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7!X-Men
8
9[[folder:Magneto]]
10!!Magneto
11[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/erik_lehnsherr_2528earth_2952529_from_astonishing_x_men_vol_1_1_001.jpg]]
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13Founder of the [=AoA=] X-Men, Magneto's life was changed in a pivotal moment when his dear friend Xavier was murdered by an insane and incredibly powerful mutant. Swearing to uphold Xavier's dreams of human/mutant peace, Magneto finds himself the founder of the X-men and one of the few remaining in opposition to Apocalypse and his Horsemen.
14----
15* AdaptationalHeroism: Even post HeelFaceTurn, 616 Magneto was never as kind as this version. Xavier's death before he could turn to villainy went a long way towards humbling him.
16* BigGood: He takes over Xavier’s role as this for the X-men. Although he’s much tougher on his students.
17* HappilyMarried: To Rogue, despite some occasional strain.
18* MayDecemberRomance: He's a couple decades older than Rogue.
19* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Poor guy managed to outlive all four of his kids. Anya presumably shared her mainstream counterpart's fate, Wanda was killed by Nemesis, Pietro sacrificed himself protecting Magneto from Sauron, and Charles was killed by Demon Ock.
20* YourHeadAsplode: Weapon X kills him by vaporizing his head from behind.
21[[/folder]]
22
23[[folder:Rogue]]
24!!Rogue
25[[quoteright:186:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/raoa23.jpg]]
26
27A mutant with the power to absorb the memories and genetic abilities of anyone she touches, she accidentally absorbed too much power from a woman named Lorna, permanently acquiring her electromagnetic manipulating abilities -- in contrast to her mainstream counterpart, who acquired FlyingBrick status by absorbing the powers of ComicBook/MsMarvel.
28----
29* BlessedWithSuck: Somewhat less so than her mainstream counterpart, because here she falls in love with a man who can shield himself with a forcefield and so he is capable of touching her. She's still unable to touch her son, though.
30* CantHaveSexEver: Averted. Magneto's abilities allow him and Rogue to touch and they have a son together.
31* {{Flight}}: Much like Magneto, Rogue is able to fly by riding the Earth's magnetic field.
32* FlyingBrick: Rogue is still a flying brick in this continuity, though as a result of her absorbed magnetic abilities rather than Ms. Marvel's powers.
33* FunetikAksent: Rogue's Southern accent is as prominent as ever in her speech bubbles.
34* HappilyMarried: Rogue's relationship with Magneto was strained at times by both his cold demeanor and her attraction to Gambit. Still, their unwavering loyalty and love for one another make her this.
35* HotForTeacher: Magneto helped her get through dealing with her powers. She ended up falling for him, marrying him and having his son.
36* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Rogue suffered this at the hands of Weapon X, who became the new Apocalypse, after she attempted to weaken him by draining his powers.
37* LoveTriangle: Rogue's was originally in one with Magneto and Gambit. Gambit wanted Rogue and she seemed to recipocrate, but she became more and more drawn to Magneto with time. Then Gambit (not knowing about her strong feelings for their leader) asked Magneto to help Rogue out with her powers. Not the smartest move.
38* MamaBear: Rogue reacts very violently to Holocaust threatening her son, Charles.
39* MayDecemberRomance: Rogue is married to and has a child with the much older Magneto.
40* MegaManning: As per her usual power set.
41* SelectiveMagnetism: Like Magneto, because she stole the powers of Polaris in this continuity. However, the times that she actually used this ability for something other than making herself a flying brick could be counted on one hand.
42* SuperStrength: By manipulating the magnetic fields of her body, Rogue is able to greatly increase her physical strength.
43* SuperToughness: Another power acquired by manipulating magnetism, Rogue can take some serious hits, including physical blows and powerful energy blasts from Holocaust.
44[[/folder]]
45
46[[folder:Quicksilver]]
47!!Quicksilver
48[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/quicksilver_leads_the_x_men_in_age_of_apocalypse.jpg]]
49
50Magneto's son, who is driven to avenge his slain sister. Storm's lover in this continuity.
51----
52* BattleCouple: Him and Storm.
53* HeroicSacrifice: Took a hit from Sauron meant for his father at the cost of his own life.
54* KilledOffForReal: Not in the original story arc, but in a 2005 expansion he met his end battling Sauron.
55* MyGreatestFailure: Is haunted by his failure to save his sister Wanda from her death.
56* SuperSpeed: He has the power to run at incredible speeds.
57* SupportingLeader: He is the field leader of the X-Men, serving under his father Magneto.
58[[/folder]]
59
60[[folder:Storm]]
61!!Storm
62[[quoteright:189:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/storm_aoa_2.jpg]]
63
64A member of the X-Men although more street tough and wise. She is also the lover of Quicksilver.
65----
66* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:She was captured by a brainwashed weapon X and turned into blind seer made of living stone.]]
67* BattleCouple: With Quicksilver.
68[[/folder]]
69
70[[folder:Banshee]]
71!!Banshee
72[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/banshee_aoa_2.jpg]]
73
74Banshee was older than most members of the X-Men and had actually retired. However, Magneto later asked him to come out of retirement to fight against Apocalypse.
75----
76* SuperScream: Just like his mainstream counterpart.
77* {{Flight}}: Also like his mainstream counterpart, Banshee is able to fly by riding sound waves.
78* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Gave his life to destroy Abyss from the inside with his sonic power.]]
79* RetiredBadass: Was this until he rejoined the X-Men at the behest of Magneto.
80[[/folder]]
81
82[[folder:Exodus]]
83!!Exodus
84[[quoteright:251:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/exodus_6.jpg]]
85
86A mysterious mutant prisoner of Apocalypse's Madri priests, Exodus was found and rescued by Magneto, becoming intensely devoted to him as a result. After being trained in the use of his powers, he joined Magneto's X-Men and quickly proved his worth as a teammate during the ensuing battles.
87----
88* AdaptationalHeroism: Unlike the 616 Exodus who is radicalized into extremism by Magneto, the mentorship of this world's Mags produces an Exodus who is an unequivocal hero.
89* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Not nearly as much of a KnightTemplar as his 616 incarnation.
90* BattleCouple: Him and Dazzler.
91* ComboPlatterPowers: Per Cypher's description of him: "Exodus is a [[MindOverMatter telekinetic]], [[{{Telepathy}} telepath]], [[{{Teleportation}} teleporter]]... [[SuperpowerLottery I don't know what else]]."
92* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In ''The Salvation of Exodus'', a panel that shows Exodus, as a captive of the Madri being saved by Magneto, he is notably drawn with a skeletal, emaciated appearance uncomfortably reminiscent of [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust Holocaust victims]]. [[http://i.imgur.com/ce9qnra.jpg See for yourself]].
93* GodzillaThreshold: Circumstances force Magneto to reveal to Exodus his powers of teleportation.
94* {{Irony}}: He is very respectful of Quicksilver and even refers to him as "sir". In the main timeline, they are bitter enemies.
95* NoSmoking: He disapproves of his lover Dazzler's smoking habit and tries to keep her from doing it when he can.
96* PowerLimiter: Wears a pair of mechanical devices on his face that most likely serve as these.
97* PutOnABus: In his last appearance Magneto sent him on a secret mission. He hasn't been seen since.
98* SixthRanger: Mentioned at one point as being the team's newest member.
99* SuperpowerLottery: Not quite as crazy powerful as his mainstream incarnation, but still probably the most powerful of the [=AoA=] X-Men.
100* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Inverted. Fearing that Exodus might become corrupted by the full scope of his powers, Magneto deliberately limited his knowledge of them.
101* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Didn't take part in the last battle with Apocalypse due to being on a secret mission, hasn’t made an appearance since the 90s, and is currently listed as MIA.
102[[/folder]]
103
104[[folder:Sabretooth]]
105!!Sabretooth
106[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sabretooth_blink_aoa.jpg]]
107
108Originally one of Apocalypse's lapdogs, Sabretooth found even he had his limits when a mission turned out to be far darker in nature than he had initially believed. Deemed unfit to survive by Apocalypse, Sabretooth was left behind after a battle with Magneto and his X-Men, and threw his loyalty in with them to survive.
109----
110* AdaptationalHeroism: Lacks the sadist tendencies and bloodthirsty nature of the original.
111* TheAtoner: Not at first, but eventually grew into one of these.
112* BadassInDistress: At one point he is captured and beaten very nearly to death by Holocaust. Blink has to come and save him.
113* BigBrotherMentor: Becomes one to Blink.
114* EvenEvilHasStandards: Sabertooth thought that Apocalypse just wanted to intimidate humanity by seizing Cape Citadel; he immediately protested that this wasn't what he signed on for when it was made clear that Apocalypse intended the missiles to be used.
115* HealingFactor: Much like Weapon X and his mainstream counterpart, Sabretooth heals much more quickly and extensively than an ordinary person.
116* HeelFaceTurn: Despite everything, he became a sincere believer in Magneto's creed and tried to atone for the evil he had committed.
117* MoralityPet: Joining Magneto gets him started on the path to being a hero, but mentoring Blink gives him a ''reason'' to be one.
118* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Initially, just wanted to survive and get revenge on Apocalypse after he defected.
119* ThoseTwoGuys: Usually goes into battle with the feral Wild Child at his side.
120* WolverinePublicity: One of the more popular [=AoA=] characters, so much so that he was brought back years later to be a main character in ''ComicBook/{{Exiles}}''.
121[[/folder]]
122
123[[folder:Blink]]
124!!Blink
125[[quoteright:344:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blink.png]]
126
127A young mutant teleporter and Sabretooth's loyal student.
128----
129-> See Characters/{{Exiles}}
130[[/folder]]
131
132[[folder:Wild Child]]
133!!Wild Child
134[[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wild_child_9.jpg]]
135
136A feral, nearly mindless mutant that sees Sabretooth as his master after being beaten by him in a fight for dominance.
137----
138* AdaptationalDumbass: At least in the original timeline he could talk.
139* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:By Weapon Omega]].
140[[/folder]]
141
142[[folder:Iceman]]
143!!Iceman
144[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/iceman_aoa_9.jpg]]
145
146Iceman was one of the first X-Men in this continuity as well, though it seems that the crapsack world he lives in has made him master his powers much more quickly. He almost always appears in his ice form, but his personality seems to be largely the same as his mainstream counterpart's.
147----
148* AdaptationalJerkass: Original Bobby is a kind-hearted and loyal person who would normally kill his enemies, [[spoiler:nor would ever betray his friends.]]
149* AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome: The CrapsackWorld he lived in forced Bobby to tap into his true potential and thus, he is far more powerful than his mainstream counterpart. [[spoiler: Which becomes a real problem for the heroes after he betrays them.]]
150* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:When he was defeated by Nightcrawler in a furnace room, he pleaded for his life. It didn’t save him]].
151* AnIcePerson: Of course. Still, even this darker version of Bobby isn't cold or aloof. He still cracks jokes like his mainstream counterpart does.
152* DirtyCoward: Left behind his friends to save his life during the battle with Weapon Omega’s forces.
153* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Betrayed his team to save his life and assisted 616 Archangel in the battle with 616 X-Force and his former teammates]].
154* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler: He eventually decides he doesn't care what happens to the world as long as he gets a comfortable life.]]
155* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:For his betrayal by Nightcrawler.]]
156* TheMentallyDisturbed: Notably more unstable that the regular timeline's Iceman, though not so unstable as to reach AxCrazy levels.
157[[/folder]]
158
159[[folder:Sunfire]]
160!!Sunfire
161[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sunfire.jpg]]
162
163A mutant with a fire-based atomic powers who survived the genocide of Japan and Death’s experiments. Joined the X-Men to have revenge on Apocalypse and Holocaust who destroyed his homeland.
164----
165* AdaptationalBadass: This version of Sunfire was capable of fighting with Apocalypse ''and'' his son Holocaust, both of whom are extremely powerful mutants well beyond 616 Shiro's martial abilities. And while he couldn't beat them, he did unleash a LimitBreak attack that might well have '''killed Apocalypse''' if Holocaust hadn't been on hand to absorb it.
166* AdaptationalNiceGuy: This version of Shiro must be [[{{HotBlooded}} a hot-head]], but he’s not as much of a JerkAss as his 616 counterpart.
167* {{Flight}}: Can fly like his mainstream counterpart.
168* FlyingFirepower: Like his original counterpart, Shiro is able to fly in his fire form.
169* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Gave his life to save the 616 X-Force and the world that not even his.]]
170* KillItWithFire: His foes, including Amazon and [[spoiler:Iceman]] (however, the latter survived the attack) found out about this the hard way.
171* LeeroyJenkins: Has a general tendency to go into a fight without any plan.
172* LimitBreak: His last-ditch Nova Blast-esque attack, which was powerful enough to scorch a huge area of Japan even with Holocaust absorbing enough of it to protect himself and his father.
173* MyGreatestFailure: Is haunted by his failure to save Japan from Apocalypse’s attack.
