(X-Men '97: Strike Files I#3) - Accompanied by several hired men, Unus entered Apocalypse's tomb in Cairo in search of valuable artifacts. As they ventured deeper into the tomb, he warned his team to stay in formation if they wished to survive the dangers within. Moments later, Unus accidentally triggered a booby trap, activating a series of massive pendulum blades that swung violently through the corridor. Protected by his impenetrable force field, the blades shattered harmlessly against him, allowing the group to continue.

    Eventually they reached a chamber illuminated by fires, where they found a stone-like figure seated at its center. Ever boastful, Unus casually asked the stranger if he would mind them taking a few trinkets back to civilization to make some money. The figure revealed himself to be Apocalypse's loyal servant Ozymandias, who expressed his surprise that intruders had violated his master's most sacred chambers. He explained that he had remained there for centuries, waiting and recording all that was, is, and shall be until Apocalypse required his services once more.

    When one of Unus' men pointed a gun at him, Ozymandias effortlessly incapacitated the mercenary by overwhelming him with visions of prophecy, forcing him to witness every moment across time simultaneously. While Ozymandias was distracted, Unus seized the opportunity to snatch the Opal of Ozymandias from his turban. However, the instant he touched the artifact, he too was flooded with visions, experiencing Apocalypse's past, present, and future all at once. Among the images he witnessed were Apocalypse's confrontations with Cable, his discovery of the Axis of Time, and his possession of Fabian Cortez's body. Shocked that the Opal's power had affected him despite his force field, Unus quickly tossed it to one of his men, ordering him to bag and tag it and inform their employer that they had uncovered an extraordinary treasure. Unus and his crew then fled the tomb, leaving both their incapacitated companion and Ozymandias behind.

(X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Survival of the Fittest" - BTS) - The US government kept a classified file on Mystique (Raven Darkholme) in which Unus was listed as one of her known associates. The other associates were Magneto, Toad, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Sabretooth, Mastermind, Blob and Lorelei.

Comments: Created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Chic Stone;
    adapted by Steve Foxe and Carola Borelli.

The Opal of Ozymandias was seen next in the pages of X-Men '97 II#3 (August, 2026) where it was proudly displayed during the Madripoor auction. Apocalypse's Horseman Pestilence disrupted the auction to steal the opal but was stopped by X-Force.

When, in 2015's Secret Wars, the Multiverse was destroyed following the incursions of planets it appeared as if Reality-92131 was drafted onto Battleworld as the Westchester domain. However, this has since been debunked. As such the reality seen in the two volumes of X-Men '92 (2015 and 2016-2017) now have their own reality-designation of Earth-15730. The X-Men '92: House of XCII (2022) series was inspired by both the animated series and Hickman's House of X run but is its own separate reality. The limited series X-Men '97 (2024), however, is Reality-92131 and bridges the gap between the original X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon and the new X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon.

Profile by MarvellousLuke

CLARIFICATIONS:
Unus has no known connections to

• UNUS, the original this version was based on--X-Men I#8
• or any other alternative Unus

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X-Men '97: Strike Files I#3, pan2 (main image)

Appearances:
X-Men '97: Strike Files I#3 (July, 2026) - Steve Foxe (writer), Carola Borelli (pencils, inks), Martin Biro, Darren Shan (editors)
X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Survival of the Fittest" (August 12, 2026) - Brian Ford Sullivan (writer), Chase Conley, Emmett Yonemura (directors), JB Ballard, Anthony Sellitti, Mariah Wilson (staff writers), Roger Oda (art director), David D. Au, David Maximo, Jay Baker (assistant directors), Naseer Pasha (animation lead), Jarret Ballard, Joseph Gonzales, Christopher Graybill, Hilda Karadsheh, Marisa Ledina, Anthony Martin, Russell McCoy, David Miller III (composite artists), Marty Walker (lead retake animator), Anise Borno, Fabian Corona, Allister Jones, William Justin King, Miles Lehman, Travis Lockhart, Chayadol Lomtong, Daisy Schofield (retake animators), Walter Kim, Derek Kosol, Mark Taihei (prop designers), Marvin Britt, Justin Brown, Tim Divar, Elsa Garagarza, Jalin Harden, Gillian Hei, Andrew Huerta, Lora Innes, Ashe Jacobson, Ibraheem Jara, Kathy J. Liu, Chris Palmer (storyboard artists), Jordan Willis (storyboard revisionist), Marvel Studios (animation), Larry Houston, Eric Lewald, Julia Lewald, Beau DeMayo, Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt, Louis D'esposito, Kevin Feige, Brad Winderbaum (executie producers)

First Posted: 08/16/2026
Last Updated: 08/16/2026

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