History Characters / XMenFilmSeriesXMen

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Rescues Charles from Apocalypse's NoHoldsBarredBeatdown and proceeds to unleash Phoenix to completely obliterate the latter.]]

* CurbStompBattle: When Phoenix gets unleashed...hurr durr. [[spoiler: Apocalypse, say goodbye to your WorldDomination.]]

* SplitPersonalityTakeover[=/=]SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler:The Phoenix]] in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''. Its awakening destroys her sanity, and because it is a PersonOfMassDestruction, well...
** In ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', however, [[spoiler: she is able to awaken the Phoenix without having her mind eroded, likely thanks to embracing it herself (rather than being forced to receive it post-mortem)]]

* ManlyTears: [[spoiler: Visibly weeps when his brother, Alex, is killed in ''Film/XMenApocalypse''.]]

* DarkestHour: You know things are bad when the StoryBreakerPower-laden Quicksilver gets ''immobilized''. [[spoiler: Which Apocalypse does, by the way, at least until the others distract him long enough for Beast to free him.]]

* DistressedDude: In ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', [[spoiler: Stryker]] captures him, Raven, Hank, and Moira [[spoiler: so he could question about the disturbances caused by Apocalypse. They get freed by Scott, Jean, and Kurt.]]

* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Averted. During the fight [[spoiler: against Apocalypse]], he does ''not'' forget the fact that he's unstoppable while in BulletTime, and uses it accordingly. [[spoiler: He just doesn't think the possibility that Apocalypse might try to thrust his feet to the ground ([[{{Foreshadowing}} like he does to Erik's Polish co-workers previously]]).]]

* LukeYouAreMyFather: His entire motivation in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' is to meet Magneto and tell him that he's his father. [[spoiler: After seeing that Magneto is still grieving for his family, he decides to postpone TheReveal for a while.]]

* StoryBreakerPower: He gets PutOnABus after the Pentagon raid because, as that raid shows, he is ''downright unstoppable''. While moving at SuperSpeed, simply tapping a person is the practical equivalent of getting hit by a heavyweight boxer, and he can take out an entire room of armed guards so quickly that their bullets weren't even able to reach the people they had shot at when he started.
** And contrary to the perception of the many, he wastes no time in using this story-breaker of a power again in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' [[spoiler: against Apocalypse himself. Since Apocalypse is [[OnlyTheAuthorCanSaveThemNow Apocalypse]], though, it doesn't go really well.]]

* SuperSpeed: His superpower. In ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', he has one scene where he does a TimeStop while Jim Croce's "Time in a Bottle" plays.
** He does it again in''Film/XMenApocalypse'', and this time it's taken UpToEleven. [[spoiler:He saves ''all'' of Xavier's students plus a goldfish and a bulldog from the explosion that destroys the school. It all happens in ''nanoseconds''.]] He's just ''this'' fast.

* PutOnABus: He didn't appear in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', with no explanation given. (The in-universe reason appears in ''X-Men: The Official Game'' where Nightcrawler leaves due to the X-Men's missions clashing with his peaceful nature. The RealLife one was Creator/AlanCumming refused to return without Creator/BryanSinger, especially since he was not fond of the torturous make-up sessions. In one of the behind-the-scenes featurettes, he readily admits that he doesn't think he could come back and go through it again.) He returns in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', but that film is [[spoiler: set in an AlternateTimeline.]]

* ReligiousBruiser: Even reaches TheAtoner levels. Downplayed in ''X-Men Apocalypse'' as he is less overtly religious, but is shown praying when [[spoiler: he, Scott and Jean are captured by Stryker.]]

