Religion and Characters in
The Defenders (vol. 2) #1 (Mar. 2001):
“Once More, the End of the World...”
by Kurt Busiek, Erik Larsen, Klaus Janson

36 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.
Captain America (Steve Rogers)	Protestant	Weapon Plus; Invaders  Avengers; Secret Defenders; Redeemers; Ultimates; New Avengers		5,992
The Hulk (Bruce Banner)	Catholic (lapsed)	Avengers; Defenders  Hulkbusters; Pantheon; The Order; Ultimates; Secret Defenders; X-Saviours; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles)		4,551
Iron Man (Tony Stark)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Avengers; West Coast Avengers  Force Works; Illuminati; Ultimates; New Avengers; Mighty Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
The Sub-Mariner (Namor)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Invaders; All-Winners Squad  Defenders; Avengers; The Order; Illuminati; Dark X-Men; X-Men [Atlantis]		1,864
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)	occult	Defenders; Midnight Sons  The Order; Illuminati; Secret Defenders; New Avengers		1,687
The Thing (Ben Grimm)	Jewish	U.S. Air Force; Yancy Street Gang  West Coast Avengers; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Fantastic Five		5,017
Human Torch (Johnny Storm)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Force; Fantastic Five		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)	humanist; believes in God	Avengers; Illuminati  Fantastic Five		4,661
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards)	Episcopalian	Avengers; Lady Liberators		4,069
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd)	Zenn-La religion	Heralds of Galactus; Defenders  The Order; Star Masters; Secret Defenders		826
Atlanteans	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion			165
Namorita (Nita Prentiss)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Defenders; New Warriors  Secret Defenders		305
Alicia Masters		[blind sculptress; long-time Thing girlfriend]		416
Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond)		Squadron Sinister; Squadron Supreme  Defenders; Thunderbolts; Redeemers; Secret Avengers; Redeemers (Earth-712)		361
Hellcat (Patsy Walker)		Defenders; Avengers  Legion of Unliving; Lady Liberators		639
Gaia (Gaea)	Gaian	Kami	, etc.	33
Wong	Tibetan Buddhism; occult	[Tibet. house servant of Doctor Strange]		333
Valkyrie (Samantha Parrington)	Norse/Teutonic paganism; former radical Feminist	Defenders		26
Lord Vashti	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	[Atlantis. Grand Vizier of Atlantis; very loyal to Namor]		94
The Mindless Ones	alien	[mindless servants summoned by Dormammu, others]		34
Night-Crawler	demon	Horror Hunters		11
Gorgilla	Deviant religion	[Monster Island. Foe of: Dr. Druid; Monster Hunters. gentle monster]		3
Quasimodo (Quasi-Motivational Destruct Organism)	N.A.	[former computer]		9
Yandroth	Nihilist	[1st app: Strange Tales (vol. 1) #164]		5
Papa Hagg	Vodoun mystic	[Nighthawk enlisted him to remove his demonic powers]		11
The Ravagers of Creation	elementals	[4 elementals summoned by Yandroth to destroy Earth]		1
Toad Men (The Tribbitites)	alien			11
The Borers	N.A.	[ 1st app: Fantastic Four Annual #6 (Nov. 1968) ]		2
Valkyrie (Lorelei) (cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity (Asgardian)	[sister of Enchantress; tried to seduce Thor many times]		54
Yellow-Crested Titans (cameo)	Greco-Roman classical religion	[1st app: Thor (vol. 1) #129]		8
Valkyrie (Brunnhilde) (someone disguised as)	Norse/Teutonic paganism (Asgardian)	Defenders; Lady Liberators [former Chooser of the Slain]		325
The Living Shadow (Kaa) (mentioned)	alien	[warlord]		6
Shadow Warriors (mentioned)	alien	[invaded Earth]		2
Lizard Men of Tok (mentioned)	alien	[warrior]		3
Living Erasers (mentioned)	alien	[Yandroth caused legion to attack Earth]		1
The Living Eraser (mentioned)	alien	[similar to predecessor (1st Living Eraser)]		2

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