And Now You Know: The Genesis of Genesis
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Way back in the New Mutants, Cable let it slip that he had a son. The revelation wasn't explored so as to let some future author do whatever with the information, as Cable was still incredibly mysterious. What happened was a slight retcon: Tyler was revealed to have been like a son. Cable fought alongside the boy and was shaken up when Stryfe perverted Tyler's mind. It wasn't much later that we learn that Tyler was in fact Cable's son. Cable kept lying about Tyler's true relation because he didn't want his young team getting too emotionally attached to him. In truth, Tyler was Cable's son, Stryfe kidnapped him and altered his mind, and Cable chose a team mate over his son. This decision would turn Tyler against Cable, leading to the creation of the arms dealer and big-time rival of Cable, Tolliver. Tolliver was a thorn in Cable's side for quite some time, but Cable soon "killed" Tolliver. Tolliver didn't die and Tyler lived on in hopes of ruining his father's life.
Tyler is often thought of as some unstable madman with these apocalyptic musings. He, however, isn't far from the truth if the Loeb-ian retcon holds true. Stryfe was the child Apocalypse chose to "succeed" the throne in the Askani future. What this really entailed was augmenting Stryfe's power and transferring the essence of Apocalypse to the boy Stryfe. This failed and Apocalypse died (thanks to the efforts of Cable, Slym, and Redd). The new rulers of the future didn't figure Stryfe into their plans and he had to plot behind the scenes and engage in acts of anarchy, all while believing that he should be the rightful ruler of the land. If Stryfe really fathered Tyler, it's only natural that Tyler would think that he was the rightful heir to Apocalypse once Stryfe was gone. These aren't lunatic notions. They are legit. It may seem like Tyler's actions as Genesis were deranged and psychotic, but they would make perfect sense as an heir of Stryfe, the heir of Apocalypse. Tyler's acts as Genesis are truly horrifying, but they can be accepted if Loeb's interpretation holds water (though we'll never know; Tyler is dead and nobody really cares anymore). If Loeb's ideas are crap (in my opinion they are), then yes, Tyler was off his friggin' rocker.