*** Xavier "repairs" the tragic mistake he had made with Jean in the original timeline by [[spoiler:encouraging her to embrace her Phoenix power to its fullest extent, which allows her to defeat Apocalypse, and she ends up saving the world instead of becoming a destructive villainess. By doing the opposite of what he did to Jean in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', Charles' fate is also reversed--he is rescued by her instead of being vaporized.]]
*** He restores the memories that he took away from Moira in 1962, and although the long-term consequences with her are less severe than with Raven or Jean, they still bit him in the ass in a more subtle way. Xavier remains utterly smitten with Moira 21 years later (he's even jealous when he learns that she has an ex-husband), so his decision to rob her of a chunk of her past also robbed him of a potentially meaningful romance.

* ChivalrousPervert: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFMyEOuTfxY In this commercial,]] he ''sniffs the hair'' of the girl he's (very much) interested in, and he performs elaborate gestures just so that she can better enjoy the romantic movie she's watching.

* DisappearedDad: [[WordOfSaintPaul Michael Fassbender]] says that Quicksilver ''is'' Erik's son, and comments from him about his mother knowing a guy who could control metal hints that he was probably the result of a one-night stand or a brief fling. [[WordOfGod Simon Kinberg]] confirms their [[http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=108298 familial relation]].
** In fact, the reason of why he gets into ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' at all is because he wants to confess this relationship to Magneto.

* MotorMouth: Talks as fast as he... does everything else. And good luck shutting him up.

* ReligiousBruiser: Even reaches TheAtoner levels.

** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': His idealism is [[http://collider.com/x-men-apocalypse-news-things-to-know/ ripped away from him again,]] but instead of breaking into pieces like he did in between ''First Class'' and ''Days of Future Past'', his experience with Apocalypse hardens him, resulting in a darker (but wiser) Professor X than in the original timeline.

** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': Xavier "repairs" the tragic mistake he had made with Jean in the original timeline by [[spoiler:encouraging her to embrace her Phoenix power to its fullest extent, which allows her to defeat Apocalypse, and she ends up saving the world and the life of her surrogate father. By doing the opposite of what he did to Jean in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', Charles' fate is also reversed--he is rescued by her instead of being vaporized.]]

* PsychicPowers: Kitty Pryde describes him as "the most powerful brain in the world." Sebastian Shaw is so impressed by the strength of Xavier's telepathy that he tries to recruit Charles even though Shaw already has a formidable psychic as his second-in-command. (This indicates that Shaw considers Xavier's mutation to be more potent than Emma Frost's.) The immense strength of Professor X's gift is why [[spoiler:Apocalypse covets his abilities, and selects him to be his next mutant host]].

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler: She's ultimately the one responsible for defeating Apocalypse, A.K.A., the first and most powerful mutant. When Phoenix gets unleashed, everything becomes CurbStompBattle for her.]]
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Experiences dreams of Apocalypse destroying the world in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', which she shares with Charles. [[spoiler: While it almost comes true, the X-Men manages to narrowly prevent him.]]

* WhatBeautifulEyes: His irises were yellow in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', but they are red in ''Film/XMenApocalypse''.

* BadassBoast: [[spoiler:As he lies on the ground and looses blood after being beaten to a pulp by Apocalypse during their BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind, he still reminds Apocalypse that he is alone, and he [Charles] is NOT! Cue Jean unleashing the Phoenix.]]
* BadassBookworm: He is an Oxford graduate as shown in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', with a doctorate in genetics.

** At the end of ''Film/XMen1'', Magneto asks him what happens when someone finds out about his mutant school, and Xavier replies that he has a great deal of pity for anyone who comes to the school looking for trouble. He was probably referring to ''[[BewareTheNiceOnes himself]]'', since in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' Stryker's forces only attacked when they knew that Xavier wasn't there, having incapacitated him ''[[DangerouslyGenreSavvy first]]''. Xavier also claims that if he wanted to, he could make Wolverine spend the rest of his life believing he was a "[[BrainwashedAndCrazy six-year-old girl with pigtails]]" simply for ignoring his rules about ''[[FelonyMisdemeanor no smoking]]'' in the mansion! He was joking that time, but imagine the carnage Xavier could cause if he ever got downright ''[[GoodIsNotNice furious]]''?! [[note]]Look up Onslaught.[[/note]]

** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': His idealism is [[http://collider.com/x-men-apocalypse-news-things-to-know/ ripped away from him again,]] but instead of breaking into pieces like he did in between ''First Class'' and ''Days of Future Past'', his experience with Apocalypse hardens him, resulting in a darker Professor X than in the original timeline.

