Let's Talk About What's Up with Nightcrawler Mutating in Legion of X

In today's video let's talk about what's up with Nightcrawler in Legion of X, and why his new appearance is not a secondary mutation but a result of a glaring weakness the X-Men have egregiously ignored.
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[@mileyn.641]

I feel like mentioning that Nightcrawlers dad Azezal is essentially a mutant warlock with centuries of magical knowledge at his disposal is important.

[@gtd360]

Yah, Azezel was like a mutant demon. There were more like Azezel like mutants that could also access the brimestone dimension. The brimestone dimension is where nightcrawler goes everytime he teleports. So, I would think his transformation would have to do with something with exposer to the dimension.

[@mileyn.641]

@@gtd360 yes exactly what I'm thinking too

[@shamdonnosnikta9570]

yeah

[@leebilbee5496]

I'm glad someone else already mentioned his parentage in this situation

[@theofficialqueenofthebling]

Thank you 🙏🏽‘cause I was about to say…😂❤❤😂Nightcrawler is one of my favorite X-Men!

[@cainejw]

Magic has always been a weakness of mutants...except Scarlet Witch. And Storm. And Magik. And Kitty. And Selene. And Pixie. And Forge...and... Just seems another way to make another weakness for mutants to work up some "tension" that doesn't really matter in the end.

[@romejordan7911]

Magic is also responsible for all the characters best feats so yin Yang

[@Gr0ot]

That’s a few characters outta hundreds. Also considering those are all stronger people. While I will say, a weakness doesn’t mean their powers will be ineffective.

[@nevaehrose1786]

Nightcrawler is my favorite character ever in marvel and I think his extra demonic form is dope AF. Any Nightcrawler is awesome

[@NotSurE-ix1qq]

me2

[@758tev6]

Same!!! None of my friends understood why nightcrawler was my favourite. He was an underdog. Had to become comfortable with looking different. And the power to teleport always intrigues me. The movie Jumper is also one of my favourite movies for that same reason.

[@superzero4250]

This direction for Nightcrawler totally misses the point of the central essence of his character, This is like Batman suddenly decides to start using guns, or Superman killing people… It’s tragic how they just continually ruin the heroes of our youth… 🤔

[@NotSurE-ix1qq]

@@superzero4250 It doesn't mean he is evil... just more powerful. Nightcrawler is still night crawler.

[@striderreborn1467]

Reminds me of that classic Magneto quote from the 2000 movie: "Let's just say, God works too slowly."

[@spliffsforbreakfast]

I would love to see some sort of ultimate “prince of hell” version of NightCrawler

[@l0rdmal1c35]

Ghost rider wouldn't allow it but doesn't he go to a different dimension when he teleports but it isn't hell I thought could be wrong

[@spliffsforbreakfast]

@@l0rdmal1c35 him being Azazel’s son I would just love for him to have some latent abilities or even just receive a magical upgrade by defeating Azazel. Like Raven to Trigun. He should just be stronger in general. #BuffKurt

[@roguedexx938]

Selene went straight “Uncle Tammi” because she couldn’t get a Seat😂😂and I’ve ALWAYS hated Warlock catching an “L” in various stories

[@blackphoenix77]

I really enjoyed when Warlock got his own series as a part of the short lived "M-Tech" line; he has a lot of potential, but they never let him live up to it.

[@SuiteVII]

Selene tried to be the Meowth of Earth 616 😂

[@hellblaze10]

Almost all humanity have to have an x gene for mutants to apper everywhere humans are. Cause our dna has the record of all genetics in our line dating back to the begining of life

[@aleanddragonITA]

Probably this is why Sentinels always end up whipping out most/all of humans (in those Futures where they win)

[@brumtownmiller6130]

Dunno if its changed but it was the celestials added the x gene to a certain set of humans but not all. I'm guessing over time with all the inter mingling between potential mutants and humans, seems like the x gene got spread around more.

[@hellblaze10]

@@brumtownmiller6130 if it was before we spread out then it still should be in every human

[@baalbezzelbub5985]

That's exactly why the sentinels went all skynet

[@jvbon646]

@@hellblaze10 That's not how it works

[@TheRealSpiderMew]

I hope Storm is the one that gets to reset the timeline and set things right.

[@Lancealot3553]

I kinda like the new nightcrawler look, the beard and horns make him look hardcore! Maybe they should keep a dulled down version of the horns.

