1993: Kurt Wagner is born outside of a small Bavarian village to the shape-shifting mutant Raven Darkhölme a.k.a Mystique and the Demon-like mutant Azazel.

1993 After Kurt's birth, the father Azazel quickly vanished from Mystique's life without a trace. Leaving her to raise the baby by herself.

1994 Kurt is found out by the village inhabitants, who believe he is a demon. Mystique has no choice but to abandon him in the middle of the forest. Kurt is soon found by a Gypsy by the name of Margali Szardos.

1994-2006 Margali takes Kurt to the Bavarian circus where she works. Kurt is raised by Margali and the circus performers. Due to Kurt's mutant powers, he is the main attraction to the circus due to his look and abilities. The circus gains recognition around the entire country of Germany.

2007 Kurt's first traces of his teleportation powers manifest.

2009 Kurt's circus is bought by a wealthy Texas businessman. As such, the entire circus is moved to America to expand on the product. The quality of the show is dramatically decreased, the American public just wasn't as interested in the Circus as the Businessman had thought.

2010 In a last ditch effort to increase sales, the Texas businessman attempts to put Kurt on a nationwide "FreakShow". After Kurt declines the offer, he is drugged into submission by the businessman. Kurt awakens with a collar tied around his neck, and any attempt to teleport is met with a sudden electric charge strong enough to knock him unconscious.

2011 The "Freakshow" is on the road, traveling from city to city. Entertaining the mass of people that show up to see the "Blue Demon" or be met with a electric shock.

2013 Two years have passed since the show started, in the two year anniversary of the show the Businessman stumbles into Kurt's wagon drunk out of his mind. Not even able to form correct words correctly, forget sentences. Kurt takes advantage of the situation and after a brief encounter with the drunk man is able to free himself from his collar. Kurt immediately teleports as far as he can from the place, landing in a back alley where he sneaks through the streets of the city. Kurt had nothing to his name, and not knowing what city he was even in wasn't helping his cause. After a few hours of wandering, Kurt finds out he is currently in the city of "Philadelphia".

2013 While aimlessly wandering the streets, he walks by one of those gimmicky "TV STORES" that has all the TV's playing the same station at the same time.... On the TV Kurt see's a man in a Red,Blue and Yellow suit walk into a actual burning building. Before Kurt could even express his shock, the man walked out of the building with two small children. One in each arm, the man walks over to a weeping lady and sets the kids down next to her. The kids instantly hug the lady, and the lady instantly hugged back. The Red,Yellow and Blue man FLEW off the camera and into the sky. The headline was "Superhero: Superman saves two children from burning house."

2013 Now.. Kurt didn't know a whole lot of English, but he knew enough to make out the headline. Kurt was instantly fascinated, and further research on the topic showed that there were a bunch of these "SuperHeroes" popping up all over the world. With no place to go, Kurt slept on the idea that was creeping in the back of his mind. The next day arrived, and Kurt awoke from his spot in the back alley. Kurt instantly felt his stomach almost cave in. He would've killed for his daily meal at the "Freakshow" right now, but he knew he would never go back. With no place to turn, Kurt delved into thievery. Not the Bank Heists ones, but the steal an entire meal from a chef in the kitchen while he isn't looking and teleport out of there type of theft.

2013 Kurt waited a week for his first opportunity to try this "Hero stuff". Kurt crept into the back alley he normally fell asleep at, when he was met with two thugs pushing a lady around.

"Yeah lady. You better be scared!" One of the thugs said, taunting the poor lady. "So.. You never answered our question lady. Whas' a pretty thing like you out in the streets at night huh'?" The other thug replied, inching closer to the lady, as he eyed her purse.

A sudden, Bamf!, was heard behind the men, but they didn't seem to hear it over their constant boasting and taunting of the lady. The lady did hear it though, and her eyes grew wide as she saw Kurt's face. His glowing yellow eyes, his small fang that came out from the top of his mouth as he grinned from behind the men. The lady gave out a terrified shriek, louder than any scream Kurt has ever heard. "Whoa! Whoa! Lady! We said NO screaming!" The thug on the right said as he ran up to her, putting his hand over her mouth.

Kurt took the opportunity to grab the other thug standing still around the neck with his tail. The thugs muffled scream was drowned out from the lady's higher pitched scream. Kurt pulled the man into the shadow, where he got him in a tight choke-hold. After a few brief seconds, the thugs muffled screams became fainter and fainter as he passed out from the lack of oxygen. Kurt laid the man on the floor as he made his way to the other man, still fighting to keep the Lady quiet.

