
CARTOON HUMAN APOCALYPSE SERIES
However, Simonson felt that the series need an archenemy, or what Simonson called "a big, bad villain", and conceived of Apocalypse.

In a 2011 interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer, Simonson explained that when the X-Factor series was created, the original five X-Men were pulled out of the purview of Chris Claremont, who was writing The Uncanny X-Men. I wanted a Magneto-level villain who would up the stakes and give the X-Factor team reason to exist." Editor Bob Harras said that the character arose because of storytelling needs: "All I had communicated to Louise was my desire that an A-level, first class character be introduced. However, Layton left the book after writing this issue and was replaced by writer Louise Simonson. Layton intended to reveal this character to be the Daredevil villain the Owl on the final page of X-Factor #5. While writing the first five issues of X-Factor, Bob Layton dropped hints of a villain operating behind the scenes and leading the Alliance of Evil (mentioned in X-Factor #4, May 1986). Oscar Isaac portrayed the character in X-Men: Apocalypse. Apocalypse has also been featured in various forms of media. Since his introduction, the character has appeared in a number of X-Men titles, including spin-offs and several limited series. Apocalypse is one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe. Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist Jackson Guice, Apocalypse first appeared in X-Factor #5 (May 1986). He is one of the world's first mutants, and was originally a principal villain for the original X-Factor team and now for the X-Men and related spin-off teams.

Ability to augment, manipulate, or steal the powers of other mutants and cosmic beingsĪpocalypse ( En Sabah Nur) is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics.Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, endurance, durability, agility, reflexes, resilience, dexterity, and senses.Bio-Molecular Alteration (main ability).
