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"They're here!"
―Warpath to Blink[src]

Warpath (born James Proudstar) is a mutant who possesses several superhuman abilities, including strength, speed, agility, and senses. He was one of the few survivors in the Sentinels Dystopia and also a member of a mutant resistance group, namely Free Mutants.

Biography

Original Timeline

U.S. Border Control

2008

Warpath's group's movement along the "Mutant Wall"

In 2008, the U.S. erects a 2,000 mile long wall along the Mexican border. Politicians maintain that the structure, which is widely regarded as the "Mutant Wall", is a necessary measure for the prevention of illegal immigration. At some point after the construction of the Mutant Wall, a group of mutants, including Warpath, are seen moving along the wall.[1]

Joining the Free Mutants

At some point in or after 2018, Warpath joins the Free Mutants, a mutant resistance group formed and led by Bishop.[1][2]

Sentinels' Arrival

"Time's up!"
"Sentinels!"
Blink and Warpath to the Free Mutants[src]
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Warpath's last stand against the Sentinels

In 2023, while hiding in a bunker in Moscow with Blink, Warpath detects three incoming Sentinels ejecting from the sky. Immediately after, Blink teleports the two to reach the rest of the Free Mutants, warning them about the impending attack. Bishop, the leader of the group, asks Sunspot to redirect the solar energy into his body, charging his weapon. Shadowcat, using her phasing ability, then rush to a hiding spot along with Bishop in order to project his consciousness back in time to warn their past selves about the future danger. As the two leave, Warpath, Blink, Colossus and Sunspot prepare to battle the imminent Sentinels. Soon after, two Sentinels, drilling through the ground, reach the bunker and face the Free Mutants. The first one battles Sunspot in his solar form, while the other is attacked by the steel-enhanced body Colossus. As the Sentinel nullifies his punch and knocks Colossus down, Blink opens a portal for Warpath to charge into a Sentinel, while it is grabbing Colossus, from its back, weighing the Sentinel down on its knee. However, his attacks are overwhelmed by the Sentinel's overpowered capabilities, resulting in him being thrown away effortlessly. Colossus then recovers and beats the Sentinel down on the ground. While on the run, Shadowcat and Bishop is interrupted by the third Sentinel. Bishop then shoots his energy-enhance gun to the lower left of the Sentinel's neck, decimating the surface area of the damaged spot, merely stunning the Sentinel due to the inadequate amount. Right before the Sentinel is able to use its drilling hand to kill the two, Warpath leaps through a portal created by Blink, attacking the Sentinel by trying to penetrate the blasted area adjacent to its head, trying to buy time for his teammates, only to be hurled away by the Sentinel.[2]

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Warpath is killed by a Sentinel

After Sunspot, Colossus and Iceman are slaughtered, while a Sentinel is heading toward to Bishop's and Shadowcat's location behind a vault, Warpath jumps through Blink's portal, ambushing the Sentinel from behind, trying to slow down the mech by striking his neck with his knife. Unfortunately, he is easily wrestled to the ground and seconds before the Sentinel could thrust him with is shapeshifted drill, Blink reaches and rescue Warpath by setting up another portal to redirect the Sentinel's attack. Nevertheless, the Sentinel turns its back and swiftly pierces through Blink's stomach just in time before the portal closed, ending up killing her. With two more Sentinels heading toward the vault, Warpath uses his last-ditch effort in an attempt to jump on a Sentinel's head using his full strength as he shouts his battle cry. Nonetheless, the Sentinel's face blast shoots him down, eventually burning him alive. In the end, Warpath's efforts pay off as their plan succeeds right before the Sentinel's beam could kill Bishop and Shadowcat.[2]

Joining the X-Men

"Whenever the Sentinels attack, Warpath spots them, then I send Bishop back to warn us of the attack before it happens. Blink scouts the next site and then we leave before they ever know we were there."
"Because we never were."
Shadowcat and Warpath to the X-Men[src]
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Blink and Warpath after Professor X and Magneto told the Free Mutants about their plan

