Editing Professor X (section)

==Xavier Protocols==
The '''Xavier Protocols''' are a set of doomsday plans created by Professor X. The protocols detail the best way to kill many powerful mutant characters, including the X-Men and Xavier himself, should they become too large of a danger. The Xavier Protocols are first mentioned during the ''[[Onslaught Saga|Onslaught]]'' [[crossover (comics)|crossover]] and first seen in ''[[Excalibur (comics)|Excalibur]]'' #100 in [[Moira MacTaggert]]'s lab. Charles Xavier compiled a list of the Earth's most powerful mutants and plans on how to defeat them if they become a threat to the world.<ref name="Ex100">''Excalibur'' #100</ref> They are first used after [[Onslaught (Marvel Comics)|Onslaught]] grows too powerful. Only parts of the actual protocols are ever shown. In the ''[[Operation: Zero Tolerance]]'' crossover [[Bastion (comics)|Bastion]] obtains an encrypted copy of the protocols, intending to use them against the X-Men.<ref>''X-Men'' vol. 2 #65</ref> However, Cable infiltrates the [[X-Mansion]] and secures all encrypted files before Bastion has a chance to decrypt them.<ref>''Cable'' vol. 2, #46-47</ref> Due to the tampering of Bastion and his [[Sentinel (comics)|Sentinels]], the X-Mansion computer system [[Cerebro]] gains autonomy and seeks to destroy the X-Men by employing its knowledge of the Xavier Protocols. In a virtual environment created by Professor X, Cerebro executes the Xavier Protocols against the X-Men.<ref name="Xv.2#84">''X-Men'' vol. 2 #84</ref>

Each protocol is activated by the presence of a different combination of X-Men and were written by Xavier himself :<ref name="Ex100"/>

* Code 0-0-0 (Charles Xavier) was activated by Moira MacTaggert, Cyclops, and Jean Grey. This file is both an entry on Charles Xavier, as well as an introduction to the Xavier Protocols. It contained a holographic image of Charles Xavier, reading the following message: "Moira, Scott, Jean; if you three are seeing these images, then I have become a mortal threat to my X-Men. In this instance, I must be stopped by any means necessary. Some years ago, I made a study of various forms of possible defense against my own psychic abilities. The image next to me is that of an anti-psionic armor. The wearer should be protected from my talent. When I finish speaking, a blueprint for this armor will be downloaded."
* Code 0-2-1 (Wolverine) was activated by [[Warren Worthington III|Archangel]], Cyclops, and Jean Grey.
* Code 1-3-9 ([[Cable (comics)|Cable]]) was activated by Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Cannonball.

Other X-Men who have faced their Xavier Protocols are [[Colossus (character)|Colossus]], [[Rogue (comics)|Rogue]], [[Kitty Pryde|Shadowcat]], [[Nightcrawler (character)|Nightcrawler]], [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]], and [[Gambit (Marvel Comics)|Gambit]].<ref name="Xv.2#84"/>