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America is Dead. What sits in its place is a gangrenous wound of a nation -- the American dream of the creature Apocalypse.
Background: In Israel during the 1970's a mad man by the name of Legion attempted to kill Erik Magnus Lenshire, a mutant that would one day come to be known as Magneto. A violent battle erupted involving Magnus, his friend Charles Xavier, and four other mysterious mutants against Legion. At the end of the Battle Legion moved in for the killing blow against Magnus, but Xavier stopped him by sacrificing his own life. That's when it all went to hell, Magnus remembered Legion's last words being "Daddy..." before him and three of the other mutants disappeared. One was left, a man of African decent, with a M tattooed over his right eye.
Background info:
X-Men: Xavier once had a dream, a dream where Humans and Mutants could live in peace. In this Age, it is a dream that will never happen. Magnus, taking up the name Magneto swore on Xavier's grave that his dream would not be in Vain. Then Apocalypse came. Magneto struck out at Apocalypse and formed the X-men. The first few that he gathered were Rogue, the woman who would become his wife; Quicksilver, his son; Scarlet Witch, his Daughter; Victor Creed, the Sabertooth a former Horseman of Apocalypse; Gambit, a thief; and Caine Marco, Xavier's half brother, and the Juggernaut. Over time this team broke up a bit and changed, Gambit, who had fallen in love with Rogue, Magneto's wife, left and founded the X- ternals, a team of thieves; and Caine Marco left as well, saying that Magneto didn't have the guts to make sure his brother's dream would become a reality. Eventually he built up the X-men that exist today by adding these members: Storm, a weather witch who is fanatically devoted to Xavier's dream, due to the fact that Xavier saved her life in Cairo when she was a child; Morph, a shape shifter; Iceman, whom Magneto saved from The Beast's lab; SunSpot, the sole survivor of Japan, which Apocalypse and Holocaust turned into radioactive slag; Nightcrawler, a teleporting mutant from Avalon; Blink, who was saved by Creed when she was a child; and finally Wild Child, who came from the latter stage of the Weapon X project. Together they stand against Apocalypse, They are the X-MEN.
Brotherhood of Mutants: Where the X-Men hold themselves' to an ideal, the Brotherhood of Mutants believe in actions before words. They commonly attack "holding pens", Infinite processing plants, research labs, human death camps, and other such areas. They were born shortly after Apocalypse war began, led by Lance Alvers, the Avalanche, and Kitty Pryde-Rasputin, the Shadowcat. Lance and Kitty escaped when the war reached their town after watching everyone they knew get slaughtered, in their travels they met Sam, or Cannonball, and Paige Gunthrie, or Husk, who were also on the run, they teamed up for survival, and called themselves the Brotherhood of Mutants. Eventually a former member of the X- ternals, a mutant by the name Todd Tolansky, or the Toad, who was a master hacker and lock pick, he never said why he left Gambit's lot. While on the run they met Piotr Rasputin, the Colossus, who could turn his skin into metal, who was searching for his missing sister. After liberating a "holding pen" two women joined up, Polaris, who had a power similar to Magneto's, only less powerful due to The Beast, and Magna, who could become flame, she had her powers boasted by The Beast. Eventually Kitty and Piotr fell in love and married, shortly afterward, Lance and Polaris fell in love, saying that they will marry when Apocalypse is dead. Together they work to bring down Apocalypse and make the world a safe place for all living things.
The X-ternals: Thieves, that's what they are, period. But damn good Thieves at that, and dedicated to Apocalypse down fall. They were brought together by Gambit after he left the X-Men, and they became a family, and one of the closest allies of the X-Men there is in the world. The mutants that Gambit brought together were a rebellious, ill tempered, often times violent, but have proved to be loyal to a fault. Just as in the days of the old Thieves Guild, their true names are never spoken aloud. Their team members are: Gambit, Jubilee, Spyke, Longshot, Maverick, and Bomber (A/N: That's Boom Boom, I felt that name didn't sound right for the Age of Apocalypse, so I changed it). Some members are even related to members of the X-Men, such as Spyke, who is the nephew of Storm, and Maverick is connected to Creed and Wild Child through the Weapon X program. They are masters of their trade, and disturbingly loyal, almost to the point of being able to block telepaths, but they have been known to put up an abnormal amount of resistance through force of will alone.
