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+ | |tab1 = Villain Overview |
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− | |fullname= En Sabah Nur |
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− | |alias= Apocalypse, The Eternal One, High Lord, Eternal Pharaoh, Set, Huitzilopochtli, Sauru, Kali-Ma, The First One, The Bringer of Chaos, He Who Never Dies, Genesis |
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+ | {{Villain Infobox |
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− | |origin= ''X-Factor'' (shadow) / ''X-Men'' (revealed) |
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+ | |image = Apocalypse (Marvel).jpg |
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− | |occupation= Mutant, supervillain, leader of the Madri, leader and patriarch of the Clan Akkaba, leader of the Horsemen of Apocalypse |
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+ | |fullname = En Sabah Nur |
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− | |skills= Immortality, complete control over his own molecular structure, superhuman-strength, superhuman-intelligence, alien technology, many other mutant abilities at his disposal |
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+ | |alias = {{Scroll box|Apocalypse<br> |
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− | |hobby= Making others fight to prove their loyalty or strength, destroying the weak, killing |
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+ | Lord Apocalypse<br> |
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− | |goals= Destroy the weak and the inferior, rule the world. |
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+ | The Eternal One<br> |
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− | |type of villain = Dark Lord, ultimate villain, super villain, destroyer, dark hearted villain|size = 300}}{{Quote|I will weed out the weak and the inferior, so that only the strong survive!|Apocalypse}} |
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+ | High Lord<br> |
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+ | Eternal Pharaoh<br> |
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+ | Set<br> |
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+ | Huitzilopochtli<br> |
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+ | Sauru<br> |
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+ | Kali-Ma<br> |
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+ | Krishna<br> |
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+ | Yahweh<br> |
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+ | Mak K'ina Tah Balam-Ahau<br> |
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+ | Tsuyoi<br> |
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+ | The Savior<br> |
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+ | The Eighth Apocalypse<br> |
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+ | The First Mutant<br> |
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+ | Death<br> |
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+ | Beast-Child<br> |
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+ | The First One<br> |
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+ | Bringer of Chaos<br> |
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+ | He Who Never Dies<br> |
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+ | Genesis<br> |
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+ | Murshir En Sabah Nur<br> |
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+ | Guru<br> |
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+ | Apocy-Lips<br> |
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+ | First Light of the Mutant Dawn<br> |
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+ | Forever Walker<br> |
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+ | Son of the Morning Fire<br> |
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+ | Aten}} |
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+ | |origin = ''{{w|X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor}}'' #5 |
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+ | |occupation = {{Scroll box|'''Currently:'''<br> |
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+ | First of Earth's mutants<br> |
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+ | Supervillain<br> |
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+ | Tyrant<br> |
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+ | Conqueror<br> |
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+ | Creator and ruling resident of his [[w:c:evil:Apocalypse Pyramid|Pyramid]]<br> |
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+ | Leader of [[the Madri]]<br> |
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+ | Leader of [[Ashir En Sabah Nur]]<br> |
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+ | Member of the Externals<br> |
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+ | Member of Excalibur<br> |
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+ | Member of the Quiet Council of Krakoa<br> |
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+ | '''Formerly:'''<br> |
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+ | Leader and patriarch of the [[Clan Akkaba]]<br> |
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+ | Founder and leader of the [[Horsemen of Apocalypse]]<br> |
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+ | Founding member of the Brotherhood of the Shield<br> |
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+ | Leader of the Sandstormers<br> |
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+ | Leader of the Alliance of Evil<br> |
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+ | Leader of the Dark Riders<br> |
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+ | Founder and leader of the X-Tracts}} |
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+ | |skills = {{Scroll box|Immortality<br> |
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+ | Complete control over his own molecular structure<br> |
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+ | Supernatural strength<br> |
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+ | Supernatural intelligence<br> |
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+ | Supernatural durability<br> |
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+ | Supernatural mobility<br> |
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+ | Combat prowess<br> |
