Dante Pertuz

* Human
* Inhuman

**Dante Pertuz** is an allied character in *Marvel's Avengers*. He appears briefly during the Reassemble operation.

## Biography

### Events of *Marvel's Avengers*

#### A-Day

Along with his mother, Dante Pertuz attended A-Day in San Francisco. While there, he took part in the contest to collect a comic set to access the VIP balcony, though acquired a double. During it, Dante encountered Kamala Khan and offered to trade one of his duplicates if she also acquired one. After acquiring two *Captain America* comics, she found and traded with him, completing hers and possibly his sets. During the attacks, Dante and his mother were exposed to Terrigen Mists, though were able to escape.

#### Aftermath

At some point after the events, Dante went through terrigenesis, causing him to develop pyrokenetic Inhuman abilities. These eventually discovered by AIM, who arrested him and his mother and transferred them to the Black Mesa prison facility. The company sent his father a report falsely claiming they'd gone missing during the attacks.

Eventually, Dante and his mother were eventually rescued by the Resistance during an attempted break-in. However, he broke his leg while fleeing, forcing his mother to stay behind to help him. Though Dante escaped, she was recaptured. Dante was then taken to the Ant Hill to recover and practice his abilities. During the time, he came to believe that no-one cared about Inhumans, not even the other Resistance members.

#### Reassemble

When the Avengers visited the Ant Hill, Kamala, also an Inhuman and working with the group to expose AIM, encountered Dante practicing in the range. Having pushed himself to the point of exhaustion, he told her how he'd broken his leg and let her know about Black Mesa. Dante also revealed that he'd overheard Dr. Pym report that they were moving the prisoners to a new location, though told her that they were not planning to rescue the captives. As the conversation finished, he returned to practice whilst Kamala went to talk to Bruce Banner.

Dante's words inspired Kamala to attempt to storm Black Mesa herself, despite Banner telling her not to. Though she was captured during it, this lead to Black Widow coming out of hiding to organize a successful eventual breakout. It's unclear whether Dante's mother was one of the prisoners rescued during the breakout.

## Relationships

### Family

* Unnamed Father
* Unnamed Mother

### Allies

* The Resistance
	+ Hank Pym - Leader
	+ Sarah Garza
	+ Maddy Cho
	+ Theo
	+ Cerise
* Avengers
	+ Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel - Friend and trader

### Enemies

* AIM
	+ Monica Rappaccini - Scientist Supreme of AIM
	+ Emil Blonsky / Abomination - Chief of Security of AIM

## Notes

* In Marvel Comics, Dante Pertuz was introduced in *Inhuman* #1 (June, 2014). A Inhuman with pyrokinesis abilities, he was a member of the Warriors operating under the moniker Inferno. In addition of being able to conjure and control flames, Dante can also control molten elements like lava, but struggles to control his powers. His mother also went through terrigenesis, though did not survive the process.

## Also See

* Inhumans
* The Resistance
* Dante Pertuz on the Marvel Comics Database