.

He is quite strong for a human, especially one his size, but most of that is due to his constant focus on being fit. He's very physically durable, he can take far more punishment than even a very healthy man, and he is immune to extremes of temperature. However, he is far from invulnerable compared to some others.


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