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Even to this twenty-four hour period , theAge of Apocalypsestands as one of the coolestX - Mencrossover events in Marvel Comics history , and perhaps the best thing about it is n’t just the fact that the event is undeniably badass , but also the impact it had on the widerX - Menmythos . While it ’s true theAge of Apocalypse demand place in another realityseparate from Earth-616 ’s timeline , it ’s far more machine-accessible to Marvel ’s independent persistence than other ‘ multiverse ’ story , in a numeral of shipway .
The Age of Apocalypse was a result of Earth-616 ’s timeline being fracture by Legionwhen he traveled to the past tense and by chance killed his own Church Father , Charles Xavier . That means the Age of Apocalypse is n’t its own cosmos ( like the Ultimate Universe ) , but rather a skew timeline stemming from the original Earth-616 . In other words , everything that pass off in AoA could hap in the main timeline - include exploit of power , level of enduringness , and sure eccentric development .
Not only that , but the Age of Apocalypse also introduced a smattering of characters who would finally make their way over to Earth-616 ( or , otherwise , to the forefront of fan ' attention in regard toX - Mencanon ) . Truthfully , there are a great number of reasons forhow theAge of Apocalypse impactedX - Men , as detailed in the original 9 storiesthemselves .
9X-Men Alpha/Omega Confirms Magneto is the Best Leader of the X-Men
X-Men Alpha/X-Men Omegaby Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, and Roger Cruz
With Xavier gone and the globe in shambles following Apocalypse ’s salary increase to exponent , Magneto stepped up to be the drawing card of the decade - Men , and he was the best one the mutant could have hop for . Not only was Magneto ’s level of brutal ruthlessness absolutely necessary for survive this world , but he also proved to be a sort and just drawing card , with a stratum of tactical brilliance no other overtop X - Man had exhibited before . Plus , he fight alongside his decade - Men , and was even the one who delivered the putting to death blow to Apocalypse himself .
Magneto has chair the cristal - Men in the Earth-616 timeline a number of times as well , even before the Age of Apocalypse , but it was n’t untilX - Men AlphaandOmegathat fans really acquire to see how perfect he was for the part , setting Magneto up for his leading perspective in the Krakoan Age utterly .
Magneto is one of the most iconic character not just in X - Men , but the entirety of Marvel Comics . Here are his 10 best laughable book stories , ranked !
8Generation Next Established Kate Pryde as One of the Most Badass X-Men
Generation Nextby Scott Lobdell and Chris Bachalo
Generation Nextis perhaps the most underrated book in the Age of Apocalypse crossing over , as it had a level of grungy grittiness to it the other books sorely lacked - and Kate Pryde was a clear standout . Shadowcat and Colossus ran a ' New Mutants’-type team that hear them infiltrate a mutant concentration camp , andKate Pryde got the chance to flex her brutal potential in a manner that had never been seen by the character before , which coiffure the precedent for succeeding plot line .
Kate Pryde was famously the drawing card of the Marauders during the X - Men ’s Krakoan Era , a tatted - up , steel - wielding pirate who operated outside the moral and honorable standard of the mutant nation . And that badass role played by this otherwise ' innocent ' sport arguably would n’t have been possible if not for her delineation in Age of Apocalypse .
7Astonishing X-Men Introduced Morph as Fans Know Them Today from X-Men ‘97
Astonishing X-Menby Scott Lobdell and Joe Madureira
While Morph had already been introduced inX - Mencanon as ' Changeling ' before debut as ' Morph ' in 1992’sX - man : The alive Series(and Marvel Comics ' adaptations of the serial inX - manpower Adventures),Age of Apocalypse’sAstonishing X - Menwould give fans the adaptation of Morph as they screw them today . It ’s true that AoA ’s Morph first appear inX - Men Alphaalongside the rest of the team , but it would n’t be until this storyline that the character really start a prospect to shine on their own in a mode that would eventually become famed inX - Men ' 97 .
The overbold - cracking , noseless , pale - skinned , racially and gender - ambiguous X - Man brought to the screenland inX - Man ' 97got their start inAstonishing cristal - Men , which nailed - down both Morph ’s character and iconic appearance .
Morph demonstrate off their chassis - shifting abilities many times during Marvel Animation ’s X - Men ' 97 serial , taking on the powers of many Marvel characters .
6Gambit and the X-Ternals Made X-Men’s Phoenix Saga Even More Significant
Gambit and the X-Ternalsby Fabian Nicieza and Salvador Larroca
It ’s no mystery that the Phoenix Saga is one of the most pregnant effect inX - Menhistory , as it ’s a history that not only stands on its own , but it laid the basis for innumerous subsequent stories as well - include the Age of Apocalypse’sGambit and the X - Ternals . In this storyline , Gambit leads a team to steal a shard of the M’Kraan Crystal to defeat Apocalypse , but when they get there , they find oneself that Apocalypse is the least of their concern .
Jean Grey never became Phoenix in the Age of Apocalypse , and therefore , she never repair the M’Kraan Crystal , meaning the entire multiverse was in danger of collapse . The Phoenix ’s donation to saving all reality is often miss when considering the Phoenix Saga , but this AoA plot line adds heighten significance to it , as it evince a world where that never took place - and the radioactive dust of that change to the timeline .
5Weapon X Puts a Hard Limit on the Durability of Wolverine’s Adamantium Skeleton
Weapon Xby Larry Hama and Adam Kubert
Wolverine ’s adamantium skeleton had always been presented as nigh - durable , yet in Age of Apocalypse , Wolverine is featured missing a mitt . It ’s after revealed that Cyclops was the one who blew Wolverine ’s hand clean off with his optic clap , a feat that should have been impossible . However , Age of Apocalypse shows that it ’s not , and given its sexual intercourse to the main continuity , that intend it ’s also potential in Earth-616 .