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+ | High intellect<br> |
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+ | Alien technology<br> |
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+ | Many other mutant abilities at his disposal including materiokinesis and ergokinesis as well as shapeshifting and flight<br> |
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+ | Regenerative healing factor<br> |
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+ | Power augmentation <small>(by augmenting the powers of other mutants)</small><br> |
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+ | Access to astral planes<br> |
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+ | Capacity to transfer consciousness to another being<br> |
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+ | Teleportation}} |
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+ | |hobby = Making others fight to prove their loyalty or strength.<br> |
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+ | Destroying and killing the weak.<br> |
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+ | |goals = {{Scroll box|Kill the X-Men <small>(failed)</small>.<br> |
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+ | Destroy all the weak and the inferior.<br> |
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+ | Kill all those who oppose him.<br> |
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+ | Enslave all those he deems strong <small>(all mostly succeeded so far)</small>.<br> |
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+ | Rule over the entire world.<br> |
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+ | Bring about the [[w:c:evil:Age of Apocalypse|Age of Apocalypse]] <small>(both succeeded, in an alternate timeline)</small>.}} |
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+ | |crimes = {{Scroll box|Mass murder<br> |
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+ | Genocide<br> |
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+ | Assault and battery<br> |
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+ | Torture<br> |
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+ | War crimes<br> |
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+ | Property damage<br> |
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+ | Kidnapping<br> |
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+ | Brainwashing<br> |
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+ | Enslavement<br> |
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+ | Stalking<br> |
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+ | Conspiracy<br> |
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+ | Terrorism<br> |
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+ | Mutilation<br> |
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+ | Abuse of power<br> |
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+ | Crimes against humanity and mutantkind<br> |
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+ | World domination <small>(in an alternate timeline)</small>}} |
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+ | |type of villain = Hegemonic Social Darwinist}} |
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+ | {{Quote|I will weed out the weak and the inferior so that only the strong survive!|Apocalypse.}} |
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− | '''Apocalypse''' is an ancient, powerful mutant who has become one of the X-Men's greatest foes since his first arrival - championing an extreme philosophy of mutant supremacy and survival of the fittest, to Apocalypse, only the strong deserve to survive and anyone that shows weakness should be mercilessly destroyed. |
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+ | {{Quote|Peace does nothing to test --to '''INCREASE'''-- mutant's strength. To force them to evolve into the strong.|Apocalypse.}} |
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+ | {{Quote|The time is almost upon us. My centuries of manipulating... of preparing... are reaching their resolution. With the dawning of the new day, the end times will be upon us... my ascension complete. And you, the twelve -- prophesied saviors of mutantkind... your power will bestow upon me the means to achieve my destiny. First, I will remake this pathetic orb in my image, and then the stars!|Apocalypse.}} |
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+ | '''En Sabah Nur''', better known as '''[[Apocalypse]]''', is one of the main antagonists of Marvel Comics. He is one of the oldest and most powerful mutants on Earth, who champions an extreme philosophy of mutant supremacy and {{w|survival of the fittest}}, believing that all weakness should be eradicated. |
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− | His main goal throughout the majority of his career was to plunge the world into a terrible genetic war in which mutants would ultimately rule the world - upon which he would watch as the mutants battled each other until only the strongest, most aggressive individuals survived. |
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+ | To this end, he frequently schemes to conquer the world and/or plunge it into conflict to ensure that only the strong are able to survive. Since his debut, he has served as one of the X-Men's most ruthless and powerful foes, and has been responsible for countless events in their history, such as reviving Angel as the villainous [[Archangel (Marvel)|Archangel]], or Nathan Summers' transformation into Cable. |
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− | ==Origin== |
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− | Born in ancient Egypt the young Apocalypse was abandoned as an infant due to his gray skin and blue lips as well as unusual markings on his face - he was found and raised by desert nomads - who would teach him the ways of "survival of the fittest". He later named '''En Sabah Nur''' which means "'''The First One'''" in the Egyptian language. |
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+ | ==Biography== |
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− | As he grew older, he saw his tribe attacked by the forces of the pharaoh Rama-Tut and became vengeful, disguising himself as a slave in order to get close enough to the pharaoh to kill him, however when he gained the chance to attack the pharaoh he found himself defeated due to futuristic weaponry - revealing that Rama-Tut was an alter-ego of the time-traveling villain [[Kang the Conqueror]]. |
