Xavier's School Rejects (Fred Hembeck creations)

XAVIER'S SCHOOL FOR GIFTED YOUNGSTERS REJECTS

Membership: Depresso, Leafmaster, Radial, Sneezing Louise, Sydewaze

Purpose: To join the School For Gifted Youngsters and become X-Men

Affiliations: None

Enemies: Xavier's groundskeeper (Leafmaster); Xavier's cafeteria staff (Sneezing Louise)

Base of Operations: Around the area of Xavier's School For Gifted Youngsters, Westchester County, New York

First Appearance: Generation X Collector's Preview (October, 1994)

History: (Generation X Collector's Preview - Hembeck page) - Although many believe that any mutant can get into Xavier's School For Gifted Youngsters, at least five mutants were rejected by the school. Depresso was rejected because his ability to "bum out" others made him a liability to potential teammates; Leafmaster was accepted, only to be slain by the school's groundskeeper; Radial's power was only helpful in pursing villains who were headed downhill; Sneezing Louise got a thumbs down from the cafeteria workers; Sydewaze's powers were found to have no licensing value, because most mutant comic books were printed on their side already.

Comments: Created by Fred Hembeck.

Does anyone else recall the Xavier's School ever having a groundskeeper? Is that a codeword for Wolverine?

At the time of this special, Generation X were the first actual students Xavier's School had taken in years since the New Mutants moved out.

This wasn't meant to be set on Earth-616, but the humorous (in Leafmaster's case grimly humorous) nature of the characters and their histories is the only thing keeping it outside the regular continuity.
I don't anything definitely rules them out, but they are certainly fringe characters at best--Snood

These guys should have all joined S.P.A.F.O.N. (from the Year-in-Review features).

by Prime Eternal

CLARIFICATIONS:
These rejects should not be confused with:

Depression, of the Mindscape, agent of Cobweb, @ Sleepwalker#22
Radian, member of Quentin Quire's Omega Gang, @ New X-Men I#135
Radian of Earth-2099, Y'lestja, @ Doom 2099#15
Sidereus, Axi-Tun, agent of Lord Votan, @ Star Masters#1
Joe Sidesaddle, of the Daily Bugle, @ Marvel Vision#27
Sidestep, Mike Russo, assassin, @ Excalibur: XX Crossing
Sidestep of Earth-Guardians, one of Rancor's Nine, @ Guardians of the Galaxy#8
Sidewinder, Seth Voelker, founder of the Serpent Society, @ Marvel Two-In-One#64
Sidewinder, leased costume from Voelker, @ Iron Fist III#1
Sidewinder, leased costume from Voelker, joined Serpent Society, @ Captain America IV#31

DEPRESSO

Depresso was a mutant with the ability to bum out anyone within earshot. He was rejected by the school because his powers were a liability to his teammates, and it was thought that school spirit would suffer if he attended pep rallies.