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Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1 (Aug. 2009):
“Utopia: Part 1”
by Matt Fraction, Marc Silvestri, Joe Weems, Michael Broussard, etc.

Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1

Title: “Utopia: Part 1”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Aug. 2009

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Matt Fraction
Art by: Marc Silvestri, Joe Weems, Michael Broussard, Eric Basaldua, Tyler Kirkham, Sheldon Mitchell, etc.


86 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
Colossus Colossus (Peter Rasputin) hero
CBR Scale: I Communist atheist (former)
Excalibur; The Acolytes...  Marvel 4,122
White Queen Black Queen (Emma Frost) villain hero
CBR Scale: U Episcopalian (nominal); mutant supremacist
Academy of Tomorrow; Dark X-Men...  Marvel 3,409
Norman Osborn Iron Patriot (Norman Osborn) villain
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Cabal of Scrier (leader); Dark Avengers (leader)...  Marvel 417
Ares Ares villain hero deity
CBR Scale: D Greco-Roman deity
Dark Avengers; Olympian... 
[god of war; Gods of Olympus]
Marvel DC 440
Simon Trask Simon Trask villain
CBR Scale: M anti-mutant: Humanity Now
(leader)
Humanity's Last Stand
[brother of Sentinel inventor Bolivar Trask]
Marvel 15
Humanity Now! Humanity Now! supporting character group
CBR Scale: D anti-mutant
[led by Simon Trask] Marvel 6
Moonstone Ms. Marvel (Karla Sofen) villain hero
CBR Scale: U Buddhist
Dark Avengers; Femizons...  Marvel 235
Bullseye Hawkeye (Benjamin Poindexter) villain
CBR Scale: I Catholic (nominal); nihilist
Dark Avengers; The Thunderbolts
[former baseball pitcher]
Marvel 243
The Scorpion Spider-Man (Mac Gargan) villain hero
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Dark Avengers; Initiative...  Marvel 315
Northstar Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier) hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic; LGBT; Quebecois separatist terrorist (former)
Academy of Tomorrow; Alpha Flight... 
[skier]
Marvel 284
Daken Wolverine (Daken Akihiro)
(cover & 4-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: S Shinto (raised); later "non-religious"
Asian; Dark Avengers... 
[son of Wolverine]
Marvel 72
Sentry Sentry (Bob Reynolds)
(cover & 3-panel cameo)
villain hero
CBR Scale: S angel
Dark Avengers; The Avengers Marvel 260
Psylocke Psylocke (Betsy Braddock)
(only on cover)
hero
CBR Scale: I Anglican
Asian; Excalibur...  Marvel UK Marvel 772
Nekra Nekra (Nekra Sinclair)
(8-panel cameo)
villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: S former priestess of Black
Spectre; Kali
worshipper/Thugee; Dry Academy
Black Spectre; black...  Marvel 49
Onyxx Onyxx (Sidney Green)
(8-panel cameo)
hero
  Xavier Institute: Gambit's squad Marvel 14
Frenzy Frenzy (Joanna Cargill)
(8-panel cameo)
villain hero
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist worshipper
of Magneto
black; Femizons...  Marvel 44
Anole Anole (Victor Borkowski)
(7-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M LGBT
Alpha Squadron; Young X-Men Marvel 60
Loa Loa (Alani Ryan)
(7-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Polynesian traditional
religion
Alpha Squadron; Polynesian Marvel 50
Sadie Sinclair Sadie Sinclair
(7-panel cameo)
supporting character
  [San Francisco mayor who invited X-Men to live there] Marvel 3
Hellion Hellion (Julian Keller)
(6-panel cameo)
hero
  New X-Men; X-Men...  Marvel 44
Mercury Mercury (Cessily Kincaid)
(6-panel cameo)
hero
  New X-Men; X-Men...  Marvel 121
Karma Karma (Xi'an Coy Manh)
(5-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic; LGBT
Academy of Tomorrow; Asian...  Marvel 260
Dazzler Dazzler (Alison Blaire)
(5-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M singing
Academy of Tomorrow; Excalibur...  Marvel 447
Surge Surge (Nori Ashida)
(5-panel cameo)
hero
  Asian; New X-Men...  Marvel 151
Rockslide Rockslide (Santo Vaccarro)
(5-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic
Hispanic; New X-Men...  Marvel 82
Greymalkin Greymalkin (Jonas Greymalkin)
(5-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S LGBT
Young X-Men
[ancestor of Charles Xavier]
Marvel 37
Pixie Pixie (Megan Gwynn)
(5-panel cameo)
hero
  X-Men; Xavier Institute: Paragons squad Marvel 50
Bling! Bling! (Roxy Washington)
(5-panel cameo)
hero
  black; Xavier Institute: Gambit's squad Marvel 37
Victoria Hand Victoria Hand
(5-panel cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S LGBT; Humanist
Dark Avengers (staff); H.A.M.M.E.R.
