History of Nightcrawler

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  • Learn the mysterious History of Nightcrawler, a.k.a Kurt Wagner! Then buy your badges for Rose City Comic Con at rosecitycomiccon.com/?cc=Variant Use code VARIANT to get $5 off regular 3-day and single-day badges (not valid on premium or kids badges).
    Nightcrawler is the X-Men's teleporting swashbuckler adventures! Growing up in a Bavarian circus, he embraced his demonic appearance, and later emerging as a powerful member of X-Men, Nightcrawler's story is among Marvel's most unique and interesting. From his earliest origins to his most important story arcs, powers set and reading recommendations, we give you everything you need to know about Nightcrawler!
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  • @variant
    @variant  Před 9 měsíci +16

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    • @darkneon5637
      @darkneon5637 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Awesome

    • @TheTribalgame
      @TheTribalgame Před 9 měsíci +1

      There's gonna be a pond family reunion

    • @tyresefisher3921
      @tyresefisher3921 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Do a history of sabertooth

    • @manuelgrothe608
      @manuelgrothe608 Před 7 měsíci +1

      I vote X-Men Origins: Nightcrawler(the backstory of Azazel and Mystique gave birth to their son Kirk Wagner the Nightcrawler)

    • @doe2178
      @doe2178 Před 26 dny

      Bishop story

  • @alexanderlisenby8945
    @alexanderlisenby8945 Před 9 měsíci +251

    Kurt may have a demonic appearance but he has a heart of an angel

    • @joshuacox5817
      @joshuacox5817 Před 9 měsíci

      That's not really true. Nightcrawler has become a prop to make other characters look good. He's still friends with mutants who are willing to kill people.

    • @gaki8844
      @gaki8844 Před 9 měsíci +7

      Thank goodness for this comment!

    • @alexanderlisenby8945
      @alexanderlisenby8945 Před 9 měsíci +3

      @@gaki8844 It's true

    • @gaki8844
      @gaki8844 Před 9 měsíci +1

      AAAAAAHHHHHHH!

    • @FusionKush
      @FusionKush Před 8 měsíci +2

      For reals man. When I use to watch the show I felt bad for him but he ended up being my favorite one out of all of them. Not only that he looks badass in that show back in the 90/00's

  • @OptimusMaximusNero
    @OptimusMaximusNero Před 9 měsíci +225

    I have to admit Nightcrawler's portrayal in "X-Men: Apocalypse" was genuinely a pretty cool part of that deficient movie. Kodi Smit-McPhee, the actor who played him, is a truly phenomenal and underrated young actor that knew how to capture the personality of the Kurt from the comics and 2000's movies. I also loved his portrayal of Oskar/Owen in the romantic horror film "Let Me In"

    • @darkneon5637
      @darkneon5637 Před 9 měsíci +3

      He was pretty good 👍

    • @quentinfogger5755
      @quentinfogger5755 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Do you think that actor who played him should play the MCU version of Nightcrawler?

    • @DOOM910
      @DOOM910 Před 9 měsíci +2

      ​@@quentinfogger5755yes

    • @giovanim701
      @giovanim701 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@quentinfogger5755 my favorite recommendation for a Nightcrawler for MCU would always be Asa Butterfield.

    • @coldcutcombo4704
      @coldcutcombo4704 Před 9 měsíci +6

      I loved Nightcrawler in the movies. One thing they got right.

  • @dmann1982
    @dmann1982 Před 9 měsíci +106

    You forgot about his tail being Prehensile, his ability to Shadow Blend, and that even with his training in the circus his flexibility is insane.

    • @mpmi7588
      @mpmi7588 Před 9 měsíci +9

      Also didn't mention his ability to stick to walls

    • @Skumfuk737
      @Skumfuk737 Před 9 měsíci

      Without

    • @lilshabaz1862
      @lilshabaz1862 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Also, nothing about the Neyaphem and the brimstone dimension?

    • @meswoopnoseenothing
      @meswoopnoseenothing Před měsícem

      @@lilshabaz1862Azrael is not his father anymore luckily

    • @alz397
      @alz397 Před měsícem

      @@meswoopnoseenothinghow does that work?

  • @Shadow-Walker-13
    @Shadow-Walker-13 Před 9 měsíci +41

    Thank you so much. Nightcrawler is not only my all time favorite X Men character. But he is such a underrated character it is borderline criminal.

  • @CainnechK
    @CainnechK Před 9 měsíci +40

    His X2 White house scene is still one of my favorite movie moments of all time

    • @Rodeo_Wizard
      @Rodeo_Wizard Před 9 měsíci +1

      Me too, I will always remember and love that opening scene.

