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X-Men (vol. 2) #205 (Jan. 2008):
“Messiah Complex: Chapter Five”
by Mike Carey, Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend

X-Men (vol. 2) #205

Title: “Messiah Complex: Chapter Five”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Jan. 2008

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Mike Carey
Art by: Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend


49 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Cyclops Cyclops (Scott Summers) hero
CBR Scale: SCBR Scale: I Protestant; mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  Marvel 8,371
The Beast The Beast (Hank McCoy) hero scientist
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian; agnostic
Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Marvel 5,233
Iceman Iceman (Bobby Drake) hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 1,752
Angel Angel (Warren Worthington III) hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Marvel 1,741
Wolverine Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) hero
CBR Scale: S raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker
Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  Marvel 10,615
Storm Storm (Ororo Munroe) hero
CBR Scale: M Goddess worship
black; Lady Liberators...  Marvel 5,068
Nightcrawler Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)
Excalibur; Neyaphem...  Marvel 4,345
Colossus Colossus (Peter Rasputin) hero
CBR Scale: I Communist atheist (former)
Excalibur; The Acolytes...  Marvel 4,122
White Queen White Queen (Emma Frost) villain hero
CBR Scale: U Episcopalian (nominal); mutant supremacist
Academy of Tomorrow; Dark X-Men...  Marvel 3,409
Bishop Bishop (Lucas Bishop) villain hero
CBR Scale: S X-Men veneration (lapsed)
black; NYPD...  Marvel 548
Gambit Gambit (Remy LeBeau) hero
CBR Scale: S Cajun Catholic
Horsemen of Apocalypse; The Marauders...  Marvel 954
Armor Armor (Hisako Ichiki) hero
  Asian; X-Men...  Marvel 132
Surge Surge (Nori Ashida) hero
  Asian; New X-Men...  Marvel 151
Rockslide Rockslide (Santo Vaccarro) hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic
Hispanic; New X-Men...  Marvel 82
Hellion Hellion (Julian Keller) hero
  New X-Men; X-Men...  Marvel 44
Mercury Mercury (Cessily Kincaid) hero
  New X-Men; X-Men...  Marvel 121
X-23 X-23 (Laura Kinney) hero
CBR Scale: I religiously untrained
League of Losers; New X-Men...  Marvel 190
Anole Anole (Victor Borkowski) hero
CBR Scale: M LGBT
Alpha Squadron; Young X-Men Marvel 60
Mystique Mystique (Raven Darkholme) villain hero
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist; manifestly non-religious
Brotherhood of Mutants; Dark X-Men...  Marvel 451
Pixie Pixie (Megan Gwynn) hero
  X-Men; Xavier Institute: Paragons squad Marvel 50
Multiple Man Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox) hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian; Buddhist
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Fallen Angels...  Marvel 257
Layla Miller Layla Miller hero
CBR Scale: U Objectivist
Summers Rebellion; X-Factor Investigations Marvel 67
Random Random (Marshall Evan Stone III) villain hero
CBR Scale: U mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutants; Dark Descendants...  Marvel 56
Lady Mastermind Lady Mastermind (Regan Wyngarde) villain hero
  The Hellfire Club; The Marauders...  Marvel 43
Mister Sinister Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) villain scientist
CBR Scale: M Social Darwinist
Nasty Boys; The Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Marvel 255
Vertigo Vertigo villain
  Femizons; Savage Land Mutates...  Marvel 82
Scalphunter Scalphunter (John Greycrow) villain
CBR Scale: I Native American
Native American; The 198...  Marvel 106
Malice Malice villain
  The Marauders Marvel 52
Arclight Arclight (Philippa Sontag) villain
  Femizons; The 198...  Marvel 82
Harpoon Harpoon (Kodiak Noatak) villain
CBR Scale: I Inuit
Native American; The Marauders Marvel 19
Riptide Riptide (Janos Quested) villain
  The Marauders Marvel 41
Scrambler Scrambler (Kim Il Sung) villain
  Asian; The 198...  Marvel 46
Exodus Exodus (Bennet du Paris) villain
CBR Scale: S Catholic (lapsed); mutant supremacist worshipper of Magneto
Brotherhood of Mutants; The Acolytes...  Marvel 102
Tempo Tempo (Heather Tucker) villain
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist
black; Mutant Liberation Front...  Marvel 43
Unuscione Unuscione (Carmella Unuscione) villain
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist worshipper
of Magneto
Hispanic; The Acolytes... 
[daughter of Unus]
Marvel 46
Sunfire Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) villain hero
CBR Scale: U Shinto
Asian; Big Hero 6...  Marvel 259
Frenzy Frenzy (Joanna Cargill) villain hero
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist worshipper
of Magneto
black; Femizons...  Marvel 44
Lady Deathstrike Lady Deathstrike (Yuriko Oyama) villain
  Asian; The Reavers...  Marvel 138
The Reavers The Reavers villain group
CBR Scale: M anti-mutant
[gang; mercenary] Marvel 69
Sentinel Squad O.N.E. Sentinel Squad O.N.E. supporting character group
 indeterminate  [reference to generic, unnamed O.N.E. Sentinels] Marvel 52
Amelia Voght Amelia Voght villain
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist worshipper
of Magneto
The Acolytes Marvel 50
Purifiers Purifiers villain group
CBR Scale: D Purifiers: Christian fundamentalist anti-mutant group
[1st app: Marvel Graphic Novel #5 (Nov. 1982)] Marvel 32
Rictor Rictor (Julio Esteban Richter)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S LGBT
Hispanic; The New Mutants...  Marvel 211
Cable Cable (Nathan Christopher Summers)
(cameo)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Askani (leader)
Cable's Underground (leader); Clan Chosen...  Marvel 666
Sentinels Sentinels
(cameo)
villain group
CBR Scale: D anti-mutant robots
[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #14 (Nov. 1965)] Marvel 245
Hope Summers Hope Summers
(cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: U Askani
[first mutant born after M-Day; raised by Cable] Marvel 19
Lex Lexington Lex Lexington
(cameo)
hero
  Sentinel Squad O.N.E. (leader) Marvel 25
Jake Slayton Jake Slayton
(cameo)
hero
  Sentinel Squad O.N.E. Marvel 10
Rogue Rogue (Anna Marie)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: S Southern Baptist
Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men Marvel 3,526