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The Paragons
The Paragons
	File:Pixieteam.JPG From left to right: Match, Wolf Cub, Wolfsbane (advisor), Pixie, Trance, DJ, Preview
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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	New X-Men: Academy X #12
Created by	Nunzio DeFilippis; Christina Weir; Michael Ryan; Rick Ketcham; Pete Pantazis
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Base(s)	Xavier Institute for Higher Learning
Member(s)	Former members; DJ; Match; Pixie; Preview; Trance; Wolf Cub

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The Paragons are one of the teams of mutants in the comic book series New X-Men: Academy X, in the Marvel Universe. They are students of the Xavier Institute and are instructed by members of the X-Men. The squad's colors are green, pink, and black.^[1]

The Paragons are initially advised by original New Mutants member Wolfsbane. Wolfsbane is involved in a scandal when her romantic relationship with a student, Elixir, is brought to light. She chooses to leave before the school has a chance to fire her.^[1] Magma is assigned as the squad's new advisor.^[2]

All teams of the Xavier Institute disband after "M-Day" and form into one group.^[3]

Members

The members of the Paragons were:

DJ (Mark Sheppard) - Prior to his loss of powers after "M-Day", Mark could convert different types of music into various forms of energy that he could manipulate at will. His abilities are never fully explored and never shown. He dies on the bus that is attacked by Stryker in New X-Men vol. 2, #23 (April 2006).

Match (Ben Hammil) - Ben is the leader of the Paragons. His mutant ability is pyrokinesis, enabling him to produce and manipulate flames. As a side effect, his head is always aflame with low temperature fire and his body constantly glows. In addition, he is seemingly immune to fire and high temperatures. Match is one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain his powers after "M-Day". He is currently a student at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning (a renewal of the Xavier Institute).

Pixie (Megan Gwynn) - Megan possesses butterfly wings on her back that allow her to fly. In addition, she excretes what she calls her “pixie dust” which inflicts hallucinations upon her enemies. Pixie is one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain her powers after "M-Day". She is currently a student at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning (a renewal of the Xavier Institute).

Preview (Jessica Vale) - Jessie possesses precognitive sight. This allows her to see visions of the future. Her powers only allow her to witness future visions that are minutes in advance. She is depowered after "M-Day". She is not aboard the bus that is destroyed by Stryker, but her sister, Sarah, is.

Trance (Hope Abbott) - Hope is able to project a unique astral form which can travel distances outside her body, fly, avoid physical injury, pass through objects and unleash energy blasts. In addition, it can also perceive auras and energy patterns that are invisible to the naked eye. Trance is one of the 27 students at the institute to retain her powers after "M-Day". She is currently a student at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning (a renewal of the Xavier Institute).

Wolf Cub (Nicholas Gleason) - Nicholas possesses a permanent werewolf form that imbues him with enhanced strength, speed, agility, endurance and senses. Additionally, Gleason possesses razor sharp teeth and claws. Wolf Cub is one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain his powers after "M-Day". He is later killed by Donald Pierce.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b New X-Men vol. 2, 12 (June 2005)
^ New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook Special (December 2005)
^ New X-Men vol. 2, 23 (April 2006)
^ Young X-Men #5 (October 2008)

[NX2-12-1] New X-Men vol. 2, 12 (June 2005)

[2] New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook Special (December 2005)

[3] New X-Men vol. 2, 23 (April 2006)

[4] Young X-Men #5 (October 2008)

