Nightcrawler confronts Mystique | X-men: TAS

Nightcrawler learns from his mother the truth behind how he was born and why he was abandoned.
I noticed that that there was a soundtrack change when Mystique was declared how she didn't want Nightcrawler, so I wanted to show for anyone who missed it or never heard it.
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[@JaguarCats]

"I will beg God to bestow his grace upon me so that I can forgive you. Then I will beg him to bestow his grace upon you so that you can forgive yourself" Mutant has the heart of a saint.

[@erikolson4148]

Indeed 🥺

[@PhazonOmega]

That is such a profoundly Christ-like response he gives! He knows he cannot forgive on his own, and asks God to help him forgive, and then asks Him to help her. His heart is like Christ's, and from this appears to be one of the best Christians portrayed in any TV show! Of course, she'll never find true peace apart from God who is the author of peace, but if she's going to reject that, Nightcrawler is still trying to show compassion.

[@prosper624]

💯💯💯

[@HookedOnSonics518]

I love Mystique's expression of disbelief at the end. She probably thought that it would be easier for Kurt to hate her, but even after all of the hurtful things she tells him, he still wishes her nothing but good.

[@Thepopcornator]

If she thought that, she was right-it WOULD have been easier for him to hate her. Forgiveness can be super hard.

[@matthewmira3265]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@ThepopcornatorWhat’s the point of hate? It’s not worth it. If you hold on to that much hate towards someone and you let it control you, it’d consume you and negatively affect you to become an even worst version of yourself. While yes, forgiveness can be hard, but it’s better to forgive someone than to hold on to constant, undying hate towards someone that’s not even worth it.

[@BryonYoungblood]

It just shows how strong Kurt's faith is, even with what Raven said to him,

[@VoltitanDev]

I agree, forgiveness doesn't mean a pardon but good on Night crawler for not letting his past define him in the present.

[@BryonYoungblood]

@@VoltitanDev Exactly. :) It shows the strength Kurt had gained from his time in the church, even with what happened to him from what Raven told him about the truth. And I love how he feels sad for his mom even if she was hoping he'd hate her.

[@sivanlevi3867]

Even after all that, Nightcrawler is so forgiving. Reminds of a certain quote. "It's easy to do nothing, but it's hard to forgive." Yet, Kurt makes it so easy.

[@jofez27]

It's more like compassion. Nightcrawler didn't forgive Mystique as said he would pray to God to bestow his grace so he may forgive her. Nightcrawler listened and understood Mystique and his compassion outweighed his anger and sadness.

[@sivanlevi3867]

Nightcrawler is certainly not the X-Man with the most anger. I think he was sad, but for Mystique, not himself. That outlines his compassion greatly. I'm not a believer in God myself, but Kurt is his representative here, so if God can forgive Mystique, so can Kurt.

[@kevin-2.1]

I respect night crawler

[@sivanlevi3867]

He's worthy of your respect, I guarantee it.

[@tashadent150]

Sometimes wounds cut and bleed but it heals

[@iukng4383]

1:59 That hit hard man. So much respect for Nightcrawler.

[@longWriter]

It DID.

[@oanaalinafluieras443]

Same here

[@tintindb]

Such profound words from a children's show which most of them might not understand or appreciate in until later.

[@Grimlock316]

sadly it would be deemed hate speech and Nazi propaganda from the SJWs in todays world

[@trevormillar1576]

Gray d'Lisle would have been a better choice to do her voice, this chick is too unsympathetic.

[@Ragitsu]

@@Grimlock316 Why? Why do you people do that?

[@Grimlock316]

@Ragitsu you people? Yea not going to ingage with a racist, move along

[@Ragitsu]

@@Grimlock316 How could I have expressed prejudice towards your ethnic background when I do not even *know* your ethnic background? I _was_ referring to how you and your ilk preemptively complain (e.g., "If this was made today, so and-so would call for it to be banned."). Negativity in general is exhausting, but needless negativity is especially tiresome. Just enjoy the work and save your energy. P.S. _X-Men_ was originally intended as an allegory about how racism is bad...a true "social justice" movement.

[@tashadent150]

That is why, he is one of my favorites of the X-Men, he knew how to love when others knew how to hate.

