Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur)

**En Sabah Nur**, also known as **Apocalypse**, **Beast Child**, **Child of Destiny**, **Forever Walker**, **He Who Never Dies**, **High Lord**, **Huitzilopochtli**, **Kali-Ma**, **Master of Lies**, **Set**, **Son of the Morning Fire**, **The Bringer of Chaos**, **The Eternal One**, **The First One** and **The Immortal**, is character from the *Marvel Comics* series.

## **Charactah Account**

One of the very first mutants, Apocalypse is both thousands of years old and a monstrous tyrant that has been a longtime foe of the X-Men. Apocalypse believes that only the strongest (whether mutant or superhuman) should survive. His body is a mix of organics and powerful celestial technology, boosting his shapeshifting and other powers to god-like levels.

Recruited by the Celestials, Apocalypse became the latest in a line of guardians charged with ensuring that evolution takes its natural course. They enhanced his form which became a mix of organic and Celestial technology, boosting his shapeshifting and other powers to godlike levels.

Over the centuries, Apocalypse was worshipped as a god by various cultures around the world, enforcing his rule using his strike force known as the Horsemen of Apocalypse. He would periodically enter lengthy periods of regenerative rest to prolong his lifespan and seek out powerful mutants as host bodies. During his slumber, his decedents known as Clan Akkaba guided the world using his philosophy. He awoke at various points to influence history.

## **Appearance**

### **Comics**

* Age of Apocalypse
* Age of X-Man
* Age of X-Man: Apocalypse and the X-Tracts
* Age of X-Man: The Marvelous X-Men
* All-New X-Men
* Amazing X-Men
* Astonishing X-Men
* Avengers
* Cable
* Cable & Deadpool
* Dark Ages
* Dawn of X
* Destiny of X
* Essential X-Factor
* Essential X-Men
* Excalibur
* Exiles
* Exiles Ultimate Collection
* Extraordinary X-Men
* Fantastic Four
* Gambit
* House of X
* Immortal X-Men
* Marauders
* Marvel Mix
* Marvel Previews
* Mutant X
* Powers of X
* Secret Wars
* Secret Wars: X-Men
* The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix
* The Further Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix
* The Incredible Hulk
* The Rise of Apocalypse
* The Uncanny X-Men
* Ultimate X-Men
* Uncanny X-Force
* Uncanny X-Men
* Weapon X
* Wolverine
* Wolverine and Deadpool
* Wolverine and Gambit
* Wolverine Unleashed
* X-Factor
* X-Factor Annual
* X-Factor Forever
* X-Force
* X-Man
* X-Marvel
* X-Men '92
* X-Men '92: House of XCII
* X-Men
* X-Men Adventures
* X-Men Deluxe
* X-Men Extra
* X-Men Legends
* X-Men Universe
* X-Men Unlimited
* X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic
* X-Men: Apocalypse/Dracula
* X-Men: House of X & Powers of X
* X-Men: The Age of Apocalypse - The Complete Epic
* X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic
* X-Men: The Search For Cyclops
* X-Universe

## **Trivia**

* 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 figured named Apocalypse, as Simonson wanted a new character to be the main villain for the book.
* The Celestial known as Godhead has a bit of resemblance to Apocalypse.
* For much of his publication history, Apocalypse was tied to the Celestials. However, when Jonathan Hickman revamped the X-books with House of X/Powers of X, he shifted the focus away from the Celestials with only a brief mention of the Apocalypse Seed in Powers of X #3. When asked about this in an interview, Hickman responded that Jack Kirby's Celestials are incredibly difficult to do right, and for Apocalypse, they were just being used as "seasoning", which he did not like. Similarly, the necessity for Apocalypse to transfer his consciousness between host bodies has effectively been abandoned with House of X/Poer of X. The most likely reason for this being that it would be an easily compensated weakness due to the Krakoan resurrection protocols, which in theory could supply Apocalypse with an unlimited amount of host bodies; thus rendering a plot point, which was already inconsistently applied by writers beforehand, entirely obsolete.

## **External Links**

* En Sabah Nur (Earth-616) at Marvel Database