(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men - Age of Apocalypse 2005 I#1) - Born on Siberia's Ust-Ordynsky Collective, Mikhail Rasputin was the oldest child of Nikolai and Alexandra Rasputin. He trained to be an astronaut and was already a celebrated hero even before his mutant powers manifested themselves. As the first leader of the Soviet Super Soldiers, he came to be known as Russia's greatest hero. Eventually, he welcomed his younger brother Peter into their ranks as the steel skinned Colossus.
(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men - Age of Apocalypse 2005 I#1) - When Apocalypse and his forces came to Moscow, Mikhail fought them off in the streets of the capitol. He killed the Horseman known as War and forced the retreat of most of Apocalypse's warriors. Intrigued by the strength and courage of this lone warrior, Apocalypse captured him and over the course of several months turned Rasputin into his newest Horseman using experimental brainwashing techniques.
(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men - Age of Apocalypse 2005 I#1) - As Apocalypse's most recent Horseman, Mikhail led a group of Infinite soldiers back to Moscow where he discovered Colossus was the new leader of the Soviet Super Soldiers. This group fought valiantly, but proved no match for their former leader. All but Colossus were killed. Despite months of brainwashing, Mikhail could not bring himself to murder his brother. Colossus almost broke through Apocalypse's brainwashing when the X-Men arrived, driving him away.
(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men - Age of Apocalypse 2005 I#1) - Mikhail went into seclusion, using his reality-warping powers on himself. He changed his flesh into a flesh-metal hybrid and opened up gateways in his own mind that gave him powers that even Apocalypse had never dreamed of. When Mikhail returned, Apocalypse placed him in charge of his Eurasian campaigns.
(Hulk: Broken Worlds I#2 (fb) ) - On behalf of Apocalypse, Mikhail made an alliance with the human scientist Bruce Banner who offered access to his research if he was allowed to satisfy his appetite for knowledge. While working for Apocalypse, Banner designed a gamma bomb missile for him. The warhead was encased in adamantium to make it invulnerable to electromagnetic pulses.
(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men - Age of Apocalypse 2005 I#1) - During the culling of Scotland, Mikhail's hounds guided him to the young were-mutant Rahne Sinclair. He had her beg for her parents' lives, making the girl swear allegiance to Apocalypse only to then kill her mother and father anyway.
(X-Men Chronicles I#2) - Shadowcat and Colossus, along with their recent recruit Skin, helped save young British psionic Jonothon Starsmore from Mikhail Rasputin and his forces.
(Age of Apocalypse: The Chosen I#1 - BTS) - Apocalypse listed Mikhail Rasputin and his fellow Horsemen Holocaust, Abyss and Mr. Sinister among his Chosen, deeming them all worthy of survival. However, he noted that he actively cultivated their internal power struggles in order to weed out the weak even among the strongest. After all, in the new world he was building there was only place for the genetically worthy led by himself.
(X-Universe I#1 (fb) - BTS) - At an unrevealed point in time, Mikhail claimed Apocalypse's giant Celestial spawned mothership as his own.
(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men - Age of Apocalypse 2005 I#1) - In the final days of Apocalypse's rule, Mikhail sensed a change coming. He disobeyed his master and planned to take Eurasia for himself by wiping out the Human High Council who were based in London.
(X-Men Alpha I#1 - BTS) - When Apocalypse ordered his four horseman to report to him on Apocalypse Island (formerly Manhattan), Mikhail was a baffling no-show. Holocaust reminded Abyss and Mr. Sinister that Mikhail's absence was a most troubling development. After all, he told them, as caretakers of a quarter of Apocalypse's sovereign nation, they had responsibilities most grave.
(X-Universe I#1 (fb) - BTS) - Mikhail took his mothership to London where he announced he would be arriving to talk peace. In reality, he planned to manipulate the masses using the enslaved mutant Empath whose his emotion manipulating abilities had been technology enhanced to influence entire crowds. Rasputin arrived with a cadre of cybernetically augmented humans he called his Stryfe Force and his personal aide, the blind keeper Murdock.
(X-Universe I#1) - Mikhail's ship arrived over London and received a massive escort from the human forces in ships armed to the teeth. Near the airfield where Mikhail was supposed to dock, Mikhail's underling Thing (Bruce Banner) caused an incident that resulted in the destruction of the entire fighter squadron without it getting pinned on Rasputin. Thanks to Empath's emissions, he was welcomed by the people of London as a savior who seemingly offered peace. He even managed to impress Eurasian security director Victor von Doom who agreed to a tour of Mikhail's mothership along with fellow council members Ben Grimm, Clint Barton, Sue Storm, Tony Stark, Gwen Stacy and Don Blake. Once the ship was in the air again, Rasputin showed his true colors, revealing his plan to have Empath work the crowds into a fervor that would ultimately turn them into howling dogs that will tear themselves apart.
(X-Universe I#2 - BTS) -
While Mikhail went to meet with the Human High Council inside Big Ben,
his human guests were taken prisoner and subjected to the Upscale
Program. Aware this might happen, Tony Stark had his mechanized heart
rerouted and rewired to cause a crude but effective feedback conduit
the minute Ship's automated machinery triggered it. With Ship's
power down, the prisoners were instantly freed. They quickly raided
the vessel's extensive weapons cache to arm themselves.(X-Universe I#2) - Donald Blake, armed with an enhanced cane, walked into the chambers of the Human High Council, which made Rasputin realize his ruse had failed. No longer needing to pretend he had peaceful intentions, he summoned his Stryke Force and used his control over their cybernetic systems to guide the attack on the Human High Council. Mikhail found himself opposed by Victor von Doom who had commandeered the prelate's private flagship. Von Doom used the craft to fire with deadly accuracy at Rasputin and his Stryfe Force. The Horseman survived the barrage and then dared Von Doom to challenge him directly. Before Victor could respond, Don Blake intervened. He ordered Von Doom to use his ship to evacuate the council members. Blake then proceeded to outfight the cybernetic prelate, ultimately ramming his cane through the villain's chest. Don Blake forced the two of them to plunge from the top of Big Ben to their deaths.