174* PatrioticFervor: Like 616 Sunfire, he's a devout Japanese patriot. Unfortunately, most of Japan was destroyed by Apocalypse and he was unable to stop it, which on top of his PTSD has left him a psychological mess.
175* PlayingWithFire: His fire abilities are strong enough to destroy hordes of enemies.
176* ThePowerOfTheSun: As expected from someone who goes by Sunfire.
177* ShellShockedVeteran: Like [=AoA=] Exodus, his time as a captive of Apocalypse has left him with some serious PTSD issues.
178* RetCanon: His outfit is a case of this, as it is by far the most popular of Sunfire's costumes across his various adaptations. It's so popular, in fact, that Marvel brought it into the main timeline during the 2005 "Blood of Apocalypse" storyline, in which 616 Sunfire was transformed into the Horseman of Famine and given an identical costume which he then kept.
179* WreathedInFlames: He is fully covered by flames when using his powers.
180[[/folder]]
181
182[[folder:Morph]]
183!!Morph
184[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/morph_1.jpg]]
185
186Morph is the wise-cracking jokester of the X-Men, who was formerly known as Changeling. He often gets on his teammate's nerves, particularly Sabretooth and Sunfire.
187----
188* AdaptationalComicRelief: Original Changeling wasn’t known for Slapstick WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes kind of humour.
189* AscendedExtra: Was a rather minor X-Men character that got killed after a very few appearances. Here he is a prominent member of the team.
190* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Morph's main power is this, to an incredible degree. He can disguise himself as people, animals, objects, etc.
191* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Survived the main event and then disappeared completely in the sequel stories.
192[[/folder]]
193
194[[folder:Wolfsbane]]
195!!Wolfsbane
196[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wolfsbane_60.jpg]]
197
198A mutant who is able to transform into a werewolf, who was once imprisoned as a slave.
199----
200* SixthRanger: She was one of the latest additions to the team in the 2005 mini-series.
201* SuperSenses: She has some due to her werewolf nature.
202* WolfMan: Wolf ''woman''.
203* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Disappeared completely after the 2005 mini-series.
204[[/folder]]
205
206[[folder:Nightcrawler]]
207!!Nightcrawler
208[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/x_calibre_nightcrawler.jpg]]
209
210A cold hearted executioner who works as a sort of protector for Avalon.
211----
212* AdaptationalJerkass: Original Kurt is a kind person with cute tendencies. This Kurt is ruthless to his enemies and really rude.
213* AdaptationNameChange: This Nightcrawler's civilian name is Kurt ''Darkholme'' instead of Kurt Wagner, reflecting his closer relationship to Mystique than the main version.
214* AntiHero: He will murder anyone including former friends if it means keeping the job done. He’s noticeably less social and more violent than before. Still, he fights to protect mutants, and he will not betray his principles doing it.
215* DarkAndTroubledPast: Like the original Kurt, he had a terrible childhood, but this extended to the point of hating the church.
216* HeroicSacrifice: Ultimately [[spoiler:gives his life to stop a multi-dimensional threat by trapping the monsters in his home reality, even knowing that the strain of what he was about to do would kill him]].
217* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Accompanies X-Force back to the 616 universe to hunt down villains who escaped from his own world.
218* WeUsedToBeFriends: Thinks about their time as friends during the battle with [[spoiler:Iceman]].
219[[/folder]]
220
221[[folder:Dazzler]]
222!!Dazzler
223[[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alison_blaire.jpg]]
224
225Formerly a mutant singer, Dazzler's dreams of becoming a pop sensation were shattered when Apocalypse launched his strike against America. Though embittered by this loss, she joined Magneto's X-Men to do some good in the world.
226----
227* AdaptationalBadass: Unlike her lover Exodus, she is arguably stronger than her 616 counterpart, owing to her much more martial lifestyle.
228* BattleCouple: Her and Exodus.
229* CouldntFindALighter: Often uses her lasers to light up her cigarettes.
230* EnergyWeapon: Her primary method of attack, though she doesn't hold back nearly as much as her 616 counterpart.
231* LightEmUp: Her mutant power, which allows her to convert sound into light.
232* TheMourningAfter: In her last appearance her lover Exodus is missing in action and she is stated to be trying to move on but secretly waiting for his return and hoping that he is still alive.
233* TheRockStar: She was all set to become one, until Apocalypse's war destroyed that dream forever.
234* SmokingIsNotCool: She is explicitly noted to have become a heavy smoker as a means of coping with the loss of her music career, and further, has ruined her voice after years of chain smoking.
235* SmokyVoice: Said to have one, as she no longer cared about preserving her voice after Apocalypse's war.
236* StatusQuoIsGod: An interesting ''visual'' case: in the original 1995 series she was drawn with an appearance very distinct from the 616 Dazzler, with longer hair, a darker uniform, and a harder face. Fast forward ten years to the AfterTheEnd miniseries, and suddenly she looks a ''lot'' more like her 616 counterpart. Compare [[https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/8/8e/Alison_Blaire_%28Earth-295%29_from_Amazing_X-Men_Vol_1_2_0001.jpg the original]] to [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e2/a8/87/e2a8875e7a3d0547211fb990526e0dc8--comic-covers-book-covers.jpg the update]] and see for yourself.
237[[/folder]]
238
239!Generation Next
240
241[[folder:Colossus]]
242!!Colossus
243[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/colossus_aoa.png]]
244
245Brutal and merciless, Colossus is the reluctantly appointed teacher for Generation Next, but cares only for one person: his lover, Kitty Pryde, aka Shadowcat.
246----
247* AdaptationalJerkass: Original Colossus is a friendly and humble man. This Piotr is unnecessarily cruel to his own students and outright mean.
248* AntiHero: Even more so than Nightcrawler. He’s violent, vicious, cruel, and vindictive. Who on the battlefield doesn’t care who gets hurt as long as he wins. On the other hand, he loves his sister, his wife, served Magneto faithfully, and never gives up His fight against Apocalypse.
249* BadBoss: He’s not very caring nor sympathetic to his subordinates, and he will kill any who questions him.
250* BattleCouple: With Shadowcat.
251* BigBrotherInstinct: Would choose to rescue his little sister over saving his students.
252* TheBrute: He served this as one of Weapon Omegas strongest brainwashed servants.
253* DirtyCoward: Played with. He’s hardly a coward, [[spoiler:but he left behind his own students during the battle because he didn’t want to lose his sister again.]]
254* TheDragon: He was one of Magneto's original recruits, so he played this part as a field commander.
255* SadistTeacher: Openly tried to get his students to kill each other during training to ensure that only the strongest ones would be left to fight, and regarded even them as expendable tools in his crusade against Apocalypse.
256[[/folder]]
257
258[[folder:Shadowcat]]
259!!Shadowcat
260[[quoteright:217:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shadowcat_aoa.jpg]]
261
262A mutant who can phase through solid objects, Kitty Pryde helps her husband Colossus to lead a new generation of mutants.
263----
264* AdaptationalSkimpiness: Wears a far more revealing outfit than her rather modest original counterpart has ever had.
265* BattleCouple: With Colossus.
266* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Accidentally crushed to death while trying to stop her unstable husband.]]
267* WolverineClaws
268[[/folder]]
269
270[[folder:Chamber]]
271!!Chamber
272[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jonothon_starsmore_earth_295_from_generation_next_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
273
274A member of the next generation of X-Men, who could blast energy beams through his chest.
275----
276* AdaptationalAttractiveness: This version of Jono has his face wholly intact, while his original counterpart lost his lower jaw because of his powers.
277* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Died during the battle with Sugar Man’s mooks along with his teammates after being left behind by his mentor Colossus.]]
278[[/folder]]
279
280[[folder:Husk]]
281!!Husk
282[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/husk_aoa.jpg]]
283
284The only female member of the next generation of X-Men, who is able to change the shape of her skin by shedding the upper layer of it.
285----
286* AdaptationalDyeJob: Blonde in the main universe, brown-haired here.
287* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Being left behind to die made her Sinister’s ally. After taking the identity of Xorn she became a member of X-Men only to betray and try to kill them.]]
288* DirtyHarriet: Went undercover as a human prostitute to get into the slave camp Illyana was kept in.
289* FaceHeelTurn: Was an ally of X-Men, [[spoiler:but being left behind by her mentor and witnessing all of her close friends horribly die made her evil.]]
290* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: She didn't take being left for dead well.
291* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Was ready to kill Magneto’s and Rogue’s child to have her revenge.]]
292[[/folder]]
293
294[[folder:Vincente]]
295!!Vincente
296[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vincente_00.jpg]]
297
298A member of the next generation of X-Men, who is able to shift his state of matter from solid to liquid to gaseous.
299----
300* CanonImmigrant: First appeared in the ''Age of Apocalypse'' universe. Then he was adapted into the main Marvel Universe, albeit [[{{AdaptationalVillainy}} as a villain]].
301* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Fatally wounded by Sugar Man (somehow despite being in a gas form) and then left behind along with his teammates by his mentor Colossus.]]
302[[/folder]]
303
304[[folder:Mondo]]
305!!Mondo
306[[quoteright:218:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mondo_8.jpg]]
307
308A member of the next generation of X-Men, who is able to change his form by absorbing organic and inorganic material.
309----
310* ComboPlatterPowers: His powers depend on what he absorbs.
311* FriendToAllChildren: Has a soft spot for children judging on his dynamic with Illyana and human girl Ace.
312* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:The first to be killed during Generation Next last mission.]]
313* WildSamoan: Samoan and very loud.
314[[/folder]]
315
316[[folder:Skin]]
317!!Skin
318[[quoteright:197:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/skin_aoa.jpg]]
319
320A member of the next generation of X-Men, who can control his skin.
321----
322* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Died during the battle with Sugar Man’s mooks along with his teammates after being left behind by his mentor Colossus.]]
323* RubberMan: Can stretch his skin like his original counterpart.
324[[/folder]]
325
326[[folder:Know-It-All]]
327!!Know-It-All
328[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/know_it_all_earth_295_from_generation_next_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
329
330A member of the next generation of X-Men, she acts as mission control.
331----
332* HyperAwareness: Monitors everything through the computers.
333* MissionControl: Her main role as a member of Generation Next.
334* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:The only surviving member of the Generation Next, but she hasn’t made a single appearance since the mini-series ending.]]
335[[/folder]]
336
337!X-ternals
338
339[[folder:Gambit]]
340!!Gambit
341
342A Cajun mutant who is Magneto’s close friend, Rogue’s ex-boyfriend, and the leader of X-Ternals. His power is to force objects to explode by "charging" them, converting their potential energy into kinetic energy. He’s also a great acrobat and a bo-staff fighter.
343----
344* AdaptationalJerkass: His original counterpart is also known for being {{HotBlooded}}, but this Gambit is even more rude and ready to attack his best friend out of poor jealousy.
345* AdaptationalHeroism: On the other side, he had never been associated with Mr. Sinister, to begin with, and hadn’t had HeelFaceRevolvingDoor tendencies like 616 Gambit. [[spoiler:He even sacrificed his life for his friends]].
346* AmicableExes: Despite taking the break-up with Rogue rather bad, they’d been on good terms.
347* AntiHero: He’s definitely a hero, but his morality is not perfectly heroic. He kills his enemies and once even attacked Magneto out of jealousy when Rogue chose Eric instead of him.
348* BadPowersGoodPeople: His power to create “bombs” out of anything doesn’t sound exactly nice, but he’s a hero and a loyal ally.
349* DeadpanSnarker: Pretty much like his original counterpart. Almost everything he says is snarky, even when speaking to Magneto.
350* HavingABlast: He has the power to turn any object he touches into a bomb, usually a playing card.
351* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Gave his life to save 616 X-Force and his X-Men friends.]]
352* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Died in ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'' saving his friends from Weapon Omega’s forces.]]
353* TheLeader: To X-Ternals.
354* TheLancer: To Magneto whenever he’s an X-Man.
355* TheMagicTouch: He has the ability to turn anything he touches into an explosive.
356* PlayingCardMotifs: He has a playing card theme as it is his main weapon.
357* PreMortemOneLiner: A strange example. [[spoiler:Said particularly nasty one to Colossus after the latter went mad and accidentally killed Shadowcat. Yeah, the guy [[AdaptationalJerkass was a dick in this universe]], but it is a phrase a villain could say:]]
358--> '''Colossus:''' [[spoiler:Katya, NO! [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone DON’T LEAVE MEEEE!]] ]]\
359'''Gambit:''' [[spoiler:Don’ worry, hommes. Where she’s gone, I make sure… you be right behind her! [Throws a card on his back]]]
360* RaginCajun: He’s from Louisiana and he’s also pretty badass.
361* StuffBlowingUp: Like his original counterpart. His main power is the ability to charge objects, manipulating them into spontaneously releasing all their kinetic energy potential at once. In essence, they explode, with force depending mostly on how big they were.
362* TechnicolorEyes: He has red irises with black sclera.
363* VitriolicBestBuds: With Magneto of all people!
