Who Is Holocaust? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Holocaust is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of William Rolfson, with over 400 comic issue appearances. Holocaust is the son of Apocalypse and his horseman Famine, born on al alternate timeline. He has opposed X-Force, the X-Men, the Exiles and the Avengers. He has acted as the heir of Apocalypse, a Herald of Onslaught and even a member of the Exiles.

Who is Holocaust?

Origin William Rolfson, the son of Apocalypse and Famine in the Age of Apocalypse , grew up to be the evil mutant known as Nemesis. He was sent by his father to kill the X-Men and successfully killed a small group of young mutants and the Scarlet Witch . Enraged by the death of his daughter, Magneto hunted down Nemesis and destroyed his physical body, leaving his spiritual essence, which was then sent back to Apocalypse and put into the near indestructible armor that was made by the Dark Beast . And thus, Holocaust was born. Creation Holocaust was created by Scott Lobdell and Roger Cruz and first appeared in X-Men: Alpha #1 which was part of the Age of Apocalypse storyline. Two years earlier, his 616 counterpart was featured in a preview in X-Men: Stryfe's Strike File #1. Major Story Arcs Age of Apocalypse Holocaust picks up a beaten Wildchild When Nemesis, who was then called Holocaust, was given his next assignment, he was to keep a watch on an Infinites (the army of Apocalypse) manufacturing factory. There, Holocaust was assaulted by Sabretooth , Wild Child , Blink , and Rogue .

Key facts

Holocaust is of mutant origin. The character is published by Marvel. With 400 recorded issue appearances, Holocaust ranks among the most featured characters in comics.