Apocalypse (Marvel Comics)

**En Sabah Nur**, also known as **Apocalypse**, was born nearly 5,000 years ago in a lone settlement on the very edge of the Amentet and the very edge of the Valley of the Kings in Ancient Egypt as a member of a tribe in Akkaba. Even as an infant, the child inspired fear, being born with gray skin and blue lines running across his lips and face. Ugly and malformed, the infant was abandoned by the tribe to die in the harsh desert sun. However, the Sandstormers, a roving band of feared nomadic raiders, slaughtered the citizens of Akkaba. Their leader, Baal of the Crimson Sands, found the infant and recognized the potential power in the child. Baal named the child En Sabah Nur, literally meaning "The Morning Light", and raised him as his own son.

## Powers

Apocalypse has constantly evolved to survive, increasing his powers over the centuries. His original ability to control his molecular structure was augmented by Celestial armor once he entered the ship and became the Evolutionary Caretaker. He was also exposed to at least two different techno-organic viruses over the years, which he assimilated and made his own.

**Superhuman Strength:** Apocalypse possesses superhuman strength that he can further increase by drawing upon outside energy sources. Apocalypse was shown to be strong enough to physically restrain the Hulk while the Hulk was separated from Banner and explicitly lacked the ability to increase his strength with his rage, but also had a stronger base level. Hence, Apocalypse is known to be above the Class 100 limit.

**Superhuman Speed and Reflexes:** He is able to speed up his reflexes and reaction time.

**Superhuman Durability:** Apocalypse is highly resistant to injury. With the Celestial modifications, his resistance to harm is amplified.

**Self-Molecular Manipulation:** Apocalypse has control over the molecular structure of his own body and can alter it at will. This means that he can adapt his molecular structure to any adversity. With this ability, he can perform the following feats:

* ***Biomorphing:*** Apocalypse is a non-terrestrial metamorph who is able to elongate like taffy, change into machinery, separate and reattach his own body parts, and even alter his physical appearance to blend in with the world around him.
* ***Healing Factor:*** Apocalypse's control over his bodily molecules allows for his regenerative abilities.
* ***Size Alteration:*** Apocalypse is able to change his size at will; he can increase or decrease the size of his body by taking on additional mass or ridding it to and from a presumably extra-dimensional source.
* ***Self-Power Bestowal:*** Due to Apocalypse's total control over his molecular and sub-molecular structure which has been further bolstered by Celestial technology, he can also consciously or spontaneously grant himself a wide array of new superpowers.

**Psionic Manipulation:** At various times, Apocalypse has demonstrated differing but vast levels of mental capacity.

* ***Telekinesis:*** Apocalypse possesses telekinetic abilities enabling him to levitate himself or others by sheer force of will and manipulate living beings, inanimate objects, and energy to some extent.
	+ ***Flight:*** Apocalypse can enable him himself to fly by either transforming his arms into wings or jets or through telekinetic use. He can achieve supersonic velocities in this manner.
* ***Telepathy:*** He is an accomplished mentalist of undefined extent. An example of this power would be him battling a weakened Jean Grey within the psyche space of baby Nathan and win. He is able to project his own thoughts and memories into the minds of others or read those of others in order to glean and impart whatever information he desires from them.
	+ ***Cyberpathy:*** Due to his synergy with the Celestial technology bonded to him and partially due to his paradoxical jaunt of afflicting Cable with the techno-organic virus, Apocalypse gained the ability to mentally link with and control almost any kind fo technology and machinery he can reach out to.

**Teleportation:** Apocalypse can teleport himself and others around vast distances across the planet. The ability seems to be artificial and linked to the Celestial technology biomechanically incorporated into his body, headquarters, and equipment, and so is not always available to him.

**Immortality:** Apocalypse's original body was immortal; even before being modified by the Celestial ship, he had lived for thousands of years.

* ***Suspended Animation:***Apocalypse can enter a coma-like state of suspended animation during which he may recover from any wounds with the assistance of his Celestial technology

**Celestial Energy Manipulation:** Apocalypse seems to have a range of energy-harnessing and projecting capabilities, either naturally derived or based on Celestial technology built into his physical frame. He can use these metaphysical forces to accomplish a great many facilities, such as illusion and memory conjuration, matter reconstruction, and healing, as well as total physical restoration of damaged or destroyed bodily tissues.

* ***Energy Blasts:*** Apocalypse can project raw destructive energy from anywhere on his person, be it as concussive blasts from extremities or even full-body energy waves.
* ***Energy Absorption:*** He can absorb energy from outside sources to augment both himself and his overall power.
* ***Energy Transfer:*** In his time as Murshir, Apocalypse found that he can share his Celestial force with other individuals to enhance his abilities. This is similar to how Galactus imparts his Power Cosmic upon a chosen herald.

## Abilities

**Super-Genius Intelligence:** Apocalypse is an extraordinary genius and has knowledge of certain areas of biology, primarily genetic engineering and mutation, and technology that are far in advance of contemporary science and technology. This is not merely a result of his exposure to alien technology, as he was able to make significant new advances beyond the alien materials to which he was exposed.

**Omnilingual:** Apocalypse is fluent in all human languages from across history, including Celestial.