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devilkais — SPOTLIGHT Apocalypse
Published: 2011-07-28 12:04:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 5341; Favourites: 63; Downloads: 65
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FUCK YOU MARVEL ! How dare they misuse such a great character concept is beyond me!APOCALYPSE IS THE MAN! He is freaking awesome. You think Magneto has angst? bah he's a pissy little kid compared to Nur. You think Sinister has suffered?bah he caused his own suffering ! You think Juggernaut is powerful? bah not the only one! "As the sandstorm cleaves the flesh from the bones of the dead, as the wrath of Rama-Tut cannot be compared to that of a god, So am I above all others on this earth. Thusly did I live in those ancient days. I have learned much since then. But in my centuries of life, I have never forgotten one thing. ONLY THE STRONG HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIFE! As my father Baal taught me in the only way he knew, so do I teach the people of the world. If I must cull the weak to make the strong, I shall do so gladly. IF THE PEOPLES OF THE EARTH ARE TOO WEAK TO SURVIVE ME, THEN THEY DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXIST. FOR I AM THE APOCALYPSE, AND ONLY THE STRONG SHALL SURVIVE ME! BY MY STRENGTH, BY MY POWER, BY MY WRATH, DOES THE POWER OF GODS STRENGTHEN MANKIND! By blood, by war, by destruction, DO I EMPOWER MUTANTKIND AND MANKIND! Fear my name and quake in terror of my coming, FOR I AM THE HIGH LORD, APOCALYPSE!"
I love what drives him, I love his history, I love just the whole character. The worlds first mutant. Sort of a god-like unbeatable foe. He plays things in the backround, pulls a lot of strings and only shows his true face when needed. I like how he works through others, like his Horsemen.
Theme song; Street figher 2 OST shadaloo/ End of all hope by Nightwish
The Best stories :
- Louise Simonson 's X-factor, proof why she's a better writer than Claremont. In X-factor 24, 2 pages explain his real modus operandi & his intention of testing mankind
- X-cutioner song ,That entire arc, although it can be construed as a bad showing, is actually one of his best. It demonstrates his enormous will power and superior intellect. It also shows that Apocalypse lives by a code different from other supervillains and that guys like Magneto, or Sinister, etc, would not have had the strength to do the feats he did in that arc, if they were weakened to the same extent.
-Age of Apocalypse : not only his costume is perfect in it but it really shows what would happen if his philosophy improves mankind...
- Onslaught : such sweet interractions with Cable, Invisible Woman & Uatu, great stuff...
- Incredible Hulk #455-457: SRSLY he's more of a father to Bruce Banner than anyone since he established a parallel between him & the Hulk
- Rise Of Apocalypse: I never felt like it got its due. It was an amazing story that really brought out the personality and character of Apocalypse.It really does cast everything he does in a different light. He's a man from a different era, trying to hold onto a code that almost everyone thinks is barbaric and cruel, when to him, it's the only way to ensure the human race can survive and prosper.
-The Adventures of Cyclops and Pheonix miniseries. It was a wonderful Cable & Stryfe origin story and Gene Ha's interpretation of Apocalypse was totally awesome. Very eerie and strange, very mysterious and alien, and gave the impression of power and longevity, & the possession ritual is just frightening!
-Cable #66-68 The Hellfire Club awakens Apocalypse's long-hidden Harbinger from its deep sleep; originally a normal man, whom Apocalypse in the 19th century once left to incubate for 100 years. Apocalypse releases his Horseman (Caliban) and his scribe Ozymandias from his possession, to fend for themselves, if they were to survive the coming events. Cable with the Avengers battles the Harbinger, but are unable to stop it. Apocalypse then appears, activating a bomb inside the Harbinger which would destroy all of New York, but Cable manages to prevent this disaster.
- X-factor forever ( yeah it 's in its own canon but read it, it is pure awesomeness!)
The oufits :
1)Classic costume
2)Young En Sabah Nur
3)Askani timeline version
4)19th century design
5) CANON (his perfected & improved. Ah Cable, hope your gamble will work well since you let him come back to life)
The Best Artists
1)Walt Simonson (most Iconic Cover Ever!)
2)Andy Kubert (imposing & wise figure)
3)Joe Madureira (really needs to draw him more)
4)Salvador Larocca
5)Adam Pollina/ John Paul Leon (for the 2 great designs ...)
Now I shall bring the purity of oblivion on those who dare insult the greatness of the Lord & Master himself...
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I wonder...what if Apocalypse is Wolverine's ancestor? Maybe he gets his own longevity as a watered down version of En Sabah Nur. Or maybe they have the same longevity. Apocalypse does spend much of his time in stasis, so it could be a way to prolong his life
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I don't think so. The thing about the X-gene is that it is activated at random.