Force X: Hate. Pure and Simple. They Hate Apocalypse, They Hate The Beast, They Hate the World. They will see Apocalypse and his minions fall if its the last thing they'll do. For Them, its that simple. This really isn't a group per say, more along the lines of a movement. It was founded by a powerful telepath by the name of Exodus, who declared he would see the Horseman of Famine: Mesmero dead. After Mesmero was killed in a skirmish with The Dark Man's forces in South America, Exodus was lost, and had didn't know what would give is life meaning anymore, then he met Caine Marco, and was giving a new purpose: Destroy the one who sent Mesmero, the one called Apocalypse. Caine was the Unstoppable Juggernaut, a being who's natural mutant abilities were augmented by a mystic ruby, which Marco had implanted in his chest so no one could strip him of his powers, his strength and near invulnerability. Marco and Exodus soon gathered followers to their cause, three former mercenaries: Scrambler, Domino, and Copy Cat. The are close allies with the X-Men, due to Marco's desire to see Xavier's dream a reality. But, when it comes to Force X, only one thing is certain: Stay Out Of Their Way.
The Hellfire Club: In every war there are those who attempt to play both sides. Remain neutral, while helping each side. Meet the Hellfire Club: Those who believe that they can come out of this war on top. Run by the mysterious Sebastiann Shaw, it has four of the most powerful telepaths in the world. It also owns the safe haven run by Angel, Heaven. The Hellfire Club was once a playground for the rich and famous, now it serves as a safe haven for those wishing to escape Apocalypse's Genetic War. The upper echelon of the Hellfire Club is made up of Sebastian Shaw, The Black King; Karma, The Black Queen and a telepath; Angel, the White King; Emma Frost, The White Queen and a telepath; Psylocke, a telepathic assassin, and Angel's lover; Arcade, a technical genius but he's human; and Mastermind, a powerful telepath. Where their true loyalties lie no one but themselves know.
The Renegades: What can be said about the Renegades, except that they follow no one but themselves. They are close allies of the Brotherhood of Mutants. They attack at random and no one but themselves know where they will attack next. They're a were once nothing more than a group of small time rogues, not wanting to join up with any one group, they banded together, and avoided the infinite patrols. That changed when a powerful mutant called Empath came to them. Very little is known about Empath, except that he wants revenge on Sinister and The Beast for some reason. Together, Empath, Chamber, Skin, Dazzler, and Rictor are the Renegades, and they fight Apocalypse, in a very chaotic and random way.
Weapon X: Once a group of elite super soldiers from Canada, now it is the code name for a man named Logan. Logan recently rescued Jean Grey, they both were once members of the X-Men, but Logan quit when he had enough of Magneto when Jean Grey was captured by Sinister for reasons unknown. Logan left and made his way from Magneto's hidden stronghold to Apocalypse Island, what used to be Manhattan, in order to rescue Jean. He managed to rescue her from The Beast's lab, however it cost him his left hand. Now Logan, or Weapon X, and Jean Grey have disappeared, and it is believed that they are some where is Europe at the moment.
The Horsemen: The Four Horseman of Apocalypse, his four chief generals, they are in charge of everything, and report to Apocalypse alone. They hold the titles of Famine, War, Pestilence, and Death. The current Horsemen are not the ones that Apocalypse started his war off with. There were two previous Horseman of Famine before the current one, the first was Mesmero, who was killed by an individual known as Blade while invading South America, the second was killed by Rogue of the X-Men, she had the gift of flight, super strength, and near invulnerability, in his rage Apocalypse had her name erased from the histories. Victor Creed was also a former Horseman, War to be exact, but he defected to the X-Men when ordered to kill a small child. The current Horseman are Abyss, the Horseman of Famine; Holocaust, the Horseman of War; Mr. Sinister, the Horseman of Pestilence, and Death, the Horseman of Death.
The Human High Council: The Human leaders, and the leaders of the Human resistance. Their current headquarters is in Big Ben in London, England. They were forced to move there when Apocalypse bombed their former headquarters, Paris, along with the rest of France into the Atlantic. The husband of the current leader, Moria Trask, died in the bombing of Paris, but not before inventing the Sentinels. The Council is currently Moria Trask, Henry Gyrich, Victor Von Doom, Robert Kelly, Duncan Matthews, Norman Osbourne, and Steve Rogers. They use the Sentinels to patrol the borders of the Human lands. They have watched Africa become a war zone, South America become oppressed by a mysterious entity called the Dark Man, North America become Apocalypse's land. They would die before any other continent falls.
There are many others, such as Hank McCoy, The Beast, is Sinister's prime scientist who has tried to surpass even his masters work, he's cruel and very deadly; a mutant called Destiny, who rules over the land of Avalon, where humans and Mutants live in peace; Sinister's adopted sons, Cyclops and Havok; Apocalypse main assault team, Factor X which is made up of Cyclops, Havok, Banshee, and Elisabeth Gunthrie (the cousin of Sam and Paige Gunthrie of the Brotherhood of Mutants). There are countless other mutants who work for Apocalypse, mainly as his Prelates, who lead the Infinites, who are Apocalypse's shock troops created in Holocaust's processing plant from captured humans.
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The Story shall begin soon...