* IAmVeryBritish: ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' attempts to explain why Xavier (who is American in the comics) has a Received Pronunciation accent. He is half-British, half-American (or alternately, he's fully British, but his family moved to the United States before World War II broke out in 1939), and his speech pattern was influenced by his posh English mother. It was later reinforced when he studied at the University of Oxford.

* PermaStubble: In ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', he has faint stubble instead of being clean-shaven (which is his regular look in the franchise), and it conveys to the audience that he hasn't fully reclaimed his heroic Professor X identity. He's a relaxed, content principal, teacher, and low-key mutant activist, not a commander of a paramilitary group like in ''Film/XMenFirstClass''. He gets rid of the extra facial hair once he decides that it's necessary for him to step up his role as a leader of mutants. Xavier's stubble is also a ShoutOut to Detective James "Sonny" Crockett from ''Series/MiamiVice''.[[note]]Charles' costumes were directly inspired by the TV show.[[/note]]

* PsychicPowers: Kitty Pryde describes him as "the most powerful brain in the world." Sebastian Shaw is so impressed by the strength of Xavier's telepathy that he tries to recruit Charles even though Shaw already has a formidable psychic as his second-in-command. (This indicates that Shaw considers Xavier's mutation to be more potent than Emma Frost's.)

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: In her manifestation as the Phoenix in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''. Although it is explained that she was already mentally unstable as a girl and her massive powers had to be reduced for her own good and that of everyone around her by putting mental blocks into her psyche. When these were removed, she started killing people with her mind. [[note]](This is actually closer to the original Phoenix story than the later comic and adaptation stories that portray Jean as having been TouchedByVorlons; see the Comic Books section above.)[[/note]]

* {{Badass}}: In ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', he single-handedly prevents the Third World War with some quick thinking and telepathy; he blows up the vessel which was commandeered by the Hellfire Club through a Soviet officer on another warship. Later, he [[spoiler:holds a telepathic link in order to immobilise Shaw while Magneto pushes a coin through Sebastian's skull. Charles feels ''everything'', but he doesn't let go of the connection despite the agony he experiences.]]

* {{Badass}}: He goes from scaring fish to helping avert nuclear disaster.

* {{Badass}}: Shows no hesitation in taking a proactive role and even trying to take on Shaw.

* {{Badass}}: More than able and willing to get her hands dirty.

* {{Badass}}: Don't let the fact he's not Wolverine fool you, Scott is a capable fighter, and as ''United'' showed, is perfectly able to fight hand-to-hand.

* {{Badass}}: She takes down several powerful mutants, including [[Film/XMen1 Toad]] and [[Film/XMenTheLastStand Callisto]], all by herself.

* {{Badass}}: Comes with being Wolverine.

* {{Badass}}: We finally get to see it in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''.

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* {{Badass}}: Easily trounces highly trained military operatives during ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' and takes down numerous mutants during the battle at the end of ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''. In the BadFuture of ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', he takes down several Sentinels.

* {{Badass}}: Tears through the White House and beats the Secret Service like they stole something.

* BaldOfAwesome: Played straight when he's an elderly man, and during the latter stage of ''Film/XMenApocalypse''. Averted in most of the ''First Class'' trilogy because he still has hair and fears losing it.

** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' [[spoiler:has Apocalypse doing a hostile takeover of Xavier's mind to exploit this power.]]

** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': While talking to Erik through Cerebro.

* FaceHeelTurn: As the Phoenix, she betrays the X-Men by vaporizing [[spoiler:Scott and Xavier]] and joins the Brotherhood.
* FieryRedhead -> EvilRedhead: The former for ''Film/XMen1'' and ''Film/X2XMenUnited''. The latter as the Phoenix in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''.
* GodzillaThreshold: [[spoiler:In ''Apocalypse'', she's clearly struggling to control her powers. Once Xavier needs Jean to go all out on Apocalypse, she does so - and [[CallForward is surrounded by a flaming Phoenix]].]]

* OfficialCouple: With Scott Summers in ''Film/XMen1''. While not explicitly mentioned in the movie, she is described as his fiancée in promotional materials.

* RedHeadedHero: Played straight in the first two X-Men movies, but she defects in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' because of her SuperpoweredEvilSide.

* SplitPersonalityTakeover[=/=]SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler:The Phoenix]] in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''.

* EyeBeams: When his eyes are uncovered, they shoot red beams uncontrollably. Their nature oscillates (at times it's the concussive force from the comics, others a laser-style cutter).

* KnightInSourArmor: No matter how much of a boy scout Wolverine thinks he is. [[spoiler:Even more once Alex's death in his youth comes up.]]

* NoBodyLeftBehind: [[spoiler:All they find are his sunglasses.]]

* MysticalWhiteHair: A white-haired woman with weather manipulation/summoning powers. And she wasn't born with it, Apocalypse made her black hair lose its color as he awakened her latent powers.

* TheBerserker: Often flies into a rage when he's in a fight. [[spoiler:This is exploited by Jean, Cyclops and Nightcrawler while they're breaking into the Weapon X facility.]]

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:His appearance in ''Apocalypse''. Jean helps him break out of it.]]

* NighInvulnerability: Add the HeroicBuild, the Adamantium skeleton and the HealingFactor and it's really hard to stop Wolverine.

* BasementDweller: He is around 27 years old in 1983, and he still lives in the basement of his mother's house. Their conversation even lampshades it. ("You wanted me to get out of the house more, right?")

* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:Replace "arm" with "leg" and Apocalypse provided a literal case. He's even wearing a cast by the movie's end.]]

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:He uses his super speed to deliver punches to Apocalypse's face. Too bad [[DoNotTauntCthulhu he catches on and traps Peter's leg]]...]]
* DisappearedDad: Before ''Apocalypse'' confirmed Magneto was indeed the guy who had a fling with Peter's mom and left, both [[WordOfSaintPaul Michael Fassbender]] and [[WordOfGod Simon Kinberg]] said it was true.
* DistressedDude: In ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', he is imprisoned by [[spoiler:Stryker]].

* FlashStep: A natural application of his mutant ability is to cross a room in a heartbeat. [[spoiler:He uses it in ''Apocalypse'' to remove ''everyone'' inside the X-Mansion before it explodes.]]

* ItAmusedMe: He helps the team just because he'll get to break into the most secure prison on Earth.

* TricksterArchetype: His KleptomaniacHero nature plus funny gestures while in SuperSpeed make him fit perfectly.

* PutOnABus: He didn't appear in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', with no explanation given. (The in-universe reason appears in ''X-Men: The Official Game'' where Nightcrawler leaves due to the X-Men's missions clashing with his peaceful nature. The RealLife one was Creator/AlanCumming refused to return without Creator/BryanSinger, especially since he was not fond of the torturous make-up sessions. In one of the behind-the-scenes featurettes, he readily admits that he doesn't think he could come back and go through it again.)

* BaldOfAwesome: Played straight when he's an elderly man, and during the latter stage of ''Film/XMenApocalypse''. Averted in most of the First Class trilogy because he still has hair and fears losing it.

* EyeBeams: When his eyes are uncovered, they shoot red beams uncontrollably.

* KnightInSourArmor: No matter how much of a boy scout Wolverine thinks he is.

