Xaviers goals are to promote the peaceful
affirmation of mutant rights, to mediate the co-
   existence of mutants and humans, to protect
   mutants from violent humans and to protect
   society from antagonistic mutants, including his
   old friend, Magneto. To achieve these aims, he
   founded Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
   (later named the Xavier Institute) to teach
   mutants to explore and control their powers. Its
   first group of students was the original X-Men
   (Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Angel, and Beast).
   Xavier's students consider him a visionary and
   often refer to their mission as "Xavier's dream".
   He is highly regarded by others in the Marvel
   Universe, respected by various governments and
   trusted by several other superhero teams,
   including the Avengers and the Fantastic Four.
   However, he also has a manipulative streak
   which has resulted in several significant
   fallings-out with allies and students.
He often acts as a public advocate for mutant
   rights and is the authority most of the Marvel
   superhero community turns to for advice on
   mutants. Despite this, his status as a mutant
   himself and originator of the X-Men only
   became public during the 2001 story "E Is for
   Extinction". He also appears in almost all of the
   X-Men animated series and in many video
   games, although usually as a non-playable
   character because of his disability. Patrick
   Stewart plays him in the 2000s film series, as well
   as providing his voice in some of the X-Men
   videogames (including some not connected to
   the film series).