Marvel Rewrites Nightcrawler's Origin: Mystique and Destiny Revealed

In a significant step for representation, the updated storyline portrays Nightcrawler's parents as a queer couple, with Mystique transforming into a male form to conceive him.

• Marvel Comics has rewritten the origin story of Nightcrawler, a character from the X-Men series, revealing that his parents are Destiny and Mystique, with Mystique having transformed into a male form to conceive him.
• Nightcrawler, currently operating as the Uncanny Spider-Man, encounters his mother Mystique in the comic 'X-Men Blue: Origins', where she reveals the truth about his birth.
• The original plan for Nightcrawler's origin, conceived by Chris Claremont, involved Mystique and Destiny as his parents, but was scrapped due to a 'no gays in the Marvel Universe' policy in the 1980s.
• The new storyline is a win for representation, as it portrays Nightcrawler's parents, Destiny and Mystique, as a queer couple, and Mystique's ability to change not only appearances but genders as well.
• The updated origin story is seen as a significant step for Marvel, decluttering Nightcrawler's origin in a way that doesn't ignore his history and further defining the relationship between Mystique and Destiny.

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