With the timeline altered, the Free Mutants retreat to a remote monastery in China and meet up with the rest of the X-Men, including Professor X, Magneto, Wolverine and Storm. Later on, Shadowcat informs the X-Men about how the Free Mutants change the flow of time, by sending their leader, Bishop, back a few days prior to the Sentinels' arrival, which will eventually save their lives from an imminent massacre that never happened. Seeing a potential way to end the War of the Sentinels even before its occurrence, Magneto informs Professor X about his belief in the success of the plan, which confuses Shadowcat and Iceman. Professor X then interprets the origin of the Sentinels as well as his ultimate plan to the Free Mutants to change the fate of all mutants around the world, by sending him back in 1973 to prevent Mystique from assassinating Bolivar Trask, thus stopping the Sentinels from ever being created and innovated. However, Shadowcat says that her ability can only send a person back for a few weeks or a month. In other words, even Professor X, whose brain is considered the strongest in the world, cannot physically endure the damage caused by the trip as the brain can only stretch so far before it snaps. Nevertheless, Wolverine then suggests that his immense healing ability can actually tolerate the near-instant lethal brain injuries. Still, Bishop opposes the idea as the trip can rewrite history, which can either inadvertently kill or even prevent the birth of some members of the Free Mutants in the timeline, following by Blink saying that they will keep on fighting the Sentinels. Storm then argues that the Free Mutants can opt between projecting their leader back in time over and over gain until one day he unexpectedly fails his mission and the entire group will be eradicated or fighting the Sentinels for the final time to give every fallen victims a second opportunity. Sunspot later queries if the X-Men is asking the Free Mutants to fight for the future where they may not even exist in, which is later confirmed by Magneto. Professor X then convinces everyone to sacrifice for a future that gives all mutants around the world a second chance. As Bishop requires a vote from his people, Professor X reads their mind and quickly informs the Free Mutants' unanimous agreement to everyone. As a result, the Free Mutants unofficially new become members of the X-Men. Warpath along with the Free Mutants and Storm guard the outside, while Iceman, Professor X and Magneto supervise Wolverine's journey to the past inside the monastery.[2]

Battle of China

"Here they come."
―Warpath to the Free Mutants and X-Men[src]
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Blink and Warpath guarding the monastery

As Warpath senses twelve Sentinels' carriers heading towards to the monastery ten miles away using his extreme acute senses, he and Professor X immediately warn everyone about the upcoming battle. As the outer group is informed, Storm decides to attack first in order to slow the Sentinels down, as Bishop insists her that the group cannot kill that many, by unleashing a powerful tempest upon the Sentinels' carriers, slowing and eventually causing the carriers to collide to each other, which forces the Sentinels to eject and fly to the monastery by themselves. Storm then strikes her lightning towards Bishop, letting Bishop store and utilize the plentiful source of energy to empower his gun. Blink then teleports herself to reach and assist Bishop by opening a portal adjacent to the flying Sentinels, which allows him to eliminate several of them at a safe distance. Meanwhile, Magneto, using his magnetic manipulation, controls and later uses the metal components of the X-Jet to stab and disrupt the flying Sentinels. Seconds later, Storm, using her full strength, strikes toward the X-Jet's power coil, creating a colossal mid-air explosion, destroying numerous Sentinels. However, the explosion also causes the metal shards to fly towards the Free Mutants and X-Men, forcing Magneto to use his magnetic ability. Even so, Magneto is unexpectedly pierced by a sharpened metal piece, leaving a grievous wound.[2]

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Warpath with Blink after the explosion

