---
tags:
aliases:
up:
  - "[[New Mutants]]"
  - "[[Imperial Guard]]"
down:
same:
siblings:
parents:
partners:
  - "[[Ultra Smasher]]"
children:
  - "[[Josiah Guthrie]]"
best friends:
---

New Mutants

This incident led to Sam being discovered by Donald Pierce, who recruited him in a plot to attack a young group of mutants Professor Charles Xavier, founder of the X-Men, had assembled. Sam eventually came to his senses and turned against Pierce. Professor Xavier saw the good inside Sam and invited him to join his New Mutants. Cannonball left his family to join the team.[22]

At Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, the New Mutants were tutored by Professor X and trained in the use of their powers in the Danger Room. Though the team was originally created because the Professor was possessed by the Brood Queen egg inside of him for future embryos, Cannonball remained with the team for its entire existence. He formed close friendships with his teammates, Wolfsbane and Sunspot, and a friendly rivalry with Danielle Moonstar (Psyche) who, along with Cannonball, was the team's co-leader.[23]

Cannonball saved the life of international rock star and mutant teleporter Lila Cheney. The two became romantically involved, but due to the nature of Lila's career, their relationship proceeded slowly.[24] Later, during a trip to Asgard Sam ended-up in Nidavellir, where he befriended Eitri, King of the Dwarves. After their adventure in Asgard, the New Mutants found themselves under the guidance of a new teacher, Magneto.[25][26][27]

Sam briefly visited his hometown to introduce Lila to his family. His younger brother, Josh Guthrie (who didn't wish to become a mutant), enjoyed a ride on Sam's back and decided that being a mutant wouldn't be so bad if he would get to fly.[28]

When Illyana accidentally separated the New Mutants through time and space Cannonball, Cypher, Mirage, and Warlock were sent to a future where mutants ruled and their former teammates, Sunspot and Magma, were chief Arbitrators who oppressed humans and even kidnapped their mutant children. They were captured and about to be brainwashed until Illyana returned with Professor Xavier, Lilandra Neramani, and Binary.[29]

At a friendly soccer game Bobby da Costa accidentally ended-up giving Sam a concussion. Sunspot ran away, fearing he was a danger to his team. Warlock went after Sunspot and this left Sam and the team feeling deeply guilty and worried about Warlock and Sunspot's whereabouts.[30]

Following a previous battle with Mojo,[31] the New Mutants ended up coming to the X-Men's aid when Mojo de-aged Magneto, Shadowcat, Colossus, Rogue, Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler, Psylocke, and Longshot into babies. In the battle that followed, the New Mutants were able to break the nine de-aged heroes free of Mojo's brainwashing. [32]

Not long after Cypher's death, Sam was among the New Mutants captured by a demon posing as Baba Yaga. Alongside Warlock, Dani, Roberto, and Rahne, Sam was fattened into obesity and would have been eaten had Illyana and Colossus not intervened.[33]

Sam was allowed to attend another of Lila's concerts, where she was attacked by the alien Intergalactic Red-Tape Brigade. The New Mutants arrived and, after Lila was captured, they met Gosamyr, who offered to help get Lila if the New Mutants helped her save her family.[34] While tracking Lila in space, Gosamyr began to play on the emotions of Sam and Bobby, but Warlock and the women seemed to be immune to her powers.[35] After arriving on the planet Lila was on, the New Mutants battled aliens and themselves, until Illyana attacked Gosamyr with her Soulsword and broke her hold on everyone. The New Mutants were captured by Spyder and Gosamyr's family was forcefully matured until Gosamyr rescued the New Mutants and Lila seemingly sacrificed herself to teleport Gosamyr's family into a sun.[36]

The mutants did not stay under the care of Magneto, as Cannonball and Mirage decided to move the team out from under Magneto's thumb. Magneto revealed that he joined the X-Men, led the New Mutants, and entered the Hellfire Club to build a foundation for control and peace among mutant kind. Magneto explained that the teams were to be his army against the coming war between humans and mutants. Magneto allowed the New Mutants to leave warning that, in time, they would find his ways right.[37]

The New Mutants were introduced to X-Factor and began to live on Ship, merging with the X-Terminators.[38] One of the new members, Tabitha Smith, developed a crush on Sam.[39] 
> [!info] 
> ![[cannonball.jpg]]
>  ###### Parents
> ```breadcrumbs
type: tree
fields: [parents]
depth: [0, 4]
>```
> ###### Partner
>```breadcrumbs
type: tree
fields: [partners]
depth: [0, 1]
> ```
> ###### Children
> ```breadcrumbs
type: tree
fields: [children]
depth: [0, 10]
> ```
> ###### Siblings
> ```breadcrumbs
type: tree
fields: [siblings]
depth: [0, 0]
> ```
# Other Relationships
## Best Friends
```breadcrumbs
type: tree
fields: [best friends]
depth: [0, 4]
```
## Friends
```breadcrumbs
type: tree
fields: [best friends]
depth: [0, 4]
```