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Apocalypse
Apocalypse in air
Biographical Information
Real Name: En Sabah Nur
Alias: Apocalypse
Age: 5000+
Species: Mutant
Originally From: Ancient Egypt
Relatives: Bandit Tribe
Baal (adoptive father)
Affiliations: Apocalypse Horsemen
Horses of Apocalypse
Mesmero (Servant)
Mystical Arachnid (Guardian)
Eye of Ages
The Key
Three Doors
Tomb of Apocalypse
Physical Description
Gender: Male
Hair color: Dark Blue (Youth)
Eye color: Red
Character Information
Powers: Molecular Manipulation
Mental/Psionic Powers
Superhumans Physicals Abilities
Superhuman Intelect
First Appearance: Dark Horizon II
Voiced by: David Kaye
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Character Male Mutants Leader  Season 3 Season 4
"I have planned nothing. I am but an instrument of destiny... The future came to me in that craft. I have embraced it, and merged with its technology, so that I may lead the evolution of the human race."
Apocalypse to Charles Xavier

En Sabah Nur, later known as Apocalypse, is the adoptive son of Baal, he is a mutant and the first one considered as such. He is the leader of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

History[]

Apocalypse was born to two unnamed, Egyptian, parents under the name En Sabah Nur. At an unknown point in time, his parents abandoned him in the desert and left him to die though the infant Apocalypse was founded by a bandit tribe leader who adopted him. During his youth, Apocalypse was trained by his adoptive father, as he grew, he was considered the best among his tribe to the point those who knew him deemed him unbeatable. After years of training, the now older En Sabah Nur, was feared by Pharoah Rama-Tut. The latter of which came from the future and had brought futuristic technology with him, wanting the unbeatable warrior gone, Apocalypse's demise was ordered by The Pharoah, the bandit tribe, along with Apocalypse's adoptive father, Baal, were all killed.

Enraged by the death of his tripe, Apocalypse's anger grew until he was able to fend off enemy soldiers. Not satisfied, Apocalypse attempted to hunt down Rama-Tut but became unsuccessful after the latter escaped leaving the advanced technology behind, Later on, the former discovered one of the devices was the Eye of Ages, a device which would eventually allow him to turn humanity into mutants despite knowing not many would survive the process. Wanting to harness its power, Apocalypse placed himself inside the tomb only to be soon betrayed by his servants whom them locked their former leader inside, Apocalypse was then sealed behind three tombs with the servants leaving behind Hieroglyphics in order to prevent him from being released. Apocalypse was then buried in the mountains of Tibet for five-thousand years.

Personality[]

Though at first silent, Apocalypse is a strong, manipulative and very powerful mutant. He became psychically stronger after years of training from his adoptive father and tribe and eventually became stronger after being dormant for centuries. As time went on, he also began seeing himself as an instrument of fate as he attempted to go through with his plan.

Physical appearance[]

  • Apocalypse Appearance

Powers and Abilities[]

Apocalypse possesses a multitude of powers derived from his original mutation, the powers of several other characters, the technology of the Eye of Ages that he merged with thousands of years later. All in all, Apocalypse can be considered one of (if not) the most powerful mutants currently on Earth.

  • Superhuman Intellect
  • Superhuman Physical Abilities: His original mutation gave him a grey complexion and superhuman physical abilities -- strength, speed, longevity, durability and endurance. His physical capabilities were further advanced after gaining the powers of various other mutants. To the point where he can casually create shock waves powerful enough to instantly defeat the X-Men and Acolytes combined with a single clap.
  • Psionic Powers:
    • Telepathy: Apocalypse possesses advanced telepathy, stronger than Charles Xavier and Jean Grey, the former of which was defeated even using cerebro.
    • Telekinesis: He also possesses the ability to make objects and himself levitate.
    • Mental Manipulation: Apocalypse's powers also allows him to turn anyone into his servants, like he did with his Four Horsemen.
    • Psychic Shield/Force Fields: He can generate impenetrable, purple energy barriers, able to withstand any blast of human weaponry even multiple satellites falling from space did not sustain any damage on the powerful mutant. Only sub-atomic disruption technology can effectively disrupt the force fields. This ability is likely a variation of Magneto's magnetic shield.
  • Molecular Manipulation:
    • Teleportation: Apocalypse can teleport himself and others to other locations.
    • Shapeshifting/Tecno-Mental Projection: Apocalypse can transform any part of his body into a weapon,such as when he transformed his arm into a laser cannon. He can also merge himself with existing technology to control it from within, augmenting and enhancing its capabilities, as he did when he merged with a Sentinel robot to destroy an attacking fleet of other Sentinels.
    • Mutant Power Augmentation: He can enhance the powers of any mutant he chooses such as his horsemen.
    • Light Manipulation/Photokinesis
    • Size Manipulation: He can also grow and shrink to any size he desires.

