Warpath (comics)
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Template:Superherobox Warpath is a mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, best known as a member of the X-Force, an offshoot of X-Men. Warpath (real name James Proudstar) is an Apache Native American who possesses superhuman levels of strength and endurance, reflected by his hulking physique. He is the younger brother of the shortly-lived X-Man Thunderbird, who possessed similiar powers. When James first appeared he used the codename Thunderbird as well but is best known as Warpath today.
History
James' brother John Proudstar was one of the "All New, All Different" X-Men who debuted in Giant-Sized X-Men #1 (1975). He was killed on a mission, months after. James angrily blamed the X-Men for his brother's death and made it his life’s mission to murder its founder Professor X.
James first appeared, under the name Thunderbird, in issue #16 (June 1984) of The New Mutants, a series featuring a junior X-Men team. Then, James was a member of the Hellions, a team of young mutants led by the supervillain The White Queen.
In Uncanny X-Men #193 (May 1985), which celebrated the tenth anniversary of the X-Men’s revival, James reappeared, donning his brother’s costume, and kidnapped the X-Men’s Banshee to draw the team to Cheyenne Mountain where John was killed. However, when the opportunity arrived, James was unable to kill Professor X in cold blood.
Months later, James found his entire tribe murdered and thought the Hellions committed the act to punish him for leaving the team. He then joined The New Mutants, now under the tutelage of the mysterious war hawk Cable, hoping to track down the Hellions.
In 1991, The New Mutants cut ties with the X-Men and became the militant X-Force and James changed his codename to Warpath. Warpath was a part of X-Force for all of its ten year existence. As a member of X-Force, James became more calm and controlled and was romantically involved with his teammate Siryn (ironically Banshee’s daughter). He also discovered that X-Force’s adversary Stryfe was behind the killing of his tribe but Stryfe was already dead by the time Warpath learned so. When the former British intelligence agent Pete Wisdom became X-Force's mentor, in 2000, he helped James learn how to use his powers to fly.
After X-Force’s disintegration, Warpath joined the Mumbai branch of the international mutant agency X-Corporation for a time, before joining a reformed X-Force at Cable's request. Whether the team remains together in the wake of Cable's disappearance has yet to be seen,