with and manipulate machinery. This allowed to access computer files and manipulate programming to suit her needs among other things. Network was depowered after M-Day and she died on a bus that was attacked by Stryker in New X-Men #23. She is Preview's sister. Kidogo (Lazaro Kotikash) – Lazaro is a Maasai and almost a head taller than anyone else on his team. He possessed the ability to shrink his entire body down to a height of four inches by displacing his mass extra dimensionally. In the New X-Men: Yearbook Special #1, he was voted Most Ironic Power. Kidogo was depowered after M-Day; however, he wasn't on the bus that got bombed by Stryker. Decimation After House of M, Wanda Maximoff depowered 90% of the mutant population. The Xavier Institute was affected a great deal, losing many of the students and some X-Men. Alpha Squadron was also affected. Rubbermaid, Network and Kidogo lost their powers while Anole, Indra and Loa kept theirs. Karma also kept hers. Rubbermaid and Network unfortunately died in the bus attack from William Stryker. Kidogo's status and whereabouts are unknown. Squad sexuality Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir have stated that it is not impossible that Alpha Squadron has more gay members (2 or 3) than other squads. As they have only made a decision on Anole's sexuality, they aren't sure about this yet. It remains to be seen if this idea will still be in effect after Decimation and the change of writers. Shan Coy Manh and Jean-Paul Beaubier, the squad's advisor and former advisor, respectively, are both homosexual. Marvel Comics mutants Fictional organizations in Marvel Comics X-Men X-Men supporting characters