364[[/folder]]
365
366[[folder:Jubilee]]
367!!Jubilee
368[[quoteright:253:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jubillee.jpg]]
369
370A Chinese-American teenager mutant who is able to charge matter to explode at various degrees.
371----
372* DeadpanSnarker: Like her original counterpart, this Jubilee is also can make some snarky comments.
373* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Her ability "to create fireworks" seems to be useless, but it’s actually really dangerous and useful in battles.
374* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Survived the main event, but hasn’t made a single appearance since the 90s.
375[[/folder]]
376
377[[folder:Sunspot]]
378!!Sunspot
379[[quoteright:194:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sunspot_6.jpg]]
380
381A Brazilian mutant with [[ThePowerOfTheSun the power of absorbing and channeling solar energy.]]
382----
383* FlyingFirepower: Like his original counterpart, Roberto is able to fly in his solar form.
384* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Died absorbing fatal amount of energy while saving his friends.]]
385* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: HotBlooded, but very loyal and ready to die for his friends.
386* ThePowerOfTheSun: His powers are solar-based.
387* SuperStrength: Like his original counterpart, Sunspot has the ability to absorb solar energy and convert it for use as physical strength.
388[[/folder]]
389
390[[folder:Lila Cheney]]
391!!Lila Cheney
392[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lila_cheney.jpg]]
393
394Gambit’s girlfriend who is able to teleport.
395----
396* BattleCouple: With Gambit.
397* {{Teleportation}}: Like her original counterpart Lila has the ability to teleport across great interstellar distances.
398* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Survived the main event, but hasn’t made a single appearance since the 90s.
399[[/folder]]
400
401[[folder:Strong Guy]]
402!!Guido Carosella
403[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/guido_carosella_earth_295_from_gambit_and_the_x_ternals_vol_1_3_001.jpg]]
404
405An Italian mutant who is very tough and strong.
406----
407* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Original Guido never served Apocalypse.]]
408* TheBigGuy: Guido is huge, powerful, and the muscle of the team.
409* DoubleAgent: [[spoiler:Secretly spied on team for Apocalypse.]]
410* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Betrayed X-Ternals for Apocalypse to save his life.]]
411* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:By Rogue using his own powers against him.]]
412* SuperStrength: Guido is enormously strong, can destroy walls with a single punch, and lift huge objects.
413* SuperToughness: Thanks to his kinetic absorption ability, Strong Guy can take an enormous amount of physical damage.
414* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Kidnapped Magneto’s and Rogue’s son Charles.]]
415[[/folder]]
416
417!Outcasts
418
419[[folder:Forge]]
420!!Forge
421[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/forge_7.jpg]]
422
423A mutant cyborg who worked with Magneto in the past. In the present day, he leads the Outcasts, a RagtagBunchOfMisfits traveling the Midwest as stage actors while making secret strikes at Apocalypse's regime when they can.
424----
425* {{Cyborg}}: Like the 616 Forge, though he has replaced much more of his body with machinery over the years.
426* EyeScream: Suffered one in the past that cost him his left eye. He has since replaced it with a mechanical eye of his own creation.
427* KilledOffForReal: Beaten to death by Mr. Sinister for getting between him and Nate.
428* MentorOccupationalHazard: Dies in the pages of ''Comicbook/XMan'' four issues after becoming Nate's mentor.
429* OnlySaneMan: He is the only member of the Outcasts who suspects that the hulking, red-eyed "Essex" might be trouble.
430* ParentalSubstitute: For Nate Grey.
431* RebelLeader: A smaller scale version compared to Magneto, but he and his Outcasts still make strikes against Apocalypse under their cover as stage actors.
432* ShakespearianActors: What he and his Outcasts masquerade as.
433* SternTeacher: He's not above beating Nate bloody to teach him the dangers of showing off, though in this reality such lessons are necessary.
434* ZenSurvivor: Thanks to fighting against Apocalypse for about as long as Magneto has.
435[[/folder]]
436
437[[folder:X-Man]]
438!!Nate Grey
439[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nate_grey.jpg]]
440
441Genetic offspring of Scott Summers and Jean Grey created by Sinister.
442----
443-> See Characters/MarvelComicsXMan
444[[/folder]]
445
446[[folder:Sonique]]
447!!Sonique
448[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/theresa_rourke_earth_295_from_x_man_vol_1_2_0001.jpg]]
449
450The daughter of Banshee and a mutant who has sonic screams.
451----
452* AdaptationalVillainy: After getting brainwashed.
453* AdaptationalNameChange: Goes by Siryn in the original universe.
454* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Gets brainwashed by Mr. Sinister into attacking X-Men.
455* DistaffCounterpart: Of her father, Banshee.
456* SuperScream: Uses her voice as a main weapon.
457* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The last time she was seen was in the 2005 mini-series when Psylocke told it's doubtful she could reverse her brainwashed state.
458[[/folder]]
459
460[[folder:Mastermind]]
461!!Mastermind
462[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mastermind_8.jpg]]
463
464A mutant who can create illusions.
465----
466* AdaptationalHeroism: Original Wyngarde was a villain, this one is a loyal friend of Forge and X-Man.
467* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:By Domino while defending his friends.]]
468* MasterOfIllusion: Can create very realistic Illusions.
469[[/folder]]
470
471[[folder:Toad]]
472!!Toad
473[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mortimer_toynbee_2528earth_2952529_from_x_men_vol_1_2_0001.jpg]]
474
475A mutant who has abilities of superhuman agility and leaping.
476----
477* AdaptationalHeroism: Original Toad is not the worst guy ever, but this one was heroic from the beginning.
478* AdaptationalUgliness: Not to say that the original Toad is really attractive, this one however looks like ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} without a mask.
479* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:By Grizzly.]]
480* MasterSwordsman: He’s good with swords in this universe and had a duel with Caliban.
481* WorthyOpponent: He finds Caliban a very skilled swordsman and compliments him.
482[[/folder]]
483
484[[folder:Soaron]]
485!!Soaron
486[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/karl_lykos_earth_295_002.jpg]]
487
488A mutant who looks like a pterodactyl.
489----
490* AdaptationalHeroism: Is a bad guy in the main universe, a friend of Forge and X-Man in this one.
491* AdaptationNameChange: Called "Soaron" as opposed to the main univere's "Sauron".
492* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Is a mutated human in the main universe, a mutant in this.
493* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Gets brainwashed by Mr. Sinister into attacking X-Men.
494* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:By Magneto in 2005 mini-series for killing Quicksilver.]]
495[[/folder]]
496
497[[folder:Brute]]
498!!Brute
499[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brute_earth_295_from_x_man_vol_1_2_0001.jpg]]
500
501A super strong mutant who was tortured by Mr. Sinister and has reduced intelligence because of this.
502----
503* CanonForeigner: Has no known counterpart in the main universe.
504* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:The first one from Outcasts to bite a dust, when he was killed by Mr. Sinister because he could compromise his disguise.]]
505* SmarterThanYouLook: He may be stupid, but not so stupid not to recognize his torturer in disguise. [[spoiler:Too bad he was stupid enough to tell about it to villain himself and not to his friends firstly.]]
506* SuperStrength: His main power is being incredibly strong.
507[[/folder]]
508
509!Apocalypse's regime
510
511[[folder:Apocalypse]]
512!!Apocalypse
513[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/en_sabah_nur_earth_295_from_age_of_apocalypse_the_chosen_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
514
515----
516* AdaptationalJerkass: While the original Apocalypse has had rare moments of moral ambiguity this Apocalypse has all the depth and complexity of a cartoon villain.
517* AdaptationalWimp: He talks a big game, but when push comes to shove this Apocalypse can't hold a candle to the real deal. [[FridgeBrilliance This probably has a lot to do with the fact that thanks to the differences in the timeline, he's never really had a fight against an equal, unlike canon Apocalypse, who went twelve rounds with the X-Men every other week.]]
518* AxCrazy: Cranks the original Apoc's Darwinian screed up and completely discards any notion of morality or even logic to get there.
519%%* BaldOfEvil: Like classic Apocalypse he's bald, and he's about as evil as it is possible to get.
520* BigBad: What would you expect from the Apocalypse of his own titular Age?
521* CartoonishSupervillainy: Imagine the most grimdark cartoon villain you can think of and you've basically got this guy. His whole story would be perfect Saturday morning cartoon filler if it weren't for the brutal, horrific and very ''real'' consequences of his rule.
522* DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Unlike the regular Apocalypse there is no upside to his goals at all and the world he creates is nothing more than a horrific, dystopic wasteland.
523* EvilOverlord: Courtesy of a TimeyWimeyBall.
524* EvilutionaryBiologist: 99% Evilutionary and 1% Biologist, if even that.
525* TheEmperor: Rules over what is left of North America with an iron fist.
526* GodEmperor: All set up to be one, but in the end, his powers prove to be no match for Nate Grey, who kicks seven kinds of crap out of him. And once he's on the ropes, Nate leaves him for Magneto who... well. See below.
527* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Magneto tears him in half to provide his first death...
528* KilledOffForReal: ...and even when he tries reviving as a kid, Weapon X kills ''that''.
529* NukeEm: Kicks off his reign by reducing America to a bombed-out wasteland.
530* OrcusOnHisThrone: Part of the reason why he's such a wimp compared to the normal Apocalypse. He doesn't get off his butt until the very end, to beat on a Magneto that's ''already'' been beaten half to death. And he '''still''' loses (though a lot of this has to do with the fact that Nate Grey had beaten ''him'' half to death).
531* TheSocialDarwinist: As per regular Apocalypse, although this incarnation cares nothing for science or logic, only for the end result. Thanks to nuclear strikes and an evil army, he achieves his aim of a world where only the strongest have survived.
532[[/folder]]
533
534!The Four (actually many) Horsemen of Apocalypse
535
536[[folder:Holocaust]]
537!!Holocaust (Nemesis)
538[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/holocaust.jpg]]
539
540----
541* AMillionIsAStatistic: Perhaps the single most drastic example in the X-universe. He boasts of a body count in the millions (only Cassandra Nova and Bolivar Trask vie for competition at those numbers), but unlike those two, his millions all die off-panel and are only invoked by Holocaust in his various twisted attempts at a BadassBoast.
542* AllThereInTheManual: His original name was unknown from his first appearance to his last, and was only revealed when a version of him was born in the regular timeline.
543* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Constantly on the receiving end of this from Nate Grey who, at full power, doesn't even consider him to be a threat, brushing him off to take on Apocalypse. Even in one of his partially depowered stages (he only had his telekinesis) during their time on Earth-616, Nate ''still'' thrashed him.
544* ArchEnemy: Sees himself as this to Nate Grey. Nate, being a LivingWeapon with raw power on par with Franklin Richards and the Dark Phoenix at the age of 17 (when his powers aren't killing him) usually swats him aside with limited difficulty - and that was back when he could barely control his powers. While he is aware of Nemesis' threat, in one exchange in his final battle with [=AoA=]!Apocalypse, Nate tellingly refers to him as 'small fry', as he swats him aside to go after Apocalypse. He also became this to Exodus after their hellish battle on Avalon.
545* AxCrazy: As is repeatedly demonstrated, Holocaust is - in his own way - every bit as nuts as his father.
546* BadPowersBadPeople: At one point he describes himself as "a walking H-Bomb". He's ''not joking''. And his personality is just as bad.
547* BloodKnight: While not shown, it's a safe bet he was raised under Apocalypse's 'survival of the fittest' doctrine. During the flashback of his time as Nemesis, he was shown to be positively delighted when Rogue blindsided him out of nowhere.
548--> '''Nemesis:''' So, there ''is'' one who wants to survive! Tell me, girl, do you think you're fit to live amongst the select few?
549* CanonImmigrant: Slightly averted because he had already [[AllThereInTheManual been]] [[EarlyBirdCameo mentioned]] in the ''Stryfe's Strike File'' handbook. And his Earth-616 counterpart has been revealed.
550* CartoonishSupervillainy: Like his alternate-reality father, his villainy is so utterly over-the-top that, combined with his track record of defeats, he can sometimes come off this way.
551* CharacterDevelopment: A subdued case, but the two issues he appeared in ''ComicBook/{{Exiles}}'' depicted him as a more developed character than just about any other appearance he had. Usually, just a bloodthirsty brute for writers to throw at heroes (usually Nate Grey), the Holocaust of ''Exiles'' was logical enough to form an alliance with his fellow Exiles, ambitious enough to try and seize his father's throne (he wanted it before too, but only for the freedom to kill them), and most notably, rational enough to let himself be talked out of killing the Age of Apocalypse Magneto (the guy who reduced him to his flaming skeleton state) by his teammates. This late development was very deliberate, as the writers were faking readers into thinking he would become a permanent member of the team.
552* CoDragons: With the rest of the Horseman to Apocalypse.