America is Dead. What sits in its place is a gangrenous wound of a nation -- the American dream of the creature Apocalypse.
Background: In Israel during the 1970's a mad man by the name of Legion attempted to kill Erik Magnus Lenshire, a mutant that would one day come to be known as Magneto. A violent battle erupted involving Magnus, his friend Charles Xavier, and four other mysterious mutants against Legion. At the end of the Battle Legion moved in for the killing blow against Magnus, but Xavier stopped him by sacrificing his own life. That's when it all went to hell, Magnus remembered Legion's last words being "Daddy..." before him and three of the other mutants disappeared. One was left, a man of African decent, with a M tattooed over his right eye.
Background info:
X-Men: Xavier once had a dream, a dream where Humans and Mutants could live in peace. In this Age, it is a dream that will never happen. Magnus, taking up the name Magneto swore on Xavier's grave that his dream would not be in Vain. Then Apocalypse came. Magneto struck out at Apocalypse and formed the X-men. The first few that he gathered were Rogue, the woman who would become his wife; Quicksilver, his son; Scarlet Witch, his Daughter; Victor Creed, the Sabertooth a former Horseman of Apocalypse; Gambit, a thief; and Caine Marco, Xavier's half brother, and the Juggernaut. Over time this team broke up a bit and changed, Gambit, who had fallen in love with Rogue, Magneto's wife, left and founded the X- ternals, a team of thieves; and Caine Marco left as well, saying that Magneto didn't have the guts to make sure his brother's dream would become a reality. Eventually he built up the X-men that exist today by adding these members: Storm, a weather witch who is fanatically devoted to Xavier's dream, due to the fact that Xavier saved her life in Cairo when she was a child; Morph, a shape shifter; Iceman, whom Magneto saved from The Beast's lab; SunSpot, the sole survivor of Japan, which Apocalypse and Holocaust turned into radioactive slag; Nightcrawler, a teleporting mutant from Avalon; Blink, who was saved by Creed when she was a child; and finally Wild Child, who came from the latter stage of the Weapon X project. Together they stand against Apocalypse, They are the X-MEN.
Brotherhood of Mutants: Where the X-Men hold themselves' to an ideal, the Brotherhood of Mutants believe in actions before words. They commonly attack "holding pens", Infinite processing plants, research labs, human death camps, and other such areas. They were born shortly after Apocalypse war began, led by Lance Alvers, the Avalanche, and Kitty Pryde-Rasputin, the Shadowcat. Lance and Kitty escaped when the war reached their town after watching everyone they knew get slaughtered, in their travels they met Sam, or Cannonball, and Paige Gunthrie, or Husk, who were also on the run, they teamed up for survival, and called themselves the Brotherhood of Mutants. Eventually a former member of the X- ternals, a mutant by the name Todd Tolansky, or the Toad, who was a master hacker and lock pick, he never said why he left Gambit's lot. While on the run they met Piotr Rasputin, the Colossus, who could turn his skin into metal, who was searching for his missing sister. After liberating a "holding pen" two women joined up, Polaris, who had a power similar to Magneto's, only less powerful due to The Beast, and Magna, who could become flame, she had her powers boasted by The Beast. Eventually Kitty and Piotr fell in love and married, shortly afterward, Lance and Polaris fell in love, saying that they will marry when Apocalypse is dead. Together they work to bring down Apocalypse and make the world a safe place for all living things.
The X-ternals: Thieves, that's what they are, period. But damn good Thieves at that, and dedicated to Apocalypse down fall. They were brought together by Gambit after he left the X-Men, and they became a family, and one of the closest allies of the X-Men there is in the world. The mutants that Gambit brought together were a rebellious, ill tempered, often times violent, but have proved to be loyal to a fault. Just as in the days of the old Thieves Guild, their true names are never spoken aloud. Their team members are: Gambit, Jubilee, Spyke, Longshot, Maverick, and Bomber (A/N: That's Boom Boom, I felt that name didn't sound right for the Age of Apocalypse, so I changed it). Some members are even related to members of the X-Men, such as Spyke, who is the nephew of Storm, and Maverick is connected to Creed and Wild Child through the Weapon X program. They are masters of their trade, and disturbingly loyal, almost to the point of being able to block telepaths, but they have been known to put up an abnormal amount of resistance through force of will alone.