    • @IamKel-gf2ty
      @IamKel-gf2ty Před 9 měsíci +3

      Likewise he’s one of my favorite xmen in general but his scene in that movie is one of my top 10 favorite superhero fight scnes

  • @DanteD84
    @DanteD84 Před 9 měsíci +78

    I never watched the X-Men animated show but based on the one thing I saw of him in it. So trusting, hopeful and forgiving. The religious version of his backstory I’ve heard is so wonderful

    • @kurtlindner
      @kurtlindner Před 9 měsíci +17

      It's almost a requirement for his character. Without his morals, Nightcrawler could one shot most characters who aren't incredibly durable and without a strong healing factor.

    • @WovenBrute
      @WovenBrute Před 9 měsíci

      So, Batman?

    • @r.cannon9600
      @r.cannon9600 Před 4 měsíci +7

      Cool religious moment in the comic. Uncanny X-Men 159 is the first time they fight Dracula. When they realize who they're fighting, Wolverine pops a claw on each hand and makes a cross only to get swatted away. Dracula tells him it's pointless if you have no religious faith. Then Nightcrawler grabs two stakes and let's Dracula know that they are not lost for "...I believe" and shuts him down temporarily with his own cross.

  • @isaacw.brooks8417
    @isaacw.brooks8417 Před 9 měsíci +72

    I think Nightcrawler is criminally underrated and needs some more attention. I wonder who would play him in the MCU. 🤔

    • @shaunstudios163
      @shaunstudios163 Před 9 měsíci +5

      Timmothee chalamet 😂😂😂

    • @isaacw.brooks8417
      @isaacw.brooks8417 Před 9 měsíci

      That would be cool and interesting

    • @quentinfogger5755
      @quentinfogger5755 Před 9 měsíci +7

      I think it should be the same actor who played him in X-Men Apocalypse and X-Men Dark Phoenix since this would be similar to Charlie Cox reprising his role as Daredevil in the MCU

    • @isaacw.brooks8417
      @isaacw.brooks8417 Před 9 měsíci

      That would be great, too.

    • @mrglennchapman88
      @mrglennchapman88 Před 4 měsíci

      Tony Jaa... let it sink in....🤔😁

  • @ethanemerson4862
    @ethanemerson4862 Před 9 měsíci +79

    Nightcrawler is also canonically Catholic.

  • @josh1212121
    @josh1212121 Před 9 měsíci +18

    Just wanna point out how awesome his adopted mom was, making him more disciplined and toughening him up when he was chased down, instead of feeling sorry for him.

  • @dameoftherose8400
    @dameoftherose8400 Před měsícem +4

    Nightcrawler and gambit are two of my favorite X-men and I hope they reach the pop culture status that Wolverine and cyclops have

  • @quintinjxander
    @quintinjxander Před 9 měsíci +10

    For me, my first time seeing Nightcrawler I was playing X-Men Mutant Academy 2 and I instantly became intrigued by his design, powers & character arc. I admire his swordsmanship. 💯

  • @OptimusMaximusNero
    @OptimusMaximusNero Před 9 měsíci +62

    Wolverine: "Living with a condition like yours must be pretty hard, right, son?"
    Nightcrawler: "Yeah. It's amazing how many person can hate germans"
    Wolverine: 😐

  • @bcperry1973
    @bcperry1973 Před 9 měsíci +7

    Thanks for this! Nightcrawler has always been my favorite X-Man since I was a kid. Proud to say I have that original Nightcrawler mini! I was around 13 when it came out, so…

  • @kntgaf
    @kntgaf Před 9 měsíci +8

    such an underated character he isn’t used enough

  • @alessandroortiz379
    @alessandroortiz379 Před 9 měsíci +7

    He's one of my favorite X-Men.

  • @DreamDaddie
    @DreamDaddie Před 9 měsíci +8

    What I’ve always found fascinating is that most X-men and they’re villains have names that sound like they were self named as teenagers. Not a bad thing, maybe because teen years are usual when mutants develop their powers.

  • @aj-dr9853
    @aj-dr9853 Před 9 měsíci +8

    Nightcrawler is one of my favorite X-Men member! Are you going to cover the new X-Men Blue Origins about him?

