Located on Planet Y, this thriving utopian nation was founded by mutants, for mutants so they can live in peace and harmony without fear of persecution from biased haters on Earth. Ruled entirely by the Scarlet Empress and her royal family, mutants and their allies can frolic about here as they ready themselves for a bright new future ahead.
I adore Logan and Rogue relationship in XMen Evolution. He has soft spot for Rogue (and Kitty, too) almost like pseudo father 🤭
So if Evo Rogue end up with Evo Scott, then we could still have Logan and Scott rivalry , but instead of love rival they are like neurotic BF vs grouchy unimpressed GF's dad 😁
Oh, DEFINITELY!
*incoherent rambling incoming~*
You know how Logan was 100% all for Scott and Jean getting together?
Not the case with Rogue.
Why is that?
Logan is a girl dad, even if his only bio daughter is Laura.
We saw him and Jean wearing cowboy hats together when they were looking for and recruiting Freddy, so even though their interactions are minimal compared to his and Kitty’s and his and Rogue’s, I believe Logan is close to Jean too.
He was even willing to speed up Scott’s confession to Jean bc he thought the former was dragging his feet.
And as far as I could tell with Kitty and Lance, Logan didn’t seem to have an issue with Kitty dating the Brotherhood Boy (I might be wrong and need to rewatch to make sure).
So, why would he be less enthused by Rogue x Scott together?
I think it would be because he sees a lot of himself in Rogue despite them not sharing any blood.
And even though he likes Scott fine, he still kind of thinks he’s an idiot at times and butts heads with him.
Pre/Post Time-skip of Rogue confiding to him about boy troubles and only alluding to Remy by name while not mentioning the other corner of the love triangle that she INSISTS she got over, and then Logan finds out that it’s Scott she’s talking about, and then they somehow got together without any warning in his eyes???
Poor Scott.
It takes a while for Logan to accept that Scott is ‘good enough’/the best kind of love for Rogue.
It takes even longer for him to actually admit that to Scott’s face.
*In case I am unable to fully do Scogue-Tember the month of it YET AGAIN, I am using this as a bonus cheat day 😅
This was an ask I was working on before tumblr ate it 🥲, sorry @withjust-a-bite !
Following this prompt list by @raesource !
Part one bc whoops! I got carried away~
😏 Who is bolder in public (hand-holding, kisses, etc.)?*
Initially? I would say it was Scott, buuuuuuuuuuut it was a little hard to tell since it was less spontaneity and actively taking initiative and more letting Rogue set the pace while making sure to ask her permission or let her know ahead of time when he wished to engage in PDA.
The majority of this occurs within the timeframe of them posing as a couple for a mission, catch/rekindle feelings, and some time after the Evolution version of the Dark Phoenix Arc events.
The Mission
Fun fact, Scott and Rogue were SUPPOSED to be posing as siblings with Charles Xavier as their ‘dad’ as they were trying to discreetly uncover information about some guy Thaddeus Ross had on his team of ‘mutants.’ However, as they tried checking into a family-owned B&B, it turned out that Forge or whoever was in charge of making the arrangements bungled up the reservations and accidentally had Scott and Rogue’s undercover identities listed as a COUPLE instead of siblings, and only Scott and Xavier listed as family.
Before either of the two could clear up the mistake, Professor X had swooped in smoothly and confirmed their [unexpected, last-minute and new] roles to the innkeepers. Cue Scott quickly putting his arm around Rogue’s shoulders, both of them grateful that she was wearing something to cover them. One of the innkeepers—sisters who are decomposite character counterparts to 616!Rogue’s Carrie—made a comment about how odd Scott and Rogue seemed as a couple, making a pointed glance at Rogue.
Cue Scott proceeding to be as blatantly affectionate with Rogue as possible whenever given the opportunity (but within appropriate reason and maintaining boundaries, because of the no-skin-contact thing she still has but is working on, and also because he is still under the impression she and Remy are still together) during the entirety of their mission because HOW DARE??? He even buys a pair of gloves later to both ‘match’ his ‘wifey’ but also for whenever she is ready for PDA depending what outfits she wears.
Initially, and a while after they establish appropriate boundaries so their cover won’t be blown but also Rogue won’t feel overwhelmed, it feels surprisingly easy and natural for Scott to be affectionate with Rogue regardless if they were in public or not. It gets to the point where Scott’s arms, hands, and fingers get restless unless they are touching, holding onto, resting upon, are intwined with, and/or wrapped around Rogue’s fingers, hands, elbows, shoulders, waist, knees, hips, and face.
Sitting together? Arms around her shoulder or behind her chair/whatever bench or couch upon which they are seated.
Walking around? It takes Rogue reminding Scott after they have long passed active civilization that maybe they don’t need to hold hands right this moment after one or both of them needs to go in an alternate direction for whatever reason, only to remember that their hands are still finger-woven holding.
Just standing? “This is Rogue. Rogue likes her personal space. This is Scott. Scott also [respectfully] likes Rogue’s personal space.” If he isn’t holding her waist/shoulders/hips/hands/elbows, he is paying attention to whatever she is saying as if she’s sharing a secret worth keeping, and/or leaning ever so slightly in her direction as if she’s the sun to his sunflower.
