Bamf
1. [from X-Men comics; originally “bampf”] interj. Notional sound made by a person or object teleporting in or out of the hearer's vicinity. Often used in virtual reality (esp. MUD) electronic fora when a character wishes to make a dramatic entrance or exit.
2. The sound of magical transformation, used in virtual reality fora like MUDs.
3. In MUD circles, “bamf” is also used to refer to the act by which a MUD server sends a special notification to the MUD client to switch its connection to another server (“I'll set up the old site to just bamf people over to our new location.”).
4. Used by MUDders on occasion in a more general sense related to sense 3, to refer to directing someone to another location or resource (“A user was asking about some technobabble so I bamfed them to http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/”.)
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This article is about a Marvel Comics term. For other uses, see BAMF.
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 Nightcrawler surprises Spider-Man by teleporting in front of him. |
Bamf (
/ˈbæmf/), originally Bampf,[1] is a onomatopoeic term originating in comic books published by Marvel Comics, in particular those featuring the superhero Nightcrawler. The term is derived from the sound Nightcrawler makes when teleporting.
Sound
"Bamf", in the Marvel Universe, is an onomatopoeia relating to the superhero Nightcrawler and the resulting sound he makes when he teleports. The sound is caused by air rushing into the space where Nightcrawler's body once was.[1] It has been borrowed as a teleport sound by fans and a generic term for teleporting in general ("...and then he bamfed out..."). The sound has become a standard in pop culture.[2]
Race
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 Nightcrawler cast as a "Bamf" in Kitty Pryde's bedtime story. Art by Dave Cockrum. |
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| First appearance | Uncanny X-Men #153 (January 1982) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum |
In Uncanny X-Men #153, Kitty Pryde tells a fairy tale to six-year old Illyana Rasputin, which includes a race of creatures called "Bamfs." Bamfs appear to be small versions of Nightcrawler, who even wear a costume identical to his classic costume. One of the Bamfs enters the story after catching sight of Pirate Kitty, on whom he developed an instant crush, when she and her entourage landed on Bamf Island. He subsequently joins her team and aids in taking down Princess Jean (the fairy tale equivalent of Jean Grey), aka Dark Phoenix.
Later, in the first Nightcrawler limited series in 1985, Nightcrawler is sent to another universe that is identical to Kitty's fairy tale, where he encounters the Bamfs, including the heroic Bamf from Kitty's tale. Nightcrawler discovers that female Bamfs differ from the males in that they are taller, resembling female versions of himself. The male Bamfs are lecherous, flirtatious and skirt-chasing, making them rather tiring company in the presence of attractive females.
Even before Kitty's fairy tale, plush versions of Nightcrawler, also called "Bamfs", had appeared in many issues of Uncanny X-Men. Kitty Pryde, Illyana Rasputin, Jubilation Lee and Amanda Sefton, among others, have been shown owning Bamf dolls.[volume & issue needed] In the series Exiles, a stuffed Bamf is seen in the bedroom of Nocturne, the child of Nightcrawler and the Scarlet Witch from another reality.[volume & issue needed]
The Bamfs reappeared at the newly opened Jean Grey School of Higher Learning, infesting the school after Vice Principal Beast accidentally opened a portal to their home reality on the school's first day open. Headmaster Wolverine is the head of a "Bamf Hunting Club." [3]
References
- ^ a b "jargon file entry on Bamf". Catb.org. http://catb.org/jargon/html/B/bamf.html. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ Bryan Gardiner (7 October 2010). "BOOM! How Comic Book Sounds Become Movie Sounds". Gizmodo. http://gizmodo.com/5656616/thwip-snikt-bamf-how-comic-book-sounds-became-real-life-sounds. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ Wolverine and the X-Men #1
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