Religion and Characters in
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #1 (July 2000):
“The Burrowers”
by Chuck Dixon, Eduardo Barreto, Klaus Janson

28 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.
Daredevil (Matt Murdock)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)	Russian Orthodox Communist (lapsed)	Marvel Knights; Ultimates  The Champions; The Avengers; Lady Liberators [Russia]		1,789
The Punisher (Frank Castle)	Catholic (former seminarian)	U.S. Marines; Marvel Knights  Code Red; Secret Defenders		1,170
Dagger (Tandy Bowen)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; League of Losers  Secret Avengers; Secret Defenders; X-Men; Dark X-Men; The New Warriors [partner of Cloak]		219
Shang-Chi	Taoist monk	Marvel Knights; MI-6  Secret Avengers; Heroes for Hire; The Avengers		313
Ulik	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian); rock troll	[warrior]		97
Rock Trolls	Norse/Teutonic paganism	[ 1st app: "Surtur the Fire Demon!" in Journey into Mystery (vol. 1) #99 (Dec. 1963) ]		46
Russian Mafia	Russian Orthodox			1
Deuce	manifestly non-religious	[hunted by Daredevil after killing as store clerk]		1
unnamed priest	Russian Orthodox priest	[took Black Widow's confession]		1
Jade Dragon Ma	Chinese traditional religion	Triad		1
Jimmy Lo	Chinese traditional religion	Triad		1
Lin	Chinese traditional religion	[Menaced by: Jade Dragon Ma; Jimmy Lo]		3
Mr. Dryden (5-panel cameo, pg. 21-22)  name not revealed until next issue		[businessperson; criminal]		3
God (mentioned, pg. 10, panel 1-3)  Black Widow (to priest, during confession): "Am I excused because the sins I committed were in the cause of good? Can He see that the deed is sometimes isolated from the soul? Does God sometimes look away?"	God	[ 1st app: (Timely/Marvel) [9354]; (DC: as "The Voice", e.g. "The Presence", DC) [9342] ]	, etc.	313
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (mentioned, pg. 8, panel 1)  Daredevil: "So what do we do now? Punisher: "I leave and you whistle up Iron Man or Captain America or someone like that."	Protestant	Weapon Plus; Redeemers  Ultimates; Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Invaders		5,992
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (mentioned, pg. 8, panel 1)  Daredevil: "So what do we do now? Punisher: "I leave and you whistle up Iron Man or Captain America or someone like that."	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Illuminati; Ultimates  Force Works; Weapon X (Exiles); The Avengers		5,673
Nick Fury (mentioned, pg. 15, panel 2)  Daredevil (referring to Black Widow's car): "Nice wheels. SHIELD issue? Black Widow: "Only the best from Uncle Nick. Daredevil: "Any special options? Rocket? Lasers? Black Widow: "A killer stereo."	secular	Howling Commandos; Ultimates  S.H.I.E.L.D.		1,898
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (mentioned, pg. 19, panel 5)  Black Widow: "We're out of our depth. Daredevil: "Maybe I should have called Reed Richards. Black Widow; "Huh? Daredevil: "Nothing."	humanist; believes in God	Illuminati; Fantastic Five  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		4,661
Cloak (Tyrone Johnson) (mentioned, pg. 12-13)  (pg. 13) Daredevil: "You said you were looking for someone. Dagger: "A boy. We sometimes went to churches. We felt safe there. I'm afraid something happened to Tyrone. There's things he can't control and... Daredevil: "Is it drugs? Is he addicted? Dagger: "More like possessed." [more]	Catholic	Dark X-Men [partner of Dagger]		216
S.H.I.E.L.D. (mentioned, pg. 15, panel 2)  Daredevil (referring to Black Widow's car): "Nice wheels. SHIELD issue? Black Widow: "Only the best from Uncle Nick. Daredevil: "Any special options? Rocket? Lasers? Black Widow: "A killer stereo."		[intelligence agent; federal agent...]		1,188
Audhumla (mentioned, pg. 21, panel 3)  Ulik: "At the Island of Maetawa, the thing I seek will be in the hands of thieves. The Witches of the Norn whispered thus to me. The Witches of the Norn whispered thus to me. Mr. Dryden: "I dunno know what you're talkin' about! Ulik: "Here, in the sagas of old -- the Raganahorn. The Left Horn of Auohumla. It is here, mortal." On pages 21-22, Ulik shows Jimmy Lo a picture in an ancient book which depicts the Left Horn of Auohumla.	Norse/Teutonic deity			3
Lachesis (mentioned, pg. 21, panel 2)  Ulik: "At the Island of Maetawa, the thing I seek will be in the hands of thieves. The Witches of the Norn whispered thus to me. The Witches of the Norn whispered thus to me. Mr. Dryden: "I dunno know what you're talkin' about! Ulik: "Here, in the sagas of old -- the Raganahorn. The Left Horn of Auohumla. It is here, mortal."	Greco-Roman deity; Norse/Teutonic deity	The Fates [one of the Fates/Norns; weaves the thread of life]		15
The Fantastic Four (mentioned, pg. 7, panel 2)  Punisher: "You hang out with the Fantastic Four and the Avengers and guys like that. I'm not exactly welcome in those circles. Daredevil: "For good reason."		Fantastic Four		100
Atropos (mentioned, pg. 21, panel 2)  Ulik: "At the Island of Maetawa, the thing I seek will be in the hands of thieves. The Witches of the Norn whispered thus to me. The Witches of the Norn whispered thus to me. Mr. Dryden: "I dunno know what you're talkin' about! Ulik: "Here, in the sagas of old -- the Raganahorn. The Left Horn of Auohumla. It is here, mortal."	Greco-Roman deity; Norse/Teutonic deity	The Fates [cuts thread of Fate at a person's death; a Norn/Fate]		15
Clotho (mentioned, pg. 21, panel 2)  Ulik: "At the Island of Maetawa, the thing I seek will be in the hands of thieves. The Witches of the Norn whispered thus to me. The Witches of the Norn whispered thus to me. Mr. Dryden: "I dunno know what you're talkin' about! Ulik: "Here, in the sagas of old -- the Raganahorn. The Left Horn of Auohumla. It is here, mortal."	Greco-Roman deity; Norse/Teutonic deity	The Fates [spins thread of Fate at person's birth; a Norn]		15
The Avengers (mentioned, pg. 7, panel 2)  Punisher: "You hang out with the Fantastic Four and the Avengers and guys like that. I'm not exactly welcome in those circles. Daredevil: "For good reason."		Avengers		100
Bruno Magli (mentioned, pg. 4, panel 3)  Punisher (thinking): "Whoever kakked the Russkies came out of this hole. Dug right up under their Bruno Maglis."		[Italy. maker of high-end shoes favored by mobsters]		1

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