Alexander "Lex" Lexington is a fictional mutant

Mutant (Marvel Comics)

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 character in the Marvel Comics

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 Universe. His first appearance was in X-Men vol. 2 #178 and was created by Peter Milligan

Peter Milligan

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 and Salvador Larroca

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Fictional character biography

Alexander Lexington served in the military keeping his mutant powers a secret. While a skilled soldier, he also had a long disciplinary record. He was forced to use his powers while in the Sentinel Squad O*N*E Program, although he and Meld

Meld (comics)

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 were able to hide the fact for a while. He was able to free his remaining teammates during a disastrous mission to the Savage Land

Savage Land

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Lexington lost his mutant powers due to M-Day

Decimation (comics)

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, and is currently the Sentinel Squad O*N*E field captain. During the Messiah Complex crossover, the squad were infected with nano-sentinel technology and compelled to attack the mansion. All pilots were killed as the infection robbed them of all humanity.

Powers and abilities

Lex was able generate electrical current to manipulate electronic systems or produce high-voltage discharges, now depowered, Sentinel mech gives him extraordinary size and strength, reinforced armor plating, pulsar beams, optical lasers, non-lethal smoke bomb and capture net ordinance, and boot rockets .