By Steve Mohan, Native News Network
LOS ANGELES – James Proudstar, better known as Warpath is a superhero from the Marvel Universe that grew up on an Apache reservation. “X-Men: Days of the Future Past” director Bryan Singer tweeted out a video(see below) showing that Warpath will be featured in the upcoming movie.
Apache Superhero James Proudstar known as Warpath
The short video shows chairs from the movie set with the character names on them. One of those chairs shows “James Warpath Proudstar” as one of those characters. Although not confirmed it is assumed that Booboo Stewart from the “Twilight” franchise will be taking on the role of Warpath.
In the comics, Warpath plays the younger brother of Thunderbird, a former X-Men who died in the line of duty. Warpath started off as a villain who blamed the X-Men and Charles Xavier for his brother’s death. He eventually becomes a hero and has been a major character in many Marvel titles since then.
In the Marvel Universe, mutants are humans who have evolved and are born with super powers that manifest during puberty. Warpath’s powers include superhuman strength and agility.
It remains to be seen how Warpath will be used in the movie. In the comics, “Days of the Future Past” is a storyline in which Kitty Pryde comes from the future to warn the X-Men of a future where mutants are imprisoned and hunted to the brink of extinction. How much the movie version of this story stays true to the comic is up for debate at this point
One thing is for certain, Marvel has always been at the forefront in Native American heroes and villains with over 40 taking up residence in the Marvel Universe. With Warpath in “X-Men: Days of the Future Past” it might not be long until we see more and more of these characters finding their way to the big screen