Horsemen of Apocalypse
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The Horsemen of Apocalypse were a group that featured in Marvel Comics X-Men.
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History
Background
Members
War
Hulk
After a battle against the X-Men in their mansion, the Hulk came into conflict with Apocalypse which the mutant managed to win. Taking the defeated Hulk, Apocalypse transformed him into his newest Horseman incarnation of War. Wearing a unique set of armour, this War had a mask over his face, carried a sword and could fire a mechanical tendril from his other hand. In addition to this, his mind was conditioned to serve Apocalypse and he was let loose to fight against Juggernaught and the Absorbing Man where he easily managed to defeat the two. It was only after the Hulk's friend Rick Jones was wounded was the Hulk's mind touched and in a grip of rage he ripped the armour from his skin before leaping away.
This incarnation of War was perhaps the strongest of all due to the nature of it's host namely the Hulk. He was incredibly powerful and easily able to fight against some of the most strongest beings on Earth. He made use of his tentacle as a whip in order to grab onto to foes and send them flying away. This War did not ride a robotic horse but lept great distances. The sword he carried was also boobytrapped and detonated by remote.
Gazer
Gazer was teleported to Apocalypse's sphinx-like vessel where he was forced to battle a Human archeologist known as Dr. Foster who stumbled on Apocalypse's tomb. The two fought for the position of War, a Horseman of Apocalypse. However, Gazer's weak nature meant that he would have lost the battle had it not been for Ozymandias who told him that he would owe the scribe more then his master in the future. Succeeding, he underwent the terrible and painful process where his skeleton was stretched and his mind conditioned to serve Apocalypse. He was then sent to battle the X-Men and Sentinel Squad O*N*E and returned to base where Ozymandias demanded he be repaid the debt. However, War did not fulfil his oath and revealed the truth to his master Apocalypse of Ozymandias's treachery. Later, during a fight with the X-Men, Ozymandias tok his revenge and stabbed War from behind with a sword thus killing him.
War was transformed to possess super strength and enhanced durability as well as the power to both absorb as well as rechannel solar energy. He was capable of discharging these as blasts of fire from his eyes. In addition to this, he also carried a spiked mace which flashed with electricity and rided a robotic horse that flew.
Famine
Ahab
Ahab joined the immortal supervillain Apocalypse and became one of his elite Horseman, becoming a new incarnation of Famine within the group. His appearance changed greatly taking a more skeleta form with most of his face masked by a cowl with only his eyes available. He also carried a spear in his arm as his primary weapon Together with his comrades, he sought out the Twelve in order for his master to gain god-like powers. However, during his service, he was sent into an alternate dimension by Mikhail Rasputin. His fate remains unknown in the main reality.
In addition to his cybernetic body and the power to fire energy harpoons that sought their target; Ahab gained the ability to drain a victim's lifeforce resulting in emaiation or worse.
Sunfire
After the loss of his powers after M-Day, Sunfire was left in a hospital and had lost his limbs as well. It was at this point that Apocalypse approached him and offered him the chance for vengeance, something that Sunfire accepted. However, after being chained in the supervillain prison where he heard Gazer's tortured screams, Sunfire decided to escape and attempted to free him but Gazer was transformed already into War who defeated Sunfire who was taken to be forcibly converted into the Horseman Famine. After this, he was sent to attack the X-Men and used his new powers to cause Humans and Mutants to feel hungry as well as weak. While fighting, he was shot down by Havok and captured by Rogue who realized who h was and taken to a medical ward to he healed. Apocalypse sent War to retrieve Famine but Sunfire from free from the brainwashing and attacked War after which he escaped with the unconcious form of Gambit, now Death, where they attempted to return to their former lives but Famine encountered Mister Sinister who took Sunfire as a member of his Marauders.
This incarnation of Famine had his powers returned to him through technological means despite them being lost to Rogue. He was capable of firing powerful heat blasts as was normal and had the power of flight. In addition to this, he was now capable of creating flashes of light that affected that part of the brain that controlled hunger. This left Humans and Mutants falling into a state of hunger where they felt weakened. His appearance was that as a flaming Human with skeletal shaped head.
Death
Wolverine
The X-Man Wolverine was abducted by Apocalypse and replaced with a Skrull imposter in order to prevent the X-Men from knowing that their friend was captured. Once captured, he was placed in a fight against his nemesis Sabretooth with the winner becoming a Horseman of Apocalypse. Wolverine truimped over his foe and was selected to become Apocalpyse's latest incarnation of Death. As part of the transformation, his mind was blanked and brainwashed to serve Apocalypse. The adamantium within Sabretooth was stripped from his body and bonded to Wolverine's skeleton once more. In his service of his master, this fourth version of Death attacked the X-Men and killed his Skrull imposter. This alerted his former comrades about the abduction and that their friend was now Death.
Wolverine as Death wore an elaborate costume and typically overed his face which prevented his identification. He also made use of an exotic appearing sword. He combined his resilient body with his skills making him a dangerous opponent to face
Gambit
After the return of Apocalypse, Gambit approached the supervillain and willingly offered himself as a servant. He intended to infiltrate Apocalypse's ranks in order to protect his comrades but miscalculated the transformation process which warped his mind as well as his body into a loyal servant. Thus, Gambit became an incarnation of Death and served in the Horsemen of Apocalypse. His appearance changed with his hair turning white and his skin jet black. Though his mind had been changed, a portion of his persona remained making him both Death and Gambit which remembered his love of Rogue which prevented him from killing her. However, he later attacked the Xavier Institute with Sunfire in order to free Polaris both of whom were his fellow Horsemen. In order to free all his ties to his old life, he attempted to kill Rogue but was stopped by Pulse's power nullification abilities.
In his transformed state, this new Death had the ability to convert inert materials into toxic substances allowing him to transform breathable air into poisonous gases. Furthermore, he also potentially had the ability to ingest diseases and plagues similar to his comrade Polaris, as Pestilence.
Other
Magneto
In X-Men Evolution; Magneto fought against Apocalypse by the last season only to be defeated and apparently killed in an explosion of energy. However, he was captured and transformed into a servant of the immortal mutant. Numerous implants were placed on his face and his eyes glowed a light blue. He was unleashed by his master to battle against the X-Men and Brotherhood when they attacked the four pyramids of Apocalypse that he was using to transform the Human race. He easily defeated his opponents and was later sent to destroy Sentinels sent by S.H.I.E.L.D. against Apocalypse's orbital satelites. He easily demonstrated his enhanced magnetic powers in defeating these opponents before he returned to Earth and attempted to destroy his mutant foes and came close to killing his daughter Wanda before he was defeated.
The episode does not refer to him as a Horseman nor what position he held but it's possible that he was meant to be War.
Xavier
In X-Men Evolutions final season; Professor Charles Xavier discovered that the immortal mutant Apocalypse had plans to control the evolution of the Human race. He attempted to reason with the supervillain but failed and he was apparently killed along with Storm who tried to save her mentor. He was, however, teleported into Apocalypse's base where he was transformed into a servant with implants on his eyes. His eyes glowed blue and was now capable of walking as well as a level of telekinetic ability giving him the power of flight. He was an even stronger telepath and capable of manifesting psychic energy scythes from his arms capable of tearing through metal with ease as well as fighting in the mind of his foe. He protected one of Apocalypse's pyramids and fought against Jean Grey, how enhanced by Cerebro.
The episode does not refer to him as a Horseman nor what position he hed but the scythe's suggest he was meant to be Death.
Storm
Mystique
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