Anole (character)
| Anole | |
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| File:Anolepowers.png Anole, partially camouflaged. Art by Michael Ryan. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | New Mutants (2nd series) #2 |
| Created by | Nunzio DeFilippis Christina Weir Carlo Barberi |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Victor Borkowski |
| Team affiliations | Xavier Institute, Alpha Squadron squad, Alpha Squadron |
| Abilities | reptilian mutation gives him green skin, a spiked carapace instead of hair, a prehensile and elastic tongue, so-called wallcrawling, and the ability to camouflage himself, blending into his surroundings |
Anole (real name Victor Borkowski) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe, one of the student body in the Xavier Institute, and a member of the Alpha Squadron.
History
Anole is a 15 year old mutant, born and raised in small-town America, he lived a normal life despite his reptilian features. The close-knit community accepted the boy for who he was until anti-mutant sentiment began to spread. For his own safety, his parents sent him to the Xavier Institute where he quickly excelled academically.
When the advisor system was set up at the Xavier Institute, Victor chose Karma as his advisor. However, during the formation of training squads throughout the school, he was reassigned to Northstar and Alpha Squadron. At first, he was quite friendly with Julian Keller and the other Hellions but now seems closer to his teammates. He was especially close to Northstar and was deeply affected by his death (He, like most of the X-Men, is unaware of Northstar's resurrection). Victor is gay, and Northstar most probably helped him to come to terms with this. He has not yet come out to the rest of the school, and it is uncertain whether even his teammates know. Victor's chosen foreign language is French.
Anole seems to be one of the few students at the Institute who didn't lose his mutant powers as a result of the Scarlet Witch's reality-warping powers in the wake of House of M. He and the other remaining students has been merged into one group.
Powers
Reptilian mutation gives him green skin, a spiked carapace instead of hair, a prehensile and elastic tongue, so-called wallcrawling, enhanced agility and the ability to camouflage himself, blending into his surroundings. Anole seemingly has trouble controlling his powers when emotionally unstable.
Trivia
- Victor's codename 'Anole' is a type of lizard also known as American chameleon although the two aren't closely related at all. In fact, they only share the ability to change color. That aside the anole looks like an average lizard and nothing like a chameleon with its typical eyes, feet and tail.
- Anole was supposed to commit suicide in a jettisoned New Mutants storyline. Writers have been trying to figure out what to do with him next.
- It was clearly implied through dialogue that Victor was gay, and his sexual orientation was confirmed by the writers online.
- In the New X-Men: Yearbook Special #1 it's listed he likes theatre, frisbee and basketball and dislikes traditions and bad action movies. He was voted Best Actor by the student body.