[2nd in command under Osborn in H.A.M.M.E.R.]
Marvel 108
Angel Angel (Warren Worthington III)
(4-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Marvel 1,741
Cipher Cipher (Alisa Tager)
(4-panel cameo)
hero
  black; Young X-Men Marvel 5
Stepford Cuckoos Stepford Cuckoos (Celeste, Esme, Mindee, Phoebe, Sophie)
(4-panel cameo)
hero
  Weapon Plus; X-Men (future)...  Marvel 147
Toad Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)
(4-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutants; Misfits...  Marvel 310
Glob Herman Glob Herman (Herman)
(4-panel cameo)
supporting character villain
CBR Scale: M mutant supremacist
Omega Gang; Xavier Institute Marvel 6
Mirage Mirage (Danielle Moonstar)
(3-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M Native American religion (Cheyenne) / Teutonic paganism
Mutant Liberation Front; Native American...  Marvel 470
Match Match (Ben Hammil)
(3-panel cameo)
hero
  Xavier Institute: Paragons squad (leader) Marvel 21
Nightcrawler Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)
(2-panel cameo)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)
Excalibur; Neyaphem...  Marvel 4,345
Armor Armor (Hisako Ichiki)
(2-panel cameo)
hero
  Asian; X-Men...  Marvel 132
Mystique Mystique (Raven Darkholme)
(2-panel cameo)
villain hero
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist; manifestly non-religious
Brotherhood of Mutants; Dark X-Men...  Marvel 451
X-Treme X-Treme (Adam Neramani)
(2-panel cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: R Shi'ar religion
human; Shi'ar
[half brother of Cyclops and Havok?]
Marvel 11
Erg Erg (Andreas Konig)
(2-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist
Drain Dwellers; Morlocks...  Marvel 42
Litterbug Litterbug
(2-panel cameo)
villain
  Chicago Morlocks Marvel 16
Meld Meld (Jeremiah Muldoon)
(2-panel cameo)
hero
  Sentinel Squad O.N.E. Marvel 8
unnamed TV reporter unnamed TV reporter
(2-panel cameo)
supporting character
 indeterminate  [reported on riots mutants started against Humanity Now!] Marvel 1
Spider-Man Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
(1-panel cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 10,664
Mr. Fantastic Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)
(1-panel cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: SCBR Scale: I humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist
Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  Marvel 4,661
Invisible Woman Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian
Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  Marvel 4,069
Iceman Iceman (Bobby Drake)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 1,752
Professor X Professor X (Charles Xavier)
(1-panel cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: S religious
Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Marvel 4,999
Wolverine Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)
(1-panel cameo)
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)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M Goddess worship
black; Lady Liberators...  Marvel 5,068
Cannonball Cannonball (Sam Guthrie)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Baptist
Academy of Tomorrow; The Avengers...  Marvel 831
Sunspot Sunspot (Roberto Dacosta)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic
Academy of Tomorrow; black...  Marvel 574
Magik Magik (Illyana Rasputin)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S occult/magick; demonolatry; raised Communist
The Exiles; The New Mutants Marvel 450
Hawkeye Ronin (Clint Barton)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: U Christian (denomination
unknown)
Chain Gang; The Avengers...  Marvel 1,515
Black Panther Black Panther (T'Challa)
(1-panel cameo)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M African primal-indigenous
religion; Black Panther Cult
(leader)
black; Fantastic Force...  Marvel 786
Captain Marvel Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Operation: Lightning Storm (leader); Starjammers...  Marvel 784
Luke Cage Luke Cage
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
black; Heroes for Hire... 
