X-Men Vs. Apocalypse: Their History On TV

Oscar Isaac (Star Wars' Poe) appears to bring a dose of humanity to the decidedly inhuman character of Apocalypse. His aesthetic is more godlike than robotic, upping his intimidation factor considerably.

In his first small-screen incarnation, Apocalypse remained a nuisance throughout the entirety of X-Men: The Animated Series' five-season run (1992–1997). And like most of the show's characters, his look stayed true to the original comics.

Apocalypse got a bit of a makeover when he appeared on X-Men: Evolution in 2003, ditching the classic purple for a variety of icy blues. (If you watched it when it originally aired, you'll know what I mean when I say that, generally speaking, his look was very mid-2000s Kids' WB.)

Apocalypse's most recent TV appearance — in which he resembled a mix of his two previous incarnations — was a cameo in the 2009 series finale of Wolverine and the X-Men. Had a second season been ordered, the "Age of Apocalypse" would have been explored.

In the film, Apocalypse chooses Angel (Ben Hardy), Psylocke (Olivia Munn), Magneto (Michael Fassbender) and Storm (Alexandra Shipp) as his Four Horsemen.

In the first season of X-Men: The Animated Series (1993), Apocalypse turned Plague, Abraham Kieros, Autumn Rolfson and Archangel into the Horsemen of Pestilence, War, Famine and Death, respectively.

A second set of Horsemen were created in the show's fourth season (1995) to defend Apocalypse as he attempted to remake the universe. (As you'll see in a few slides, he did not succeed.)

In the final episodes of X-Men: Evolution (2003), Apocalypse turned Magneto, Mystique, Professor Xavier and Storm into the Horsemen of War, Pestilence, Death and Famine, respectively.

In the original animated series (1993), Apocalypse simply ceased to exist when the psychics he imprisoned combined their powers to push him outside the Axis of Time.

Apocalypse technically returned in X-Men's fifth season (1997) with a little help from Fabian Cortez, but with only four subsequent episodes in the series, we never find out what he's planning.

Apocalypse's defeat in X-Men: Evolution's series finale (2003) came a bit more easily; Rogue was able to stop him after absorbing Leech's nullification power. He was then sealed in the chamber of the Eye of Ages, at which point Wolverine stated he'll be lost in the "cracks of time" for all eternity. (Fingers crossed!)