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+ | ===Origin=== |
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+ | [[File:En Sabah Nur.jpg|thumb|left|200px|En Sabah Nur]] |
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+ | Born in ancient Egypt (dating back to 3,000 B.C) the young Apocalypse was abandoned as an infant due to his gray skin and blue lips as well as unusual markings on his face. He was found and raised by desert nomads who would teach him the ways of "survival of the fittest". He was later named '''En Sabah Nur''' which means "'''The First One'''" in the Egyptian language. |
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+ | As he grew older, he saw his tribe attacked by the forces of the pharaoh Rama-Tut and became vengeful, disguising himself as a slave in order to get close enough to the pharaoh to kill him, however when he gained the chance to attack the pharaoh, he found himself defeated due to futuristic weaponry, revealing that Rama-Tut was an alter-ego of the time-traveling villain [[Kang the Conqueror (Marvel)|Kang the Conqueror]]. |
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− | He survived the assault and tried to flee along with Nur, a woman he'd fallen in love with, but she rejected him out of fear of his appearance - this was the last straw for Apocalypse and he went into a rage, unleashing his mutant abilities and forcing Rama-Tut to flee as he went on a rampage. |
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+ | He survived the assault and tried to flee along with Nur, a woman he had fallen in love with, but she rejected him out of fear of his appearance. This was the last straw for Apocalypse and he went into a rage, unleashing his mutant abilities and forcing Rama-Tut to flee as he went on a rampage. |
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− | For centuries to come, Apocalypse would wander the world, making civilizations worship him as a god and manipulating them into fighting wars - testing their strength and justifying his actions by claiming he was improving the world with his actions.. eventually the great warlord stumbled upon Celestial technology and used it to enhance himself further before he put himself in suspended animation, deciding to "sleep" until mutants such as himself were more numerous and he could put their strength to the test as he did so many ancient civilizations. |
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+ | For centuries to come, Apocalypse would wander the world, making civilizations worship him as a god and manipulating them into fighting wars, testing their strength and justifying his actions by claiming he was improving the world with his actions. |
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− | ==Early Events== |
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− | What happened in the long period of time after the events of his origin is unclear but his slumber would be broken at least as early as the 12th century where he would awaken the mutant powers of a crusader who would become the villain [[Exodus]] - much later in Victorian London, Apocalypse would surface again and aid in the creation of another mutant and fellow advocate of the survival of the fittest by the name of [[Mr. Sinister]]. |
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+ | Eventually the great warlord stumbled upon Celestial technology and used it to enhance himself further before he put himself in suspended animation, deciding to "sleep" until mutants such as himself were more numerous and he could put their strength to the test as he did so many ancient civilizations. |
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− | ==Battles with the X-Men== |
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− | After the rather confusing "early years" Apocalypse would remain hidden, more or less, until the modern age - in which he would begin his lengthy career as the X-Men's most powerful and dangerous mutant enemy, creating countless plans on global conquest and war as well as regularly recruiting powerful beings to be his heralds - which he named the [[Horsemen of Apocalypse]]. Some of the mutants he recruited would be heroes either brainwashed or enslaved to his will while others were villains that followed him freely. |
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+ | ===Early Events=== |
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− | He also fought many complex battles involving time-travel, only serving to make his history that much harder to follow - however in all incarnations he has had the same basic goal, to conquer the world and plunge it into war. |
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+ | What happened in the long period of time after the events of his origin is unclear but his slumber would be broken at least as early as the 12th century where he would awaken the mutant powers of a crusader who would become the villain [[Exodus (Marvel)|Exodus]] - much later in Victorian London, Apocalypse would surface again and aid in the creation of another mutant and fellow advocate of the survival of the fittest by the name of [[Mister Sinister (Marvel)|Mr. Sinister]]. |
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+ | ===Battles with the X-Men=== |
+ | [[File:Apocalypse2.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Apocalypse in comics.]] |
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+ | After the rather confusing "early years", Apocalypse would remain hidden, more or less, until the modern age, in which he would begin his lengthy career as the X-Men's most powerful and dangerous mutant enemy, creating countless plans on global conquest and war as well as regularly recruiting powerful beings to be his heralds, which he named the [[Horsemen of Apocalypse]]. Some of the mutants he recruited would be heroes either brainwashed or enslaved to his will while others were villains that followed him freely. |
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+ | He also fought many complex battles involving time-travel, only serving to make his history that much harder to follow. However, in all incarnations he has had the same basic goal, to conquer the world and plunge it into war. |
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− | [[File:Apocalypse_(Age_of_Apocalypse).jpg|thumb|left|Apocalypse during the Age of Apocalypse.]] |
