He also befriended a fellow drifter named Erik Magnus Lehnsherr, a fellow mutant who would become his greatest enemy: Magneto, self-styled master of magnetism. This confrontation led to Charles' decision to devote his life to protecting humanity from evil mutants and saving innocent mutants from human oppression.Ĭharles next traveled to Israel, where he fell in love with Israeli diplomat Gabrielle Haller. In Cairo, Egypt, he encountered Amahl Farouk, a mutant capable of summoning forth the darkness in the souls of others. He left the Army and began traveling the world. Later, Charles was devastated when Moira broke off their engagement without explanation.
Charles escaped the subsequent cave-in, mistakenly believing his stepbrother was dead. Following him in the hope of convincing him to return to their unit, Charles witnessed Cain's discovery of the mystical Ruby of Cyttorak and his transformation into the superhuman Juggernaut. Attached to the same unit as his stepbrother, Charles was present when Cain deserted under fire during a mission in Asia. In Joe's eyes, Charles was a good-for-nothing intellectual, so Charles enlisted in the military after completing his studies at Oxford to validate himself in terms his rival would understand.Ĭharles quickly became something of a legend in the area of search and rescue thanks to his mutant abilities. Their only obstacle was Moira's former boyfriend, Joe MacTaggert, a lance corporal in the Royal Marines and a bully, just like Cain.
Their passionate discussions on the subject of genetic mutation gave way to romance, and they planned to marry. There, Charles met and fell in love with a young Scotswoman named Moira Kinross. He was then accepted into the graduate-studies program at England's prestigious Oxford University, where he earned degrees in genetics and biophysics. He entered Bard College in New York at age 16 and earned his bachelor's degree in biology within two years. Following their mother’s death, a fire in the family home took Kurt’s life, leaving the stepbrothers alone.īy the time he graduated high school, Charles was completely bald as a side effect of his mutant nature. As punishment, his father secretly beat him - and young Charles felt his sibling's pain firsthand thanks to the emergence of his mutant telepathic powers. A cruel and spiteful boy, he bullied his new stepbrother. Cain, Kurt's son by a previous marriage, came to live at the Xavier’s Westchester mansion shortly thereafter. Following her husband's accidental death, Sharon married Brian's colleague, Kurt Marko. Charles Francis Xavier was born the son of nuclear researcher Brian Xavier and his wife, Sharon.