Moments later, the remaining Sentinels silently climb up the monastery's edge, killing a distracted Storm by penetrating her upper body as Bishop screams in anger. He immediately blast his channeled energy into a Sentinel, eliminating its left arm. However, with two more Sentinels arrived, the mechs proceed to burst him with their powerful heating beams, essentially overpower Bishop's energy manipulative abilities, eventually killing him. His body then explodes, reducing the nearby Sentinels to dust as three other Sentinels arrive. Colossus immediately warns Warpath and Blink about the crawling Sentinels on the mountain wall behind their backs. Meanwhile, Sunspot enters his solar form, channeling his solar flare into the Sentinels while levitating through the air. A mortally wounded Magneto then uses his power to protect the entrance by enhancing it with the X-Jet's remaining shards. With the help of his teammates, Magneto is able to reach the inside monastery, escaping two approaching Sentinels. Immediately after, Blink opens a portal for Colossus to jump through, teleporting him in the middle of the air while opening two more portals, redirecting Colossus's gravitational charge to two Sentinels. As the two Sentinels are knocked down on the ground, one them is also attacked by a flying Sunspot whereas Warpath is seen battling another Sentinel in melee combat. Unfortunately, the rest of the Free Mutants are ultimately massacred, with Warpath having his head blasted by a Sentinel's heating beam. Although, once again, their plan succeeds right before the Sentinels managed to kill the rest of the X-Men in the monastery, alternating the original timeline with a new one.[2]

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Warpath's death

Revised Timeline

A Second Chance

"A second chance, for everyone."
Professor X to the Free Mutants[src]

Due to Wolverine traveling back in time to January 1973, and preventing Bolivar Trask from being assassinated by Mystique, and changing the significant events after that point, the Sentinel Wars never took place. Thus, the Free Mutants were never formed, and its members were never killed in the future war.[2]

Personality

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Warpath standing against the Sentinels before his death

Warpath was one of the few mutant survivors and also a member of the Free Mutants. Little is known about his past or personality. Still, like other members of the Free Mutants, he was willing to sacrifice himself to protect and ensure the X-Men's final plan to alter the past, despite the probability of him not existing in the revised future, which was shown when Professor X read all the members' minds. Warpath was also a heroic mutant warrior, as he fought the Sentinels until his eventual death in Moscow and China, despite the apparent gap between their combat prowess.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

"There are twelve carriers inbound, ten miles!"
―Warpath to the Free Mutants and X-Men[src]
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Warpath charging into a Sentinel

  • Superhuman Senses: Warpath's senses of sight and hearing are enhanced to levels beyond the capabilities of an ordinary human. He is able to see and hear from a great distance while maintaining a good level of clarity, even in darkness. This ability made him a valuable asset to the Free Mutants as he was able to detect the Sentinels even when they were far away. Warpath was able to sense three invading Sentinels, even when he and his team were underground. He was also able to detect twelve Sentinels carriers inbound from 10 miles away.
  • Superhuman Strength: The strength of Warpath surpasses that of a normal human. He was able to jump on top of a Sentinel, which weighs 4,800 pounds and bares the height of 18 feet, and weigh it down to its knees. He was also seen carrying a heavy barrel on his shoulder with ease before the Sentinels arrived.
  • Superhuman Agility: Warpath's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits. He was able to dodge several direct attacks from a Sentinel.
  • Superhuman Endurance: Warpath's endurance is beyond the natural humans limits. He was the last mutant standing to defend Bishop and Shadowcat from the Sentinels.
  • Superhuman Speed: Warpath is capable of running and moving at speeds much greater than even the finest human athlete. His speed allows him to jump over a Sentinel's head.
  • Superhuman Durability: Warpath's body is harder and more resistant to certain types of injury than the body of an ordinary human. Despite having been thrown away in a far distance multiple times by the Sentinels, Warpath was seen harmless.
  • Flight: Warpath is able to propel himself through the air without any aid.

Abilities

  • Expert Combatant: Warpath is a formidable combatant, both armed and unarmed. Considering his Native American heritage, it is possible he knows Tushka-Homa or Okichitaw.
  • Knife Mastery: Warpath is shown to be skilled in wielding combat knives.
  • Expert Tracker and Hunter: Due to his heightened senses, Warpath is excellent for scouting and reconnaissance.
  • Stealth: Warpath can sufficiently hide and move quietly as seen when the surviving X-Men arrived at the Free Mutants' hiding spot in China.

Equipment

  • Bowie Knives: Warpath's weapon of choice is a pair of dual Bowie knives.

Relationships

Allies

Enemies

Trivia

  • In the main Marvel Comics continuity, Warpath is the younger brother of Thunderbird, who is a main character in The Gifted.

Behind the Scenes

References

External Links

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