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Armageddon Man was one of the first post-atomic mutants due to his parents' exposure to radioactive elements. During his youth, he accidentally destroyed an entire town in New Mexico with an earthquake created by his powers, which eventually led to his placement in suspended animation by the government.[6]

Forty years later, King Bedlam banded together several mutants to free him, believing that, upon being unleashed, the Armageddon Man would force the government to give in to their demands.[6] At first, Bedlam was able to keep the Armageddon Man under control, much to his delight, but when the device he was using got damaged, Armageddon Man immediately started causing natural disasters all around him. X-Force was able to subdue him before it was too late, but had to return him to the authorities, with the promise that he would be better taken care of.[7]

Despite X-Force's best intentions, however, Armageddon Man was put into suspended animation once more, where he remained for a couple more years.[5]

Armageddon Man (Earth-616) from X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic Vol 1 48 001

Armageddon Man unleashed

Eventually, X-Men Green learned of his existence and they too tried to free him, hoping to control him to further their interests.[8] However, during his rescue, the team collapsed, leaving only Nature Girl.[9]

She managed to calm him down, and together they went after more allies, choosing Gwen Warren, a former student of Jean Grey School, as a potential candidate.[10] After successfully recruiting her, the three of them then charged against Hordeculture, whom Nature Girl considered responsible for the death of her friend Curse. They were able to do a great deal of damage, but Hordeculture attacked Armageddon Man with the Genus Compound, which was capable of devolving mutants into base line human. At first, Armageddon Man was almost appreciative, for no longer having the curse of his destructive powers, but Hordeculture shot him with the compound a second time, devolving him into some extinct lemur. With their headquarters starting to collapse, Hordeculture saw a chance to escape and took it, with X-Men Green escaping shortly after as well.[11]

Armageddon stayed with X-Men Green as they hid in Santo Marco until Nature Girl's final plans were set into motion.[12] Releasing the Genus Drops over Niagara Falls, the X-Men Green were confronted by the real X-Men. When she learned that Spider-Girl had betrayed her, Nature Girl unleashed the full force of her rage and powers. Armageddon was unfortunately killed during the mayhem.[2] After his death, Marvel-Girl promised to put Armaggedon Man in the resurrection queue.[13]

Attributes

Powers

Armageddon Man's powers have been described as a "lightning rod that attracts natural disasters", including storms, hurricanes, tsunamis, and earthquakes.[6] When using his powers, Armageddon Man increases in size.[7]

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