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|debut = ''[[Runaways (comics)|Runaways]]'' (vol. 2) #7. (August 2005)<ref name="firstappearance">''Runaways'' (vol. 2) #7. Marvel Comics.</ref>

|powers = Superhuman* strengthCosmic and durability<br>Shapeshifting<br>Flight<br>Fireray manipulation<br>Elasticity<br>Invisibility<br>Force field projection

Xavin was portrayed by [[Clarissa Thibeaux]] in the second and third seasons of the [[Hulu]] television series "''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]],"'', which is set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]].

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]] in order 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>

When Xavin journeys to Earth to find [[Karolina Dean]], they reveal to Karolina that their parents had one more large secret. [[The Deans]] had been exiled from their planet Majesdane for criminal activities. They traveled to Earth where they encountered Xavin's father, Prince De'zean of the Skrulls, who was going to rule the planet.<ref name="Vol2#8"/> The Deans had stopped the destruction but gave the Skrulls the location of another, more valuable planet: Majesdane.<ref name="Vol2#8"/> In order toTo prove they weren't lying, they gave Prince De'zean's child their child's hand in marriage.<ref name="Vol2#8"/> The Deans had believed that Xavin would die in the new Skrull/Majesdanian war. Xavin later arrived on Earth in order to marry her and hopefully stop the fifteen-year war between their races.<ref name=" Vol2#8"/> Xavin encountered Karolina shortly after her romantic advances were rejected by [[Nico Minoru]].<ref name="firstappearance"/> Xavin, tried to convince Karolina to be their bride,. He fought and pursued her, in the form of a human male.<ref name="Vol2#8"/> Karolina revealed that she is not attracted to men and doesn't want to live a lie. But Xavin altered their form to that of a human woman and persuaded her to leave Earth with the new female version of Xavin.<ref name="Vol2#8"/>

During the wedding ceremony, a fight breaks out between the two races, and Xavin and Karolina barely escape before Majesdane is destroyed.<ref name="Vol2#17">''Runaways'' (vol. 2) #17. Marvel Comics.</ref> They return to Earth, where they help rescue [[Molly Hayes]] from the New [[Pride (comics)|Pride]].<ref name="Vol2#17"/> Xavin impersonates Nico and takes a bullet for her, distracting [[Geoffrey Wilder]] long enough for Nico to untie Molly and escape.<ref name="Vol2#18">''Runaways'' (vol. 2) #18. Marvel Comics.</ref> Xavin survives the attack by shape-shifting their organs out of the way.<ref name="Vol2#18"/>

Xavin, being a [[Skrull]], has the [[Skrull]]'s natural ability to [[shapeshift]].<ref name="Vol2#8"/> Xavin was a [[Super-Skrull]] in training, meaning they can manifest the powers of the [[Fantastic Four]]: [[Mr. Fantastic]]'s ability to stretch and contort his body into any shape imaginable, [[Invisible Woman]]'s power to render herself invisible, and the ability to create force fields, [[Human Torch|the Human Torch]]'s fire-control and flight and [[Thing (comics)|the Thing]]'s superhuman strength and resistant rock-like hide.<ref name="si1"/> The Super-Skrull Kl'rt is one of Xavin's idols.<ref name="cw1">''Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways''. Marvel Comics.</ref> As stated by Xavin, they are still a Super Skrull in training, so they can only use their Fantastic Four abilities one at a time; at one point, when Xavin was bombarded with high-frequency sounds, they lost control of their powers and burnt up the [[Griffith Observatory]].<ref name="Vol2#19">''Runaways'' (vol. 2) #19. Marvel Comics.</ref> Finally, in (vol. 3) #2, they used all their powers at once in anger.<ref name="Vol3#2">''Runaways'' (vol. 3) #2. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Xavin is known for their war-likewarlike, rash attitude,<ref name="Vol2#20">''Runaways'' (vol. 2) #20. Marvel Comics.</ref> something that irritates the other Runaways,<ref name="si1"/> particularly Victor, towards whom they had a strong animosity towards because being an android, Victor would have been hardwired to cook, and clean on their planet.<ref name="Vol2#8"/> Although Xavin often demonstrates a strong, general-type behavior, there are periods when they accidentally show they barely have any more experience than the other Runaways; for example, they once stretched themselfthemselves from one building to another just to get to the other side instead of simply creating a force-field bridge, only realizing the alternative after it was pointed out to them by Molly.<ref name="Vol2#25"/><ref name="comicvine">[http://www.comicvine.com/xavin/29-1944/ Xavin]</ref>

