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Current Aliases: Wolf, Alexander the Great.

Formal Aliases: Alex, Alexander, Wolf, Shifter. (The Shifter part's meaning is unrevealed as of yet)

Former Aliases: Wolf the Claw. Cyber and Cyber of the Claw.

Current Occupation: Member of the X-Men and possible Leader and
Re-Founder of the team he originally cofounded with Professor X, X-Ponent.

Former Occupation: Member of the X-Men and Former Leader of X-Ponent.
Backstory: Younger Prince of a small island known as Tomaria, his brother being the new king and his sister still CO-ruling under a new agreement.
He is also the former Leader of a group of people known as The Messengers consisting of Alex, John, Sage Darkstar, and many more, until they found The Guardian who was known as Julian Gabe in the battle against IT and IT's Dark Messengers and later, The Dark Guardian. More info on this below.

Citizenship: There is no record of him currently existing or EVER existing except for a few rare appearances on the news when battling alongside the X-Men and this classified file hidden deep within Cerebro in which Alex reveals his secretive past.

Legal Status: N/A He does not exist on record and if he did, could be considered an illegal alien due to his accent and the fact that NeverWinter and Tomaria existed near England long before America was discovered if this is the world they existed in.

Place of Birth: Unknown
Backstory: Alex was born in a small island called Tomaria. His family was slaughtered as one of his father's closest friends and advisors betrayed him for his throne. Alex escaped. Lord Alistair, "The Raven", his father's confidant, tracked Alex and left a trail of blood behind him as he killed everyone Alex loved.

SAIYAJlN (Vegeta, a possible teammate with fixed typos): "OK. You want to know why I'm so angry?" ::smirks:: "All right, I'll tell you." "How would you like to see your entire human race obliterated in an instant knowing you can't help worth a damn?" "Knowing that the man responsible for killing all of your people is too powerful to stop and being full of pride of being their prince and knowing you have to kill him!" "No one else, but you, but you can't...and you feel so helpless..."

Alex was silent the entire time as Vegeta said this to the group gathered.

After escaping from Raven one last time, he settled in a place called NeverWinter, falling for a woman called Evangileen. She chose a man named Jacob or Jared over him. ((Can't remember and can't find the log, dangit.)) He met Mooj Starfury soon after and became good friends with him. Together they tried to keep a group called The Lords of Time or the LOT together and attempted to rebuild it with another fallen Guild known as The Royal Guard. It was to be called the Guardians of Time ((or GOT milk. :P J/K)). During this time Alex fell in love with a girl called Xena and gained a pet wolf named Max, whom later had puppies and a Max II which followed Max everywhere. Mooj now takes care of Max and Max II now that Alex is gone. Alex doesn't know it still exists. During the time that Xena and Alex were growing closer Lord Raven returned with the Alias Lord Maverick. He had somehow received with his magic, the ability to transform into a Red Dragon and tried to kill Alex. He disappeared and Alex learned that his brother and sister Pixie AKA Starr had resurfaced with many loyal followers and begun a war to reclaim Tomaria. Alex left soon after to join them when Xena, his love disappeared. A woman known as Drian Everglaze mentioned that she knew her when he came back to visit and that was all she said on the matter. Alex returned, deciding that his home was NeverWinter and soon fell in love with Drian. During the time that he was courting Drian and she still hated him, Alex found that he had a soft spot for a girl named Iana. He, Iana, and Julian Gabe were close friends. Together they resided at an enchanted house known as The Sand Castle. This did not last, though this part of the story does not end with this. Mooj also met a love and was married to a woman named Di. Soon after the war against IT began bringing and trapping Alex to his current residence at the X-Mansion. Now The underground Morlock Tunnels base.
For more on this story, continue reading.

Marital Status: Swinger, Bachelor, whatever you want to call it.

Known Relatives: Johnathon Wolfshifter, Alex's brother from his old home. In the past? (Who does not currently exist)
Starr Wolfshifter, Alex's sister from his old home whom no one knows of in this timeframe.

