Nightcrawler or Night snake (Nightcrawler) was originally going to be a DC comic book character. According to the original idea, it was a demon who failed the mission for which he was sent from Hell to Earth, and decided to stay on Earth. DC editors rejected the idea, and Nightcrawler's creator approached Marvel, where he was accepted. True, the demon turned into a German mutant, but in general, practically nothing has changed.
Nightcrawler's name is Kurt Wagner, and he boasts very boring parents. Nightcrawler's mother is a mutant and his father is powerful demon Azazel. Kurt was raised by a gypsy Margali Zardos, a sorceress and servant of Azazel. She moonlighted as a fortune teller in the circus, where Kurt ended up. The nightcrawler in the circus was an acrobat, and people were sure that this was an ordinary person in an unusual costume.
Nightcrawler's main ability is teleportation over short distances. The greater the distance, the more difficult it is for him to teleport. He does this by cutting off the path through hell, so after his “jump” smoke and the smell of sulfur remain in the air. Teleportation tires not only Kurt, but also his “passengers” - with a few quick jumps of a couple of meters, the Nightcrawler can knock out the person with whom he “jumped”. In addition, he is amazingly agile, can crawl along walls, can swordsman with equal dexterity with both hands and tail, and sees well in the dark. In the shadows, it can blend in with the shadows.
When the circus Kurt worked for was bought by a greedy American, Kurt was promoted from acrobats to the freak show category. He did not like this, and he fled, moving to the quiet German town of Winseldorf. But he did not manage to live quietly there - one of the native children of the gypsy Margali, Stefan, went crazy and began to kill children. Nightcrawler fought Stefan and accidentally killed him. This was seen by a simple passer-by and came to a completely logical conclusion - “The maniac has been found! The blue-skinned devil is killing innocent children!” The hunt began for Kurt, but the raging crowd with pitchforks and torches was stopped in time by the one who arrived to recruit Kurt into the team.
Several issues of the X-Men in general and Nightcrawler in particular are linked to the Bamfs. (Bamfs)- small playful imps, similar to Nightcrawler. Bamfs, as it turned out, were born in the depths of hell, and their parents were a giant infernal larva and a shapeshifting demon. Azazel, Kurt's father, found the newborn Bamfs, thrown out on one of the hellish roads, and having given the babies his blood, he recruited them into his army in order to invade paradise in the foreseeable future and take from there as much as possible more souls. And Nightcrawler Bamfov turned over.
Kurt spent some time leading the established Excalibur team. They fought mercenaries from the Technet organization - and in one of the issues, Nightcrawler led the Technet, renaming the team "N-Men" in honor of himself.
During the wanderings of Wolverine, Colossus and Nightcrawler across Europe, Logan and Kurt started a "war of fun". So, Wolverine played with the settings of Kurt's camouflage holoprojector - and Kurt, turning on the camouflage mode, became like not an ordinary guy, but like Angelina Jolie. After that, the photo of “Joli” with the Colossus appeared in the yellow press. The real Angelina refrained from commenting.
Nightcrawler died in the plot of X-Men: The Second Coming, during the battle with the cyborg Bastion. Bastion sensed where the Nightcrawler would move and extended his hand. When Kurt teleported, the hand ended up inside him, leading to an agonizing death. However, he returned to life with the help of the Bamfs and managed to save Paradise from his father's invasion.
Nightcrawler didn't get along well with his parents. Still, a staunch Catholic and in general “ good guy” against a mercenary without principles and a demon (although Azazel is more of a mutant with demonic form... and in general, according to one version, all demons, like angels, are mutants, but this is a completely different story). By the way, according to the original version, Mystique was supposed to be Kurt's father. Being bisexual, she had to turn into a man and give a child to her chosen one. The Marvel editors dismissed this option as too weird. Of course, an intimate relationship with a mutant demon would be more realistic.
Nightcrawler appeared in several episodes of the X-Men animated series of the 90s, became one of the main characters in the X-Men: Evolution animated series, and repeatedly appeared in the Wolverine and the X-Men animated series. He is one of central characters in the films "X-Men 2" and "X-Men: Apocalypse", he was also supposed to appear in "Days of Future Past", but this idea was abandoned, due to the glut of X-Men.
(Tatterdemalion) his real name is Arnold Paffenroth - fictional character And . The character was created by Tom Sutton, and in the pages he first appeared (unnamed)" Werewolf at night"#9 (September 1973), (named)" Marvel Team Up#93 He has appeared as a member of teams such as the Thunderbolts, the Night Crew and the Committee.
