Gorgon Petragon (Earth-616)

Category:Superheroes
Category:Marvel Superheroes
Category:Heroes of Marvel
== Preface ==
A number the incidents recounting Gorgon's life are cited to have occurred in specific decades relative to the era of publication. However, it should be noted that the so-called "modern era" of the Earth-616universe operates on a Sliding Timescale. As such these events could not have occurred in the times they appeared due to the fact that it would drastically age the character. 
As Inhumans age much slower than humans some elements of his life prior to the birth of the Fantastic Four may be tied to specific dates. However as of this writing, there are few specific examples of this, and as such most events in Gorgon's life prior to the birth of the Fantastic Four should be considered as happening relative to a number of years prior to the beginning of the Modern Age than a specific date unless otherwise specified.
== Early life ==
=== Childhood ===
Gorgon is a member of the Inhumans an offshoot of humanity that was genetically altered by the Kreecenturies ago. The Inhumans kept themselves hidden from humanity in their city known as Attilan(also known as the Great Refuge) out of fear for centuries, developing a high technological society with a focus on genetics. With the discovery of the Terrigen Mist, the Inhumans would expose themselves it in order to gain fantastic abilities. He was the son of Korath and Milena, members of the House of Agon, the royal family of the Inhumans. He was cousins to Black Bolt, his brother Maximus and their cousins Medusa, her sister Crystal, Karnak, and Triton. Black Bolt proved to have a destructive voice that was uncontrollable unless tempered with restraint. As such, his father Agon, and the Genetics Council decreed that he be isolated until he could control his powers.
=== Adolescence ===
Years later on Black Bolt's 19th birthday, his father Agon allowed his son to finally leave isolation now that he had found the discipline to never speak. It was here that Gorgon first met Black Bolt. When Maximus attempted to force his brother to speak to cause untold destruction in the hopes he could eventually claim the Inhuman throne, Medusa, Gorgon, and Karnak stopped him.Young and headstrong, when the young Inhuman Royals learned that their ruler had hidden the Slave Engine, the Inhumans' most powerful weapon, in order to usher in an age of peace, they boldly confronted him. This led to a battle between the king and Black Bolt. Because he was weakened from hiding the engine the king was easily defeated in combat by Black Bolt. Gorgon then witnessed as Black Bolt to the Himalayan Mountains. Black Bolt disposed of the king by uttering his name, devastating him in a powerful sonic blast and leaving him for dead. This shameful chapter in Inhuman history was then covered up, the former ruler referred to only as the "Unspoken". However, this event would have far reaching consequences many years in the future. Black Bolt soon became ruler of the Inhumans after the untimely death of his parents, and his brother Maximus being driven mad after nearly betraying their people to the Kree.
Under Black Bolt's rule, the Inhuman empire continued on secretly hidden from the eyes of humanity, the Inhumans developing a level of xenophobia toward the humans of the outside world. By the 1950s the advancement of the human race threatened to expose the hidden land of Attilan. This prompted Black Bolt to venture out and seek a new home for his people. Along the way, he met another advanced offshoot of humanity, the Eternals. Eventually a new home was located in the Himalayan Mountains. Gorgon and the rest of the Inhumans then assisted in moving their domain there with some help from the Eternals.
=== Exile ===
Due to his crimes against society, Maximus was locked away for years but he eventually used his mental powers to coerce three of the Alpha Primitives slave class. He compelled them to expose themselves to the Terrigen Mists transforming them into an entity known as the Trikon. The Trikon then compelled the Alpha Primitives to revolt against their suppressors. During the ensuing uprising, Medusa attempted to confront the Trikon on a sky sled, but it blasted her ship causing her to crash somewhere outside of the Great Refuge. The crash had stricken Medusa with amnesia and she wandered away from the ensuing battle which was eventually ended, but with Maximus taking control of the Inhuman throne and exiling his cousins. While Black Bolt and the others sought to find Medusa and stake out a new life, Gorgon went back to assure that his parents were all right. When Gorgon returned to Attilan and petitioned Maximus to allow them to return home, Maximus agreed provided Gorgon bring Medusa back with them as well. Gorgon also learned that his father was killed while trying to break out of his cell and that Maximus' minion the Seeker was responsible. He was forced to seek out Medusa for fear that his mother would also be harmed. Gorgon was unaware that Maximus intended to force Medusa to be his queen. After a few years of searching, Gorgon managed to find Medusa in Paris, France. Not remembering who he was, Medusa fled from Gorgon. Months later Medusa managed to find a relatively anonymous dwelling located on a deserted island in the Mediterranean Sea. The royal family, however, continued to search for her.