[@jamescarroll329]

Wow. Real Christianity

[@rasellewolf]

​@@jamescarroll329 you're telling me. I've got a few relatives that are "good Catholics", all hypocritical, greedy, catty, and self serving. Yet, as much as that gives me a bad taste in my mouth when it comes to religion, Kurt is still my favorite member of the X-Men. He's so wholly good despite everything. Just an upstanding fuzzy dude.

[@kittycatmeowmeow963]

​​@@rasellewolfYeah, Nightcrawler is more like the type of Catholic JFK or Biden is. A good one!

[@garybuck6535]

​@@kittycatmeowmeow963dude. Biden, a good catholic? I've got a feeling you don't know Biden so well

[@jamesmary8953]

@@rasellewolf Those aren't "Catholics", dude. lol

[@lotusgal313]

The canon story was she tried to throw him away but couldn’t. Even she didn’t have that in her. But a struggle caused her to accidentally drop him in the river. She spent all night looking for him the the circus folk found him first. She decided he was better off. She may be the personification of cruel at times but even she loved her own son as she was able to

[@averycheesypotato]

They hint at that by showing her by the river, but leave it open-ended. I wonder if they ever meant to go back to that scene in the show, or leave it as is? Either way, it is well done

[@ghedebaronsamedi]

Mystique was such a hypocrite in this show. She's whining about not having a life of her own, while the son she would've murdered has no chance to conceal his appearance, and will forever be condemned to walk among people, hated and shunned - without a thought given about power or prestige like her. She's the worst, really.

[@christophersharp5292]

Mystique is complex, and I feel she often just becomes what a writer wants in that moment. Personally, I think she loves Kurt, but she distances herself him purposefully, fearing that she will only bring misery to his life.

[@nitewarden]

Everyone's hardship is relative I guess. I don't know if that makes Mystique the worst though.

[@WinnyJ1]

reminds me of a lady i used to date. very similiar personality. even the duel life part. very successful woman that would shine warmth for other, but truth was that she would not hessitate to walk on corpses for her own vanity.

[@catherga]

For better or worse, Nightcrawler knows who he is-because everyone else will constantly remind him. But Mystique has spent years under fake identities, hiding who she truly was from her loved ones for fear of rejection and hurting them for her own needs. She truly has no life of her own, just one disappointment after another.

[@DSan-kl2yc]

I don't think she tried to kill him. Just did the baby down a river thing. She knew he made it to a family. She did betray him that episode to save herself. Maybe she tried to save him at the end, don't totally remember.

[@JarvisBaileyVA]

This is why Kurt is one of my favorite X-Men. He's someone with a heart stronger than any mutant power

[@oanaalinafluieras443]

Mine too

[@Archedgar]

1:59 Now that truly takes strength. Strength that I don't think I would have in his place. Nightcrawler here is a great example of what a man should be.

[@slanetroyard92]

Ain't that the truth. For all the mistreatment and bigotry Kurt has dealt with he has the strength to forgive people.

[@Ragitsu]

Elsewhere in this comment section, "Archedgar" said the following -> "Don't worry. The time of the leftists is soon coming to an end. I have a hunch that by late this year, you will notice a dramatic shift in modernity. At absolute most, you will only have to wait until late next year for it. Trust. Hold on a bit longer." I believe him when he says he doesn't have strength.

[@runetide]

​@Ragitsu So mercy and compassion are associated with "leftism" now in the minds of conservatives? Does that mean the right actually wants to be associated with hate and cruelty, because they believe that's what real strength is?

[@louiscyphre2267]

Nightcrawler here is a great example of what everyone should be like.* It’s an admirable quality to have regardless of gender.

[@Archedgar]

@@Ragitsu That's nice. You can throw your tantrum as much as you want but it will only prove my point.

[@Spirit8930]

GOD is with him and Kurt's actions in helping those even knowing the truth of his dark past is proof because he chooses to forgive than to hate. It show's that he is more human than others.

[@Captainhexpaine]

Id rather be a devil that destroys his enemies than a weak forgiving human.

[@shadowspear899]

​@@Captainhexpaine have fun in hell then 👍

[@MrCosmin94]

God in a cartoon? 😅

[@leradmuiel7634]

It’s what makes Kurt strong.

[@BASEJOCK11]

Rewatching this series as an adult, so many episodes brought tears to my eyes. I’m pretty sure every episode in season 4 had at least one character in tears at some point.

[@gagefarmer9615]

Mystique left her own son floating down a river until the circus found. That baby grew in Nightcrawler.

