Famine (comics)
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Famine (Autumn Rolfson) is a fictional character, a Mutant supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. She is most notable for being one of the original four horsemen of the villain Apocalypse.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Rolfson was a young, spoiled anorexic girl who lived with her parents in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were upset that she wasn't eating, because that meant she might have to go to a hospital again, leading to her grades slipping. They also pointed out that if the neighbors knew she was a mutant that disintegrated food, they'd think they were all freaks.
Famine was upset by this, thinking her parents didn't care about her, just the way other people saw her. Apocalypse waited in her room and told her she could get revenge on her parents and on those who hate and fear her. She agreed, and was teleported away to his ship, where she cut off her hair and wore a green mask. She often bickered with the man chosen to be War, much to Apocalypse's annoyance.
During their first mission, the Horsemen were torn, not wanting to take orders from each other. They eventually learned to ride as one, after Death was picked and chosen as the leader. Famine battled Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) and easily defeated her. As a reward Apocalypse teleported her to America's farm belt, so she could disintegrate the crops and cattle, but was defeated by Captain America in #339 of his comic. Famine later appeared alongside War and a new Death -- Caliban, where they kidnapped Jean Grey and Cyclops and handed them to Apocalypse, who was Mr. Sinister in disguise.
The X-Men sought out the Horsemen and though Famine took out Beast, she was beaten by Quicksilver. Presumably, she was reverted back to her normal self and sent back to her parents in Ohio.
[edit] Alternate versions
Famine appeared in a few What if? issues, most notably when she obliterated the Marauders and rode with Archangel when he "fell from grace." She was later betrayed by Archangel and killed along with the other Horsemen. Famine also appeared in the Mutant X series, though it is unknown if this version was supposed to be Autumn Rolfson or not. She may or may not have been Death in the Age of Apocalypse, working alongside War.
[edit] Other media
Famine appeared in three episodes of the X-Men Animated Series: the first, "Come the Apocalypse," where Famine was selected by Apocalypse and transformed into his Horseman; the second and third, "Beyond Good and Evil," parts 3 and 4, where she fought alongside the other Horsemen when the X-Men sought out Apocalypse's lazarus chamber. While in Egyptian garb with the others, Famine was the only one who resembled the actual Earth-616 version.
