Marvel Comics: En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse Explained | Comics Explained

[@JazGalaxy]

I've been an xmen fan my entire life and I'm 33. I've somehow NEVER read any books dealing with Apacolypses origins. It always bothered me. He shows up, but nobody really explains what his deal is. I'm glad I found this video.

[@knightdriven4202]

I'm surprised you missed the rise of apocalypse. I remember having this comic when I was younger. I wish I still had it but I think I got rid of it years ago

[@francois2893]

bcuz of xmen 97, i need to watch your series on the age of apocalypse. thx bro! ten years later. your 25th video, happy anniversary

[@gr8f8ce]

True Darwin: It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change. In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment.

[@tompearce5418]

Apocalypse inherited his views on progress through conflict several thousand years before Darwin came along.

[@akkalat85]

10:38 Cable so smart, mounting a baby on his chest. That ensures no one will attack him ;)~

[@davidpowers5633]

He needed more babies

[@Dreaklock]

I want to see Apocalypse and Thanos have a conversation. I wonder what they'd even talk about?

[@levilandes1719]

The pains of having a scrotum for a chin.

[@BBnanner]

Kang: "time travelling mutant" You're smokin that cray

[@infinity_label]

Apocalypse and Galactus are best villans to me in Marvel!!

[@Cane047]

Thank you for making this video man ; I could never explain his origin to my friends but thanks to you I can .

[@Monkismo]

9 out of 10 other KZbinrs wouldn't know the difference between a demagogue and a demigod, so well done. :-)

[@garlicgirl3149]

He is one of my top 5 favorite villains too.

[@KiloBishopGoto]

I didn’t know he made this many explanations for apocalypse lol

[@Mmmkay..]

Really enjoy the way this channel breaks down the characters their history and narrates the issues. Even though I know what’s coming from watching it makes me want to go read the issues anyway.

[@hp8502]

I love your videos man! I listen to them every day on the way to work, I know this video is several months old, but do you have any interest in Warcraft lore?

[@MikeDalisay]

Cool vids man, great story telling skills..

[@asaenvolk]

Apocalypse is a external as well, Seleen is the fist (known) mutant as externals are just a subgroup of mutant.

[@joetoates8050]

I absolutely demand a PODCAST!!!!

[@prohollow606]

he is my fav comic villain just ahead of magneto......love everything about this character

[@nicolasmejia7895]

Marvel has issues writing apocalypse. Always dropping his power levels as they move along. Odin sleep vs Apocalypse slumber.

[@zacharyyates5209]

Woooooooow seems like so long ago. Still love your old an of course your new videos. Much love

[@XLairX]

25th video ever! Wow! You've come a long way and yet... the quality is as good as your current stuff.

[@imthamuthaflippin]

hey man, just bumped into your channel, Just wanted to let you know that your videos are awesome, They look great and you have awesome content with what you have to say without feeling like i am listening to any sort of bias that i get from other comic book heavy channels, Keep up the good work mate

[@comics_explained]

Thanks a lot! I really appreciate it!

[@3obardThawn3]

GREAT VIDEO.... love ur videos keep them coming !!!

[@raphael_blanco]

Awesome. I love the way you approached the subject. Been watching many channels about comic books review and this videos hot my attention. I am glad I found something that really sounds faithful to the original work.

[@aystubed]

Just came across your channel. Probably going to watch every single video you've put up.

[@enkiea52]

Some ancient alien theory in his story.

[@Despys]

Can you do Nimrod explained?

[@mattschroeder3432]

wow 1.9 million subs that's is awesome ! congratulations

[@Mbuyuu100]

quite helpful! thanx man!!

[@trigvix]

Can you please do a Psylocke explained video? Pleaaaaaseee, I beg you. Thank you. I am thoroughly enjoying your videos. You are so knowledgeable. Thanks for all that you do!

[@billyj.causeyvideoguy7361]

Villain named kawanon exists, hero named betsy braddock exists. Both are psychics. Both swap bodies.

[@jendersonmohammed443]

My favourite X-Men villain EVER!