[@falconeshield]

Jesus..

[@dvdmethod2]

Those 90's Saturday cartoons were on another level.

[@averycheesypotato]

Gotta love Nightcrawler! He makes you want Mystique to change for the better, even as the full impact of what she did is being shown. And she is ashamed, or she wouldn’t have tried to convince him to hate her

[@ronaldbrooks3748]

You can’t find any X-men like Nightcrawler who can be religious and forgiving. Let’s not for get that he got through Wolverine and pray to god on forgiveness. That’s why they’re my two favorite X-men.

[@Sungura_Kaiser]

This is why Nightcrawler is my favorite X-Men member.

[@richardpreston7333]

I always forget how great the voice acting for this show was

[@JnEricsonx]

Meanwhile Chris Claremont-yes HIM was not thrilled with the Voice Acting.

[@wcthesecret]

@@JnEricsonx who

[@Ragitsu]

@@wcthesecret He was an X-Men writer during the 80s to mid 90s.

[@trebledc]

Man of God. Forgiveness so anyone could move on.

[@drewatwood2594]

I can never forget just how pure and kind Kurt Wagner always has been. His heart knows no hate, no corruption, no evil. He can beat a grudge sometimes... But never hate. He is the kind that believes anyone can be better... Even his enemies. Only member of the X Men more pure than Kurt is perhaps Piotr Rasputin (Colossus). Kurt is the kind you want to be your friend.

[@Ability-King-KK]

What's funny is that in _Marvel: Ultimate Alliance,_ if you choose to let Nightcrawler die instead of Jean Grey in the Mephisto level, Mystique swears revenge for her son's death and kills Xavier in retaliation, which in turns disbands the X-Men. So somewhere deep down inside of her, Mystique does care for Nightcrawler. It just takes his death for her to realize that.

[@flickrebeat8936]

I think it's because she didn't need to Keep herself from arms length from him she no longer needed to push him away cause he was no longer there

[@maximillianoorosco-randhaw9336]

Reminds me of how Vegeta reacted when Cell killed Future Trunks.

[@TupocalypseShakur]

I always forget the Azazel retcon is from the 2000s, so Kurt having a normal human as a father gets me by surprise

[@animewatcha]

A later season could have always worked 'Satan' into there. Woulda have made from an interesting dynamic for animated show like this. A 'son of Satan' working so much to be Catholic.

[@alpacawizardman6778]

It could have been an affair: Mystique did say she had many lives, so it’s possible she could’ve fornicated with Mephisto behind the scenes.

[@jamesstreet2188]

Nah. Let her m stay the son of a count who probably was a decent guy. Leave that Azazel BS to the comics.

[@NotALiberalSoSkipTheScript]

@@animewatchaThat was a plot. He was manipulated by anti-mutant power groups into being a cardinal then pope. Then his paternity by Azazel (who is a Semitic trickster/scapegoat demon in pre-Christian Hebrew mythology) would be exposed and they would call him son of the devil. The Anti-Christ come to end the world. I guess to kill all mutants or put the church in upheaval to force a restructure?

[@Dalton_Boardman2000]

Not a big comic reader but I think putting an actual demon in this story screws up the moral. It works for Hellboy or any other character who are already real demons but Kurt is a mutant that LOOKS like a demon but is in fact fully human as far as genetics go. It's paranoia that he might be hellspawn that leads people to hate him on sight. Making him genuine hellspawn devalues the message a bit, even if he's still an awesome dude.

[@JohnAlbertRigali]

Nightcrawler wasn't a perfect Catholic, but he was trying like any well-intentioned Catholic. And it's nice to see the Mystique that I prefer for a change.

[@CrusaderGabriel]

Back when cartoons had 20 pairs of balls and would touch delicate topics in the exactly right way. Grew up with this show and that's why as a kid my favorite super heroes were the X-Men

[@herooflight7931]

Nightcrawler indeed, one of the best characters of X-Men This is a guy who got logan to find faith, And he found forgiveness for someone Is who threw him away essentially. That takes a real strong person he Had the appearance of a demon but he Was more human than anybody In x men

[@Ragitsu]

I have many fond early to mid-90s memories of the _X-Men_ animated series.

[@KhepriProductions2022]

Same.

[@gundanout11]

@@KhepriProductions2022 Can't wait for Nightcrawler return in the upcoming X-men 97.

[@rabbit0664]

Same. Used to watch it all the time.

