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Because of Charles Xavier's inability to walk he used a hover chair instead of a normal wheelchair.
History[]
Charles Xavier began using a wheelchair after he was crippled by Magneto. At first Xavier used a normal wheelchair but later began using a hover chair.
Who designed and built the hover chair for Charles Xavier is unknown.
The hover chair has various built-in mechanisms that allowed Xavier to control Cerebro or to detect disturbances in the space time continuum. There is also a built-in communication device.
The hover chair also has a secret compartment where Professor X keeps a laser gun in the event that he should have to defend himself from attackers.
The original hover chair had a more box shape look. A second hover chair that was built for Xavier was more oval shaped.
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In the comics[]
In the comics, Xavier's hover chair was designed and built by Forge and was later upgraded by using Shi'ar technology.