[@drotholin1]

Hands down my favorite villain. Best story lines, best personality, time travel, God questions, and ropes in so many great characters. Apocalypse creates Wolverine, Mr. Sinister, Cable, Arch-Angel... what more do you need? =)

[@DragonDreamStudio]

hiko seijuro It's clearly stated in the Executioner's Song storyline, that Apocalypse was awakened before the expected time during his period of hibernation, thus his powers were not even half restored. He was in an imperfect state as pointed by himself as he addressed his minions, the Dark Riders. During the Messiah War event (May through July 2009), now a fully restored Apocalypse, faces Stryfe in the future. Stryfe uses all his power concentrated in a direct and open psionic blast againts Apocalypse's body, who suffers NOT EVEN A SCRATCH! In despair, Stryfe exclaims: "F-father?!" as Apocalypse ominously replies: "I'm not your father. I'm your EXECUTIONER!" before SMASHING HIM LIKE HE WAS NOTHING. So no, neither Stryfe (who, let's remember, is not even contaminated by the Techno-organic virus unlike his "brother",who is incapacitated to use his psychic powers to the fullest) nor Cable are capable of facing a fully restored Apocalypse.

[@Hadorus1]

This is a great vid!

[@Seducewomenguide]

Very well explained. I can verify your information about apocalypse from a reliable source. Fun to watch.

[@jacobmckeone2400]

All of this from memory? You're a legend dude.

[@sulti1274]

Spoiler Alert: we get to see a young apocalypse along with the four horsemen in the after credit scene in x-men: DOFP

[@bongo_baggins]

Greetings from the future. Just watched that on Disney+ haha

[@marked4death076]

@Brodan man you aint lying haha had a feeling it was gonna happen with how horrible he looked even in that post cred scene haha

[@LukeLovesRose]

Hopefully, Bryan Singer's DoFP is successful so that we can see his X-Men: Apocalypse. I would love to see Stephen Lang as Cable.

[@edgarllamas9182]

oh it is successful!! awesome movie

[@LukeLovesRose]

Edgar Llamas Damn straight! I think it's surpassed Spider-Man 2 and The Dark Knight as the best superhero film I've ever seen.

[@DhDeadMan]

Stephen Lang as Cable. Oh man i cant agree more, ive said the same thing a thousand times =D

[@lanzo9331]

I hope they don't make Apocalypse a child. The ''sentinels'' were disappointing enough. :/

[@LukeLovesRose]

TheDrunkenHer0 Um, no, there was nothing wrong with the sentinels in the movie, X-Men: Days of Future Past. If they put the sentinels in the comics on film, they would look really fucking stupid. These sentinels, especially the ones in the future were actually scary and intimidating. They felt like the ultimate killing machines.

[@jaxmugan6994]

Thank you for this video. Very informative!

[@deberleoffice]

Louise simpson!! Lol I've been only listening to your old videos. Love your softer delivery.

[@bangarJb]

ComicsExplained Thank you so much this and these kinds of video series. I always facinated by the history and storylines of comic book characters but never got them when I was a kid. But the newer darker modern films have made me fall in love with them. And in depth video series like these are so amazing and I can't thank you enough for it! :D :D :D

[@FLUXXEUS]

The upbeat intro caught me off guard... This is the first time I've seen it lol

[@ensabahnur7657]

Great video & covered his history very well. You left a few things out like his mistress & son. I enjoyed it very much as he's 1 of my favorites of all time!

[@comics_explained]

Yea, it was difficult to cover everything at one time. I would have loved to have talked about Holocaust, but the video was long enough as it is.

[@ensabahnur7657]

I understand! Again job well done!

[@YagTan28]

Never thought apocalypse was this interesting!

[@gdroff]

I've noticed in Super Hero stories it seems that the villains are generally more powerful than single Heroes; DBZ comes to Mind, also apocalypse and thanos. Wonder why that is?

[@GT8191ms]

Really loving your videos. Do you think you could do a video on the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole?

[@comics_explained]

Definitely. It's is a big undertaking but I think it can be done.

[@lancesmithart]

Can we please get a video on Storm?

[@drotholin1]

Dude, you know what you should do a video on!? In the Age of Apocalypse, when Wolverine (Weapon-X I guess) becomes the new En Sabah Nur after talking to the celestials. I don't know how much is known about this character, but whatever you can dig up I would very much like to understand.

[@scotthennis9527]

Really enjoy your video's. Wondered what you would think about a apocalypse-thanos alliance comic.

