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Xavier is crippled three different times in the mainstream canon. An alien disguised as a tyrant oppressing a city is the first when he uses a stone to crush Xavier's legs. When Xavier is implanted with a Brood egg, the medic of the Starjammers uses his skills to craft Xavier a whole new body where his mind can be transferred into and thus he is able to walk again. This new body is crippled when the Shadow King resurfaces in an attempt to get revenge on Xavier. When the two fight on the astral plane, Shadow King's immense power is so severe that Xavier goes into convulsions in the real world where his spine is essentially destroyed. He is 'healed' when the mysterious mutant named Xorn is brought into the fold and uses his powers on Xavier. In truth, it is an imposter of Magneto who used nanotechnology to give the appearance that he had indeed granted Xavier with the ability to walk again. The imposter cripples the Professor when he unmasks and begins his takeover of Manhattan.
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