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Nocturne (II in 616)
Real Name: Talia Josephine WagnerAffiliation: None
Previous Affiliations: Brotherhood IV (undercover), Exiles, X-Men (alternate reality)
Relatives:Alternate reality versions of: Kurt (Nightcrawler, father), Wanda (ne้ Maximoff, Scarlet Witch, mother), Mystique (paternal grandmother), presumably: Magnus (Magneto, maternal grandfather), Magda (maternal grandmother, deceased), Anya (aunt, deceased), Pietro Maximoff (Quicksilver, uncle)
History & Powers: Daughter of Nightcrawler and Scarlet Witch, Nocturne inherited her father's blue fur, three-toed hands and feet, a tail, yellow eyes and pointed ears, as well as an energy blasting ability like her mom's "hex bolts." As a second-generation mutant, however, Nocturne also developed her own mutant power, the ability to physically possess another person and influence their movements for up to one lunar cycle, hence her codename. Talia also possesses a limited form of telepathy, and a retractable tail.
In Noctune's home reality, her father leads the X-Men along with Wolverine. Talia grew up with the X-Men, and became immune to the queasinss usually induced by her dad's teleportation after riding on his back through hundreds of 'ports when she was a kid. She became a full member of the team, and also had a band called Butt Monkeys. It appears she was involved with James Proudstar (Thunderbird) in this reality. For a long time she lived in her father's shadow, and he trained her very hard, often at the expense of her feelings. However, when Cyclops (who had left the X-Men) attacked the mansion leading the Brotherhood, TJ was out with Kitty, who had been switched across dimensions with her younger self. Upon returning and seeing the attack, TJ was able to rally the students to delay the attack, then she possessed her teammate Armageddon, a telekinetic, to free Wolverine and kill the insane Cyclops. Having proved her skills and ability, she was able to reconcile somewhat with her father.
T.J. was the first member of the Exiles to become "unstuck in time," but she has never assumed any kind of leadership role, and maintains her freewheeling attitude. Over time, she became intimate with the Exiles' own Thunderbird, and she got pregnant from him. One of her hardest missions was the trial of Phoenix, in which she had to fight an incarnation of her "Aunt Jean," and had to ignore that world's version of her father during that difficult time. Outstripping it by far was the mission to a Skrull-dominated Earth, in which she (and the others) were forced to fight in gladiatorial combat against other super-beings. That mission ended with the arrival of Galactus, and with Thunderbird's self-sacrifice to save the world. Due to the stress of losing her lover, TJ lost the baby a few weeks later, an incident she kept secret for weeks. She has become withdrawn and depressed, and refuses to talk about her feelings.
Over time, TJ healed and became a mainstay of the team. On her first visit to Earth 616, she met and bonded with Nightcrawler (616), who thought that her parents' pairing was intriguing. Later, TJ was left behind on Earth 616, and was about to knock on the X-Mansion and see her "father" again when a mysterious stranger intercepted her and made her another offer.
A few months later, Nocturne showed up as a member of Exodus's Brotherhood in an attack on Philadelphia. While her teammates were mostly homicidal, Nocturne did her best to keep civilians out of harm's way. The X-Men defeated the Brotherhood, prompting Exodus to attack the X-Mansion, using Juggernaut as his ace in the hole. Juggernaut recognized TJ as a hero and seemingly beat her to a pulp. In fact, TJ told him she was trying to figure out Exodus's moves and Juggernaut told her he was undercover. When the fighting actually started, Nocturne was able to possess Black Tom, the most dangerous foe, long enough for him to be swept into the black hole in Xorn II's head. Unfortunately, Nocturne was swept into the black hole too.
Nocturne and Juggernaut apparently ended up on Mojoworld, where they were sold to Mojo himself by the members of the Brotherhood. Nocturne was able to possess Spiral and force her to open a portal to Earth, and they emerged in the Danger Room. However, though TJ's possessions usually knock her hosts out for 24 hours, Spiral was faking, and she kept the portal open to allow Mojo to follow TJ and Cain back to Earth. Spiral changed them and the X-Men to babies (except the newly-resurrected Psylocke), but the X-Men managed to defeat Mojo and regain their rightful forms.
| In the House of M reality warp, Nocturne retained her genetic connection to the House of M (via her mother, the Scarlet Witch), but her existence was a secret until the word leaked that the Marauders, a mercenary force of the House of M, were chasing two "terrorists" in England, and Rachel Grey and Princess Elisabeth discovered that one of them, namely Nocturne, was related to the House of M. Nocturne, traveling at that time with Juggernaut, tried to possess Betsy and failed, then possessed Rachel and flew off. Betsy tracked her down and Nocturne battled her with swords, but eventually Betsy knocked a building on TJ and Rachel's mind took over, and reported that Nocturne knew nothing but her name.
Meanwhile, the Marauders hadn't backed off, and were still tracking Nocturne, who was captured as she exited Rachel's body. Fortunately, however, they were unprepared for her powers and she was able to possess Banshee and use him to help incapacitate the others. Nocturne was then basically on the sidelines as Meggan dove into a Quantum Tear and Brian, Rachel and Betsy pooled their powers to seal it from the outside. |
Following M-Day, having retained her powers, Nocturne began to dream about the events of the House of M reality warp, and was therefore recruited by Nightcrawler to accompany him to England to see Captain Britain who was having similar dreams. While talking with Captain Britain, Pete Wisdom showed up asking for help investigating the apparent murder of Dazzler. After Rachel made the discovery that Alison was actually alive, they took her to the hospital where Nocturne told Nightcrawler that she feels something wiggling around in her head, like an itch she can't scratch but somehow familiar and totally wrong. Outside, a group of evil alternate X-Men planned to attack and kidnap Nocturne for some unknown reason and their leader, an evil version of Professor Xavier trapped Nocturne in her own mind which caused her to do nothing but kick and scream. While the doctors tried to hold her down, Rachel and Kitty went into her head to find out what's wrong and found TJ with her old band singing at a rock concert. When Kitty and Rachel tried to leave, they met the evil Xavier, who trapped them as well. The evil X-Men managed to take Nocturne from the hospital. After Sage created a plan, a fight ensued with the Evil Archangel. TJ woke up in the middle and together with Dazzler they took him out and after defeating the Evil X-Men, Pete Wisdom offered them a chance for Excalibur to reunite; TJ accepted, though Kurt and the other original members returned home.
While settling into their new headquarters, TJ was sparring with Captain Britain when they made the discovery that she can't possess him. Strangely, later she was able to possess Juggernaut, even though his helmet normally repels psychic invasions.
Reason for Being an Exile: In the distorted timeline, Nightcrawler was killed by his own mother Mystique during a battle with the Hellfire Club.
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