Nightcrawler

Kurt Wagner, also known as Kurt Szardos and Nightcrawler, is a character from the Marvel Comics series.
== Charactah Account ==
Kurt is a prominent member of the X-Men and former member and leader of Excalibur. He possessed the Neyaphemian ability of teleportation, as well as incredible agility, wall scaling and a prehensile tail. Nightcrawler is a devout Catholic, contrasting his demonic appearance. He is a highly skilled swordsmen and former circus acrobat.
Nightcrawler is a devout Catholic and a very friendly character. Generally polite and cheeky, he is very protective of his friends and does whatever he can to help them, teleporting them to safety, helping infiltrate the Weapon X facility or even snoop on the adults on Rogue's behalf. Nightcrawler's friendliness and eagerness to interact with others sometimes leads to him being dismissed when trying to introduce himself, notable when Wolverine, Storm, Beast and Mystique generally dismiss him. However, he is seen to be respected by the other members.
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* All-New X-Men
* Amazing X-Men
* Astonishing X-Men
* Avengers & X-Men: Axis
* Classic X-Men
* Dawn of X
* Deadpool
* Essential X-Men
* Excalibur
* Exiles
* Extraordinary X-Men
* Immortal X-Men
* Marauders
* Marvel Age
* Marvel Comics Presents
* Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men
* Marvel Mega
* Marvel Mix
* Marvel Pocketbook
* Marvel Previews
* Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars
* Marvel Tales
* Mutant X
* New X-Men
* Nightcrawler
* Projekt X/X-Men
* Reign of X
* Secret Wars II
* The New Mutants
* The Uncanny X-Men
* The X-Men
* Titans
* Ultimate Spider-Man
* Ultimate Spider-Man And X-Men
* Ultimate X-Men
* Uncanny X-Force
* Uncanny X-Men
* Uncanny X-Men: First Class
* Wolverine
* Wolverine and Deadpool
* Wolverine and Gambit
* Wolverine Unleashed
* Wolverine: First Class
* X-Force
* X-Marvel
* X-Men
* X-Men Annual
* X-Men Classic
* X-Men Extra
* X-Men Forever
* X-Men Forever 2
* X-Men Resurrxion
* X-Men Universe
* X-Men Unlimited
* X-Men: Age of Apocalypse
* X-Men: Blue
* X-Men: Deadly Genesis
* X-Men: Genesis Mortal
* X-Men: Gold
* X-Men: Legacy
* X-Men: Red
* X-Treme X-Men
== Trivia ==
* A notable geography error appears in "The Winding Ways" (Nightcrawler (Vol. 3) #7-#11). Nightcrawler travels to Bavaria in order to visit his old circus, which he states is located in the Black Forest. The Black Forest region doesn't belong to Bavaria, it is actually part of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg.
* Dave Cockrum actually designed Nightcrawler while still in the U.S. Navy, stationed in Guam, when a typhoon made it too noisy to sleep. His original vision, a demon who refused to return to hell for punishment after he failed a mission, was meant to serve as sidekick for another of his creations, the Intruder. He later submitted the character for inclusion in DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes series, which he worked on just before coming to Marvel. DC editor Murray Boltinoff rejected the character as being "too funny looking."
* A calendar in Kurt's room shown in Nightcrawler (Vol. 3) #12 indicates that his birthday is in November.
* Writer Chris Claremont had several different ideas for Nightcrawler's parentage, including Nightmare as his father, and Mystique as his father (with Destiny as his mother). The Nightmare connection was prevented by then-Dr. Strange (and later X-Men) editor Roger Stern, and the Mystique/Destiny idea was dropped almost immediately.
* Nightcrawler's "shadow-blending" ability was deliberately ignored by Marvel at one point. In the 80's reprint series, Classic X-Men #11, the scene where Nightcrawler first discovered the ability was slightly redrawn and rewritten to remove any reference to it.
* Nightcrawler is referenced in the song "In the Garage" by Weezer:
** I've got the Dungeon Master's Guide
** I've got a twelve-sided die
** I've got Kitty Pryde
** And Nightcrawler too
** Waiting there for me
** Yes I do, I do
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Kurt Wagner (Earth-616) at Marvel Database
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