Greetings nerdy list aficionados and welcome back to Top 10 Nerd today once more it’s
power time looking at an array of powers that you may not know about held by one character.
Today’s candidate is Nightcrawler Kurt Wagner.
Yes I just pronounced that pretty flatly.
You may think you know all there is to know about this blue teleporting X-men and maybe
you do but a few of these may surprise you.
I’m Sasha and these are the Top 10 Super Powers You Didn’t Know Nightcrawler had
maybe caveat I don’t know how hard you stan for Nightwing.
Let’s get started.
Number 10 - Micro suction disks - Nightcrawler first debuted in Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May
1975) as part of the revamp that really saved the x-men and shot them into prominence fun
fact the x-men weren’t super popular until this run with the new lineup even tho people
think it was the first lineup that popularized them not true.
People were here for storm nigthtcrawler colossus etc.
One of the things that made Nightcrawler stand out of course was his purposefully fiendish
appearance and that included an ability to walk on walls and adhere to corners hanging
upside down and in a whole host of unnatural positions well this was because of micro suction
disks and it’s part of his mutant ability they are built into his hands and feet and
they allow to stick to any surface which is why he can so easily maneauver that and the
prehensile tail some people think he’s just balancing and grabbing something with his
tail but no sticky hands.
Number 9 - Offensive Teleportation - Now nightcrawler is of course known for his teleportation abilities
but did you know they can be used offensively and we’re not just talking to disorient
or strategicaly placing a person beneath you so they smash on the floor although those
are both also good options, no it takes energy to teleport and to be teleported it’s a
massive endeavour all your molecules being relocated from one spot to another.
While it tires Kurt out as well he has more of a resistance it is an innate ability for
him after all not so much for his passengers so if he grabs you and teleports you enough
times you may just find yourself passing out.
Number 8 - Aided By The Earth - Another interesting fact about Kurt’s teleportation is that
it is affected by the Earth.
It is easier for him to teleport along the Earth’s magnetic lines than against them
translation he can go North to South easier than East to west.
Now for smaller distances this is negligible but when you get into those big distances
well then it makes a difference.
Nightcrawler needs to know where he is going anyway or he did before we’ll get to that
later otherwise he was always worried he would teleport into something solid which was a
real risk.
Number 7 - Camoflauge - Nightcrawler is quite often drawn in the shadows or emerging from
them, now many fans felt that his ability to blend into the darkness was largely because
of the dark indigo of his fur and skin but it’s more than that Nightcrawler also has
the ability to bend the light so that it can be harder to distinguish him, making him almost
like a shadow so again lots of abilities abilities on top of each other.
So even in full light he can still appear like he is in the shadow.
Number 6 - Subconscious spatial awareness - Now remember how I mentioned that Nightcrawler
is concerned about teleporting into solid objects well he really doesn’t need to worry
quite as much as he does cause he has subconscious spatial awareness which means that he has
an extrasensory perception that makes him slightly aware of solid objects.
To make sure that he doesn’t you know teleport his feet into the ground but he doesn’t
really trust it which is why he prefers to teleport places he has been or is familiar
with.
Number 5 - Teleportation Through Dimensions - Now when Nightcrawler teleports he actually
does so by moving through another dimension specifically the brimstone dimension so kinda
like stepping through because of his heritage but here’s the thing all of this happens
so quickly that Nightcrawler isn’t even aware of this dimension or that he is using
it to travel instead thinking he’s just blinking through his own dimension.
But this is why when he disappears he not only leaves a smoke cloud but it smells like
brimstone.
Number 4 - Night Vision - Again the night in nightcrawlers name is not just there for
his dark blue complexion but because he can actually see in the dark his eyes naturally
have night vision.
This whole things adds to the shadow and the moving through the night motif that they have
going on.
His eyes actually glow, it’s not just for show.
Number 3 - Demonic Perks - So Nightcrawler’s father is the demon Azazel a war lord from
whom nightcrawler gains most of his powers as one can imagine because of Nightcrawler’s
religious allegiance he’s not the most fond of his father but he has made deals with him
on occasion and now teleports using his father’s bamps special demons that vastly enhance his
telportation abilities for the fact that they act like beacons.
He also was able to weaken demons so that they are affected by the blood of the cherubim.
Number 2 - Bamfs - So an mentioned aside from the funny acronym that now is in play these
demons act as beacons and with Nightcrawler able to sense them he can teleport to wherever
they are without having seen it . This has given him the confidence to attempt jumps
that he would never have before and now he has little demons that swarm him cute or scary
you decide.
Number 1 - Immortality that’s right Kurt has joined the immortality club see when Kurt
was dead cause he died he still had plots dealing with being in heaven or negotiating
with his father in hell however he would ultimately make a deal sacrificing his soul to resurrect
himself which means he can no longer die by natural means but instead when his chain is
yanked from beyond.
Stressful stressful times but quasi immortality yay!
So did you know all of these powers let me know down below are you fans of nightcrawler
let me know that too.