History
Joel grew up in a very anti-mutant town, where he was an outcast for his embracing of both mutant and goth culture. No one, not even his family, knew Joel was himself a mutant.
Joel got in the way of a battle between Jean Grey and Victor Creed, Sabretooth. Sabretooth took Joel hostage, berating Jean, as he knew that she would save Joel rather than defeat him. Jean, however, revealed she was in fact there for Joel, who activated his powers and burned Sabretooth severely.
As Joel left with his family, Jean slipped him a card for the Xavier Institute.[1]Attributes
Powers
Joel can secrete a type of harmful green energy from his body.