Indra (comics)

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Indra

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

Characteristics
Alter ego	Paras Gavaskar
Species	Human Mutant
Affiliations	Xavier Institute, The 198, Alpha Squadron
Abilities	Retractable armored plates

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; when he and his sister manifested their powers, his parents believed that Lord Vishnu had blessed them. After enrolling at the Xavier Institute, Gavaskar was assigned to Alpha Squadron, a training squad mentored by Northstar and top achiever in his classes. 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 named Parvati who also reportedly attended the Xavier Institute, but she has never been introduced and has now likely been depowered and possibly killed.