Genesis is the name of three characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Tyler Dayspring Evan Sabahnur Evan Sabahnur was created by
Rick Remender and
Esad Ribić, and was first seen in
Uncanny X-Force #7 (June 2011) and fully appeared in
Uncanny X-Force #18 (February 2012). Evan Sabahnur is a clone of
Apocalypse raised by
Fantomex in isolation in a secret facility. When the Horseman of Death
Archangel ascends to replace the deceased Apocalypse, Fantomex unleashes Evan to defeat him. Evan is subsequently enrolled at the
Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, marking his first exposure to the outside world. He struggles with his identity, aware of the implications of his connection to Apocalypse. Many of his peers fear him due to his lineage, and
Deathlok predicts that Evan may become one of the
X-Men's greatest enemies. When
Daken and his
Brotherhood of Mutants attempt to manipulate him into committing murder, he resists their influence and forms a close bond with
Deadpool, who seeks to guide and protect Evan. After spending several years as a student at the Jean Grey School, Evan is affected by the events of the 2014 "
AXIS" storyline, in which a spell cast by
Doctor Doom and the
Scarlet Witch inverts the moral alignments of many heroes and villains. As a result, Evan transforms to more closely resemble Apocalypse and leads the X-Men as his loyal enforcers. However, Deadpool is able to reach Evan and help undo the effects of the spell. While collaborating with the time-displaced
Beast in a search for a time machine, he encounters and develops a friendship with a young
En Sabah Nur. Despite his efforts, Genesis is unable to prevent the events that would lead En Sabah Nur to become Apocalypse.
Wife of Apocalypse The third Genesis first appeared in a drawing in
Free Comic Book Day 2020 (X-Men/Dark Ages) (September 2020) and made her full debut in
X-Men (vol. 5) #12 (November 2020). She is a
mutant who ruled the ancient mutant island of
Okkara alongside her husband
Apocalypse. Their four children (
War,
Famine,
Pestilence, and
Death) go on to become the first incarnation of the
Horsemen of Apocalypse. Genesis often severely beats her children whenever they display what she deems weakness. After millennia of fending off the Amenthi hordes and a failed counteroffensive, Genesis is tricked by Annihilation into killing its host, forcing her to claim the Annihilation Helm and become its new host to stop the leaderless Daemons from destroying Arakko and its people. Possessed by Annihilation, she subjugates Arakko in the entity's name and marshals both Arakkii mutants and Amenthi Daemons to invade Earth by way of
Otherworld. To facilitate her invasion of Earth, Genesis, under the corrupting influence of Annihilation, sends her grandson,
Summoner, to Krakoa to contact and manipulate Apocalypse into constructing a portal to Otherworld. Simultaneously, she sends her children, the First Horsemen, to destroy the Otherworld province of Dryador and lay siege to the Starlight Citadel. When Apocalypse is successfully lured into Otherworld, the Horsemen attack and would have killed their long-lost father if not for the intervention of
Saturnyne, the ruler of Otherworld. Seeking an end to the fighting in her realm, Saturnyne forces the two sides into a ceasefire and arranges the
X of Swords tournament in which teams from Krakoa and Arakko will compete to settle the conflict. For the final challenge of the tournament, with Krakoa and Arakko tied, Genesis duels Apocalypse. Though they are evenly matched, Apocalypse manages to catch her by surprise and impales her with her own sword, winning the tournament for Krakoa. Genesis begs her husband to kill her, but he refuses. Unwilling to accept defeat, Annihilation seizes control of Genesis and summons the full force of Amenth's armies to Otherworld, intent on traveling to and conquering Earth. During the ensuing battle, Apocalypse is able to remove the Annihilation Helm from Genesis' head and claim it for himself. Overcoming Annihilation's influence, he uses the helm to compel the Amenthi forces to surrender. Saturnyne subsequently transforms the helm into a staff to lessen Annihilation's influence over the wielder and gifts it to Genesis. Per Saturnyne's demands, the two sides exchange prisoners. Genesis chooses Apocalypse to return with her to Amenth, while Apocalypse chooses Arakko itself (and by extension, all of its mutant inhabitants) to return to Earth. After Planet Arakko is devastated by the
Eternal Uranos, Genesis, still under Annihilation's influence, begins to believe that the Arakkii mutants have grown weak in her absence. She travels to Arakko and confronts the
Great Ring of Arakko and the island's new regent,
Storm, causing a schism to erupt between its members and inciting a civil war, dubbed the Genesis War. During the war, Genesis revitalizes Arakko with her chlorokinetic powers. In the final battle, Storm destroys the Annihilation Staff, freeing Genesis completely from its influence. As penance, Genesis, with her children War and Famine, goes into exile on
Phobos.
Powers and abilities Genesis is an
Omega-level mutant with the ability to control and communicate with plant life and fungi in her vicinity. Her power over them is so complete that she can even use it on the microscopic fungi within a person's body. Additionally, Genesis is very long-lived, born thousands of years ago on Okkara. She is an expert at sword combat, skilled enough to rival Apocalypse. While wearing the Annihilation Helm, Genesis was possessed by the entity Annihilation and granted all of its powers, including complete control over the dimension of Amenth and its Daemons. Following the helm's transformation into the Annihilation Staff, these powers became more manageable and less corruptive. Genesis lost access to these powers after Storm destroyed the staff. As Annihilation's host, she wielded the Twilight Sword, the blade used to split the landmass of Okkara into the islands of Krakoa and Arakko. The sword is capable of cutting through realities and creating dimensional rifts.
Genesis in other media Genesis received a
HeroClix figurine. ==Genis-Vell==