Due to their war-like, yet rash attitude,<ref name="Vol2#20"/> Xavin often irritates the other Runaways.<ref name="si1"/> They often believed that Victor was supposed to be hardwired to know everything, due to Viktor being a [[cyborg]]. In their first appearance, they called Victor a "toy".<ref name="Vol2#8"/> Xavin met Karolina after Karolina suffered rejection from Nico, her crush, for some time.<ref name="firstappearance"/> When Xavin expressed no concern about changing physical appearance from male to female to please her, Karolina began a relationship. Xavin once took the form of Nico in order to please Karolina, but Karolina rejected them as Nico because they had earned her loyalty and reassured Xavin that she loved them as they are.<ref name="Vol2#23"/> At times, they still suspect Karolina has lingering feelings for Nico.<ref name="Vol2#30">''Runaways'' (vol. 2) #30. Marvel Comics.</ref> Later on, during an argument, Xavin subconsciously reverted to their female human form, which both surprised and pleased Karolina, who had earlier expressed some lingering doubts about Xavin's true gender.<ref name="Vol2#30"/>

Xavin appears in the second season of ''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]'' portrayed by Clarissa Thibeaux, with other actors and actresses occasionally portraying them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/actress-clarissa-thibeaux-marvels-runaways-interview/|title=Interview: Clarissa Thibeaux Talks Playing Xavin in Marvel's Runaways Season 2|website=[[ComicsBeat]]|date=January 24, 2019|access-date=July 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126002209/https://www.comicsbeat.com/actress-clarissa-thibeaux-marvels-runaways-interview/|archive-date=January 26, 2019}}</ref> This version is a Xartan, a being with the ability to shapeshift, presenting as numerous people before adopting a female body.<ref name="Season2#11">{{cite episode|title=Last Waltz|series=Marvel's Runaways|credits=Nickell, Ramsey (director); Tracy McMillan (writer)|network=[[Hulu]]|airdate=December 21, 2018|season=2|number=11}}</ref><ref name="Season2#13">{{cite episode|title=Split Up|series=Marvel's Runaways|credits=Webb, Jeffrey (director); Quinton Peeples (writer)|network=[[Hulu]]|airdate=December 21, 2018|season=2|number=13}}</ref> They are first named in "Last Rites" as one of the aliens on Jonah's ship, before it is blown up by Pride.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Last Rites|series=Marvel's Runaways|credits=Madigan, James (director); Quinton Peeples (writer)|network=[[Hulu]]|airdate=December 21, 2018|season=2|number=7}}</ref> They begin telepathically conversing with Karolina before adopting the appearance of a charitable stranger and briefly interacting with her while shopping.<ref name="Season2#11"/> Xavin fully reveals themselves to Karolina at the end of "Earth Angel" as her betrothed.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Earth Angel|series=Marvel's Runaways|credits=Surjik, Stephen (director); Warren Hsu Leonard (writer)|network=[[Hulu]]|airdate=December 21, 2018|season=2|number=12}}</ref> They tell Karolina they stowed away on a ship that carried Karolina's biological father, "Jonah", and his family of exiled Gibborim royal magistrates for the purpose of fulfilling an uncertain prophecy that she believes they are a part of that will unite two worlds and bring peace to the universe. Xavin stays at the hostel where she speaks with [[Leslie Dean]] and reveals to her that she is pregnant with Jonah's heir and that he and his family have inhabited other bodies, later revealed to be [[Stacey Yorkes]], [[Tina Minoru]], [[Victor Stein]], and one unknown party ([[Alex Wilder]]). They try rescuing Karolina from Victor/Jonah, but they are overpowered. They regroup at the hostel with Leslie, Alex, Molly, and Nico to plan out how they will rescue their friends from Jonah.<ref name="Season2#13"/> She makes her last appearance in the third season, episode "Rite of Thunder", where Leslie gives birth to a baby named Elle Dean, and Xavin takes her in and raises her as hisher own and goes off into space.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Rite of Thunder|series=Marvel's Runaways|credits=Webb, Jeremy (director); [[Russ Cochrane]] (writer)|network=[[Hulu]]|airdate=December 13, 2019|season=3|number=4}}</ref>

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