He has to retrain himself from brushing her hair out of her face, but will pluck out the rare stray leaf or petal that gets caught.
It becomes less natural and more awkward for a bit when he finally realizes he’s fallen IN LOVE with Rogue via an unplanned and unprompted ‘love’ confession when he is trying to soothe her during a massive nervous breakdown she is experiencing.
He avoids physical contact, close proximity, and talks very carefully to Rogue (because again, he still thinks she and Gambit are still together) during this time, and it’s not until Rogue pulls him aside, they have a heart-to-heart talk where, among other things discussed, she informs him that she was technically on a break with Remy, but recent events have led to her to decide to follow through with ending things officially.
Post-Dark Phoenix
Once the events of the Dark Phoenix Arc are over, they undergo their mourning period and are in the process of self-discovery, Scogue decide they want resume dating.
You guys: ‘Resume???’ But wasn’t the earlier part only fake dating/marriage???
Me: Technically? Yes.
You: And wasn’t Rogue only on a break with Remy?
Me: Also yes. BUT! Rogue actually wanted to break up because she had discovered that Remy was still engaged to a fiancée [Belladonna], Remy had begged her for another chance as he goes to visit his not-ex so he may properly end things, learned that she was in some trouble and wanted to help so asked for more time, which led to them agreeing to a ‘break’ for a certain amount of time. Remy had reluctantly agreed to Rogue’s condition that since he had still been betrothed all this time, and wasn’t planning on breaking up with his not-ex until after he helped her, she was not expected to wait for him and would be free to date anyone she wished. Rogue had been mostly bluffing out of betrayal, frustration, and minor heartbreak, actually anticipating alone time so she can figure out where to go with her relationship with Remy from here.
Cue random new threat to mutants by mutants under military supervision, Professor X deciding that Rogue and Scott be paired with him in one of many X-teams with respective missions, Scogue’s undercover information getting bunked up and having to pose as a couple instead of siblings, and trying to play up a convincing ‘happy marriage/honeymoon phase’ as they try to make progress on their mission.
Rogue: *types into search engine* does accidentally fake marrying my high school crush as a job requirement after recently breaking up with going on a break with my current boyfriend who has gone to hang out with and is still engaged to his arranged-from-childhood fiancée count as a rebound?
Besides, despite the craziness the fake marriage was involved with at one end and another, the feelings that blossomed and rekindled, the bonds that were reforged, and the connection made were VERY real, and neither of them wish to discount that just because it was an unplanned fake marriage.
You: ok, but what about Jean and Remy? 👀
Me: Scott and Jean had already broken up quite some time before circumstances led to Scott and Rogue reuniting and being placed on a team for a mission, and Jean goes through her OWN journey that she was benefitting from before the whole mess with the Phoenix. As for Remy? He and Belladonna had made up, and the eventual break up with Rogue was mutual.
ANYWAY! Off the tangent and back to the initial prompt.
Dating some time after the Dark Phoenix Arc is quite similar to when Scogue were undercover, except Rogue is not inwardly freaking out (as much) about Scott’s physical affection while making more determined efforts to overcome the negative side effects to her mutation, Scott balancing respecting Rogue’s updated boundaries—pretty please still ask or let her know when he wants to or is about to initiate physical contact, but now with the confirmed knowledge that she is not spoken for by ANYONE but him and she is ♾️% receptive towards him and reciprocating his feelings—and retraining the increasingly overwhelming urge to shower her with his love~
Now that he has explicit permission to touch her face, he gets to hold, smooch and squish her cheeks more often, and he loves to surprise her with a kiss upon her collection of moles behind her ear~
As time goes by, and Rogue manages to develop a more confident control over her mutation with minimal to no negative side effects, the roles have more or less switched~
While I’d also consider them equally attentive to one another, this time, it is SHE who is the main initiator of the PDA, without restrain and all of the eager affection!
Any grab-able accessory Scott has on his person? All of his straps, ties, belts, harnesses, and so on now serve as a means to be held onto and yoinked by Rogue to pull her man closer. I mean, besides their basic functions, they don’t serve any other purposes besides signaling for Rogue to grab ahold of Scott~
Coats, Sweaters, Jackets, and Big T-shirts? You must be mistaken; they are not meant for Scott to wear alone, but for Rogue to wriggle inside and be all nice and snuggly with him, excuse you.
Normal clothes? Yeah, no. Still grab-able. His pants’ belt loops are for her to hook her fingers in, and his pockets = resting places for her hands.
Are they sitting down? If she’s not in it, you can expect the occasional leg or two draped over his lap.
Elbows? Meant for her to hook her hands through.
Chest? Meant as a resting place for her head.
Face? Before Scott became accustomed to facial hair, every inch of his handsome mug is subject to boops, nuzzles, and kisses. After facial hair, nothing much has changed, except Rogue loves just holding his face and the scritch-scratching noises her thumbs make when rubbing his cheeks.
