Karnak (Marvel Comics)

Karnak, created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby , first appeared in Fantastic Four # 45 (December 1965).

Karnak is the representative of the Inhumans , a member of the royal family, born in Attilan . The cousin of the Black Thunder King Inhumans. Karnak has the ability to find a weak spot with any person or object. Thus, he usually serves as the Inhumans scheduler. He is also a priest and philosopher.

Karnak is Triton's brother, who survived terrogensis before him. But after the terrogenesis radically changed Triton, his parents, Mander and Azur, begged Karnak not to undergo this procedure. Instead, he was sent to a monastery, where he studied martial arts.

He usually acts with his relatives, the Gorgon and the Triton. He took part in most adventures of the Inhumans, such as the Kree and Skrull Wars , and many of the movements of the city of Attilan.

Karnak and the royal family are faced with the creation of Maskimus Trikon, after which they are expelled from Attilan. ^[2]

Karnak first appeared when he tried to bring back his cousin Gorgon and Queen Medusa from the outside world back to Attilan. This led to a conflict with the Fantastic Four , the first people he met, who sheltered Medusa after saving her from the Terrible Four . Accordingly, Karnak is indirectly responsible for revealing the existence of Attilan to the outside world. Karnak, along with the royal family, fought with Maximus, and was trapped under the negative barrier created by Maximus around the Vault ^[3] . He was released along with the rest of the Inhumans of the Fantastic Four and left the Refuge to visit the outside world ^[4] . He teamed up with the Creature , the Torchman and the Black Panther against the Psychoman ^[5] . He helped the royal family to stop another attempt by Maximus to seize power ^[6] .

He later helped the Gorgon in the release of Maximus ^[7] , later went to America to look for the missing Black Thunder ^[8] , then fought with Gorgon against Magneto and his mutants ^[9] .

Karnak later fought with Blaastar and the Kaptoids of Kriya, then went to New York, where he encountered the agent Kriya Shutterstar ^[10] . Karnak was imprisoned by Maximus ^[11] , then fought against Maximus and the evil Inhumans ^[12] . Karnak left Earth with the royal family to prevent the Inhumans from conquering the Kriya race, as they fought with various aliens ^[13] . He continued to fight the agents of Kriya, and then returned to Earth ^[14] . Karnak later participated in the Exodus of the Inhumans, when Attilan was moved to the dark side of the Moon ^[15] .

Karnak later, under the control of Maximus, fought the Avengers ^[16] . Then he fought the forces of the Higher Evolutionary during the Evolutionary War ^[17] . He accompanied Medusa to Earth when she fled from Attilan to avoid being obligatory for an abortion ^[18] .

Later, he and Gorgon were sent to Earth in an attempt to find the missing son of the Black Thunder with the help of Daredevil ^[19] . There, he and his companions fought against Ultron -13, which was defeated by the fact that Karnak discovered a weak spot in his neck. Later, they were drawn into the plot of Mephisto against Daredevil, and were taken to the underworld, where they were attacked by a supernatural entity known as Blackhart , but he was defeated ^[20] .

Karnak helps the New Warriors against the third Star Thief ^[21] . Along with the X-Factor, he fights against the Apocalypse ^[22] . He also helps the Avengers in battle with Thain Ector ^[23] . Karnak joins the Inhumans shock team to help defeat the sentry . ^[24]

During the Secret Invasion, Karnak encounters Skrull, disguised as Toros, whom he defeats ^[25] .

Karnak has increased strength, endurance, stamina, agility and reflexes due to the genetically superior physiology of the Inhumans. Unlike most other Inhumans, he does not have superhuman powers, because he has never been exposed to Terrigen’s mutagenic mist . Instead, Karnak has an extrasensory ability (achieved through meditation and intense training) to see the points of tension and weak points of objects in other persons. It has full control over most of its vegetative functions of the body. All the covers of his body are extremely stiff. He is able to destroy substances up to mild steel and deprive the superhumans of consciousness by striking them.

Like all Inhumans, Karnak’s immune system is weaker than that of an ordinary person.

Karnak gained his fighting skills thanks to the royal military training of the Inhumans. He is also a graduate of a theological seminary at the Tower of Wisdom in Attilan.

Amalgam Comics

In the Amalgam Comic universe , the character Triserin is present, a combination of Karnak, Triton, and the character DC Serics Serifan. He is a member of the superhero Un-People team. ^[26]

Earth X

In the alternative future of Earth X , Karnak underwent a mutation, and its skull has grown considerably and become more hollow. During a mission to explore Earth, he tries to reassure other members of the royal family ^[27] .

Later, in Paradise X , he was shown as a voluntary outcast who left his people, seeing in the marriage of Medusa and King Brittan a betrayal of the memory of the Black Thunder and the superiority of the Nonhumans.

Exiles

In Exiles, Karnak is shown as one of the many heroes overtaken by the mutated version of the techno-organic phalanx ^[28] .

Reviving Heroes

In Heroes Reborn, Karnak lives with other Inhumans hidden on Earth. His company worshiped Galactus and his numerous heralds with the help of statues. Karnak is dressed in a suit stylized to his version from Earth-616 .

Marvel Zombies

In reality, Marvel Zombies Karnak is shown as one of the many zombies trying to shoot down the Silver Surfer . ^[29] It appears in the continuation of the story, where it collides with the clones created by Kingpin . He would have been cut by a chainsaw during a battle with Machine-Man from Earth-616 . ^[30] Another option from Earth Z was helping to eat the Sakara gladiators ^[31] . In the retrospective series, Karnak is one of many heroes struggling with the last uninfected people who are desperately trying to evacuate into an alternate reality ^[32] .

Mutant X

In Mutant X, Karnak joins the Inhumans and the team of the Eternals to counter the Awesome and Dracula . All the Inhumans and Eternal were killed, and Dracula sucked their blood. ^[33]

Marvel Ultimate

In the Ultimate universe, he, too, is a member of the royal family of Inhumans. His strength is the ability to feel and control energy, for example, he sensed the weak points in the invisible force field of Sue Storm and attacked him with the core of electricity ^[34] .

Television

Karnak became one of the main characters of the show “Supermen” , where Ken Leung played it. The series does not say that he did not undergo terrogenesis, while he demonstrated the ability to predict the future. During the insurgency, Maximus Karnak was transferred to Earth with the help of Lockjo. He suffered a head injury, as a result of his ability weakened and he was captured by three drug dealers. He was rescued by the Gorgon, after they meet Black Thunder and Medusa. He manages to defeat Mordis by deception, he also defeats Loilolis. The defeated Mordis manages to use his powers, and as a result of this the Gorgon perishes.

Animated

• Karnak, voiced by John Stephenson, appeared in the series “Medusa and Inhumans” of the animated series “The Fantastic Four ” of 1978.
• Karnak appeared in several episodes of the 2 seasons of the 1994 animated series The Fantastic Four , where he was first voiced by Clyde Kusatsu.
• Fred Tataskior voiced Karnak in the animated series “The Hulk and the Agents U.D.A.R. , " Perfect Spiderman ", "Guardians of the Galaxy" and " Avengers, the general collection! ".

Video Games

• Karnak appears in the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance game.
• Karnak is a playable character in Marvel: Contest of Champions .
• Karnak is a playable character in MARVEL Future Fight.

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