[@huntermoore7669]

Nightcrawler. Body of a demon… soul of a angel

[@TwinRiver100]

Nightcrawler's level of faith strength and forgiveness I think is something I want towork towards and aspire to as a person. From the bits i've seen of him in this show incarnation and some of the comics he seems like one of the most happy go lucky persons of faith in the X-Men's sphere of influence.

[@johnsayles8032]

Mystique had that whole spiel complete with shape change flourishes ready to go. Like this isn't the first "Alright, you my kid" speech she's given. She dipped into monologue so fast.

[@Frey12]

lol, she also has a son with Sabertooth who is a mutant racist and not a mutant lol .

[@johnsayles8032]

@@Frey12 to be fair if I was the kid of two of the deadliest super powered assassins in the world, and got nothing, I'd be salty about it too. Though he only found out after founding his version of the proud boys, so seemingly the only trait that got passed down was just being a dick.

[@johnsayles8032]

@@Frey12 though to throw more shade at Mystique, as she's been deadbeating her way across the decades, she really set NOTHING aside for these kids she keeps dumping out like mighty Zeus? Just waterfall and orphanage are the only options? What drug habit is she supporting to squander MULTIPLE fortunes?

[@assassinsknight]

Which is plausible because the only part she seems taken of guard is where Nightcrawler tells he wants to forgive her and for her to forgive herself.

[@johnsayles8032]

@@assassinsknight oh yeah, him hating her, she would've welcomed that. But you tell your son how badly you screwed him over, how you're not sorry, and basically talk down on him, and his response is "me and Jesus love you still"? An actual gunshot would be better than the ache of having that long stare in the mirror of just how much of an ass you are. That is weapons grade ooftonium right there.

[@Aku9466]

Nightcrawler is a peak example of a Catholic in modern media culture. Someone who stands by and for his faith, lives it daily, and shows it through his actions and interactions with others and the world. He is hated and treated cruelly but still chooses compassion and kindness, and to share God’s love with others.

[@lourdesmedina2842]

She didn't want Nightcrawler, but she was obsessed with her daughter Rogue?! And Rogue doesn't want her mother back anyways talk about karma

[@KhepriProductions2022]

Rogue was convenient. Nightcrawler wasn't.

[@lourdesmedina2842]

@@KhepriProductions2022 Worse mother award goes to ....shapeshifting she -demon!

[@ivantheterrible2594]

Probably because Rogue had powers she could use whereas Nightcrawler did not.

[@thispersonrighthere9024]

​@@KhepriProductions2022mystique and her wife, destiny, saw rogue as a tool, but they both seem to genuinely care for her in the comics now.

[@wcthesecret]

@@thispersonrighthere9024 husband

[@sparky3574]

Mystique thought she could hurt Nightcrawler, but she couldn’t. Because he became someone who looks after everyone, either human or mutant.

[@omnitrix1279]

This is why Nightcrawler is my favorite superhero.

[@natasshjanorielle4711]

"..The neighbors were not pleased..." lol

[@randomcenturion7264]

He's a good man. Takes strength to wish to be able to forgive someone as awful as Mystique

[@BenjiPOTF]

If I remember correctly he was going to be a priest, don't remember the particulars.

[@AboubakrKeita]

even if that's your mother

[@Femboy87]

Nightcrawler looks the least human out of most of the mutants. yet he showed more humanity Then most could have if put in this spot. This is the Kurt we all love and can respect. And an unbelievable role model for me and i am certain others growing up!

[@justinbutcher2183]

What notice how mystique is running away from nightcrawler because she doesn't want to show guilt she is truly unhappy with her decision

[@sygmarvexarion7891]

How can you be a shapeshifter, be anyone at all, and still be an outcast?! That sounds like a highly incompetent shifter.

[@GruppeSechs]

Would have been fine if she never took the D

[@Wolf10media]

Not incompetence, just tragic. You can be anyone you want, live as anyone you want. But the one thing you probably won't be is your own self. Added that regardless of that ability, you are living a lie. Therefore lying to anyone close to you, and yourself. That what she meant what she said in X2. She shouldn't have to hide herself among everyone. Though that's a different Mystique. But if you want a more competent shifter. Not really one perse, but Demona counts as a competent shifter.