As for the stasis, I do like the concept since it makes Apocalypse balanced powerwise...plus he's no stranger to suffering !
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You know, I always pictured Apocalypse as having a God complex/Envy since he knows about the Celestials. But because he once boasted that the Egyptian look is his "True Form". It's safe to say that he also wants to be "Incomprehensible" to us meer mortals.
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That dimension is indeed a valid one for his character and really should have been expanded upon !
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...I must admit, I'm skeptical about the "first mutant" bit. I mean, are we talking literally the first mutant or the first mutant noted by historians chronologically (a fact that probably irks Selene to no end)?
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I don't think it'd irk Selene ... most women don't want people to know their true age XD
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Well, it's just that "first surviving mutant" or "first noticeable mutant" might be better than "first mutant" period. Some might claim that a thing like that would be bad science or something...
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the last apocalypse with the halo is amazing looking.... what issue did that design come from?
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Actually it is my kanon version . I mixed all the elements I loved into one .
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What, no love for Clayton Crain? Not only the Victorian-era armor was awesome, but the whole Apocalypse vs Dracula storyline shows how many levels of magnitude he is above the Lord of Vampires, himself one of Marvel's major threats.
Other than that, I agree with you fully. He's easily the one of the best villains Marvel has, because, like all good villains he doesn't see evil in his actions. And on top of that, he's got awesome designs for his outfits and is so powerful that whe you see him you know things are about to go down for the heroes.
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Hey , nice to see others that appreciate the big A ! I like Clayton Crain but that design was already made by JP Leon in FAOC&P.
Besides recently , En Sabah Nur was fired from Marvel ... [link]
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Oh, wow. I didn't know that. It's great to see that the awesome Victorian armor was already established before the Apocalypse vs Dracula crossover.
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Glad to see others that appreciate Nur ! But trust me, my goal is to show a lot of people that he's a character that's extremely tragic , profound & human , not the evil one-dimensional stuff the fools that don't know him at all say about him . All I want is to open their eyes !
BTW , how can you guys watch MLP ? Is it on TV or on the web ? and what episodes do you advice ?
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I've been searching every Wiki, Respect thread, Battle thread, and comic I could find. They are making it really hard to find any redeeming qualities about Apoc.
But I do think that all he really wants is to create a new world where humans aren't overall worthless sacks of shit in comparison to all the mutants, superhumans and cosmics. He is pretty tragic since he lost his dad, his surrogate family and the one girl he ever felt love for (brutally) shot him down. I mean, he does want to exterminate the weaklings among us and as bad as that is, in comparison to alot of villains as powerful as him it's pretty tame. Plus he'd probably be willing to protect the Earth as a whole from like an alien invasion or something since they'd probably kill everyone. He's written so poorly that barely any of the marvel fans see him as anything but a 1-dimensional bad guy for no reason.
BTW I mostly watch it on Youtube, but it does come on The Hub at 8:00 in the morning. It's a TV series. I'm not exactly sure but since there's no real sense of continuity, I say watch the 2 parter pilot and about any 3 episodes from season 1. I'd advise not to watch the Season 2 finale first since most of us think it was REALLY good. Everything else would look pretty low quality in comparison
The art Is very nice in itself, but unless that's your exact style, i would recommend that you prectice some more.
I think that was everything.
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" He's written so poorly that barely any of the marvel fans see him as anything but a 1-dimensional bad guy for no reason."
Then they are fools ! Take a nice look at the stories I've listed & go read the fanfic a test of power by DR ... Then you'll see what I 'm getting at . Besides, you'll see that he's shown a lot in my gallery, I'd advice you to check these too... And you'll see why he's one of the greatest !
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Will do. How do you feel about the fact that they've replaced him with that little Fuck, Evan?
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I do think that I need to give a better guide to this Marvel U ... Take the ticket & enjoy the show
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Oh don't worry , it has only begun....
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You didn't mention how Apocalypse could have been an okay guy but humanity's inability to see himas anything other than a freak to be exploited or a monster to be feared!
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Ah I should have precised, But bear in mind that he does not see himself as evil, just dutiful . Glad to find other people that know that En Sabah Nur is actually a deep & tragic character ! People may like Magnus, but I love Apocalypse & Sinister with all my soul . If it were for me,they would have their rightful place at the top !
