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Judge Chalmers was a close personal friend of Bolivar Trask[2] and was the only person except for him who was aware of the fact that Trask's son Larry was a mutant as well, disguised by a medallion that Bolivar had created.[3]

After Bolivar's death, Chalmers aided Larry in creating a new wave of Sentinels,[1] but became disillusioned with Larry's increasingly hate-filled plans. He forcefully removed Larry's medallion, hoping that Larry would cease his attacks on mutants[2] if he learned the truth about his own mutation.[3] This, however, backfired when a furious Larry gave the order for Sentinels to destroy all mutants, he himself was targeted for annihilation,[2] and Chalmers was accidentally injured by the Sentinels during an encounter with the X-Men.[3]

The Sentinels were eventually outwitted by Cyclops, and flew into space to meet their destruction.[3] Meanwhile, Larry had plunged into a state of catatonic shock, and Chalmers put the medallion back on him to erase the knowledge of what had happened to him.[4]

Chalmers then devoted his time to undo the damage mutant-hatred Trasks had done: He first overview the release of mutants captured by the Sentinels (and sent the criminal mutants to jail), and then he started protesting when the police intended to blame the mutants, without proof, of a theft performed by an unidentified winged individual.[4]

Chalmers home was firebombed during a widespread epidemic of anti-mutant hysteria after the reappearance of the Sentinels.[5]

Trivia

  • Chalmer's hair color was portrayed inconsistently: Sometimes his hair is brown,[1] sometimes black;[2] sometimes he has white mustache and beard;[6] sometimes only white mustache;[citation needed] and sometimes he is seen in shadows so his hair color cannot be identified.[citation needed]
  • His middle initial was revealed in X-Men #60, where the TV refers to "jurist R.C. Chalmers".

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