Earth-295
Earth-295 is a planet that features in Marvel Comics.
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History
Earth-295 was an alternate reality that existed within the Multiverse. It was created as a divergent reality spawned from an accidental case of time travel on Earth-616 by Legion the son of X-Men leader Professor Charles Xavier and Israeli diplomat Gabrielle Haller. In a misguided attempt to fulfill his father's dreams of human-mutant co-existence, Legion travelled back in time to before his father's falling out with Magneto. Legion believed that Magneto was the reason that Xavier had been unable to bring about peace between humans and mutants, and thus believed that killing him would allow Xavier to fulfill his dreams. Legion was opposed by the X-Men Storm, Iceman, Bishop, and Psylocke, who were dragged backwards in time with him. (X-Men v2 #40)
Unbeknownst to the combatants, the ancient mutant Apocalypse had witnessed the battle from afar. The level of superhuman abilities wielded by Legion, Magneto, Xavier and the time-displaced X-Men led him to believe that the evolution of mutantkind had proceeded sufficiently, and that the world was ripe for his return. (X-Men v2 #40)
Inspired by Xavier, Magneto sought to educate those who feared mutants, and to show them that humans and mutants could live together in harmony. Magneto's efforts were futile however, and as intolerance and hatred towards mutants steadily grew, Magneto chose to isolate himself from the world. He gathered a small group of young mutants from around the world and brought them to a hideout in Wundagore Mountain. These would be the first of his X-Men, mutants who were taught by Magneto to use their powers for the benefit of the entire world. In time, Magneto's school would house many mutants, from children to adults, receiving sanctuary and training in the use of their powers. (X-Men Chronicles v1 #1)
Apocalypse was a fervent believer in natural selection, the 'survival of the fittest'. He believed that the strong deserved to rule the world, and that the weak were fit only for extermination. Apocalypse began slowly gathering mutants to his cause. He first announced himself to the world at large when his Ship appeared in the skies of New York City. His herald Candra proclaimed that the Earth would soon pass into the hands of those deemed worthy; mutantkind. Apocalypse's first strike, an attempt to seize and launch the nuclear arsenal housed at Cape Citadel was foiled by Magneto and the X-Men. (X-Men Chronicles v1 #1)
Overview
Organizations and groups that operated on Earth included:
- Horsemen of Apocalypse :
- Madri :
- Black Legion :
- Sinister Six :
- Brotherhood of Chaos :
- Human High Council : Following the takeover of America by Apocalypse, the majority of the human population was displaced to Europe. Some of humanity's most prominent people were appointed to the newly formed Human High Council, the ruling body of the surviving human population.
- X-Terminated :
Inhabitants
- Apocalypse :
- Holocaust :
- Mister Sinister :
- Azazel :
- Dark Beast :
- Cyclops :
- Havok :
- Sugar Man :
- Magneto :
- Rogue :
- Jean Grey :
- Sabretooth :
- Nightcrawler :
- Iceman :
- Weapon X :
- Katherine Pryde :
- Nate Grey :
- Blink :
- T'Challa : as the last King of Wakanda, T'Challa was killed to send a warning to the rest of Africa because he was equally loved and worshiped by his citizens. (X-Universe v1 #1)
- Bolivar Trask : fled to London during the early days of Apocalypse's genetic culling of the United States. He joined the Human High Council, helped the council develop their Sentinel robots to defend Eurasia from mutants, and married Moira Kinross. Trask gathered with the other Council members when Weapon X (Logan) and Jean Grey returned from a mission to collect data from Sinister detailing Apocalypse's defense grid that could potentially wipe out all of Europe at any moment. (X-Men: Alpha v1 #1)
- Prophet : William Stryker's father was a preacher and William believed he would follow in his footsteps. The arrival of Apocalypse halted all of that when their hometown was destroyed and William's family were forced to become refugees. Ironically, William's parents and two sisters were killed by human scavengers. (Uncanny X-Force v1 #19.1)
- Fiend : Francesca “Frannie” Trask was a female human born the daughter of Bolivar Trask. Fiend was a razor‑wielding human resistance fighter trained in infiltration and sabotage. She had thin, athletic build and steely resolve, carrying twin blades with razor-sharp serrations to slice through mutant bio‑armor and machinery. During an assault on Dark Beast’s Alpha Lab, Fiend slipped past sentinels and attempted to sever the life‑seed tube that revived Abyss, only to be captured by Emplate mid-mission. (Age of Apocalypse v1 #3)
- Horror Show : Graydon Creed was a hulking, genetically enhanced warrior with abnormally thick skin and superhuman strength—a product of Apocalypse’s twisted enhancements. He displayed near-invulnerability and brute force on the battlefield, tearing apart training bots while drunk to demonstrate his rage. During the Alpha Lab breakout, he trudged through corridors, silently executing mutants like Sugar Man with precision‑strained blades before leading Fiend and Deadeye through a steam conduit to escape, all in the face of overwhelming defenses. (Age of Apocalypse v1 #3)
- Deadeye : Zora Risman was the team's sniper and scout, endowed with unerring marksmanship and tactical foresight. She infiltrated lab vents ahead of her team, assassinated guards, and held a shot on Prophet before being ordered to stand down. Later, during an uprising in New Apocalypse, she fired a precision bullet that grazed Cyclops’s head to initiate a prison riot. (Age of Apocalypse v1 #8)
- Goodnight : Donald Pierce under the alias Goodnight presented himself as a debonair member of the Hellfire Club while secretly serving the human resistance. He functioned as both informant and infiltrator—beating Sebastian Shaw at poker to gain leverage, then shadowing his every move. During covert meetings, he guided subtractive intelligence and used his membership to spy on mutant elites. (Age of Apocalypse v1 #3)
Notes
- Earth-295 was created by Fabian Nicieza, Andy Kubert, and Ron Garney where it made its first appearance in X-Men v2 #40 (November, 1994).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
Films
- In Deadpool & Wolverine, the Age of Apocalypse briefly appeared in the setting of the live-action film. Deadpool came to travel to various realities in an effort to recruit a Wolverine with among those he visited was the Age of Apocalypse variant. Weapon X came to attack and brutally attack Deadpool who eventually departed and continued his search once his injuries had healed.
Video games
- In X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse, a reality loosely based on the Age of Apocalypse appeared in the setting of the 2001 Game Boy Advance video game. The X-men came to accidentally travel to an alternate universe where Apocalypse had taken over the world with most of the X-men being his minions. This Apocalypse then planned to travel to the regular timeline and take it over as well. In the end, the X-Men defeated Apocalypse and returns to their timeline.
- In Marvel Future Fight, a level was based on the Age of Apocalypse event in the setting of the mobile video game. Alternate costumes for Magneto, Wolverine, Apocalypse, Beast, Rogue and Cyclops based on their Age of Apocalypse incarnations.
- In Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, an alternate costume for Colossus based on his Age of Apocalypse incarnation appeared in the setting of the video game.
Appearances
- X-Men v2: (1994)
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