* MysticalWhiteHair: A white-haired woman with weather manipulation/summoning powers.

* TheBerserker: Often flies into a rage when he's in a fight.

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* BasementDweller: He is around 27 years old in 1983, and he still lives in the basement of his mother's house.

* DisappearedDad: [[WordOfSaintPaul Michael Fassbender]] says that Quicksilver ''is'' Erik's son, and comments from him about his mother knowing a guy who could control metal hints that he was probably the result of a one-night stand or a brief fling. [[WordOfGod Simon Kinberg]] confirms their [[http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=108298 familial relation]].

* FlashStep: A natural application of his mutant ability is to cross a room in a heartbeat.

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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: In ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', he [[spoiler:is torn in half by a pair of Future Sentinels.]]

** Averted in ''Film/{{Deadpool 2016}}'', where his role is his largest yet, with him having a considerable amount of dialogue.

* TheHeart: In ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''. Ironically, it's his major role in the film, with very few fight scenes. He's more there to galvanise the young Professor into action.

For the Colossus in Film/Deadpool, see Characters.{{Deadpool 2016}}.

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For his appearance in the AlternateTimeline, see Characters.{{Deadpool 2016}}.

* FatalFlaw: His arrogance. Ironically, Professor X had a habit of attempting to control those who are close to him, with or without the help of his psychic abilities. He's more inclined to do this with the women in his life (e.g. his foster sister and his surrogate daughter) than with the men. This paternalistic attitude stems from him being born in the early 1930's as a privileged male (Xavier was a male chauvinist in ''Film/XMenFirstClass''), and as a highly skilled telepath, he thinks he can understand a person better than s/he can know him/herself, and therefore he believes that he knows best in terms of what it is they truly "need."

* PermaStubble: In ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', he has faint stubble instead of being clean-shaven (which is his regular look in the franchise), and it conveys to the audience that he hasn't fully reclaimed his heroic Professor X identity. He's a relaxed, content principal, teacher, and low-key mutant activist, not a commander of a paramilitary group like in ''Film/XMenFirstClass''. He gets rid of the extra facial hair once he decides that it's necessary for him to step up his role as a leader of mutants.

** ''Film/XMenFirstClass'': In a PowerOfFriendship example, the combination of Charles' sensitivity and intelligence is able to "thaw" Erik's cold heart, making him the first and only person in the original timeline [[note]]Lehnsherr has a [[Film/XMenApocalypse wife and child]] only in the AlternateTimeline[[/note]] Erik has loved since the death of the latter's family during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Even though they've only known each other for a couple of days in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', the oh-so serious Erik Lehnsherr feels comfortable enough around the charming [[PrettyBoy Dr. Charles Xavier]] that he calls the telepath "adorable" when the latter tries the Cerebro machine for the first time. In the entire X-Men movie franchise, the dour Magneto never teases another male character for his cuteness, which goes to show how unique his affection for Professor X is.

* {{Fanservice}}: A minor example in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', where he owns a [[http://br.web.img1.acsta.net/newsv7/16/04/28/16/03/489905.jpg white shirt with vertical strips of semi-transparent material,]] so parts of his chest are somewhat visible. It's a deliberate attempt by the filmmakers to evoke the HotTeacher trope, as he was a HotScientist in ''Film/XMenFirstClass''. Even the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj7Vs5xS2zs V-neck of Xavier's lilac shirt]] and the 3/4 sleeves of his blazer expose a bit more flesh underneath his neck and around his lower arms than the conservative clothing that is archetypal to his character, so although he's not presented as outright sexy, the costume designer is nonetheless depicting Charles in a more sensual manner than in previous movies.

* DefrostingIceKing: It's alluded to when the Phoenix (who is presumably using her telepathy) says to Wolverine, "What, you think [the Professor's] not in your head, too? Look at you, Logan. He's ''tamed'' you." Unbeknownst to both Wolverine and the audience, he has grown to love Xavier as a friend, and this finally comes to light after [[spoiler:Logan crumbles emotionally after Charles is murdered]]. This is the first time in the original trilogy where Wolverine had displayed this much vulnerability towards a male character.

