
Nocturne, and the Exiles, go to the main Marvel Universe where they meet the X-Men after Havok's cancelled wedding. This is the first appearance of Nocturne on a cover to a comic book. Although devastated by the loss of Thunderbird, Nocturne remains a competent member of the Exiles and eventually regains much of her sunny demeanor.Ĭover to Exiles #1. Nocturne later miscarries the baby it is unclear whether the miscarriage is natural, or whether she terminated the pregnancy herself. However, John is horribly wounded during his efforts to repel Galactus during that mission, and is left behind when the team moves to the next reality. By the time the team is trapped for a month on a Skrull-dominated alternate Earth, Nocturne is pregnant with Thunderbird's child. Over the course of the Exiles' first adventures, Nocturne develops a romantic relationship with teammate John Proudstar/Thunderbird, who is the former horseman, War, for his reality's Apocalypse. So Nocturne becomes a member of the reality-hopping Exiles. Exiles Īt twenty years old, Nocturne is taken by the Timebroker and told she had become "unhinged from time." The Timebroker tells Nocturne that if she does not work to right the wrongs that have occurred in a multitude of alternate universes, her own timeline would remain altered and she would be returned to a universe in which Nightcrawler was murdered some time ago by his mother, Mystique. Nocturne saves Wolverine's life during Cyclops's attack by possessing her unconscious teammate Armageddon and using his telekinetic powers to move Wolverine's paralyzed arms to impale Cyclops. Nocturne becomes an active member of the X-Men when she is seventeen years old, and has faced several of the team's most dangerous foes, including Apocalypse and a vengeance-seeking Cyclops. As a result, Wolverine and Nightcrawler take over as leaders of the X-Men and the Xavier Institute.

Jean Grey dies shortly after the attack, and Cyclops blames Wolverine for both deaths and abandons the team. The Shadow King is expelled from Wolverine's mind, but Xavier is fatally wounded in the attack and Logan is left crippled. Wolverine attacks Charles Xavier while under the control of the Shadow King. grew up around the X-Men and under her father's care, while her mother remains a member of the Avengers. She is based on Jim Calafiore's "Professor W's X-Men" entry of the X-Men Millennial Visions 2000 one-shot.

She is the daughter of that reality's Nightcrawler and the Scarlet Witch. Nocturne is from an alternative reality outside the main Marvel Universe ( Earth-616). The character is depicted as a member of the reality-hopping Exiles and formerly associated with New Excalibur. Nocturne ( Talia Josephine " T.J." Wagner) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. (background and basic look) X-Men: Millennial Visions (August, 2000)