== Modern Age ==
=== Reunion ===
Years later, Gorgon had managed to track Medusa down to New York City. When Medusa discovered that Gorgon was after her once again and fled him once more. She sought help from her former foes the Fantastic Four, hiding in the back of the Human Torch's car. The Torch took Medusa to Devil's Lake for refuge but their arrival coincided with the revival of the android known as Dragon Man. While the Torch and Gorgon were busy fighting the Dragon Man, who sought to protect Medusa, she fled back into the city. This led to a three battle between Gorgon, the Fantastic Four and Dragon Man. Ultimately, Gorgon managed to abscond with Medusa leaving the Fantastic Four with the task of quelling the Dragon Man. Gorgon brought Medusa to a secret hiding place that the Inhuman Royal Family had built for themselves in Brooklyn while they were searching for her. It was this reunion that caused Medusa's memories to begin flooding back to her. Her reunion with her sister and cousins was interrupted when the Human Torch accidentally stumbled upon the Inhumans pursuing Crystal whom he found wandering in the streets. Thinking that the Torch was a member of the Inhumans after seeing his powers, his ruse was blown by Medusa. This led to a battle as the Inhumans were now being pursued by Maximus' agent the Seeker. The battle soon erupted when the rest of the Fantastic Four and Black Bolt arrived on the scene.
The Inhumans deduced that the Seeker was after them when Triton went missing during the ensuing battle. Using Black Bolt's dog Lockjaw they fled the scene by teleporting back to the Great Refuge.There Gorgon learned the real reason why Maximus wanted Medusa back, but then witnessed as Black Bolt fought through an army of Alpha Primitives in order to reclaim the Inhuman crown from Maximus. The Fantastic Four soon discovered and arrived at the Great Refuge and confronted Medusa and the others, Mister Fantastic pleading them to reveal themselves to humanity outside. However Maximus was not totally defeated as he intended to use his Atmo-Gun to wipe out the human race so the Inhumans could take over the entire world. Gorgon then witnessed as Black Bolt destroyed the Atmo-Gun, saving the lives of every human on Earth. In one last ditch effort, Maximus scored a Pyrrhic victory by activating a device that surrounded Attilan with a "Negative Zone" barrier, forcing the Fantastic Four out while trapping the Inhumans within. Gorgon went after the Seeker to avenge the death of his father. Both the Seeker and Maximus tried to flee justice with Gorgon and Black Bolt following after them. When cornered, Maximus used his mental powers to control Black Bolt and set him to attack Gorgon. When the Seeker tried to shoot Gorgon, he used Bolt as a shield. The blast deflected off Black Bolt's tuning fork and into the mind of Maximus driving him even more insane and depowering him. Gorgon then chased after the Seeker, and slew him by causing the roof to cave in on his foe.
=== Freedom ===
Finding themselves trapped behind the Negative Zone barrier, Gorgon and the others lamented over their fate. He was on hand as Karnak tried to find a weakness in the barrier, but failed to produce results. Gorgon and the others then began attempting to coax Maximus into revealing a means for them to escape, but they found that he was more insane than ever and was only interested in making toys than helping solve their dilemma. She then stood back helplessly as Black Bolt attempted to use his control of electrons trigger an Absorba-Bomb to destroy the barrier. This attempt also failed, and realizing that the Absorba-Bomb could destroy them all Black Bolt injured himself attempting to stop it. As soon as Black Bolt began to recover, Maximus revealed the only means in which the barrier could be destroyed, also revealing to the others the secret of why Black Bolt never spoke. Medusa tried to stop Maximus from speaking, but it was too late and the secret was out: the only way to destroy the Negative Zone barrier was in the destructive power of Black Bolt's voice. Something that could possible destroy them all in the process. With no other choice left to them, Gorgon and the other Inhumans sought shelter below the city while Black Bolt unleashed the awesome power of his voice. Although Black Bolt succeeded in destroying the barrier, Attilan was decimated in the process. In the aftermath of the battle the Ruling Council of the Inhumans decreed that Black Bolt and the rest of the Royal Family leave the Great Refuge until the city could be rebuilt to its former splendor.
