X-Men Apocalypse: 36 Easter Eggs, In-Jokes & References You Need To See

9. "Everything They've Built Will Fall"

If Apocalypse's quote about his plan for destroying humanity ("everything they built will fall! And from the ashes of their world, we'll build a better one") sounds familiar, it's not just because it featured heavily in the trailers, it's also because it's lifted from another Apocalypse screen appearance.

In 90s X-Men cartoon episode Come The Apocalypse (a classic), the villain's very similar monologue goes like this:

"The old world passes away; together, we shall forge a new one in fire and blood! The future is transformed! I am the instrument to purify the world! the evil of human and mutant must be cut away! You shall help my tear down the old order! Those who oppose me shall perish through my agents of destruction... From the ashes of this world, I will build a better one!"