“This is Scott. Scott loves his personal space. This is Rogue. Rogue also loves Scott’s personal space~”
*Fun fact: for the longest time, and even now, while I absolutely love headcanoning PDA scenarios for Scogue, I actually don’t picture them kissing or engaging in skin-to-skin contact very often compared to other couples in my main AU. This is mostly because of what is one of the most interesting aspects to their ship, which is SENSORY DEPRIVATION.
While there are real life accounts of people successfully overcoming physical/mental handicaps, disabilities, or so on they’ve struggled with for who knows how long with additional help, pure willpower, miracles, or a combination of those, not always is that journey, solution, and conclusion resolved well in fiction.
I admit that I am not always bothered by how that is handled, as I do love a miracle story. However, in addition to those miracle stories where a cure is able to heal the physical/emotional/mental struggle a character has and is able to be free from…I find the stories where the characters still have those struggles, but learn how to endure and live with them just as inspiring.
I think that is why I have certain feelings about some views regarding Cyclop’s and Rogue’s downside to their powers.
According to both main and most canon, Scott’s limitation revolves around his lack of control over his powers because of physical trauma, while Rogue’s stem’s from emotional/mental trauma.
Both were very young when said traumas occurred, which adds to the stress and difficulty.
When it comes to mental/emotional trauma/etc, I can’t help but raise an eyebrow to those who have a range of skeptical attitudes of individuals whose trauma is not physical. Some statements I’ve heard fell along the lines of ‘you are _?_ years old. Why aren’t you over this by now? You aren’t trying hard enough to get rid of this problem forever and fast enough, so you must be using it as a crutch for pity points instead of leaving your box. Wait. I thought you overcame this already, but you’re suddenly affected by it AGAIN??? That’s kind of pathetic…’
I think that’s why Rogue is mostly—since nowadays, I am not a fan of how she is currently portrayed in comics, and season 2 of ‘97 is so far a letdown with her character—one of my favorite X-Men characters when her struggles are handled right.
Besides Scogue, my favorite ship with Rogue is Rogueneto. Why? Among the chemistry and mutual respect, I am a fan of how the writers make their relationship work in spite of her inability to touch. With Magneto/Erik/Magnus/Max and Joseph, Rogue’s powers are not taken away, but instead, Main!Magneto and Joseph!Magneto use their powers to help her be able to experience physical contact and intimacy with them. It felt like they were helping her not feel pressured to ‘turn herself off’ in order to meet each other halfway concerning a relationship, romantic or no.
With Gambit, there were several attempts to handle the ‘can’t touch’ issue: getting someone who psychically ‘removed’/temporarily numbed the mental barrier caused by her trauma, the power inhibiting collars, and then finally, Krakoa.
Out of all of these ‘solutions,’ the collar is surprisingly the one I find less issue with, mostly because to me, it reminds me of medical medication that are sometimes offered as solutions in real life. In addition, I liked that it almost felt like a realistic double-sided blade, meaning that in exchange for being able to temporarily suppress the mutation and prevent risk from the mutation’s side effects, you get control, but you also get headaches and queasiness. That would then bring up the question: do the benefits of dealing with my trauma/weaknesses/struggles in this manner outweigh the discomfort I now have to learn how to tolerate?
With the psychic removal/nullifying, I would have minded less if it wasn’t resolved in what felt like only a day or so. Looking at it in a different way, I would have liked it better if it was treated like Rogue visiting a therapist, and only after a significant amount of time, she is able to improve her control rather than her side-effects just immediately ‘gone,’ and Remy patiently and happily willing to wait.
Which leads to Krakoa. From what little I understood, what Rogue did to finally solve her emotional and mental struggles was pretty much a G-Rated lobotomy. I understand why Marvel wanted to eliminate the final ‘barrier’ so that Rogue and Remy wouldn’t have anymore limitations regarding physical intimacy. That doesn’t stop me from viewing it as kind of a cop out. Putting aside my earlier comments of the general skeptical attitude regarding nonphysical limitations and trauma and the belief that a person should just ‘fix it’ or ‘get over it,’ it seems that the ONLY reason why this is now the ‘permanent’ (until further notice) cure for Rogue is because the writers have no idea how to make Romy work and be official without further argument unless Rogue is FINALLY free of her inability to touch. I also was interested in seeing what consequences she would deal with as an aftermath to her altering herself to be rid of ‘her one fault,’ but nope. No consequences. No temporary or lasting side effects. That is how good this ‘cure’ is I GUEEEEEEEEESS.
Before anyone assumes anything, I do not dislike Romy. They have genuinely cute moments and are aesthetically pleasing. They are just not my favorite Rogue nor Gambit ship~
Sorry. Let me go back to Scogue.
OTP: SENSORY DEPRIVATION
Frank Paur said it best:
“We played the relationship card with Scott and Rogue, she makes a play for him, and why not? If anyone has an idea of what she’s going through, it would be Scott. He lives in fear of losing control of his powers and killing someone; so does she. He had a lousy childhood; so does she. He always feels isolated because of his powers and of his responsibility; so does she. And he’s the one who reached out to her and brought her into an environment of warmth, family and friends. Why wouldn’t she make a play for him?”