[@dodrod]

You are my go to source for anything mutant related on KZbin!

[@nightparadedragon2107]

Kurt my boy keep leading

[@HollywoodRichBlvd]

First time watching your channel my man I just want to say that was freaking awesome loved it. I can’t wait for more content I will be re-watching your old videos. Can’t wait to grab some merch. Keep going brotha. Thank you.

[@Theurbannerdneoh]

Understanding the sake of story telling , but it’s getting exhausting u. losing all these characters for one reason or another and the X-men side of the universe consistently gaining more and more enemies with no real Allies to counter. These story lines just keep going and going and going and characters keep dying or becoming manipulated meanwhile the mutants won’t be left a lone to live their best lives. I haven’t seen any other group attacked and acquiring sooooo many enemies at one time on all sides as the mutants it’s getting exhausting as a reader.

[@lucky112]

so im say something and you may not like it there was a real effort by joe and the last regime to make the xmen resemble who they were inspired by which is people of color.... so look at todays date and the fact that more and more poc are gaining more enemeys and fake allies..... not 1 of 1 but they are mirroring things

[@adrianmasters250]

The X-Men's stories are all about them being oppressed, so they have to go out of their way to make them separate from the world and to have everyone else hating on them, even when it makes no sense in the modern world, because otherwise there is no point for the characters to exist.

[@richardgrzela1381]

Great research on this one! Nicely done.

[@DarkusObscurius]

Great content mate, thanks for making this video.

[@wesleyhann480]

Thanks for the Nightcrawler info Priceless

[@LegionTheWorldKiller]

That intro slaps

[@hotsnilk]

Nice video man

[@jamaisj]

Mutant vs. Mutate: It's almost as if they have a common origin....something maybe Celestial even...... NIghtcrawler: He's been resurrected numerous times. Not only did you show being resurrected after being killed by Sinister, he was also brought back after the Master Mold mission.

[@blankkosocal5030]

Everyone has the X-Gene. It either manifests or not. But we all have it Now that EVERYONE'S X-Gene can be activated, this is a super game changer

[@brumtownmiller6130]

I always thought that eventually most (if not all) people would become mutants anyway so why would humans hate mutants when they will become them. They should embrace them hoping to speed the process along

[@hellblaze10]

@@brumtownmiller6130 It's because they veiw each other as separate species competing for the same environment even though they are the same. Also no one likes the idea of being phased out. You fight tooth an nail to exist.

[@hellblaze10]

​@@brumtownmiller6130 The only way humanity would be okay with there existence is if they got upgraded instead of phased out.

[@MikeyArthur]

Was lookin for this comment

[@blankkosocal5030]

Given the context of the time, here's the scenario: It's the mid 60s in the south. A preachers son and his childhood friend discover their sexuality and explore (after dark). The preacher's son is white and the childhood friend is black. When things get hot and heavy, the white kid's mutant abilities manifest In the deep south in the 1960s, the black (may be gay or might just be experimenting) kid would join with the town to hunt down the mutant Mutants have it worse than any and all minorities. Stop acting like you get their struggle "It's just a comic book, stop taking it so serious", that's what I said to the people who never read a comic book in their life when they aggressively pushed narratives both left and right that aren't what these characters stood for... It's Disney's world, we all just pay for an annual pass

[@superzero4250]

Turning Nightcrawler into a demon shows that the current people in charge of story and plot lines, clearly do not understand what the X-Men are all about. By turning Kurt into a demon, now justifies the mob of villagers attempt to lynch him as a child. The point of him looking the way he does, was to show that you should not judge a book by its cover… Deep down to his core, Nightcrawler is a good person, as well as a person of faith… That is why you have other characters like Azazel, so they could have demonic like versions of Nightcrawler… This is a horrible direction for the character, and displays a lack of imagination from the writers… 🤔

[@Sh0wtyme15]

I feel like if anything, Deadpool made it clear anyone can turn into a mutant. He was regular and literally tortured to turn superhuman.

[@romancer1j1]

Just like anyone can become rich

[@mineralgrey8332]

Technically DeadPool had the X Gene simply dormant. All humans have the Gene, it’s simply dormant

[@OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro]

What a cool channel!😃 I just subscribed! I've been a comic book aficionado since the early 80s. It's been interesting to see how writers have changed characters, in an attempt to keep readers interested. What do you think is MOST important; writing , illustration or, characters?🤔👋🏽👨🏽‍⚕️

[@markwalker091]

I've been saying ever since X of Swords that Krakoa needs to up it's Mystic Game. Mutant magic is severely underutilized despite plenty of mutants having potential for the mystic arts

[@JM-gc7hz]

I thought that’s the direction Excalibur was going in with Apocalypse but then it went elsewhere, then it turned into Knights of X and became boring and inconsequential.

