Apollo (Wildstorm)
Apollo is a male comic superhero who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Andrew Pulaski
Jenny Sparks and Stormwatch Black were in hiding when most of Stormwatch died at the hand of the insane Henry Bendix. Jenny recruited new versions of the Engineer and the Doctor, and along with Swift, Jack Hawksmoor, Midnighter and Apollo they formed the Authority to take the place of Stormwatch as the world's first defense against superhuman menaces. They discovered the Carrier, a sentient ship that could travel the Bleed, the space between worlds in the multiverse, and used it as their headquarters. Midnighter preferred fighting crime on the street level, but Apollo told him he was going to have to grow into his new role. Terrorist Kaizen Gamorra attacked Moscow, causing untold loss of life, and Jenny contacted her old handlers Jackson King and Christine Trelane for information on him. The Authority had already done their research, but she wanted her ex-handlers, who were still connected with the UN, to feel important. Jack visited Moscow, and realized the Children of Gamorra used teleporters with a unique energy signature. The signature appeared next in London, and the Authority arrived to defend Jenny's home. Midnighter thought Apollo was out of form after six months out of action, and told him he whined like an old woman. The Authority violently murdered a number of the Children of Gamorra, forcing the rest to teleport away. Apollo had wrecked the teleportation gear of one of the Children, who was forced to fly back to Gamorra Island, with Apollo in pursuit. Kaizen put up his island's force field to rethink his strategy, and the Doctor saved Apollo from splattering himself on the forcefield. The Doctor reminded him that although he was new to superheroics his mind was as old as human existence. Jenny split her team to offer emergency aid to Moscow and London. Jack thought that the more responsibility Jenny got the more yelley and horrible she became, but he still supported her. Jenny told Apollo that she was uncomfortable with leadership, and haunted by past mistakes, but she'd resolved that there had to be people ready to save the world and then change it. (The Authority v1 #2)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Jack Hawksmoor, the Projectionist and the Martian Manhunter came to hunt down Apollo in order to recruit him onto their team. However, he refused them leading to a fight between the two where he was nearly overpowered until he got aid from Midnighter. Together, they cam to defeat Stormwatch with Midnighter suggesting a partnership between himself and Apollo. (Stormwatch v3 #1)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Apollo was created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch where he made his first appearance in StormWatch v2 #4 (February, 1998).
- On his blog, writer Keith Champagne commented on the Apollo/Ray comparison in his Countdown: Arena, "Because Majestic is more or less the Superman analogue from Wildstorm. Of all the Wildstorm characters, I wanted Apollo in the book and, with Superman spoken for, the best match we could come up with was The Ray due to the solar-powered connection. It doesn't necessarily mean Apollo is a Ray analogue, just that Monarch grouped him together with the other two."
Alternate Versions
- In Flashpoint: Project Superman v1 #1 (2011), an alternate version of Apollo appeared in the Flashpoint timeline. This version was Neil Sinclair who volunteered for a government supersoldier program where the government was looking to create "the hero of tomorrow". The government came to graft Project Six DNA to Sinclair and over time he came to gain numerous superpowers.
Appearances
- Stormwatch v2: (1998)
- The Authority v1:
- Stormwatch v3:
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