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Religion and Characters in
X-Men (vol. 2) #189 (Sep. 2006):
“Supernovas: Part 2”
by Mike Carey, Chris Bachalo, Jon Holdredge, Mark Irwin, Jaime Mendoza, Tim Townsend, Al Vey

X-Men (vol. 2) #189

Title: “Supernovas: Part 2”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: Sep 2006

Publisher: Marvel

Written by: Mike Carey

Art by: Chris Bachalo, Jon Holdredge, Mark Irwin, Jaime Mendoza, Tim Townsend, Al Vey


34 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.
The Beast The Beast (Hank McCoy) hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Defenders; Academy of Tomorrow  Marvel 5,233
Iceman Iceman (Bobby Drake) hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends  Marvel 1,752
Wolverine Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) hero
CBR Scale: S raised Protestant; sometimes
atheist; has practiced
Buddhism; skeptical seeker
First Flight; Weapon Plus 
[Canada]
Marvel 8,823
Rogue Rogue (Anna Marie) hero
CBR Scale: S Southern Baptist
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Brotherhood of Mutants  Marvel 3,526
Cannonball Cannonball (Sam Guthrie) hero
CBR Scale: S Baptist
X-Treme Sanctions Executive; Academy of Tomorrow  Marvel 831
White Queen White Queen (Emma Frost) villain hero
CBR Scale: U Episcopalian (nominal); mutant
supremacist
Council of the Chosen; Academy of Tomorrow  Marvel 3,409
Northstar Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier) hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic; LGBT; Quebecois
separatist terrorist (former)
Academy of Tomorrow; Alpha Flight 
[Canada. skier]
Marvel 284
Aurora Aurora (Jeanne-Marie Beaubier) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Catholic nun
X-Men; Alpha Flight
[Canada]
Marvel 211
Valerie Cooper Valerie Cooper supporting character
  S.T.A.R.S.; X-Factor  Marvel 253
Sabretooth Sabretooth (Victor Creed) villain hero
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious;
future: Evangelical
"born-again Christian"
Weapon Plus; Team X  Marvel 610
Omega Sentinel Omega Sentinel (Karima Shapandar) villain hero
CBR Scale: I Hindu
X-Men; The Acolytes  Marvel 64
Sentinel Squad O.N.E. Sentinel Squad O.N.E. supporting character
 indeterminate  [reference to generic, unnamed O.N.E. Sentinels] Marvel 52
Monitor Tiv Monitor Tiv supporting character
CBR Scale: M Shi'ar religion
[believes in Shi'ar deities Sharra and K'ythri] Marvel 1
unnamed Shiar spacecraft captain unnamed Shi'ar spacecraft captain supporting character
CBR Scale: M Atheist
[starship commander] Marvel 1
Perro Perro villain
CBR Scale: S Social Darwinist
The Children of the Vault
[Ecuador. "Perro" is the Spanish word for "Dog"]
Marvel 5
Aguja Aguja villain
CBR Scale: S Social Darwinist
The Children of the Vault
[Ecuador. "Aguja" is the Spanish word for "needle."]
Marvel 6
Fuego Fuego villain
CBR Scale: S Social Darwinist
The Children of the Vault
[Ecuador. "Fuego" is the Spanish word for "fire."]
Marvel 6
Serafina Serafina villain
CBR Scale: S Social Darwinist
The Children of the Vault
[Ecuador. she causes others to believe she is an angel]
Marvel 7
Sangre Sangre villain
CBR Scale: M Social Darwinist
The Children of the Vault
[Ecuador. "Sangre" is Spanish for "blood"]
Marvel 7
unnamed scientist unnamed scientist
(4-panel cameo)
supporting character scientist
 indeterminate  S.H.I.E.L.D.
[studied Northstar's brainwashing, worked to treat him]
Marvel 1
Gallagher Gallagher
(3-panel cameo)
supporting character scientist
 indeterminate  S.H.I.E.L.D.
[worked on de-programming Northstar from Hand influence]
Marvel 1
Surge Surge (Nori Ashida)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
  Xavier Institute: New Mutants squad; New X-Men 
[Japan]
Marvel 151
X-23 X-23 (Laura Kinney)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I religiously untrained
New X-Men; League of Losers  Marvel 190
Lady Mastermind Lady Mastermind (Regan Wyngarde)
(1-panel cameo)
villain hero
  X-Men; The Marauders  Marvel 43
unnamed young girl unnamed young girl
(photo/picture/video)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S Catholic
[Mexico. outside bar visited by Sabretooth and destroyed by Sangre] Marvel 3
Professor X Professor X (Charles Xavier)
(someone disguised as)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: S religious
The Twelve (mutants); Illuminati  Marvel 4,318
John Fordyce John Fordyce
(business/store name)
supporting character
 indeterminate  [Fordyce Clinic, John Fordyce Hospital named after him] Marvel 2
Cyclops Cyclops (Scott Summers)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: S Protestant; mutant supremacist
Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; The Twelve (mutants)  Marvel 2,604
Vulcan Vulcan (Gabriel Summers)
(mentioned)
villain hero
  X-Men Marvel 55
The Hand The Hand
(mentioned)
villain
CBR Scale: D Ninjutsu
  Marvel 155
Kythri K'ythri
(mentioned)
deity
CBR Scale: D Shi'ar deity
[] Marvel 7
Sharra Sharra
(mentioned)
deity
CBR Scale: D Shi'ar deity
[] Marvel 7
Colonel Chambers Colonel Chambers
(mentioned)
supporting character
 indeterminate  S.H.I.E.L.D.
[oversaw de-programming Northstar from Hand influence]
Marvel 1
Pandemic Pandemic (Richard Palance)
(mentioned)
villain scientist
  [former friend of Charles Xavier] Marvel 7