The Paragons are one of the teams of mutants

Mutant (Marvel Comics)

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 in the comic book

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 series New X-Men: Academy X

New X-Men

New X-Men was a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics within the X-Men franchise. After the end of Grant Morrison's run on X-Men , titled New X-Men, the title was used for a new series, New X-Men: Academy X, serving as a continuation of the second volume of New Mutants...

, in the Marvel Universe

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. They are students of the Xavier Institute

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 and are instructed by members of the X-Men

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. The squad's colors are green, pink, and black.

The Paragons were formerly advised by original New Mutants

New Mutants

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 member Wolfsbane

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. Wolfsbane was involved in a scandal when her romantic relationship with a younger student, Elixir

Elixir (comics)

Elixir , is a fictional character, a mutant in the and a student at the Xavier Institute. He first appeared in New Mutants, vol. 2 #5, and he is one of only a few students to retain his powers in the wake of House of M....

, was brought to light, forcing her to leave. Magma

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 was assigned as the squad's new advisor.

All teams of the Xavier Institute disbanded after M-Day

Decimation (comics)

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 and have been formed into one group.

Members

The members of the Paragons were:

• Match
  Match (Marvel Comics)
  Match is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. A mutant, Hammil attended the Xavier Institute before its closing. While at the Institute, Hammil was the field leader of the Paragons training squad....
  
   (Ben Hammil) - Ben is the leader of the Paragons. His mutant ability is pyrokinesis
  Pyrokinesis
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  , enabling him to produce and manipulate flames. As a side effect, his head is always aflame with low temperature fire. In addition, he is seemingly immune to fire and high temperatures. Match was one of the 27 students at the institute to retain his powers after M-Day.

• Trance
  Trance (comics)
  Trance is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by the Marvel Comics. A mutant, Hope attended the Xavier Institute before its closing. She retained her powers after M-Day and is a member of the X-Men's training squad....
  
   (Hope Abbott) - Hope has an astral projection power, the scope of which has not yet been fully displayed. It is unusual in that while most astral projectors are harmless, Hope's power somehow causes energy damage. Trance was one of the 27 students at the institute to retain her powers after M-Day.

• Wolf Cub
  Wolf Cub (comics)
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   (Nicholas Gleason) - Gleason possesses a permanent werewolf-like form that imbues him with enhanced strength, endurance, speed, senses, and agility. Additionally, Gleason possesses razor-sharp claws and fangs. Wolf Cub was one of the 27 students at the institute to retain his powers after M-Day, but he was later killed by Donald Pierce
  Donald Pierce
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  .

• Pixie (Megan Gwynn) - Gwynn possesses rainbow-colored butterfly wings that allow her to fly. In addition, she produces a "pixie dust" that causes hallucination
  Hallucination
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  s. Pixie was one of the 27 students at the institute to retain her powers after M-Day.

• DJ
  DJ (comics)
  DJ is a fictional character, a mutant appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a student at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning who first appears in New X-Men: Academy X #2 ....
  
   (Mark Sheppard) - Prior to his loss of powers after M-Day, DJ could gain different powers by listening to different types of music. His abilities were never fully explored and never shown at all. He died on the bus that was attacked by Stryker
  William Stryker
  Col. William "Bill" Stryker, M.D. is a fictional comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe, and enemy of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Brent Anderson, he first appeared in the 1982 graphic novel X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills.Rev...
  
   in New X-Men #23.

• Preview
  Preview (comics)
  Preview is a fictional character, a mutant appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Before being depowered, she had the ability of short-term precognition, usually minutes in advance. She is the sister of fellow Xavier Institute for Higher Learning student Sarah Vale...
  
   (Jessica Vale) - Preview had the ability of short-term precognition, usually minutes in advance. She was depowered after M-Day. She was not aboard the bus that was destroyed by Stryker, but her sister, Sarah
  Network (comics)
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  , was.