Regardless on whatever factors that contribute to why I love them together, I feel like this is one of the main ones that makes their dynamic work so well and their ship so appealing.
It’s not required for all real-life couples or fictional ships to share similar experiences in order to be valid, healthy, and happy, but sharing some level of understanding and recognition HELPS.
So for me, even though I love making Scogue kiss and cuddle in my AU every now and then, and I enjoy fanworks and participating in headcanons/discussions that portray that as well, I have not taken away the negative side-effects of Rogue’s mutation in order to make my version of them work together and have a family:
Anna Marie can touch Kirby and Bertie without problem, because the genetic code in their respective mutations allow this. She CANNOT however, absorb much—if any—of their abilities to use as her own or help them.
In addition, Kirby and Roberta’s genetic code in their mutation also allows them a significant degree of physiological immunity from Scott’s concussive, optic blasts. Significant as in, besides getting the wind knocked out of them from an unintentionally powerful beam and being momentarily dazed or off their feet, their bodies won’t sustain physical damage, inward or outward.
It is MORROW, their youngest and only nonmutant child, who would be considered utterly defenseless and most at risk of losing her life should either of her parents lose control of their powers even for a split second.
Soooooo…yeah!
In my AU, Rogue—despite having made significant progress at this point and no longer needing to constantly refer to her inner timer—still has struggles and limits, as does Scott, but their romance for me works because though they have not yet nor may ever find a permanent cure for the downsides of their powers, they continue to work through them, learn how to overcome and live with them to the best of their ability, to the point in their lives that —besides taking EXTRA precautions with their youngest daughter—their sensory deprivation is no longer a source of stress, grief, or a trial to overcome~
…*returns to my countless wips of them engaging in PDA~*
Alias: Wraith
Real Name: Hector Rendoza
Species: Mutant
Occupation: X-Man, Midnight Suns, Paranormal Investigator, Student Mentor
Affiliations: X-Men, Xavier Institute, Strange Academy, Mutant Outreach Program
"Going ghost has solved about ninety percent of my problems. The other ten percent usually involve actual ghosts."
By blending Hector Rendoza with Danny Fenton, Wraith becomes one of the X-Men's most entertaining and versatile members: a wisecracking young mutant caught between the worlds of the living and the dead.
While his mutation initially manifested as simple invisibility and intangibility, an accident involving a prototype mutant-energy reactor permanently altered his X-Gene, transforming him into a human-mutant hybrid with a direct connection to the mysterious Ghost Plane.
Unlike Nightcrawler, who travels through space, or Magik, who traverses dimensions, Hector exists between life and death itself.
Personality
Hector possesses much of Danny Fenton's personality:
Kindhearted.
Self-sacrificing.
Awkward around people he likes.
Constantly exhausted.
Possesses a sarcastic sense of humor.
Tries to maintain a normal life despite impossible circumstances.
Will throw himself into danger without hesitation.
He is also notorious for making terrible ghost puns.
Examples include:
"Looks like this mission's dead on arrival."
"You guys are killing me. Metaphorically, hopefully."
"I've got a bad feeling about this. Call it a sixth sense."
Much to Wolverine's annoyance.
Appearance
Messy black hair with a white streak that appears while transformed.
Green eyes that glow ectoplasmic green when using his powers.
Black-and-white X-Men uniform.
Lean athletic build.
Usually carries a thermos designed by Beast for containing hostile spectral entities.
His mutant form manifests through his signature phrase:
"Going Ghost."
Upon transforming:
Hair turns white.
Eyes glow green.
His uniform becomes a black-and-white bio-energy suit.
Mutant Abilities
Ghost Form
Hector can transform into a spectral state granting him:
Invisibility.
Intangibility.
Flight.
Superhuman strength.
Enhanced durability.
Accelerated healing.
Ectoplasmic Manipulation
Wraith can generate powerful green bio-energy attacks, including:
Ecto Blasts.
Energy shields.
Energy constructs.
Wide-area shockwaves.
Cyclops has described his energy output as:
"A cross between Havok and a haunted house."
Ghost Sense
Whenever supernatural or extradimensional entities are nearby:
The back of Hector's neck glows green.
He experiences an involuntary chill.
His senses become heightened.
This has saved the X-Men on numerous occasions.
Duplication
Borrowing from Danny's later abilities, Hector can create temporary duplicates of himself.
Each duplicate possesses:
Independent thought.
Reduced power levels.
Limited duration.
This makes him exceptionally difficult to fight.
Cryokinesis
Hector can generate supernatural cold through his ectoplasmic energy.
Applications include:
Freezing opponents.
Creating ice barriers.
Lowering ambient temperatures.
Neutralizing fires.
Iceman finds this endlessly amusing.
"You're telling me I'm not the only guy making ice around here? This is awesome!"
Ghostly Wail
His ultimate attack.
By releasing all of his ectoplasmic energy at once, Hector emits a devastating sonic scream capable of:
Leveling buildings.
Disrupting psionic attacks.
Dispelling spectral entities.
Incapacitating entire armies.
