Nocturne is a code name used by four separate fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe. This article deals with Talia Josephine "T.J." Wagner, formerly associated with the reality-hopping Exiles, and currently a member of New Excalibur. This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Blink (Clarice Ferguson) is a Marvel Comics superheroine featured in various X-Men-related series. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Jim Calafiore is a penciler for Marvel Comics. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, also known as The Brotherhood and Brotherhood of Mutants, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... The Exiles are a group of fictional comic book characters from Marvel Comics. ... Parallel universe or alternate reality in science fiction and fantasy is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with our own. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Look up Possession in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up hex in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... The Marvel Universe is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place. ... The Exiles are a group of fictional comic book characters from Marvel Comics. ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ...

Other Marvel characters associated with the code name "Nocturne" include Angela Cairn, Night Raven and a vampiric foe of Black Fox, a member of the First Line team. Angela Cairn is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe primarily associated with Spider-Man comics. ... Night-Raven was a character created by Dez Skinn and Richard Burton and assigned to Steve Parkhouse as writer and David Lloyd for Hulk Weekly, a Marvel UK title in 1979. ... The Black Fox is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... The First Line was a fictional team of superheroes and adventurers from the Marvel Comics series Marvel: The Lost Generation. ...

Fictional character biography

Nocturne is from an alternate reality outside the main Marvel Universe (Earth-616). She is the daughter of that reality's Nightcrawler^[2] and the Scarlet Witch^[3]. Parallel universe or alternate reality in science fiction and fantasy is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with our own. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ... This article is about the comic character. ... The Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, a mutant who was introduced as a super-villainess before reforming and becoming a superheroine early in her history. ...

Life as an X-Man

T.J. grew up around the X-Men and under her father's care, but her mother remains a member of the Avengers. In her reality Wolverine, who is under the control of the Shadow King, attacks Charles Xavier. The Shadow King is expelled from Wolverine's mind, but Xavier is fatally wounded in the attack and Logan is left a cripple. Jean Grey dies shortly afterwards, and Cyclops blames Wolverine for both deaths, so he abandons the team. As a result, Wolverine and Nightcrawler take over as leaders of the X-Men and the Xavier Institute. Nocturne was an active member of the X-Men since she was seventeen years old, and has faced several of the team’s most dangerous foes, including Apocalypse and a vengeance-seeking Cyclops. Nocturne saves Wolverine's life during Cyclops’s attack by possessing her unconscious teammate Armageddon and using his telekinetic powers to move Wolverine's paralyzed arms to impale Cyclops^[4]. The Avengers is an elite fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Universe. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... For the band of the same name, see Shadow King (band). ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ... Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... For other uses, see Cyclops (disambiguation). ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the X-Mansion, the common name for the Xavier Mansion, is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men and the location of a school for mutant teenagers, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters. ... Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) is a fictional comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... For other uses, see Cyclops (disambiguation). ... Armageddon is a member of the X-Men, a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ...

Nocturne has strong relationships with many of her fellow X-Men, including her "aunt" Kitty Pryde and her boyfriend James Proudstar, her reality's Thunderbird. She is also very close to her father, despite feeling pressure to follow in his footsteps. Katherine Kitty Pryde, also commonly known by the codename Shadowcat, is a Marvel Comics mutant superhero and a member of the X-Men. ... Warpath (James Proudstar), previously known as the second Thunderbird, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero associated with the X-Men. ... For alternate meanings of Thunderbird, see Thunderbird. ...

Exiles

Cover to Exiles #1. Nocturne is in the lower left corner. This is the first appearance of Nocturne on a cover to a comic book. Art by Mike McKone.

At twenty years old, Nocturne is taken by the Timebroker and told she had become "unhinged from time." The Timebroker tells Nocturne that if she does not work to right the wrongs that have occurred in a multitude of alternate universes, her own timeline would remain altered and she would be returned to a universe in which Nightcrawler was murdered some time ago by his mother, Mystique. So Nocturne becomes a member of the reality-hopping Exiles^[5]. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (504x774, 135 KB) Summary Exiles #1 Art by Mike McKone Licensing This image is a single panel from a comic strip or the interior of a single issue of a comic book and the copyright for it is most likely owned... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (504x774, 135 KB) Summary Exiles #1 Art by Mike McKone Licensing This image is a single panel from a comic strip or the interior of a single issue of a comic book and the copyright for it is most likely owned... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Within Marvel Comics, most tales take place within the fictional Marvel Universe, this in turn is part of a larger multiverse. ... Mystique (Raven Darkholme) is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ... The Exiles are a group of fictional comic book characters from Marvel Comics. ...

