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Religion and Characters in
Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #514 (Oct. 2009):
“Utopia: Part 4”
by Matt Fraction, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson

Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #514

Title: “Utopia: Part 4”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: Oct 2009

Publisher: Marvel

Written by: Matt Fraction

Art by: Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson


44 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 Sub-Mariner The Sub-Mariner (Namor) hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
Invaders; All-Winners Squad 
[Atlantis]
Marvel 1,864
Cyclops Cyclops (Scott Summers) hero
CBR Scale: S Protestant; mutant supremacist
X-Men; X-Factor  Marvel 2,604
White Queen Black Queen (Emma Frost) villain hero
CBR Scale: U Episcopalian (nominal); mutant
supremacist
Council of the Chosen; Hellfire Club Inner Circle  Marvel 3,409
Cloak Cloak (Tyrone Johnson) hero
CBR Scale: U Catholic
Dark X-Men; X-Men
[partner of Dagger]
Marvel 216
Dagger Dagger (Tandy Bowen) hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic
Secret Defenders; Marvel Knights 
[partner of Cloak]
Marvel 219
Bullseye Hawkeye (Benjamin Poindexter) villain
CBR Scale: I Catholic (nominal); nihilist
Thunderbolts; Dark Avengers
[former baseball pitcher]
Marvel 243
Daken Wolverine (Daken Akihiro) villain
CBR Scale: S Shinto (raised); later
"non-religious"
X-Strike; Dark Avengers 
[son of Wolverine]
Marvel 72
Mimic Mimic (Calvin Rankin) villain hero
  X-Men; Brotherhood of Mutants  Marvel 169
Omega Weapon Omega (Michael Pointer) hero
  Omega Flight; Dark X-Men Marvel 41
Biosentinels villain
CBR Scale: I anti-mutant
[Foe of: Dark X-Men. humans mutated into purely mechanical soldiers] Marvel 2
Iceman Iceman (Bobby Drake)
(9-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
X-Men; Champions (of Los Angeles)  Marvel 1,752
Mirage Mirage (Danielle Moonstar)
(9-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M Native American religion
(Cheyenne) / Teutonic paganism
New Mutants; Mutant Liberation Front  Marvel 470
Pixie Pixie (Megan Gwynn)
(9-panel cameo)
hero
  Xavier Institute: Paragons squad; X-Men Marvel 50
Colossus Colossus (Peter Rasputin)
(8-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Communist atheist (former)
X-Men; Acolytes 
[Russia; USSR]
Marvel 4,122
Psylocke Psylocke (Betsy Braddock)
(8-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Anglican
S.T.R.I.K.E.; X-Men 
[England]
Marvel UK Marvel 772
Domino Domino (Neena Thurman)
(8-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Armajesuits (born into);
Catholic (raised)
Six Pack; X-Force 
[Domino's mother leads the Armajesuits sect]
Marvel 314
Armor Armor (Hisako Ichiki)
(7-panel cameo)
hero
  Xavier Institute; X-Men Marvel 132
Dazzler Dazzler (Alison Blaire)
(7-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M singing
X-Men; Excalibur  Marvel 447
Northstar Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier)
(7-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic; LGBT; Quebecois
separatist terrorist (former)
Alpha Flight; Secret Defenders 
[Canada. skier]
Marvel 284
Stepford Cuckoo Stepford Cuckoo (Mindee Cuckoo)
(5-panel cameo)
hero
  Xavier Institute: Corsairs squad; Weapon Plus Marvel 156
Magik Magik (Illyana Rasputin)
(3-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S occult/magick; demonolatry;
raised Communist
New Mutants; Exiles
[Russia]
Marvel 450
Warpath Warpath (James Proudstar)
(3-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Native American spirituality
(Apache)
Hellions; New Mutants  Marvel 340
Karma Karma (Xi'an Coy Manh)
(2-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic; LGBT
New Mutants; 198 
[Vietnam]
Marvel 260
Norman Osborn Iron Patriot (Norman Osborn)
(2-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Sinister Twelve (leader); Cabal of Scrier (leader) 
[Foe of: Spider-Man (arch-enemy)]
Marvel 417
Ares Ares
(2-panel cameo)
villain hero deity
CBR Scale: D Greco-Roman deity
Warhawks (leader); Mighty Avengers 
[Greece. god of war; Gods of Olympus]
Marvel DC 440
Moonstone Ms. Marvel (Karla Sofen)
(2-panel cameo)
villain hero
CBR Scale: U Buddhist
Masters of Evil; Femizons  Marvel 235
The Scorpion Spider-Man (Mac Gargan)
(2-panel cameo)
villain hero
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Masters of Evil; Sinister Twelve  Marvel 315
H.A.M.M.E.R. H.A.M.M.E.R.
(2-panel cameo)
supporting character
  H.A.M.M.E.R. Marvel 207
X-23 X-23 (Laura Kinney)
(2-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I religiously untrained
New X-Men; League of Losers  Marvel 190
Box Madison Jeffries
(2-panel cameo)
hero
  Gamma Flight; Alpha Flight 
[Canada]
Marvel 74
Doctor Nemesis Doctor Nemesis (Dr. James Bradley)
(2-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: D Nazi
Battle-Axis (leader); X-Club
[England]
Ace Magazines Marvel 21
Dr. Kavita Rao Dr. Kavita Rao
(2-panel cameo)
supporting character scientist
CBR Scale: I Hindu
X-Club
[India. developed "cure": medical means to neutralize mutant powers]
Marvel 62
The Beast The Beast (Hank McCoy)
(1-panel cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
X-Men; Brotherhood of Mutants  Marvel 5,233
Professor X Professor X (Charles Xavier)
(1-panel cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: S religious
X-Men (founder); Brotherhood of Mutants  Marvel 4,318
Wolverine Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S raised Protestant; sometimes
atheist; has practiced
Buddhism; skeptical seeker
First Flight; Weapon Plus 
[Canada]
Marvel 8,823
Nightcrawler Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)
(1-panel cameo)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)
X-Men; Excalibur 
[Germany]
Marvel 3,788
Sentry Sentry (Bob Reynolds)
(1-panel cameo)
villain hero
CBR Scale: S angel
Avengers; New Avengers  Marvel 260
Victoria Hand Victoria Hand
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S LGBT; Humanist
H.A.M.M.E.R.; Dark Avengers (staff)
[2nd in command under Osborn in H.A.M.M.E.R.]
Marvel 108
Dr. Yuriko Takiguchi Dr. Yuriko Takiguchi
(voice only)
supporting character scientist
  X-Club
[Japan. creator of Godzilla]
Marvel 30
St. Francis of Assisi St. Francis of Assisi
(business/store name)
clergy/religious leader real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Catholic deacon
  Marvel 24
Stepford Cuckoos Stepford Cuckoos (Celeste, Esme, Mindee, Phoebe, Sophie)
(mentioned)
hero
  Xavier Institute: Corsairs squad; Weapon Plus  Marvel 147
Hela Hela
(mentioned)
villain deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
[Goddess of death, ruler of Hel and Niffelheim] Marvel 169
Simon Trask Simon Trask
(mentioned)
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!
(mentioned)
supporting character
CBR Scale: D anti-mutant
[led by Simon Trask] Marvel 6