S4E92 - Issue 92 - Apocalypse

Listen now! It's En Sabah Nur - time has no meaning. It's 2020, so why not talk Apocalypse? How does Doc handle someone who bends timelines to his will? SHOW NOTES: IntroShoutout to I Understood that Reference - Rob & Ross are two Irish friends who cover movies, comics, gamesStill taking nominations for award showBackground (01:52)Apocalypse created by Louise Simonson and Jackson Guice in X-Factor #5-6 (June-July 1986)Apocalypse is believed to be the first mutant - over 5,000 years old, born in Egypt - his name, En Sabah Nur, is translated as "The First One"Abandoned as an infant because of his looks, he adopted a survival of the fittest mindsetMutant powers manifested after having his heart broken as a young man - combined with Celestial technology uncovered by Kang the Conqueror, he had incredible power, and became immortalFostered war throughout the centuries, seeking the strongest warriorsPut himself into suspended animation to wait for further developments - awakened by Cable's arrival and summons a guard, known as the Four Horsemen - the original group included Warren Worthington, aka AngelTries to kill Nathan Summers, who he believes will become strong enough to defeat him - inadvertently ends up responsible for turning him into CableAge of Apocalypse - Legion travels in time to kill Magneto, but accidentally kills his father, which disrupts the timeline - with no Xavier, Apocalypse awakens and takes over the world - he is opposed by Magneto, leading a team of mutantsLearns from Uatu that Onslaught is going to destroy the world, and temporarily allies with Cable to help defeat him, but ends up focusing on Franklin Richards, which allows Onslaught to escapeBattles X-Force, and nearly killed by ArchangelResurrected as a child, and the new X-Force team debates what to do with him before Fantomex shoots him deadAnother young clone, named Evan Sabahnur, joins the Jean Grey School for a time, and works on becoming a hero instead of what he is destined to becomeCurrently living on Krakoa as part of the Quiet Council, helping oversee the laws on the island for all mutantsIssues (14:09) Savior complex for mutantkindSurvival of the fittest mentalityLongevity's impact on mental planning (29:14)Break (39:12) Plugs for Frigay the 13th, I Never Saw That, and Chris ClaremontTreatment (40:47) In-universe - Befriend one of the Horsemen and convince Apocalypse to stay in his pyramidOut of universe - treatment of old racists stuck in their ways (45:42)Skit (54:45)Ending (60:23) Recommended reading: Age of ApocalypseNext episodes: Quipping, Baphomet (Wicked + Divine) with special guest Jered from Fantom Zone Podcast, Killer CrocReview read: Pittsburghnerd, 07/07/2020 Great idea - This is a great show with a wonderful concept. Extremely entertaining and worth a listen. I highly recommend you give it a tryPlugs for social References: Marvel Mythos AoA breakdown - Anthony (05:25) Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men - Anthony (05:40)Legion episode - Anthony (05:55)Uatu episode - Anthony (08:06)Deadpool episode - Anthony (11:19) Four Horsemen - Doc (27:50)Evolution - Doc (28:10)Ra's al Ghul episode - Anthony (29:22)Colonel Sanders/KFC - Doc (31:33) Stanford marshmallow experiment - Doc (34:25)Friends - Smoking and Hypnosis - Anthony (44:20)Stuart Smalley - Anthony (45:34)Vandal Savage episode - Anthony (45:54) Apple Podcasts: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Spotify: here Twitter Facebook Patreon TeePublic Discord