Then, in SINS OF SINISTER (2023) #1 by Kieron Gillen, Lucas Werneck, and Bryan Valenza, Storm realized Sinister had replaced Nightcrawler with a clone. In the SINS OF SINISTER timeline, Nightcrawler’s transformation continued as Mister Sinister infiltrated Krakoa’s leadership and reshaped the world in his twisted image. WHAT CAUSED NIGHTCRAWLER’S TRANSFORMATION? But just as the sorceress left, Mother Righteous-a clone of Mister Sinister who studied magic instead of science-approached him and offered him a deal. After Szardos ripped the weapon away from him, Nightcrawler devolved into an even more monstrous form. Much like the Soulsword he once wielded, the Hopesword is a powerful mystical artifact that sprouted from his chest. Leaving a dejected Nightcrawler in his monstrous state, Szardos channeled his joy and hope into the Hopesword. Szardos then revealed that she cast the spell for Orchis in exchange for access to her weakened son. When Orchis’ forces moved in to apprehend the team, Nightcrawler viciously attacked them-and although he was unable to stop himself, he was later horrified by his actions. Szardos then revealed she was commissioned to create the spell by the mutant-hating organization Orchis as part of their larger effort to play into the general public’s fears and misconceptions about mutants. When the Black Knight tried to attack Margali, Nightcrawler reverted to his monstrous form and instinctively defended his mother. With his self-evolving intellect supercharged by magic, Nemesis’ brain started growing rapidly and overwhelmed him with ideas. While Pixie’s Souldagger protected most of the team, Doctor Nemesis was hit by one of Szardos’ magic blasts. Although Margali took Nightcrawler in as an infant and raised him, he has a fraught history with his mother, who has manipulated and betrayed him on numerous occasions.Īfter Nightcrawler rebuffed her advances, Szardos attacked his team with the same spell that transformed him. As a follower of the Wandering Way, Szardos’s mystical power increases and decreases regularly, but she is one of the world’s most skilled magic users. Using her magical acumen, Pixie traced the spell back to Nightcrawler’s adoptive mother, a powerful sorceress named Margali Szardos, in LEGION OF X (2022) #8 by Si Spurrier, Netho Diaz, Sean Parsons, and Federico Blee. When combined, this magic could randomly jumpstart secondary mutations that transform mutants into the kinds of monstrous creatures that much of the world believes them to be. After studying what happened to Angel and Nightcrawler, Pixie realized that these excessive mutations were caused by a mix of mythomancy, a form of magic that draws upon beliefs and prejudices, and Chopra’s mutant power, which activates the latent X-genes of people near her. While Nightcrawler lamented his momentary loss of control, other mutants around the world-including Glow Worm and Indra-experienced similar extreme mutations and sudden violent outbursts. When Nightcrawler and his team tried to stop Angel, he turned ravenously feral-even threatening to eat his longtime X-Men teammate-until the Black Knight helped him come to his senses. Just as the Legionnaires realized that Nightcrawler’s mutations were mystical, Angel transformed into a monstrous, rampaging bird creature and attacked Jackie Chopra, the Black Knight. While this should have restored his normal body, Nightcrawler’s horns grew even larger, and he took on a more animal-like appearance with boney spikes protruding from his shoulders. After consulting with scientists like Mister Sinister and Doctor Nemesis about his condition, he was killed and revived through Krakoa’s Resurrection Protocols. In LEGION OF X (2022) #7, shortly after A.X.E.: JUDGMENT DAY (2022), Nightcrawler grew a pair of horns on his forehead without explanation.
In the mutant nation Krakoa, Nightcrawler is a distinguished member of the Quiet Council, which governs the island, and the leader of the peacekeeping Legionnaires.
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