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

Astonishing X-Men Saga #1

Medium: comic

Cover date: Mar. 2006

Publisher:
Written by: Eric Moreels
Art by: 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	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian; agnostic	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  The Avengers; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Men		5,233
Professor X (Charles Xavier)	religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Illuminati; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; X-Men (founder)		4,999
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  First Flight; Secret Defenders; Team X; The Avengers; The Canadian Army; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,615
Colossus (Peter Rasputin)	Communist atheist (former)	Excalibur; The Acolytes...  Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men		4,122
Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde)	Jewish	Excalibur; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Exiles; X-Men		3,128
White Queen (Emma Frost)	Episcopalian (nominal); mutant supremacist	Academy of Tomorrow; Dark X-Men...  Generation X (teacher); The Cabal; The Council of the Chosen; The Inner Circle; X-Men		3,409
Lockheed	alien dragon	Excalibur; Pet Avengers...  S.W.O.R.D.; X-Men		248
Armor (Hisako Ichiki)		Asian; X-Men...  Xavier Institute		132
Sentinels	anti-mutant robots	[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #14 (Nov. 1965)]		245
Danger	N.A.	X-Club; X-Men [X-Men's Danger Room, gained self-awareness]		68
Dr. Kavita Rao	Hindu	South Asian; X-Club [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.		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	black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Howling Commandos; The Ultimates		1,898
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (cameo)	Jewish	Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four; The Yancy Street Gang; U.S. Air Force; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		5,017
Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force...  Metro College; The Fantastic Four		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (cameo)	humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist	Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		4,661
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four		4,069
Angel (Warren Worthington III) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Renegades; Secret Defenders; St. Joe's Preparatory School; The Champions; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Force; X-Men; X-Saviours		1,741
Cannonball (Sam Guthrie) (cameo)	Baptist	Academy of Tomorrow; The Avengers...  The New Mutants; X-Corporation; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		831
Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) (cameo)	Anglican (nominal); mystical	Excalibur		365
Magneto (Erik Magnus Lehnsherr) (cameo)	Jewish; Gypsy/Roma	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  The Acolytes; The Twelve; X-Men		916
Cable (Nathan Christopher Summers) (cameo)	Askani (leader)	Cable's Underground (leader); Clan Chosen...  Six Pack; The New Mutants (leader); The Twelve; X-Force; X-Men; X-Saviours		666
Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) (cameo)	Clan Akkaba; Transhumanist / Social Darwinist	Arab; Dark Riders (leader)...  Horsemen of Apocalypse (founder); The Alliance of Evil (founder)		315
Psylocke (Betsy Braddock) (cameo)	Anglican	Asian; Excalibur...  S.T.R.I.K.E.; The Exiles; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		772
S.H.I.E.L.D. (cameo)		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier) (cameo)	Catholic; LGBT; Quebecois separatist terrorist (former)	Academy of Tomorrow; Alpha Flight...  Secret Defenders; X-Men [skier]		284
Icarus (Joshua Guthrie) (cameo)	Baptist	Xavier Institute: Hellions squad; Xavier Institute: New Mutants squad		21
Elixir (Josh Foley) (cameo)	anti-mutant (former)	The Reavers; X-Force...  X-Men; Xavier Institute: New Mutants squad [discovered powers while trying to join anti-mutant Reavers]		118
X-23 (Laura Kinney) (cameo)	religiously untrained	League of Losers; New X-Men...  X-Force; X-Men		190
Blindfold (Ruth Aldine) (cameo)		Xavier Institute; Young X-Men		66
Mystique (Raven Darkholme) (cameo)	mutant supremacist; manifestly non-religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Dark X-Men...  Freedom Force; The Marauders; The Mutant Underground; X-Corps; X-Factor; X-Men; Xavier Institute: Gambit's squad		451
Stepford Cuckoos (Celeste, Esme, Mindee, Phoebe, Sophie) (cameo)		Weapon Plus; X-Men (future)...  X-Men; Xavier Institute: Corsairs squad		147
Stepford Cuckoo (Esme Cuckoo) (cameo)	mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; Weapon Plus...  Xavier Institute		49
Stepford Cuckoo (Mindee Cuckoo) (cameo)		Weapon Plus; Xavier Institute: Corsairs squad		156
Stepford Cuckoo (Phoebe Cuckoo) (cameo)		Weapon Plus; Xavier Institute: Corsairs squad		152
Stepford Cuckoo (Celeste Cuckoo) (cameo)		Weapon Plus; Xavier Institute: Corsairs squad		148
Stepford Cuckoo (Sophie Cuckoo) (cameo)		Weapon Plus; Xavier Institute		22
Jubilee (Jubilation Lee) (cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Asian; Generation X...  The New Warriors; The X-People (founder); X-Corps; X-Men; X-Ternals		570
Husk (Paige Guthrie) (cameo)	Baptist	Generation X; X-Corps...  X-Men		242
Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) (cameo)	Shinto	Asian; Big Hero 6...  C-Corps; Horsemen of Apocalypse; Pacific Overlords; The Marauders; The Twelve; X-Corporation; X-Men		259
Xorn (Kuan-Yin Xorn) (cameo)	Buddhist	Asian; Brotherhood of Mutants...  X-Men		23
Xorn (Shen Xorn) (cameo)	Buddhist	Asian; X-Men		11
Phoenix (cameo)	cosmic entity	The Hellfire Club; X-Men		129
Fantomex (Charlie-Cluster 7) (cameo)	atheist	U-Men; Weapon Plus		41
Kid Omega (Quentin Quire) (cameo)	mutant supremacist	Omega Gang; Xavier Institute		13
Cassandra Nova (cameo)		X-Men (future) [Charles Xavier's long-lost twin sister]		44
Black King (Sebastian Shaw) (cameo)		The Council of the Chosen; The Inner Circle		122
Jamie Braddock (cameo)	Anglican (nominal)	Foursaken [brother of Captain Britain, Psylocke]		42
Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Ellie Phimister) (cameo)		Xavier Institute		25
Sydren (cameo)	alien	S.W.O.R.D.		22

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Astonishing X-Men Saga #1 (Mar. 2006) created 30 September 2010. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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