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+ | ===Age of Apocalypse=== |
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− | Apocalypse also starred in his own story arc, fittingly titled [[Age of Apocalypse]], which was an alternate time-line in which Professor Xavier had been murdered by [[Legion (Marvel)|Legion]] and Apocalypse succeeded in taking over most of the world - this series showed Apocalypse at his most powerful and deadly, his world being amongst the darkest of the X-Men's numerous "alternate" worlds. [[File:Apocalypse2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Apocalypse reigns supreme.]]Ultimately the Age of Apocalypse would come to an end thanks to a time-traveling Bishop - who undid the events of the past and thus erased the alternate time-line. |
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+ | [[File:The Age of Apocalypse.jpg|thumb|right||250px|The [[w:c:evil:Age of Apocalypse|Age of Apocalypse]]]]Apocalypse himself also starred in his own story arc, fittingly titled "[[w:c:evil:Age of Apocalypse|Age of Apocalypse]]", which was an alternate timeline in which Professor Xavier had been murdered by [[Legion (Marvel)|Legion]] and Apocalypse succeeded in taking over most of the world and everyone would refer to him as "'''Lord Apocalypse'''" while being subjugated to his dangerous ideology. This series showed Apocalypse at his most powerful and deadly, his world being amongst the darkest of the X-Men's numerous "alternate" worlds. |
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+ | Ultimately the Age of Apocalypse would come to an end due to the actions of a time-traveling Bishop, who undid the events of the past and thus erased the alternate time-line. |
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− | ==Appearances In Other Media== |
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− | Apocalypse has appeared in many other ''X-Men'' related media. |
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− | ===Television=== |
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− | Apocalypse's first appearnce was as a major recurring villain in the ''X-Men ''animated series, later becoming the primary antagonist of the 4th season. He also appeared as the main antagonist of the final series of ''X-Men: Evolution. '' |
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− | ===Video Games=== |
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− | Apocalypse has been the main villain and final boss of the videogame ''X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse'', along with ''X-Men Vs. Street Fighter''. |
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− | Also revealed in ''X-Men Legends II'' that due to his egomaniacal form, Apocalypse formed and assembled the [[Madri Priests]], a massive fanatical cult of mutant and human followers who worshipped him and taken his doctrine of the survival of the fittest as truth. He also assembled the [[Infinites]], genetic clones with advanced cybernetic implants created by the mad [[Mister Sinister]], to follow him into battle and to eliminate all weaker enemies to his reign. He leads both the Madri Priests and the Infinites to spread the "divine truth" of the survival of the fittest and to crush all foes while in his unrelenting search of "The Four Who Are One" ([[Sabretooth]], [[Quicksilver]], Polaris and [[Emma Frost]]), 4 unique mutants with "Harmonic DNA" that will resonate and strengthen each other as they were musical notes giving harmonic sounds and pitches, and the complete creation of "The Nexus", a power-amplifier machine inscribed from hidden Nuwali hieroglyphs found in Apocalypse's tomb within Giza in Egypt, all to fulfill a secret but dangerous prophecy: for the Earth to be conquered and enslaved by Apocalypse and all will be forever ruled one law, the survival of the fittest. In the end, Apocalypse is defeated by the alliance of both the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and his plan failed. |
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− | ===Film=== |
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− | ''See: [[Apocalypse (X-Men Movies)]]'' |
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− | He also made an appearence at the end of ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'' film and will appear in ''X-Men: Apocalypse'' as the movie's main antagonist. Sometime in ancient Egypt, he is seen as a cloaked figure a desert dune with hundreds of primative Egyptians bowing to him, chanting his name "En Sabah Nur" over and over again as they worship him. As they bowed and chant, the Pyramids of Giza was being assembled by Apocalypse telekinetically while a group of [[Horsemen of Apocalypse|four riders]] were to his left. |
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==Personality== |
==Personality== |
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+ | {{Quote|Know this, old man...you had best be right. In my world, failure equals death.|Apocalypse.}} |
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− | Apocalypse is a monster - plain and simple. Emotionless and cruel to the extremes he is amongst the most brutal of the X-Men's many opponents and although his personality can vary from story to story, he is almost universally portrayed as a being of almost limitless malice who sees the weak as deserving of death and contempt while viewing strength and aggression as necessary to survive. |
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+ | [[File:Lord Apocalypse.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Lord Apocalypse]] |
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+ | Apocalypse is a very complex entity, usually seen as blasphemous and malevolent he is actually somewhat amoral and seeks to ensure that the "strong" survive and populate so as to create a society in which super-mutants such as himself would wage eternal war and thus ensure his own supremacy over the world (as he sees himself as the strongest of all mutants). He views humans as unworthy of existing but has offered them the "gift" of mutation (often with deadly side-effects) and is utterly devoted to engineering the war between man and mutant: this was seen after many mutants were de-powered by Scarlet Witch and Apocalypse manifested, threatening to wipe out half of humanity so as to ensure both sides had a "fitting chance" in his grand goal of amassing a following of the "strongest". |
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==Powers and Abilities== |
