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Thunderbird (John Proudstar) is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and a member of the X-Men. He first appeared in Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975).
Proudstar is an Apache Native American who had once been a corporal in the United States Marine Corps. He was recruited by Professor Charles Xavier to join his second group of X-Men. Although Proudstar had a big chip on his shoulder towards white men, he agreed. His tenure with the team was short, however, as he was killed trying to stop a ploy by Count Nefaria (in X-Men #95).
Proudstar possessed great strength, agility and damage resistance.
He is survived by a younger brother, James, who also adopted the name Thunderbird briefly before taking on the name Warpath. James has similar abilities yet much greater physical strength.
An alternate world version of John Proudstar is a member of the dimension-hopping team The Exiles. This Thunderbird was captured and modified by Apocalypse before escaping and turning on his captor. As a result he is a half-machine creature with immense strength and damage resistance, capable of taking on The Incredible Hulk. However, he was injured in a battle with Galactus and was left in a coma in that dimension. His ultimate fate is unknown.