Nightcrawler

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Real Name

Kurt Wagner (legally changed from Kurt Szardos)^[1],

Current Alias

Nightcrawler

Aliases

Gainsborough, Bamf, Great Boggie, Elf, Fuzzy Elf, Herr Indigo, The Flying Fiend^[1], The Magnificent Monster^[1], The Daredevil Demon^[1]

Relatives

Azazel (father) Raven Darkholme (Mystique) (mother)[1] Baron Christian Wagner (step-father, deceased) Margali Szardos (foster mother)[1] Jimaine Szardos (Amanda Sefton) (foster sister)[1] Stefan Szardos (foster brother, deceased)[1] Gloria Brickman (foster sister) Rogue (unofficial foster sister) Graydon Creed (maternal half-brother) Nils Styger (Abyss) (paternal half-brother) Marcus Skarr (Kiwi Black) (paternal half-brother) Ginniyeh (paternal half-sister) Jillian (paternal half-sister) Ophis (paternal half-brother) Yidrazil (paternal half-brother)

Affiliation

X-Men

Base Of Operations

Belasco's Castle in Limbo

Status

Alignment

Bad

Identity

Secret Identity

Citizenship

German

Marital Status

Single

Education

College Graduate

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Eyes

Yellow

Hair

Blue

Skin

Blue

Unusual Features

Nightcrawler has only three digits (including an opposable thumb) on each hand. He also has only 2 toes on each foot, each longer than an ordinary human's. He has a prehensile tail, approximately 3'6" long, which could support his own weight. Nightcrawler has pointed ears and pronounced fang-like canine teeth. His spine is more flexible than an ordinary human being's, allowing him to spend much of his time in a semi-crouching position without damaging his posture and enabling him to perform contortionist-like feats. His body is almost entirely covered with a fine indigo-colored fur.

Origin

Origin

Mutant

Universe

Earth-8280

Place of Birth

Castle of Baron Christian Wagner, Bavaria, Germany^[1]

Place of Death

Belasco's Castle in Limbo

Created by

Chris Claremont, Brent Anderson

First appearance

Appearance of Death

Uncanny X-Men #160
(August, 1982)

Magik (Illyana and Storm Limited Series) #2
(January, 1984)

HistoryEdit

This version of Nightcrawler was introduced when the X-Men were first sent to Limbo. This Kurt was in a team of X-Men that were not able to return to their dimension and Kurt became a servant of Belasco, while battling former team mates. Kurt was the first person that Sprite saw and she assumed it was her teammate. Kurt was later knocked unconscious by the mainstream Kurt Wagner and replaced at Belasco's side, as he waited to strike.

Kurt was later killed by Cat, an alternate version of Kitty Pryde who was also trapped in Limbo.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

Seemingly those of Kurt Wagner (Earth-616).

LinksEdit

• 5 Appearances of Kurt Wagner (Earth-8280)
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• Quotations by or about Kurt Wagner (Earth-8280)
• Character Gallery: Kurt Wagner (Earth-8280)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Kurt Wagner (Earth-8280) 
• Characters killed by Nightcrawler

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