Exodus is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Joe Quesada, he first appeared in X-Factor #92 (July 1993).[1] His real name was initially given as Paris Bennett, but this was uncovered as an alias when he was revealed to have been born in 12th-century France under the name of Bennet Du Paris.
Fictional character biography
Bennet du Paris is a French crusader who was captured by Apocalypse and transformed into Exodus while searching for the Tower of Power in Aqaba. Apocalypse later strips Exodus of his power and imprisons him in a crypt in the Swiss Alps.
Exodus survives and becomes the leader of the Acolytes. However, his powers are altered, forcing him to feed on psychic energy.[8][9] He later seizes control of the High Evolutionary's base, Wundagore, before the Black Knight stops him.[10][11]
Exodus is among the 198 mutants who retain their powers following M-Day, when the Scarlet Witch depowers most mutants on Earth. He begins working for Mister Sinister, who plans to save mutantkind from extinction.[13][14]
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.[22][23]
Exodus is later freed and befriends Elixir, who he works with to rescue Magneto from Psylocke.[24] Exodus, Elixir, and Magneto later work together to stop the Mothervine, a bioweapon created by Bastion and Havok.[25]
Exodus and Magneto later travel to the future, where they learn that their future counterparts are members of a new Brotherhood of Evil and are enemies of the Reavers. Though their efforts are not entirely successful, the Brotherhood are credited with the survival of mutants and viewed as saviors.[26]
Following the "House of X" series, Exodus becomes a citizen of Krakoa and member of its ruling council.[27][28]
Powers and abilities
Exodus is an Omega-level mutant who possesses vast psychic abilities, including telekinesis, telepathy, and teleportation. He can additionally heal himself and others and possesses an extended lifespan.[7][9][15][17][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]
Other versions
2099
An alternate universe variant of Exodus from Earth-928 appears in X-Nation 2099.[35]
Age of Apocalypse
An alternate universe variant of Exodus from Earth-295 appears in Age of Apocalypse. This version is a member of Magneto's X-Men.[36]
House of M
An alternate universe variant of Exodus from Earth-58163 appears in House of M. This version is the ruler of Australia, alongside Pyro and Vanisher.[37]
Exodus appears in the Mutant Empire novel trilogy, written by Christopher Golden.
Merchandise
An action figure of Exodus was produced by Toy Biz as part of the merged X-Men/X-Force line.
Exodus is a playing piece in the Heroclix game system. He has the Acolytes, Brotherhood of Mutants, Marauders, Past, and Warrior keywords, and is played at 191pts.[41][42]
References
^DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 127. ISBN978-1-4654-7890-0.
