Things I learned about Kurt Wagner (Nightcrawler) today
From Uncanny X-Men (1963) around vol. 1 issue #150
He and Logan, while not being the premier gear heads in the mansion, were the two in charge of repairing the damaged blackbird (after kitty’s christmas) implying mechanical proficiency.
Kurt’s powers are easier or harder to use depending on the direction of travel. The easiest is horizontal movement from North to South (following magnetic lines or something?). The hardest is a vertical teleport but even then he ‘ported several miles directly upwards when pushed. It made him exhausted like being forced to suddenly run long distance (but he still had enough energy afterwards to swim for one hour in freezing water and then break back into a castle while evading capture so he really is just built different.)
Kurt is teeeeeny. He’s about the same size as kitty.
His bamfs aren’t loud but the smell really is a problem for stealth.
Carrying one passenger while teleporting is painful to the point of screaming for Kurt. The exertion risks killing both himself and his passenger.
He has a girlfriend! A woman called Amanda Sefton who is a magician.
