Kurt Wagner

Kurt is a full-fledged member of the X-Men under the name Nightcrawler, a respected and valued part of the team.

Details

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Real Name: Kurt Wagner

Codename: Nightcrawler

Aliases: None.

First Appearance: [May 14, 2003]

Date of Birth: 24 December 1976

Place of Birth: Bavaria, Germany

Citizenship: German

Relatives: Szardos Clan: Margali Szardos (adopted mother), Ivan Szardos (adopted father - deceased), Stefan Szardos (adopted brother), Amanda Sefton (adopted sister), Jimaine Szardos (adopted sister), Meggan Szardos (adopted sister), Mystique (mother).

Education: Limited to the basics - he can read and write, and is intelligent, but has never gained any formal qualifications.

Relationship Status: Single.

Occupation: X-Man, teacher at Xavier's.

Team Affiliation: X-Men

Biography

Childhood

Kurt had a mostly happy childhood growing up among the Szardos clan (left there by Mystique after he was born among them), and as a performer in their circus as soon as he was old enough - his physical agility and talent for acrobatics, given by his physical mutations, made him a natural. There were tensions outside the immediate family brought on by Margali's adoption of him, and he has always felt a little set apart by his physical differences and the fact of his adoption, but these were minor issues and he was loved by most of the clan.

Living At The X-Mansion

Kurt was quickly accepted into the X-Men as a trainee after the incident with Stryker, when he chose to remain at the mansion rather than going back to the clan, and was raised to full membership sometime afterward. He has been a team member ever since, and has seemed to be happy and fulfilled in this.

However, the events on Youra and subsequently, especially the events of Bleeding, have contributed to a building pressure on Kurt, much of it self-inflicted. This is almost certain to come to a head before too long.

Physical Characteristics

Height: 5'10

Weight: Unknown.

Eyes: Yellow.

Hair: Black.

Other Features: A great deal of self-inflicted scarification all over his body, in patterns. One straight scar on his face, inflicted by Marius Laverne during Bleeding. A pointed tail and blue skin. Only two digits on each hand and foot.

Powers

Kurt's primary power is teleportation - his particular method involves split-second travel through another dimension to arrive at another point in this one. The side effect of this is clouds of blue sulphurous smoke whenever he teleports.

He can also draw shadows around himself, as a way to hide or to move in stealth (where it's already dark). He rarely uses this aspect of his powers, however.

His natural agility might also count as a power, since it's a result of his physical mutations.

Equipment

Kurt's X-Men uniform has been custom designed to allow his tail to hang out and he doesn't wear the boots to enable him to use his prehensile feet for climbing.