Gorgon joined the rest of the royal family in their travels. They made a brief stop in Europe before a group of prejudiced villagers mistook them for witches and attacked, forcing them to defend themselves and leave. Gorgon and the others soon found a new refuge before Black Bolt allowed Crystal to venture on her own to find the Human Torch. Their island hide away was soon invaded by soldiers of an unspecified country who sought to secretly deploy an "Atomic Curtain" on the island in direct contravention of NATO agreements. Gorgon and the other Inhumans attacked the invaders, destroyed their weapon and sent them fleeing into the ocean. The Inhumans and the others soon had to deal with two invaders, the first being the costumed hero known as the Black Panther who legally purchased the Inhumans temporary island home. He battled it out with the Inhumans until they realized they had mutual allies in the Fantastic Four. When Black Bolt alerted them that the island was also being invaded by the Microverse tyrant known as the Psycho-Man. Later on in the battle, Gorgon returned from a mission and arrived just in time to destroyed the device the Psycho-Man's emoto-cannon. However before the Inhumans and their allies could apprehend the Psycho-Man he fled back to his native Microverse.
When the villain known as Plantman encroached their island in his sub, Black Bolt sent Triton to investigate. Later when Triton was captured along with the Sub-Mariner, Gorgon and the others attempted to rescue them. Despite their efforts, the Plantman managed to escape in the ocean.However, Triton and the Sub-Mariner managed to free themselves and stop the Plantman's schemes.
=== Return to Attilan ===
When Attilan was restored to its former glory, Gorgon accompanied Black Bolt back to the Great Refuge. When Maximus and his band of renegade Inhumans attempted to take over the city by coercing the gamma spawned monster known as the Hulk into going on a rampage, Gorgon lent his strength to the battle. Ultimately, Black Bolt foiled his mad brother's schemes and the Hulk was driven from Attilan. Gorgon and the other members of the Inhuman royal family were later captured by Maximus during his next attempt to seize the Inhuman throne. By this point, Medusa's sister Crystal was asked to join the Fantastic Four to take the place of the Invisible Girl who had just discovered that she was pregnant. The group learned of the fate of Gorgon and the rest of the royal family before being captured themselves. With no opposition, Maximus began preparing to unleash his massive Hypno-Gun to enslave the entire world. Ultimately, Black Bolt freed himself and the other Inhumans while the Fantastic Four broke out of their prison. The pair then stormed the Hypno-Gun, destroying the device before Maximus could employ it. In the ensuing battle Maximus, and his loyal renegades managed to escape in a ship. Later Gorgon helped defend the kingdom from the Silver Surfer who was tricked into attacking the Great Refuge by Maximus. The Surfer was ultimately driven from the region. Apparently by this point the Inhumans had developed a working relationship with the spy agency known as SHIELD. Following their battle with the Silver Surfer, Gorgon joined the royal family as they paid a visit to the SHIELD helicarrier to report their battle with the Silver Surfer to SHIELD director Nick Fury.
During this period, Black Bolt was injured in a radiation experiment and needed the combined powers of both Gorgon and Crystal to recover from his injuries. Medusa was sent to collect Crystal from the Fantastic Four, despite protests from the Human Torch. When the Human Torch came to Attilan to get Crystal back, Gorgon had to take a back seat until Black Bolt was finally cured. All hostilities ceased when it was finally explained to Johnny why Crystal needed to return home. With Black Bolt fully healed, Crystal was allowed to return home with the Fantastic Four. Not long after this, the Fantastic Four's long time foe Doctor Doom was amassing a cache of powerful weapons. To this end he also stole the Helix of Randac from the Citadel of Science in Attilan. When this was discovered the royal family sent Lockjaw to collect Crystal from the Fantastic Four. Gorgon was present when Medusa and the others informed Crystal of the threat of the theft. Gorgon and the others later rescued the Fantastic Four and the Black Panther from space following a failed attempt to stop Doctor Doom from stealing the Ultimate Machine on the moon. They later reconnoitered on the SHIELD helicarrier to plan their next move along with Nick Fury and the Silver Surfer. It was not long until Doom used the Horn of Proteus to summon the sea creatures, including Giganto, upon New York City. Gorgon and his family returned to Attilan where they provided the Human Torch and Crystal with an Agon-Sequencer to assist them in trying to locate the Helix of Randac. When Doom returned to Earth after stealing the power of the world devourer known as Galactus, Gorgon and the other Inhumans stood by while the Fantastic Four dealt with the crisis. However they soon joined in the final battle against Doom in New York City. Gorgon joined the rest of the royal family in a frontal assault on Doom and were subsequently slain. However, Doom was ultimately defeated when Mister Fantastic obtained the Cosmic Cube and restored everything to normal, undoing all the carnage Doom had caused and restored Gorgon and the others to life. Back home, Gorgon and the royal family joined the Eternal known as Pixie to reign in the rogue Inhuman known as the Yeti who was in a battle with the X-Men. In the aftermath, they revealed to the X-Men the fate of the Cold War era heroes known as the First Line.