Although in the most recent times Charles Xavier has completely abandoned his wheelchair, the truth is that the image of the X-Men's leader It is strongly linked to its disability. The mutant has huge mental powers, but suffers the condition that his legs do not respond and it is impossible to walk.
This was seen since the beginning in the world of comics, this has been adapted in the different animated versions and in the cinema and the same can be said of video games. It simply occurs from Xavier has always been linked to the chair, but the truth is that everything originated due to a dangerous confrontation.
Marvel gave us a small snack of what happened in Uncanny X-Men #9number in which Lucifer appeared, an alien who kept an old rivalry with Professor X. Xavier revealed that it was he who was to blame for leaving him paraplegic, but that this story had to be reserved for later. Finally, Roy Thomas and Jay Gavin, with Stan Lee supervision, launched themselves to tell her in Uncanny X-Men #20.
Years before the beginning of the adventures of the X-Men, Xavier approached Tibet after hearing stories about a mysterious walled city. There he found a local population totally mentioned by Lucifer's technology, which was quickly unmasked by the mutant. In order to frustrate his conquest plans from the earth, the hero entered his den and stood face to face with him.
However, Lucifer used a lever that activated the fall of a huge block of stone that Charles could barely dodge. Yes it could be moved enough to avoid his death, but His legs received the impact And that was what produced the loss of mobility that has been so iconic.
Of course, Charles Xavier has risen on several occasions from his wheelchair thanks to special circumstances and in numerous flashbacks we have been able to see it in adventures where he could move normally. However, a little transcendent villain was responsible for his most remembered condition.
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