Horsemen of Apocalypse
The immortal villain Apocalypse uses these mutants to try to force his "survival of the fittest" ideals on humanity.
| Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
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| Dark Ages Horsemen of Apocalypse
Apocalypse's elite minions during the Dark Ages. |
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| War | First seen in Apocalypse vs. Dracula #1 | War led Apocalypse's Riders of the Dark against Vlad Tepes' armies | |
| (Modern) Four Horsemen of Apocalypse
Debuted as a team in X-Factor #19. |
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| Pestilence | Plague | X-Factor #10 | a Morlock rescued by Apocalypse from the Mutant Massacre. Died in X-Factor #25 |
| War | Abraham Kieros | X-Factor #11 | a Vietnam War veteran paralysed from the neck down and forced into an iron lung. Last appearance as War in Uncanny X-Men #295. In Wolverine (2nd series) #148, he has reverted back to his original state. |
| Famine | Autumn Rolfson | X-Factor #12 | a girl with an eating disorder. Last seen in Uncanny X-Men #295. |
| Death/Archangel | Warren Worthington III | X-Factor #17 | Broke free of Apocalypse's control in X-Factor #25 |
| Replacement recruits
After his rebellion, Archangel was replaced by Caliban, though the rest of the group remained the same. |
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| Death/Caliban | Caliban; real name unknown | X-Factor #25 | Joined to avenge the Mutant Massacre. By Uncanny X-Men Annual #18, he's no longer a Horseman. |
| New replacements
Apocalypse sought to replace his former Horsemen, beginning with War. |
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| War/The Hulk | Dr. Bruce Banner | Hulk (2nd series) #456 | Shortly transformed into War. Broke free in Hulk (2nd series) #457. |
| Second Wave
Apocalypse created a completely new lineup of Horsemen in order to capture the Twelve. |
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| Pestilence/Caliban | Caliban; real name unknown | X-Force #70 | Retrieved by Ozymandias. Last seen under Apocalypse's control in X-Men vol2. #97. |
| Death/Wolverine | Logan/James Howlett | Wolverine (2nd series) #145 | Joined to prevent Sabretooth from becoming Death. Broke free in Wolverine (2nd series) #146 |
| War/Deathbird | Cal'syee Neramani | Uncanny-X-Men #347 | Last seen as a Horseman in X-Men vol2. #97. |
| Famine/Ahab | Dr. Rory Campbell | X-Men #96 | Last seen as a Horseman in X-Men vol2. #97 |
| Third Wave
The resurrected Apocalypse created a new team of Horsemen to balance the scales following Decimation. The new Horsemen debuted in X-Men #182. |
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| War/Gazer | Salvador Clarkson | X-Men vol 2. #182 | Killed by Ozymandias in X-Men |
| Pestilence/Polaris | Lorna Dane | X-Men vol 2. #185 (backup story) | First appeared as Pestilence in X-Men vol 2. #182. Broke free in X-Men vol 2. #187. |
| Famine/Sunfire | Shiro Yoshida | X-Men vol 2. #182 (backup story) | First appeared as Famine in X-Men vol 2. #183. Broke free of Apocalypse's control in X-Men vol 2. #185. |
| Death/Gambit | Remy LeBeau | X-Men vol 2. #183 | Debuted as Death in X-Men vol 2. #184. Infultrate to protect the X-Men. Broke free of Apocalypse's control in X-Men vol 2. #185. |
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