==Powers and Abilities== |
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+ | {{Quote|Help '''you'''? Your ancestor... the boy king... came to me in his '''arrogance''' and said that the power of gods was '''too much''' to rest in the hands of a '''single''' god. His dynasty restored '''polytheism'''. Let that be a '''lesson''' to you... for '''I''' could have '''averted''' this disaster. '''Remember''' who survives, oh prince. '''Not''' the weak. Not those who think they are '''greater''' than I. No, only the strong. And I am the '''strongest''' of all.|En Sabah Nur to Merenptah in the past.}} |
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− | Apocalypse is one of the most powerful mutants in the ''Marvel'' universe, having a vast array of abilities including but by no means limited to shape-shifting, teleportation, superhuman strength that can rival the [[Hulk]], absorption and projection of energy, resistance to telepathic attacks as well as limited use of telekinesis and telepathy himself. |
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+ | Apocalypse is one of the most powerful mutants in the ''Marvel'' universe, having a vast array of abilities including but by no means limited to shape-shifting, teleportation, superhuman strength that can rival the Hulk, absorption and projection of energy, resistance to telepathic attacks as well as limited use of telekinesis and telepathy himself. |
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He is already near invulnerable to physical harm yet also has great regenerative abilities as well -he has complete control over his body, on an atomic scale, allowing him to alter his size and density as he sees fit as well as adapt to disease or environment. He is also immune to aging and requires neither food nor water to survive - he doesn't tire and has immense knowledgeable befitting a being that has existed almost as long as civilization - his knowledge of science surpasses even Beast of the X-Men. |
He is already near invulnerable to physical harm yet also has great regenerative abilities as well -he has complete control over his body, on an atomic scale, allowing him to alter his size and density as he sees fit as well as adapt to disease or environment. He is also immune to aging and requires neither food nor water to survive - he doesn't tire and has immense knowledgeable befitting a being that has existed almost as long as civilization - his knowledge of science surpasses even Beast of the X-Men. |
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In addition to all this, he has access to advanced alien technology and is a master of manipulation, intimidation and strategy. |
In addition to all this, he has access to advanced alien technology and is a master of manipulation, intimidation and strategy. |
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+ | ==Relationships== |
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+ | ===Allies=== |
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+ | *Mutants |
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+ | *Captains of Krakoa |
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+ | *The Five |
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+ | *Quiet Council |
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+ | *Krakoa |
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+ | *Okkara |
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+ | *Arkko |
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+ | *Brotherhood of Mutants |
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+ | *X-Mem |
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+ | *X-Force |
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+ | *X-Corp |
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+ | *X-Force |
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+ | *X-Factor |
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+ | *Marauders |
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+ | *Morlocks |
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+ | *Hellfire Trading Company |
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+ | *Excalibur |
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+ | ===Enemies=== |
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+ | *Humans |
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+ | *Sentinels |
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+ | *Other Supervillains |
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+ | *Superheroes that aren't mutants |
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+ | *X-Men (formerly) |
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+ | *X-Force (formerly) |
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+ | *Reavers |
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+ | *Purifiers |
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+ | *Aliens |
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+ | *Friends of Humanity |
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+ | *Church of Humanity |
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+ | ==Other medias== |
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+ | ===Television=== |
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+ | [[Apocalypse (X-Men: The Animated Series)]] |
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+ | Apocalypse's first appearance was as a major recurring villain in the ''X-Men'' animated series, later becoming the primary antagonist of the 4th season. He also appeared as the main antagonist of the final season of ''X-Men: Evolution'' and a minor villain in ''Wolverine and the X-Men''. |
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+ | ===Videogames=== |
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+ | Apocalypse has been the main villain and final boss of the videogame ''X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse'', along with ''X-Men Vs. Street Fighter''. |
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+ | Also revealed in ''X-Men Legends II'' that due to his ego-maniacal form, Apocalypse formed and assembled the [[Madri Priests]], a massive fanatical cult of mutant and human followers who worshiped him and taken his doctrine of the survival of the fittest as truth. He also assembled the Infinites, genetic clones with advanced cybernetic implants created by the mad [[Mister Sinister]], to follow him into battle and to eliminate all weaker enemies to his reign. |