* WrongGenreSavvy: In ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', he seems to think he's in a [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] ScienceFiction story that will easily be resolved once he and his friends defeat [[BigBad Shaw]]. Actually, he's part of a larger conflict between humans and mutants, and he and his [[{{Magneto}} best friend]] are destined to become [[FriendlyEnemy reluctant arch-enemies]] in the oncoming war.

* BrokenBird: Time and events have really taken their toll on his younger self in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''. He lost Raven and Erik, Sean had disappeared several years prior (and is later confirmed dead at the hands of Trask), then most his teachers and students were drafted to the UsefulNotes/VietnamWar, leaving him alone except for Hank. He's taking a serum designed by [=McCoy=] that suppresses his powers and restores the use of his legs just so he can sleep at night without feeling other people's pain.

** ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'': Averted with both his past and future selves. The former is clothed like a hippie or a vagrant, and the latter is only seen in battle gear.

** Best shown in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' [[spoiler:during his funeral, where a massive amount of his students cried during it. His tombstone reads, "Father, Teacher, Friend"]], and naturally "Father" is listed first because he was viewed by the youngsters (especially those who are orphans or have been disowned by their families) as primarily a paternal figure.
** He might qualify in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', but he tends to act more like the nurturing TeamMom, with Erik Lehnsherr as the TeamDad. Insert witty commentary [[HoYay here]].

* {{Fanservice}}: A minor example in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', where he owns a [[http://br.web.img1.acsta.net/newsv7/16/04/28/16/03/489905.jpg white shirt with vertical strips of semi-transparent material,]] so parts of his chest are somewhat visible. It's a deliberate attempt by the filmmakers to evoke the HotTeacher trope, as he was a HotScientist in ''Film/XMenFirstClass''. Even the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj7Vs5xS2zs V-neck of Xavier's lilac shirt]] exposes a bit more flesh underneath his neck than the conservative clothing that is archetypal to his character, so although he's not presented as outright sexy, the costume designer is nonetheless depicting Charles in a more sensual manner than in previous movies.

** ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'': In the comics, he is often an outright ''jerk'' (often intentionally), but in this film, he's more of a merry mischief-maker. He can easily flee on his own once the breakout goes bust, but instead, he goes out of his way to save Logan, Charles and Erik, even though he had already freed the latter from prison by technicality. Quicksilver is also clearly not impressed (if amused) by the idea that he helped free the person suspected of killing JFK once he finds out, [[spoiler:and is shown to be stunned (either in amazement or horror) by Magneto's "demonstration" in the climax]].
** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': Comic book Quicksilver was never a member of the X-Men, but his movie counterpart is.

* GeneHunting: He seeks out his father Magneto in ''Film/XMenApocalypse''.

* MsFanservice: All of Creator/FamkeJanssen's scenes in ''Film/TheWolverine'' show her in very revealing clothing.

* BeardOfSorrow: In ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', his younger self has one when Wolverine first visits him in 1973; the latter finds a man broken by despair. Played with, as Charles keeps it for the entire movie even after he begins to move beyond his personal pain.

** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': Apocalypse sees himself as a god, whereas Professor X serves as a MessianicArchetype of the movie series. They are both mentors to their respective teams, and they reach out to mutants who feel lost, confused and alone, so their dominant [[TheLeader leadership style is Charismatic]]. They promote radically different ideologies: Apocalypse believes that the Earth should only belong to the strongest and the weak should be wiped out, while Charles thinks that it can be shared by everyone equally and peacefully. Their position on the [[http://s15.postimg.org/9vr8qydbv/Defend_Destroy.jpg "Defend" and "Destroy" posters]] mark them as foils.

* OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]Really700YearsOld: All because of his Super Healing Factor. He was born in 1832, but as of ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', he still physically appears to be a buff as hell early forties. His powers constantly rejuvenate his cellular integrity rendering him seemingly ageless. He's not by any means immortal, he just ages at an incredibly slow rate.

** ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'': Upon meeting Jean Grey, he placed constraints upon her powers which then led to the creation of [[SplitPersonality the Phoenix]]. Under the circumstances, her vast raw power, disregard for the sanctity of other minds, and the fact that her parents seemed to be outright afraid of her (and not without reason--pre-teen Jean is quite different from the warm-hearted and motherly Jean of the films), this perhaps was not unwarranted.

** ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'': Part of his CharacterDevelopment revolves around realizing this and learning to trust instead of control. [[spoiler:It pays off when he proves just how much he trusts in Raven's good nature to do the right thing, instead of attempting to manipulate her. She doesn't murder Trask, and the bad Sentinel future is averted.]]

* MrFanservice: There's a reason that he's often shirtless.
** The bathing scene in ''Film/TheWolverine''.
*** He's the only reason Tao Okamoto initially agreed to play Mariko in ''Film/TheWolverine'' and Fan Bingbing can't stop gushing about him.
** In ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', he appears entirely naked when first waking up in the past.

* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: In ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', Wolverine is the Manly Man with 1973 Charles in the Overly Sensitive Guy role. Logan has to act as the "glue" which barely holds the emotionally fragile Xavier together in order to complete their mission. Their opposite natures are most directly contrasted in the Pentagon kitchen scene, where Charles attempts to persuade the guards that he and his partner have a valid reason to be there, while Wolverine just knocks them out with a frying pan.

* SpotlightStealingSquad: By far the most focused on character in the franchise, being the main character in almost every film and having 3 solo films dedicated to himself.

* ManChild: At the age of 27, he still isn't an independent adult in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' because he continues to reside in his mother's basement, although his living space is a lot less cluttered than it was in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', which implies that his kleptomania has toned down in the past decade. He cracks a joke about his mother wanting him to get out of the house, and Peter [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2c-QMa8uyQ acknowledges]] his BasementDweller status to Nightcrawler.

*** Instead of trusting Moira to not divulge his and his students' location to her CIA superiors, he simply erases her memories of them. To be fair, Charles was worried that the CIA would torture her for information, but it's still a symptom of him of not having faith in a woman (an ImpliedLoveInterest, in this case).

* BruiserWithASoftCenter: He's near-invincible in a fight and he can be very ill-mannered in social situations, but deep down, he's actually quite sweet and caring. Those who are lucky enough to see his softer side include Rogue, Jean and Xavier. Although there's a side to Logan which will always be "wild," the Phoenix points out to him that Professor X has succeeded in "taming" him.

* FatalFlaw: His arrogance. Ironically, Professor X had a habit of attempting to control those who are close to him, with or without the use of his psychic abilities. He's more inclined to do this with the women in his life (e.g. his foster sister and his surrogate daughter) than with the men. This paternalistic attitude stems from him being born in the early 1930's as a privileged male (he was shown to be a male chauvinist in ''Film/XMenFirstClass''), and as a highly skilled telepath, he thinks he can understand a person better than s/he can know him/herself, and therefore he believes that he knows best in terms of what it is they truly "need."

** ''Film/XMenFirstClass'': Trying to control Raven's life drove her away from him, which eventually resulted in her becoming Mystique.

* AGodAmI: Creator/BryanSinger [[http://ca.ign.com/articles/2016/05/02/x-menas-professor-x-is-christ-and-apocalypse-is-a-false-god acknowledges]] that Professor X "...could go inside Cerebro and rule the world, but he chooses not to." That being said, as much as he pushes for the equality of mutants and humans, Xavier is arrogant and he believes that he always knows what's best for someone, which leads to him occasionally abusing his psychic powers. (Also see FatalFlaw.) He has no qualms briefly taking away an individual's free will with his JediMindTricks or "borrowing" them as a PeoplePuppet, and he often reads the thoughts of others without asking for permission. Charles' ambition doesn't include turning the world into his personal playground, but his behaviour does reveal that he "plays god" when the situation suits him.

