Character Biography
Little is known about the past of Kiwi Black, apart from that his mother is from Ruatoki, New Zealand, and his father, Azazel, seduced her. Because of this Kiwi Black is the half-brother of Nightcrawler and Abyss.
The name Kiwi Black is in reference to his mothers homeland New Zealand, Kiwi - indigenous bird of New Zealand, it is also common for New Zealanders to refer to themselves as Kiwis. The "Black" is in reference to the names of New Zealand sports teams the most popular being the All Blacks Rugby team. Others include the Tall Blacks (basketball) Black Sticks (hockey) the Black Caps (cricket).
He was a mutant bred by Azazel to help him transport his army to Earth from the hellish dimension they had been trapped in. However after he survived a summoning ritual (one of three to survive) meant to free Azazel's army, he started secretly operating within Azazel's castle to free the X-Men. Kiwi rejected his father’s influence, and allied himself with the X-Men in order to eliminate Azazel’s army. In the process, he decapitated one of Azazel's thugs and gained respect from Nightcrawler.
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