X-Men: Apocalypse - 10 Reasons To Be Excited About The Lead Villain

5. He Has Some Seriously Nasty Henchmen

MarvelMarvelAlthough Apocalypse has transformed many individuals over the years to serve his purposes, those four he names the Horsemen are the most terrifying. Usually powerful superhumans already, the Four Horsemen (War, Famine, Pestilence and Death) are then changed and mutated yet further through genetic manipulation, biological grafts and application of the alien Celestial technology at his disposal, becoming monstrous and post-human in the process. The Horsemen are also brainwashed by the transformation, becoming utterly devoted and fanatical. The Four Horsemen act as his shock troops, unleashed upon the world to do his bidding, and were glimpsed in the background of X-Men: Days Of Future Past€™s post-credits sequence. They€™re practically unstoppable, the four of them having been seen to take on whole teams of X-Men at once €“ but even after their death in battle, Apocalypse has simply recruited replacements, giving them the necessary power to do what he considers necessary. But that€™s not all€
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