  • @Brantastic07
    @Brantastic07 Před 9 měsíci +9

    We need a standalone nightcrawler movie

  • @rethsollins6040
    @rethsollins6040 Před 9 měsíci +5

    Grew up with this channel! Love Nightcrawler

  • @variant
    @variant  Před 9 měsíci +1

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  • @MeloTheHuman
    @MeloTheHuman Před 9 měsíci +7

    my favorite X-Men! favorite superpower also! would love to see more Nightcrawler in modern media

  • @manuelgrothe608
    @manuelgrothe608 Před 7 měsíci +3

    I vote X-Men Origins: Nightcrawler(the backstory of Azazel and Mystique gave birth to their son Kirk Wagner the Nightcrawler)

  • @mrccarson
    @mrccarson Před 9 měsíci +9

    I wish they would do a video on sabretooth. He’s an awesome wolverine villain.

  • @landocalrisian2014
    @landocalrisian2014 Před 9 měsíci +6

    Why didn't you mention in the powers and abilities his prehensile tail? or his wall-crawling abilities?

  • @melbaangel420
    @melbaangel420 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Watching X-Men first Class I had wondered if Azazel and Mystique where his parents. Omg! This is the first confirmation I ever got for that

  • @JJ-oq3tz
    @JJ-oq3tz Před 9 měsíci +27

    Nightcrawler is one of the most popular Marvel characters in the Marvel history and he is best known as the member of the X-Men.

  • @colesclips2956
    @colesclips2956 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Just wanted to say, love your channel!

  • @donjoel6754
    @donjoel6754 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Always touched whenever we talk about nightcrawlers origins.

  • @officerspooder
    @officerspooder Před 3 měsíci

    thanks for this, always loved this character as a kid.

  • @zacharyshivers5017
    @zacharyshivers5017 Před 9 měsíci

    My all time favorite marvel character!! Been waiting for this video and it didn't disappoint can't wait to see him in the MCU!!!

  • @CyGuy940
    @CyGuy940 Před 9 měsíci

    This was great! Thanks! Would love to see Colossus talked about.

  • @yoursubconscious
    @yoursubconscious Před 9 měsíci

    I have been waiting for you guys to do this, what seems "forever". Yeassss! 🙏

  • @Marx1684
    @Marx1684 Před 9 měsíci +17

    Kurt has to be introduced to street level. I need to see him with Daredevil. Their required Hero Vs Hero fight would be great.

    • @darkneon5637
      @darkneon5637 Před 9 měsíci

      Nice

    • @juandelossantos1866
      @juandelossantos1866 Před 9 měsíci +1

      He’s taking over as Spider-Man. Check out UNCANNY SPIDER-MAN. Late September.

    • @Marx1684
      @Marx1684 Před 9 měsíci

      @@juandelossantos1866 Yessir. I’m just hoping he starts spending more time away from the X-Men. All X characters would benefit from a split after the Krakoa project fails.
      Rogue & Gambit should be sent to space with Captain Marvel. Gambit/Captain Marvel combos would be interesting 🤔

    • @juandelossantos1866
      @juandelossantos1866 Před 9 měsíci

      @@Marx1684 the hellfire gala was crazy! It went down!!

  • @DanteSpartadevils-cr7
    @DanteSpartadevils-cr7 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Kurt is my favorite character of the x men

  • @shadystuff673
    @shadystuff673 Před 26 dny +1

    My favorite x man and second favorite hero

  • @BTaylorU
    @BTaylorU Před 28 dny +1

    Although I hate the retcon of his birth, I won’t let that stop me from loving Nightcrawler! 😂 and pushing and advocating for solo nightcrawler projects

  • @kingshadow8782
    @kingshadow8782 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Morning!

  • @DataDad206
    @DataDad206 Před 9 měsíci

    My FAVORITE X-Men! I was hoping you were going into more details abour other dimension he visits while teleporting. It's always been a little unclear to me. Love the channel.

  • @ThomasTheAlphaAndOmega8509
    @ThomasTheAlphaAndOmega8509 Před měsícem +1

    Nightcrawler needs his own stand-alone game, at this point.

  • @Mayhem.jester
    @Mayhem.jester Před 9 měsíci

    Brilliantl creation powers costume and origin are all so striking

  • @Eazy106
    @Eazy106 Před 9 měsíci

    Was searching for a variant nightcrawler video a few days ago thank god 😁

  • @TheBlackSheep314
    @TheBlackSheep314 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Nightwing and nightcrawler would be best friends

  • @user-tm7yv4uk5x
    @user-tm7yv4uk5x Před měsícem

    Thank You!

  • @Violetstar22
    @Violetstar22 Před 2 měsíci

    I love Nightcrawler!
    He’s my fav x men😁
    Thank you for doing a video on him

  • @stevemardis5669
    @stevemardis5669 Před 9 měsíci +2

    X-men Unlimited issue #4 is another good Nightcrawler origin issue.

