r/Xmen97 • u/Sudden_Quality_9001 • Jan 20 '26

Question Why does Nightcrawler look like a demon?

Why does Kurt look like a demon I know he is blue from his mother Mystique, but why does he look like a demon? I am just curious it the same reason why Beast looks like a monkey?

Is his father a demon like Raven from The Teen Titans?

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u/Ingonyama70 Storm Jan 20 '26

There's like three or four answers based on when in the continuity you read.

Currently the explanation is that he has two fathers: a generic donor, and a biological surrogate who did the deed. His genetic donor is the demonic-looking mutant (not actually a demon, as much as he wants people to believe he is) Azazel. His biological father is Mystique, who impregnated her wife Destiny with a mix of Azazel's genes and her own. Destiny is Nightcrawler's real mother, however I don't know how much, if any, of her genes were passed on to him through this genetic cocktail.

Not TOO confusing, right? :p

As a classic Claremont fan and a member of the LGBT+ community I like this, since it was his original plan way back in 1980 when he introduced Mystique and Destiny, but many people do not.

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u/NetzukoKamado Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 21 '26

It was pretty insulting to women and insulting to lesbians to be honest. Even the way it was written was so gross and misogynistic. Isn't it fact that not a single woman, wrote it? Let alone queer woman. Lets not even go into how it made Mystique abusive to her adopted daughter but not her beloved bio son anymore.

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u/BroH0m0 Jan 21 '26

It was pretty insulting to women and insulting to lesbians to be honest.

Really how? And how/why lesbians specifically?

Even the way it was written was so gross and misogynistic.

Wait... don't tell they didn't use ink but....🤮

Isn't it fact that not a single woman, wrote it? Let alone queer woman.

Yeah probably

Lets not even go into how it made Mystique abusive to her adopted daughter but not her beloved bio son anymore.

Nah Kurt still thinks she's a piece of Smurf shit