Apocalypse in other media
| Adaptations of Apocalypse in other media | |
|---|---|
| Created by |
Louise Simonson (writer) Jackson Guice (artist) |
| Original source | Comics published by Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | X-Factor vol. 1, #5 (June 1986) |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) |
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) |
| Television show(s) |
X-Men (1992) X-Men: Evolution (2000) Wolverine and the X-Men (2009) |
| Games | |
| Video game(s) |
X-Men (1993) X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (1994) X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse (2001) X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (2005) |
Originally an archenemy of the X-Men in Marvel comic books, the supervillain Apocalypse has appeared in various forms of media, including animated television series, live-action films and video games, while merchandise of the character include toys, and trading cards.
Canadian actor Brendan Pedder portrays a young En Sabah Nur in the post-credits scene of the 2014 film X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Oscar Isaac portrays En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse as the titular main antagonist in X-Men: Apocalypse. Isaac revealed that both practical and digital effects would be used for Apocalypse's costume. The actor had to go through extensive makeup and prosthetics applications, in addition to wearing high-heeled boots and a 40-pound suit to appear taller and more imposing. In the film, Apocalypse demonstrates various abilities, such as telepathy, telekinesis, technopathy, teleportation, flight, cellular regeneration, matter and energy manipulation, mutant enhancement, protective shielding, enhanced adaptive skills, and superhuman physical attributes. The world's first and most powerful mutant, the immortal Apocalypse emerged in prehistoric times and was worshipped as various gods. He developed some form of technology and merged with a Celestial battle-suit that allowed him to transfer his essence into the bodies of others, who were usually other mutants so that he could amass their powers; historical records make reference to his 'Four Horsemen', and how destruction always followed in his wake. When he was being transferred into the body of a mutant with a healing factor, some of his followers betrayed him and trapped him underneath his pyramid, and Apocalypse remained in stasis for millennia until he was accidentally awakened in the 1980s. Apocalypse subsequently recruits Storm, Psylocke, Angel and Magneto as his Four Horsemen, claiming that he intends to build a world where only the 'strong' survive. When the telepathic professor Charles Xavier psychically contacts Magneto, Apocalypse detects his presence, and is somehow able to turn the connection back on Xavier and use him to make the world's governments launch all of Earth's nuclear missiles into space, preventing the humans from rebelling against him. After kidnapping Xavier, Apocalypse attempts to transfer his consciousness into the professor's body to further advance his telepathy and take control of every mind on the planet, but he is opposed by the new X-Men - Raven Darkhölme, Hank McCoy, Scott Summers, Jean Grey, Kurt Wagner, and Magneto's son Peter. During the final battle, Nightcrawler teleports Xavier away from Apocalypse's transferral equipment, while the other X-Men face the Four Horsemen. When Angel is later defeated, Ororo turns against Apocalypse when she sees his disregard for his 'loyal follower', and Magneto is later convinced to betray Apocalypse as well, resulting in the villain being attacked by all the X-Men while Xavier engages him in a telepathic battle on the astral plane. He is finally defeated when Xavier encourages Jean to tap into her full potential, the resulting blast disintegrating Apocalypse. Before he dies, he cryptically describes Jean's unleashing of her power as "all being revealed".
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