553* ComboPlatterPowers: Being the son of Apocalypse, he has a big ol' plate of 'em just like his dad. His powers include the following:
554** EnergyAbsorption: A case of InformedAbility, as it is established in his backstory that he once absorbed one of Sunfire's atomic nova bursts (saving both himself and his father) but he is never shown using this ability in the present day. It is possible that he lost it after his body was destroyed.
555** EnergyBeing: Even after his body was destroyed, he was powerful enough that his essence was able to survive in this state.
556** EnergyWeapon: One of his PowerArmor's arms is a {{BFG}}, allowing him to weaponize his mutation in the form of 'bio-nuclear blasts'.
557** LifeDrinker: Like Apocalypse himself, he can absorb the life force of others, and unlike many X-examples of this, he does ''not'' require touch to do it.
558** WalkingWasteland: His EnergyBeing form exudes microwave energy, and when not safely contained in his PowerArmor he poisons everything around him.
559* DeadpanSnarker: Appropriately for the Character Development described above, he gets in a few good lines in ''Exiles''.
560* TheDisembodied: Forced into a suit that contains his non-solid body.
561* TheDragon: He was his father's most trusted horseman in the Age of Apocalypse, though oddly he never got to meet regular flavor Apoc. He also played this to Sebastian Shaw for a time and even slid into this role during his TokenEvilTeammate stint with the Exiles.
562* DragonWithAnAgenda: He's got his own plans, different from those of Apocalypse.
563* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: A mutant called Holocaust and exhibiting a similar appearance appeared as a data file in ''Stryfe's Strike Files'', but that character was very different from the Holocaust we ultimately saw -- the data file described him as something of a WildCard rather than the CardCarryingVillain he ended up being, he was described as never speaking (the actual character ended being pretty chatty) and he was described as having an AdaptiveAbility the final Holocaust never had.
564* EnemyToAllLivingThings: He's both a WalkingWasteland ''and'' an OmnicidalManiac. It's pretty safe to say he qualifies as this.
565* EvilCannotComprehendGood: When he fights [=AoA=] Sabretooth he rants about how [=AoA=] Magneto ruined him for "some imagined slight", which an incredulous Sabretooth counters by reminding him that he ''killed [[ComicBook/ScarletWitch Magneto's daughter]]''. Holocaust's response is to claim Magneto should have considered that an '''honor''', because she was the first to die by his hand. Very few readers disagree with Sabes when he calls Holocaust "one sick puppy".
566* EvilSoundsDeep: For his appearance in ''X-Men Legends II'' he was given a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePjPFvJAHn4 very deep and booming voice]].
567* EvilerThanThou: Subjected to this by King Hyperion, who [[spoiler:cracked open his armor and then simply absorbed his EnergyBeing form into himself]].
568* EvilIsBigger: His listed height of 7'5" is tall enough, but he was often drawn much larger than that.
569* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: In his original human form he was described as having a 'strikingly handsome' appearance, yet even back then he was a merciless BloodKnight.
570* FlamingSkulls: His head is one, and yes, he does get compared to ComicBook/GhostRider for it at least once.
571* ForTheEvulz: Unlike his father, he has no goal driving his slaughter, not even a delusional one. He just likes killing people.
572* GenocideFromTheInside: Not only does he not distinguish between mutant and human victims, most of his victims have been mutants. Further, he's fond of playing the Trojan horse and destroying mutant sanctuaries from within; both [=AoA=] Magneto's original haven of Wundagore and the Acolytes' SpaceBase Avalon were destroyed by his hand, with dozens of mutant lives lost.
573* HeroKiller: Prides himself on being this. Confirmed kills include his world's Scarlet Witch, his world's Destiny, Milan, Javitz, and Rusty Collins. He also killed his world's Destiny and roughly half the [=AoA=] Savage Land in ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015''.
574* KilledOffForReal:
575** [[spoiler:Inhaled by King Hyperion in ''ComicBook/{{Exiles}}'']].
576** [[spoiler:Another version of him is killed when Magneto crushes him inside his own armor.]]
577* KlingonPromotion: He got his post as Horseman by killing Candra.
578* LightIsNotGood: Glowing orange, to be exact
579* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Even in the DarkerAndEdgier '90s he was this. None of his merchandise dared to use the Holocaust name, and he was even briefly renamed Nemesis in-story too, although he reverted back to Holocaust in time for his (currently) final appearance in ''ComicBook/{{Exiles}}''.
580* [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice Job Breaking It]] AntiVillain: Believing the frozen Holocaust to be a "sign from the stars", Exodus makes the call to bring him aboard Avalon and thaw him out. The results are fairly predictable.
581* OmnicidalManiac: During his time in the Age of Apocalypse. He didn't exactly get ''better'' after his transfer to the regular timeline, but numerous other concerns took priority. By the time he joined the Exiles, he seemed to be angling to remake himself into a ConquerorFromTheFuture. This quote from his "glory days" sums up his attitude best:
582--> '''Holocaust:''' There are ''none'' who are fit to survive in the landscape I will create!
583* PersonalityPowers: Discounting his appearance in ''Exiles'' he's been a one-note kill everyone kind of villain, and his powers reflect that. Even his father Apocalypse has powers that can be beneficial to others, such as SuperEmpowering, but ol' Holly is about one thing and one thing only when it comes to others: killing them.
584* PowerArmor: Wears a suit of one specifically built to hold his EnergyBeing form together.
585** ArmCannon: The left arm of his Power Armor is one.
586** VoluntaryShapeshifting: Late in ''ComicBook/XMan'' it was revealed that the armor had limited shapeshifting capabilities, allowing Nemesis to briefly impersonate Nate Grey.
587** WeaksauceWeakness: The armor is also his greatest vulnerability, being relatively fragile and broken either partly or fully on a near-constant basis. X-Man, Exodus, and King Hyperion have all managed to break the protective headpiece (though it's worth noting that they're three of the most individually powerful characters in the Marvel Universe), and in an issue of ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' the Age of Apocalypse X-Men team were able to destroy the armor completely by working together.
588* PsychoSupporter: Served this role to Onslaught as one of his 'Dark Descendants'.
589* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives a short but sweet one in Blink's first mini when an army from the Negative Zone shows up on his doorstep.
590--> '''Minion:''' But, sir-- they're getting away!
591--> '''Holocaust:''' Let them! The last thing we need to do is divide our forces in battle with these -- these interdimensional morons!
592* SealedEvilInACan: When he first arrived in the regular timeline. The M'Krann crystal transported Holocaust to the normal Marvel U Earth... stripped of his life-support PowerArmor, twenty years into its past, ''and'' sealed inside a block of ice suspended in Earth's orbit. Ouch!
593* TheSociopath: He ''brags'' about the millions of people he's killed and makes it flagrantly clear he believes the lives of everyone that isn't him exist to be taken or spared (usually taken) at his discretion. It's safe to say he counts.
594* SmugSnake: He's actually a genuine powerhouse, being able to contend with the likes of Magneto (if not for long), King Hyperion, and Exodus, destroying Asteroid M in a brutal fight with the latter that reduces Exodus to psychic vampirism for a while. However, he thinks he's on the same level as the likes of Nate Grey... who promptly flattens him, dismissing him as a distraction, with Apocalypse being 'the main event'. To add insult to injury, Nate did so while only semi-trained with constant PowerCreepPowerSeep and ''only'' being able to use his telekinesis. None of their rematches in the 616 universe really go well for him, either.
595* StatusQuoIsGod: It is established in Holocaust's backstory that he is not naturally a flaming EnergyBeing skeleton, and the reason why he became one was that his original human body was destroyed in battle with Magneto. We are even shown [[http://secondtime.madeoffail.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/nemesis.jpg what he looked like as a human pre-Magneto]]. But when a version of him was introduced into the regular 616 timeline (under the name of 'Genocide' for some reason), that version is ''also'' a flaming skeleton in PowerArmor, despite being much younger and never losing his body in battle (it's given a HandWave in-story that his powers reduced him to the flaming skeleton state... somehow).
596* TheSociopath: He has no empathy not even his father, treats people as tools, constantly needs stimulation, manipulates people on the fly, and has poor impulse control.
597* TheStarscream: During his time in the Exiles he aspired to be one, convincing the other Exiles to join him in rebelling against the Timebroker. Unfortunately for him, the 'Timebroker' was just a front for a much more deadly enemy...
598* SuperpowerfulGenetics: As the son of Apocalypse, he naturally inherited a heaping helping of his father's uber-genes.
599* ThoseTwoGuys: He and Post usually worked together during the Onslaught Saga. They also got their butts kicked together trying to fight ComicBook/TheAvengers.
600* TokenEvilTeammate: When he joined up with the Exiles.
601* UndignifiedDeath: The dude was literally snorted to death like a mutant pixie stick.
602* VampiricDraining: One of his armor's abilities is to drain the life force of other beings to feed its phasing and shapeshifting powers.
603* VillainTeamUp: His favorite team-up partner is the Dark Beast, but he's also worked with Post and Sebastian Shaw.
604* WeaksauceWeakness: Because telepaths were mostly killed off in his timeline, he's apparently quite vulnerable to telepathic control. Low-level Hellfire Club telepath Tessa keeps him on a leash during his time in the Club by giving him mental nudges whenever he looks like he's threatening Shaw.
605* TheWorfEffect: He inflicted it on Exodus upon his arrival in the 616 universe to establish his high power level. Bizarrely, the storyline immediately following this made a plot point out of him having a WeaksauceWeakness to telepathy, making readers wonder why on earth Exodus didn't just control him the way the much less powerful telepath Tessa does.
606* WorthyOpponent: By the end of the Age of Apocalypse he had grown to regard Blink as one.
607[[/folder]]
608
609[[folder:Mister Sinister]]
610!!Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex)
611[[quoteright:285:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nathaniel_essex_earth_295_from_x_man_vol_1_4_001.jpg]]
612* BeardOfEvil: The traditional goatee variant.
613* CoDragons: With the rest of the Horsemen
614** DragonWithAnAgenda: He fully pans to use Apocalypse to fuel his research, before realizing how insane his boss was.
615** TheStarscream: Wants to destroy Apocalypse because he considers him an OmnicidalManiac
616* EvenEvilHasStandards: His reason for rebelling against Apocalypse and creating Nate Grey. He also finds Dark Beast's experiments to be unnecessarily cruel.
617* EvilBrit: Like the 616 Sinister he originally hails from Victorian England.
618* EvilGenius: He is without a doubt the preeminent mind responsible for the rise of Apocalypse's empire.
619* EvilMentor: To Dark Beast. Also to Cyclops and Havok.
620* EvilutionaryBiologist: The archetypal example, running the Breeding Pits.
621* FauxAffablyEvil: He can put on a good show, and it might be genuine, but he's still capable of stone-cold evil acts in the pursuit of his goals.
622* ForScience: In a twist, this actually makes him ''less'' evil, since he is able to see that Apocalypse's doctrine has no basis in science and no room for logic and, furthermore, is going to destroy all life on Earth.
623* FromASingleCell: Has the HealingFactor form of this, though it doesn't seem to be as efficacious as his mainstream counterpart's version of the ability. [[spoiler:When he is confronted by Nate Grey, he is initially able to regenerate the damage Nate inflicts on him, but Nate just keeps pouring it on, eventually doing more damage than Sinister can recover from (though it would later be retconned that he did in fact survive this incident).]]
624* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Played with. He eventually realizes that Apocalypse is a threat that must be stopped, and creates Nate Grey to this end, but he's still an evil bastard who has no compunctions about beating an old man to death for getting in his way.
625* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Detailed in the Kick the Dog example directly below.
626* KickTheDog: He [[MentorOccupationalHazard beats Nate's mentor Forge to death]] more or less for getting between him and Nate (he'd infiltrated the group Nate was currently with in disguise, hoping to guide Nate towards his own goals, but Forge kept shutting him down). Nate ''[[UnstoppableRage did not]]'' [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown take this]] [[LaserGuidedKarma well]].
627* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Originally beaten to death by Nate, he was later retconned into surviving, only to be killed off again anyway, this time by Weapon X and Jean Grey]]
628* MadScientist: Though not quite as mad as his regular incarnation.
629* ParentalSubstitute: To Cyclops and Havok, as well as Nate Grey (the latter especially does ''not'' appreciate it, much preferring Forge).
630* PetTheDog: When Nate first appears from his nutrient bath, looking about 6, he goes to the trouble of giving him a set of adorable pajamas and using one of his machines to generate a copy of a stuffed bear he noticed that Nate liked before putting him back under.
631* PsychoticSmirk: Wears one while killing Forge.
632* RedEyesTakeWarning: Has these both in his normal form and in his disguise as "Essex". Despite this rather obvious visual cue, Forge is the only member of the Outcasts to distrust him.
633* TeamDad: To the Elite Mutant Force.
634* VoluntaryShapeshifter: A power he shares with his 616 counterpart. He puts it to work by infiltrating Forge's Outcasts as the seemingly benign traveler "Essex".
635* WellIntentionedExtremist: He does some nasty things, but his ultimate goal is the same as that of the heroes -- to see Apocalypse overthrown.
