Fictional character biography
Born in the 12th century, Bennet du Paris is a crusader and best friends with Eobar Garrington, the Black Knight. The two set out 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 are transported to the 12th century, Whitman possesses Garrington's body. Eobar retains control, but feels that something is wrong. He abandons his quest, angering du Paris, who leaves to find the tower alone. After traveling through the desert for hours, du Paris collapses. A voice speaks to him, asking him if he was willing to risk everything to become one of the strong. Du Paris manifests his mutant abilities and disappears.
Apocalypse captures du Paris and transforms him into Exodus. Black Knight and Sersi, who have also been captured, recognize Exodus due to having encountered him in the 20th century. Apocalypse commands Exodus to destroy the Black Knight, but he refuses. As punishment, Apocalypse seals Exodus in a crypt in the Swiss Alps. [2]
In the 20th century, Magneto frees Exodus and recruits him into his Acolytes. When Charles Xavier wipes Magneto's mind, Exodus assumes leadership of the Acolytes. [3] Soon after, Fabian Cortez kidnaps Magneto's granddaughter Luna amidst an ongoing conflict between humans and mutants in Genosha. [4] Exodus arrives in Genosha and confronts the Avengers and X-Men, but is wounded by Black Knight and forced to retreat. [5] [6]
Weakened from a battle with Holocaust, Exodus returns to the crypt where he was once imprisoned. He attempts to restore his powers, but learns that they have been altered, making him into a "psychic vampire" who feeds on psionic energy. Exodus tries to feed on Nate Grey's energy, but is buried alive under a mountain. [7]
Exodus survives and returns to the Acolytes, his powers having returned to their original state. [8] He later forms a Brotherhood of Mutants consisting of Avalanche, Nocturne, Sabretooth, Mammomax, and Black Tom Cassidy. Exodus leads an attack on a group of humans, but is thwarted by the X-Men. [9]
Exodus is among the 198 mutants who retain their powers following M-Day, when the Scarlet Witch depowers most mutants on Earth. He leads a new team of Acolytes with Frenzy, Random, and Tempo as followers. After learning that no mutants have been born post-Decimation and that mutants are now an endangered species, he leaves. In Antarctica, Exodus meets Mister Sinister, who reveals that he has a plan to save mutants from extinction. [10]
Exodus later assists in healing Professor X after he is shot in the head by Bishop. Despite being in a weakened state, Xavier is resisting Exodus' efforts, which requires rebuilding Xavier's damaged brain atom by atom and temporarily removing his memories. Exodus succeeds, but Xavier's mind refuses to have his memories returned. [11] Exodus and Emma Frost confront Xavier in the astral plane and force him to stand down. After the battle, Xavier convinces Exodus to disband the Acolytes and find a new way to help mutantkind. Exodus renounces the name Magneto gave him and decides to embark on a personal pilgrimage. [12]
Following the M-Pox crisis, Exodus assumes control of Someday Enterprises, an organization that weaponizes mutants. He attempts to attack an anti-mutant rally in Washington, D.C. before being defeated by Magneto and imprisoned in Xorn's temple. [13] [14]
Exodus is later freed and befriends Elixir, who he works with to rescue Magneto from Psylocke. [15] Sometime later, Exodus and Elixir are approached by Magneto, who seeks their help in containing Mothervine, a bioweapon released by Bastion and Havok. Exodus rapidly transports himself, Elixir, and Magneto around the world, allowing Elixir to neutralize the Mothervine. [16]
Following the "House of X" series, Exodus becomes a citizen of Krakoa and member of its ruling council. [17] [18]
Powers and abilities
Exodus is an Omega-level mutant who possesses vast telekinesis, telepathy, and teleportation, as well as superhuman durability and healing.
Exodus is able to use his telekinetic abilities to lift heavy objects, generate highly durable force fields around him, project damaging blasts and disassemble and reassemble complex technological devices. His telekinesis has sufficient fine control that he could perfectly reform Charles Xavier after Xavier's brain and skull were obliterated.
His telepathic abilities have at times matched those of Professor X, Emma Frost and Rachel Grey and less than X-Man and Jean Grey. Exodus has also used mind control to command a dozen X-Men to immediately fall asleep. [19]
Exodus is a teleporter of great range. [20] [21] He has used this ability to transport himself and others across the planet and regularly transported Acolytes between Earth and the orbiting space station Avalon.
Exodus has also stated that he can heal and also bring the dead back to life. He appears to have done so on several occasions bringing back Acolytes who had been killed as well as Professor X. [11]
Once, when severely weakened, he acted as a "psionic vampire", absorbing and stealing psionic energy from those around him and using it to his own advantage to re-energize himself. [7]