Biography
Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, he became a tap dancer and actor. He He was once a wealthy business investor until Las Vegas mobsters scammed him of all his money. This led to his divorce and he became an insane homeless man. With an army of outcasts, Sidney Sarnak is hired on behalf of the Committee, and is said to have fought against the Werewolf. The committee provided Paffenroth with a suit and equipment. Taking the name "Ragged Man" (a man dressed in tattered clothes), he crept up on unsuspecting victims and began to destroy their money instead of stealing it; strange twist turn on robbery. The ragamuffin began to attack the rich, and then fought against the Werewolf and. He then battled the Werewolf and the Ghost Rider. With other superhuman adventurers and criminals, he was imprisoned in Lockswich but was then released by Spider-Woman. He later tried to boost the career of Julia Walker, his former dance partner, by committing terrorism. He fought and was stopped by Dazzler.
Rogue later joined the Night Shift, a group of villains tricked by Shroud into doing good. He teamed up with the Power Dealer. Along with the Night Shift, he checked Moon Knight to join the team as the leader of the Night Shift. Along with the Night Shift, he battled the West Coast Avengers. Along with the Night Shift and the second Executioner and Satannish, he fought against the Avengers. West coast. His abilities were enhanced by the black magic of Satannish during this time. Currently, he is more busy protecting his thoughts from space aliens who are trying to control his mind with radio signals; he believes that they transmit these signals to his head through the chimneys of fast food restaurants.
Other versions
In the main storyline Civil War, Raggedy was among the supervillains who were arrested and given the choice between jail or aiding the Thunderbolts.
Marvel Zombies
Ragged Man appears with the Night Shift as part of Culpok's gang. They fight against the Midnight Sons, and the Ragged Man fights the Werewolf by Night before he gets blown up by the spirit Daimon Hellstrom. He and the Night Shift are killed when the zombie virus mutates and begins to spread through the air.
Capabilities
Rogue wears specially designed gloves coated with a solvent that dissolves paper and fabrics, which allows him to destroy currency. He wears multiple layers of clothing coated with a special greasy chemical that makes him slippery and difficult to hold on to; under his clothes is a layer of Kevlar. His cape contains capsules of chloroform gas. He wears a long scarf that has lead tips and is used as a weapon. His equipment was supplied by the Committee. Due to his lack of proper hygiene habits, Raggedy emits a harsh bad smell at all times. He is an accomplished tap dancer and a very skilled bottle cap collector. A rogue mentally ill.
Ragged Man's body was temporarily imbued with even greater power by Satannish, increasing his strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes to the peak of a human maximum. Satannish has increased his greasy coating, which makes him hard to hold, improved his thinner to be strong enough, as well as other existing abilities.
It all started when his father (Grigory Russof) in the mid-1950s, acquired a copy of the book "Darkhold", which includes the mystery of the origin of lycanthropy. After reading this passage, Gregory activated the curse and became a werewolf. He sent his wife Laura with their children to their homeland, wives, to America. There his wife marries again. And so the already mentioned Jack Russell appears. When Jack was 18 years old, the curse struck him and he became a werewolf. For about two years, Jack did not take on a human form. During this time, he did many things. One of which was joining the Legion of Monsters team. Where he fought against star seed creatures. After some years, he works with Dr. Karlin Malus to solve his problem. But after Dr. Malus' procedures, he loses control of his transinformations and his form becomes even more like a wolf.Strength and abilities:
1. Lycanthropy: can transform himself into a Werewolf.
2. Superhuman Strength: While in his intermediate form, he is able to lift around 1500 pounds in werewolf form on a full moon, more powerful and capable of lifting 1 ton.
3. Superhuman Stamina: Werewolf musculature produces less fatigue toxins during physical activity than muscle ordinary person.
4. Superhuman Agility: Levels of agility, balance, coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of even the best athletes.
5. Superhuman Reflexes: A werewolf's reflexes are similarly enhanced by a factor of two.
6. Superhuman Speed: The speed is similarly enhanced, making it nearly invisible at night.
7. Superhuman Durability: Body tissue is significantly stronger and more resistant to injury than that of a normal human. Jack is able to withstand low caliber bullets, high impact force, falling from high altitude without getting any injury.
8. Claws and teeth: very sharp and hard, which allows it to tear through fabrics, wood, and even some metals.
9. Regenerative Healing Factor: A werewolf is capable of regenerating damaged or destroyed areas of his body with much greater speed and efficiency than a normal human.
Flaws
The werewolf has a special vulnerability to objects or weapons that contain silver in their composition.
brief information
Real Name: Jack Russell
Aliases: Werewolf; Shaggy
Relatives: Grigory Russoff (father, deceased), Laura Russell (mother, deceased), Philip Russell (stepfather)
Organizations: Sons of Midnight, Howling Commandos, former Legion of Monsters, Night Shift.
Citizenship: American, Transylvanian.
Marital Status: One.
Gender Male
Height 5" 10" (person); 6" 8" (werewolf)
Weight 91 kg (person); 136 kg (werewolf)
Eye Color Blue
Hair Color Red
Origin
Universe:
Earth-616
Place of Birth:
Transylvania
Creators:
Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas, Michael Plow.