[@bennruda11]

favorite character of comics, next to venom, green goblin and carnage (I guess archangel but he goes more to hero side)

[@vitocorleone1627]

Cool video on apocalypse. I was always interested on his origins.

[@allsystemsgo8678]

X-men always have the best villains: Magneto, Juggernaut, Sabretooth, Mr. Sinister, Apocalypse, The Marauders.

[@GrizzaSMASH]

Could we get a Kang Explained? Or is that something I've missed?

[@WilliamSriker]

Comic continuity is kind of funny. Sometimes certain story points are sideways retconned when latter books contradict it. Selene predating Apocalypse has been, as fare as I can tell, been retconned as all books following have stated and shown Apocalypse to be the first mutant. Also that version of Selene backstory has never been brought up or mentioned again.

[@chenti999]

Great vid The writer of the early X-factor issues was Louise Simonson, not Louise Simpson

[@comics_explained]

Thanks for that correction!

[@brianoneil3891]

ComicsExplained touring one of my many departures from comic books due to medical reasons I found out that there is a story where Gambit became a horsemen of apocalypse is there any way you could tell me what story that was or if you've done video explaining it I would really love to know thanks for another great video Rob

[@brianoneil3891]

ComicsExplained oh and apocalypses mutant power does grant him immortality but it's that same power as well as the techno organic virus he infected himself with that causes his body to burn out which means he has to transfer his life force into a new host periodically

[@Overcast2626]

im pretty sure Gambit was once one of the four horsemen, i believe he was Death or perhaps pestilence.

[@smokescreen3211]

he was Death

[@tylerhyacinth1332]

Do you have Onslaught Explained, that would be interesting

[@n00ban4ga]

I was made a Apocalypse fan when my mom gave me 4 Weapon X comics, "a world without Xavier". Apocalypse had conquered half the planet, Logan/Wolvarine's is 1 handed because A had lopped it off, and the last hope for humanity is a mass nuclear strike via masses of blimps.

[@drgonballzrocks]

Great video!

[@lanzo9331]

Marvel has the film rights to the Celestials, as we see the severed head of one in the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer. It serves as the home of The Collector I believe, not sure, but I think it become the Guardians' headquarters later on. My guess is that Fox have the film rights to the Shi'ar empire which means Apocalypse could likely get the technology from them, but I wont hold my breath..

[@yves0010]

Possible Spoilers: The Fox X-Men movie Apocalypse is going to be completely different from the comic version even going so far as pulling a gender swap and making him a girl. We see her at the end of Days of Future Past accompanied by the Four Horsemen in the background.

[@BobbyTFishing]

yves0010 i think he is just a small boy.... not a girl, at least i dont think

[@yves0010]

Robert Tinker I read somewhere that it was confirmed that the movie Apocalypse will be complete different from the comic, including gender swapping from a male to a female. Not 100% sure it is valid as we are still a while out from anything. But that was something I know I read somewhere.

[@sophiawilson8696]

These companies that owns the rights of (Marvel Characters) they are greedy it is like you never see spider-man with X-men or the Avengers.

[@TheGASMass]

yves0010 He's definitely a young man. Mark my words, there will be no gender swap.

[@Rahh_Infa]

Watching everything you put out about Apocalypse, I’ve been subbed for years. BUT MAN, LEMME TELL YOU SOMETHING! YOUNG ROBS VOICE?!? MAAAN

[@wolfven4623]

Great vidz! Can you do AvX sometime?

[@kenzamartinez635]

6,000th subscriber, boom!!

[@SpencerThomasA_V_O_85]

This one is still better than your new update

[@Dad......]

5:31 Okay it's time to change Rob's batteries. Haha

[@analothor]

he's one of my favourites too, a shame that he always so undermined

[@analothor]

@Giovanni Balbosa-Mc Intosh well not always just a majority of the time

[@ceasar74]

loved the video bro.

[@swirlcrop]

I loved this video. Thanks.

[@OnlyBuiltForCubanLinx]

Apocalypse is an External right? Before he came into contact with celestial technology he was already a few centuries years old. In the lead up to X of Swords there's a comic where Apocalypse kills his fellow externals in order to make a gateway to another dimension out of their bones.

[@sstevens6274]

"Round the decay of that colossal wreck boundless and bare, the lone and level sand stretch far away...." (if you know you know) ...

