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Wraith II

Real Name: Hector Mendoza
Affiliation: None
Previous Affiliations: X-Men (interim)
Powers & History: Hector Mendoza's power is to generate a field of invisibility. Unfortunately, when it manifested, the field turned Hector's skin transparent, leaving his muscles, organs and bones showing through. He was on his way to a doctor when a mob attacked him and he was saved by Phoenix. Jean recruited Hector into a new team of X-Men she led to Genosha to rescue Charles Xavier, who had been kidnapped by Magneto. On the way to Gebosha, Jean gave Hector a telepathic crash course in using his powers and being an X-Man. During the eventual fight with Magneto, Hector was unable to do much until Magneto grabbed him. Then he was able to transfer his invisibility field to Magneto, causing him sufficient disorientation for the others to complete the rescue of Xavier. However, even given his pivotal role in this conflict, Hector, like his other interim teammates, opted not to stay with the X-Men afterwards.
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