Description from the publisher: Nightcrawler possesses superhuman agility, the ability to teleport and can climb walls and other obstacles with ease. He also has indigo / blue coloured skin, which allows him to become nearly invisible in the shadows and he has a prehensile tail. A devout Catholic, Nightcrawler's name is Kurt Wagner and he is from a small village called Witzeldorf in Germany and was part of a circus act until he was recruited in to the X-men. Later in the comics it is found out that Nightcrawler’s parents are Azazel and Mystique.