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David Goldberg (Mustang)

History

David was born in upstate New York to a middle-class Jewish family. In the summer before high school, David began suffering from insomnia due to mysterious lights in his room that would not go away. Medical tests were inconclusive. Eventually the truth was discovered--David was a mutant. Scott Summers met with David's parents and soon he transferred to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters as a freshman.

When the students were each assigned to squads, David was assigned to Cyclops' "Corsairs." His first year at the school was unremarkable, but following an attack on the school in his sophomore year, David began taking his studies more seriously. He researched X-Men lore and harbored a desire to one day become an X-Man.

In his senior year, David was forced to become a temporary member of Xavier's school's staff after The Travelers attacked and removed the remaining adult staff members. During this time, David was a member of the New X-Men. He challenged Dane for leadership of the team and succeeded. He helped defeat the several threats including a sentinel (later revealed to be activated by The Travelers), a Brood attack (sent by The Travelers), an incursion by the mutant terrorist Mystique and her Brotherhood of Mutants, and a future version of Danger.

As a staff member at Academy X and leader of the eXaults team, David helped confront Mystique's students at Academy M and the terrorist group The Purifiers.

Powers

Light manipulation: can blast beams of light, bend light particles to allow flight, and use light to create objects.

In addition to his mutant abilities, David is an expert in X-Men history and an expert tactician.