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For alternate meanings of Thunderbird, see Thunderbird.
Thunderbird (John Proudstar) is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and a member of the X-Men. He first appeared in Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975).
Proudstar is an Apache Native American who had once been a corporal in the United States Marine Corps. He was recruited by Professor Charles Xavier to join his second group of X-Men. Although Proudstar had a big chip on his shoulder towards white men, he agreed. His tenure with the team was short, however, as he was killed trying to stop a ploy by Count Nefaria (in X-Men volume 1 #95).
Proudstar possessed great strength, agility and damage resistance.
He is survived by a younger brother, James Proudstar, who also adopted the name Thunderbird briefly before taking on the name Warpath. James has similar abilities yet much greater physical strength, and recently gained the ability to fly.
An alternate world version of John Proudstar is a member and founder of the dimension-hopping team The Exiles. This Thunderbird was captured and modified by Apocalypse before escaping and turning on his captor. As a result he is a half-machine creature with immense strength and damage resistance, capable of taking on The Incredible Hulk. However, he was injured in a battle with Galactus and was left in a coma in that dimension. He thought his pregnant girlfriend Nocturne and the child she was carrying would survive, but later she lost their baby. Thunderbird's ultimate fate is unknown.
Most recently, Neal Shaara, a mutant from India with the ability to generate solar plasma has taken the name.
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