Enders' Names: The 5 Coolest Comics Characters Named after the End of the World.
If the nutjobs interpreting Mayan prophecies are right, today may be the end of the world, or at least the end of the world as we know it. It’s more likely just the end of some cosmic countdown that will be replaced by another countdown. On the off-chance that the doomsayers are right, though, we at Topless Robot have constructed a list in honor of the end times by rounding up the best comic book characters named after them:
#5. Armageddon
In the alternate reality of Earth 2182 (home to Nocturne of the Exiles) X-Men villain Apocalypse genetically engineered a son by splicing his own DNA with that of Jean Grey. Having the powers of both his parents, Armageddon was intended to be his father’s ultimate weapon.
Most apocalyptic act: Youthful rebellion against his father.
In a rejection of his dad’s world-conquering ideals, Armageddon betrayed his father and joined his world’s version of the X-Men. The only other notable thing he ever did was to help his world’s X-Men take out the Brotherhood of Mutants led by Cyclops. For having so few appearances, looking like Iron Man dressed as a USC mascot and not being all that destructive, Armageddon barely makes it onto the list.
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