Battle-Ravaged Wolverine: Born the second son of wealthy landowners John and Elizabeth Howlett in Alberta, Canada during the late 19th Century, James Howlett was a frail boy of poor health, when his mutation first manifested. After many adventures Wolverine was asked by Charles Xavier to aid in the rescue of his students. Logan decided to remain with the X-Men for quite some time, at one time being their field commander.

Asteroid M Magneto: Max Eisenhardt first consciously used his mutant powers when his family was trapped in a burning house. Unable to rescue his daughter from the blaze due to his inexperience coupled with interference from a hostile mob, he angrily unleashed hs powers. Later calling himself Magento, Max banded together a group he dubbed the Brotherhood of Mutants and hs spent most of his time trying to defeat the X-Men and the entire homo-sapien race.

Bishop: Lucas Bishop was born in the 21st Century A.D. of an alternate future timeline in which the mutant-hunting Sentinels had taken control of North America. While pursuing criminals, Bishop when through a portal to the X-Men's own time, even though he was aware he would have no means to return to his own time. Bishop was honored when Professor X invited him to join the team whose members he had idolized since childhood.

Jubilee: Born the daughter of prosperous Chinese immigrants, young Jubilation was sent to an exclusive Beverly Hills school, where her talent for gymnastics was discovered and her mutant powers manifested. After running into trouble with the law Jubilation followed the X-Men back to their base in Australia. After helping rescue several of the X-Men she joined a reformed X-Men.