636* WickedCultured: Not to the same degree as 616 Sinister, but he carries himself with the same aloof and aristocratic air, a trait which is completely absent from all of Apocalypse's other servants.
637[[/folder]]
638
639[[folder:Prelate Rasputin]]
640!!Prelate Rasputin, the Forgotten Horseman (Mikhail Rasputin)
641[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mikhail_rasputin_2528earth_2952529_from_x_universe_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
642
643----
644%%* BaldOfEvil: Bald and very evil.
645* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Apocalypse was impressed when Mikhail defeated his Horseman of War, so he brainwashed Mikhail into his servant.
646* ChromeChampion: Used his RealityWarper powers to transform his body into a form somewhat similar to that of his brother Colossus.
647* CoDragons
648** DragonWithAnAgenda: Wants to seize Eurasia for himself.
649* KilledOffForReal: By [[spoiler:Donald Blake]] in a case of TakingYouWithMe.
650* FauxAffablyEvil: He acts polite, but behind that lay a sociopath who would hurt his own brother.
651* ReforgedIntoAMinion: Apocalypse turned him into a minion.
652[[/folder]]
653
654[[folder:Abyss]]
655!!Abyss (Nils Styger)
656[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nils_styger_earth_295_from_amazing_x_men_vol_1_2_001.jpg]]
657
658----
659* AxCrazy: He’s completely lacking in sanity.
660* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: He was experimented on by Sinister and Beast. He joined the Horsemen after escaping from their Breeding Pens.
661* CanonImmigrant: He was created for the Age of Apocalypse, but was later adapted into the Marvel Universe, [[AdaptationalHeroism albeit as a hero]].
662* CoDragons: And the only one who is actually loyal.
663* DarkIsEvil: His whole body is jet black and he's about as AxCrazy as they come.
664* TheFundamentalist: He has no desire to change Apocalypse reality.
665* KlingonPromotion: He earned it by defeating and destroying the horseman Bastion.
666* KilledOffForReal[=/=]TakingYouWithMe: By Banshee
667* PocketDimension: His mutant ability makes him a living gateway to one of these. Per a later RetCon, it's the same dimension Nightcrawler uses as an ExtradimensionalShortcut.
668* TheSociopath: Gleefully revels in the torture of those he considers beneath him, up to and including...
669* WouldHurtAChild: Sucked a human boy into himself and happily fed off his terror.
670[[/folder]]
671
672[[folder:Bastion]]
673!!Bastion
674
675----
676* CoDragons: As one of Apocalypse's Horsemen.
677* TheGhost: He never actually appears, having been destroyed years earlier in the backstory, and until the above reveal the only information we had about him was that Abyss had defeated him.
678* KilledOffForReal: By Abyss, earning the latter a KlingonPromotion.
679[[/folder]]
680
681[[folder:Death]]
682!!Death (Maximus)
683[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maximus_4.jpg]]
684
685----
686* CoDragons: One of Apoclapyse Horsemen.
687* DarkIsEvil: His armor.
688* EvilutionaryBiologist: He experimented on his fellow Inhumans.
689* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He plans to use Sunfire as his instrument of betrayal, only to be...
690* KilledOffForReal: Burned to death by said instrument.
691* MadScientist: Killed the Inhuman Royal Family and created twisted clones of them to serve as his servants.
692* PsychicPowers: Per his 616 incarnation, he has these.
693* TheQuisling: Not a mutant, but by collaborating with Apocalypse he's the ruler of the Inhumans.
694* TheStarscream: He [[RunningGag also]] plans to overthrow Apocalypse.
695[[/folder]]
696
697[[folder:War]]
698!!War
699[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/war_2528earth_2952529_x_men_chronicles_vol_1_1.jpg]]
700
701----
702* CanonForeigner: It is not known if he's the [=AoA=] counterpart of Adam Kieros(War) or a different character altogether.
703* CoDragons: With the rest of the Horseman.
704* KilledOffForReal: By Mikhail Rasputin.
705* ShockAndAwe: High levels of electricity at his disposal.
706[[/folder]]
707
708[[folder:Death]]
709!!Death
710[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/death_2528earth_2952529.jpg]]
711
712----
713* CoDragons: With the rest of the Horseman
714* CanonForeigner: It is not known if she's the [=AoA=] counterpart of Selene or Autumn Rolfson (Famine), or a different character altogether.
715* DarkIsEvil: Whatever her identity, she has darkened skin and has chosen "Death" for her title.
716* KilledOffForReal: Offscreen.
717* VampiricDraining: She has life-draining powers similar to Rogue's
718* WeHardlyKnewYe: She only appears in one issue.
719[[/folder]]
720
721[[folder:Candra]]
722!!Candra
723[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/candra_earth_295_from_x_men_chronicles_vol_1_1_0002.jpg]]
724
725----
726* TheBaroness: To Apocalypse.
727* CoDragons: With the rest of the first-gen Horsemen. Notably, she and Gideon seem to be the most authoritative.
728* KilledOffForReal: By Holocaust
729* MouthOfSauron: Announces Apocalypse's war against humanity.
730* MindOverMatter: She has telekinetic powers.
731* NumberTwo: To Apocalypse.
732* WeHardlyKnewYe: She only appears in two issues.
733[[/folder]]
734
735[[folder:Gideon]]
736!!Gideon
737[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gideon_2528earth_2952529_from_x_men_chronicles_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
738
739----
740* CoDragons: With the rest of the first-gen Horsemen. Notably, he and Candra seem to be the most authoritative.
741* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Starts out as this like his 616 incarnation.
742%%* BaldOfEvil: Save for his ponytail.
743* KilledOffForReal: By Magneto during the Cape Citadel battle.
744* PowerCopying: His power is to mimic those of others.
745* SmugSnake: Smug enough to gloat to Magneto during their battle at Cape Citadel.
746* WeHardlyKnewYe: He only appears once, in the first issue of the prequel series ''X-Men: Chronicles''.
747[[/folder]]
748
749!Elite Mutant Force
750
751[[folder:Cyclops]]
752!!Cyclops (Scott Summers)
753[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cyclops_aoa.jpg]]
754
755----
756* EyeScream: Weapon X made Cyclops's codename literal when he gouged out one of Scott's eyes in the same battle that cost Logan his left hand.
757* EyepatchOfPower: Sort of. One of his eyes was gouged by Weapon X, so his visor only has one lens for his surviving eye.
758* DisabledInTheAdaptation: This Scott only has one eye thanks to Weapon X.
759* DatingCatwoman: Attracted to Jean when she's captured by Sinister.
760* TheDragon: To Sinister.
761* EvenEvilHasStandards: Unlike his cruel brother Havok.
762* HandicappedBadass: As mentioned, he has only one eye, but he is still perfectly capable to kick ass.
763* HeelFaceTurn: Not that he was particularly evil to begin with. [[spoiler:Though in the recent Age of Apocalypse series he changes his mind...]]
764* [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Mad Scientist's Beautiful Adopted Son]]: The handsome son of Mr. Sinister's mad scientist.
765* TheParagonAlwaysRebels: Easily one of the greatest of Mr. Sinister's soldiers, rebels out of wanting to stop the killing.
766* SelfMadeOrphan: He was forced to [[spoiler:kill his father]] because he had been infected with a Brood Queen.
767* TokenGoodTeammate: In the Elite Mutant Force.
768* UndergroundRailroad: Secretly smuggles prisoners out of the Breeding Pens.
769* YouAreInCommandNow: When Sinister leaves [[spoiler:to seek Nate Grey as part of his plan to assassinate Apocalypse]] he puts Cyclops in command of the Breeding Pens.
770[[/folder]]
771
772[[folder:Havok]]
773!!Havok (Alex Summers)
774[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/havok_aoa.jpg]]
775
776----
777* TheBrute: To Cyclops's TheDragon.
778* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Cyclops' Abel.
779* DrivenByEnvy: Towards his brother.
780* InterspeciesRomance: With Scarlett [=McKenzie=].
781* KilledOffForReal: Killed off by Weapon X.
782** And[[spoiler:Resurrected in the latest Age of Apocalypse series.]]
783* NumberTwo: To Cyclops, part of the reasons why he's:
784** TheResenter: He hates being subordinate to Cyclops and being seen as the lesser of the two.
785* RevengeBeforeReason: Hates Cyclops and pursues vengeance, despite everything around screaming that that’s a bad idea.
786* TattooedCrook: Several Sinister tattoos on his back.
787* TheUnfavourite: Compared to Cycops he might at well not have been a soldier at all.
788[[/folder]]
789
790[[folder:Dark Beast]]
791!!Dark Beast (Henry "Hank" [=McCoy=])
792[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dark_beast_fleer_ultra_xmen_jp_targete_by_targete_dc9ybol_fullview.jpg]]
793
794----
795* AMillionIsAStatistic: Invokes this, along with EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor, in when talking to his main timeline (Earth-616) counterpart:
796--> '''Beast:''' Six thousand people ''died'' here.\
797'''Dark Beast:''' Six ''thousand''? Six-oughty-oughty-ought? Well, Weapon X has always been sort of a cottage industry. You can't expect to get the big, ''eye-catching'' numbers.
798* AbortedArc: The ''ComicBook/{{Storm|MarvelComics}}'' miniseries teased that Dark Beast was behind Mikhail Rasputin and the new generation of Morlocks. While the Mikhail connection was dropped, the Morlock connection stuck around, [[spoiler:to the point where he was heavily hinted at being the original ''creator'' of the Morlocks, and that Sinister slaughtered them because of that - or rather, because he got suspicious of someone using genetic manipulation very much like his own]].
799* BastardUnderstudy: To the Mister Sinister of his reality.
800* ABeastInNameAndNature: He’s a sadistic monster, with a beastly appearance and he carries the name of Dark Beast.
801* BeastMan: More bestial in appearance than mainstream Hank (at the time - this was before Hank turned into a cat person). And he did it to himself on purpose.
802* BlasphemousBoast: Delivers one of these to the main timeline's [=McCoy=]'s childhood priest during his killing spree in ''X-Men Unlimited'' #10 (see SerialKiller below for more info on that):
803--> '''Dark Beast:''' [[HollywoodAtheist So long as there is no empirical evidence of a higher power, I'm not subscribing to it]]. But I'll tell you what, if I'm wrong and God does exist... [[GiveMyRegardsInTheNextWorld tell him I said hello]].
804* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Anytime he's found himself in an EnemyMine situation, it ends with him sticking a knife in someone's back. His alliance with the Uncanny X-Force ended with him stranding the team in the Age of Apocalypse, and despite enthusiastically proclaiming himself to be an X-Man when he was captured and put to work by the team, he was ultimately [[spoiler:executed by Magik]] when it was discovered that his anti-anti-mutant vaccine was just a front for yet another of his SocialDarwinist plots.
805* CombatPragmatist: He can fight, though he prefers doing so against those at a disadvantage, such as a young Nate Grey, whose powers were malfunctioning. When Nate had grown up a bit, but was functionally limited to {{Telepathy}} and a taser glove, he still managed to bully Dark Beast, and when the full-grown version, in full control of ''all'' his [[PhysicalGod many]] [[RealityWarper abilities]] and out for Dark Beast's blood, turned up, Dark Beast's immediate plan of action was to run for the hills - which, in fairness, is probably a wise proposition, since at that point Nate regarded things like physical death as minor inconveniences, the Multiverse as his personal step-ladder, and entire teams of high-end X-Men as passing irritations. Plus, like his genetic sibling, Cable, he was definitely ''not'' an adherent to the X-Men's philosophy of ThouShaltNotKill.
806* ComplexityAddiction: Though ruthless and pragmatic when he absolutely has to be, the Dark Beast is often given to indulging in fits of dramatic and even petty villainy, which often comes back to bite him. For example, when he captured his good counterpart he chose to chain him in a dank sewer and then wall him up inside with a literal wall of bricks, medieval torture style. When called on this by Hank, he admits the impracticality but adds that it's just more "[[ForTheEvulz fun]]" that way.
807* CostumeCopycat: Perhaps inevitably for an EvilTwin, he kidnapped the regular Beast at one point and impersonated him for a bit.
808* CripplingOverspecialisation: Unlike his main timeline counterpart, who is an OmnidisciplinaryScientist, Dark Beast's field of knowledge barely extends past biology (at least initially). While posing as his good counterpart, he was often annoyed by all the fields of science the X-Men expected him to know. Later on, he proved to have a very competent grasp of robotics, enough to master the nano-sentinels which impeded the powers of the former Phoenix Five, minus Magik and plus Magneto.
809* DarkIsEvil: His fur is a darker shade of blue than the regular Hank's, the result of the Dark Beast playing ProfessorGuineaPig (something, ironically, which ends up [[spoiler:killing him]]).
810* DarkLordOnLifeSupport: [[spoiler:He's not a Lord, but in the final days of his life the Dark Beast was forced to wear a life-support suit of PoweredArmor due to his body's heavy physical degeneration]].
