Professor Charles Xavier — X-Men: Apocalypse Character Profile

About Professor Charles Xavier

Powerful telepath and founder of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.

Professor Charles Xavier — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Telepathy, Mind control, Astral projection, Genius intellect, Leadership

• Strength: 2/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 9/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 9.5/10

Affiliations

• Earth-10005
• Earth-17315
• Revised X-Men film series timeline

Quick Facts about Professor Charles Xavier

Full Name

Charles Francis Xavier

Education

University of Oxford

Occupation

scientist, professor, superhero

Nationality

[[British people

Professor Charles Xavier's Known Relations

• Jean Grey — Student
• Ororo Munroe — Student
• Magneto — Enemy

Professor Charles Xavier appears in 12 titles

• X-Men (2000) — character page
• X2 (2003) — character page
• X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) — character page
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) — character page
• X-Men: First Class (2011) — character page
• The Wolverine (2013) — character page
• X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) — character page
• X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
• Logan (2017) — character page
• Deadpool 2 (2018) — character page
• Dark Phoenix (2019) — character page
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

James McAvoy

Appears in

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (11)

• Professor Charles Xavier — Alliance Rescue Ally — Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver (Evan Peters)

  Peter saves Xavier's group during the destruction of the school.

  Peter arrives at the mansion and uses his super-speed to evacuate everyone during the explosion.

• Professor Charles Xavier — Conflict Arch Enemy — En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac)

  The central conflict pits Apocalypse's world-remaking plan against Xavier's defense of humanity.

  Apocalypse kidnaps Xavier and plans to transfer his consciousness into Xavier's body to gain his psychic powers.

• Professor Charles Xavier — Conflict Former Ally And Opponent — Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (Michael Fassbender)

  Their relationship shifts from separation and opposition back to cooperation.

  Xavier contacts Lehnsherr, but Apocalypse uses Lehnsherr's power to prevent interference and later Lehnsherr fights beside Xavier against Apocalypse.

• Professor Charles Xavier — Professional Founder And Colleague — Hank McCoy / Beast (Nicholas Hoult)

  Hank helps Xavier operate and protect the school.

  Scott is brought to Xavier's institute so Xavier and Hank can teach him to control his mutation.

• Professor Charles Xavier — Professional Teacher And Student — Scott Summers / Cyclops (Tye Sheridan)

  Xavier becomes Scott's mentor and prepares him for the later conflict.

  Scott arrives at Xavier's educational institute so Xavier can help him control his optic blasts.

• Professor Charles Xavier — Professional Mentor And Student — Jean Grey (Sophie Turner)

  Xavier recognizes Jean's power and guides her toward using it against Apocalypse.

  Jean is part of the young mutant group at Xavier's institute, and Xavier later asks her to unleash the full strength of her abilities.

• Professor Charles Xavier — Alliance Leader And Ally — Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee)

  Kurt becomes part of Xavier's emerging team.

  Raven asks Xavier to find and rescue Lehnsherr after taking Kurt to America, and Kurt later fights alongside Xavier's team.

• Professor Charles Xavier — Alliance Strategic Ally — Raven / Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence)

  Raven coordinates with Xavier to oppose Apocalypse.

  Raven requests Xavier's help to find Lehnsherr and later fights with Xavier's group in Cairo.

• Professor Charles Xavier — Conflict Kidnapper's Ally — Psylocke (Olivia Munn)

  Psylocke remains an active opponent of Xavier's team during the escape.

  Psylocke serves Apocalypse and attacks the plane after Xavier is rescued.

• Professor Charles Xavier — Conflict Aerial Opponent — Angel (Ben Hardy)

  Angel attempts to stop Xavier's group from escaping Cairo.

  Angel attacks the plane carrying Xavier and the other rescued mutants.

• Professor Charles Xavier — Romantic Reconciled Partners — Moira MacTaggert (Rose Byrne)

  Their unresolved relationship is repaired after Apocalypse is defeated.

  After the final battle, Xavier restores Moira's memory and they reconcile.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of X-Men: Apocalypse

More characters from X-Men: Apocalypse

• Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (Michael Fassbender)
• Raven / Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence)
• Hank McCoy / Beast (Nicholas Hoult)
• Alex Summers / Havok (Lucas Till)
• En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac)
• Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee)
• Psylocke (Olivia Munn)
• Col. William Stryker (Josh Helman)
• Horseman - Death (Monique Ganderton)
• Moira MacTaggert (Rose Byrne)
• Ororo Munroe / Storm (Alexandra Shipp)
• Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver (Evan Peters)