Holocaust (comics) 1600984 224796303 2008-07-10T13:24:32Z 12.33.141.36 added reference to Milestone Comics villain named Holocaust :''The character is not to be confused with the [[Milestone Comics]] villain Holocaust (later renamed Pyre), who was once a member of the [[Blood Syndicate]].'' {{Superherobox| <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics--> image=[[image:Xman16.jpg|250px]] |caption=''Holocaust'', as depicted on the cover of ''[[X-Man]]'' #16 (June 1996). Art by [[Steve Skroce]]. |comic_color=background:#ff8080 |character_name=Holocaust |real_name= |species=[[Mutant (Marvel comics)|Human Mutant]] |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |debut=''X-Men Alpha'' (February 1995) |creators=[[Scott Lobdell]]<br>[[Roger Cruz]] |alliance_color=background:#c0c0ff |alliances=[[Horsemen of Apocalypse]]<br>Dark Descendants<br>[[Exiles (Marvel Comics)|Exiles]] |aliases= Nemesis |powers=<br>Superhuman strength, agility and durability<br>Energy blasts<br>[[Life-force]] absorption|}} '''Holocaust''' is a [[fictional character]] that appears in [[comic books]] published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character first appeared in ''X-Men Alpha'' (February 1995), and was created by [[Scott Lobdell]] and [[Roger Cruz]]. ==Fictional character biography== Holocaust, originally known as '''Nemesis''', <ref>''X-Men Chronicles'' #1</ref> is the son of [[Apocalypse (comics)|Apocalypse]] and one of his [[Horsemen of Apocalypse|Four Horsemen]] in the [[Age of Apocalypse]] timeline, whose physical form, destroyed by [[Magneto (comics)|Magneto]], is contained in a [[crystalline]] armor of [[phasing]] and [[shapeshifting]] properties. During the final battle in the Age of Apocalypse, Holocaust is transported into the [[Earth 616|main Marvel universe]] by the [[M'Kraan Crystal]], <ref>''X-Men Omega''</ref> where he continues to fight his archenemy [[Nate Grey]] from his native reality, while acting as an agent for the psionic entity [[Onslaught (comics)|Onslaught]]. <ref>''X-Man'' #15-17-44</ref> Holocaust is later forced to join the time-traveling group of [[superheroes]] known as the [[Exiles (Marvel Comics)|Exiles]], but is killed by dictator-like version of [[Hyperion (comics)|Hyperion]]. <ref>''Exiles'' #60-62</ref> ==In other media== Holocaust makes a brief [[cameo appearance]] in the episode ''One Man's Worth'' of ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'' (1992-97), and appears in the [[video game]], ''[[X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse]]'' (2005). A Holocaust build-a-figure in the fourth series of [[Marvel Legends]] is being released in 2008. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.uncannyxmen.net/db/characters/showquestion.asp?faq=71&fldAuto=1542 Uncannyxmen.net bio on Holocaust] *[http://xmenfansite.com X-Men Fan Site] {{X-Men}} [[Category:Fictional Egyptians]] [[Category:Fictional mass murderers]] [[Category:Marvel Comics characters with superhuman strength]] [[Category:Marvel Comics mutants]] [[Category:Marvel Comics superheroes]] [[Category:Marvel Comics supervillains]] [[es:Holocausto (cómic)]]