Appolyon (CrossGen)

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caption=Appolyon
comic_color=background:#cccccc
character_name=Appolyon
publisher=CrossGen Entertainment, Inc.
debut=Negation: Lawbringer
creators=Mark Alessi, Gina M. Villa
alliance_color=background:#c0c0ff
real_name=Nathan Appolyon
species=3/4 Ascended Human
status=In exile
alliances=Himself
previous_alliances=
aliases=Appolyon
relatives=
powers=Ultra High-Level Cosmic Energy Manipulator

Appolyon is a comic book character in the Sigilverse, a fictional universe created by CrossGen Entertainment, Inc. He is seen in one issue of "Negation". and more regularly in "", "Mark of Charon" and "Negation War". He also appeared in Route 666 in the guise of the Adversary. Appolyon's story is unfinished due to CrossGen Entertainment's bankruptcy in 2004.

Character History

Appolyon was born Nathaniel Appolyon, a human being on Earth during the 300th Century. Appolyon and Robert Charon were responsible for the technological 'transition' of the Humans on Earth, based on the technology they found in the sunken city of Atlantis. Appolyon was the world's leading authority on matter/energy conversion and bio-energy but was also a psychopath who killed many people during an experiment ["Mark of Charon" #4] . After he tampered with the transition device, he gained god-like powers. Like all transitions, his did not go as planned, sending him, Charon, and the rest of earth's population into Negation space. The process drove everyone, especially Charon, mad. Appolyon, ironically, was driven sane, and opposed Charon's plans of conquest. After Charon created his Lawbringers, Appolyon tried to hide from Charon ["Mark of Charon" #3] .

Charon and Appolyon were both given vast powers, but Charon edged Appolyon out. Appolyon hid, granting himself wings [In "Negation: Lawbringer" #1 Appolyon states "As for the wings. I hid for a time in..."] and occasionally killing a Lawbringer that located him. Eventually, Charon caught up to Appolyon, and defeated him. Instead of killing Appolyon, Charon banished him to a pocket dimension of the Negation, akin to hell ["Negation: Lawbringer" #1, "Mark of Charon" #3] .

Appolyon lingered there for 10,000 years, and seems to have gone insane. However he did develop a weapon which could destroy Charon. ["Mark of Charon" #5]

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