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Hi my name is Jonathan Jimenez, and I welcome everyone to check out my wiki featuring John Proudstar the 'Thunderbird'. My ethnicity is Mexican of indigenous heritage, well you see my parents come from a place where they still to this day keep living the cultural native way. My parents and people come from Nochixtlan, Oaxaca ; a place where they speak Nahuatl dialect, they consider themselves 'People of the rain place' and they are part of the large Mixtec tribal family, My culture runs as deep as most mexican native american tribes and therefore they try to keep their culture alive by way of life and even learning spanish as a secondary language. I for a long time have been fascinated by my culture and people that keep in mind where their roots are, I feel that no matter how high in life you get its always good to get grounded and become more humble and help out your brothers and sisters achieve what they have in mind. I love many superheros but my favorite Superhero would have to be the thunderbird. John Proudstar found out who he was and used his powers and might to help out both his country and his family's patch of native land, and there is no doubt in my mind that aside from Apache blooded Geronimo, John Proudstar was a true hero to myself and many more that can relate to him.

An Apache, Thunderbird possesses superhuman athletic ability. He was a short time member of the "Second Genesis" group of X-Men gathered together in //Giant-Size X-Men// #1 but died on their second mission.


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John Proudstar was born into an Apache tribe on a reservation in Camp Verde Arizona. As a teenager, Proudstar discovered he possessed the mutant abilities of superhuman senses, strength, speed, stamina, and sturdiness. Proudstar was drafted into the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and earned the rank of corporal. He returned to his tribe after the war, but he was unhappy and listless. He was then recruited by Professor Charles Xavier to join his third group of X-Men. Although Proudstar was reluctant to join another white man's crusade, he agreed and assumed the superhero codename "Thunderbird." He assisted the other X-Men in rescuing the original X-Men from Krakoa the mutant island. After successfully completing his first mission with the X-Men, Thunderbird turned out to be so volatile and ill-mannered that he constantly disrupted the team's synchronization. He often found himself going head to head with Cyclops, the appointed leader of the X-Men. This attitude would not change, and ultimately led to an untimely end for Thunderbird. Thunderbird had a short career as a hero. The new team's second mission took them to Valhalla Base, Colorado, to combat the super villain Count Nefaria. Thunderbird and the X-Men battled the Ani-Men. Thunderbird leaped onto an airplane that was carrying Count Nefaria. Despite the urging of Banshee, Thunderbird refused to get off the plane, stating that he would show that he was a true Apache warrior. The plane exploded, killing Proudstar. While Count Nefaria is later revealed to have survived the crash, Thunderbird has so far been considered dead as the result of his headstrong action. Even in death Thunderbird's legacy carries on. His brother, Warpath (James Proudstar), has similar powers, although to a much greater degree, and is also an X-Man.  When Warpath goes to visit Thunderbird's grave during the //Necrosha// storyline, he encounters the Demon Bear. After defeating the creature with the aid of Ghost Rider, he finds out that former Purifier Eli Bard has dug up Thunderbird and everyone else buried there. It is revealed that Bard used a version of the Technarch virus to resurrect Thunderbird and the others as his servants. Thunderbird is later seen with Selene's Inner Circle and Caliban being led to the ruins of Genosha, which she dubs Necrosha. Thunderbird fights Warpath, who snaps his neck and then kills Selene. Thunderbird's spirit is seen departing, telling his brother that he "can let go now". During the //Chaos War// storyline, Thunderbird is among the fallen X-Men members (consisting of himself, Banshee, Moira MacTaggert, Esme and Sophie of the Stepford Cuckoos, and three deceased dupes of Multiple Man) to return from the dead after what happened to the death realms. He remembers the last time he was briefly revived during the events of //Necrosha//, albeit faintly. Thunderbird leads the revived X-Men members into looking for a diary written by Destiny that might hold the key to defeating Amatsu-Mikaboshi while evading Carrion Crow, Eater of the Dead. Thunderbird called upon the mythical Thunderbird to get him and his group away from the Carrion Crow. He and the group discover that Moira MacTaggert has been possessed by Destiny's ghost. In the aftermath of the defeat of the Chaos King, Thunderbird is returned to the afterlife after reality is restored by Hercules. -**Powers**

Thunderbird is a mutant that possesses superhuman strength (sufficient to rip apart a fighter jet with his bare hands), speed (he is fast enough to outrun a bison, possibly much faster), stamina, and durability due to his dense musculature. His senses are also enhanced, enabling him to become a highly adept tracker. Thunderbird has received military training in hand-to-hand combat.

-**TV**
 * ** Thunderbird appears in the //Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends// episode "The X-Men Adventure" voiced by John Stephenson. He is shown as a member of the X-Men. In this incarnation, he possesses the ability to shapeshift into a variety of North American animals (and seems to lack the physical abilities of the comic version). **


 * ** In //X-Men: The Animated Series//, Thunderbird is featured with Magneto's evil mutants in the title sequence. He has a non-speaking role in the episode "Slave Island" in which he is a mutant prisoner on Genosha. **





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