En Sabah Nur (Earth-51518)

Apocalypse
Name	En Sabah Nur
Current Alias	Apocalypse
Aliases	Baron Nur, Baron Apocalypse
Affiliation and Relationships
Relatives	Holocaust (son)
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Bald
Unusual Features	Grey skin, extensive blue lips, massive in his natural form
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Mutant
Living Status	Deceased
Personal Information
Identity	Public
Citizenship	Earth-BW03
Occupation	Baron of the Domain of Apocalypse
Base of Operations	New Cairo
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribic
First	Secret Wars #2 (May, 2015)
First	Secret Wars #2 (May, 2015)
Death	Age of Apocalypse (Vol. 2) #4 (September, 2015)
Death	Age of Apocalypse (Vol. 2) #4 (September, 2015)

 It is not enough to just live - nor even to survive - neither matter without having endured tremendous hardship. We triumphed over the wretched homo sapiens race so long ago that we have forgotten what survival of the fittest really means. If the flatscans have a weapon or a plague, I say-- KILL US IF YOU CAN... OR DIE TRYING 

—Apocalypse

History

Apocalypse was the baron of the Domain of Apocalypse, where mutants were the dominant species, having triumphed over homo sapiens years before, under Apocalypse's leadership. Apocalypse expanded his domain greatly by waging war on his neighbours, conquering several domains and enslaving their barons as his own Horsemen.

Five years prior to the events that would lead to his own unmaking, Lord Doom forbade Apocalypse from waging war on his neighbours, causing him to crack down even harder on his own domain. Apocalypse's most bitter foes were the mutant rebels known as the X-Men.

Apocalypse eventually became suspicious of the remaining humans in his domain, led by the Friends of Humanity, suspecting they had some sort of weapon at their disposal. He also dispatched his horsemen to locate Cypher.

His horsemen eventually discovered that the humans had possession of the Legacy Virus, a disease that would kill all mutants and leave humans unharmed. His Elite Mutant Force launched an attack on the human settlement, and were engaged by the X-Men, who had also learned of the virus, and attempted to take it for themselves. Apocalypse personally intervened however, finding the canister and breaking it, unleashing the virus. Having come to believe that mutants had grown weak and unworthy after defeating humanity, Apocalypse believed that the virus would serve as a test to see who was truly fit to survive, as he believed that survival of the fittest meant having to endure continuous hardship to weed out the strong from the weak.

Apocalypse engages the X-Men, but finds that he himself has been infected with the virus. In disbelief that he was not worthy to survive, his own horsemen turned on him, and being assaulted by the X-Men, his horsemen, and the virus itself was enough to finally destroy Apocalypse, who had lost control of his powers of cellular cohesion, and simply disintegrated into liquid.

Apocalypse was later revived by God Emperor Doom to help him stop a rebellion that was occurring in Battleworld.

Personality

Apocalypse is ruthless and megalomaniacal. Believing above all else in the survival of the fittest, Apocalypse has nothing but disdain for those who prove themselves "weak" in his eyes, even forbidding the name of his own son from ever being spoken again after he had been killed by the X-Men. Apocalypse craves conflict above all else, as he believes that only through constant hardships can the strong truly prove themselves fit.

Attributes

Powers

Presumably the same as his counterpart.

Abilities

Presumably the same as his counterpart.

Notes

Apocalypse appears to have been considered one of God-Doom's most trusted barons, as he was among those Doom called upon for council when his rule was threatened.

See Also

• 13 appearance(s) of En Sabah Nur (Earth-51518)
• 3 minor appearance(s) of En Sabah Nur (Earth-51518)
• 3 mention(s) of En Sabah Nur (Earth-51518)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of En Sabah Nur (Earth-51518)
• 11 image(s) of En Sabah Nur (Earth-51518)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about En Sabah Nur (Earth-51518)
• 1 victim(s) killed by En Sabah Nur (Earth-51518)