Over the course of the Exiles' first adventures, Nocturne develops a romantic relationship with teammate John Proudstar/Thunderbird, who is the former horseman War for his reality’s Apocalypse. By the time the team is trapped for a month on a Skrull-dominated alternate Earth, Nocturne is pregnant with Thunderbird's child. However, John is horribly wounded during his efforts to repel Galactus during that mission, and is left behind when the team moves to the next reality^[6]. Nocturne later miscarries the baby; it is unclear whether the miscarriage is natural, or whether she terminated the pregnancy herself. Although devastated by the loss of Thunderbird, Nocturne remains a competent member of the Exiles and eventually regains much of her sunny demeanor. For alternate meanings of Thunderbird, see Thunderbird. ... The Horsemen of Apocalypse are a team of fictional supervillains in the Marvel Universe that serve the ancient mutant Apocalypse as his personal strikeforce. ... Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) is a fictional comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... The Skrulls are a fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters that appear in the Marvel Universe. ... It has been suggested that Power Cosmic be merged into this article or section. ...

Nocturne, and the Exiles, go to the main Marvel Universe where they meet the X-Men after Havok's cancelled wedding^[7]. The Exiles team up with the X-Men against an evil Havok from the Mutant X universe, who shares a body with the good Havok. After Havok is subdued, the Timebroker arrives to personally eliminate the Mutant X Havok's consciousness. During this mission Nocturne meets this version of Nightcrawler, whom she accidentally calls “Dad” at first. The demeanor of the main Marvel Universe Nightcrawler is very similar to that of the Nightcrawler from Nocturne’s reality, so the two develop a close bond that resembles a father-daughter relationship.^[8] This does not cite any references or sources. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Havok (Alexander Alex Summers) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... Mutant X was a comic book published by Marvel Comics featuring Havok, a mutant and former member of the X-Men, who was transported into a parallel dimension. ...

After a few more missions the Exiles come back to the Marvel Universe, and are given a new teammate, Namora, and a new mission from the Tallus: "Leave your possessions and earn your wings". Mr. Fantastic of the Fantastic Four eventually deciphered the mission's meaning: Beak of the New X-Men has to go with the Exiles and Nocturne has to stay behind in the main Marvel Universe.^[9] This does not cite any references or sources. ... Namora is the name of two fictional characters in various Marvel Comics publications. ... Mr. ... For other uses, see Fantastic Four (disambiguation). ... Blackwing (Barnell Bohusk), formerly known as Beak, is the name of a fictional character associated with the X-Men and its spinoff the Exiles. ... New X-Men refers to two superhero comic books published by Marvel Comics within the hugely popular X-Men franchise. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...

Brotherhood/Return from Mojoworld

Nocturne then infiltrates Exodus's new Brotherhood, but is sucked into Xorn's head, along with several other members of the Brotherhood, while possessing Black Tom Cassidy^[10]. She ends up in Mojoworld with Juggernaut (another Brotherhood mole), and is enslaved by Mojo. To escape, Nocturne takes control of Mojo's henchman, Spiral, and opens a portal to the X-Men's Danger Room, where they were reunited with the X-Men^[11]. However, this is a trap set by Spiral who was in more control of her body than thought, leaving a portal open to allow Mojo to cross over as well. Mojo turns the X-Men into X-Babies, but they manage to overpower his forces anyway. The group is re-aged, and Nocturne remains with the X-Men for the time being. ^[12]. Exodus (Bennet du Paris) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men. ... The Brotherhood of Mutants, originally known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and briefly as the Brotherhood, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... Xorn is a fictional character published by Marvel Comics. ... Black Tom Cassidy (Thomas Samuel Eamon Cassidy) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men, and archenemy of Banshee. ... Mojo is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe, created by Ann Nocenti and Arthur Adams. ... The Juggernaut (Cain Marko) is a Marvel Comics character, created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby. ... Mojo is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men, primarily Longshot. ... Spiral is a fictional character, a supervillainess in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Danger Room is a fictional training facility built for the X-Men of Marvel Comics. ... The X-Babies debut. ...