  • @Carlos-xz3vi
    @Carlos-xz3vi Před 3 měsíci +1

    Im always surprised how Nightcrawler is so many people favorite X Men, yet his publication and live action portrayals is so limited.

  • @madamevoid1
    @madamevoid1 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Nightcrawler is the only Marvel Hero I collect (I'm generally a villains fan), and I absolutely adore him. The Devil Inside / The Winding Way arc is another one that was just... *chefs kiss*

    • @daviddaugherty2816
      @daviddaugherty2816 Před 2 měsíci

      That... kind of makes sense. He has a very awesome villainous character design despite being an all-around nice guy.

  • @kingshadow8782
    @kingshadow8782 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Cool!

  • @wyattgerald9832
    @wyattgerald9832 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Awesome I love nightcrawler

  • @MrB2damac
    @MrB2damac Před 28 dny

    As a kid I grew up evangelical and there wasn't much I could watch. Nightcrawler was my favorite X-man because despite his devilish appearance he loved everyone and tried to speak strength and wisdom to his friends. I feel like that is what a real man of God and Nightcrawler embodies that perfectly. Loving people even when they fear and hate you

  • @jessemillan1385
    @jessemillan1385 Před 9 měsíci +2

    I love Nightcrawler. He's one kf my favorite members of the X-Men.
    Ok, the list of Nightcrawler reads are: Giant sized X-Men #1, Amazing X-Men #1-5: the quest for Nightcrawler, Excalibur Vol 1-#42-46, Nightcrawler miniseries (1985), Age of X-Men: The Amazing Nightcrawler #1-5.

  • @alexandersherard6405
    @alexandersherard6405 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Can you'll please do a top 10 fire characters and ice characters separately for both Marvel and DC.

  • @ghostme1635
    @ghostme1635 Před měsícem +1

    I don't believe they have done him justice yet in live action. He could be so much better

  • @leviathanproductions5691
    @leviathanproductions5691 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Marvel should have a Nightcrawler and Daredevil crossover.

  • @crazyramus
    @crazyramus Před 9 měsíci +8

    I’d like to think to myself that his teleportation powers weren’t used for the first time to save his sister but to save himself as an infant when his mother threw him down the water fall. Obviously an unconscious use of his powers being an infant but an infant can still feel fear which usually activates powers.

  • @nate8604
    @nate8604 Před 9 měsíci +1

    One of the best origin stories I ever seen. I must say though, Mystique definitely ain’t a mother I’d be proud of, chick handed out that 😼 like groceries at Publix.

  • @Earth2Natalie
    @Earth2Natalie Před 9 měsíci +1

    I need a history of Storm, she's underrated and a true badass

  • @rubyrubio3970
    @rubyrubio3970 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Can you do the history of magneto, zorro, judge dredd, Cassie hack, qwenpool, hit monkey, vamperrella, moon girl & devil dinosaur and league of extraordinary gentlemen

  • @geraldjuvejr.6171
    @geraldjuvejr.6171 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Highly underrated, technically, he could take out most of the X-Men if he wanted/needed to, including Wolverine.

  • @damaniqphillip2756
    @damaniqphillip2756 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Awesome

  • @ericwilson8558
    @ericwilson8558 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Can you do a history of magneto, please? 🙏

  • @erichousley448
    @erichousley448 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Nightcrawler my 2nd favorite X-Men character

  • @theelementalmonster4121
    @theelementalmonster4121 Před 8 měsíci

    I would love to see a history of Sunfire as well! He's my favourite character but doesn't appear much sadly, would love to know more about him!

  • @openfrom9to5
    @openfrom9to5 Před měsícem +1

    crazy to think that this needs some huge major updates only after 8 months of release... lol...

  • @XaviSupremo
    @XaviSupremo Před 9 měsíci +1

    One of my favorite X-men of all time

  • @stevemardis5669
    @stevemardis5669 Před 8 měsíci

    A history of Gambit and or Rogue please and thank you.

  • @gs72380
    @gs72380 Před 7 měsíci

    One of my favorite x-men..esp the toys…they do him no Justice!

  • @ericwilson8558
    @ericwilson8558 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Can you do a history of colossus, please 🙏?

  • @Jeffreyderksen911
    @Jeffreyderksen911 Před 9 měsíci

    Wow I thought u guys already did this

  • @Demetrsson
    @Demetrsson Před 9 měsíci +3

    oops im too early this time - 46 seconds after posting

  • @raptoraide
    @raptoraide Před 9 měsíci +1

    Do a history of Ted Kord Blue Beetle

  • @des13n
    @des13n Před 9 měsíci

    would love if you covered Sleepwalker's origin. imo, so under rated in the Marvel universe.

