Nils Styger (Earth-295)

Abyss
Name	Nils Styger
Current Alias	Abyss
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Horsemen of Apocalypse
Relatives	Azazel (father); Nightcrawler (paternal half-brother); Horrow Show (Graydon Creed) (maternal half-brother); Linda Darkholme (sister-in-law, deceased)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′4″ (1.93 m)
Weight	162 lbs (73.48 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Electric Blue
Hair	Blue
Unusual Features	Body composed of coils and houses a portal to an unknown dimension.
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Mutant
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-295
Place of Death	Alpha Lab
Personal Information
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Ruler of a portion of Apocalypse's empire
Base of Operations	Southern Region of North America
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, Roger Cruz, Steve Epting
First	X-Men: Alpha #1 (December, 1994)
First	X-Men: Alpha #1 (December, 1994)
Death	Age of Apocalypse #3 (May, 2012)
Death	Age of Apocalypse #3 (May, 2012)

 Makes ya think - you're all just sinkin' - body and soul - deeper an' deeper... into the ABYSS!! 

—Abyss

History

Little was known of Abyss' life before he became a Horseman of Apocalypse. It was said Abyss was experimented upon in Sinister's labs after escaping he killed the Horseman Bastion. Rather than have him killed, Apocalypse was impressed and appointed him as his new Horseman.

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Abyss was assigned to prevent the evacuation of humans from Maine to Europe by the X-Men and Sentinels. However, he decided he'd rather capture Quicksilver, and kidnapped a young boy as bait. Storm intervened, causing this plan to fail.

Abyss was then entrusted with overseeing the Madri and Shadow King's interrogation of Bishop. The X-Men were dispatched to save Bishop, which resulted in another battle with Abyss. Abyss mocked Banshee and caught him in his void. Banshee's sonic screams ripped Abyss apart from within, apparently destroying him.

Many years later, Dark Beast attempted to bring Abyss back to life after having preserved his corpse. His attempt was sabotaged by Fiend, though the Dark Beast's experiments resulted in many other deceased mutants being brought back, and Abyss lived only for a few seconds.

Attributes

Powers

Abyss is an Alpha mutant, granting him with the following powers:

• Abyss is composed of strong coils and houses a portal to an unknown dimension. He is able to psionically affect others and draw power from their fear.

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See Also

• 7 appearance(s) of Nils Styger (Earth-295)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Nils Styger (Earth-295)
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Nils Styger (Earth-295)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Nils Styger (Earth-295)
• 3 image(s) of Nils Styger (Earth-295)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Nils Styger (Earth-295)
• 1 victim(s) killed by Nils Styger (Earth-295)