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This trio of World War II era mutant soldiers resurfaced to continue fighting their brand of evil in the present. These old warhorses fell one by one until only their ringleader remained. Today's Spotlight falls on... CRIMSON COMMANDO, et. al.!
How many mutants have battled Sentinels and won? Heaps. How many mutants have battled Sentinels while wearing short shorts and won? Only Julian Kellar a.k.a. HELLION!
Is there anything quite as terrifying as an evil therapist? An evil therapist talk show host! This duplicitous father of one of the second generation of the New Mutants went completely under the radar of Emma Frost and Captain America. Very much a villain who was on the cusp before M-Day, read here about the... GARRISON, SEAN !

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SUPER SABRE (Glossary Character)
STONEWALL (Glossary Character)
CRIMSON COMMANDO (Glossary Character)
DAREDEVIL (Glossary Character)
Hellfire Academy (Glossary Group)
PRODIGY IV (Glossary Character)
FRENZY (Glossary Character)
DAZZLER II (Glossary Character)
CANNONBALL II (Glossary Character)
ASKANI (Glossary Character)

Spotlight On... CRIMSON COMMANDO, STONEWALL & SUPER SABRE

The Crimson Commando, Stonewall and Super Sabre were a trio of mutants who expanded the roster of the Brotherhood once they became Freedom Force, creating tension between the "evil mutants" and these (relatively) good-intentioned World War II veterans. As X-Men supporting characters, though, they received little development after their introduction, and Stonewall and Super Sabre did not survive the Freedom Force era. After suffering severe injuries in their final mission, the Commando was rebuilt into a cyborg (because it was the 90's). He only made a few more appearances, culminating in a story from a series of pack-in mini-comics from a Marvel / Hardee's restaurant fun meal! collaboration. Fifteen years later, he reappeared only to die in a one-off story. Despite the opportunity offered by Krakoa for these men to return, young and vital, for now it seems their chances at resurrection have passed them by.

Spotlight On... HELLION!

He's the greatest mutant of his generation. Just ask him! From awkward beginnings as the school bully, a rivalry with the New Mutants Squad and a crush on that squad's team leader, this young telekinetic soon proved himself fiercely loyal, a skilled combatant and when the mutant population was reduced to a handful, one of the most powerful mutants alive. But life was not always easy for him - a troubled relationship with a dangerous clone, an attitude that led him to destruction, and a devastating injury in combat. Learn all this and more as we wrap up our Academy X feature with an all-new Spotlight on the greatest mutant of that generation... HELLION!

Spotlight On... DR. SEAN GARRISON!

Very much a big bad that never was. Introduced in the pages of New Mutants (2nd series), this celebrity talk show host (this should have been the first clue) proved to be quite the manipulative villain. Father of the New Mutants team member Wallflower, he managed to engineer events at the Xavier Institute without even setting foot on its soil. Read here about Dr. Sean Garrison.

Spotlight On... TRANCE

A veritable “cameo queen” or at least that's how she ended up. Hope Abbott was one of many young mutants created by Christina Weir and Nunzio DeFilippis for their New Mutants / New X-Men run. Initially “background,” she was given spotlight by Mike Carey and later Zeb Wells. For a time, she was on the cusp of being the X-Men's new “ghost girl,” before she fell back to wallflower status again. Well, it was great while it lasted! Read here about the puzzling trajectory of Trance.

(2024 UPDATE) - XAVIER INSTITUTE YEARBOOK

UncannyXmen.net is over 20 years old if you can believe that! Today UXN brings you an update on one of the oldest articles on the site, the Yearbook! Originally, this was a passion project by a former contributor Binaryan, drafted in 2005. The article details the many, many, many X-Men students (100+) introduced to Marvel Comics following the commencement of Grant Morrison's run, up until the Xavier Institute's closure during the Utopia era. It is undoubtable that most of the more memorable “freshmen” were introduced by the husband and wife team, Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir. In a move that was atypical for this site, DeFillipis and Weir actually contributed some content for the original article, detailing some information that had not yet been codified for their nascent cast. A special thanks is reissued to them for the collaboration. This article is packed full of pieces of trivia that we feel even some of the ardent fans of the cult New X-Men Academy characters may not know. With that in mind, enjoy the Yearbook!

Profile On... DJ

This musical savant was one of a number of young mutants introduced post Grant Morrison's New X-Men run. While several of those young mutants became fan favorites, others unfortunately fell in the category of “fodder.” This teen was first depowered by the Scarlet Witch and then murdered by William Stryker. Like many mutants, however, he got a second chance at life on Krakoa, but did he appreciate it? Read here about DJ!