X-Men (vol. 2) #31 (Apr. 1994):
“The Butterfly and the Hawk”
by Fabian Nicieza, Andy Kubert, Matt Ryan

X-Men (vol. 2) #31

Title: “The Butterfly and the Hawk”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Apr. 1994

Publisher:
Written by: Fabian Nicieza
Art by: Andy Kubert, Matt Ryan

14 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.
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian; agnostic	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  The Avengers; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Men		5,233
Archangel (Warren Worthington III)	Episcopalian	Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Renegades; Secret Defenders; St. Joe's Preparatory School; The Champions; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Force; X-Men; X-Saviours		1,741
Professor X (Charles Xavier)	religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Illuminati; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; X-Men (founder)		4,999
Rogue (Anna Marie)	Southern Baptist	Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men		3,526
Gambit (Remy LeBeau)	Cajun Catholic	Horsemen of Apocalypse; The Marauders...  Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men; X-Ternals; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		954
Psylocke (Betsy Braddock)	Anglican	Asian; Excalibur...  S.T.R.I.K.E.; The Exiles; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		772
Revanche (Kwannon)	Ninjutsu	Asian; The Hand...  X-Men [mind/body switched with Psylocke]		30
Spiral (Rita Wayword)		Freedom Force		115
The Hand	Ninjutsu	[1st app: Daredevil (vol. 1) #174 (Sep. 1981)]		155
Matsu'o Tsurayaba	Ninjutsu; Death Touch Cult (leader)	Asian; The Hand...  The Upstarts; Yakuza [wrested control of Yakuza]		35
Nyoirin Henecha	Ninjutsu; Buddhist	The Hand; Yakuza [Kwannon's former master/employer/lover]		6
The Mandarin (Khan) (cameo)		Asian; Mandarin's Minions...  The Hand		190
Shi'ar (Danger Room construct)	Shi'ar religion	[alien race]		106
Mojo (voice only)	alien	Spineless One		88

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. An alternative form of this story's title is: “Soul Possessions, Part One: The Butterfly and the Hawk”. Webpage for X-Men #31 (Apr. 1994) created 15 November 2010. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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