  • @troygaspard6732
    @troygaspard6732 Před měsícem

    The circus backstory makes more sense, with Kurt's, gymnastic skills.

  • @ronnienambo4124
    @ronnienambo4124 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Stefan is giving me Loki vibes. Jealous of his brother.

  • @divineraccoon
    @divineraccoon Před 8 měsíci

    X-Men Unlimited #4 has amazing art and a really great origin story for Nightcrawler and Rogue in regards to their relationship to Mystique and Graydon Creed.

  • @beardupbeerdown7355
    @beardupbeerdown7355 Před 9 měsíci

    One of the Mutie GOATs

  • @Aragorn7884
    @Aragorn7884 Před 9 měsíci +1

    also the best character in the X-Men Arcade game 😁

  • @Ghost_t0ast
    @Ghost_t0ast Před 2 měsíci

    I LOVE the amazing X-Men! I started to collect them and read the, because of Nightcrawler. There’s also a comic where it has the nightcrawler from the x men movie on the cover and it’s about him. I love Nightcrawler, he’s very underrated.

  • @Ryin-sheafferRolland-vi5jj
    @Ryin-sheafferRolland-vi5jj Před 5 měsíci

    Nightcrawler is my favourite x-man since X-2 movie and I can see myself in him.

  • @mikeconner9905
    @mikeconner9905 Před 9 měsíci

    Finally my favorite character gets some love

  • @omegamaximus1727
    @omegamaximus1727 Před 20 dny

    I am here because Nightcrawler is getting more Spotlight in X-Men 97 and he is a permanent member .

  • @ComicCaveProductions
    @ComicCaveProductions Před 9 měsíci

    I always thought Nightcrawler was cool! Nice video! BAMF!

  • @DanielHernandez-rz3ri
    @DanielHernandez-rz3ri Před 4 měsíci

    Night crawler is hella underrated

  • @user-jb7ru4nb8b
    @user-jb7ru4nb8b Před 9 měsíci

    Iron Monger, Yellow Jacket 🐝, Ghost 👻 and Malekith The Accursed are O.P.!!!

  • @AnimalManDC
    @AnimalManDC Před 9 měsíci

    Please do a history of Animal Man video. He’s easily DC’s most underrated super hero and he deserves some recognition especially since it’s the first story Grant Morrison wrote for DC and it was phenomenal

  • @chrisayer8846
    @chrisayer8846 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Nightcrawler is my favorite

  • @chrisbenson906
    @chrisbenson906 Před 9 měsíci

    1 of my top 5

  • @ericwilson8558
    @ericwilson8558 Před 9 měsíci

    In the future, could you please do a video of the most powerful colossus moments? For example, the time when Colossus had the powers of the juggernaut to fight the juggernaut or when Colossus became one of the five who got possessed by the Phoenix force in the Avengers vs X-men storyline please🙏?

  • @addiwatcher1573
    @addiwatcher1573 Před 9 měsíci

    If to see him in certain card games. He's very cool

  • @user-do9ho6jj2k
    @user-do9ho6jj2k Před 9 měsíci

    I would like you to do histories of all the individual x men

  • @treylester5361
    @treylester5361 Před 9 měsíci

    The best X-Men member of all time finally gets his own dedicated video!

  • @grudgematch6653
    @grudgematch6653 Před 9 měsíci +3

    As much as I love Nightcrawler, you should’ve done a cyclops video first😂.. or storm.

  • @segastationx
    @segastationx Před 9 měsíci

    Nightcrawler is my third favorite X-Men.

  • @stevengibson9768
    @stevengibson9768 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Please do History of episodes the Sentry, Blue Marvel and the Kree

  • @danelamoreaux4166
    @danelamoreaux4166 Před 9 měsíci

    Nightcrawler is my favorite X-man.

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger5755 Před 9 měsíci

    So when are you going to do history of DC Despero since he is one of the biggest Justice League Villians from the Comics?

  • @user-vz1yq7vv2q
    @user-vz1yq7vv2q Před 9 měsíci +4

    Uhh I think you forgot to mention when nightcrawler reunited with his birth mother many times.

  • @Caustik_
    @Caustik_ Před 9 měsíci

    Loved Nightcrawler since a child (was introduced by the Xmen Arcade beatem up) and the fact he has the same name as me but spelled with a C.

  • @ChristianRMaglione
    @ChristianRMaglione Před 9 měsíci +1

    Nightcrawler is my all-time favorite Marvel mutant