[@UnwittingSweater]

Great video but it just makes me really sad as to what they did to him for the latest film :(. Would be really great to hear your reviews of the films and maybe compare the differences between the storylines / characters / etc?

[@UnwittingSweater]

+O Face I may have missed it in this video but it didn't talk about him having the power to gain other mutant powers like in the film and especially not in a seremony where they have to lye on two tables so magic light touches both of them.... Magic light? Also just the look and feel of him. Look at the artwork then the character in the film. IMHO be should have been a cgi character. The body shape of colossus in deadpool looks more like the general shape of apocalypse than the actor in the film. Also be never changes his size in the real world. I was so looking forward to a giant hammer arm smashing beast into a wall :D ... instead he can make people's heads fall off which he never uses on the X-Men... Movies are always personal preference, I was just disappointed.

[@UnwittingSweater]

Did not know that. Thank you. Question, just because i'm interested but did you like the aesthetics of Apocalypse in the film and did you like the film in general?

[@dmix3889]

Ya know if he would stop worrying about world domination, and start trying to absorb and maintain cosmic power, he would be even more of a BEAST!!! By the way, is there any info on what happen to him after the celestials took him?

[@wolfbiker6416]

That's the best video so far. The depth and time taken to explain was great I think longer videos are better. That 15-20min. How about a top 5 comics to read or like most evil characters. Idk I watch top 10videos all the time those are always fun.

[@comics_explained]

I like the idea of a top 5 comics to read. I think I'll do one on the top 5 comic book storylines.

[@teeduke2918]

Rob - Videos on Marvel Comics and Films do u do dc comics

[@comics_explained]

No, I'm not a big fan of DC Comics. I prefer Marvel.

[@teeduke2918]

i like dc animations better,but marvel movies,i prefer before dc.comic wise,i think i got to go with DC.

[@johnme5647]

Apocalypse.... In time He might even Exist in real Life!!!! The First One Indeed....

[@CapnLP]

I've always been more of a DC but with finding your videos I'm really liking the who new mythology of the MU. Its pulling me in and I may expand my Marvel comic collection outside of my usual Cap and DeadPool. I'd like some links to more Apocalyps stuff.

[@gabrielcarrasco8414]

lee skyles I don't see why people choose one or the other. Both have good story arcs, and both have bad ones. I personally enjoy both.

[@JeffreyRust]

Great work !

[@Drvnwolfie]

Darkhawk!!! and Quasar

[@sickboyshadow1984]

Can you do one on the summers brothers 3, also including how gambit was originally suppose to be a lost brother

[@Greenboom98]

Very curious to know more about Onslaught. He has always intrigued me since MvC. Maybe a Onslaught Explained?

[@comics_explained]

Definitely. A lot of people die during the Onslaught storyline.

[@Ahreman_egy]

its kind of silly to name a villan Sabah noor to be honest :D it means something like good morning here in egypt , and its modern egyptian not even ancient egyptian or old original arabic :D maybe they meant Nour el sabah , which means morning light

[@ahmasijoseph1996]

The name is En Sabah Nur and it means "the first one"

[@Ahreman_egy]

ahmasijoseph1996 Thats what the story says but sabah el nur means someting like good morning in modern egyptian , sabah = morning , el nour = the light Thats what i said above , it has nothing with the first one .

[@marctm7614]

Kareem Aly Except your not even typing his name right, it's "En Sabah Nur", not "Sabah El Nur".

[@Ahreman_egy]

Marc Zaddy which make is more silly coz it means "If good morning" I hink they wanted to call him Morning light , which is Nur el sabah , but this is modern egyptian arabic , wasnt there in the Pharaohs days

[@BlackPantherN7]

Kareem Aly Nonetheless, this conversation was informative for me who is unfamiliar with modern egyptian arabic.

[@Micahiel]

Would it be possible for you to do a video on the origin of Mystique that explains her parents and such?

[@McHaven07]

Aw, I was really hoping you'd touch on the good Apocalypse before the Axis event

[@lejuansmith6714]

Apocalypse is my all-time favorite villain too😀

[@jaybrooks3170]

suffice it to say. I'm just sayin' Thanks so much for these vids and commentary:D

[@charleslee8313]

The new music that you have would be perfect to introduce Apocalypse. Maybe for "Age of Apocalypse" you could use it.

