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-Factor; X-Men...  Summers Rebellion; The Twelve; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy		2,604
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian	X-Club; Academy of Tomorrow...  Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Factor; The Defenders; X-Men; The Avengers		5,233
Professor X (Charles Xavier)	religious	Illuminati; Genoshan Excalibur...  The Twelve; X-Men (founder); The Mutant Underground (founder); Brotherhood of Mutants		4,999
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Team X; Weapon Plus...  First Flight; Weapon X; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Secret Defenders; Alpha Flight; X-Force; X-Men; The Avengers; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,121
Colossus (Peter Rasputin)	Communist atheist (former)	The Acolytes; Weapon X (Exiles)...  Excalibur; X-Men		4,122
Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde)	Jewish	The Exiles; Excalibur...  X-Men; S.H.I.E.L.D.		3,128
White Queen (Emma Frost)	Episcopalian (nominal); mutant supremacist	Academy of Tomorrow; Dark X-Men...  Generation X (teacher); X-Men; Hellfire Club Inner Circle; Council of the Chosen		3,409
Lockheed	alien dragon	Pet Avengers; Excalibur...  X-Men; S.W.O.R.D.		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.W.O.R.D.; S.H.I.E.L.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	The Howling Commandos; S.H.I.E.L.D....  black; The Ultimates		1,898
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (cameo)	Jewish	The Yancy Street Gang; The Fantastic Four...  U.S. Air Force; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Fantastic Five; The Avengers		5,017
Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Five; Metro College...  Fantastic Force; The Fantastic Four		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (cameo)	humanist; believes in God	Illuminati; Fantastic Five...  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	X-Club; Academy of Tomorrow...  Secret Defenders; X-Force; X-Factor; The Defenders; X-Men; The Champions; Renegades; Horsemen of Apocalypse; X-Saviours		1,741
Cannonball (Sam Guthrie) (cameo)	Baptist	X-Men; The Avengers...  X-Treme Sanctions Executive; Academy of Tomorrow; X-Corporation; X-Force; The New Mutants		831
Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) (cameo)	Anglican (nominal); mystical	Excalibur		365
Magneto (Erik Magnus Lehnsherr) (cameo)	Jewish; Gypsy/Roma	The Acolytes; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Genoshan Excalibur; X-Men; The Twelve		916
Cable (Nathan Christopher Summers) (cameo)	Askani (leader)	X-Saviours; Six Pack...  Clan Chosen; Cable's Underground (leader); The Twelve; X-Force; The New Mutants (leader); X-Men		666
Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) (cameo)	Clan Akkaba; Transhumanist / Social Darwinist	Arab; Horsemen of Apocalypse (founder)...  Dark Riders (leader); The Alliance of Evil (founder)		315
Psylocke (Betsy Braddock) (cameo)	Anglican	X-Men; Asian...  The Exiles; S.T.R.I.K.E.; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; Excalibur		772
S.H.I.E.L.D. (cameo)		[intelligence agent; government agency...]		1,188
Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier) (cameo)	Catholic; LGBT; Quebecois separatist terrorist (former)	Academy of Tomorrow; Secret Defenders...  Alpha Flight; 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)	Xavier Institute: New Mutants squad; X-Force...  X-Men; The Reavers [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; X-Men		190
Blindfold (Ruth Aldine) (cameo)		Young X-Men; Xavier Institute		66
Mystique (Raven Darkholme) (cameo)	mutant supremacist; manifestly non-religious	Dark X-Men; X-Corps...  The Mutant Underground; Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Factor; X-Men; Xavier Institute: Gambit's squad; Freedom Force; The Marauders		451
Stepford Cuckoos (Celeste, Esme, Mindee, Phoebe, Sophie) (cameo)		Xavier Institute: Corsairs squad; X-Men (future)...  Weapon Plus; X-Men		147
Stepford Cuckoo (Esme Cuckoo) (cameo)	mutant supremacist	Weapon Plus; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Xavier Institute		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)		Weapon Plus; Xavier Institute		22
Jubilee (Jubilation Lee) (cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Asian; The X-People (founder)...  X-Ternals; X-Corps; Generation X; The New Warriors; X-Men		570
Husk (Paige Guthrie) (cameo)	Baptist	X-Corps; Generation X...  X-Men		242
Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) (cameo)	Shinto	X-Corporation; Big Hero 6...  X-Men; Asian; Pacific Overlords; C-Corps; Horsemen of Apocalypse; The Twelve; The Marauders		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	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)	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

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