Force X: Hate. Pure and Simple. They Hate Apocalypse, They Hate The Beast, They Hate the World. They will see Apocalypse and his minions fall if its the last thing they'll do. For Them, its that simple. This really isn't a group per say, more along the lines of a movement. It was founded by a powerful telepath by the name of Exodus, who declared he would see the Horseman of Famine: Mesmero dead. After Mesmero was killed in a skirmish with The Dark Man's forces in South America, Exodus was lost, and had didn't know what would give is life meaning anymore, then he met Caine Marco, and was giving a new purpose: Destroy the one who sent Mesmero, the one called Apocalypse. Caine was the Unstoppable Juggernaut, a being who's natural mutant abilities were augmented by a mystic ruby, which Marco had implanted in his chest so no one could strip him of his powers, his strength and near invulnerability. Marco and Exodus soon gathered followers to their cause, three former mercenaries: Scrambler, Domino, and Copy Cat. The are close allies with the X-Men, due to Marco's desire to see Xavier's dream a reality. But, when it comes to Force X, only one thing is certain: Stay Out Of Their Way.
The Hellfire Club: In every war there are those who attempt to play both sides. Remain neutral, while helping each side. Meet the Hellfire Club: Those who believe that they can come out of this war on top. Run by the mysterious Sebastiann Shaw, it has four of the most powerful telepaths in the world. It also owns the safe haven run by Angel, Heaven. The Hellfire Club was once a playground for the rich and famous, now it serves as a safe haven for those wishing to escape Apocalypse's Genetic War. The upper echelon of the Hellfire Club is made up of Sebastian Shaw, The Black King; Karma, The Black Queen and a telepath; Angel, the White King; Emma Frost, The White Queen and a telepath; Psylocke, a telepathic assassin, and Angel's lover; Arcade, a technical genius but he's human; and Mastermind, a powerful telepath. Where their true loyalties lie no one but themselves know.
The Renegades: What can be said about the Renegades, except that they follow no one but themselves. They are close allies of the Brotherhood of Mutants. They attack at random and no one but themselves know where they will attack next. They're a were once nothing more than a group of small time rogues, not wanting to join up with any one group, they banded together, and avoided the infinite patrols. That changed when a powerful mutant called Empath came to them. Very little is known about Empath, except that he wants revenge on Sinister and The Beast for some reason. Together, Empath, Chamber, Skin, Dazzler, and Rictor are the Renegades, and they fight Apocalypse, in a very chaotic and random way.
Weapon X: Once a group of elite super soldiers from Canada, now it is the code name for a man named Logan. Logan recently rescued Jean Grey, they both were once members of the X-Men, but Logan quit when he had enough of Magneto when Jean Grey was captured by Sinister for reasons unknown. Logan left and made his way from Magneto's hidden stronghold to Apocalypse Island, what used to be Manhattan, in order to rescue Jean. He managed to rescue her from The Beast's lab, however it cost him his left hand. Now Logan, or Weapon X, and Jean Grey have disappeared, and it is believed that they are some where is Europe at the moment.
The Horsemen: The Four Horseman of Apocalypse, his four chief generals, they are in charge of everything, and report to Apocalypse alone. They hold the titles of Famine, War, Pestilence, and Death. The current Horsemen are not the ones that Apocalypse started his war off with. There were two previous Horseman of Famine before the current one, the first was Mesmero, who was killed by an individual known as Blade while invading South America, the second was killed by Rogue of the X-Men, she had the gift of flight, super strength, and near invulnerability, in his rage Apocalypse had her name erased from the histories. Victor Creed was also a former Horseman, War to be exact, but he defected to the X-Men when ordered to kill a small child. The current Horseman are Abyss, the Horseman of Famine; Holocaust, the Horseman of War; Mr. Sinister, the Horseman of Pestilence, and Death, the Horseman of Death.
The Human High Council: The Human leaders, and the leaders of the Human resistance. Their current headquarters is in Big Ben in London, England. They were forced to move there when Apocalypse bombed their former headquarters, Paris, along with the rest of France into the Atlantic. The husband of the current leader, Moria Trask, died in the bombing of Paris, but not before inventing the Sentinels. The Council is currently Moria Trask, Henry Gyrich, Victor Von Doom, Robert Kelly, Duncan Matthews, Norman Osbourne, and Steve Rogers. They use the Sentinels to patrol the borders of the Human lands. They have watched Africa become a war zone, South America become oppressed by a mysterious entity called the Dark Man, North America become Apocalypse's land. They would die before any other continent falls.
There are many others, such as Hank McCoy, The Beast, is Sinister's prime scientist who has tried to surpass even his masters work, he's cruel and very deadly; a mutant called Destiny, who rules over the land of Avalon, where humans and Mutants live in peace; Sinister's adopted sons, Cyclops and Havok; Apocalypse main assault team, Factor X which is made up of Cyclops, Havok, Banshee, and Elisabeth Gunthrie (the cousin of Sam and Paige Gunthrie of the Brotherhood of Mutants). There are countless other mutants who work for Apocalypse, mainly as his Prelates, who lead the Infinites, who are Apocalypse's shock troops created in Holocaust's processing plant from captured humans.
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The Story shall begin soon...