Why is Apocalypse so strong?

Apocalypse's blood had become infected with Summers' techno-organic virus during the battle, and the infection allowed Apocalypse to not only transform into an even more powerful being, but to also interface with the Celestial ship, claiming it as his own.
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Was Apocalypse the most powerful mutant?

Apocalypse possesses a multitude of powers derived from his original mutation, the powers of several other characters, the technology of the Eye of Ages that he merged with thousands of years later. All in all, Apocalypse can be considered one of (if not) the most powerful mutants currently on Earth.
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Is Apocalypse the most powerful superhero?

Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist Jackson Guice, Apocalypse first appeared in X-Factor #5 (June 1986). Apocalypse is one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe.
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How strong is the Apocalypse?

Apocalypse is one of the most powerful mutants in the Marvel universe, having a vast array of abilities including but by no means limited to shape-shifting, teleportation, superhuman strength that can rival the Hulk, absorption and projection of energy, resistance to telepathic attacks as well as limited use of ...
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What exactly are apocalypses powers?

Telekinesis: Apocalypse has formidable telekinetic abilities, which border on matter manipulation. He is able to pull dust-like particles from matter that he can turn into various objects; he can also disintegrate objects into said particles. Apocalypse can levitate objects of immense size to launch at his opponents.
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What class level mutant is Apocalypse?

Apocalypse is an External whose strength was augmented by Celestial technology. Madelyne Pryor is a clone of Jean Grey, an Omega Level mutant.
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What is Apocalypse weakness?

However, Apocalypse's look back to the past in the first chapter of the X-Men's new crossover has also revealed his greatest weakness: his children. Aside from Apocalypse's secret history with Krakoa, X of Swords hinges on En Sabah Nur's First Horsemen, which consisted of Death, War, Famine, and Pestilence.
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Why does Apocalypse want to destroy the world?

In Apocalypse, he somehow wakes up in the '80s and decides, after literally touching a television screen and absorbing the information of several television shows, that he wants to find four new horsemen and wipe out the world to show people what true power means. "Everything they've built will fall!
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Who is the father of Apocalypse?

En Sabah Nur, translated as the "Seven Lights", is an ancient mutant warrior known as the ruthless Apocalypse. He was the first of the second generation of mutantkind, born in ancient Egypt thousands of years ago. Abandoned at birth due to his monstrous appearance, he was found and raised by a ruthless nomadic warrior.
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Who is the most powerful horsemen?

Known as 'The Pale Rider', Death is the leader of the Four Horsemen and is the strongest and most feared of the angelic-demonic siblings.
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Who is No 1 powerful superhero?

Superman is the greatest all-around superhero of all time since he derives all of his power from the sun and has an endless supply of it. The fact that Superman never actually uses his full strength makes him the most powerful superhero of all time.
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Who is the strongest person in Marvel history?

Hercules / Zeus

He ranks above Thor here because he's technically the stronger of the two. In fact, he is considered by many authorities to be the physically strongest character Marvel has ever created. According to legend, he replaced Atlas in holding the sky on his shoulders.
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Who is the oldest mutant?

Selene is the oldest known human mutant. Functionally immortal, her millennia-long life is attributed to her ability to drain the life essence from other beings to extend her own existence indefinitely.
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Can Apocalypse beat superman?

Superman, however, isn't ready for Apocalypse's telepathic abilities. Sure, Superman is fast, strong, and near-invulnerable, but his mind isn't. Apocalypse could get into his head and make him see whatever he wanted. He could shut down the Man Of Steel with a thought.
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Can Scarlet Witch beat Apocalypse?

Scarlet Witch's reality altering powers would allow her to defeat Apocalypse rather easily and knowing just how powerful Apocalypse is, she would go hard right from the world go and use her powers on him to quickly to gain the win before he could destroy her.
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Why did the apocalypse become evil?

Genesis charged Apocalypse with staying behind and using the time their sacrifice would buy to make the world strong enough to stand against their demonic enemies.
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What does Apocalypse want?

2) His main goal is making sure only the strongest survive.

As a mutant himself, he believes mutants are superior to humans much like Magneto does, but Apocalypse also really wants to create a world where everyone is fighting all the time so the strong are forced to get stronger and the weak get killed off.
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How is Apocalypse defeated?

In X-Men: Apocalypse, the day is saved once Jean Grey unleashes her fiery phoenix powers to stop Apocalypse.
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Who was Marvel's first mutant?

Officially, Namor the Sub-Mariner is considered the first mutant superhero whom Marvel Comics ever published, debuting in 1939. However, Namor was not actually described as a mutant until Fantastic Four Annual #1, decades after his first appearance.
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Why is Apocalypse blue?

The robotic look Apocalypse sports with the cords attached to his arms and torso with the tech-armored suit, bald head and blue skin was caused by his exposure to the Celestial technology he merged with which made him infinitely more powerful, though it also took away his badass human form.
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How long would it take for Earth to recover from an Apocalypse?

How long will it take Earth to recover from humanity? The bottom line is that it takes 10 million years for the biosphere to recover from a mass extinction event.
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Can a rogue absorb Apocalypse?

Rogue was locked in a conflict with Apocalypse before she killed him and seemingly absorbed all of his powers. Rogue even took on Apocalypse's facial markings and his signature blue skin.
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Who is the main villain in Apocalypse?

En Sabah Nur, otherwise known as Apocalypse, is one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside Sebastian Shaw) of the X-Men film series, serving as the overaching antagonist of the 2014 superhero film X-Men: Days of Future Past and the titular main antagonist of the 2016 superhero film X-Men: Apocalypse.
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Is Apocalypse alpha level?

Inside of the Marvel Universe, the ancient X-villain Apocalypse might've been the first character to call someone an Alpha-Level mutant. Since he was created by Louise Simonson, Jackson Guice and Walt Simonson in 1986's X-Factor #5, Apocalypse has been one of the X-Men's fiercest villains.
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