Even Angels Have Scars
Disclaimer: It should go without saying that I don't own the X-Men and I am just doing this for fun.
Dramatis Personae
Circus Gehlhaar is very large.
Trapeze (Sweden):
Nils and Sven Olsson: Brothers - Papa's cousins
Papa and Annika Olsson: Husband and Wife (lead coaches)
Lars and Petra Olsson: Children of Papa and Annika. (2nd cousins to Nils and Sven)
Freya: Annika's sister (appears only as a bit character in several early stories)
Tightrope (Romania):
Laurentiu Wolleck (patriarch)
Ivan Wolleck (son of Laurentiu)
There are about a dozen more unnamed Wollecks
Contortionists (Germany):
Gerhard Reichart (coach)
Gretchen Reichart : Contortionist, daughter of Gerhard
Fire Act (Maori New Zealand):
Tepene (Kiwi) Black (Patriarch)
Amiri Black (Tepene's son)
Feuer Langerhan (performer)
Kurt Wagner's relations and friends:
Kurt Wagner (Germany): Nightcrawler
Margali Szardos (German/Hungarian)
Amanda Szardos (German/Irish)
Stephani Szardos (German/Italian)
Hans Dietritch (German): Priest
Azazel (?)
Martruska Szardos (Hungaria): Margali's sister, gypsy sorceress
Additional Performers:
Big Kurt (Germany): Strongman
Lysette (France): equilibration and circus costume design
Wolfgang Wagner (Austrian): Circus Manager, writer, painter, jack of all trades
Maria Castellano (Italian): Wolfgang's girlfriend
James Brown (American): Composer, keyboards, band leader
Brianna Taggert (American): dance choreographer
Christian Alexander (American): Bicycle tricks
Character comes from the Marvel X-Men Universe