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+| creators = [[Nunzio DeFilippis]]<br>[[Christina Weir]]<br>[[Michael Ryan (artist)|Michael Ryan]]<br>Rick Ketcham<br>Pete Pantazis
 | base = [[X-Mansion|Xavier Institute for Higher Learning]]
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+| members ='''Former members'''<br>[[DJ (comics)|DJ]]<br>[[Match (Marvel Comics)|Match]]<br>[[Pixie (comics)|Pixie]]<br>[[Preview (comics)|Preview]]<br>[[Trance (comics)|Trance]]<br>[[Wolf Cub (comics)|Wolf Cub]]
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-The '''Paragons''' are one of the teams of [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutants]] in the [[comic book]] series ''[[New X-Men|New X-Men: Academy X]]'', in the [[Marvel Universe]]. They are students of the [[X-Mansion|Xavier Institute]] and are instructed by members of the [[X-Men]]. The squad's colors are green, pink, and black.{{Issue|date=April 2009}}
+The '''Paragons''' are one of the teams of [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutants]] in the [[comic book]] series ''[[New X-Men|New X-Men: Academy X]]'', in the [[Marvel Universe]]. They are students of the [[X-Mansion|Xavier Institute]] and are instructed by members of the [[X-Men]]. The squad's colors are green, pink, and black.<ref name="NX2-12">''New X-Men'' vol. 2, 12 (June 2005)</ref>
-The Paragons were formerly advised by original [[New Mutants]] member [[Wolfsbane (comics)|Wolfsbane]]. Wolfsbane was involved in a scandal when her romantic relationship with a younger student, [[Elixir (comics)|Elixir]], was brought to light, forcing her to leave. [[Magma (comics)|Magma]] was assigned as the squad's new advisor.
+The Paragons are initially advised by original [[New Mutants]] member [[Wolfsbane (comics)|Wolfsbane]]. Wolfsbane is involved in a scandal when her romantic relationship with a student, [[Elixir (comics)|Elixir]], is brought to light. She chooses to leave before the school has a chance to fire her.<ref name="NX2-12" /> [[Magma (comics)|Magma]] is assigned as the squad's new advisor.<ref>''New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook Special'' (December 2005)</ref>
-All teams of the Xavier Institute disbanded after [[Decimation (comics)|M-Day]] and have been formed into one group.
+All teams of the Xavier Institute disband after "[[Decimation (comics)|M-Day]]" and form into one group.<ref>''New X-Men'' vol. 2, 23 (April 2006)</ref>
 ==Members==
 The members of the Paragons were:
+* '''[[DJ (comics)|DJ]]''' (Mark Sheppard) - Prior to his loss of powers after "M-Day", Mark could convert different types of music into various forms of energy that he could manipulate at will. His abilities are never fully explored and never shown. He dies on the bus that is attacked by [[William Stryker|Stryker]] in ''New X-Men'' vol. 2, #23 (April 2006).
-*[[Match (Marvel Comics)|Match]] (Ben Hammil) - Ben was the leader of the Paragons. His mutant ability is [[pyrokinesis]], enabling him to produce and manipulate flames. As a side effect, his head is always aflame with low temperature fire and his body constantly glows. In addition, he is seemingly immune to fire and high temperatures. Match was one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain his powers after M-Day. He is currently a student at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning (a renewal of the Xavier Institute).
-*[[Trance (comics)|Trance]] (Hope Abbott) - Hope is able to project a unique astral form which can travel distances outside her body, fly, avoid physical injury, pass through objects, deal energy damage and unleash energy blasts. In addition, it can also perceive auras and energy patterns that are invisible to the naked eye. Trance was one of the 27 students at the institute to retain her powers after M-Day. She is currently a student at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning (a renewal of the Xavier Institute).
+* '''[[Match (Marvel Comics)|Match]]''' (Ben Hammil) - Ben is the leader of the Paragons. His mutant ability is [[pyrokinesis]], enabling him to produce and manipulate flames. As a side effect, his head is always aflame with low temperature fire and his body constantly glows. In addition, he is seemingly immune to fire and high temperatures. Match is one of the 27 students at the [[X-Mansion|Xavier Institute]] to retain his powers after "M-Day". He is currently a student at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning (a renewal of the Xavier Institute).
-*[[Wolf Cub (comics)|Wolf Cub]] (Nicholas Gleason) - Nicholas possesses a permanent werewolf form that imbues him with enhanced strength, speed, agility, endurance and senses. Additionally, Gleason possesses razor sharp teeth and claws. Wolf Cub was one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain his powers after M-Day; but, he was later killed by [[Donald Pierce]].
+* '''[[Pixie (X-Men)|Pixie]]''' (Megan Gwynn) - Megan possesses butterfly wings on her back that allow her to fly. In addition, she excretes what she calls her “pixie dust” which inflicts [[hallucination]]s upon her enemies. Pixie is one of the 27 students at the [[X-Mansion|Xavier Institute]] to retain her powers after "M-Day". She is currently a student at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning (a renewal of the Xavier Institute).
+* '''[[Preview (comics)|Preview]]''' (Jessica Vale) - Jessie possesses precognitive sight. This allows her to see visions of the future. Her powers only allow her to witness future visions that are minutes in advance. She is depowered after "M-Day". She is not aboard the bus that is destroyed by [[William Stryker|Stryker]], but her sister, [[Network (comics)|Sarah]], is.
-*[[Pixie (X-Men)|Pixie]] (Megan Gwynn) - Megan possesses butterfly wings on her back that allow her to fly. In addition, she excretes what she calls her “pixie dust” which inflicts [[hallucination]]s upon her enemies. Pixie was one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain her powers after M-Day. She is currently a member of Generation Hope which is a team off the Utopia X-Men.
+* '''[[Trance (comics)|Trance]]''' (Hope Abbott) - Hope is able to project a unique astral form which can travel distances outside her body, fly, avoid physical injury, pass through objects and unleash energy blasts. In addition, it can also perceive auras and energy patterns that are invisible to the naked eye. Trance is one of the 27 students at the institute to retain her powers after "M-Day". She is currently a student at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning (a renewal of the Xavier Institute).
-*[[DJ (comics)|DJ]] (Mark Sheppard) - Prior to his loss of powers after M-Day, Mark could convert different types of music into various forms of energy that he could manipulate at will. His abilities were never fully explored and never shown at all. He died on the bus that was attacked by [[William Stryker|Stryker]] in ''New X-Men'' #23.
+* '''[[Wolf Cub (comics)|Wolf Cub]]''' (Nicholas Gleason) - Nicholas possesses a permanent werewolf form that imbues him with enhanced strength, speed, agility, endurance and senses. Additionally, Gleason possesses razor sharp teeth and claws. Wolf Cub is one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain his powers after "M-Day". He is later killed by [[Donald Pierce]].<ref>''Young X-Men'' #5 (October 2008)</ref>
-*[[Preview (comics)|Preview]] (Jessica Vale) - Jessie possessed precognitive sight; this allowed her to see visions of the future. Although, her powers only allowed her to witness future visions that were only minutes in advance. She was depowered after M-Day. However, she was not aboard the bus that was destroyed by Stryker, but her sister, [[Network (comics)|Sarah]], was.
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Marvel Comics superhero teams]]