Indra (comics)

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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	New X-Men: Academy X #7
Created by	Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir

<tr style="vertical-align: top;"><td>Alter ego</td><td>Paras Gavaskar</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align: top;"><td>Species</td><td>Human Mutant</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align: top;"><td>Affiliations</td><td>Xavier Institute, The 198, Alpha Squadron</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align: top;"><td>Abilities</td><td>Retractable armored plates.</td></tr>

Characteristics

Indra is a fictional character who currently appears in Marvel Comics. A teenaged mutant, Indra attends the Xavier Institute. He first appeared in New X-Men: Academy X #7.

1 Character Biography
2 Powers
3 Trivia
4 Bibliography
5 External links

[edit] Character Biography

Paras Gavaskar is a mutant teenager from India. After enrolling at the Xavier Institute, Gavaskar was assigned to Alpha Squadron, a training squad mentored by Northstar. Indra and his fellow team members, Anole, Loa, Rubbermaid, Network and Kidogo, suffered a great loss when they were told that Northstar had been killed in the line of duty. (Alpha Squadron is unaware that Northstar is still alive). The team was assigned a new advisor, Karma. Tragedy once again struck, when after House of M, most of the student body of the Xavier Institute were depowered. In Decimation - The Day After, Indra was confirmed to be one of a handful of students who retained their mutant powers.

[edit] Powers

Indra possess retractable sectional armored plates that afford him with the ability to cover himself in armor.

[edit] Trivia

In the New X-Men: Academy X: Yearbook Special, Indra was voted Most Reliable.

Indra had a sister who also reportedly attended the Xavier Institute, but she has never been introduced and has now likely been depowered and possibly killed.

Indra's codename is derived from the Hindu name for the god of war and weather.
It has been implied by several appearances that Indra and his classmate Anole are in a homosexual relationship.