Magneto has always been that type of character for me. Considering his back story and how you happen to view the world yourself, you can very easily see him as

Magneto has always been that type of character for me. Considering his back story and how you happen to view the world yourself, you can very easily see him as being the good guy against the hateful and prejudiced humans (and Xavier as being too pacifist and unable to enact any "real" change).