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+ | He leads both the Madri Priests and the Infinites to spread the "divine truth" of the survival of the fittest and to crush all foes while in his unrelenting search of "The Four Who Are One" ([[Sabretooth (Marvel)|Sabretooth]], [[Quicksilver]], Polaris and [[Emma Frost]]), 4 unique mutants with "Harmonic DNA" that will resonate and strengthen each other as they were musical notes giving harmonic sounds and pitches, and the complete creation of "The Nexus", a power-amplifier machine inscribed from hidden Nuwali hieroglyphs found in Apocalypse's [[w:c:evil: Apocalypse Pyramid|Tomb]] within Giza in Egypt, all to fulfill a secret but dangerous prophecy: for the Earth to be conquered and enslaved by Apocalypse and all will be forever ruled one law, the survival of the fittest. In the end, Apocalypse is defeated by the alliance of both the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and his plan failed while Mr. Sinister unwittingly aided the heroes by sabotaging the Nexus. |
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+ | ===X-Men Film Series=== |
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+ | [[Apocalypse (X-Men Movies)]] |
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+ | He also made an cameo appearance at the end of ''[[w:c:xmenmovies:X-Men: Days of Future Past|X-Men: Days of Future Past]]'' film and appeared in ''[[w:c:xmenmovies:X-Men: Apocalypse|X-Men: Apocalypse]]'' as the movie's titular main antagonist and he is born in 8000 B.C., estimating his age to 9983. Sometime in ancient Egypt, he is seen as a cloaked figure a desert dune with hundreds of primitive Egyptians (who later formed the [[Ashir En Sabah Nur]] cult under his command) bowing to him, chanting his name "En Sabah Nur" over and over again as they worship him. As they bowed and chant, the Pyramids of Giza was being assembled by Apocalypse telekinetically while a group of [[Horsemen of Apocalypse|four riders]] were to his left. |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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− | *According to the writers at ''Marvel'', "En Sabah Nur" translates to "The First One" in Arabic. However, the phrase actually translates into something more akin to "Good Morning". The reason is that the term is grammatically incorrect, as it should be "Sabah an-Nur", assuming that was what the Marvel writers were shooting for. It can also mean "The Seven Lights"; with "Sabah" literally meaning "seven" and "Nur" meaning "light" in Arabic. This is interesting for Islam depicts the eternal afterlife as having |
+ | *According to the writers at ''Marvel'', "En Sabah Nur" translates to "The First One" in Arabic. However, the phrase actually translates into something more akin to "Good Morning". The reason is that the term is grammatically incorrect, as it should be "Sabah an-Nur", assuming that was what the Marvel writers were shooting for. It can also mean "The Seven Lights"; with "Sabah" literally meaning "seven" and "Nur" meaning "light" in Arabic. This is interesting for Islam depicts the eternal afterlife as having 7 heavens, and could be a direct reference to his god-like powers. Since Apocalypse was born thousands of years before modern Arabic dialect existed, this must either be a translation of his true name, or it is a name in Proto-Semitic that simply coincidentally resembles Arabic words. "En Sabah Nur" can also mean "birth of light", "Awakened Light", and (in literal sense) "Dawn". |
− | *A little known fact is that Apocalypse was created as a last minute replacement for the Owl, a ''Daredevil'' villain who original ''X-Factor'' writer Bob Layton wanted to use as X-Factor's main villain. When Layton was removed from the book and replaced with Louise Simonson, she requested that the last page of X-Factor #5 be changed to a shadowy |
+ | *A little known fact is that Apocalypse was created as a last minute replacement for the [[Owl]], a ''Daredevil'' villain who original ''X-Factor'' writer Bob Layton wanted to use as X-Factor's main villain. When Layton was removed from the book and replaced with Louise Simonson, she requested that the last page of X-Factor #5 be changed to a shadowy figure named Apocalypse, as Simonson wanted a new character to be the main villain for the book. |
− | *En-Sabah-Nur was the |
+ | *En-Sabah-Nur was the eighth individual to assume the mantle of Apocalypse in Earth-616. |
− | *There exists another cult organization alongside [[ |
+ | *There exists another cult organization alongside [[the Madri]] who worships Apocalypse, a secret society known as the [[Clan Akkaba]]. |
+ | *Apocalypse fought [[Black Adam (DC)|Black Adam]] in a episode of the famous Youtube show ''DEATH BATTLE!'' and won. |
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+ | ==External Links== |
+ | *[[w:c:marvel:En Sabah Nur (Earth-616)|Apocalypse]] on the [[w:c:marvel:Marvel Database|''Marvel Comics'' Wiki]] |
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+ | *{{w|Apocalypse (character)|Apocalypse}} on the {{w|Main Page|Wikipedia}} |
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“ | I will weed out the weak and the inferior so that only the strong survive! | „ |
~ Apocalypse. |
“ | Peace does nothing to test --to INCREASE-- mutant's strength. To force them to evolve into the strong. | „ |
~ Apocalypse. |
“ | The time is almost upon us. My centuries of manipulating... of preparing... are reaching their resolution. With the dawning of the new day, the end times will be upon us... my ascension complete. And you, the twelve -- prophesied saviors of mutantkind... your power will bestow upon me the means to achieve my destiny. First, I will remake this pathetic orb in my image, and then the stars! | „ |
~ Apocalypse. |
En Sabah Nur, better known as Apocalypse, is one of the main antagonists of Marvel Comics. He is one of the oldest and most powerful mutants on Earth, who champions an extreme philosophy of mutant supremacy and survival of the fittest, believing that all weakness should be eradicated.
To this end, he frequently schemes to conquer the world and/or plunge it into conflict to ensure that only the strong are able to survive. Since his debut, he has served as one of the X-Men's most ruthless and powerful foes, and has been responsible for countless events in their history, such as reviving Angel as the villainous Archangel, or Nathan Summers' transformation into Cable.
