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|homeworld = Tarnax VII
|publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]
|debut = ''[[Runaways (comics)|Runaways]]'' (vol. 2) #7
|creators = [[Brian K. Vaughan]]<br> [[Adrian Alphona]]
|aliases = Prince Xavin<br> General Xavin
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'''Xavin''' is a [[superhero]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character is commonly depicted in association with the [[Runaways (comics)|Runaways]]. Xavin is [[gender-fluid]] (made more prominent due to their shape-shifting abilities) with seemingly no preference in which pronouns are used for them ("they/them" pronouns are used throughout the article for clarity's sake). They were created by author [[Brian K. Vaughan]] and artist [[Adrian Alphona]], and debuted in ''Runaways'' (vol. 2) #7.<ref name="firstappearance" /> In the publications, Xavin is a [[Super-Skrull#Other Super-Skrulls|Super-Skrull]] in training. Although Alphona was the series' artist at the time, artist [[Takeshi Miyazawa]] first drew the character on print. When Xavin first appeared to the Runaways, they took on the form of a black male, but changed into a black female just for the sake of [[Karolina Dean]], a lesbian whom they were to marry.<ref name="Vol2#8">''Runaways'' (vol. 2) #8. Marvel Comics.</ref> Xavin is often seen as a male, simply to be "intimidating".<ref name="Vol2#25">''Runaways'' (vol. 2) #25. Marvel Comics.</ref> Xavin, often called "Xav" for short, is known for their obtuse and warlike personality.<ref name="Vol2#29">''Runaways'' (vol. 2) #29. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref name="si1">''Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers''. Marvel Comics.</ref> They had originally found it hard to fit in with the Runaways due in part to Xavin's constant gender switching and unfamiliarity with Earth values and norms though through proving their loyalty to the group found acceptance.<ref name="Vol2#24">''Runaways'' (vol. 2) #24. Marvel Comics.</ref> Xavin is the child of the Skrull Prince De'zean.<ref name="Vol2#8"/>
Xavin was portrayed by Clarissa Thibeaux in the second and third seasons of the [[Hulu]] television series
==Publication history==
Xavin first appeared in ''Runaways'' (vol. 2) #7 (August 2005), and was created by [[Brian K. Vaughan]] and [[Adrian Alphona]]. They are introduced as a [[Skrull]] prince, the child of De'zean of the Skrull Royal Family on the planet Tarnax VI, and they are meant to marry [[Karolina Dean|Karolina]] to bring peace to their two warring alien species.<ref name="Bustle">{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/who-is-xavin-in-the-runaways-comics-the-new-character-is-the-mcus-first-gender-fluid-superhero-15558189|title=Who Is Xavin In The 'Runaways' Comics? The New Character Is The MCU's First Gender-Fluid Superhero|last=Grubbs|first=Jefferson|website=[[Bustle (website)|Bustle]]|date=December 21, 2018|access-date=July 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413082937/https://www.bustle.com/p/who-is-xavin-in-the-runaways-comics-the-new-character-is-the-mcus-first-gender-fluid-superhero-15558189|archive-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref>
As members of the Runaways, they appeared in the comic book ''[[Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers]]'', which involves both the Runaways and [[Young Avengers]] teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/03/13/exclusive-secret-invasion-runawaysyoung-avengers-interview|title=Exclusive Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers Interview|last=George|first=Richard|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=March 13, 2008|access-date=July 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813061123/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/03/13/exclusive-secret-invasion-runawaysyoung-avengers-interview|archive-date=August 13, 2017}}</ref>
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