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(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), Psylocke (X-Force)

Kylun, Northstar, Phase

Team Structure

The wide range of missions dealt with by the team requires that the team itself be flexible and cover a wide range of options. There are also the legal ramifications involved with exposing prospective new team members to danger, plus the changing nature of the team roster over time. To that end, the X-Men have developed the following 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 an 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, Sancho

Auxiliaries

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

Forge, Scarlet Witch, Tarot, Cypher

West Coast Annex

Intel

Between 2003 and the beginning of 2005 Pete Wisdom provided his experience and contacts in espionage to the team, investigating potential threats, trying to locate villains such as Magneto and the Brotherhood of Mutants, going with the team on missions that required a certain degree of stealth that his training had provided. However, with his departure in February 2005 and apparent defection to the Hellfire Club, a gap appeared in the team's resources.

The gap was filled by Remy LeBeau, who was seeking to atone for his crimes as Gambit by keeping the school safe. He recruited Jake Gavin and Betsy Braddock to assist him and during 2005 they attempted to counter any possible threat caused by Pete's defection as well as continue the work he had done.

With the departure of Pete, Betsy and Remy and the return of Jake to Infonet, the team largely relies on its own resources for intelligence, including connections with various police and government agencies and Cable's contacts from his days as a mercenary. There is also informal co-operation between X-Force and the X-Men, although given the public profile of many of the X-Men missions, this co-operation remains covert.

Equipment

Danger Room

Scenario Room

Hanger/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

Doomsday files Scott's files O' Doom

Links

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