History
Weapon X
Kurt Wagner was a captive of the Weapon X project, and was, like Rogue and Wolverine, forced to become one of their mutant agents. However inhumane their treatment of him, Kurt refused to forget his idealism and faith. He even managed to convince Storm not to take vengeance against the Weapon X commander, John Wraith. Killing Wraith, he said, would bring her to Wraith's level.[citation needed]
X-Men
Freed from Weapon X, Kurt returned to his home, but soon decided to join the X-Men when they needed help against Magneto and began attending Xavier's school. [citation needed]
A friendly, humorous young man with a zest for high adventure, Kurt was well-liked among his teammates. He somewhat bonded with Angel, who was the only other X-Man besides himself who couldn't hide his mutation, and together they "misused" the Danger Room for "Pirates of the Caribbean-like" "role-playing" sessions.[citation needed]
Kurt became interested in teammate and friend Alison Blaire. He was saddened by the fact that Warren, too, was interested in Dazzler. Indeed, Dazzler and Angel soon became a couple, leaving Kurt the only X-Man without a significant other.[citation needed]
Piotr and Anti-Homosexuality
Kurt also befriended Colossus. The two spent much of their time together. Eventually, Piotr came out, explaining that he was gay. Disgusted by Piotr's sexual orientation, Kurt saw his former friendship as dead. It could be implied that Kurt also harbored some disturbed feelings towards Piotr, possibly due to his religious background. However, he later reversed his stance, saying that it was unfair, due to the fact that Colossus had treated him as a brother and apologized. He even joined Colossus' "X-Men" team comprised of Dazzler, Rogue, Angel and himself, all under the influence of the drug Banshee.[citation needed]
Ultimatum
While walking down the New York City streets to a theater, Kurt was killed by Magneto's Ultimatum wave, which also killed many of the X-Men along with him.[citation needed]Attributes
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Powers
Nightcrawler was a mutant whose mutation granted him a demon-like physiology which granted him the following abilities:
- Teleportation: Kurt possessed the ability to teleport. He can teleport up two miles; he can teleport himself with others in this manner; and extreme circumstances has been seen move an entire car.
- Flexible Bone Structure: Nightcrawler's bone structure allowed him great flexibility. He could remain in a crouched position for a long time and perform contortionist type feats without causing any damage to his spine.
- Superhuman Agility: Nightcrawler's agility, balance, and bodily coordination were enhanced to levels beyond the human body's natural limits.
- Superhuman Reflexes: Nightcrawler's natural reaction time was enhanced to a level beyond the human body's natural limits.
- Prehensile Tail: Kurt possessed a prehensile tail capable of holding his body weight.
- Wall-Crawling: Kurt possessed control over the inter-atomic bonding between molecules allowing him to cling to any surface.
Former Powers
Under the influence of the Banshee Drug, Nightcrawler was able to launch dagger-like bolts which could teleport objects at a distance in addition being able to teleport greater distances.Abilities
Notes
- It has not been revealed if Mystique is Kurt's mother in this universe.
- He originally spoke only German,[citation needed] but learned English through Jean Grey's mental prowess, and various films.[citation needed]
- It should be noted that Ultimate Nightcrawler's uniform resembles Dave Cockrum's original concept design of the Mainstream Nightcrawler. [1]
See Also
- 76 appearance(s) of Kurt Wagner (Earth-1610)
- 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Kurt Wagner (Earth-1610)
- 5 minor appearance(s) of Kurt Wagner (Earth-1610)
- 1 mention(s) of Kurt Wagner (Earth-1610)
- 43 image(s) of Kurt Wagner (Earth-1610)