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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | New X-Men: Academy X #7 |
| Created by | Nunzio DeFilippis Christina Weir |
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| Alter ego | Paras Gavaskar |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations | Xavier Institute The 198 Alpha Squadron |
| Abilities | Retractable armored plates |
Indra (Paras Gavaskar) is a fictional character who currently appears in Marvel Comics. A teenaged mutant, Indra attends the Xavier Institute. He first appeared in New X-Men: Academy X #7. Paras is the only Jain character in the Marvel Universe.[citation needed]
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Character Biography
Alpha Squadron
Paras Gavaskar is an Indian mutant teenager. After enrolling at the Xavier Institute, Gavaskar was assigned to Alpha Squadron, a training squad mentored by Northstar; he was a top achiever in his classes. Indra and his fellow team members Anole, Loa, Rubbermaid, Network and Kidogo suffered a great loss when they were told that Northstar had been killed in the line of duty. The Alpha Squadron was unaware of Northstar's resurrection. Following the assumed death of Northstar, Karma was their advisor.
M-Day
Following the events of House of M, almost all of the Institute's students were depowered, which led to the dissolution of the school's training squads. Indra was one of only twenty-seven students not to have lost his mutant abilities.
He participated in Emma Frost's Battle Royale which determined who will train to be an X-Man. Later, forty-two of Indra's former classmates died when their bus was attacked by William Stryker, an anti-mutant crusader.[1]
Quest for Magik
Indra was captured by Belasco and was held in Limbo with most of the other students. When X-23 orchestrated an attempt at escaping, Indra was beaten badly by the demon S'ym when the attack failed.[2]
After returning home, Indra discovers that he is the youngest mutant on the planet, and may become the last mutant on the planet, excluding Franklin Richards, Molly Hayes, Tito Bohusk and (technically) the Stepford Cuckoos, and the most likely to be targeted.
Messiah Complex and Utopia
When Predator X attacks the Institute, Surge leaps to the defense of Indra, Trance and Wolf Cub, protecting them from the beast.[3]
Paras later relocates to San Francisco along with all the other X-Men.[4] When the city goes into a state of chaos due to the anti-mutant and pro-mutant movements. Cyclops sends Rogue, Gambit and Danger to find any missing students, Paras being among them. Rogue finds some beaten H.A.M.M.E.R. agents and after absorbing their memories to see if they know where Paras is, it is revealed they attacked him when he was trying to go home to check on his friends. In self defense, he attacks them and knocks them out.[5]
Powers and abilities
Indra possesses retractable sectional armored plates that afford him with the ability to cover himself in armor. His skin is indigo and his hair is red; he has a red bindi-like marking on his forehead, though this marking may be cosmetic and not part of his mutation.
Bibliography
- New X-Men #20, 23, 25, 27, 38, 39, 42, 43, and 46 by Craig Kyle and Chris Yost
- New X-Men: Academy X #7, 13, and 14 by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir
- New X-Men: Academy X: Yearbook Special by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir
- World War Hulk: X-Men #2 by Christos N. Gage
- Astonishing X-Men #13 by Joss Whedon
See also
References
- ^ New X-Men #23-24
- ^ New X-Men (second series) #37
- ^ New X-Men #46
- ^ X_Men: Manifest Destiny #2
- ^ X-Men: Legacy #226
External links
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