[@the-reclining-roleplayer]

@@Wolf10media You said it perfect and I'd like to add that she is aware that no one will ever trust her. When you can be anyone, even mutants will think you have some ulterior motive--her existence alone sews mistrust among people. If you know 'anyone could be Mystique' then you'll always have a little feeling in the back of your mind 'Is the person I'm talking to actually Mystique'? She's right about being tragic and caught in something she didn't ask; the difference between her and Kurt is Kurt made peace with it in his own way (being a Catholic) while Mystique never found the means to for herself and decided to turn that into a selfish response.

[@Archedgar]

That's easy. Just look at Morph in this series; He has a regular appearance and can live his life among both humans & mutants because unless you personally know about him along with his powers, you don't know he's a shapeshifter. Conversely Mystique has a clearly unnatural appearance and will be distrusted by all unless she discloses personal information which will only make things worse. She got f'd in the a with her mutation basically.

[@GruppeSechs]

@@Archedgar Don't talk bad about my blue goddess

[@TotalTech2.]

Mistique: I am the worst most *evil* parent in any children's cartoon ever. *NO* *ONE* can match me (Fire Lord Ozai has entered the chat) Mistique: Why do I hear boss music?

[@jokerknight1247]

Kurt is such a good mutant he managed to become best friends with fucking WOLVERINE, enough said

[@starcader2663]

forgiveness is very hard, you can even fall back to pain and anger form time to time as you remeber things, but in the end, it is the only and true release.

[@omega8851]

Kurt is just too good for this world.

[@midnightdusk5037]

Characters like Nightcrawler do mountains' worth more of good and inspirational representation for people of faith than most Christian films have ever done. As others in the comments have mentioned: he loves when it is easy to hate or do nothing.

[@lordsxman]

The ability to forgive is so powerful. Simply witnessing it can make me, a grown man, cry... at a fictional cartoon!

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

There was a similar scene in X-Men Evolution but it was played by showing Kurt's initial disbelief and the shame and regret Raven hides under a thin veil of feigned indifference. That series presented the entire Mystique/Nightcrawler dynamic better, I think.

[@johnbarton1941]

The writing on this cartoon for children is multilayered and very deep. Imagine if they had more time to play out the emotions, instead of rushing through the beats.

[@DeadDevilDying]

I love this version of Nightcrawler, I also love that in this series they made the character who is a devout Christian look like a secular demon.

[@ElladanKenet]

"I've been many women in my time. Some rich, some poor. Rich, I find, is preferable." Said everyone ever.

[@Ragitsu]

Everyone has been many women?

[@kisaragistation5220]

The quote where she says she has no life of her own and steals pieces from others lives is interesting. I think this is why she bonds with Rogue the most. Rogue's power is literally stealing memories from others to be plagued with. And she cannot live her own life freely due to the skin contact issue.

[@kev3d]

Dad couldn't even hang onto his monocle, that's how disturbed he was at the birth of his son!

[@KhepriProductions2022]

Can you blame him? He didn't know Mystique was a mutant. He probably thought he helped birth a demon.

[@jamesstreet2188]

And yet, we have no indication he rejected the boy. It was the neighbors who made Mystique flee. Count e Wagner reacted in shock, not hate.

[@jamesstreet2188]

Do note the count did not reject them or chase them out. It was the neighbors who made her flee. Count Von Wagner was merely schocked, not hateful.

[@qmcsing]

Might be a cartoon, but the truth about God still comes out….

[@AGrayPhantom]

This would have never have been written into a kid's cartoon today, and I'm honestly surprised they got away with it in the 90's.

[@mr.doctorcaptain1124]

Which is a shame because these are the kinds of messages kids need. I grew up with a pedophile for a father, and to say my young life was messed up and filled with hurt would be an understatement. Shows like this helped me to count my blessings and to find forgiveness and love, traits my parents preached but never showed or expressed. By changing the standards of shows to keep kids “protected from reality” all we really do is rob them of their ability to understand reality and react to it appropriately. Thank God I had shows like this as a child to grow up with.