He rarely uses it due to the immense strain it places on his body. It makes even Banshee and Siren look like amateurs.
Kitty acts as Hector's unofficial mentor, helping him master his intangibility. Their first meeting reportedly consisted of thirty uninterrupted minutes of:
"Wait, you can phase too?"
Wolverine
Logan develops a reluctant fondness for Hector. Mostly because Hector reminds him of a younger, less angry version of himself. Though Logan refuses to admit this publicly.
Character Arc
Hector's greatest struggle is balancing his humanity with his connection to the Ghost Plane. There are days when he feels:
Too human for ghosts.
Too ghostly for humans.
Too mutant for the rest of the world.
His story ultimately becomes one of identity.
Professor Xavier once tells him:
"Hector, you spend so much time asking what you are that you've forgotten who you are."
That realization changes everything.
Omega Potential: Phantom King
In the distant future, Hector reaches the apex of his powers.
As the Phantom King, he gains:
Complete mastery over the Ghost Plane.
Interdimensional travel.
Control over spectral energy.
The ability to command ghostly entities.
Near-immortality.
Planetary-scale intangibility.
Despite all of this power, he remains the same awkward young man who worries about disappointing his friends.
Legacy
Hector Rendoza becomes one of the Xavier Institute's most beloved teachers. Every new class of mutants eventually hears the same story:
"If you ever see a glowing green figure flying around the mansion at three in the morning, don't panic. That's just Mr. Rendoza forgetting where he left his keys again."
His office bears a small sign that perfectly summarizes his life:
HECTOR RENDOZA — X-MAN, GHOST EXPERT, PROFESSIONAL MENACE
"Going Ghost Since 2003."
And whenever danger appears, there's always a flash of green light followed by a familiar voice:
A fascinating alternate history because it shifts the Celestials' experiment from a mutant to a time traveler. Instead of creating Apocalypse, Rama-Tut becomes the Celestials' chosen champion.
The result isn't merely "Apocalypse with Kang's face"—it's arguably someone even more dangerous.
The Bargain
After arriving in ancient Egypt, Rama-Tut encounters Eson the Searcher before he ever reaches En Sabah Nur.
Eson observes Nathaniel Richards with interest.
"You seek to master history."
Rama-Tut replies confidently.
"History belongs to those with the will to shape it."
Rather than offering his gifts to En Sabah Nur, Eson offers them to Rama-Tut. Nathaniel accepts without hesitation.
Unlike En Sabah Nur, who would have wrestled with the burden of such power, Rama-Tut already believes he deserves to rule.
The Celestial Pharaoh
Empowered by Celestial technology, Rama-Tut evolves beyond even Kang's usual capabilities. He no longer relies solely on advanced 40th-century science.
He becomes a living fusion of:
Celestial biotechnology.
Time manipulation.
Cosmic energy.
Future technology.
His armor is no longer something he wears—it becomes part of him. He is effectively a living Celestial avatar capable of existing across multiple points in history simultaneously.
En Sabah Nur's New Life
Without Rama-Tut's interference, En Sabah Nur never becomes Apocalypse. He still becomes an immortal mutant leader—especially in your alternate continuity—but he is known instead as the Wise Pharaoh.
When Rama-Tut eventually returns centuries later, he finds Egypt united under En Sabah Nur and Genesis. "What have you built?" Rama-Tut asks. En Sabah Nur smiles. "A kingdom." Rama-Tut looks around. "No monuments to your greatness?" "The people are my monument."
Their ideological clash becomes one of the defining conflicts of history.
A Different Philosophy
Instead of "Survival of the Fittest," Rama-Tut adopts a creed that reflects both Kang and the Celestials:
"History belongs to those who control it."
Where Apocalypse tests strength, Rama-Tut tests inevitability. He doesn't ask whether someone deserves to survive. He asks whether they deserve to exist in his timeline.
The Great Temporal War
The Avengers and X-Men eventually discover that entire centuries are disappearing. Cities awaken to find that historical events have changed overnight. People remember lives they never lived. Rama-Tut isn't conquering Earth. He's editing it. Every victory against him risks creating another paradox.
En Sabah Nur's Role
As one of Earth's oldest beings, En Sabah Nur becomes history's anchor.
He remembers every erased timeline.
Every altered century.
Every life Rama-Tut deletes.
When others forget, En Sabah Nur remembers.
This makes him the natural leader of the resistance.
The Final Confrontation
The climax isn't a battle of fists. It's a debate spanning thousands of years.
Rama-Tut declares:
"History is imperfect. I will make it flawless."
En Sabah Nur answers:
"History is imperfect because people are imperfect. That is why it is worth preserving."
Genesis steps beside her husband. Billy Kaplan and the Scarlet Queen lend their magic to stabilize reality. Vision calculates millions of possible futures.
Together, heroes from across time refuse to let one man decide what history should be.
The Legacy
Ironically, Eson's gamble still succeeds—but in a different way.
By empowering Rama-Tut instead of En Sabah Nur, the Celestial inadvertently creates a threat so immense that Earth's heroes are forced into unprecedented cooperation.