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Wow! I always heard that Apocalypse and Mr. Sinister were pale imitations of Magneto! But from what I've just read it could be the other way around! But Here's what I think, Apocalypse and Mr. Sinister can STILL be interesting even if Magneto really is the better character, let's face it, Sinister is a tragic villain, he started out as an arrogant scientist, but after seeing what he went through with losing so much of his family and becoming a slave to Apocalypse who was the closest thing he had to a friend, I felt sorry for him anyway, even if he was no longer capable of feeling sorry for anyone else, including himself! As for Apocalypse? I know he's supposed to be the X-Teams answer to Darkseid, but after reading his backstory, I was heartbroken at just what a powerful yet tragic character he really was! I know villains use such things as an excuse to hurt people and that's what MAKES them villains in the FIRST place! But I still think that makes them more sympathetic than people who just make people's lives miserable because they CAN!
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Now these are the kind of comments that warm the ventricles of my heart , Thank you again !
I have to go statement by statement to give a structured answer (& to avoid confusion ...)
I always heard that Apocalypse and Mr. Sinister were pale imitations of Magneto
Trust me. These are the snobs that love to bash on the 90's . They don't know what actual great & juicy characters are even if it bit them in the ass . Besides , Mags has been so overplayed that I'm amazed he keeps getting so revered . Hell, half the so-called has-beens have still more stories to tell than him (last time I loved Mags as a villain was fatal Attractions BTW ).
Sinister is a tragic villain, he started out as an arrogant scientist, but after seeing what he went through with losing so much of his family and becoming a slave to Apocalypse who was the closest thing he had to a friend
Well, he was not exactly arrogant . See,if there's one thing he never accepted , it's that for all his genius he failed at saving his kid & then his wife ( one of the saddest scenes put on comics ) .
Hell if that's not enough , let's take a glance at his links to other characters! He's the bane of Scott and Jean 's lives (yeah, makes sense to downgrade his importance , pfeh...), the devil/ Boogeyman for Gambit , He trashed Madelyne's life & utter sanity to suit his own plans & he's the Dr Faust to Apocalypse's Mephistopheles.
As for Apocalypse? I know he's supposed to be the X-Teams answer to Darkseid,
well, see there's one huge difference in concept . See , Darkseid is the pretender to the throne, the traitor , the tyrannic father & the emperor put in a blender. More importantly , he 's a monocrat .
Apocalypse is not about conquest, but test ! He's here as the caretaker of humanity & is a darwinist meritocrat .
after reading his backstory, I was heartbroken at just what a powerful yet tragic character he really was!
Here's the kicker . Nur never complained about his past, he NEVER use it as an excuse, he just moves on & plans ahead . In fact I see him pretty close to Daffy Duck in " Duck Amuck " ( I am the king of weird analogies, but trust me I can make sense of it !)well here's how I see it .
There's a 1000 ways to interpretate the masterpiece that is Duck Amuck but there's one crucial to get WHO Daffy is :Through the whole cartoon Daffy was given no opportunity to fight back against his unknown assailant BUT he still tries to roll with it as best he can. His goal was to give his beloved audience a good show so he gets his calm back & keeps acting (that little black duck is after all a consumate artist !).
What does this have to do with Apocalypse ? Well everything actually ! When you look at it closely ,En Sabah Nur has never been given any alternative during his life but to believe in the survival of fittest & to go on with it . The "unknown assailant " in his case are the celestials since he's basically chained to their technology , he spent his infancy fighting ,; his adult years hated by everyone & has always been (though he never whined about it & would never admit it) a slave for all intents & purpose . Even when an alternative presents itself, it ends up going wrong (like when his father , the only person who showed him kindness died ). But like Daffy , he NEVER gives up as long as he can draw a breath.
But I still think that makes them more sympathetic than people who just make people's lives miserable because they CAN!
Yep , but in the case of Apoc & Essex , it's not driven by malice, but ideology !
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Why thank you! I'm always glad to see that some people do have the common sense & good taste to see how multi-layered & complex his character is!
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Thanks for this version! THe thing is while wishing for a faithful animated epic of AOA (even though I would change the ending , like only Bishop succeeded in going back in time & the entire AOA being erased to give it a more tragic " FINAL " ending . However seeing Marvel's laziness lately...), I really think that the entrance of Apocalypse, Sinister, Holocaust & Abyss in the core tower should be beat for beat like the entrance of Bison , Vega Balrog & Sagat, same prestance, stoic & frightening presence that while silent just says " EVERYBODY SHUT THE FUCK UP!". Besides a trilogy could do justice to that storyarc! Lobdell & Nicieza, you truly are unspoken geniuses !
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Brilliantly said! A cartoon series would be an amazing idea, and that scene you described would be perfect, too. Too bad we can only dream about it.
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