[@mageeaaron2624]

1:59 Very powerful! 🙏🏽

[@derrickboyd9225]

My granny died in 2020 I just wish I had one chance to see her when she was alive she wasn't even my real grandmother because my real grandmother died a long long time ago before I was even born I just wish I can go back to living with my mom and Granny I feel bad for nightcrawler for being abandoned by his own mother but I know that deep down mistake loved her own son even though she didn't want him he really does care for her more than anyting I just wish that my life could have been different in a different world at different time and a different place my God I just wish that life could have been different for the X-Men and for me and for my family I just wish for God for things to be different if they already is now❤️🙏😔🙏❤️

[@Gundam4]

I understand how you feel cuz my grandma died in that same year and so did a dear friend. The two most influential people in my life gone hit me harder than getting tossed into a mountain. So you're not alone man

[@breezy3392]

She was so scared of her own son when he caught her

[@chancepaladin]

damn the writing in this show was so exceptional

[@josephercanbrack8393]

Nightcrawler made any episode he's in so much better. Hope we get more priest Kurt in the future

[@KhepriProductions2022]

When I posted this video a few months back. I didn't think it would get this many views. Thanks for the love.

[@DrFranklynAnderson]

Bully Maguire: “Want forgiveness? Get religion.” Nightcrawler: “And I took that personally!”

[@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639]

Being a *shapeshifter didn't* make her an outcast. Being a *mutant didn't* make her an outcast. Being *different didn't* make her an outcast. Being in a society that *fears* what's different, *that* made her an outcast!

[@gilgamesh7652]

That didn't make her an outcast, what made her an outcast was her own mentality

[@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639]

@@gilgamesh7652 A perpetuating loop.

[@DanielBMaximoff]

Biggest ''Luke I am your mother'' moment in all Marvel.

[@KhepriProductions2022]

You think so? I see it as the opposite since Mystique didn't want to claim nightcrawler like Darth Vader

[@DanielBMaximoff]

@@KhepriProductions2022 You don't read comics. Despite being a bitch to the heart, she has a soft spot for Nightcrawler.

[@AndresQuinros]

Respect Kurt Wagner. The best of the X Men.

[@kisaragistation5220]

Mystique with Nightcrawler: Leave me alone peasant. Mystique with Rogue: Darling please take me back in your life

[@J-RS21]

Belos: I suppose you hate me for that Hunter: no. But I am sad for you

[@XSilver_WaterX]

Mystique did a lot of things that were horrible in both comic and reboot movies, but the one forgivable core of herself was that she was FORCED to be in a rigged game by the human race to be shunned like other mutant kind. Humble and Humanity are two close but very different things. Xavier wanted peace and co-existence, but he was raised with HUMAN values instead of Mutants, thus making his goal impossible from the start.

[@shoresean1237]

Father Mulcahy from MASH couldn't have said it better, Kurt.

[@gameplayer1980]

Incredible drama but you can see the speed at which they needed to deliver their lines given how short an episode is.

[@MrJonathon08]

Important details to consider, Kurt doesn’t straight out forgives his mom for the terrible things she’s done to him, even after she said he was an inconvenience and that she didn’t want him. I think that a foolish person that is also weak would have forgiven her at the spot. But Kurt knows his worth and probably he does want to forgive her. He shows strength by understanding the process that it’s due. Personally this hits me because I need strength not to forgive others but to forgive myself

[@nicobones9608]

Oof! Nightcrawler puts the rest of us Christians to shame. Even after hearing all of that, and still being caught in the moment, he hopes to forgive his mother and that she will one day forgive herself. Funny how this strange blue mutant who looks so much like a cliche demon shows us the true heart of Christianity.

[@NickBirchBDB]

Nightcrawler could be my spirit animal

[@JoJoOnYouTube]

I'm so used to seeing X-men on Jetix and that it's weird seeing the toon disney logo.

[@mr.commenter395]

Toon Disney and Jetix were on the same channel once, after ABC Family.

[@ShuiYueSketchbook]

These are not words you find in modern cartoons…

[@pedrocortez3485]

Never noticed the upside down pikachu on her forehead 🤣

[@zeokingsilver]

felt for nightcrawler

[@jamesstreet2188]

What is of note is mystique never said Kurt's father rejected him. Sure he was shocked in the flashback, but she clearly said it was the neighbors that made her dispose of Kurt. I'd love to see Count Von Wagner reunited with his son in the new continuation. (Anyone who wants to bring up the stupid Azazel retcon... please shut up)

[@KhepriProductions2022]

Good point, but with how Mystique described things in the flashback, Kurt's father didn't do a thing when the neighbors chased Mystique out with her child. Maybe you're right that he wasn't against his son (directly) but he wasn't against having them chased out either.