En Sabah Nur's family, the X-Men, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and even various heroic versions of Kang unite to defend not just the future, but the integrity of history itself.
In the end, historians would summarize the two possible destinies of Earth like this:
The original timeline: Eson empowered a mutant who believed strength determined destiny.
This alternate timeline: Eson empowered a time traveler who believed destiny could be rewritten.
One sought to forge a stronger future.
The other sought to author the only future he believed should exist.
GENESIS Character Bio:
Queen of Egypt, Mother of Mutantkind, and Beloved Wife of the Eternal Pharaoh
Aliases:
Genesis
The Eternal Queen
Mother of Mutantkind
The Lioness of the Nile
Queen of the First Kingdom
Her Majesty of Krakoa
Species: Mutant
Occupation:
Queen of Ancient Egypt
Co-Ruler of the First Mutant Kingdom
Diplomat
Warrior Queen
Matriarch of House Nur
Inspired By:
Sarabi (Disney's The Lion King)
Hippolyta (DC Comics)
Classical depictions of Egyptian queens
Personality:
Genesis possesses the regal dignity of a queen and the nurturing heart of a mother. She is compassionate without being naïve, graceful without being passive, and possesses an inner strength that can silence a room with a single glance.
Where En Sabah Nur often spends centuries contemplating humanity's future, Genesis remains firmly grounded in the present. She believes that strength exists to uplift others and frequently reminds her husband that ruling is an act of service.
She is known for:
Her wisdom and maternal nature.
Her unwavering sense of justice.
Her dry sense of humor.
Her fierce protectiveness of her family.
Her ability to humble En Sabah Nur with a single sentence.
Many throughout history have remarked that while En Sabah Nur may have been Egypt's greatest Pharaoh, Genesis was always its heart.
Biography:
Born in ancient Okkara thousands of years ago, Genesis quickly distinguished herself as a leader among her people. Possessing tremendous mutant abilities and an indomitable spirit, she became renowned as both a warrior and diplomat.
She first encountered a young En Sabah Nur beside the Nile. Though impressed by his kindness and wisdom, she found his tendency toward melancholy amusing.
Their first recorded conversation is said to have ended with Genesis telling him:
"You carry the weight of the world on your shoulders, Sabah. Fortunately, I have very broad shoulders."
The two eventually fell in love and married, establishing one of the longest and happiest unions in mutant history.
When the Egyptian people offered En Sabah Nur the throne, Genesis encouraged him to accept—not because he desired power, but because she believed the world needed rulers who would place compassion before ambition.
Together, they ushered in Egypt's Golden Age, ruling as equal partners for thousands of years.
Historians would later write:
"The Pharaoh ruled the kingdom, but the Queen ruled the Pharaoh."
Powers and Abilities:
Immortality and enhanced longevity.
Superhuman strength and durability.
Master combatant.
Expert tactician and stateswoman.
Advanced botanical manipulation.
Accelerated healing capabilities.
Exceptional leadership skills.
Her mutant abilities allow her to nurture entire ecosystems, causing flowers to bloom in barren landscapes and restoring life to regions devastated by famine or war.
Family:
Husband:
En Sabah Nur, the Eternal Pharaoh and First Mutant.
Children:
Eimin Nur – Eldest daughter and ambassador of peace.
Uriel Nur – Adventurer and chronicler of the world's history.
Jebal Nur – Architect, builder, and protector.
Amal Nur – Healer and steward of nature.
Rather than raising the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse, Genesis and En Sabah Nur spent millennia raising what historians would come to call the Four Heralds of Hope.
Her children inherited her compassion and their father's wisdom, spreading goodwill throughout the world across countless generations.
Relationship with En Sabah Nur:
Genesis remains one of the few individuals capable of matching En Sabah Nur in every regard. Their relationship is built upon mutual respect, unwavering trust, and thousands of years of shared experiences. She affectionately refers to him as "Sabah," while he simply calls her "My Queen."
One famous exchange recorded in Krakoan history reads:
En Sabah Nur: "Do you ever fear what history will remember us as?"
Genesis: "Only if they forget to mention I was right most of the time."
En Sabah Nur: "You were right all of the time."
Genesis: "I know."
Their marriage is frequently regarded as mutantkind's greatest love story.
Legacy:
Genesis' greatest achievement was not her power, nor her title. It was proving that even the oldest and most powerful mutant on Earth deserved love, family, and happiness.
To this day, a monument stands beside En Sabah Nur's memorial depicting the two seated upon their thrones with their children gathered around them.
Its inscription reads:
"They ruled not through fear, but through love. Together, they built a future worthy of their people."
Among mutants, there is an old saying:
"When the Pharaoh spoke, nations listened. When Genesis spoke, the Pharaoh listened."
Long before the world would know him as the First Mutant, En Sabah Nur was simply a man in love. He met her beneath a moonlit sky on the banks of the Nile. Her name was Okkara of Arakko—though he would affectionately call her Genesis, for wherever she walked, life seemed to follow. She was fierce where he was patient, hopeful where he was cautious, and possessed a laugh so infectious that even the stoic En Sabah Nur found himself smiling.