The lady gave him a helluva fight, and that gave Kurt a great opportunity to do the same to the second thug as he did the other one. Kurt grabbed hold of the other Thugs neck with his forearm. The thug instantly let go of the lady's mouth and the Lady let out a loud shriek once more now that her mouth was free. Kurt thought he had the thug down, but the thug gave a swift elbow to the chest of Kurt. Momentarily knocking the wind out of him, Kurt stumbled back and before he could even look up the Thug was on top of him. Kurt and the Man wrestled for a bit, Kurt gaining the advantage due to his enhanced physical abilities. Kurt swung wildly at the mans face, connecting a couple good times. Sending the man off of him, Kurt got up to his feet first. While the man was on the ground, Kurt gave him a quick kick to the temple as the man was on all fours. The man crumpled under the kick, and was instantly sleeping. Kurt turned around to see the lady frozen in fear, instead of shrieking she was as silent as could be.

"Gehen Sie Startseite-Dame."¹ was all Kurt could choke out, his adrenaline still pumping from the fight. He hadn't had this much excitement since his first days at the circus.

¹: "Go home lady."

2013-Present Kurt had gained a reputation through the entire city. His nighttime antics had gave him several nicknames but the City decided upon the true name of Nightcrawler. Kurt finally had something to be proud about, his entire life had been a up and down rollercoaster but things seemed to be finally looking up for him.

Supporting Cast:

Margali Szardos - The foster mother of Kurt. Helped him through his circus acts, and helped form him into the man he is today.

Superman - The first superhero Kurt ever saw, instantly influencing himself into the same state of heroism that he is today. Not knowing him in any shape or form however, Kurt plans to meet him one day.

The Justice League of America - Kurt see's them all the time on the TV, Newspapers, Magazines. You name it, they are on it. An elite group of superheroes that Kurt idolizes in every way. The ultimate goal is to reach this pinnacle of "Awesomeness" as Kurt would call it.

Arnos Jardine - The Businessman that enslaved Kurt to his freakshow. Kurt has never seen the man again, but that doesn't mean Kurt hasn't been searching. The man has fell off the face of the earth.

Mystique - The TRUE mother of Kurt. Kurt doesn't know of her at all, believing Margali to be his true mother. Not even second guessing his true beginnings as Mystique's true son.

Azazel - The Father of Kurt. This demon mutant has been seen through the ages of time, being spotted from time to time. Maybe a bigger plan is being brewed as he patiently waits for the right moment.

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?:

Kurt does not join the X-men, and isn't near as religious as he is in the comics.

Kurt wanders the streets of Philadelphia, instead of his hometown in Germany.

He idolizes the Justice League heavily (which im pretty sure he doesn't in the comics)


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TBA !!!!!

Name: Marc Spector AKA Moon Knight AKA too many aliases to list

Alignment: Sees himself as Lawful Good. Others may disagree.

Affiliation: Currently None

History:

Marc Spector had often felt like the only thing he was good for was hitting people. He'd started developing that particular talent as a young, first on the streets and then in some less-than-legal prize-fighting rings. With his fists and pent up rage coupled with sheer bloody-minded determination he was able to pull himself and his brother Rand up out of poverty. It was in that same state of mind that he signed up for the Marines as soon as he was legally able, since the military would at least let him keep fighting people for money without worrying about a raid from the cops cutting his brother off from his only means of financial support.

Spector found that he took to war zones and conflict like a natural and he wasn't the only one who'd noticed. Within two years he'd been scouted by the CIA and retrained as a field operative, traveling the world at the behest of the government wherever the danger and intrigue was thickest. It was good work if not particularly honest and Marc was considered one of the agency's best and brightest. He was even able to strike up a real if covert relationship with a fellow operative by the name of Lisa with whom he regularly worked. In a life that had mostly been made up of drifting aimlessly from one fight to the next, it was about as close to stable and happy as Marc Spector had gotten.

That all changed on a mission where Marc and Lisa were tasked with tracking down the leader of a massive arms trafficking organization hiding out in Italy. To Marc's shock, the arms dealer they were after was revealed to be his brother Rand who had turned to crime in his long absence. Taking advantage of Marc's hesitation Rand was able to kill Lisa with a hatchet and escape. Enraged by his lover's death and his brother's corruption, Marc hunted Rand for four days before blowing him up with a hand grenade and leaving him for dead. Overcome by the loss of both of the people he cared most about, he resigned from the intelligence community and turned his skills and considerable personal traumas to mercenary work.


