Horsemen of Apocalypse (X-Men Movies)

Evil Organization

Modern Horsemen
Original Horsemen

Full Name

Horsemen of Apocalypse

Alias

The Four Horsemen

Origin

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Foundation

Some time before 3600 BC

Headquarters

Cairo, Egypt

Commanders

Apocalypse

Agents

Old Horsemen:

Death
Pestilence
Famine
War

New Horsemen:

Storm
Psylocke
Archangel
Magneto

Powers / Skills

No information

Goals

Aid Apocalypse in recreating the world in Apocalypse' image.

Purge the weak and the inferior.
Eliminate the X-Men. (all failed)

Crimes

No information

Type of Villains

No information

“	Wherever this being was, he always had four principle followers. Disciples. Protectors he would imbue with powers.	„
	~ Moira MacTaggert to Charles Xavier and Alex Summers.

The Horsemen of Apocalypse, or the Four Horsemen, are the secondary antagonists in the 2016 superhero film X-Men: Apocalypse. They are a team of powerful godlike warriors who are the servants and followers of the godlike mutant, Apocalypse, and they seek to rebuild a new world in his image.

History[]

Foundation[]

The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse were founded in ancient times during the days of ancient Egypt. The original four were chosen as personal warriors and soldiers for Apocalypse and his plan for mutant domination. The Horsemen accompanied him and followed him as his first followers before thousands would worship Apocalypse.

X-Men: Days of Future Past[]

The Four Horsemen appear at the after-credits scene of X-Men: Days of Future Past as they are seen on horses watching as their master Apocalypse creates pyramids amid crowds of worshipers chanting his name.

X-Men: Apocalypse[]

Around 3,000 B.C. in the giant pyramid within ancient Cairo where Apocalypse was ready to transfer himself into another body as his healing factor (like Wolverine's) could help him regenerate wounds and granted him near-immortality. Apocalypse arrived and the ceremony which is anticipated by his faithful cult known as Ashir En Sabah Nur, began with the horsemen protecting him but, mercenaries from outside alongside defecting cult members destroyed the pyramids and three of the horsemen were killed leaving only one to protect Apocalypse. The transfer was complete but the final Horsemen was killed and Apocalypse layed dormant for thousands of years.

After thousands of years have passed, Apocalypse finally awakens in the year 1983 and begins to reassemble his new horsemen once more. He first travels through Cairo and recruits the mutant Storm where he turns her hair white and grants her more power over nature. Next, Apocalypse travels with Storm to East Berlin where they run into Psylocke and recruit her after powering her up. Next, they all fly to Britain where the mutant Angel is granted metal wings and is turned into Archangel and is recruited as the third horsemen.

Finally, the horsemen and Apocalypse travel to Poland and recruit Erik Lehnsherr where he is preparing to kill a room full of men who reported him to Polish authorities and had his wife and daughter killed. Apocalypse summons and kills the men and eventually convinces Erik to join as Magneto after he destroys Auschwitz as revenge for his parents' death. The Horsemen are now assembled and follow Apocalypse as he seeks to destroy human civilization and build a new one.

With his new team complete, Apocalypse proceeded with his plot by having Magneto to control Earth's magnetic poles, causing destruction around the planet. He even got himself to possess Charles Xavier to bring every human under his control. However, Magneto and Storm decided to turn against Apocalypse by aiding the X-Men while Angel is killed in a plane crash. While Psylocke escapes, Magneto and Storm aided Dark Phoenix, who used her powers to destroy Apocalypse for good, thus saving the Earth.

As such, the Horsemen are officially disbanded following Apocalypse's death.

External Links[]

Horsemen of Apocalypse on the X-Men Movies Wiki.

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