"You brood too much," she told him during their first meeting. "I have lived a difficult life." "And yet you are barely twenty." "I am an old soul." "No," she said with a grin. "You are simply dramatic." It was the first time in his life someone had spoken to him without fear or reverence.
He married her three years later.
Their wedding was modest by royal standards. There were no grand temples or declarations from the heavens—only family, friends, and the promise that whatever history held for them, they would face it together.
For a time, they lived quietly. Then history intervened.
By the middle of the 29th century BCE, En Sabah Nur had become renowned throughout Egypt as a wise leader and protector. Following the death of the reigning Pharaoh without an heir, the people demanded that the ancient mutant accept the crown.
"I do not seek power," he protested. Genesis merely took his hand. "Then rule as the man I know," she said. "Not as the man you fear becoming." Thus, En Sabah Nur became Pharaoh—not through conquest, but through the will of his people.
His reign would later be remembered as Egypt's Golden Age. Wars diminished. Famine became rare. Advances in medicine, architecture, and agriculture flourished under the guidance of the immortal king and his queen. The Great Libraries of Alexandria were preceded by the Houses of Wisdom, institutions founded by En Sabah Nur centuries before their time.
Yet his greatest legacy would not be his kingdom.
It would be his children.
Their firstborn was Eimin, a daughter with her mother's indomitable spirit and her father's wisdom. She became a diplomat who spent centuries negotiating peace between humans and mutants alike.
Their second child, Uriel, inherited magnificent wings of golden feathers. Charismatic and adventurous, he traveled the world chronicling its wonders, becoming the inspiration for countless legends of guardian angels.
Their third child, Jebal, possessed unparalleled strength and a gentle heart. He became a builder and engineer whose designs would influence civilizations for millennia.
Their youngest, Amal, possessed the ability to accelerate plant growth and heal entire ecosystems. Entire forests owe their existence to her touch.
"My Horsemen," Genesis would jokingly call them whenever they caused trouble. "They are not Horsemen," En Sabah Nur would insist. "No?" She would gesture toward the latest disaster—usually involving Uriel convincing his siblings to race chariots through the palace.
"Then explain why our children herald chaos wherever they go." Over the centuries, the nickname endured. Not the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse. The Four Horsemen of Hope.
Together, they became legends.
Eimin brokered peace between rival kingdoms.
Uriel rescued sailors from storms.
Jebal rebuilt cities devastated by earthquakes.
Amal restored life to lands ravaged by drought.
Wherever they traveled, people spoke of a family of immortals who appeared in humanity's darkest hours.
As centuries became millennia, En Sabah Nur often found himself watching his descendants fill the world. Thousands of them. Some human. Some mutant. All carrying a piece of him and Genesis.
One evening, nearly five thousand years after their wedding, En Sabah Nur sat beside Genesis overlooking the shores. "Do you regret it?" he asked softly. "Regret what?" "Choosing this life. Choosing me." Genesis leaned against his shoulder. "Sabah, you spent your entire youth fearing what you might become." "And?" She smiled. "Look around." He did.
Children laughed in the distance. Mutants from every corner of the world walked freely beneath the setting sun. His descendants were too numerous to count. "You never became a monster," she whispered. "No." "You became a husband."
He felt tears threaten to form as she took his hand, just as she had thousands of years earlier beside the Nile. "And that," Genesis said, "was always the better story." When En Sabah Nur eventually passed into legend, historians would remember him as many things:
The First Mutant.
The Eternal Pharaoh.
The Father of Nations.
But the title engraved beside Genesis on their shared memorial remained his favorite:
Long before the founding of nations, before Rome was a village and before Atlantis sank beneath the waves, En Sabah Nur believed he was destined to spend eternity alone.
Immortality had a cruel habit of outliving everything he cherished. Then he met her. Her name was Genesis.
She was unlike anyone he had ever known—fierce, compassionate, and utterly unimpressed by the reputation that had begun to surround the wandering mutant protector of the ancient world. Where others saw a legend, she saw a man who carried five thousand years of grief in his eyes.
"You spend so much time saving others," she once told him while tending a village garden in Okkara. "Who, I wonder, saves you?" The question haunted him for centuries.
Genesis possessed a gift for life itself. Plants flourished beneath her touch, and wherever she walked, barren lands blossomed. En Sabah Nur, whose abilities embodied endurance and adaptation, found himself drawn to her warmth like a traveler finding shelter after a lifetime in the desert.
Their courtship became the stuff of mutant legend.
They explored the libraries of Alexandria together. They sailed the Mediterranean beneath starlight. They danced in the courts of ancient kingdoms under assumed names. For the first time in his long life, En Sabah Nur allowed himself to imagine a future that was not defined by duty.
When he finally proposed, he did so with characteristic simplicity.
"I have buried kings and comforted empires as they died," he said, kneeling beside a moonlit spring in Okkara. "Yet the thought of losing you terrifies me more than all of history combined. Would you do me the extraordinary honor of making an old man very happy?"
Genesis laughed for nearly five minutes before saying yes.
Together, they raised four children.
The mutant world would come to know them not as Horsemen, but as the First Family of Mutantkind.