Known Confidants: Rogue, Professor Xavier, and Hank McCoy. Formerly Zero Xavier, and Logan. (trusted friends)

Known Allies: The X-Men. Rogue, Gambit, Beast, Professor X, Jean Grey, Wolverine, Zero Xavier etc. and the New X-Men.

Major Enemies: Formerly Sinister and Sabretooth as of late. Otherwise, none.

Usual Base of Operations: The X-Mansion or the Morlock Tunnel Base which Alex is currently designing and improving with the help of others.

Former Base of Operations: The X-Mansion

Current Membership: The X-Men, and possibly Leader and Re-Founder of X-Ponent

Former Membership: The Leader and Cofounder of X-Ponent.

Physical Description:
Height, 6' 1"
Weight, 176 lb.
Eyes, A dark brown, light golden brown, or a glossy black at times.
Hair, So dark, it could either be really dark brown or black.
Other Distinguishing Features: He has a scar, now nearly invisible if not for the skin discoloration making it lighter than the rest of his skin, that runs down his right cheek from his right temple to 3/4 of an inch from the corner of his mouth.

Powers and Ability:
Intelligence Most of the time, when off duty and around friends, he appears to be an average guy who isn't very smart, but in a battle situation, he's always working out a step ahead.
Strength He is fairly strong for his appearance, having immense upper body strength, despite his framework, that allows him to pull himself up by just his arms, or hold onto something to refrain from falling for hours on end. He is incredibly athletic and agile during battle. Stealthy when launching a surprise attack from behind while running. He has managed to hold his own against Sinister and Sabretooth.
Speed He has incredible leg strength and is probably one of the fastest runners on the team without the help of a mutant ability.
Stamina His stamina is impressive when the safety of his friends or innocents is on the line, and he has managed to hold onto his strength for a lot longer than even he thought he could with all the damage done to his lungs by cigarettes. His stamina is great if he gets angry.
Durability He can be hurt much easier than other teammates like Rogue and Wolverine, but doesn't seem to notice once his stamina kicks in. He has the natural ability to withstand pain when he gets angry. Where he managed to gain this threshold over pain is unknown to all but him and reaches into the cause for his appearance here.
Agility His agility is reminiscent of Spider-man without the ability to stick on walls. This is another case of him using his appearance to allow his enemies to underestimate him. It is unknown where his strength and agility come from since it appears that he never works out or stretches. That is, no one ever sees him. Maybe he practices in the Danger Room?
Reflexes His reflexes at times are a great asset, since when he's in battle and using his intelligence (He gets along well with Beast when they're not hindered by others in their conversations), he seems to be able to surmise an attack before it is thrown. This is especially so when it endangers everyone. He is always observing things while appearing to be standing around and doing nothing, which again gives off the misconception that he's an average guy without a lot of brains.
Depending on many factors, like lack of sleep, or blows to his head, his reflexes range from excellent to poor.
Fighting Skills When all these factors are combined, it becomes apparent that he can either be an impressive fighter, or in the way. He has revealed what appears to be an array of knowledge of Martial Arts when in combat. Also, his swordfighting ability seems specially honed from exhaustive training, though he is never seen training.

Special Skills and Abilities: The ability to channel Heat and Cold through his body in the form of Green and Blue Mists. Green/Heat Blue/Cold.
He has also shown a knack for mechanics and the ability to learn something quickly. As a hobby he repairs damage to the X-Mansion or other bases in which the X-Men currently reside.
Though it doesn't seem like he has impressive (mutant?) powers, he is always ready to surprise people with something new.
eg: At one time, he raised the palm of his right hand to Wolverine, causing Logan to go flying into a wall. This has not been seen again since then, probably due to the fact that it appeared draining to Alex.
He is always sparing of his powers and hesitant to use them, one possibility being that his powers are finite and will run out someday.

