Nightcrawler

For other uses of Nightcrawler, see Nightcrawler (disambiguation)

Nightcrawler
Real Name	Kurt Wagner
Alias(es)	The Incredible Nightcrawler
Species	Mutant
Gender	Male
Status	Unknown (Original Timeline) alive (Revised Timeline)
Appearances
Movie	X2: X-Men United X-Men: Apocalypse
Game	X-Men: The Official Game
Actors/Actresses
Portrayed by	Alan Cumming

"My name is Kurt Wagner, but in the Munich circus I was known as the Incredible Nightcrawler."

―Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) is a mutant who is part of the X-Men. His abilities are superhuman agility, teleportation, and invisibility in deep shadows.

Biography

X2: X-Men United: The Movie Prequel: Nightcrawler

Kurt Wagner was a mutant orphan who was raised by kind circus folk in Germany. He had strong faith even though people were scared of him because of his devilish look. He took the name 'The Incredible Nightcrawler'. He was later captured by Weapon X as he was transformed into a living weapon like Wolverine and Deadpool.

X2: X-Men United

Nightcrawler was controlled by Colonel William Stryker to assasinate the President. He stood undercover and watched as Alicia Vargas read a speech excerpt by Abraham Lincoln.  He then raced through the White House with a combination of teleporting and running, attacking those he found on the way until he reached the Oval Office.  There he jumped on the President and raised a dagger as if to stab him, but was shot by a guard - dropping the dagger and teleporting away. It fell next to the President and on it was written 'MUTANT FREEDOM NOW." 

Storm and Jean Grey attempt to recuit Nightcrawler after his discovery by Professor X through Cerebro. They look after him before taking him to the X-Jet to make their way home.

Following the abduction of several students from Xavier's School by Stryker's soldiers, Nightcrawler joins the X-Men in their rescue mission.  After picking up Wolverine, Rogue, Iceman and Pyro, they are threatened by jet fighters. A missile tears through the X-Jet, and Rogue is sucked out before being rescued by Nightcrawler. Just before the X-Jet crashes, everyone is saved by Magneto.

Later in the evening, Jean Grey read his mind, discovering the location of Stryker's base. He aided the X-Men with their mission to find Professor X and the abducted students. Following Jean's apparent death, Nightcrawler prayed for no more evil hoping everything will be good.

Later on, he appears with the X-Men for one last time when they travel to the White House.

X-Men: The Official Game

After Stryker stole parts from Cerebro, The X-Men forgot them so they had to get them leaving Nightcrawler to be the most valuable canidate. When he reached Cerebro, Nightcrawler had to fight Sentinels. When Multiple Man attacked the Brooklyn Bridge, Storm and Nightcrawler come to stop him. Storm is left fighting the clones and Nightcraler finds the real one. He defeats him sending him to a prison. During this time after Nightcrawler left Mastermind to die, He had wierd visions as did Storm but mostly Nightcrawler. After a while, Mastermind reaches out to him asking for help. He helps his ghost to be free but he is still dead. Nightcrawler told Professor X and Beast that he is a simple man an does not want to fight. He left to Germany but was told that he was allowed to come back. Nightcrawler thanked him and went off to take a break.

Powers

• Teleportation - Nightcrawler is able to teleport to any place, as long as he knows where he is going.
• Shadow Camouflage - He has limited abilities to blend into shadows.
  • Enhanced Stealth - When it is hidden in the darkness shows that he able to have great stealth.
• Prehensile Tail - Allows him to grab onto objects with relative ease. His tail is strong enough to not only support his body weight but also lift an adult man completely off the ground. It is deft enough to fight with like a sword or blunt object.
• Superhuman Acrobactics - Nightcrawler's agility, balance, reflexes, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels beyond the human body's natural limits.
• Superhuman Senses - He able to have great sence of vision to see in the dark. Also have great sence of hearing.

Relationships

Friends Professor X - Friend and Mentor Amanda Sefton - Lover Storm - Friend and Teammate Jean Grey - Friend and Teammate Iceman - Friend and Teammate Rogue - Friend and Teammate Cyclops - Teammate Beast - Teammate Wolverine - Teammate

Enemies Multiple Man - Enemy William Stryker - Enemy Lady Deathstrike - Enemy Sabretooth - Enemy Magneto - Enemy Toad - Enemy Jason Stryker - Enemy

Trivia

• It has not yet been stated who is Nightcrawler's father in the film series. Although he and Mystique had a brief conversation in X2, there was no reference to the fact that she is his mother like she is in the comics.
• Another popular theory is that John Wraith, who appeared in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, is Nightcrawler's father due to his teleporting abilities. This was even confirmed in the movie's tie-in game but the game is non-canon.
• Nightcrawler doesn't appear in X-Men: The Last Stand because Alan Cumming stated that the make-up process was uncomfortable. He still planned on returing when Bryan Singer was attached but left when Brett Ratner came to direct. Thoughts of replacement were considered but his part was so minimal so his part was cut. In the X-Men: The Official Game, his absence is explained saying that he doesn't wish to lead a violent life.

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External links

• Nightcrawler on the Marvel Wiki
• Nightcrawler on Wikipedia