Perhaps he wanted to die or maybe just keep fighting until the world hurt as much as he did, but whatever his motivations Marc Spector threw himself into every warzone, brush-fire conflict, and insurgency he could possibly get involved in, the more danger the better. He was rescued from himself by an unlikely companion, fellow mercenary Paul-Jean DuChamp, or "Frenchie" as Marc soon began calling him. Frenchie insisted on befriending Spector and keeping him alive despite his death-wish and in time the two became the closest of friends and partners for life. Together they survived numerous battlefields and with a little bit of wise investing, Marc became one very rich mercenary though he continued on in further pursuit of the almighty dollar and out of friendship to DuChamp. Another short if influential friendship came in the form of a younger mercenary, actually a traveling Bruce Wayne seeking to learn unconventional warfare tactics. Though Marc rejected him at first, the young man proved his worth over time and Marc and Frenchie began teaching him the ways of guerilla war. Ultimately Bruce even took a bullet meant for Spector during a particularly dangerous ambush, not only cementing their bond but somewhat reigniting Spector's belief in honest altruism and sacrifice. The two patched up their wounds and Marc even offered Bruce a permanent stake in their band, but the younger man turned him down and they amiably parted ways. It was shortly after this that Marc took the job that would change him forever.

Marc stayed in Egypt to sign on to the larger crew of Raoul Bushman, a much more violent mercenary who killed for the fun of it as much for the money, though he paid incredibly well. Unfortunately for Marc, Bushman had his eyes set on plundering a recently uncovered temple to the ancient Egyptian god Khonshu. He began threatening and killing the archaeological dig site's crew and Spector stepped in to defend them. This didn't turn out particularly well for him as it ended with Bushman defeating Spector and leaving him to die at the collapsing altar of the ancient moon god. As he passed into death, Marc Spector received a vision of Khonshu that told him if he accepted an offer to become the god's champion he would resurrect him and make him more than he was. Marc accepted and awoke to find that he was able to escape the collapsed temple, then took revenge on Bushman and saw him imprisoned.

Feeling a new-found sense of purpose as Khonshu whispered words of justice and vengeance to come in his ear, Marc Spector returned to New York and established an identity as wealthy financier, philanthropist and defense contractor Steven Grant using his invested wealth as a mercenary and the treasures of Khonshu to finance a one-man crusade in the name of his new God, with Duchamp along as his pilot and 'bodyguard'. He had become a ghost of the moon, a specter of vengeance raised by Khonshu, the Moon Knight! He also went about establishing numerous other identities, all to serve the god for whom he functioned as an avatar, though in truth all of this may just be a delusion caused by a horrible life and being temporarily dead and he tends to lose himself in the roles he occupies.

Supporting Cast:

Allies

Jean-Paul DuChamp AKA "Frenchie": Moon Knight's best friend, Steven Grant's bodyguard and the pilot of the Mooncopter.

Buck Lime: A former SHIELD tech turned developer for Steven Grant's Spectrecorp, he also designs much of Moon Knight's equipment.

Marlene Alruane: The daughter of the archaeologist killed by Bushman in the temple of Khonshu, Marlene occasionally assists Moon Knight with his operations after he saved her from Bushman in Egypt. Moon Knight and Frenchie have since trained her into a competent hand to hand combatant and skilled markswoman at her request.

Amos Lardner: A contact from Marc's days as a CIA operative, Amos serves as Moon Knight's source for the general buzz in the espionage and intelligence community.

Jeff Wilde-The young teenage son of former masked thief and Moon Knight rogue The Midnight Man. Moon Knight has been looking out for Jeff out of guilt for accidentally killing his father during their last battle. Jeff was taught many of the secrets and skills of the previous Midnight Man and occasionally wants to be of use to Moon Knight but does not know the role the vigilante played in his father's death.

Villains

Will be introducing these as I go IC.

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?: Well mostly I want to write Moon Knight with some level of internal consistency besides connection with Khonshu and multiple personalities unlike the wildly varying comics version whose gone from a former merc trying to fight crime who got a little too involved with his alternate identities to...well, a wide variety of things all of them crazy. Here he's a crusading Avatar of Khonshu, but he's also doing this to try and atone for his life of killing and bloodshed as a mercenary and intelligence operative as he was in earlier comics. Basically he's similar to normal Moon Knight but just a little more sane and in control at this point and his character development will hopefully take some new and interesting directions.

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