SuperHuman Physical Powers: He doesn't seem to have any superhuman physical strengths, though his physical prowess may be part of an unknown (mutant?) skill which would make him a semi-superhuman type. Chances are this isn't true and that he's just in great shape.
It is questioned whether or not he has the added ability of being able to gain strength, wisdom, etc. more quickly and easily than others as part of a special (mutant?) ability, which sounds more likely.

SuperHuman Mental Powers: For some strange reason, no mutant or person with Psychic abilities has ever been able to read his mind, not even Professor Xavier, adding to the mystery surrounding him.

Special Limitations: He is only human and, though maybe a mutant, can't go on forever. He wears down quicker than Wolverine or Rogue when he's taken a beating and even if he gets angry he's not always the last one standing when going one on one against an adversary stronger than him.
eg: Sabretooth, Apocalypse, etc.
Somehow he always manages to escape death by the appearance of backup right before the final blow, usually in the form of Rogue.

Source of SuperHuman Powers: Still unknown and probably always will be.

Backstory: Before his appearance at the X-Mansion, he, his brother, and a group of friends were trying to save their world (the past?) from destruction by a daemonic (as it was spelled in his time) force referred to as IT. During this battle, they somehow partially merged with IT and were tainted by IT's evil. Along with this evil they absorbed some of IT's powers as well. They followed IT into a Vortex and battled it there. Alex was lost during the battle as his brother Johnathon and his friends escaped, sealing IT with IT's own powers into the Vortex. Alex somehow fell from the sky and awoke near the front of the X-Mansion, where he met Rogue. Though whether or not that is where he first appeared after his battle with it is unknown because of the fact that he already had the leather jacket and his current style of clothing (without much of the weapons and supplies or the duffel bag he has now), but more than once he has sealed the Gateway or Portal he came through to keep IT from getting to him and this world. He has referred to his home as NeverWinter a few times, mainly to Rogue, in the beginning. He took a shine to Rogue, causing him and Remy to not get along after a while. That has since changed and he, Rogue, and Remy remain friends to this day, though Rogue and Remy are closer friends than others. Heh heh. There is speculation, however, by many in the team as to how far Alex and Rogue's relationship actually got, considering that Alex has shown signs that he still has deep-rooted feelings for Rogue that are apparent to those who are observant enough to notice them. He doesn't know if NeverWinter still exists. (and it doesn't. It was renamed Nyrthellan's Woods.)

This story sounds as if it would disprove Alex's being a mutant, but there's more. After Alex appeared here, the Mists he carried on as the source of his not fully controllable powers seemed to mutate into the Heat/Cold powers that he has today. Still, much is unknown about him and what he can do if he were to become "uninhibited" with his powers. Chances are he wouldn't be as powerful as Legion or even Onslaught, but those are just chances.

PARAPHERNALIA
Costume Specifications:
Wears shades most of the time.
A cig hangs from his lower lip at least half the time.
Black leather jacket most of the time or, very rarely, a black trench...Sometimes wears a T-shirt, white or black, when off duty.
Hides a sword inside his leather jacket so part of the hilt is visible over his right shoulder.
A pair of blue jeans or, on special occasions, khakis.
Black or brown boots, usually leather. Sometimes Reebok sneakers.

Personal Weaponry:
His Royal Sword.
A few mechanical devices he received from Joseph or unknown sources:
He carries a hookshot.
A small cylindrical device which somehow bends the light that touches him, making him invisible.
A set of explosive devices (Which he has few of and uses sparingly) which appear to be long cylinders with a red button on top and a digital timer on the side.
Other Accessories:
A pack of cigs, Mystique's blade (Unknown location at this time) that he took from Rogue when she tried to commit suicide, two Cuban cigars in case the fat lady sings, and a duffel bag carrying more supplies and spare clothes.
Transportation:
Used to ride a motorcycle and left the first time on it, but what happened to it is unknown. Despite this, he always seems to get to where he needs to be.
Design and Manufacture of Paraphernalia:
Varies on a regular basis, usually in combined forms of past, present, and/or future.

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