Exodus

Born in the 12th century, Bennet du Paris had always felt different, as if he had a deep hidden power.

As an adult he was a crusader and became best friends with Eobar Garrington, the Black Knight of that era.

The two had set out on a quest to find the Tower of Power, the domain of the mythic "Eternal Pharaoh" in Aqaba when Dane Whitman (the 20th century Black Knight) and Sersi had been transported back to the 12th century, Whitman transported into Eobar's body.

Eobar retained control, but felt something was wrong.

When he came into contact with Sersi he abandoned the quest, angering Du Paris, who then left to find the tower alone.

Traveling for hours through violent sandstorms, when he finally collapsed a voice spoke to him, asking him if he was willing to risk everything to become one of the strong.

Du Paris was then tested, and his mutant powers manifested for the first time.

Proving himself strong, he disappeared from the spot.

Meanwhile, Sersi had awakened Dane's mind and he now had control of his body as Eobar passed on.

While searching for Du Paris, the two were captured by Apocalypse.

When they awoke they found Bennet Du Paris had been transformed into Exodus, recognizing him as the same Exodus from the 20th century.

Apocalypse commanded Exodus to destroy the Black Knight.

When Dane refused to kill Exodus, Sersi intervened, though her attack proved useless.

Apocalypse again commanded Exodus to kill Sersi and Dane, though this time Exodus refused.

He turned on Apocalypse calling him a "false god".

Apocalypse stripped Exodus of his power and sealed him away in a crypt in the Swiss Alps.

Six months later Dane found the crypt in which Exodus was trapped and in a coma-like state.

He found there was a curse preventing Exodus from leaving, yet others were allowed to come and go as they pleased.

Dane left guards who had sworn to look after the crypt for generations to come, and he and Sersi returned to their time.

Sometime later, in the 20th century, Magneto found and freed Exodus, taking him back to Avalon.

Exodus became Magneto's right-hand man, replacing Fabian Cortez who had betrayed Magneto.

Exodus appeared before the government sanctioned team X-Factor (his first actual appearance).

It seemed as though Exodus wanted to tell them something, but he refrained and left.

Exodus then appeared before the mutant team X-Force to take Cannonball and Sunspot to Avalon with him.

They declined, but the team proved no match for Exodus.

Exodus was followed back, and X-Force invaded Avalon to rescue their teammates.

The whole of X-Force fled the station, but not before Cable was mortally wounded by Magneto.

When Charles Xavier wiped Magneto's mind clean in an attack by the X-Men on Avalon, Exodus assumed leadership of the Acolytes.

Exodus would converse with the mindless Magneto, believing he could hear Magneto's voice.

Soon after, Fabian Cortez had resurfaced in Genosha, where he had taken Magneto's granddaughter Luna prisoner.

The tension between the mutants and humans there had erupted and Genosha was in a state of war.

When Luna's mother Crystal realized Luna had been taken, she and the Avengers left for Genosha.

Meanwhile Quicksilver and the X-Men had also gone to Genosha to save Luna.

Exodus arrived in Genosha to save the mutate people and destroy the humans.

He quickly came to blows with the Avengers, defeating both War Machine and Sersi before leaving.

Exodus then found Fabian Cortez in the sewers of Genosha, using the baby Luna as a human shield.

Cortez tried his best to escape, telling Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Crystal, and Jean Grey they must kill Exodus in exchange for Luna's life.

They were no match for Exodus, however, and he took control of Cortez, making him hand over Luna and seemingly killing him.

Exodus then appeared to the mutates of Genosha, telling them to kill all humans or the entire island would be crushed under his force field.

The Avengers and X-Men teamed up and took the fight to Exodus, but it proved futile.

It wasn't until Professor Xavier unleashed a powerful psionic attack on Exodus that Black Knight was able to sneak up on Exodus, cutting through him with his energy blade.

Exodus, weakened and defeated, left for Avalon, but not before unleashing a powerful attack on Quicksilver.

It was also revealed during this battle that Black Knight remembered Exodus, but not from where or when.

The Acolytes discovered a cocoon of ice with a living being inside floating near Avalon.

Despite some Acolyte's objections, Exodus ordered the cocoon to be brought on board, believing it to be a sign of things to come.

This, together with his insistence that he hears Magneto's voice and refusal to show Magneto's body, made some Acolytes doubt his sanity.

During the night the being inhabiting the cocoon awoke and absorbed several Acolytes, killing them.

The being turned out to be Holocaust, one of the survivors of the altered reality the Age of Apocalypse.

Holocaust knew that he was among enemies when he heard of Magneto's presence.

Exodus and Holocaust battled without regard for anything around them, destroying Avalon and sending its remnants to Earth.

Severely weakened from his battle with Holocaust, Exodus made his way back to the crypt in the Swiss Alps where Apocalypse had originally locked him away.

Exodus hoped to rest and regain his powers there, but discovered that his powers had somehow changed.

Exodus became a kind of "psychic vampire", needing to absorb the psionic energy of others.

When he sensed the energies of Cable and X-Man nearby, he was delighted at the sheer power they possessed.

Exodus battled X-Man, becoming more powerful every time X-Man used his power.

It looked as though Exodus would be victorious until X-Man discovered Exodus' link to Apocalypse.

Enraged, X-Man let loose the full extent of his power, which proved to be too much for Exodus to absorb.

X-Man then buried Exodus alive by telekinetically tearing open and then slamming shut a huge chasm in an entire mountain.

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