Advocates Squad (Earth-616)

Advocates Squad
Name	Advocates Squad
Aliases	Rogue's Squad
Members
Former Member(s)	Boggart, Naiad, Pinpoint, Trovão, Umbra, Xenon
Affiliation and Identity
Identity	Secret
Allies	X-Men
Origin and Status
Origin	X-Men Training Squad
Status	Defunct
Reality	Earth-616
Base of Operations	formerly Xavier Institute, Salem Center, Westchester County, New York
Place of Formation	Xavier Institute, Salem Center, Westchester County, New York
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Chris Claremont, Alan Davis
First	Uncanny X-Men #444 (May, 2004)
First	Uncanny X-Men #444 (May, 2004)
Last	New X-Men (Vol. 2) #23 (February, 2006)
Last	New X-Men (Vol. 2) #23 (February, 2006)

History

Origin

With an increasing number in the student body, Cyclops & Emma Frost reorganized the Xavier Institute's educational and training program. The Advocates Squad was advised by Rogue.

Members

• Boggart - Robin Wise was green skinned and superhumanly strong. Depowered, and current whereabouts/status unknown.
• Naiad - Aurelie Sabayon could breath underwater. Depowered, and current whereabouts/status unknown.
• Pinpoint - Gerard Cooper possessed telescopic vision. Depowered, and current whereabouts/status unknown.
• Trovão - Pedro de Noli could create sonic booms. Depowered, and current whereabouts/status unknown.
• Umbra - Patrick Nesbitt controlled darkness. Depowered, and current whereabouts/status unknown.
• Xenon - Shaun Kennedy generated light. Depowered, and current whereabouts/status unknown.

M-Day

After M-Day only 27 of 182 enrolled Xavier's students retained their powers. The Advocates were disbanded along with all the other X-Men Training Squads.

Notes

• Since their appearance in Uncanny X-Men #444, none of the members have been shown. Naiad was specifically mentioned as loosing her powers in House of M The Day After #1. Because of their post M-Day absence, it can be safely assumed all were depowered.

Trivia

• The Advocates were only briefly shown once, observing the X-Men training in the Danger Room.
• Rogue's Squad first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #444, but was named in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #13.
• Naiad was the only female student member of Advocates Squad.
• The squad was possibly named after the Advocates, a team of Warpies encountered by Excalibur.

See Also

• 2 appearance(s) of Advocates Squad (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Advocates Squad (Earth-616)
• 1 image(s) of Advocates Squad (Earth-616)
• 7 member(s) of Advocates Squad (Earth-616)