House of M

During the House of M reality, Nocturne is sought after by Callisto's Marauders for having royal Magnus blood (because she is an alternate reality daughter of Scarlet Witch), but is protected by Psylocke and Marvel Girl. Marvel Girl allows Nocturne to possess her in order to keep her out of the Marauders' reach, but Nocturne ends up taking control, and in a confused daze, flies away. Psylocke pursues, eventually culminating in a telekinetic blade battle, which Psylocke wins. This allows Marvel Girl's own consciousness to resurface. The three of them fight off the Marauders together and later help Captain Britain and Meggan prevent reality from being destroyed.^[13] House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... Callisto is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men. ... The Marauders are a group of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe and enemies of the X-Men. ... The Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, a mutant who was introduced as a super-villainess before reforming and becoming a superheroine early in her history. ... Psylocke (Elisabeth Glorianna Betsy Braddock, sometimes Elizabeth) is a Marvel Comics superhero, sister to Captain Britain, and often associated with the X-Men. ... Rachel Grey (born Rachel Summers) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. ... Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Meggan is a comic book superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

New Excalibur

Main article: New Excalibur

Nocturne currently appears in New Excalibur, alongside Juggernaut, Sage, Dazzler, Captain Britain, and Peter Wisdom. During her time with New Excalibur, Nocturne has developed the ability to possess people without knocking them unconscious. Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... The Juggernaut (Cain Marko) is a Marvel Comics character, created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby. ... Sage, also known as Tessa is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Dazzler (Alison Blaire) is a Marvel Comics superheroine, associated with the X-Men. ... Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Peter Winston Pete Wisdom is a fictional character, a secret agent in the Marvel Comics comic book universe. ...

More recently Nocturne suffered a stroke^[14]. She is currently suffering aftereffects, such as hemiparesis, partial memory loss, and aphasia. She is making great progress towards recovery^[15], but it is uncertain if she can ever fully recover. For other uses, see Stroke (disambiguation). ... Hemiparesis is the partial paralysis of one side of the body. ... Retrograde amnesia is a form of amnesia where someone will be unable to recall events that occurred before the onset of amnesia. ... Look up aphasia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Powers and abilities

Like her father, T.J. has a radically unique physiology. She has blue fur covering her body, three fingers per hand, two toes per foot, and a retractable^[16] prehensile tail. This article is about the comic character. ...

Her agility, balance, bodily coordination and flexibility are at superhuman levels. She can move in manners that surpass those of an Olympic level gymnast, and a bone structure allowing great flexibility. She can remain in a crouched position for a long time and perform contortionist-type feats without causing any damage to her spine. She has an ability to cling to surfaces with her hands and feet in a manner similar to Spider-Man. Her fur provides near-invisibility when in the shadows, and she has excellent vision in dark conditions.

Nocturne's powers include the ability to enter and possess another person's body for up to 12 hours; the experience usually leaves the other person comatose for up to 24 hours. Nocturne can also fire "hex bolts," destructive projectiles made up of extradimensional energy from the dimension Nightcrawler teleports through. Spiritual possession is a concept of supernatural and/or superstitious belief systems whereby gods, daemons, demons, animas, or other disincarnate entities may temporarily take control of a human body, resulting in noticeable changes in behaviour. ...

Nocturne also has a degree of latent telepathy, but it was only usable to any degree when enhanced by a Cerebro machine^[17]. She does not appear to possess any abilities related to her mother's reality alteration abilities, but the "hex bolts" that she derives from her father are named after her mother's powers as an homage. In the Marvel Comics universe, Cerebro (Spanish and Portuguese for brain) is a device that the X-Men (in particular, their leader, Professor Charles Xavier) use to detect mutants. ... The Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, a mutant who was introduced as a super-villainess before reforming and becoming a superheroine early in her history. ...

Other versions

X-Men: The End

In X-Men: The End Nocturne is captured by Tullamore Voge and turned into one of his slavers. Aliyah Bishop saves her from Voge, and Nocturne aids the X-Men in the final battle with Cassandra Nova. She is one of the lucky ones to survive the final battle, and lives with Nightcrawler and his family. She is seen among the survivors twenty years later at President Kitty Pryde's speech to the mutants. Aliyah Bishop is a fictional comic book character in the X-Men mythos. ... Cassandra Nova is a fictional enemy of the X-Men in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Katherine Kitty Pryde, also commonly known by the codename Shadowcat, is a Marvel Comics mutant superhero and a member of the X-Men. ...

Days of Future Present

In the 1990 "Days of Future Present" annual crossover, a future version of Franklin Richards reveals the New Mutants of the future, including a similar appearing daughter of Nightcrawler named Blue.^[18] This character, however, possesses her father's teleportation abilities, albeit at a greatly enhanced scale.

Bibliography

• New Excalibur #1- (November 2005-ongoing):
  • New Excalibur Volume 1: Defenders of the Realm (tpb collects #1–7, August 2006, ISBN 0-7851-1835-7)
  • New Excalibur Volume 2: Last Day of Camelot (tpb collects #8-15, March 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2221-4)
  • New Excalibur Volume 3: Battle of the Britains (tpb collects #16–24, December 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2455-1) (TPB; reprints #16-24)

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Footnotes

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External links

• Nocturne on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki
• Nocturne on Uncanny X-Men.net
• Nocturne at the Marvel Comics Database Project