Biography
Origin
Born in ancient Egypt (dating back to 3,000 B.C) the young Apocalypse was abandoned as an infant due to his gray skin and blue lips as well as unusual markings on his face. He was found and raised by desert nomads who would teach him the ways of "survival of the fittest". He was later named En Sabah Nur which means "The First One" in the Egyptian language.
As he grew older, he saw his tribe attacked by the forces of the pharaoh Rama-Tut and became vengeful, disguising himself as a slave in order to get close enough to the pharaoh to kill him, however when he gained the chance to attack the pharaoh, he found himself defeated due to futuristic weaponry, revealing that Rama-Tut was an alter-ego of the time-traveling villain Kang the Conqueror.
He survived the assault and tried to flee along with Nur, a woman he had fallen in love with, but she rejected him out of fear of his appearance. This was the last straw for Apocalypse and he went into a rage, unleashing his mutant abilities and forcing Rama-Tut to flee as he went on a rampage.
For centuries to come, Apocalypse would wander the world, making civilizations worship him as a god and manipulating them into fighting wars, testing their strength and justifying his actions by claiming he was improving the world with his actions.
Eventually the great warlord stumbled upon Celestial technology and used it to enhance himself further before he put himself in suspended animation, deciding to "sleep" until mutants such as himself were more numerous and he could put their strength to the test as he did so many ancient civilizations.
Early Events
What happened in the long period of time after the events of his origin is unclear but his slumber would be broken at least as early as the 12th century where he would awaken the mutant powers of a crusader who would become the villain Exodus - much later in Victorian London, Apocalypse would surface again and aid in the creation of another mutant and fellow advocate of the survival of the fittest by the name of Mr. Sinister.
Battles with the X-Men
After the rather confusing "early years", Apocalypse would remain hidden, more or less, until the modern age, in which he would begin his lengthy career as the X-Men's most powerful and dangerous mutant enemy, creating countless plans on global conquest and war as well as regularly recruiting powerful beings to be his heralds, which he named the Horsemen of Apocalypse. Some of the mutants he recruited would be heroes either brainwashed or enslaved to his will while others were villains that followed him freely.
He also fought many complex battles involving time-travel, only serving to make his history that much harder to follow. However, in all incarnations he has had the same basic goal, to conquer the world and plunge it into war.
Age of Apocalypse
Apocalypse himself also starred in his own story arc, fittingly titled "Age of Apocalypse", which was an alternate timeline in which Professor Xavier had been murdered by Legion and Apocalypse succeeded in taking over most of the world and everyone would refer to him as "Lord Apocalypse" while being subjugated to his dangerous ideology. This series showed Apocalypse at his most powerful and deadly, his world being amongst the darkest of the X-Men's numerous "alternate" worlds.
Ultimately the Age of Apocalypse would come to an end due to the actions of a time-traveling Bishop, who undid the events of the past and thus erased the alternate time-line.
Personality
“ | Know this, old man...you had best be right. In my world, failure equals death. | „ |
~ Apocalypse. |
Apocalypse is a very complex entity, usually seen as blasphemous and malevolent he is actually somewhat amoral and seeks to ensure that the "strong" survive and populate so as to create a society in which super-mutants such as himself would wage eternal war and thus ensure his own supremacy over the world (as he sees himself as the strongest of all mutants). He views humans as unworthy of existing but has offered them the "gift" of mutation (often with deadly side-effects) and is utterly devoted to engineering the war between man and mutant: this was seen after many mutants were de-powered by Scarlet Witch and Apocalypse manifested, threatening to wipe out half of humanity so as to ensure both sides had a "fitting chance" in his grand goal of amassing a following of the "strongest".
Powers and Abilities
“ | Help you? Your ancestor... the boy king... came to me in his arrogance and said that the power of gods was too much to rest in the hands of a single god. His dynasty restored polytheism. Let that be a lesson to you... for I could have averted this disaster. Remember who survives, oh prince. Not the weak. Not those who think they are greater than I. No, only the strong. And I am the strongest of all. | „ |
~ En Sabah Nur to Merenptah in the past. |
Apocalypse is one of the most powerful mutants in the Marvel universe, having a vast array of abilities including but by no means limited to shape-shifting, teleportation, superhuman strength that can rival the Hulk, absorption and projection of energy, resistance to telepathic attacks as well as limited use of telekinesis and telepathy himself.
He is already near invulnerable to physical harm yet also has great regenerative abilities as well -he has complete control over his body, on an atomic scale, allowing him to alter his size and density as he sees fit as well as adapt to disease or environment. He is also immune to aging and requires neither food nor water to survive - he doesn't tire and has immense knowledgeable befitting a being that has existed almost as long as civilization - his knowledge of science surpasses even Beast of the X-Men.
