White Sword

White Sword's History

The mutant known only as the "White Sword" was one of many mutants who resided on Okkara. When the mutant land was invaded by the Amenthi Daemons, the White Sword and his personal army of One Hundred Champions were sent to Amenth as an advance guard. It is unknown what transpired in the hellish dimension, but they bought the mutants precious time and allowed them to gain an upper hand in the conflict. After the battle, the White Sword disappeared and was presumed dead. Deep within Amenth, he built the Ivory Spire, a stronghold that he and his warriors would defend against any intruders. After the mutants of Okkara and Arakko (one of Okkara’s separated halves) were trapped in Amenth, they found countless crucified Daemons, proof of the White Sword’s wrath.

As countless years passed, the White Sword and his army kept fighting the endless hordes of daemons, everyday dying only for him to resurrect his army to fight once again. This cycle of death and resurrection seemingly drove him mad and alienated him from his people. When Genesis and her army encountered him, he saw them as enemies and showed his former allies no mercy, forcing Genesis and what was left of her army to return defeated to Arakko.

The First Horsemen approached the White Sword and asked him to join them in a tournament on Otherworld. He initially scorned their request, but agreed after they promised to give him whatever he desired, should they win. After winning various challenges against Krakoa's Champions during the tournament, the White Sword's last battle and the penultimate challenge for the tournament was against Gorgon. Instead of fighting him right away, the White Sword decided to summon his one hundred champions for Gorgon to fight before confronting him. However, as Gorgon was killing each of the champions, Saturnyne counted the slain as additional points for Krakoa, giving them a one-point lead over Arakko. An infuriated War then begged the White Sword to finish Gorgon immediately, but he wasn't rushed by her words. He proceeded to offer Gorgon a chance to be resurrected by the warlord and become a member of his champions, but Gorgon refused, so the White Sword finally killed him, tying the tournament score. After the final challenge in which Annihilation lost to Apocalypse, Annihilation summoned all of Amenth's forces to conquer Krakoa. However, as the war raged on, the White Sword and his army decided to leave since they had only come for a fight and not a war, leaving his teammates behind.