Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters is a private academy for young mutants. It is the former residence of Charles Xavier, located in Westchester, New York at 1407 Graymalkin Lane, Salem Center.
The X-Men's base of operations and training site was located beneath the X-Mansion.
In 2010, the X-Mansion was taken over by Trask Industries and converted it into a research facility; forcing Charles and the X-Men to abandon it.
History[]
William Stryker credits Charles Xavier as building the house. The upper levels contain the living quarters and classrooms, but the lower levels are completely different. Built originally as a fallout shelter, the subterranean base includes medical labs, a training facility called the "Danger Room", an aircraft hanger and Xavier's mutant detection device code named "Cerebro".
X-Men: First Class[]
In Westchester, New York of 1944, Charles Xavier meets a young Raven Darkhölme in his kitchen being disguised as his mother, Sharon Xavier. He lets her live with him after she reveals herself.
18 years later, when the mansion was still present, after Charles met Erik Lehnsherr, they formed a group of mutants consisting of Beast, Mystique, Banshee and Havok. They trained at the X-Mansion in order to fight Sebastian Shaw's Hellfire Club along with the help of CIA agent, Moira MacTaggert. Beast practiced running, Havok learned to control his blasts, Banshee practiced flying and screaming and Mystique exercised.
After the fight with the Hellfire Club, Erik became Magneto, Mystique went with him (along with the remaining members of the Hellfire Club) Charles became paralyzed and the Cuban Missile Crisis ended, the mansion became a school for young mutants.
X-Men: Days of Future Past[]
In 1965, Professor X officially opened the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters with Hank assisting in building the school as well as the labs. But during that year, America assumed a direct military role in the Vietnam War. As the war escalated throughout the mid-late 1960s, many students and staff at the school were drafted into the military, and ultimately the school was unable to function.
By the early 1970s, Xavier's school was defunct and he reverted his mansion to a private residence once again. His estate had also fallen into considerable neglect and disrepair as a consequence. Living with Hank, Xavier would fall into a period of grief and mourning while using a serum developed by his friend to allow him to regain his ability to walk.
X-Men[]
The X-Mansion was one of the first introductions for the X-Men. After the attack by Sabretooth in Alberta, Canada, Rogue and Wolverine were escorted to the X-Mansion after being rescued by Cyclops and Storm. Soon in the X-Mansion Wolverine was recovered and Rogue became a student. It would serve the mutants as their home from now on.
X2: X-Men United[]
Sometime later, Colonel William Stryker and his team invaded the mansion and tried to capture mutants and Xavier in order to create his own copy of Cerebro which was going to be called Dark Cerebro. He successfully captured Charles but most of the mutants escaped along with the help of Rogue, Colossus and Wolverine. His team captured few of the mutant children but were rescued by Storm and Nightcrawler during the attack of Alkali Lake. After the events of Alkali Lake, the mansion was safe and sound.
X-Men: The Last Stand[]
Jean Grey was brought to the mansion after Strom and Logan discovered that she was alive. However, when Logan and Jean were arguing, she left the mansion and went to her childhood home. Also, Angel traveled there to be accepted as a student after he escaped Worthington Labs. After the battle at Alcatraz, a new school year begins with the school now being run by Storm. Leech later attends and the school is safe at last.
X-Men: Days of Future Past[]
At some point in 2010, Trask Industries took over the X-Mansion and converted it into a research facility, forcing Charles Xavier and the X-Men to abandoned the mansion.
Teachers[]
Former Teachers[]
- Magneto (teacher, left to create the Brotherhood of Mutants)
- Moira MacTaggert (teacher, left to return to the CIA)
- Hank McCoy/Beast (science and math teacher, left to becoming the Secretary of Mutant Affairs, later the ambassador of the United Nations, prior to his death at the hands of human protesters)
- Scott Summers/Cyclops (auto mechanics and shop class teacher; killed by Jean Grey)
- Jean Grey (teacher, left to join the Brotherhood of Mutants, prior to her death at the hands of Wolverine)
- Charles Xavier/Professor X (physics/ethics teacher and dean, left to fight in the Sentinel Wars)
- Logan/Wolverine (combat teacher, left to fight in the Sentinel Wars)
- Ororo Munroe/Storm (history/english teacher and dean, left to fight in the Sentinel Wars, prior to her death at the hands of a Mark X Sentinel)
- Peter Rasputin/Colossus (physical education teacher, left to fight in the Sentinel Wars, prior to his death at the hands of Mark X Sentinels)
Students[]
- Theresa Cassidy/Siryn
- Artie Maddicks
- Jones
- Flea
- Stepford Cuckoos
- Jimmy
- Douglas Ramsey/Cypher
- Jubilation Lee/Jubilee
Former Students[]
- John Allerdyce/Pyro (left to join the Brotherhood of Mutants)
- Jason Stryker (left)
- Sean Cassidy/Banshee (status unknown)
- Hank McCoy/Beast (graduated)
- Jean Grey (graduated)
- Scott Summers/Cyclops (graduated)
- Ororo Munroe/Storm (graduated)
- Raven Darkhölme/Mystique (left to join the Brotherhood of Mutants)
- Alex Summers/Havok (left to fight in the Vietnam war)
- Warren Worthington III/Angel (history and english teacher; killed by Sentinels)
Appearances[]
- Earth-10005 (5 films)
- X-Men (First appearance)
- X2: X-Men United
- X-Men: The Last Stand
- X-Men: First Class
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
Trivia[]
- The Hatley Castle was used for the made for TV movie Generation X.
- The Hatley Castle building exterior has been used not only for Marvel Comics X-Men's X-Mansion. But also for DC Comics as well, For 10 years, the castle was the home of Superman's arch-nemesis Lex Luthor, in the CW's TV series Smallville, Luthor Mansion and was the location of Oliver Queen - The Green Arrow's family residence in Starling City on the CW's TV series Queen Mansion.
- The Stimson House Castle at 2421 S. Figueroa Street in Los Angeles, California for Legion is a historical landmark built in 1893, the Stimson House has been used in several films and television programs such as the TV series Pushing Daisies and the 1987 feature film House II: The Second Story.
Gallery[]
X-Men: First Class[]
X-Men[]
X2: X-Men United[]
X-Men: Days of Future Past[]
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Promotion, Filming and Concept Art[]
