

Once he's revived by the Five, he's back in action for good. He was about to recover and get back into things, but his death disrupted that. 10-Minute Retirement: He's forced into one after Mystique slashes his throat and messes up his powers for a while.In 2019 he seems to be entirely restored, whereas he was a weird zombie previously before being outright killed again in Uncanny X-Men (2018). Deceased in 2005, he was briefly resurrected in 2013 and became a Horseman of Apocalypse. Being about 10-15 years older than the rest of the recruits, he was only active for a short amount of time but still hung around as a reserve and as a mentor, who applied his experience in espionage and anti-terrorism to the younger members of the group. Later, he joins the X-Men when the original five are kidnapped. He was mind-controlled by an alien terrorist group but freed by the X-Men. After his wife died in a terrorist bombing, he blamed his cousin, causing him to run off with his daughter and driving a rift between the two. Notable Aliases: Irish, Agent #215-66, Death Nationality: Irish, Krakoan Species: Human mutant First Appearance: X-Men #28 (January, 1967)Ī detective and heir to a castle and fortune in County Mayo, Sean Cassidy was a former Interpol inspector with flight and sound manipulation abilities. In that pitch, Nightcrawler would have been an alien from a race who inspired Earth's images of demons and something between a Token Evil Teammate and a Nominal Hero, with an animalistic attitude and a taste for Black Comedy instead, under Chris Claremont he became one of the Marvel Universe's classic examples of Dark Is Not Evil. Nightcrawler's unique design was a carryover from an earlier Dave Cockrum pitch ◊ to DC for new members of the Legion of Super-Heroes. He's also one of the luckiest with women, as his unusual appearance and approachable personality tends to draw women to him really easily. Nightcrawler is generally considered to be one of the X-Men's Ensemble Dark Horses and manages to consistently rank among the most popular X-Men. This also makes him Rogue's adoptive half-brother. Kurt later discovered that the villainous terrorist Mystique was his mother, who had to abandon him because he couldn't change his shape and blend in with her.

He's a fan of swashbuckling fiction and Errol Flynn in particular, and for a time, he took up swordplay and started to wear an almost pirate-like costume. Nightcrawler was raised in a circus, where he was accepted with the other "freaks" and grew to have a playful and happy-go-lucky personality. Despite his demonic appearance, he is a devout Catholic.

I have this irresistible urge to play the part." Nationality: German Species: Human mutant First Appearance: ''Giant-Size X-Men'' #1 (May 1975)Ī mutant from Germany, Nightcrawler possesses superhuman agility, wallcrawling, a prehensile tail, and the ability to teleport. "Every so often, liebchen note sweetheart, since I look like a demon.