[@markwalker091]

@@JM-gc7hz I feel the same way about the direction but I don't think Knights of inconsequential, we got some pretty good potential plot points to jump off of - They got the siege Perilous as a secondary resurrection protocol in Otherworld. - Betsy X Rachel - We found out Gambit can "steal", store, manipulate magical energy with his abilities which is strange he can't do that with regularly with kinetic energy but maybe he can only do it in Otherworld?

[@JM-gc7hz]

@@markwalker091 Betsy and Rachel is weird to me. It's so abrupt. Betsy being bisexual is not new but her attraction to Rachel is left field, especially since they've known each other for a long time. Rachel has never been attracted to women as far as I know. And yeah it can develop, but it barely did. The Siege Perilous point is only worthwhile if something is done about it. The Krakoan era has presented tons of ideas that get tossed aside, not full developed, started by one writer and then shoehorned back in by another writer who changed the original intent. The Gambit stuff is cool, a bit different but it makes me think New Son when his powers were at their hight.

[@kerrybryant5880]

This brings me back to a question I’ve had for years. Why is Blade NOT considered a mutant. Side note: scammers, miss me with the “u won a prize” bs. Gift it to ur mother.

[@alexsolomon7991]

Because blades superhuman abilities are the result of him being a vampire human hybrid.(vampirism in this universe being a virus created by Cthon through the darkhold, by the way) He does not have the unique x Gene that was introduced into the human genome by the celestials. Yes that's Canon, look it up. (The celestials came to Earth and created the eternals the deviants and the latents IE mutants. There is a reason that deviants can go through krakoan Gates. While technically his genes have mutated due to the circumstances of his birth, it is not a mutation in the classic X-Men sense of the word. The same goes for people like Spider-Man.... Yes his genes have mutated ....yes any children he has will likely carry some version of that mutation but he is not actually a mutant.

[@theonewhoisbetterthanyou3570]

@@alexsolomon7991 Now that’s a mf’n reply lmaooo.

[@kerrybryant5880]

@@alexsolomon7991 Thank you sir.

[@deelystanonfightcade2]

@@alexsolomon7991 feels good putting that knowledge to use doesn’t it😊?

[@DAKing-rf5ue]

Isn’t he a mutant just by the facts of his birth?

[@ATL13n]

E...my dawg...thanks for another great video breakdown. Still my first choice bruh, keep up the great work and looking forward to 100k. +ultra

[@facelesspanda9907]

Honestly just thought he was simply becoming more like his father but damn here we go with the crazy storylines

[@blazefaust8664]

Excellent... Blazefaust

[@larrytm1282]

I can tell by the merch that you've seen people leave out of public restrooms and not wash their hands - it bothers me too! WASH YOUR HANDS PEOPLE!!!

[@koozg7579]

And make it look easy!

[@TwPpopcorn]

That's what's poppin 🍾🥂🍿

[@TheThejack521]

Canonically the Hulk is a mutant, Bruce Banner's power is super intelligence.

[@phonkp]

While I appreciate super science as much as the next fan the way Marvel writers approach the history of mutants and the evolution of the X-gene always felt strayed too close to eugenics for my liking. And not the zaney Mister Sinister way.

[@theonewhoisbetterthanyou3570]

Definitely similarities but not the same. I never thought about it but you’re right.

[@hellblaze10]

Oh it absolutly is.

[@Qwerty-jy9mj]

Close? How isn't it eugenics?

[@falconfoot5769]

Y'all remember the scene in the White House in the beginning of X-Men 2?

[@ViktorEBoss]

The hell Nimrod killed the magus the megas who ripped a planet in half who is a techno-organic virus stuff like this really ticks me off with marvel especially recently

[@johnwright9049]

This looks like a progression of Kurt Wagner's powers. But it is something copied from DC comics and applied to mutants with magic.

[@danielsausaman9767]

I remember that was once reveal that Kurt Wagner' aka Nightcrawler biological father is from a race of demonic-looking mutants call Neyaphem was banished to another dimension ,,

[@johnwright9049]

@@danielsausaman9767 That is still in continuity.

