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X-Men 2 (2003)
by Zak Penn, David Hayter, Bryan Singer, Dan Harris, etc.

X-Men 2

Medium: novel

Publication date: 2003

Publisher: Ballantine Books Del Rey
Written by: Zak Penn, David Hayter, Bryan Singer, Dan Harris, Michael Dougherty, Chris Claremont


19 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.
Wolverine Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)
(lead character, 1st mentioned on pg. 13)
hero
CBR Scale: S raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker
Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  Marvel 10,615
Cyclops Cyclops (Scott Summers) hero
CBR Scale: SCBR Scale: I Protestant; mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  Marvel 8,371
Phoenix Phoenix (Jean Grey) hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Metro College; The Twelve...  Marvel 1,905
Iceman Iceman (Bobby Drake) hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 1,752
Professor X Professor X (Charles Xavier) hero scientist
CBR Scale: S religious
Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Marvel 4,999
Storm Storm (Ororo Munroe)
( 1st mentioned on pg. 19)
hero
CBR Scale: M Goddess worship
black; Lady Liberators...  Marvel 5,068
Nightcrawler Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)
( 1st mentioned on pg. 3)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)
Excalibur; Neyaphem...  Marvel 4,345
Rogue Rogue (Anna Marie) hero
CBR Scale: S Southern Baptist
Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men Marvel 3,526
Magneto Magneto (Erik Magnus Lehnsherr) villain hero scientist
CBR Scale: S Jewish; Gypsy/Roma
Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Marvel 916
Mystique Mystique (Raven Darkholme) villain hero
CBR Scale: S mutant supremacist; manifestly non-religious
Brotherhood of Mutants; Dark X-Men...  Marvel 451
Pyro Pyro (St. John Allerdyce) villain hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed); mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutants; Freedom Force Marvel 194
Lady Deathstrike Lady Deathstrike (Yuriko Oyama) villain
  Asian; The Reavers...  Marvel 138
William Stryker William Stryker villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Evangelical Protestant preacher; anti-mutant; Stryker Crusade (leader); Purifiers (founder)
Purifiers (founder) Marvel 44
Alicia Vargas
( 1st mentioned on pg. 1)
supporting character
 indeterminate  Secret Service
[shot Nightcrawler when he attacked U.S. President]
20th Century Fox Marvel Enterprises, etc. 3
President McKenna
( 1st mentioned on pg. 2)
supporting character
CBR Scale: U Christian (denomination
unknown)
[U.S. President] 20th Century Fox Marvel Enterprises, etc. 3
White House Checkpoint Agent
(pg. 0 1st mentioned on pg. 2)
supporting character
 indeterminate  Secret Service 20th Century Fox Marvel Enterprises 3
Sid Walters
(details, 1st mentioned on pg. 6) 
supporting character
 indeterminate  Secret Service 20th Century Fox Marvel Enterprises, etc. 3
George Washington George Washington
(photo/picture/video, pg. 2 1st mentioned on pg. 2)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Anglican / Episcopalian
[farmer; general...] DC Marvel 204
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln
(quoted and cited, 1st mentioned on pg. 1) 
real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Baptist (raised)
[U.S. President] DC 355

The title page for X-Men 2 reads: "X-Men 2: A novelization by Chris Claremont. Based on the story by Zak Penn and David Hayter and Bryan Singer, screenplay by Dan Harris and Mike Dougherty. A Del Rey Book. Ballantine Books. New York."