[@pencilpicasso]

So... that was awesome!

[@SINISTA6000DJM]

Thunderbird and Warpath! True Believers know but alot of trendy Comic-Con fans just don't know.

[@darknightbegins85]

We should play the drinking game as to how many times this guy says "sufficient to say"

[@JOKERKARA]

Sorry, że po polsku, ale jestem zbyt pijany żeby przetłumaczyć - robisz świetne wideo, subskrybuję i oglądam całą serię. Pozdrawiam.

[@dragnridr05]

Just wondering if your going to do a video of Marvel's Magik. Illyana Rasputin should be brought in more for X-Men: AoA.

[@JazGalaxy]

dragnridr05 marvel has never topped aka. i just reread it and it's fantastic. The level of desperation that they created is unrivaled.

[@bigheadmikelove]

JazGalaxy AkA?

[@JazGalaxy]

AoA, I meant. Age of Apocalypse.

[@IWasaTeenageTeenWolf]

Might be the only one to ask, but maybe Rhino? He had some kick ass development before Slott decided to let him die like a weakling.

[@witcherin]

I like your channel. is it too much if I ask you talk about blade?

[@MachtPlays]

+Don Lobo wesley snipes apparently met with marvel recently lol

[@witcherin]

+Shinigami919 but I'm not talking about Wesley snipes. I recall that in the spiderman cartoon, spiderman met blade while chasing morbious...

[@bigjason45]

Do Mr Sinister please

[@devyndiaz6001]

Have you done a video for Mr. Sinister? I am wondering if we will see a cameo of him in X-Men: Apocalypse

[@nickengland300]

Where can we read about Cable vs Apocalypse and where he gets celestial technology?

[@milvache]

I love Apocalypse. He is my favorite Middle Eastern Mutant Celestial villain. I belive the things he does in the comic books are for the greater good, I belive he is a misunderstood hero and he is looked as a villain because of his extreme ways of solving a problem but I belive he makes the world go forward by his way of thinking.

[@mancamiatipoola]

+Official Filmilen Heh, this reminds me of something Two-Face used to say: "Either die as a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain". I think that Apocalypse is more like the elite entity group that we know as "Illuminati". The group at the top of the pyramid that controls the world today. They both have thousands of years of accumulated knowledge and attempt to steer humanity in some direction that we cannot really comprehend during our limited lifespans. Apocalypse has a long term agenda that is not apparent and has not been revealed yet. It goes far beyond controlling societies and pitting them against each other in a "survival of the fittest" kind of challenge. His master-plan probably stretches out for thousands of years. Would be interesting to see the character developed in a story streched across multiple time realities in which he enacts parts of his master plan.

[@GeminibBorn]

You must excited he has joined the Xmen now. Kinda wish he was on a Team with Cable instead of Excalibur.

[@Babycam08]

Apocalypse is NOT MIDDLE EASTERN he is AFRICAN in appearance & origin. If you look at his facial features he looks like a black man with his nose & lips & facial feauturea. He was born in Egypt during the time when pharaohs were black & the predominate original population are Black with dark skin, known as KEMET, which is in AFRICA NOT THE MIDDLE EAST. The middle east is NOT a country or a nation it is a sub saharian region in AFRICA g the native, predominate original people of Africa & the world itself are black melaninated African people.

[@tompearce5418]

Apocalypse spent thousands of years trying to improve the human race through starting brutal wars intended to eliminate the weak. He's pretty much the opposite of the Emperor from Warhammer 40,000, who spent thousands of years trying to advance human technology and culture and eventually assumed totalitarian control of the entire species to end all wars within the race.

[@jerichojuliusdunn5250]

Good stuff

[@hariramesh6613]

You failed to refer how Apocalypse ran into Vlad the impaler, and made him Dracula and even fought against him!!!!!!!!!!!

[@vipinsharma8923]

Quick nitpicky point. You stated Kang is a mutant. He is not. Great vid!! Keep it up!

[@comics_explained]

You're right! I never realized that lol.

[@ViiCToM]

I cant find the comic online "the rise of apocalypse" to read? Any help?

[@jacobmclellan7589]

Can you do one on Exodus from marvel comics.

[@anthonyguerrero6285]

Thanks! Now i know!