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The Danger Room
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Notable Residents
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No one lives in it, but it is used by the X-Men
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First Appearance
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The X-Men (Vol. 1) #2 (November, 1963)
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Location
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Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
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Points of Interest
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The Control Room
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The Danger Room is a specially designed automated training room the X-Men use in the Marvel Universe.
History[]
The Danger Room was created by Professor Charles Xavier for the purposes of training young mutants to defend themselves and help others. The original danger room was filled with various traps and would help the X-Men learn more about how to use their powers and how to work as a team. In addition, there was a manual control booth designed to control the mechanisms and prevent the Danger Room scenerios from becoming too dangerous. At times, the room was turned against the X-Men by enemies who had infiltrated Xavier's Mansion, such as when the assassin Arcade locked the X-Men inside the room and eliminated any fail safe devices. In several instances, Xavier's mansion was destroy and had to be rebuilt, including the Danger Room.
Upgrade[]
The Danger Room was later upgraded with the help of the technology of the alien empire known as Shi'ar, who the X-Men befriended over their adventures. Using their advanced technology, Professor Xavier was able to upgrade the danger room to include hard light holograms to better simulate realistic battle scenarios and could create the illusion of endless space. The new room was initially used by the New Mutants, another team trained by Xavier (formed after the X-Men seemingly died), but was later used by the X-Men again as well. The technology proved so advanced, what was merely supposed to be a simulator was capable to opening portals to other dimensions, such as when Kitty Pryde accidentally opened a portal, sending Nightcrawler on a strange adventure.
Media[]
Appears in X-Men cartoon, X-Men Evolution and X-Men 3