Religion and Characters in
Astonishing X-Men Saga #1 (Mar. 2006)
by Eric Moreels, John Cassaday

57 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 (Scott Summers)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	X-Men; X-Factor  Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; The Twelve (mutants); Summers Rebellion		2,604
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian	X-Men; Brotherhood of Mutants  Defenders; Avengers; X-Factor; Academy of Tomorrow; X-Club		5,233
Professor X (Charles Xavier)	religious	X-Men (founder); Brotherhood of Mutants  The Twelve (mutants); Genoshan Excalibur (founder); Illuminati		4,318
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	First Flight; Weapon Plus  Weapon X; Team X; Alpha Flight; X-Men; Secret Defenders; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; New Avengers; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; X-Force [Canada]		8,823
Colossus (Peter Rasputin)	Communist atheist (former)	X-Men; Acolytes  Excalibur; Weapon X (Exiles) [Russia; USSR]		4,122
Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde)	Jewish	X-Men; Excalibur  S.H.I.E.L.D.; Exiles		3,128
White Queen (Emma Frost)	Episcopalian (nominal); mutant supremacist	Council of the Chosen; Hellfire Club Inner Circle  Generation X (teacher); X-Men; Academy of Tomorrow; Dark X-Men (leader)		3,409
Lockheed	alien dragon	X-Men; Excalibur  S.W.O.R.D.; Pet Avengers		248
Armor (Hisako Ichiki)		Xavier Institute; X-Men		132
Sentinels	anti-mutant robots			245
Danger	N.A.	X-Men [X-Men's Danger Room, gained self-awareness]		68
Dr. Kavita Rao	Hindu	X-Club [India. developed "cure": medical means to neutralize mutant powers]		62
Abigail Brand		S.H.I.E.L.D; S.W.O.R.D. (leader) [alien-human hybrid]		69
S.W.O.R.D.		S.H.I.E.L.D.; S.W.O.R.D.		58
Ord	Breakworld religion	[tries to stop prophesied destruction of his world by mutant]		30
Wing (Eddie Tancredi)		Xavier Institute		5
Tildie Soames		[killed parents w/mutant power to bring nightmares to life]		4
Agent Deems		S.H.I.E.L.D.; S.W.O.R.D. [Agent Brand's right hand man; high-function autism]		13
The Wild Sentinel	anti-mutant robot	[ 1st app: New X-Men (vol. 1) #115 (Aug. 2001) ]		12
Nick Fury (cameo)	secular	Howling Commandos; S.H.I.E.L.D.  Ultimates		1,898
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (cameo)	Jewish	U.S. Air Force; Yancy Street Gang  West Coast Avengers; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Fantastic Five		5,017
Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Force; Fantastic Five		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (cameo)	humanist; believes in God	Avengers; Illuminati  Fantastic Five		4,661
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Avengers; Lady Liberators		4,069
Angel (Warren Worthington III) (cameo)	Episcopalian	X-Men; Defenders  Champions (of Los Angeles); X-Factor; Horsemen of Apocalypse; Secret Defenders; X-Saviours; Academy of Tomorrow; Renegades; X-Force; X-Club		1,741
Cannonball (Sam Guthrie) (cameo)	Baptist	New Mutants; X-Force  X-Men; X-Corporation; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; Academy of Tomorrow; X-Strike; Avengers		831
Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) (cameo)	Anglican (nominal); mystical	Excalibur [England]		365
Magneto (Erik Magnus Lehnsherr) (cameo)	Jewish; Gypsy/Roma	Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men  Acolytes; The Twelve (mutants); Genoshan Excalibur; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy [Foe of: X-Men (arch-enemy)]		916
Cable (Nathan Christopher Summers) (cameo)	Askani (leader)	Clan Chosen; Six Pack  New Mutants; X-Force; X-Men; The Twelve (mutants); Cable's Underground (leader); X-Saviours; X-Strike		666
Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) (cameo)	Clan Akkaba; Transhumanist / Social Darwinist	Horsemen of Apocalypse (founder); Alliance of Evil  Dark Riders (leader) [Egypt]		315
Psylocke (Betsy Braddock) (cameo)	Anglican	S.T.R.I.K.E.; X-Men  Excalibur; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; Exiles [England]		772
S.H.I.E.L.D. (cameo)		S.H.I.E.L.D.		1,188
Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier) (cameo)	Catholic; LGBT; Quebecois separatist terrorist (former)	Alpha Flight; Secret Defenders  X-Men; Academy of Tomorrow [Canada. skier]		284
Icarus (Joshua Guthrie) (cameo)	Baptist	Xavier Institute: Hellions squad; Xavier Institute: New Mutants squad		21
Elixir (Josh Foley) (cameo)	anti-mutant (former)	Reavers; Xavier Institute: New Mutants squad  New X-Men; X-Force [discovered powers while trying to join anti-mutant Reavers]		118
X-23 (Laura Kinney) (cameo)	religiously untrained	New X-Men; League of Losers  X-Force		190
Blindfold (Ruth Aldine) (cameo)		Xavier Institute; Young X-Men		66
Mystique (Raven Darkholme) (cameo)	mutant supremacist; manifestly non-religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Freedom Force  X-Factor; X-Corps; Xavier Institute: Gambit's squad; X-Men; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Marauders; Dark X-Men		451
Stepford Cuckoos (Celeste, Esme, Mindee, Phoebe, Sophie) (cameo)		Xavier Institute: Corsairs squad; Weapon Plus  X-Men (future)		147
Stepford Cuckoo (Esme Cuckoo) (cameo)	mutant supremacist	Xavier Institute; Weapon Plus  Brotherhood of Mutants		49
Stepford Cuckoo (Mindee Cuckoo) (cameo)		Xavier Institute: Corsairs squad; Weapon Plus		156
Stepford Cuckoo (Phoebe Cuckoo) (cameo)		Xavier Institute: Corsairs squad; Weapon Plus		152
Stepford Cuckoo (Celeste Cuckoo) (cameo)		Xavier Institute: Corsairs squad; Weapon Plus		148
Stepford Cuckoo (Sophie Cuckoo) (cameo)		Xavier Institute; Weapon Plus		22
Jubilee (Jubilation Lee) (cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown)	X-Men; Generation X  X-Corps; X-Ternals; X-People (founder); New Warriors		570
Husk (Paige Guthrie) (cameo)	Baptist	Generation X; X-Men  X-Corps		242
Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) (cameo)	Shinto	X-Men; Big Hero 6  Horsemen of Apocalypse; The Twelve (mutants); C-Corps; X-Corporation; Marauders; Pacific Overlords [Japan]		259
Xorn (Kuan-Yin Xorn) (cameo)	Buddhist	X-Men; Brotherhood of Mutants		23
Xorn (Shen Xorn) (cameo)	Buddhist	X-Men		11
Phoenix (cameo)	cosmic entity	X-Men; Hellfire Club		129
Fantomex (Charlie-Cluster 7) (cameo)	atheist	Weapon Plus; U-Men		41
Kid Omega (Quentin Quire) (cameo)	mutant supremacist	Xavier Institute; Omega Gang		13
Cassandra Nova (cameo)		X-Men (future) [Charles Xavier's long-lost twin sister]		44
Black King (Sebastian Shaw) (cameo)		Council of the Chosen; Hellfire Club Inner Circle		122
Jamie Braddock (cameo)	Anglican (nominal)	The Foursaken [England. brother of Captain Britain, Psylocke]		42
Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Ellie Phimister) (cameo)		Xavier Institute		25
Sydren (cameo)	alien	S.W.O.R.D.		22

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