When
the image of the character Apocalypse was released a while back I was
pissed. My first introduction to the character was I the X-Men
animated cartoon and I was intrigued. Who the hell was this guy that
could fly, change shape, super strong, shot lasers, and had a talking
spaceship? At the time he was just some mutant that wanted to kill
weaker mutants and humans. Then Marvel started giving more back story
on the guy.
"In
the harsh, unforgiving desert of ancient Egypt, ruled by Rama-Tut, a
band of nomadic raiders found an infant, gray-skinned and freakish in
appearance, abandoned by the settlers of Akkaba. The nomads took the
child for their own, giving him the name En Sabah Nur, 'The First
One,' and teaching him to be 'strong' in order to survive the desert
as a child. This idea, that 'the strong will survive,' would shape
Apocalypse's actions throughout time."
