Wolf Cub (comics)

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Wolf Cub

Wolf Cub from New X-Men: Academy X: Yearbook Special

Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Chamber #1
Created by

Characteristics
Alter ego	Nicholas Gleason
Species	Human Mutant
Affiliations	Xavier Institute, The 198, Paragons Squad
Abilities	Lupine form; enhanced senses

Wolf Cub (real name Nicholas Gleason) is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. A mutant, Wolf Cub attends the Xavier Institute.

1 Character Biography
2 Powers
3 Trivia
4 Bibliography
5 External links

[edit] Character Biography

After the deaths of his parents, Nicholas Gleason, a young mutant who possesses a werewolf-like appearance, became the target of anti-mutant assassins. Gleason was rescued by the X-Men known as Chamber and Cyclops and was subsequently enrolled at the Xavier Institute.

Though still a youth, Gleason has had to struggle with his feral nature. On one occasion, he attacked Havok, severely injuring him in the process. In the wake of this attack, Gleason ran away from the Xavier Institute and was confronted by Maximus Lobo, and other members of the werewolf pack, Dominant Species. Lobo urged the boy to leave the school and instead join Dominant Species. Though Gleason was tempted to surrender to his feral nature, he resisted those urges and assisted the X-Men and the reality-traveling team the Exiles in defeating Dominant Species.

After the institution of the training squad system at the school, Gleason was placed onto the Paragons squad, along with fellow students Match, Trance, Preview, DJ, and Pixie. After the squad lost their original advisor, Wolfsbane, they were assigned a new mentor, Magma.

In the wake of House of M, the student population of the school was dramatically reduced, causing the squad system to be dissolved and the remaining students to be merged into one group. Gleason is one of a handful of students to retain their abilities.

[edit] Powers

Gleason possesses a permanent werewolf-like form that imbues him with enhanced strength, endurance, speed, senses, and agility. Additionally, Gleason possesses razor-sharp claws.

[edit] Trivia

In the New X-Men: Academy X: Yearbook Special, Gleason was voted “Most Likely to Cry at a Movie.”

In an Exiles issue, the Exiles were showed a vision of Earth 616's future and that Wolf Cub and Carter live to accomplish this future. It is not sure if this vision is still true or if it's been effected by M-day.