Alpha Squadron is a fictional team of mutants appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters were featured in the comic book series New X-Men: Academy X, in the Marvel Universe. They are students of the Xavier Institute and are instructed by members of the X-Men. The squad’s colors are red, grey and black. After M-Day, all individual teams of the Xavier Institute disbanded and have been formed into one group. Advisors Alpha Squadron was advised by former Alpha Flight member, Northstar. Thus the name Alpha Squadron. When Northstar was seemingly killed by Wolverine, the squad was assigned a new advisor, Karma. Members The members of the Alpha Squadron were: Anole (Victor Borkowski) – Victor was the leader of Alpha Squadron and he is openly gay. He possesses a reptilian mutation that grants him a spiked head carapace, an elastic tongue, wall-crawling and adaptive camouflage; in addition, Victor possesses regenerative capabilities and enhanced physical skills. Anole was one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain his powers after M-Day. He is currently a student at the Xavier Institute for Mutant Education and Outreach. Rubbermaid (Andrea Margulies) – Andrea possessed an elastic and malleable body that allowed her to stretch any part of her anatomy to great lengths and absorb physical damage without injury. She was the youngest member of Alpha Squadron. Rubbermaid lost her powers after M-Day and she died on a bus that was attacked by Stryker in New X-Men #23. Indra (Paras Gavaskar) – Paras is from India. He has a younger sister who was also a student at the Xavier Institute; she has yet to be introduced. The name Indra is taken from the Hindu god of weather and war, and he is endowed with the ability to form protective armour around his body which shields him from physical harm. Indra was one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain his powers after M-Day. He is currently a student at the Xavier Institute for Mutant Education and Outreach. Loa (Alani Ryan) – Alani is Hawaiian. She possesses the ability to pass through solid material and disintegrate it. Loa was one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain her powers after M-Day. She is currently a student at the Xavier Institute for Mutant Education and Outreach. Network (Sarah Vale) – Sarah possessed the ability to communicate