History
Stephan Szardos was the son of witch-queen Margali Szardos. He grew up alongside his sister Jimaine Szardos and adoptive brother Kurt, who would later join the X-Men as Nightcrawler.[2]
Stephan was the first person Kurt showed his teleporting powers to. After he did, Stephan admitted that his mother had magic powers, which he and his sister were likely to have as well. Stephan was worried that the magic that ran through his family could corrupt him and turn him evil, so he asked his brother to kill him, should he ever turn and take an innocent life, to which Kurt agreed.[3]
Over the years, Stephan grew jealous of the attention Kurt received in the circus, and began to take the lives of children who displayed mutant-powers themselves — although it later turned out he had been possessed by Hive at the time. Before he could hurt anyone else, Kurt fought his brother, and though he didn't mean to actually kill Stephan, he did so accidentally. When he was found next to the body of Stephan and several dead children, the nearby villagers assumed that he had killed all of them.[4][5]See Also
- 5 appearance(s) of Stephan Szardos (Earth-616)
- 2 minor appearance(s) of Stephan Szardos (Earth-616)
- 9 mention(s) of Stephan Szardos (Earth-616)
- 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Stephan Szardos (Earth-616)
- 1 image(s) of Stephan Szardos (Earth-616)