811* TheDragon: To Mister Sinister in the universe he comes from, and then later to Havok when the latter suffered from a temporary FaceHeelTurn. While not a Dragon to them, he also cozied up to Onslaught and Norman Osborn in later appearances - though in the latter case, that was mostly because Osborn gave him a license to do more or less whatever he wanted.
812* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Early on he kept switching between being referred to as Dark Beast and Black Beast, and one 1996 trading card referred to him as Alter Beast.
813* EnemyMine: He briefly teamed up with the White Queen at one point.
814* EvenEvilHasStandards: Possibly. During one of their many tussles Dark Beast harangues his better half for "deserting your species", arguing that extreme measures are necessary to preserve mutantkind's future. He also showed himself to be unable to kill his counterpart's parents (who are technically ''his'' parents) when he was killing the rest of [=McCoy's=] old friends and family, although he did decapitate a random civilian while walking away from them.
815* EvilDoppelganger: Of the Hank [=McCoy=] from Earth-616, dubbed the Beast because of the sadistic nature of his experiments. At one point he also joined Osborn's Dark X-Men, which were deliberately modelled to mirror the real X-Men.
816* EvilGenius: He's undeniably a brilliant biochemist and geneticist - though he's not an OmnidisciplinaryScientist the way the main timeline's Hank is, leading to a great deal of irritation on his part when he pretended to be Hank and the X-Men expected him to know practically everything.
817* EvilMentor: Tries to play this to Nate Grey. It doesn't work.
818* EvilTwin: A ''literal'' evil twin of X-Men's Beast, [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by his hailing from an alternate reality.
819* EvilutionaryBiologist: A student of his reality's Mister Sinister, and arguably surpassing his mentor in the evil quotient.
820* FakeIdentityBaggage: Dark Beast abducts and impersonates his heroic counterpart Henry [=McCoy=]. However, this task is made much more difficult due to his lacking Henry's [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist vast scientific expertise]], requiring him to bluff his way through some of the questions he was asked.
821* FauxAffablyEvil: He's got all the charm and wit of 616 Hank, but none of the genuine kindness. When he impersonated his 616 counterpart, he managed to adopt his NiceGuy facade before betraying them.
822* {{Foreshadowing}}: A whole character example. While he horrifies 616 Hank, after M-Day, a combination of desperation, bitterness, and hubris mean that Hank's CharacterDevelopment takes him down a path where he ends up increasingly resembling his EvilCounterpart, with the only differences being that he's self-righteous and increasingly stoic. And if anything, he's arguably ''even worse''.
823* ForScience: Claims this, though as even Sinister notes, he's pretty much doing it...
824* ForTheEvulz: His experiments are particularly nasty for no reason whatsoever other than [[{{Sadist}} his own enjoyment]].
825* GeniusBruiser: Though not quite as much as regular Hank, not being an OmnidisciplinaryScientist (though he's very good with biochemistry, genetics, and, to an extent, machinery, to build gizmos).
826* HateSink: All the arrogance and InsufferableGenius qualities of his 616 counterpart, but with the courage and charm replaced by cowardice and sadism.
827* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:The experiments he performed on himself over the years wound up killing him.]]
828* JokerImmunity: After [[spoiler:dying a prolonged, extremely painful death of physical degeneration due to his own self-experimentation]], he came back as HalfTheManHeUsedToBe. Then he got [[spoiler:decapitated again by Magik]], but [[spoiler:eventually reappeared as a [[LosingYourHead very angry severed head]], kept alive in Sinister's Krakoan laboratory]].
829* KarmaHoudini: For a very long time he escapes punishment, despite Nate's best attempts to kill him on multiple occasions. Then he winds up being HoistByHisOwnPetard - [[spoiler:the many experiments he did on himself wound up killing him.]]
830* MadScientist: One of the purest examples of this type of character to be found in the Marvel Universe.
831* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:It is implied that he is responsible for creating the Morlocks.]]
832* ManipulativeBastard: As with most things he does the Dark Beast is a pale shade of his mentor Mister Sinister in this regard, but from time to time he's shown signs of this, the most ambitious of them being the time he attempted to ignite a war between the X-Men and S.H.I.E.L.D.
833* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: The Dark Beast is one doctor you definitely don't want to trust with a check-up.
834* OhCrap: Has two during ''ComicBook/DarkXMen'', first when he recognizes just who the mysterious energy being possessing the townspeople is: Nate Grey, his old nemesis who hates his guts, then later has a second one when he realizes that Nate [[spoiler:faked his death and is now possessing Norman Osborn]].
835* PersonalityPowers: His powers reflect his personality as a "darker Beast", both literally (the color of his fur) and figuratively (he's got longer fangs and sharper claws). Both are the results of self-experimentation on his part, ever the hobby of {{Mad Scientist}}s like him.
836* PetTheDog: In his sole moment of humanity, he found himself unable to go through with killing Beast's parents after spending time with them while impersonating Beast, becoming conflicted and ultimately just silently running away (admittedly while killing a random dogwalker) after his heart to heart talk with an oblivious Norton [=McCoy=] ended with Norton telling him, "Your parents will always love you."
837--> '''Dark Beast:''' I couldn't do it. I couldn't kill them.
838* ProfessorGuineaPig: His darker fur and longer claws compared to his 616 counterpart are the results of experiments he conducted on himself to accelerate his own mutation.
839** HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:This self-experimentation ultimately led to his death, his body simply unable to function anymore.]]
840* RightWingMilitiaFanatic: During ''Messiah Complex'' he has a conversation with Hank that evokes shades of this, mocking his counterpart for his "cute little liberal conscience waving in the wind like a pair of frilly lace panties".
841* {{Sadist}}: The most jarring difference between him and the regular Hank. While regular Hank is a GentleGiant and FriendToAllLivingThings, the Dark Beast is a SmugSnake EvilutionaryBiologist with particular emphasis on the 'evil' over the 'biologist' - though both of them share an ego, with regular Hank demonstrating more of Dark Beast's habit of playing god (sometimes with notably petty intentions, such as when he brought the O5 X-Men to the present, regardless of the consequences) in recent years. Notably, [[EvenEvilHasStandards even the Mister Sinister of his reality held him in contempt]], feeling that the Dark Beast's sadistic streak got in the way of his work and made for bad science.
842* SerialKiller: When he finds out about the real Henry [=McCoy=] he immediately sets out on a killing spree, taking out Hank's friends, teachers, and colleagues from elementary school all the way up to his graduate days. He finally stops at Hank's parents, parricide being [[EvenEvilHasStandards the one line]] he can't bring himself to cross.
843* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Not to the degree of ordinary flavor Hank, but he slips into this from time to time. That stint where he abducted and impersonated Hank for a few months probably necessitated adopting a certain degree of this into his vocabulary.
844* SmugSnake: Just ''try'' to find a panel of this guy where he's not grinning, smirking, leering, or otherwise showing off his canines.
845* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:When exposed and dying from experimenting on himself, Dark Beast attempted to initiate a bomb to take the X-Men with him simply out of spite]].
846* VillainForgotToLevelGrind: In the late nineties, he was a legitimate threat to the teenage Nate Grey, whose powers were killing him and were in a constant in-universe state of PowerCreepPowerSeep. By the time Nate had some combat experience under his belt, however, he could intimidate Dark Beast when limited to just his {{Telepathy}} and a taser glove. By Nate's return in ''ComicBook/DarkXMen'', when his powers were fully realized, stabilized, and mastered, it was only the intervention of Mystique (conveniently disguised as Jean Grey) that saved Dark Beast from being instantly immolated.
847* VillainTeamUp: Seeing as how he's not much of a threat to the X-Men on his own, he usually teams up with other, stronger villains, ranging from Apocalypse and Holocaust to Onslaught and Norman Osborn.
848* WickedCultured: He's got all the eloquence and cultured nature of 616 Beast, and absolutely no soul whatsoever.
849* WouldHurtAChild: And women, and animals, and... look, he's basically TheUnfettered MadScientist taken to its (not so) logical extreme.
850[[/folder]]
851
852[[folder:Beaubier Twins]]
853!!Northstar and Aurora (Jean-Paul and Jeanne-Marie Beaubier)
854[[quoteright:327:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/northstar_aoa.jpg]]
855
856----
857* AristocratsAreEvil: Their demeanor is reminiscent of this. Justified in that the most powerful mutants are aristocrats in Apocalypse's regime.
858* {{Expy}}: Fair-haired mutants with [[WonderTwinPowers Wonder Twin]] FlyingFirepower that have an IncestSubtext in a totalitarian fascist regime; might as well be the Fenris Twins.
859* {{Flight}}[=/=]SuperSpeed: When {{holding hands}}.
860* IncestSubtext: They are constantly depicted close to each other and once even hugging, even though Jean-Paul's Earth-616 counterpart is homosexual.
861* KilledOffForReal: By [[spoiler:Weapon X and his daughter, Kirika.]]
862[[/folder]]
863
864[[folder:Guthrie Clan]]
865!!Amazon and Cannonball (Elisabeth and Samuel Guthrie)
866[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/elizabeth_guthrie_and_samuel_guthrie_earth_295_from_x_men_age_of_apocalypse_vol_1_4_0001.png]]
867
868----
869* CanonForeigner[=/=]CanonImmigrant: The Earth-616 version of Amazon only appeared once, in a few panels, in the mainstream universe, during another crossover half a year before the Age of Apocalypse, and confusingly enough, she is implied to be actually younger than her siblings (but in the AOA, she’s implied to be the oldest of the [=AoA=] counterparts of the Guthrie siblings).
870* BrawnHilda: Amazon's power.
871* TheBrute: To Havok when [[spoiler:Cyclops defects.]]
872* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]
873* TattooedCrook: Lots of them.
874[[/folder]]
875
876[[folder:Bedlam Brothers]]
877!!Bedlam Brothers (Terrence and Jesse Aaronson)
878[[quoteright:217:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bedlam_brothers.jpg]]
879
880----
881* CanonImmigrant: Their counterparts later appeared on Earth-616, [[spoiler:except Jesse was a wimpy coward, who was ironically an undercover spy for Charles Xavier, while Terence was named Christopher instead and was an amoral [[AdapatationalVillainy bastard]] who was a mutant-supremacist terrorist/career criminal who caused the deaths of his parents in a car crash, using his mutant powers]]
882* EvenEvilHasStandards: They were disgusted by the Sinister pens.
883%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: To each other.
884%%* HeelFaceTurn: Following Cyclops' defection
885* PunchClockVillain: At worst.
886* ScaryBlackMan: Thoroughly averted.
887* ThoseTwoGuys: Never seen apart.
888* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After they helped out Cyclops they are never seen again.
889[[/folder]]
890
891[[folder:Emplate]]
892!!Emplate (Marius St. Croix)
893[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/emplate.jpg]]
894
895----
896* ScaryBlackMan: He was already frightening when he died the first time, the second time he was downright terrifying.
897[[/folder]]
898
899%%[[folder:Monets]]
900%%!!Monets
901%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/twins_aoa.jpg]]
902%%
903%%----
904%%[[/folder]]
905
906!The Church of the Madri
907
908%%[[folder:Maudie]]
909%%!!Mudir Rictor
910%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/julio_richter_earth_295_from_gambit_and_the_x_ternals_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
911%%[[/folder]]
912
913!The Brotherhood of Chaos
914
915[[folder:Arclight]]
916!!Arclight
917[[quoteright:315:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arclight_earth_295_from_amazing_x_men_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
918
919----
920* CanonForeigner: He's not the 616 Arclight, who is, first of all, female.
921[[/folder]]
922
923%%[[folder:Spyne]]
924%%!!Spyne
925%%[[quoteright:201:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spyne_earth_295_from_amazing_x_men_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
926%%
927%%----
928%%[[/folder]]
929
930%%[[folder:Brother Jeffries]]
931%%!!Brother Jeffries (Madison Jeffries)
932%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/madison_jeffries_2528earth_2952529_0002.jpg]]
933%%
934%%----
935%%[[/folder]]
936
937%%[[folder:Sister Vanessa]]
938%%!!Sister Vanessa (Vanessa Carlyle)
939%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vanessa_carlysle_2528earth_2952529_from_amazing_x_men_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
940%%
941%%----
942%%[[/folder]]
943
944!The Pale Riders
945
946[[folder:Damask]]
947!!Damask (Emma Steed)
948[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/emma_steed_2528earth_2952529_from_x_calibre_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
949
950----
951* CanonImmigrant: She was later adapted for use as a foe for ''Comicbook/{{Excalibur|MarvelComics}}'', as Black Queen of the Hellfire Club's London branch.
952* HeelFaceTurn: In Avalon, she defects to the "good side" and helps fight the Shadow King.
953[[/folder]]
954
955[[folder:Dani Moonstar]]
956!!Danielle Moonstar
957[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/danielle_moonstar_28earth_29529_from_x_men_age_of_apocalypse_vol_1_2_0001.jpg]]
958
959----
960* TeensAreMonsters: She's a cruel teenage PsychoForHire.
