Amanda Sefton (real name Jimaine Szardos), also known as Daytripper and the second Magik, is a fictional character and witch in the Marvel Universe. She is the foster sister and former lover of Kurt Wagner, Nightcrawler of the X-Men. Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... The Uncanny X-Men, first published as simply The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series within the X-Men franchise. ... Chris Claremont (born November 30, 1950 in London, England, United Kingdom) is a comic book writer, best known for his 16-year (1976-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industrys most successful properties. ... The cover of Giant-Size X-Men #1 by Gil Kane & Cockrum, featuring characters Cockrum designed. ... Limbo can refer to potentially multiple fictional dimensions in the Marvel Comics multiverse. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... The Soulsword is a mystical item in the Marvel Comics universe. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... It has been suggested that Earth-616 be merged into this article or section. ... Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) is a fictional comic book superhero, and a member of the X-Men, appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. ...

Fictional biography

Jimaine and her mother Margali are witches. When Nightcrawler joined the X-Men, Jimaine followed him, assumed the identity of Amanda Sefton, took a job as a flight attendant, and became Nightcrawler's girlfriend. When Margali attacked the X-Men, believing Nightcrawler to have been responsible for the death of Stefan Szardos, her son and Jimaine's brother, "Amanda" revealed herself as Jimaine, convinced her mother to let Kurt live and resumed her on-and-off relationship with him. Margali. ... This article is part of the Witchcraft series. ...

Years later, Jimaine having fully anglicized her name to Amanda joined an interim team of "X-Men" that was organized at Moira MacTaggert's Muir Island facility, and eventually came to join Excalibur under the codename Daytripper. During this time, she obtained the Soulsword from Shadowcat and after Excalibur's dissolution she came to rule Magik's Limbo (not to be confused with Immortus' Limbo) and took the title of Magik for herself. This does not cite its references or sources. ... Dr. Moira Kinross MacTaggert (sometimes spelled MacTaggart, McTaggart, or McTaggert) is a fictional character appearing in X-Men stories in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Muir Island is a small, fictional island off of the northern coast of Scotland in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... The Soulsword is a mystical item in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Magik (Illyana Rasputin) was a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men. ... Limbo can refer to potentially multiple fictional dimensions in the Marvel Comics multiverse. ... Spoiler warning: Kang the Conqueror is a supervillain in Marvel Comics. ...

Amanda Sefton

She remains an ally of the X-Men, particularly Nightcrawler. Image File history File links Amandasefton. ... Image File history File links Amandasefton. ...

Other media

In X-Men: Evolution, a character named Amanda Sefton appears as Nightcrawler's love interest, though she didn't have the background of her comic counterpart. She is portrayed as a normal human girl of African-American heritage, with knowledge and interest in Nightcrawler's powers and looks, who nevertheless accepts Kurt completely despite his mutancy. In her first episode, "Shadow Dance", Amanda asks Kurt to be her date for the school dance and tells him that she did have a crush on him for months but was too shy to tell him, and that her feelings remained after she once accidentally saw him turn off his image inducer. She was played by Moneca Stori. X-Men: Evolution is an animated series containing the original cast of X-Men, mostly depicted as teenagers and some as adults. ... Moneca Stori is a Canadian voice actor known mostly for her role as Kagome Higurashi in the English version of InuYasha. ...

Alternate timeline

In the Days of the Future Past Amanda had a daughter Blue who inherited her father NightCrawler's appearance and powers. She and NightCrawler were the first to die when they made mutants illegal. The term blue may refer any of a number of similar colours. ...

External link

• UncannyXmen.net Spotlight on Amanda