The first door[]

Mesmero agreed to help release Apocalypse. In order to locate the rings needed to make the key and not put himself at risk, he then mind-controlled Jean, Kurt, Evan and Kitty and succeeded in his task. After the rings were then united on a special, magical, bar, it then becomes the first key to the first door.

The second and third doors[]

After the second key was discovered once Mastermind saw in Mesmero's mind, the second key was a pair of ancient artifacts but split into two halves, with one half belonging to Warren Worthington and the second one in a museum in London. After Erik destroyed the mystical spider, the second door was unlocked. Xavier then revealed that the arachnid acted as a guardian and that by destroying it, the once sealed door was now open.

Wanting to unlock the third and final door, Mesmero placed Rogue under his control and ordered her to absorb the powers of the X-Men, the Brotherhood and the Acolytes' in which she did. For the door to be open, Mystique then placed her hand on the stand, in the process, she was turned to stone as Rogue walked towards Apocalypse. The latter then woke up as his tomb opened and absorbed the powers from Rogue.

Rise and fall of Apocalypse[]

After being released from his imprisonment, Apocalypse swiftly defeated the teams as they were forced to retreat from the tomb. Apocalypse was then confronted by Erik but was seemingly killed by the former. Sometime later, Apocalypse was tracked down by Xavier and Storm after Xavier claimed he was only there to talk rather than provoke the powerful mutant into a fight. The two began talking but eventually argued after Apocalypse dubbed himself an instrument of destiny, after the two concluded their argument, Apocalypse then proceeded to take out Xavier, Storm then went to intervene only to also be sent away after she went to attack.

Much later on, Apocalypse activated his pyramids in order to turn mankind into mutants and in doing so, he then summoned his Horsemen which consisted of the assumed dead Xavier, Erik, Storm and Mystique. After the Horsemen defend their leader by fighting against the ones they one loved, Rogue, using the power of Dorian Leech, walks towards Apocalypse and causes his powers to deactivate, she along with Logan then seal their enemy back into his tomb which causes him to return back into time, once gone, the Four Horsemen revert back to normal.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • As he was abandoned, it is unknown who his birth parents were.
  • It is unknown if this incarnation of Apocalypse possesses immortality in addition to his other powers. Although he was weakened by the Eye of Ages when he initially used it over 5,000 years prior, it is more than likely that the Eye of Ages preserved him rather than through his natural mutant abilities.
  • Self Possessed was the second episode to hint at Apocalypse. The first was in Season Two's Mindbender. [1]
  • En Sabah Nur's history's before he became Apocalypse is partially revealed. [2]
  • The rest of En Sabah Nur's history's on how he became Apocalypse is revealed. [3]
  • John, Bobby and Apocalypse appear and use their powers in Dark Horizon I but do not speak. [3]
  • Apocalypse appears, but on only as a video recording, in Cajun Spice. [4]
  • Impact marked two weeks since the release of Apocalypse. [5]
  • John, Mesmero, and Apocalypse all appeared, but do not speak in Impact. [5]
  • Erik and Apocalypse are both mentioned, but do not appear. in No Good Deed. [6]
  • Apocalypse first speaks in Ascension I. [7]

In Other Media[]

  • This is Apocalypse's second role in an X-Men related cartoon, his first role was in X-Men: The Animated Series and he would later appear in the finale of X-Men '97.
  • Apocalypse would have been the main antagonist of the second season of Wolverine and the X-Men had it not been cancelled
  • Apocalypse was the titular villain in the film X-Men: Apocalypse, where he was portrayed by actor and Marvel fan, Oscar Issac.
  • Apocalypse has appeared in multiple games, some of which include: X-Men 2: Clone Wars, X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse, X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse and Marvel: Future Fight.

References[]

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