961* TheMole: In the Ghost Dance.
962* PsychoForHire: She's one of Apocalypse's assassins.
963[[/folder]]
964
965[[folder:Dead Man Wade]]
966!!Dead Man Wade (Wade Wilson)
967[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wade_wilson_2528earth_2952529_from_age_of_apocalypse_vol_1_3_0001.jpg]]
968
969----
970* AdaptationNameChange: He's the [=AoA=] counterpart to Deadpool.
971* AdaptationalVillainy: Compared to his lighter 616 self, he very much falls into this.
972* PsychoForHire: He's one of Apocalypse's assassins.
973* TheQuisling: Much like the original Deadpool, he's a mutate, not a true mutant, and yet, he's working for Apocalypse.
974[[/folder]]
975
976!The Bounty Hunters
977
978[[folder:Domino]]
979!!Domino
980[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/domino_aoa.jpg]]
981
982----
983* LaserGuidedKarma: On the receiving end of this from Nate Grey, who rearranges her mind so that she relives all her horrible deeds, but instead of enjoying them, she realizes the horror of what she did.
984* PsychoForHire: She absolutely loves what she does, as one of Apocalypse's chief assassins.
985* SmugSnake: She's a badass, to be sure... but a person with low-level luck powers versus a HotBlooded borderline PhysicalGod with PsychicPowers and potential as a fully-fledged RealityWarper? How is this ''possibly'' going to end well?
986* VillainousBreakdown: After pissing off Nate Grey.
987[[/folder]]
988
989[[folder:Caliban]]
990!!Caliban
991[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/caliban_earth_295_from_x_man_vol_1_2_0002.jpg]]
992
993----
994A henchman and bounty hunter of Domino.
995* DirtyCoward: Unlike canon, he’s an egotistical coward who pleads for his life.
996* KilledOffForReal: By Toad Of all people.
997* PsychoForHire: Under Domino, he loves to show off his power.
998[[/folder]]
999
1000[[folder:Grizzly]]
1001!!Grizzly
1002[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/theodore_winchester_earth_295_from_x_man_vol_1_2_001.jpg]]
1003
1004A bestial mass murderer and one of Domino's henchmen.
1005----
1006* TheBrute: A sociopath who's used for his brawn.
1007* KilledOffForReal: By Forge and Sonique.
1008* PsychoForHire: Mass-Murders by the thousands and surely enjoys it.
1009[[/folder]]
1010
1011!Infinites
1012
1013[[folder:Prelate Unus]]
1014!!Prelate Unus
1015[[quoteright:231:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/unus_3.jpg]]
1016
1017A prelate in Apocalypses Infinites.
1018----
1019* WeHardlyKnewYe: He was killed by Ice Man before he could be fleshed out at all.
1020[[/folder]]
1021
1022[[folder:Delgado]]
1023!!Prelate Delgado
1024[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marco_delgado_earth_295_from_astonishing_x_men_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
1025
1026He was one of the thousands that joined Apocalypses armies eventually becoming Prelate.
1027----
1028* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Downplayed, but his skin is covered in rock.
1029* CurbStompBattle: Delivered this to both Blink and Sunfire.
1030* HeroicSacrifice: More like Villain Sacrifice. But his death leads to Apocalypse minion Rex to find the X-Men’s base.
1031[[/folder]]
1032
1033%%[[folder:Vanisher]]
1034%%!!Vanisher
1035%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vanisher_earth_295.jpg]]
1036%%
1037%%He was part of Apocalypse supremacist rulership.
1038%%----
1039%%[[/folder]]
1040
1041!Reavers
1042
1043[[folder:Donald Pierce]]
1044!!Donald Pierce
1045[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/donald_pierce_2528earth_2952529.jpg]]
1046
1047----
1048* AxCrazy: He tried to kill get away, and successfully killed Brian Braddock viciously.
1049* MookLieutenant: With the techno-organic virus he is a regenerator with the capacity to assimilate both non-organics and organics. Without the techno-organic virus, he is nothing.
1050* TheMole: In the Hellfire Club.
1051* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Now a member of the X-terminated.]]
1052* TheQuisling: Quickly joins whatever side lets him live.
1053[[/folder]]
1054
1055!Other Servants of Apocalypse
1056
1057%%[[folder:Shadow King]]
1058%%!!The Shadow King (Amahl Farouk)
1059%%[[quoteright:197:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shadow_king_6.jpg]]
1060%%
1061%%----
1062%%* MindRape
1063%%* TortureTechnician
1064%%[[/folder]]
1065
1066%%[[folder:Azazel]]
1067%%!!Azazel
1068%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/azazel_28earth_29529_from_age_of_apocalypse_vol_1_1_001.jpg]]
1069%%
1070%%----
1071%%[[/folder]]
1072
1073[[folder:Sugar Man]]
1074!!Sugar Man
1075[[quoteright:191:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sugarman_3.png]]
1076
1077----
1078* ArchNemesis: To Nate Grey, whom he's quite sensibly afraid of (because Nate is a PhysicalGod and has frequently tried to kill him), taking a certain glee in having the upper hand in ''Unfinished Business.'' This was unwise, as come ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2018'', Nate [[spoiler:tracked him down and ripped him in half]].
1079* TheApprentice: He used to be this to Mister Sinister.
1080* AxCrazy: A literal example, as he is often depicted in merchandise wielding an axe.
1081* BadBoss: He ran the work camps which housed thousands of humans and regularly tormented his slaves.
1082* BewareTheSillyOnes: He looks, and often acts, quite ridiculous, but he's deceptively dangerous in a physical brawl, he's much smarter than he seems, and he's extremely hard to kill.
1083* TheBrute: Despite having fairly advanced scientific knowledge, his very physical mutation makes him favor shaking it up with the heroes as one of these.
1084* CanonForeigner[=/=]CanonImmigrant: Literally immigrated to the 616 reality. Unlike other immigrants to 616, he hasn't shown any sign of a counterpart to date (Dark Beast and Nate had counterparts in Beast and Cable, respectively, while Holocaust developed one in Genocide).
1085* {{Cephalothorax}}: His face and by extension head are in his thorax.
1086* CharacterDeath:
1087** He was [[DeathIsCheap temporarily]] killed by Magneto just prior to ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with his own lab equipment.]] He was revealed in ''Apocalypse Wars'' to have survived [[StayingAlive this too]].
1088** As of 2018 he's dead again, courtesy of [[spoiler:X-Man ripping him in two shortly before the ComicBook/AgeOfXMan]], though given his track record of StayingAlive mutants might want to hold off on the confetti and streamers for a few years... or a nice solid decade, just to be on the safe side.
1089** Sure enough, two years later Sugar Man turned up alive and well on the pages of ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2018'', having a VillainsOutShopping day for himself at the Foreigner's casino.
1090* {{Cephalothorax}}: Sugarman appears as a rotund torso dominated by a huge, ugly face, with four arms and a single pair of legs.
1091* ComboPlatterPowers: Has SuperStrength; a [[MultipurposeTongue multipurpose]], [[TongueTrauma needle-tipped]] [[OverlyLongTongue tongue of intestinal length]]; MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily, SuperSenses that allow him to [[IKnowWhatYouFear smell fear]] and [[SizeShifter size-shifting]].
1092* DiabolusExNihilo: While literally ''every other'' inhabitant of the Age of Apocalypse has (eventually) been linked to a counterpart in the regular 616 reality, the Sugar Man has not and no mutant has ever been seen that even ''remotely'' resembles him.
1093* DirtyCoward: He's more than willing to run for the hills the moment the tide looks to be turned against him.
1094* EvenEvilHasStandards: Depraved as he is, even he was surprised by the ''things'' the Dark Beast created to serve him when the two villains reunited in the 616 universe.
1095* EvilIsBigger: Might seem stocky due to lacking ahead, but is 6' 9" (2.05m).
1096* FangsAreEvil: Razor-sharp teeth across that really wide mouth.
1097* FluffyTheTerrible: Let's be honest; "Sugar Man" doesn't make you think "sadistic plague-engineering cannibal mutant", now does it?
1098* ForTheEvulz: He has no goal beyond just seeing those weaker than him suffer for the pleasure of it.
1099* {{Gonk}}: One of the weirdest and most disgusting-looking villains the X-Men ever faced.
1100* HeroKiller: Killed several members of Generation Next, the Age of Apocalypse analogue to ''ComicBook/GenerationX''.
1101* HornsOfVillainy: Two over his eyebrows, usually small but DependingOnTheArtist sometimes they can vary wildly in size.
1102* HypercompetentSidekick: A ''very'' unusual example, but the Sugar Man has proved himself to be this over the years, particularly where Genosha is concerned. He allied himself with Cameron Hodge and the Genegineer in secret and ultimately succeeded where they failed by engineering a stable Genoshan regime (well, as stable as things ever get on Genosha) that supplied him with a regular feed of mutant slaves. Later, when he joined up with Holocaust and the Dark Beast and the Shi'ar came for all of them, he was the only one of the three with the sense to play ball with the Sh'iar, resulting in a cocky (and free) Sugar Man glibly taunting his betters while they lay helpless in Shi'ar custody.
1103* ImAHumanitarian: Sugar Man is in fact an ExtremeOmnivore who can digest virtually anything as sustenance... but as he's fond of reminding his victims, he has his ''preferences'' in food. He revealed to Dark Beast that he eat his enemies alive after defeating them in battle, as he fought and ate all of DB’s security guards in Earth-616, and later tried to eat alive both Callisto and Karima Shapandar/Omega Sentinel when they were on Genosha [[spoiler:he actually managed to consume all of Callisto’s tentacles on one side of her body, during that stretch of time before the Decimation when her arms and hands had been transformed into tentacles by her rival Morlock leader Masque]]
1104* KarmaHoudini: Instead of being punished for what he did in the Age of Apocalypse, teleported himself to the 616 reality. However, just before ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', he seemed to get his comeuppance when Magneto impaled him on his own lab equipment after getting what he needed [[spoiler:he survived and continued to cause trouble, but was permanently [[KilledOffForReal executed]] in 2018 by a Celestial Life Seed-empowered Nate Grey]]
1105* MadScientist: With expertise in genetics and, to an extent, cybernetics, having invented the Genoshan mutate bonding process and being able to whip up mutating tech on the spot from apparent junk (admittedly, that junk was from a HAMMER facility, but still). Though not the foremost example of this trope, as he bluntly admits to Magneto when the latter comes to him for a better dose of MGH, he's not of the same caliber as Sinister or Dark Beast. On the other hand, he is probably the best at "quick and dirty" jobs that get results, as Magneto points out.
1106* TheManBehindTheMan: Retconned into being the mastermind behind Genosha's various anti-mutant tech, as he arrived twenty years in 616's past.
1107* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Four arms, which he exploits by [[DualWielding carrying a hammer and an axe]], and sometimes guns.
1108* MultiMeleeMaster: ''Master'' is definitely pushing it, but as a four-armed mutant the Sugar Man is known to carry multiple types of weapons in battle, including:
1109** CarryABigStick: Carries a hammer with SUGAR on it. He's a weird guy, okay?
1110** GoodGunsBadGuns: When edged weapons aren't enough, he's also known to carry [=TMP=]s and other machine guns.
1111* MultipurposeTongue: Sugar Man uses his long razor-sharp tongue as his weapon.
1112* OutGambitted: Magneto tricked him into providing him a 'quick and dirty' boost to his failing mutant powers, using Briar Raleigh as a go-between to make Sugar Man think he had given up his mission of being a mutant VigilanteMan. Unfortunately for Sugar Man, Magneto had done no such thing, and the moment Sugar Man had [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness given him what he wanted]] Magneto pulped him.
1113* OutsideContextProblem: According to his creator Scott Lobdell, Sugar Man was created specifically to be this, providing a villain for the Age of Apocalypse who ''wasn't'' just a new take on an old character. And to this very day, well over 25 years later, no 616 counterpart of him has ever appeared.
1114* OverlyLongTongue: Has a prehensile tongue which he can shoot up to ten feet, and he understandably employs as a weapon.
1115* PlagueMaster: His primary contributions to Apocalypse's regime were the nightmarish biological weapons he invented.
1116* PsychoForHire: Degenerated into a MadScientist variant of this after he was run out of Genosha. When Magneto went to him for an extra strength dose of MGH to power him up, he even bluntly pointed this out, noting that Magneto could have gone to any one of a number of geneticists higher up on the scale than him (the answer was that Magneto wanted quick and dirty).
1117* PsychopathicManChild: The Man-Child part is indicated by his drawings, which look like childish scribbles. The psycho part goes without saying.
1118* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Revealed to have regularly sexually abused a number of his prisoners, including, chillingly, a young Illyana Rasputin and Clarice Ferguson.
1119* RedEyesTakeWarning: Occasionally drawn with them.
1120* TheRenfield: An odd example in that he is perfectly capable of operating on his own, but the minute a stronger leader emerges he starts kissing up, particularly if that leader is Apocalypse or someone connected to him somehow.