* FatalFlaw: Ironically, he had a habit of attempting to control those who are close to him, with or without the use of his psychic abilities. He's more inclined to do this with the women in his life (e.g. his foster sister and his surrogate daughter) than the men. This paternalistic attitude stems from him being born in the 1930's as a privileged male, and as a highly skilled telepath who thinks he can know a person better than s/he can know themselves.

* AGodAmI: Creator/BryanSinger [[http://ca.ign.com/articles/2016/05/02/x-menas-professor-x-is-christ-and-apocalypse-is-a-false-god acknowledges]] that Professor X "...could go inside Cerebro and rule the world, but he chooses not to." That being said, as much as he pushes for the equality of mutants and humans, Xavier is arrogant and he believes that he always knows what's best for someone, which leads to him occasionally abusing his psychic powers. Also see FatalFlaw.

* FatalFlaw: Ironically, he had a habit of attempting to control those close to him without the use of his powers.

* AGodAmI: Creator/BryanSinger [[http://ca.ign.com/articles/2016/05/02/x-menas-professor-x-is-christ-and-apocalypse-is-a-false-god acknowledges]] that Professor X "...could go inside Cerebro and rule the world, but he chooses not to,"

* ColorCodedCharacters: Although he's comfortable enough with his masculinity to confidently wear "feminine" hues such as pink or lilac, he's primarily associated with various shades of blue, grey and white.

** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': Apocalypse sees himself as a god, whereas Professor X serves as a MessianicArchetype of the movie series. They are both mentors to their respective teams, and they reach out to mutants who feel lost, confused and alone. They promote radically different ideologies: Apocalypse believes that the Earth should only belong to the strongest and the weak should be wiped out, while Charles thinks that it can be shared by everyone equally and peacefully. Their position on the [[http://s15.postimg.org/9vr8qydbv/Defend_Destroy.jpg "Defend" and "Destroy" posters]] mark them as foils.

* UnluckyEverydude: Beaten down by Deathstrike, and his relationship with Jean ends in the worst way possible.

[[folder:Piotr Rasputin / Colossus]]
!!!Piotr Rasputin / Colossus

->'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/XMen1 | Film/X2XMenUnited | Film/XMenTheLastStand | Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast | Film/{{Deadpool 2016}}''

For tropes about his appearance in ''Film/{{Deadpool 2016}}'', see that film's [[Characters/{{Deadpool 2016}} character page]].

A student at the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters with concussive energy powers and the protégé of Colossus.

For more about her, see Characters/XMenFilmSeriesDeadpool.

* BeardOfSorrow: In ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', his younger self has one when Wolverine first visits him in 1973. Played with, as he keeps it for the entire movie even after he begins to move beyond his personal pain.

* BrokenBird: Time and events have really taken their toll on his younger self in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''. He lost Raven and Erik, Sean had disappeared several years prior (and is later confirmed dead at the hands of Trask), then most his teachers and students were drafted to the UsefulNotes/VietnamWar, leaving him alone except for Hank.

-->'''Fassbender''': The first thing that James [[=McAvoy=]] did was that he brought a little mischief, a little bit of a rebel to Professor X. Which I think is very clever because looking at it from where Erik is standing, there was something about that he found very endearing, and he was charmed by this man.

* AdaptationNameChange: His real name is changed from "Pietro Maximoff" to the more Americanized "Peter Maximoff."
** Presumably, this is due to the fact that the film version of Quicksilver was raised in the U.S., while his comic counterpart grew up in Eastern Europe. A supplementary website, 25 Moments, still refers to him as Pietro and so does the Italian dub.