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Religion and Characters in
X-Factor (vol. 3) #48 (Nov. 2009):
“The Cortex Equation”
by Peter David, Valentine De Landro, Pat Davidson

X-Factor (vol. 3) #48

Title: “The Cortex Equation”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: Nov 2009

Publisher: Marvel

Written by: Peter David

Art by: Valentine De Landro, Pat Davidson


25 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: S Protestant; mutant supremacist
X-Men; X-Factor  Marvel 2,604
Doctor Doom Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom) villain scientist
CBR Scale: S Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism
Fearsome Four
[Latveria. Foe of: Fantastic Four (arch-enemy)]
Marvel 1,176
M M (Monet St. Croix) hero
CBR Scale: S Muslim
Generation X; X-Corporation  Marvel 205
Multiple Man Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox) hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian; Buddhist
Fallen Angels; X-Factor  Marvel 257
Siryn Siryn (Theresa Cassidy) hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic
X-Men; Fallen Angels 
[Ireland]
Marvel 162
Layla Miller Layla Miller hero
CBR Scale: U Objectivist
X-Factor Investigations; Summers Rebellion Marvel 67
Cortex Cortex villain
  [] Marvel 3
Longshot Longshot
(cover & 1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Mojoworld television worship
X-Men; Exiles  Marvel 204
Lenore Wilkinson Lenore Wilkinson
(8-panel cameo)
supporting character
 indeterminate  [former mutant asked X-Factor's help about being followed] Marvel 8
Anthony Falcone Anthony Falcone
(7-panel cameo)
villain scientist
  [President's science advisor 80 years in future] Marvel 2
Winston
(7-panel cameo)
supporting character
  [chauffeur] Marvel 1
Sentinels Sentinels
(5-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: D anti-mutant robots
  Marvel 245
Damian Tryp Damian Tryp
(5-panel cameo)
villain
  [1st app: X-Factor (vol. 3) #2] Marvel 9
Ruby Summers Ruby Summers
(5-panel cameo)
supporting character
  Summers Rebellion
[future daughter of Cyclops and Emma Frost]
Marvel 3
Darwin Darwin (Armando Munoz)
(4-panel cameo)
hero
  X-Men; X-Factor Investigations Marvel 52
Trevor Fitzroy Trevor Fitzroy
(3-panel cameo)
villain
  Xavier's Security Enforcers; Upstarts  Marvel 61
Strong Guy Strong Guy (Guido Carosella)
(2-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
X-Factor; X-Ternals  Marvel 233
Hecate Hecat'e
(2-panel cameo)
hero
  Xavier's Security Enforcers (leader) Marvel 5
Rictor Rictor (Julio Esteban Richter)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S LGBT
New Mutants; X-Terminators 
[Mexico]
Marvel 211
Shatterstar Shatterstar (Gaveedra-Seven)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Mojoworld televised combat
culture
New Mutants; X-Force Marvel 173
Banshee Banshee (Sean Cassidy)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic
X-Men; Factor Three 
[Ireland]
Marvel 1,340
Mrs. Wilkinson
(mentioned)
supporting character
 indeterminate  [mother of de-powered mutant Lenore Wilkinson] Marvel 2
Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi
(mentioned)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Hindu; strongly influnced by
Jainism
[attorney; politician] Marvel 135
Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc)
(mentioned)
hero real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Catholic
  Marvel 135
John Maddox John Maddox
(mentioned)
supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Episcopalian priest
[now-independent duplicate of Jamie Madrox] Marvel 3