1121* {{Retcon}}: Despite being the writer who decided to bring Sugar Man over to the mainstream Marvel Universe, Sugar Man's creator Scott Lobdell never intended to make him TheManBehindTheMan to the mutant-enslaving regime on Genosha. That was done by Warren Ellis and Jeph Loeb in the pages of ComicBook/{{Cable}}'s title.
1122* {{Sadist}}: He takes pleasure in experimenting, torturing, and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raping]] his victims that he can overpower.
1123* SizeShifter: He is also able to control his own mass. If he loses mass, the lost mass is shunted off to some unknown location, presumably an extra-dimensional space and he shrinks in size. It's unknown how long it takes him to regain his normal size.
1124* SpikesOfVillainy: Often, though not always, depicted with spiked shoulder pads.
1125* StayingAlive: The most complex yet useful perk of his mutation: whenever Sugar Man is killed, a smaller Sugar Man (a fourth the size of the original's body) emerges from the corpse. He survived a pipe through the head courtesy of Callisto and Omega Sentinel this way.
1126* VerbalTic: In early appearances, he had a habit of running words together. It was either quietly dropped or quietly forgotten.
1127* VillainTeamUp: Fairly fond of teaming up with his fellow Age of Apocalypse expatriates Holocaust and the Dark Beast. He inevitably betrays them just like he betrays everyone else, but hey, it's the thought that counts.
1128* WouldHurtaChild: Revealed to be a child molester to the young female prisoners.
1129[[/folder]]
1130
1131%%[[folder:Sebastian Shaw]]
1132%%!!The Black King (Sebastian Shaw)
1133%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shaw_004.jpg]]
1134%%
1135%%----
1136%%[[/folder]]
1137
1138%%[[folder:Magma]]
1139%%!!Magma (Amara Aquilla)
1140%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aoamagma.jpg]]
1141%%
1142%%----
1143%%* TeensAreMonsters
1144%%* PsychoForHire
1145%%[[/folder]]
1146
1147%%[[folder:Rex]]
1148%%!!Rex
1149%%[[quoteright:276:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rex_earth_295_from_amazing_x_men_vol_1_2_0001.jpg]]
1150%%
1151%%----
1152%%[[/folder]]
1153
1154[[folder:Keeper Murdock]]
1155!!Keeper Murdock
1156[[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/matthew_murdock_2528earth_2952529_from_x_universe_vol_1_2_0001.jpg]]
1157
1158----
1159* AdaptationNameChange: He's Comicbook/{{Daredevil}}'s [=AoA=] counterpart.
1160%%* BaldOfEvil:
1161%%* TheConsigliere: To Mikhail
1162* TheQuisling: A human who joined the sides of genocidal mutants.
1163* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Teased with his VillainousBSOD, but ultimately [[AvertedTrope averted]]. When Logan becomes the new BigBad, Murdock joins him.]]
1164* VillainousBSOD: [[spoiler:After finding out his powers didn't come from Mikhail's implants but from the accident that blinded him as a child.]]
1165[[/folder]]
1166
1167%%[[folder:Diablo]]
1168%%!!Diablo
1169%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/esteban_corazn_de_ablo_earth_295_from_tales_from_the_age_of_apocalypse_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
1170%%
1171%%----
1172%%[[/folder]]
1173
1174[[folder:Absorbing Man]]
1175!!Absorbing Man
1176[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carl_creel_earth_295_from_tales_from_the_age_of_apocalypse_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
1177
1178----
1179* InSpiteOfANail: Absorbing Man exists, even though he was given his powers by Loki to fight Thor, who does not exist in the Age of Apocalypse.
1180[[/folder]]
1181
1182!Marauders
1183
1184[[folder:Dirigible]]
1185!!Dirigible
1186[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wilson_fisk_28earth_29529.png]]
1187
1188----
1189* AdaptationNameChange: He's ComicBook/TheKingpin's [=AoA=] counterpart.
1190%%* BaldOfEvil
1191%%* CorruptCorporateExecutive
1192%%* FatBastard
1193* TheQuisling: As a human working for Apocalypse.
1194[[/folder]]
1195
1196[[folder:Red]]
1197!!Red
1198[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/norman_osborn_10.jpg]]
1199
1200----
1201* AdaptationNameChange: He's the [=AoA=] counterpart to the ComicBook/GreenGoblin.
1202* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Used his fortune to buy a place in Apocalypse's regime
1203* EvilRedHead: Like his mainstream self, he is both red-headed and evil.
1204* TheQuisling: He's a human ally of Apocalypse.
1205[[/folder]]
1206
1207[[folder:Arcade]]
1208!!Arcade
1209[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arcade_00.jpg]]
1210
1211----
1212%%* EvilRedHead
1213%%* PsychoForHire
1214* TheQuisling: He's a human allied with the genocidal Apocalypse to help wipe out his own kind.
1215[[/folder]]
1216
1217[[folder:Owl]]
1218!!The Owl
1219[[quoteright:100:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/owl_7.jpg]]
1220
1221----
1222%%* EvilRedHead
1223%%* PsychoForHire
1224* TheQuisling: Like the other Marauders, he's a human helping to wipe out his own kind.
1225[[/folder]]
1226
1227!Human High Council
1228
1229!Council
1230[[folder:Boliver Trask]]
1231!!Bolivar Trask
1232[[quoteright:273:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bolivar_trask_earth_295_from_age_of_apocalypse_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
1233
1234----
1235* AdaptationHeroism: While Trask was always a WellIntentionedExtremist, in this universe mutants are as much of a threat as he believed in canon, causing his creation of the Sentinels to be very much justified.
1236* RelatedInTheAdaptation: In the original universe, there's no sign he knew Moira [=MacTaggert=] personally. Here, he's her husband.
1237[[/folder]]
1238
1239[[folder:Moira Trask]]
1240!!Moira Trask
1241[[quoteright:204:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/moira_kinross_earth_295_from_weapon_x_vol_1_1_0001.png]]
1242
1243----
1244
1245* GroundhogDayLoop: Much like her 616 counterpart, Moira has her time loop abilities. She keeps failing to stop Apocalypse from taking over the world.
1246
1247* RelatedInTheAdaptation: In the original universe, there's no sign she knew Bolivar Trask personally. Here, she's his wife.
1248[[/folder]]
1249
1250[[folder:Brian Braddock]]
1251!!Brian Braddock
1252[[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brian_braddock_earth_295_from_weapon_x_vol_1_4_0001.jpg]]
1253
1254----
1255* AdaptationalWimp: He's not Captain Britain here and has no powers whatsoever.
1256* ArmsDealer: His corporation produces Sentinels. He isn't in it for money though.
1257* NukeEm: Hates Apocalypse with a passion and advocates just nuking his territories (that include the entire North America) into oblivion.
1258[[/folder]]
1259
1260[[folder:Emma]]
1261!!Emma Frost
1262[[quoteright:327:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/emma_frost_earth_295_00.jpg]]
1263
1264----
1265* BroughtDownToNormal: Had herself partially lobotomized to remove her psychic abilities so that she could join the Human High Council.
1266[[/folder]]
1267
1268[[folder:Mariko Yashida]]
1269!!Mariko Yashida
1270[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mariko_yashida_2528earth_2952529_from_weapon_x_vol_1_1_001.png]]
1271
1272----
1273* AsianBabymama: Turns out she had a daughter by [[spoiler:Logan, Kirika,]] that she never got around to telling him about.
1274[[/folder]]
1275
1276%%[[folder:Thunderbolt Ross]]
1277%%!!"Thunderbolt" Ross
1278%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thaddeus_ross_28earth_29529_from_x_universe_vol_1_2_0001.png]]
1279%%
1280%%----
1281%%[[/folder]]
1282
1283!Agents
1284
1285[[folder:Donald Blake]]
1286!!Donald Blake
1287[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/donald_blake_earth_295_from_x_universe_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
1288
1289----
1290* DisneyDeath: He's last seen tackling Mikhail Rasputin out of Big Ben.
1291* HandicappedBadass: He still has a crippled leg, but managed to take out Mikhail Rasputin
1292* GodInHumanForm: He's unknowingly ComicBook/TheMightyThor in human guise.
1293* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Considering his true nature as Thor, the series never touches on Odin's response to his son
1294[[/folder]]
1295
1296[[folder:Gwen Stacy]]
1297!!Gwen Stacy
1298[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gwendolyne_stacy_2528earth_2952529_from_x_universe_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
1299
1300----
1301* SparedByTheAdaptation: Survives the series while her boyfriend Peter Parker was killed in Apocalypse's invasion.
1302[[/folder]]
1303
1304[[folder:Tony Stark]]
1305!!Tony Stark
1306[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/anthony_stark_2528earth_2952529_from_x_universe_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
1307
1308----
1309* InSpiteOfANail: He still winds up with an artificial heart after being injured by his own weapons and works with Clint Barton.
1310[[/folder]]
1311
1312%%[[folder:Clint Barton]]
1313%%!!Clint Barton
1314%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/clinton_barton_28earth_29529_from_x_universe_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
1315%%
1316%%----
1317%%[[/folder]]
1318
1319[[folder:Victor Von Doom]]
1320!!Victor Von Doom
1321[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/victor_von_doom_2528earth_2952529_from_x_universe_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
1322
1323----
1324* AdaptationalHeroism: Considerably more heroic than his mainstream self, being devoted to the protection of humanity.
1325* InSpiteOfANail: He still has a facial scar and is the ruler of Latveria.
1326[[/folder]]
1327
1328[[folder:Bruce Banner]]
1329!!Bruce Banner
1330[[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bruce_banner_2528earth_2952529_from_x_universe_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
1331
1332----
1333* AdaptationalNameChange: His alter ego is known as the Thing rather than Hulk.
1334* AdaptationalVillainy: Compared to his canon counterpart, Banner is willing to work with Mikhail Rasputin to experiment on people.
1335* HeroicSacrifice: Subverted. He throws himself out to intercept a missile but survives while mutating into a more familiar green form.
1336* KilledOffForReal: By Weapon Omega in the follow-up series.
1337* MadScientist: Turned himself into a hulking gray monster and experiments on people to create super-soldiers.
1338[[/folder]]
1339
1340%%[[folder:Val Cooper]]
1341%%!!Val Cooper
1342%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/valerie_cooper_0.jpg]]
1343%%
1344%%----
1345%%[[/folder]]
1346
1347!Others
1348
1349[[folder:Weapon X / Weapon Omega]]
1350!!Weapon X / Weapon Omega
1351[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/james_howlett_28earth_29529_from_uncanny_x_force_vol_1_12_page_23.jpg]]
1352
1353----
1354* AdaptationNameChange: Instead of Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}. And the Weapon X project doesn't exist in that reality, as Magneto grafts the adamantium on him.
1355* AnArmAndALeg: During a battle with Cyclops, Scott blasted off Logan's left hand. The very same battle saw Logan gouge out one of Scott's eyes.
1356* BeardOfEvil: That he already had.
1357* DisabledInTheAdaptation: While he still retains his claws in his left arm, he's missing his hand thanks to Cyclops.
1358* FaceHeelTurn: Turned evil after being infected by the Death Seed.
1359* HandicappedBadass: Lost his left hand in a fight with Cyclops. That doesn't make him any less capable.
1360* HappilyMarried: To Jean Grey, until he turned into Weapon Omega.
1361* HeroKiller: After becoming the new Apocalypse, Logan becomes a nightmare to his friends. He personally kills Magneto, Rogue, Storm and X-23 while also forcing Gambit's death when he sacrifices to cover the 295 X-Men and 616 X-Force's retreat.
1362* OffingTheOffspring: Kills his own daughter after inheriting the Death Seed and becoming the new Apocalypse.
1363* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: Killing a reborn Apocalypse ended up infecting Logan and turning him into the next incarnation of the bad guy.
1364[[/folder]]
1365
1366[[folder:Jean Grey]]
1367!!Jean Grey
1368[[quoteright:170:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jean_grey_3.jpg]]
1369
1370----
1371* AdrenalineMakeover: A combination of her timelines and lover lead to her embodying this trope in comparison to her 616 version.
1372* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:In ''X-Men: Age of Apocalypse'' miniseries, courtesy of Phoenix Force.]]
1373* HappilyMarried: To Weapon X, until he turned into Weapon Omega.
1374[[/folder]]
1375
1376%%[[folder:Robert Kelly]]
1377%%!!Robert Kelly
1378%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/robert_kelly_2528earth_2952529_from_tales_from_the_age_of_apocalypse_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
1379%%
1380%%----
1381%%[[/folder]]
1382
1383!Neutrals
1384
1385[[folder:Warren Worthington III]]
1386!!Warren Worthington III
1387[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/angel_7.png]]
1388
1389----
1390* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Straps explosives to himself and dives into the force field generator destroying the defences of Apocalypse's base and allowing the heroes to get inside.]]
1391* NeutralNoLonger: [[spoiler:After Apocalypse's forces shut down his club and capture Karma.]]
1392[[/folder]]

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