For his entire life, Kurt Wagner has had to live with the effects of looking like a blue, fuzzy demon. His adoptive parents still raised him with care, so he grew up to be somewhat well-adjusted and eager to gain everyone's approval. But because of his appearance, he was still shunned and taunted by most others, to the point that he only felt comfortable disguising himself completely in a cloak upon arriving in America. It has been his time in the Xavier Institute which has helped him to grow comfortable with his appearance because of the acceptance he's felt by all of his peers, with only some roadblocks along the way. It has also helped that he has been dating a girl who is very accepting of his true appearance and was in fact intrigued by it. With Amanda, Kurt could let go of his insecurities about his appearance, being left with the basic teenage insecurities and fear of messing up - insecurities that were more refreshingly normal.
At his core, Nightcrawler is someone who loves to have fun. He enjoys parties, dancing and a variety of casual activities. He loves to make jokes and maintain a light atmosphere. As Kurt was raised in Germany, much of his humor from American culture primarily came through second hand sources, which has often led him to misrepresent them in ways that come across as dorky instead of genuinely funny. His baggy fashion sense may be similarly misguided. However, he seems to have adjusted better to being an American teen better over the course of his years at the X-Institute. Regardless of what effect his jokes have, he still values himself for his sense of humor and thinks of himself as much cooler than he actually is. He gets excitable about all times of things he considers cool, such as going on an official mission, and he will often make related quips from his distorted view of pop culture regarding the subject. He also likes to poke fun at his more uptight comrades, such as Scott, but primarily to help them to be more comfortable with themselves. He himself likes to make jokes, even prideful ones, about his "fuzz" when he feels comfortable enough with himself and the people he is around.
Nightcrawler's struggles with his identity have also extended to his parentage. Although he was grateful for the way his foster parents raised him, it was when he found out about some memories related to his infancy which Rogue absorbed that he became more desperate to find answers about his true parents, especially when it turned out his mother was Mystique. Part of him has longed to connect with her in some way and find some trace of familial love there. However, in the process he unknowingly developed such a bond with Rogue, who turned out to be his sister through adoption. The two share the bond of being children of Mystique in different ways - and of being hurt deeply by her in different ways. This manifested in the aftermath of Mystique's turning into stone. Kurt was desperate to save her from the irresponsible and disrespectful clutches of the Brotherhood, and to find a way to restore her, but Rogue just wanted her gone. He thought the right thing to do was to help her instead of abandoning her like she had done to both of them, and he seemed to get Rogue to that understanding as well, but she chose to push the stone figure off a cliff instead. He has been coming to grips with this loss, and it took him some time to forgive Rogue on any level to the point of resuming their bond. Despite all his trip-ups with Mystique, he still realizes that the Xavier Institute is the home of the people who truly accepted him for who he is, so they are his true family.
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For his entire life, Kurt Wagner has had to live with the effects of looking like a blue, fuzzy demon. His adoptive parents still raised him with care, so he grew up to be somewhat well-adjusted and eager to gain everyone's approval. But because of his appearance, he was still shunned and taunted by most others, to the point that he only felt comfortable disguising himself completely in a cloak upon arriving in America. It has been his time in the Xavier Institute which has helped him to grow comfortable with his appearance because of the acceptance he's felt by all of his peers, with only some roadblocks along the way. It has also helped that he has been dating a girl who is very accepting of his true appearance and was in fact intrigued by it. With Amanda, Kurt could let go of his insecurities about his appearance, being left with the basic teenage insecurities and fear of messing up - insecurities that were more refreshingly normal.
At his core, Nightcrawler is someone who loves to have fun. He enjoys parties, dancing and a variety of casual activities. He loves to make jokes and maintain a light atmosphere. As Kurt was raised in Germany, much of his humor from American culture primarily came through second hand sources, which has often led him to misrepresent them in ways that come across as dorky instead of genuinely funny. His baggy fashion sense may be similarly misguided. However, he seems to have adjusted better to being an American teen better over the course of his years at the X-Institute. Regardless of what effect his jokes have, he still values himself for his sense of humor and thinks of himself as much cooler than he actually is. He gets excitable about all times of things he considers cool, such as going on an official mission, and he will often make related quips from his distorted view of pop culture regarding the subject. He also likes to poke fun at his more uptight comrades, such as Scott, but primarily to help them to be more comfortable with themselves. He himself likes to make jokes, even prideful ones, about his "fuzz" when he feels comfortable enough with himself and the people he is around.
Nightcrawler's struggles with his identity have also extended to his parentage. Although he was grateful for the way his foster parents raised him, it was when he found out about some memories related to his infancy which Rogue absorbed that he became more desperate to find answers about his true parents, especially when it turned out his mother was Mystique. Part of him has longed to connect with her in some way and find some trace of familial love there. However, in the process he unknowingly developed such a bond with Rogue, who turned out to be his sister through adoption. The two share the bond of being children of Mystique in different ways - and of being hurt deeply by her in different ways. This manifested in the aftermath of Mystique's turning into stone. Kurt was desperate to save her from the irresponsible and disrespectful clutches of the Brotherhood, and to find a way to restore her, but Rogue just wanted her gone. He thought the right thing to do was to help her instead of abandoning her like she had done to both of them, and he seemed to get Rogue to that understanding as well, but she chose to push the stone figure off a cliff instead. He has been coming to grips with this loss, and it took him some time to forgive Rogue on any level to the point of resuming their bond. Despite all his trip-ups with Mystique, he still realizes that the Xavier Institute is the home of the people who truly accepted him for who he is, so they are his true family.