[formerly owned a bar and theater]
Marvel 951
Iron Fist Iron Fist (Danny Rand)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M Tibetan (K'un L'un) Buddhism
Heroes for Hire; Secret Defenders...  Marvel 672
Doctor Doom Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom)
(1-panel cameo)
villain scientist
CBR Scale: S Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism
Fearsome Four; The Cabal Marvel 1,176
Winter Soldier Captain America (Bucky Barnes)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: U Protestant (nominal)
Kid Commandos; Liberty Legion...  Marvel Timely 395
Spider-Woman Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Wundagorian Transhumanism
(raised); HYDRA (former)
Heroes for Hire; HYDRA...  Marvel 353
Mockingbird Mockingbird (Bobbi Morse)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
  S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers... 
[was Hawkeye's wife]
Marvel 293
X-23 X-23 (Laura Kinney)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I religiously untrained
League of Losers; New X-Men...  Marvel 190
Blindfold Blindfold (Ruth Aldine)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
  Xavier Institute; Young X-Men Marvel 66
Ink Ink (Eric Gitter)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Young X-Men Marvel 12
Gentle Gentle (Nezhno Abidemi)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S African primal-indigenous
religion: Wakandan Black
Panther Cult
black; Xavier Institute
[member of Storm's squad]
Marvel 42
Lorelei Travis Lorelei Travis
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character
  The 198 Marvel 23
Trance Trance (Hope Abbott)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
  Xavier Institute: Paragons squad Marvel 50
Husk Husk (Paige Guthrie)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Baptist
Generation X; X-Corps...    242
Domino Domino (Neena Thurman)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Armajesuits (born into); Catholic (raised)
Cable's Underground; Six Pack... 
[Domino's mother leads the Armajesuits sect]
Marvel 314
Box Madison Jeffries
(1-panel cameo)
hero
  Alpha Flight; Gamma Flight...  Marvel 74
Doctor Nemesis Doctor Nemesis (Dr. James Bradley)
(1-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: D Nazi
Battle-Axis (leader); X-Club Ace Magazines Marvel 21
Dr. Kavita Rao Dr. Kavita Rao
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character scientist
CBR Scale: I Hindu
South Asian; X-Club
[developed "cure": medical means to neutralize mutant powers]
Marvel 62
Dr. Yuriko Takiguchi Dr. Yuriko Takiguchi
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character scientist
  Asian; X-Club
[creator of Godzilla]
Marvel 30
Loki
(1-panel cameo)
villain deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
Asgardian; Mighty Avengers (founder)...  Marvel DC 696
Warpath Warpath (James Proudstar)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Native American spirituality
(Apache)
Apache; Hellions...  Marvel 340
Franklin Richards Franklin Richards
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Daydreamers; Fantastic Five...  Marvel 650
unnamed priest unnamed priest
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Episcopalian priest
[attacked outside church by Proposition X rioters] Marvel 1
Adam Adam
(name seen in illustration (or on screen))
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Judeo-Christian
[first man] various 38
Eve Eve
(name seen in illustration (or on screen))
real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Judeo-Christian
[mother of humankind] Marvel 102
H.A.M.M.E.R. H.A.M.M.E.R.
(mentioned)
supporting character group
  [government agency] Marvel 207
Hope Summers Hope Summers
(mentioned)
supporting character
CBR Scale: U Askani
[first mutant born after M-Day; raised by Cable] Marvel 19
St. Francis of Assisi St. Francis of Assisi
(mentioned)
clergy/religious leader real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Catholic deacon
[1st app: San Francesco il poverello d'Assisi (1911)] Marvel 24