- "The Horsemen are drawing nearer On the leather steeds they ride They have come to take your life On through the dead of night With the four Horsemen ride Or choose your fate and die!"
- ― Metallica, Four Horsemen.
The archetype for characters who use the characteristics of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Variation of Harbinger. Combination of Transcendent Spirit and Last Entity.
Also Called[]
- Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Properties[]
The user is an archetype and can acquire the devastating and apocalyptic powers of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Associated Powers[]
All[]
- Concept-Dependent Immortality
- Equid Manipulation/Summoning (only their own horses)
- Last Entity Physiology
- Spirit Physiology
- Supernatural Condition
Horsemen[]
Conquest (White Horseman):[]
War (Red Horseman)[]
Famine (Black Horseman)[]
Death (Pale Horseman)[]
Variations[]
Pestilence (Green Horseman): (As Infectious Disease/Separate Entity; later in myth)[]
- Acidic Poison Manipulation
- Biophysical Possession
- Corruption Embodiment
- Divine Weaponry (Bows & Arrows)
- Fungus Manipulation
- Fallout Manipulation
- Hyper Connection
- Infection Empowerment
- Mutilation
- Ultimate Poison
- Pestilence Derivation
- Trenchant Area
- Virus Mimicry
Associations[]
- Apocalyptic Force Manipulation
- Cavalry Combat
- Last Entity Physiology
- Nephalem Physiology
- Transcendent Spirit Physiology
Flaws/Weaknesses[]
- May be under the command of a far more powerful entity who gives them instructions on bringing havoc in the end of days.
- May have immense difficulty controlling the extent of their power and may cause unintentionally massive destruction.
- May become corrupted by the negative aspects of their abilities and eventually become completely insane and/or evil.
Quotes[]
- Revelation 6:1-8 (New Testament): And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
Example Characters[]
See Also: Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Anime/Manga
- Asa Mitaka (Chainsaw Man); via Demonic Symbiosis with Yoru
- Four Horsemen (Chainsaw Man)
- Four Knights of Apocalypse (Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of Apocalypse)
- Gawain (Famine)
- Lancelot (War)
- Percival (Death)
- Tristan (Pestilence)
Cartoons/Comics
- The Four Horsemen of Apokolips (DC Comics)
- Azraeuz (Death)
- Rogga (War)
- Yurrd (Famine)
- Zorrm (Pestilence)
- Horsemen Of Apocalypse (Marvel Comics)
- Horsemen of Apocalypse (X-Men Evolution)
- Horsemen of Apocalypse (X-Men: The Animated Series)
- Horsemen of Apocalypse (X-Men: Apocalypse Film)
Folklore/Mythology
- Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Christianity)
Live Television/Movies
- Four Horseman of the Apocalypse (Charmed)
- Horsemen of the Apocalypse (The Messengers)
- Rose Arvale (Death)
- Cindy Richards (War)
- Leland Schiller (Pestilence)
- Mark Plowman (Famine)
- Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Misfits)
- Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Sleepy Hollow)
- Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Supernatural)
Literature
- Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Good Omens)
Table Top/Video Games
- The Harbingers (The Binding of Isaac: Wrath of the Lamb)
- Famine
- Pestilence
- Conquest
- War
- Death
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Darksiders)
- Chariot Master (Kid Icarus Uprising)
- The Four Horsemen (Megami Tensei series)
- Four Horsemen (Pathfinder)
- Apollyon, The Horseman of Pestilence
- Charon, The Horseman of Death
- Szuriel, The Horseman of War
- Trelmarixian, The Horseman of Famine
- Glastrier and Spectrier (Pokémon)
- Death (Valkyrie Crusade)
- The Four Horsemen (World of Warcraft)
Web Originals
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (SCP Foundation); Competitive Eschatology canon
- SCP-1295 - Meg's Diner (SCP Foundation)
- The Four Horseman (Screaming Soup!)