History: 
ADVOCATES
Membership: Boggart (Robin Wise), Naiad (Aurelie Sabayon), Pinpoint (Gerard Cooper), Trovao (Pedro de Noli), Umbra (Patrick Nesbitt), Xenon (Shaun Kennedy)
Purpose: X-Men training squad for learning to control and develop their mutant powers
Aliases: None
Affiliations: Rogue (Anna Marie, advisor)
Enemies: None
Base of Operations: Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Westchester County, New York
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men I#444 (July, 2004)
History:
(Uncanny X-Men I#444 - BTS) - After manifesting their powers, the six mutant teens who would make up the Advocates enrolled at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. There, they were selected to join one of the special training squads, each mentored by one of the X-Men. They were placed on the Advocates, led by Rogue.
(Uncanny X-Men I#444) - While giving her students a tour around the mansion's underground complex, Rogue brought the Advocates to the Danger Room where she had booked a special training session with them. However, the doors were still locked because Wolverine, Nightcrawler and Storm had taken the liberty of scheduling an impromptu session for themselves. Rogue and her students made their way to the upstairs control booth and Danger Room where they were astonished to witness the experienced X-Men tear through hordes of Sentinels.
(Uncanny X-Men I#445) - While checking the global news regarding the X.S.E.'s failed attempt at rescuing troubled mutant teenager Tommy Reichert, Sage also witnessed Boggart and Pinpoint training.
(Uncanny X-Men I#446) - In order to test the X-Men Jamie Braddock created a Fury facsimile which managed to take over Sage via cybernetic linkage. Now under the control of the facsimile Sage saw the remaining residents of the Xavier Institute as potential hostile contacts activation the intruder systems causing the mansion to flood with sleeping gas. Rogue and the Advocates were among those seen unconscious, taken out by the sleeping gas.
(Decimation: House of M - The Day After#1) - Following the depowering of most mutants Husk called Aurelie's mother to inform her that Aurelie had lost her powers.
Comments: Created by Chris Claremont (writer) Alan Davis (pencils), Mark Farmer (inks).
Chris Claremont never got around to naming the Advocates' members and powers on panel. That information was disclosed in the Xavier's Institute entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe HC#13.
Loki's info on the codenames:
Boggart's codename is the name of a malevolent type of elf or ogre from English folklore, which might suggest that he is English.
Naiad has another appearance, bts, in Decimation: House of M The Day After. A Naiad is a water nymph, tying to her powers.
Trovão is the Portuguese word for Thunder, which fits with his sonic boom power. Given his real name is Pedro de Noli, he is presumably either from Portugal or Brazil (there are other countries that speak Portuguese, ex-colonies of Portugal, but those are the two where people still tend to have recognisably Portuguese names).
Umbra's codename is Latin, and means shadow, which ties to his darkness control.
Xenon is a noble gas, and is used in flash lamps, arc lamps and lasers, which ties to his ability to generate light. Concerning his real name: Shaun Kennedy is named after a friend of mine.
Profile by MarvellousLuke
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Advocates have no known connections to
Real Name: Robin Wise Powers/Abilities: Enhanced strength and green skin --Uncanny X-Men I#444 (Uncanny X-Men I#445, Uncanny X-Men I#446 Real Name: Aurelie Sabayon Powers/Abilities: Breathes water (Decimation: X-Men - The Day After#1) - Husk called Aurelie's mother to inform her that Aurelie had lost her powers. --Uncanny X-Men I#444 (Uncanny X-Men I#446, Decimation: House of M - The Day After#1 Real Name: Gerard Cooper Powers/Abilities: High-range telescopic vision and pink skin --Uncanny X-Men I#444 (Uncanny X-Men I#445, Uncanny X-Men I#446 Real Name: Pedro de Noli Powers/Abilities: Generates sonic booms --Uncanny X-Men I#444, Uncanny X-Men I#446 Real Name: Patrick Nesbitt Powers/Abilities: Controls darkness and dark grey skin --Uncanny X-Men I#444, Uncanny X-Men I#446 Real Name: Shaun Kennedy Powers/Abilities: Generates light blasts --Uncanny X-Men I#444, Uncanny X-Men I#446 images: (without ads) Appearances:
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Identity/Class: Human mutant
Identity/Class: Human mutant
Identity/Class: Human mutant
Identity/Class: Human mutant
Identity/Class: Human mutant
Identity/Class: Human mutant
Uncanny X-Men I#444, p12, pan2 (main image)
Uncanny X-Men I#444, p12, pan1 (entering the Danger Room)
Uncanny X-Men I#446, p8, pan5 (knocked out)
Uncanny X-Men I#444, p14, pan2 (head shots for individual members)
Uncanny X-Men I#444 (July, 2004) - Chris Claremont (writer) Alan Davis (pencils), Mark Farmer (inks), Mike Marts (editor)
Uncanny X-Men I#445 (August, 2004) - Chris Claremont (writer), Alan Davis (pencils), Mark Farmer (inks), Mike Marts, Stephanie Moore, Cory Sedlmeier (editor)
Uncanny X-Men I#446 (September, 2004) - Chris Claremont (writer), Alan Davis (pencils), Mark Farmer (inks), Mike Marts, Stephanie Moore, Cory Sedlmeier (editor)
Decimation: House of M - The Day After#1 (January, 2006) - Chris Claremont (writer), Randy Green & Aaron Lopresti (pencils), Rob Hunter, Norm Rapmund & Don Hillsman (inks), Mike Marts (editor)
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