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Fictional character biography

Azazel claims that many years ago an ancient horde of demonic mutants from biblical times called the Neyaphem were in an epic battle with a group of angelic over-zealous mutants, named the Cheyarafim. They were victorious in the battle and vanquished the "evil" mutants to an alternate dimension for all eternity. The Neyaphem's leader, Azazel, was the only one who was able to breach the dimensional void for brief periods of time due to his teleportation powers. His only hope to return to earth was by impregnating ladies because his children are linked to his dimension. In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a human being who is born with genetic alterations that allow them to naturally develop abilities not possessed by regular humans is commonly called a mutant. ... The Bible (From Greek βιβλια—biblia, meaning books, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported papyrus) is the sacred scripture of Christianity. ... The Neyaphem are a group of supervillains led by Azazel, (Nightcrawlers biological father) in a comic book series by Marvel Comics. ... The Archangel Michael by Guido Reni wears a late Roman military outfit in this 17th century depiction An angel is a supernatural being found in many religions. ... The Cheyarafim are a fictional group of mutants in the Marvel Universe. ... Teleportation is the movement of objects or elementary particles from one place to another, more or less instantaneously, without traveling through space. ...

About twenty years ago, Azazel began mating with women who had strange appearances, at least with looks and abilities other women didn't have. He met Mystique in Germany, when she was married to a rich castle lord named Baron Christian Wagner. With Christian unable to give her children, Mystique was introduced to Azazel, whom Christian knew as a business partner. Mystique had an instant attraction to him, and although she was hesitant to betray Christian, she gave in to Azazel and they made love. Not much later, Mystique was pregnant with Nightcrawler. While Raven had actually fallen in love with Azazel, he seemed only to be interested in impregnating her. When the “mission” was accomplished, he told her to raise their child as Wagner’s and left her. Mystique (Raven Darkholme) is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ... Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) is a member of the X-Men, appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. ...

Soon afterwards, she killed Christian because he suspected her betrayal. Mystique killed him and buried the body. A few months later, Mystique gave birth to a child. Due to the shock and the strain of the boy’s difficult delivery, Mystique lost concentration and accidentally revealed her true form. Considered a demon, Mystique was chased away by an angry mob. Barely escaping, she tossed the baby down a ravine. The child was teleported away, apparently by Azazel, and given into Margali Szardos’ care. Azazel had past relations with women before, resulting in the births of Abyss and Kiwi Black. Abyss is a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Kiwi Black is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Azazel sired several dozen other children, who were all mysteriously called to gather and sacrifice themselves on the island known as the Isla Des Demonas to open a portal and bring his army to earth to destroy the Cheyarafim and find a way for the demonic looking mutants to live in the world and find their place in it. In addition to Nightcrawler, another son of Azazel's, was the Genoshan called Abyss. They all joined each other in their zombie-like state and opened a portal to Azazel's dimension. A group of X-Men had followed Kurt to see where he was going and jumped into the portal. Once inside, Azazel took great pleasure in toying with the team, having them believe that he was actually Satan. A portal in fiction is a magical or technological doorway that connects two distant locations. ... Flag of Genosha under Magnetos reign. ... Abyss is a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... This article is about the concept of Satan. ...

Azazel was not able to free the Neyaphem because the portal was to be in no area where Cheyarafim blood ran. Archangel was present at the time and as such the portal was destroyed. Azazel vanished in grief and has not been seen as of yet. Archangel (Warren Worthington III), originally and still occasionally known as Angel, is a Marvel Comics superhero, best known as one of the founding members of the mutant super-team known as the X-Men. ...

Powers and abilities

Azazel has the ability to teleport across interdimensional distances, generate bolts and streams of paralyzing energy, as well as destructive energy which causes a form of disintegration, and can disguise his appearance. In addition to this, he and all other Neyaphem are negatively affected by the healing blood of the Cheyarafim which causes their body to begin to break down. He has also, being an immortal and gained the experience, become the world's greatest swordsman. Azazel also has the ability to mentally control the reptilian creatures that inhabit the brimstone dimension called Firedancers and has a great knowledge of ancient magics. This article is about the satellite communications facility. ...

External links

• Uncannyxmen.net issue summaries of Uncanny X-Men #428-434