Reverend William Stryker is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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20 Facts About William Stryker
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In 2009, William Stryker was ranked by IGN as the 70th-greatest comic book villain of all time.
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Reverend William Stryker is a religious fanatic with a military history.
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Additionally, William Stryker eventually comes to see his mutant son's birth as a sign from God, directing him to his true calling: ensuring the eradication of all mutants.
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William Stryker sent a group of his followers against several of the X-Men, and kidnapped Pryde.
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William Stryker was featured mostly in New X-Men as the main villain, but appeared in other comics set during this time frame.
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William Stryker finally attacked the institute with the Purifiers, killing Quill, leaving Onyxx and Cannonball critically wounded, and hurting Bishop, Emma Frost and other students.
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Bastion revealed William Stryker has the second highest number of mutant kills as the Purifiers' founder, and is surpassed only by the Sentinels' creator Bolivar Trask.
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Bastion charges William Stryker to locate Hope Summers and Cable, following the two's return from the future in the "Second Coming" event.
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The battle culminates when Wolverine orders Archangel to take out William Stryker, shifting into the Death persona and slices William Stryker in half at the waist via wings.
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William Stryker takes the Prophet guise and begins to avenge humanity along with X-Terminated.
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William Stryker says he has learned their weaknesses and despite their powers, his will and skill is more powerful.
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William Stryker says his talents were obtained by watching the slaughter of thousands and his victories honor them.
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William Stryker miraculously survived, but could not come to grips with his grief.
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William Stryker attempted to lead a spiritual congregation of survivors at a special tent set up in Central Park, but was unable to successfully conduct his service.
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William Stryker met a group of men who knew that the mutant Magneto was responsible for the Ultimatum Wave and encouraged his rapidly-growing hatred of all mutants.
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William Stryker led the Purifier forces in an attack on the Xavier Mansion during the Ultimatum Wave and emerged as the only survivor after the reformed Weapon X Team led by Rogue managed to slaughter all the Purifiers present except himself.
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William Stryker escaped and began hallucinating visions of his deceased abusive father who egged on his hatred of mutants and religious fervor until he was ready to strike back against the mutants.
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The X-Men appeared but were betrayed by Rogue who had made a deal with William Stryker to make her normal beforehand in exchange for her services.
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