[@jamesstreet2188]

@@KhepriProductions2022 There may not have been anything he could do. Or even if he did, it looks like they came after her at midnight, he may not even be aware of everything that happened. We don't know.

[@MagMaybe]

She didn't want him and said she had no life of her own. HE could have been her life, part of her life... Instead, she gave him up. The sad part about her is that she could have had family, but she chose to live pretend lives of others instead of her own. Kurt lived life of truth and suffering and found God in all, Mystique lived life of pleasure and pretend and couldn't even find herself...

[@Jm649]

Poor kurt, he deserves the world :p

[@mew10521]

Atleast this Mystique wears clothes

[@artisticsolarninja]

This aint the movie. This is the 90s and this 90s cartoon was based off the 70s comic

[@mew10521]

@@artisticsolarninja what does that have to do with her wearing clothes? I know she does in the comics

[@kevhead1525]

A shape shifter. Meh. But a clothes shifter as well? Op.

[@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639]

He didn't immediately forgive her but knew/hoped that, one day, he would.

[@MansMan42069]

More importantly, that she would forgive herself.

[@UltimateShadow10]

Very powerful and emotional scene.

[@masamune2984]

Remember when “kid’s cartoons” weren’t just for kids, and had real mature, life themes, and respected kids to understand, even if on a basic level? I miss that. ( Note: there are certainly “kids” shows that have recently still dealt with mature issues, wrapped in “entertainment,” but without agenda: Adventure Time, Static Shock, Regular Show, etc.) It’s not that they don’t exist still, and it’s not like EVERY show back in the day dealt with these issues like X-Men, Spider-Man, or Batman:TAS, it’s just slightly more rare nowadays.

[@cs2528]

If I looked like a demon I'd probably would've grown up thinking God would not want me & would've embraced a life of sin. But Nightcrawler went all-in in his devotion to God.

[@andrewcummings7832]

Kurt is a better man than most

[@jrxtrc]

This was a pretty good adaptation of Mystique from the comic books compared to the BS “Hinger Games” Mystique portrayed by Jennifer Lawerence.

[@trasegorsuch5140]

In later comics, it’s revealed that Nightcrawlers father was the mutant named Azazel.

[@CapoWhoLaughs]

Man I always get emotional watching this episode. Kurt wasn't hateful even though he had every right to be. Chose to wish for goodness for his mother and her actually for a moment feeling doubt and regret over what she did.

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

Wow mystique is evil. She judges everyone by appearance because thats all she is.

[@kisaragistation5220]

It's ironic that Mystique hates Gambit and calls him a thief when she just admitted she steals pieces of others lives to survive

[@ExelArts]

This is why nightcrawler was one of my favorite mutants

[@betelgeuseredstone9082]

Disney doesn’t own Marvel from the 90's.

[@skidooshlayman12]

that's better than the comic origin

[@quatreraberbawinner2628]

Id like to remind everyone this was a kids show

[@benjamincanales6668]

God loves all of his children. It is not matter what you look like his love is like nothing you can ever imagine

[@gagefarmer9615]

A few mutants who age like regular. It's a side effect of their mutations.

[@KenshiImmortalWolf]

This is both very teaching and it also shows to me how religion should be used. As a guide for being a better person, not as an excuse to be awful. He wishes for gods help so he can forgive his mother for her abandoning him, but he also wishes for god to help her forgive herself, because it's likely she has carried a lot of failings in her life time.

[@KenMasters.]

It just p!sses me off how Nightcrawler went from being an evangelical role-model who even converted the skeptical Wolverine, to Hollywood abusing his faith in X2: X-Men United by making Nightcrawler be portrayed by a deeply irreligious actor who makes the character seem like a fearful and tormented slave of Jesus Christ (He makes no impact on other characters) and cuts his own blue skin everytime he sins.

[@zxtreme31]

I’m not Christian but I appreciate when a show aimed at kids has a religious character who is meant to be a positive influence but still come across as “cool”.

[@captainsmirk5582]

This is what the new, young writers of these comics don't understand because they can't see past their severe narcissism. This is why Nightcrawler has always been a beloved hero.

[@CrownMe13]

In the movies they said the gene that allows someone to become a mutant comes from The father’s side so maybe his dad was hiding truth

[@omegaman2846]

Nightcrawler is the best, I repeat, the BEST X-man of all time

[@kittycatmeowmeow963]

I love him so much I've had a crush on him since I was 6.💙