Magneto is the violent radical prone to violence, while Professor X is the level-headed upholder of peace.
Basically, Magneto is put into the camp of evil and despicable, whereas Xavier is the good one.
However, Professor Xaviers good guy persona only runs skin deep.
Beneath the surface, Professor X is pretty despicable.
When Magneto goes full-evil, its a public spectacle.
Find out just how evil the not-so-good-professor can get with the15 Reasons Professor X Is More Despicable Than Magneto.
He Made Plans To Kill His Students
Mutants are a force to be reckoned with.
Gifted with abilities far beyond that of humanity, a single mutant can cause immense destruction.
Thats why baseline humans fear mutants.
There are even certain mutants who need to be present to activate a specific protocol.
However, as with all doomsday plans, the Xavier Protocols would eventually fall into the wrong hands.
In anger, Magneto has lashed out at plenty of his followers.
However, they werent the first team of mutants sent to rescue the original X-Men.
Professor Xavier actually enlisted a batch of young mutants being trained by Moira McTaggert.
At least this deplorable act had some consequences, as told in theX-Men: Deadly Genesisminiseries.
He Erased The Memory Of Cyclops’s Brother
Cyclops has had a really rough life.
After being taken to an orphanage, Scott even lost his younger brother Alex.
However, things only got worse once Xavier entered the picture.
Xavier basically sends Gabriel on a death mission to rescue the original X-Men from the living island Krakoa.
Upon returning to the X-Mansion, Cyclops is understandably bereft.
To solve the problem, Professor X doesnt venture to console Scott in any way.
No, Xavier just mind-wipes the memory of Gabriel from Scotts mind.
Great parenting, professor.
Killing, or completely obliterating the mind of a foe, are some examples.
Except Charles Xavier isnt really that “good” of a good guy.
In the aftermath, Magneto is left in a vegetative state.
While this may occasionally be true, Professor Xaviers teaching methods can be altogether cruel.
X-Men#4 had the Professor pretend to lose his powers as a test to his students.
Xavier went even further inX-Men#42, where he fakes his own death.
Talk about emotionally detached.
It was the ’60s after all.
Professor X basically professes his love for Jean, his teenage student.
That isnt quite the case, however, as Professor Xavier is totally guilty of enslaving a sentient being.
The Danger Room reaches out to Xavier, asking him Where am I?
When the truth gets out that Professor Xavier was a slave-owner, the X-Men are far from pleased.
He Mentally Manipulated Wolverine For His Own Gain
Wolverine is far from the poster child for good mental health.
Dealing with memory loss and reprogramming from his time with Weapon X, Wolverines mind is fractured at best.
Not that this would be enough to stop Professor X from doing some mental tinkering of his own.
Wolverine Origins#29 reveals that the Canadian mutant was originally sent to assassinate Professor Xavier.
A telepath of the highest order, Xavier knew what Wolverine planned to do.
Why would Xavier want to keep someone who planned to kill him around?
As Xavier bluntly says, its because he needs a weapon.
Professor Xavier obviously doesnt think thats very important.
When talking about Professor Xavier, however, the statement would be fairly accurate.
Professor Xavier basically murdered his twin sister while in the womb.
In all fairness, Charles was prompted to attack his twin sis because of the evil he sensed.
Charles kills Cassandra, and the body she forms from Xaviers exited the womb as a stillborn.
Not that things get much better further into X-history.
Kitty Pryde became a member of the X-Men at the age of 13.
At least Magneto made an effort to recruit consenting adults, at least for the most part.
Xavier could, theoretically, bend entire populations to do his bidding.
Knowing this, image what he could do with a single person.
For most of his adult life, Professor Xavier is pretty good about not abusing his mutant gifts.
Usually Xavier has some sort of justification for mind-wiping a crowd of onlookers or reading someones mind.
Not always, however, and Amerlia Voght knows this all too well.
Meeting Charles in Tibet, Amelia helped the professor recover after losing the use of his legs.
The couple returned to the United States and were happy… for a while.
Politics eventually came up and Amelia (also a mutant) didnt buy into Xaviers dream of human-mutant coexistence.
The violation was too much for Amelia and their relationship never recovered.
Its also yet another example of Xaviers blatant misuse of his powers.
He’s An Absentee Father
Professor X isnt much of a father figure to his X-Men.
David Haller, better known as Legion, is a testament to this fact.
The relationship didnt last long, and Gabrielle actually kept David a secret from Xavier.
As a mutant of immense power, David also suffered from mental issues.
David stayed on Muir Island, was attacked by numerous villains, and was basically ignored by Xavier.
He Sent The Hulk Into Space
Never piss of theHulk– thats basically a rule of the Marvel Universe.
Yet, Professor X, and the entire Illuminati, did just that, with disastrous consequences.
However, thats not quite what happened.
Hulk landed on Skartaris and eventually became the planets saviour.
Hulk came back to Earth with a vengeance, leading to the World War Hulk crossover event.
Using Professor Xs powers unrestrained, Onslaught was a world-threatening villain.
The entire Marvel superhero community needed to respond to the threat Onslaught posed to the world.
And, unfortunately, many didnt make it.
To defeat Onslaught,Thor,the Avengers, and theFantastic Foursacrificed themselves, dying to save humanity.
He Constantly Cheated In School
By the time Charles Xavier reaches adulthood, he seems to be notorious do-gooder.
Good leaders lead by example, of course.
This is not true of Professor X.
The same goes for being a sports star.
What do you think?
IsX-Menfounder Professor X truly despicable?
Can you forgive him of his many crimes?
Let us know in the comment section.