At the time , this was a major point of contention in the fandom , but now , it ’s well - recognise that Wolverine can fall back limb , even with his adamantium systema skeletale . As show during the latestWolverineevent , " Sabretooth War " , Wolverine ’s hands and foot can be take away at the roast , as they are not touch base by adamantium . However , the theme of Wolverine losing a branch was utterly unheard of before the Age of Apocalypse .
4Factor X Introduces a Villain who Crosses Over from Age of Apocalypse to Earth-616: Dark Beast
Factor Xby John Francis Moore and Steve Epting
ingredient Xfollows Cyclops ( the assume son of Mister Sinister and an agentive role of Apocalypse ) as he traverses this young timeline a villain - and he is n’t the only one . Another former found X - Men hero also finds himself overtaken by villainy in the AoA : Beast , otherwise recognize in this realism as Dark Beast . Dark Beast was Sinister ’s top scientist , who was in reality more heartless and cruel than Sinister himself - which is what made the fact that he travels to Earth-616 so terrifying .
After breach interdimensional barrier to arrive in Marvel Comics ' main timeline , Dark Beast proceeded to make significant impact on the established canon , include replacing the original Beast for a time , and being the one who was really to charge forthe infamous Mutant Massacre . Dark Beast is one of the more literal examples of how the AoA changedX - Menlore .
3X-Calibre Subtly Sets Up Deadpool’s Most Brutal Story: Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
X-Calibreby Warren Ellis and Ken Lashley
The version of Deadpool fans get in the Age of Apocalypse is fuck as Dead Man Wade , and he ’s an utter madcap in the least fun kind of path . Rather than cracking prank while taking out his target , Dead Man Wade has been tug completely mad , with an stern itch to stamp out everything and everyone around him . Fans would n’t see a edition of Deadpool like that again untilDeadpool kill the Marvel Universe , where Wade see the world for the work of fiction that it was , and settle it would be better if it come to an last .
It ’s an interesting concept that seemingly connects Marvel ’s two most striking mass - murdering Deadpools .
Was Dead Man Wade ' super - sane ' the same way Deadpool wasinDeadpool Kills the Marvel Universe ? Perhaps AoA ’s Deadpool was drive harebrained by the knowledge that his world was n’t real , but he was unable to enunciate that , pass on him with the unexplained urge to pour down everything . It ’s an interesting construct that on the face of it relate Marvel ’s two most prominent the great unwashed - mutilate Deadpools .
2Amazing X-Men Confirms the True Greatest Threat to Mutantkind: Sentinels
Amazing X-Menby Fabian Nicieza and Andy Kubert
Even in a reality brought to downfall by Apocalypse and the mutant he controls , Amazing cristal - Men still manages to hammer home the greatest truth in tenner - Men lore : Sentinels are the chief threat to mutantkind .
The orifice issue ofAmazing X - Mensees the principal 10 - Men team battling a legion of Sentinels that were sent to America from the human resistance operating from Europe , as these Sentinels were hijacked by Apocalypse himself . Apocalypse knew the Sentinels - which were a relatively new creation of humanity in this timeline - could more efficiently do what he ’d been trying to do since taking power : toss off the disco biscuit - piece .
The fact that Sentinels are the X - Men ’s greatest threat , even when compare to the the like of Apocalypse , is something that has recently been fetch to the cutting edge of fans ' attending in the X - Men ’s Krakoan Era . However , find them support out during the Age of Apocalypse pose their scourge - horizontal surface in a whole fresh perspective , asAmazing X - Menproves there ’s literally no reality in which mutants are safe from Sentinels .
The Age of Apocalypse is perhaps the cool X - Men event of all fourth dimension , and it ’s also impactful . Here ’s why the 9 original stories are so significant .
1The Most Significant Change to X-Men Lore from Age of Apocalypse Comes in the Form of 1 Man: X-Man
X-Manby Jeph Loeb and Steve Skroce
In the Age of Apocalypse , Mister Sinister is finally successful in doing what he ’d been assay to do in the mainX - Mencanon for years : create the perfect Apocalypse - killing variation using the DNA of Cyclops and Jean Grey . Essex gives life history to Nate Grey aka X - Man , an alternate version of Cable with full access code to his Z - level potential drop . This is a major accomplishment for Sinister , and an larger-than-life addition toX - Menlore in this isolated realness , but X - Man does n’t become truly significant until after AoA , when he crosses over into Earth-616 .
After go forth the Age of Apocalypse timeline and connect Marvel Comics ' independent realness , Nate Grey becomes more than an ' Book of Revelation - killing mutant ' , and in reality takes his place as something of a mutant messiah . X - Man ’s contribution to the mainX - Mencanon is immensely pregnant , and he would n’t have existed at all if not for theAge of Apocalypse , making his crosstie - in comic series the one with the greatest permanent impact on the widerX - Menlore .
The X - Men enfranchisement , created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , marrow on mutants with extraordinary abilities . Led by the brawny telepath Professor Charles Xavier , they combat discrimination and villainous mutants jeopardize humanity . The series explore themes of diverseness and banker’s acceptance through a portmanteau word of natural process , drama , and complex characters , spanning comics , animated serial , and blockbuster films .
The X-Men franchise, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, centers on mutants with extraordinary abilities. Led by the powerful telepath Professor Charles Xavier, they battle discrimination and villainous mutants threatening humanity. The series explores themes of diversity and acceptance through a blend of action, drama, and complex characters, spanning comics, animated series, and blockbuster films.
