Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #429 (Oct. 2003):
“The Draco, Part One: Sins of the Father”
by Chuck Austen, Philip Tan

Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #429

Title: “The Draco, Part One: Sins of the Father”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 2003

Publisher:
Written by: Chuck Austen
Art by: Philip Tan

32 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.
Professor X (Charles Xavier)	religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Illuminati; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; X-Men (founder)		4,999
Juggernaut (Cain Marko)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Brotherhood of Mutants; Excalibur...  Exemplars; The Exiles; X-Men		387
Cyclops (Scott Summers)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
Iceman (Bobby Drake)	Jewish Catholic	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Champions; The Defenders; The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		1,752
Angel (Warren Worthington III)	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
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
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)	Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)	Excalibur; Neyaphem...  X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		4,345
Havok (Alex Summers)	Catholic (lapsed)	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Dark Descendants; Magistrates; Old Landon College; Starjammers; X-Factor; X-Men [Cyclops' brother]		592
Jubilee (Jubilation Lee)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Asian; Generation X...  The New Warriors; The X-People (founder); X-Corps; X-Men; X-Ternals		570
Husk (Paige Guthrie)	Baptist	Generation X; X-Corps...  X-Men		242
Polaris (Lorna Dane)	Jewish Catholic	Academy of Tomorrow; Horsemen of Apocalypse...  Starjammers; The Acolytes; The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men [studied geophysics in college]		464
Abyss (Nils Styger)	Nihilist	Neyaphem; The Horsemen of Apocalypse...  X-Cell [son of Azazel (Satan-like mutant)]		17
Xavier Institute		[high school]		373
Carter Ghazikhanian	Armenian Apostolic Church	Xavier Institute		22
Annie Ghazikhanian	anti-mutant (somewhat); Armenian Apostolic Church	[nurse]		31
X-Men		[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		9,958
Marilyn Hannah (3-panel cameo, pg. 7-8)		[3-armed staff cook]		3
Kiwi Black (2-panel cameo, pg. 24-25)	Maori	Neyaphem [half-brother of Nightcrawler; son of Azazel]		6
Sanji Yamamoto (2-panel cameo, pg. 7, panels 4-5)		[staff cook with rat-like appearance]		1
Neyaphem (2-panel cameo, pg. 24-25)
Azazel (1-panel cameo, pg. 25)  Quote: "Pg. 1: One element of Kurt's life, however, has persisted in tormenting and torturing him year after year -- his family history... When and where was he born? Is it true that the villainness Mystique is his blood mother as she has long claimed. And if so, who is his father?"	Satanism	[father of Nightcrawler and rest of Neyaphem]		8
Ginniyeh (1-panel cameo, pg. 25)	demonolatry	Neyaphem [half-sister of Nightcrawler; daughter/servant of Azazel]		6
Ophis (1-panel cameo, pg. 25)	demonolatry	Neyaphem [half-brother of Nightcrawler; son/servant of Azazel]		6
Jillian (1-panel cameo, pg. 25)	demonolatry	Neyaphem [half-sister of Nightcrawler; daugher/servant of Azazel]		4
Ydrazil (1-panel cameo, pg. 25)	demonolatry	Neyaphem [half-brother of Nightcrawler; son/servant of Azazel]		4
Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier) (mentioned, pg. 22, panel 4)  Charles Xavier (to Juggernaut): "Northstar is a licensed pilot. He can fly you to Vancouver."	Catholic; LGBT; Quebecois separatist terrorist (former)	Academy of Tomorrow; Alpha Flight...  Secret Defenders; X-Men [skier]		284
Mystique (Raven Darkholme) (mentioned, pg. 1, 10)  Pg. 1 (recap page): "One element of Kurt's life, however, has persisted in tormenting and torturing him year after year -- his family history... When and where was he born? Is it true that the villainess Mystique is his blood mother as she has long claimed. And if so, who is his father?";	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
Squid-Boy (Sammy Paré) (mentioned, pg. 18, 22)  Juggernaut asks Charles Xavier if he can borrow a jet to go visit Sammy. Xavier points out that legally he is not allowed to visit Sammy, due to the wishes of Sammy's parents and a court order.		Xavier Institute		37
Kurt Marko (mentioned, pg. 18-23)  Cain Marko and Charles Xavier discuss their father (and step-father, respectively) in depth.		[Juggernaut's father; Charles Xavier's step-father]		17
Cyttorak (mentioned, pg. 20, panels 3-4)  Juggernaut: "I touchd the Cyttorak gem, remember? Then the mountain collapsed around us, but only fell on ME. Trapped ME. An entire MOUNTAIN, Xavier. And you left me there for YEARS-- --KNOWING the gem had transformed me -- KNOWING I was STILL ALIVE!"	deity	[source of Juggernaut's power]		9
Claude Paré (mentioned, pg. 18, 22)  [Pg. 18] Charles Xavier: "But more importantly, you're forbidden to see Sammy as per his parents' wishes." Juggernaut: "So? Who cares what they think?" Xavier: "The law, for one." [Pg. 22] Xavier: "That's why you want to go see Sammy, isn't it? Because his father is probably doing the same thing to him that your father did to us - right now...?"		[abusive father of Squid-Boy]		6
Mrs. Paré (mentioned, pg. 18, panel 2)  Charles Xavier: "But more importantly, you're forbidden to see Sammy as per his parents' wishes." Juggernaut: "So? Who cares what they think?" Xavier: "The law, for one."		[mother of Squid-Boy; nearly killed by Juggernaut battle]		7

This is Part 1 of a 5-part story arc that reveals Nightcrawler's true parentage, including the fact that he is the son of the mutant Azazel, who is devil-like seems to lead a group of demons from Hell. But this issue itself has very little in the way of explicitly religious content.

The heart of the story is a conversation between Charles Xavier and his step-brother, Cain Marko (the Juggernaut). Considering Marko's past as a brutish villain and his many issues with Xavier, this turns out to be a surprisingly mature and productive conversation. The pair get a lot off their chests, and are ultimately able to talk through their differences and frustrations rather than engage in super-heroic battle, either with each other through the X-Men as Xavier's proxy.

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