New X-Men (2004) #9
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Prior to enrolling at the Xavier Institute, Noriko Ashida lived on the street and was reliant on illegally obtained prescription drugs to reduce her highly accelerated mutant brain functions to a manageable rate.
Laurie Collins began to involuntarily manipulate anyone around her once her genetic mutation manifested, unable to control its effects.
When his genetic mutation manifested, Kevin Ford accidentally killed his father with his lethal and uncontrollable touch, after which he was recruited as a student at the Xavier Institute.
Rahne Sinclair was an orphan in Scotland, raised by Reverend Craig, who, when her powers manifested, attempted to perform an exorcism to cast out what he perceived was the devil, after which Rahne was rescued by Doctor Moira MacTaggert who legally adopted her, and was introduced to Charles Xavier and enrolled as part of his New Mutants training team.
Feared and hated by humans because they're different, the X-Men are heroic mutants, individuals born with special powers who've sworn to use their gifts to protect mutants as well as humans.