In addition to all this, he has access to advanced alien technology and is a master of manipulation, intimidation and strategy.
Relationships
Allies
- Mutants
- Captains of Krakoa
- The Five
- Quiet Council
- Krakoa
- Okkara
- Arkko
- Brotherhood of Mutants
- X-Mem
- X-Force
- X-Corp
- X-Force
- X-Factor
- Marauders
- Morlocks
- Hellfire Trading Company
- Excalibur
Enemies
- Humans
- Sentinels
- Other Supervillains
- Superheroes that aren't mutants
- X-Men (formerly)
- X-Force (formerly)
- Reavers
- Purifiers
- Aliens
- Friends of Humanity
- Church of Humanity
Other medias
Television
Apocalypse (X-Men: The Animated Series)
Apocalypse's first appearance was as a major recurring villain in the X-Men animated series, later becoming the primary antagonist of the 4th season. He also appeared as the main antagonist of the final season of X-Men: Evolution and a minor villain in Wolverine and the X-Men.
Videogames
Apocalypse has been the main villain and final boss of the videogame X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, along with X-Men Vs. Street Fighter.
Also revealed in X-Men Legends II that due to his ego-maniacal form, Apocalypse formed and assembled the Madri Priests, a massive fanatical cult of mutant and human followers who worshiped him and taken his doctrine of the survival of the fittest as truth. He also assembled the Infinites, genetic clones with advanced cybernetic implants created by the mad Mister Sinister, to follow him into battle and to eliminate all weaker enemies to his reign.
He leads both the Madri Priests and the Infinites to spread the "divine truth" of the survival of the fittest and to crush all foes while in his unrelenting search of "The Four Who Are One" (Sabretooth, Quicksilver, Polaris and Emma Frost), 4 unique mutants with "Harmonic DNA" that will resonate and strengthen each other as they were musical notes giving harmonic sounds and pitches, and the complete creation of "The Nexus", a power-amplifier machine inscribed from hidden Nuwali hieroglyphs found in Apocalypse's Tomb within Giza in Egypt, all to fulfill a secret but dangerous prophecy: for the Earth to be conquered and enslaved by Apocalypse and all will be forever ruled one law, the survival of the fittest. In the end, Apocalypse is defeated by the alliance of both the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and his plan failed while Mr. Sinister unwittingly aided the heroes by sabotaging the Nexus.
X-Men Film Series
He also made an cameo appearance at the end of X-Men: Days of Future Past film and appeared in X-Men: Apocalypse as the movie's titular main antagonist and he is born in 8000 B.C., estimating his age to 9983. Sometime in ancient Egypt, he is seen as a cloaked figure a desert dune with hundreds of primitive Egyptians (who later formed the Ashir En Sabah Nur cult under his command) bowing to him, chanting his name "En Sabah Nur" over and over again as they worship him. As they bowed and chant, the Pyramids of Giza was being assembled by Apocalypse telekinetically while a group of four riders were to his left.
Trivia
- According to the writers at Marvel, "En Sabah Nur" translates to "The First One" in Arabic. However, the phrase actually translates into something more akin to "Good Morning". The reason is that the term is grammatically incorrect, as it should be "Sabah an-Nur", assuming that was what the Marvel writers were shooting for. It can also mean "The Seven Lights"; with "Sabah" literally meaning "seven" and "Nur" meaning "light" in Arabic. This is interesting for Islam depicts the eternal afterlife as having 7 heavens, and could be a direct reference to his god-like powers. Since Apocalypse was born thousands of years before modern Arabic dialect existed, this must either be a translation of his true name, or it is a name in Proto-Semitic that simply coincidentally resembles Arabic words. "En Sabah Nur" can also mean "birth of light", "Awakened Light", and (in literal sense) "Dawn".
- A little known fact is that Apocalypse was created as a last minute replacement for the Owl, a Daredevil villain who original X-Factor writer Bob Layton wanted to use as X-Factor's main villain. When Layton was removed from the book and replaced with Louise Simonson, she requested that the last page of X-Factor #5 be changed to a shadowy figure named Apocalypse, as Simonson wanted a new character to be the main villain for the book.
- En-Sabah-Nur was the eighth individual to assume the mantle of Apocalypse in Earth-616.
- There exists another cult organization alongside the Madri who worships Apocalypse, a secret society known as the Clan Akkaba.
- Apocalypse fought Black Adam in a episode of the famous Youtube show DEATH BATTLE! and won.
External Links
- Apocalypse on the Marvel Comics Wiki
- Apocalypse on the Wikipedia
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