Their eldest son, Eimin, inherited his mother's fierce spirit and his father's sense of responsibility. He became a diplomat and explorer, traveling the world to establish sanctuaries for mutants in need.
Their second child, Uriel, possessed an infectious sense of humor that neither parent could explain. He delighted in reminding everyone that he was technically older than most civilizations.
Their third child, a daughter named Jebriah, inherited Genesis's gift for nurturing life. Entire forests sprang from her footsteps, and she would go on to become one of history's greatest healers.
Their youngest, Famine, eventually discarded the ominous name history had mistakenly given him and instead adopted the name Amal, meaning "hope." He dedicated his life to feeding the hungry and using his powers to enrich barren lands across the globe.
Their home in Okkara became a place of pilgrimage for mutants throughout history. There were lighter moments, too.
En Sabah Nur discovered—to his eternal embarrassment—that he was a terrible storyteller. "Father," Amal said one evening in the twelfth century, "you've spent four thousand years alive. How do you make every story sound boring?" "It is a gift." "It is not."
Genesis nearly fell out of her chair laughing.
Centuries later, when Charles Xavier and the X-Men first visited Okkara, they were greeted by the sight of the most powerful mutant family in history arguing over dinner. "You cannot simply add cinnamon to everything!" Genesis protested. "It improves the flavor." "It does not improve fish!"
Young Bobby Drake leaned over to Scott Summers and whispered, "I can't believe we're watching mutant Moses get scolded by his wife." "I heard that," En Sabah Nur replied without looking up.
Despite the passage of time, one thing never changed. Every night, without fail, En Sabah Nur would take Genesis's hand and walk with her beneath the stars.
One evening, nearly six thousand years after they first met, Genesis asked him a question. "Do you ever wonder what would have happened if history had made you a conqueror instead?" The ancient mutant considered the question carefully. "Sometimes." "And?"
He smiled as he looked toward their children and grandchildren playing in the distance. "I think that man would have conquered the world because he never realized he already possessed everything worth having." Genesis rested her head against his shoulder.
For all his power, all his wisdom, and all his years, En Sabah Nur would later confess that his greatest accomplishment had never been preserving mutantkind.
It had been building a family.
And as the stars passed overhead, the First Family of Mutantkind sat together beneath the heavens—living proof that even the oldest soul can still find something new to love.
Professor Charles Xavier expected many things when Cerebro detected an impossibly old mutant signature deep beneath the Egyptian desert. He expected a trap. He expected an ancient enemy.
He did not expect a king.
The man who greeted him stood over six feet tall, his black hair streaked with silver, his face lined not with cruelty but with age. Around him were thousands of years of history preserved in a hidden sanctuary: art, literature, and records of mutants long forgotten by mankind.
"My name is En Sabah Nur," he said quietly. "Though history has called me many things."
Beside Charles, a young Scott Summers instinctively raised his visor while Jean Grey felt an overwhelming sense of compassion from the ancient mutant's mind. "You are Apocalypse?" Charles asked cautiously. The old man smiled. "That is a name I was once offered by a traveler from beyond time. I declined."
Over the next several days, Charles learned the truth. There had been no Rama-Tut to fill a young En Sabah Nur's head with visions of conquest. No promises of destiny. No advanced technology to elevate him above his fellow man.
Instead, En Sabah Nur had lived. He had loved and had lost.
He had spent centuries as a physician in Greece, an architect in Rome, a scholar in Baghdad, and a protector during times of war. Whenever mutants were persecuted, a mysterious guardian would appear to shepherd them to safety before vanishing once more into history.
He had watched empires rise and fall and had come to a simple conclusion: Strength existed not to rule others, but to protect those who could not protect themselves.
"You founded the X-Men because you believe mutants and humans can coexist," En Sabah Nur said one evening as he and Charles overlooked the Nile. "I envy your optimism. I have had five thousand years to lose mine." "And yet you still help people," Charles replied. The ancient mutant chuckled. "Old habits."
Jean Grey soon found herself listening to stories of civilizations long vanished. Hank McCoy spent hours debating philosophy with him. Bobby Drake unsuccessfully tried teaching the oldest mutant on Earth how to play baseball.
To everyone's surprise, En Sabah Nur proved especially fond of Warren Worthington III. "You fly because it brings you joy," the ancient mutant observed as Warren landed beside him. "Never let anyone convince you that your gifts exist solely for battle." It was advice Warren would carry for the rest of his life.
Years later, during the darkest days of mutant history, the world would watch in astonishment as an ancient figure emerged from obscurity to stand beside the X-Men against hatred and fear.
Magneto would call him a fool.
Humans would call him a monster.
The X-Men would call him family.
By the time of his death thousands of years later, a memorial would be erected on Krakoa bearing the inscription he requested:
"Here lies En Sabah Nur, First of Us. He spent five thousand years ensuring that no mutant would ever have to walk alone."
And somewhere beyond the stars, the Celestials would look upon Earth and wonder what might have happened had they chosen him.
For in this timeline, En Sabah Nur never became Apocalypse. He became something far greater. He became hope.
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