[@decidueyezealot8611]

Lazarus rain vibes

[@LandofMert76]

Kurt got resurrected right away assaulting Orchis base. Unless you meant recently

[@1187underground]

i really wish they had kept Selene around. It would be good to see her get a little "redemption" arc like most of the villains that X-men has showcased. It may never happen tho. Im pretty sure shes content being evil and self-serving. Orchis really has utilized all measures to take mutants down. Maybe Beast was right haha

[@JM-gc7hz]

She’s lived so long that realistically (as far as fictional characters go) she’s probably who she is and not much room to change barring some seriously life altering circumstances.

[@1187underground]

@@JM-gc7hz think you might be right. Well, it would b good to explore more of her past them and have a better idea of why she has become that way

[@swagnetoeagle740]

How this guy doesn’t have 1milliob subs

[@Lord123]

I actually enjoy the horns. Well the first time thet popped up.

[@sirdvl]

I stopped reading any x-comics because I’m tired of reading about the mutants getting trashed All they seem to do is lose

[@courtneyhayes9302]

They already hinted at it in a comic book when apocalypse Spider-Man and the incredible hulk into what four horsemen and what did he only turned into horseman mutants

[@AtmosphereIVXX]

mannnnn obessed with Vox Ignis😤. I wonder if the Blasphemy Cartel from Strange is working with Orchis...

[@jamesaldridge2007]

Way back in Magik Kurt was presented as demonic. True storyline

[@danielivanov930]

7:16 I think the female Sinister kills her in Nightcrawlers #1 to get rid of the curse .She is in a stab position while his adoptive mother is in sleep in one of the pages .

[@UrbanPovertist]

Current status is Demon God Priest Emperor, stuff changes over time

[@matthewlaflamme9019]

I thought it was interesting how in earth X he became Belasco. They should have used resurrection protocols for Kurt Darkholme and used him for this story. Or a crawler from ?warsong?

[@noneyabidness9644]

"Turning into"? Wasn't he always a demon?

[@jackieanderson9408]

Sweet 🎂

[@igorcosta4781]

I have been Nightcrawler Pendurado XII willingly hanged upside down by a blue rope which is my own tail from this position I can see what others can't by merely shifting perspective let THE SPARK ignite!!

[@dennishicks2440]

Nightcrawler's mutation has happened because "Stan Lee" is in heaven.🤨

[@shaggyblondguy9527]

So like in the deadpool movie?

[@brumtownmiller6130]

I always thought that eventually most (if not all) people would become mutants anyway so why would humans hate mutants when they will become them. They should embrace them hoping to speed the process along

[@Dc0sby]

They said one day we will all become a mixed race but racist still going to hate.

[@jaislim5717]

Don't forget Cloak and Dagger were once consider mutants

[@mitchnunn1332]

That's wow Deadpool happened he's got powers that he didn't get from others

[@skiloz0245]

Love nightcrawler

[@ShreeBAD]

I thought he was already half demon. Huh?

[@Myserieden]

I'd be more than happy to be around the character that can potentially activate X Genes. My luck though, I'd turn into a jelly creature.

[@jezzdark5940]

Humans getting powers I thought was caused by celestials and the 3 deviation of mankind.

[@michaelfloodine]

Is it not because of his parentage?

[@RubeusArchos]

Well this sums up what I been saying for years that humans are mutants but this makes it more so now.

[@brumtownmiller6130]

I always thought that eventually most (if not all) people would become mutants anyway so why would humans hate mutants when they will become them. They should embrace them hoping to speed the process along

[@TylerTour]

What was the logic for Nimrod infecting the astral plane?

[@ExeErdna]

good wi-fi

[@mineralgrey8332]

I always knew that humanity all of it had the X Gene since every Human has the genetic code of evolution. The X Gene is simply humanities next step in revolution and it either manifests or it doesn’t. Now having a mutant that can create an activation field? That’s crazy game changer. It’s stupid that humans hate mutants when eventually that is their next phase in Evolution. I’d be estátic to know that my X Gene would be activated and I’d have an insane ability/Power. Then again some don’t deserve that power, let alone are in the right mindset to have such power

[@blackphoenix77]

Nightcrawler really looks bad ass on that cover for Legion of X #9: I really wish he looked like that in the interior art. P.S. when I first saw Nightcrawler on Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, I thought he had horns, just like I thought that Warren Worthington III's codename was Archangel. Looks like I was eventually proven right.

