Apocalypse Gems (Earth) (Earth 1)

The **Apocalypse Gems** are cosmic gems that protect the Earth.

## Overview

The Apocalypse Gems of Earth were generated on the Earth during great calamities, including the paleolithic extinction event, the Ultimatum, and the sinking of Atlantis and Lemuria, as some sort of scar tissue to help the planet.

## History

Four of them were in S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. A green (Evolution Gem) and a purple gem (Sea Gem) were attached to a glove. The Alien Gem was stored apart in Project Pegasus, from where it was stolen by Modi, though it was ultimately retrieved. The Techno Gem was contained in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s The Torch facility in Sioux City, and it was stolen by Hydra double-agent Commander Crimson.

After the events centered around the Alien Gem, the Invisible Woman learned about the other two gems in the gauntlet. She noticed the glove was designed to hold four gems, so she set out to find the fourth Gem before it fell in wrong hands. Sue tried to study the gems in order to track down the fourth one but found their spectrum analysis was inconsistent. Mar-Vell tried to talk to the gems as if they were sentient, demanding the location of the others, causing him and Sue to be teleported to a Hydra research base in New Mexico. After fighting through Hydra troops, Sue discovered another gauntlet containing the fourth gem, with space for three more stones.

Meanwhile, the Techno Gem was used by Commander Crimson to fend off her Nebraska outpost against the Ultimates. An energy surge from the Gem caused Commander Crimson to disintegrate, and the gem to melt the ground and fall straight down into Earth's core. The gem recovered from the New Mexico Hydra lab generated rhythmic pulsar blasts that pointed at the Moon, prompting Sue and Thor to travel there. Even though they were faced by the Black Knight of the West Coast Ultimates, the Invisible Woman managed to retrieve the Gem.

The Sue Storm of an alternate future, who called herself Kang, traveled back in time from the destruction of her reality to the present, convinced that she would need the Infinity Gems to prevent the cataclysm she escaped from. She freed Hulk, and the Maker from imprisonment, with the help of Quicksilver.

Kang's Dark Ultimates stroke when the present Sue Storm was briefing the rest of the Ultimates on the five Gems that had been acquired. Hulk destroyed the Triskelion and got hold of the Gems, while Quicksilver retrieved the sixth gem from the ruins of the Maker's Dome.

Using the power of the almost-finished Infinity Gauntlets, the Dark Ultimates began to reshape the world their image. As part of a desperate attempt to stand against the Dark Ultimates, Tony Stark tinkered a glove theoretically capable of attracting and containing the Alien Gem that became buried underneath Nebraska. Before he could use it, Stark was neutralized by Quicksilver, because he possessed inside his brain the final Apocalypse Gem.

Reed surgically removed the Gem from Tony's brain, and apprehended Johnny Storm from a hospital, brainwashed him, and used his capacity to sustain enormous temperatures to retrieve the Power Gem from Earth's core. After recovering the Alien Gem, Pietro collected it from Johnny to hand it over to Reed. Kang had to take the Gem forcefully from Pietro, who had realized Reed planned on eradicating mutantkind when he completed the Apocalypse Gauntlets.

The Ultimates and the Howling Commandos were confronting Reed when Kang arrived with the Gem in order to complete the Gauntlets. They fought for the grasp of the final Gem. Kang tried to convince Reed that she needed to have the Gauntlet, otherwise the universe would end. Thanks to the intervention of Johnny Storm, who had snapped out of the brainwash, the gems fell in Iron Man's possession.

## Known Gems

* **Evolution Gem:** The *Evolution Gem* was generated after the extinction of the dinosaurs.
* **Sea Gem:** The *Sea Gem* was The Gem that was behind the Atlantean’s evolution.
* **Alien Gem:** The *Alien Gem* was made in response of Walter Lawson’s invasion.
* **Techno Gem:** The *Techno Gem* was generated after Ultron and The Maximoff twins' attack.
* **Ultimatum Gem:** The *Ultimatum Gem* was generated after Magneto mess with the Earth's magnetic poles.
* **Death Gem:** The *Death Gem* was generated after a sudden drop in Earth's population.
* **Flora Gem:** The *Flora Gem* was artificial generated by Jack Parker, to recreate extinct flowers and other plant.
* **Fauna Gem:** The *Fauna Gem* was artificial generated by Jack Parker, to recreate extinct animals and other animals.
* **Mineral Gem:** The *Mineral Gem* was generated after Ego's Expansion. This gem can terraform the planet or create extraordinary gemstones.

## Former Gems

There were two gems that were part of the Apocalypse Gems.

* **Spider Gem:** The *Spider Gem* was generated after Spider Queen failed plan to make the people of New York into Spider-Totem. The gem was bonded to the Web of Life and Destiny.
* **Strength Gem:** The *Strength Gem* was generated after Maestro and Misstro (an alternate versions of Hulk and She-Hulk from Earth 19251). The gem was bonded to the Strength Force.

## Also See

* **Infinity Stones**
* **Apocalypse Gems**