Amenth. During this conflict several of Essex's secrets are brought to light such as his secret clone lab in Murderworld. Greycrow and Havok try to destroy the facility after finding out this, but Psylocke begs them not to, as he has a mental copy of her dead daughter in it. They agree to stand down only for Manuel to abruptly take over and make Havok destroy it on Emma's behalf. Powers and abilities Empath possesses the psionic ability to sense and manipulate the emotions of others. He can affect large groups of individuals at a time and can exert varying levels of empathic control over them, ranging from subtle manipulations that others are generally unaware of, to a complete negation of emotion that reduces them to a zombie-like state in which he can command them with little effort. His power operates by means of Empath's own brainwaves overriding the parts of the brain that govern emotion in others. Reception In 2018, CBR.com ranked Empath 13th in their "20 Most Powerful Mutants From The '80s" list. Other versions Age of Apocalypse In the Age of Apocalypse reality, Empath is held hostage by Mikhail Rasputin, who attaches the young mutant to a computer system in order to amplify his empathic abilities and control the human population of Eurasia. This causes Empath incredible agony, and when his handler, Keeper Murdock (the Age of Apocalypse's version of Daredevil), accidentally touches him, Murdock realizes the horrific pain the young man is in and ends his life. References External links Marvel Directory-Character Bio-Empath Uncannyxmen.net character bio on Empath Comics characters introduced in 1984 Characters created by Chris Claremont Fictional empaths Fictional Spanish people Marvel Comics mutants Marvel Comics superheroes Marvel Comics supervillains