The Rapture

History

Resurrected by the malevolent entity known as the Shaodowspear, the six undead superpowered agents of Reverand Skragg. All would be used by both Skragg and Lord Saker to combat the Elementals.

Creation

The team of villains first appeared in issue Elementals #22 - The Book of Creation of the series the Elementals published by Comico Comics at the time. They were written and illustrated by the creator Bill Willingham. After Comico went out of business, its publisher Andrew Rev would buy out the rights to the property from Willingham in the 1990's.

Storyline

Major Story Arcs

The television evangelist Reverend Skagg believed an Angel of the Lord had told him to kill twelve hundreds of his most dedicated followers in bizarre ways. After all, hadn't God told Abraham to kill Isaac? But no one opposed this test of faith. The followers were each uniquely tortured to death by a professional interrogator named Dr. Emilio Pasqualia. Six rose from their deathbed with unusual powers, and they took new names based on the Bible verses that best matched their powers.

What Skagg did not know was that this was no act of God... the "angel" was actually the malevolent Shapeshifter, who wanted the Rapture to destroy her enemies, The Elementals. The torture of Skagg's followers had served to attract the rogue magical power of the Shadowspear, a powerful magical spell set into motion by Lord Saker, and the exposure of so many dying souls had caused the Shadowspear to imbue some with magic, causing them to return to life.

When Skagg discovered the true nature of his "angel", he nearly went mad, and the members of the Rapture refused to believe it at all, rejecting Skagg's story of a false angel.

Members

Genesis 6:4: The team leader and an expert in combat field strategies. A devout fanatic of Reverand Skagg he truly believed in killing the dammed. He carried a sling and various pellets to fight his opponents from a distance.

Judges: Long haired, muscled giant of the group with his calm demeaner would have his doubts of some of the actions of the team. However, he would follow his assignments in without too much hesitation in the name of the Lord Saker.

Isaiah: Winged angel whose flight into the skies got her ever closer to her savior. From these heights she would drop her enemies to their deaths.

Matthew: The seismic vibration inducing member of the team is a sociopath whose wicked ways would often get him in trouble with the rest of the team.

Leviticus: Four armed and harried beast is one of the most transformed members when he returned from the death. Agile and strong he often has regrets of his actions being one the most emotional of the members.

Exodus: The somber Exodus is fully made of shadows and can even create and control her shadows into becoming solid messengers of doom.