[@TheWideSpread07]

Well wasnt the hulk the son of “The One above all” Or is that not canon

[@Soshiaircon91]

Leave it to magic to fix plot holes.

[@danielayiotis5318]

Really liked this series at the start but found it a bit too much going on towards the end. Overall enjoyed it though.

[@SW-zb6bf]

Are his eyes open?

[@bigaltro]

Thought I was seeing double when I clicked. @blerdwithoutfear is clearly a clone of @KingOfLightning . Fitting as One Piece clone mania is on fire...

[@Snowmanfree]

Nightcrawler is Hellboy's? Something????

[@wetfire6236]

COMICS EXPLAINED!!

[@Rpgmaniac]

Night crawler father is a demon

[@mrwright2289]

Yes please do a human mutate video.

[@michaelcunnigham787]

They're turning the X-Men into Pokemons! Jajaja

[@davidmacias1270]

Cool(!)

[@leopumarejo3400]

Before I watch I’d guess because he doesn’t have a soul. Or at least didn’t when he was brought back to life.

[@Ando1428]

I blame beast.

[@Quagula]

EL DIABLO!!! 😨

[@DominusNox106]

OMG Kurt looks awesome!!!!! Here comes Belasco...i.e. Universe X time line. I love the Celestial Seed aspect, it explained almost everything in the Marvel Universe. Also, I love Celene and I really enjoy her getting some time in any book.

[@cephas5053]

Nightcrawler is supposed to be the Christian of the team and yet here he is

[@bx5815]

With this logic, Black Knight in the MCU will be written as the cause of mutants

[@imanicartwright4463]

Selen was right!

[@ctjmaughs]

Spiderman and hulk have radiation allergies if go back in the day

[@christucker438]

Who are his parents?

[@harikiran4339]

Mutate and mutants are different according to me. Because if thats the case then Captain america, red skull, spiderman, FF4, hulk, rhino all should be considered mutants. But they aren't, their x gene won't activate.

[@JayHNotTheNormalTraveler]

Hulk is clearly a mutant

[@theodoresherman5707]

I just find Nightcrawler turning into a demon to be an incredibly stupid choice

[@rawburtmartinez]

Azazel.

[@satch422]

I have no idea what the heck your talking about the XMen titles is totally alien to me now its kinda like how DC has gotten way to big with all the extra characters

[@anthonyfigueroa2395]

Nightcrawlers mother is mystique. She has scales and probably passed those genes to her son and it is a part of him growing up...certain age then got hornes...kind of like puberty...question is who is his dad.

[@hainleysimpson1507]

Azazel is his father.

[@onii07]

Watuuupppp

[@EmperorDxD]

Normal human should always have xgene as the xgene is the next step of evelution for humanity

[@princecharming8125]

There's no Legion of X , only the Xmen

[@222aloof]

Jojo stand arrow premise

[@wolfbane7497]

Well it kind of makes sense I know the dunking on a lot of the X-Men comics but this kind of makes sense. Because going back to the very beginning the celestials were tampering with. Humans that's how you get the eternals that's how you get people like Captain America you know all these. Weird people that come into contact with solar radiation and stuff like that they get super powers and they are able to live. Through nuclear damage and stuff and get superpowers. Used to be the case that these people were deviance all of humanity are deviants. Used to be the case that these people were deviance all of humanity are deviants on some form. Because they have the deviant Jean and that's what made them special that's why Captain America is able to get. The super soldier serum and not die and when I mean by that is the original formula. Century is able to take some serum and get super powers and becoming this all-powerful being. It's because he's a deviant but no that's not the case humans only humans have mutant genes. Some of them are not active now I hope that is the case that yeah all of humanity has mutant genes and they have deviant Genes. And I hope that when the to collide together you get some kind of new all-powerful being. Because that was the goal of the celestials Franklin Richards was the end result of the celestials tampering.

[@MetalAcitistJim]

maybe has something to do with his parents, isn't Nightcrawler's dad a demon

[@randalstone7022]

Isn’t the whole everyone has a x gene proven in Deadpool

[@Onguard8737]

And he is immortal and cant die

[@letsgets77]

Winding way. Weirding way. I get it. Nice nod marvel.

[@ShawnWeeded510]

Not the hope sword.........🤦🏾‍♂️ really?