Medusa Amaquelin

## Background

### 1965 - 1988: Medusa Amaquelin

Medusa was the first of two children born to Inhuman nutritionists Quelin & Ambur. They were close with the Petragan family, the cousins of Blackagar & Maximus Boltagon. Blackagar, or Black Bolt for short, was slated to succeed the Inhuman throne but due to his powerfully destructive voice, he was isolated from society for many years.

Her parents believed in tearing down the caste system & overthrowing the Inhuman Royal Family that had ruled Attilan for centuries. However, the rebellion failed & Medusa's parents were then executed by the king & queen. Medusa & her sister Crystal were spared from the fate of their parents.

Like most Inhumans, Medusa went through Terrigenesis on her fourteenth birthday. The process endowed her with hair she could animate like added appendages. Due to the caste system in place, she was placed in the upper part of the city, a place of comfort & brought her sister along with her. During this time, she befriended the prince Maximus. The two of them frequently hung out together, cause mischief for the his guards.

After Prince Blackagar accidentally killed his parents, he was sent to the Quiet Room for the safety of others. Medusa began to make frequent visits to his isolation cell & learned to communicate with him in a special sign language. Though everyone in Attilan feared him, she did not.

Medusa & Blackagar developed a bond that blossomed into love when he was first allowed out of his cell when they were eighteen. The two entered into a romance for the books. After a lengthy engagement, the two were married, making her queen & her sister Crystal the princess.

### 1988 - 2000: Medusa Boltagon

Young & headstrong, Medusa became well liked as the Inhumans' new Queen. She ruled alongside him as Queen of Attilan, doing so required many responsibilities & duties. One of those duties was overseeing the Terrigenesis ceremony. When Medusa became pregnant shortly after the marriage, Attilan's Genetics Council argued that the mating was unfit (due to the instability of Maximus) & ordered the pregnancy terminated. Medusa went into hiding until the child was born. She then returned, where the Genetics Council was forced to accept the child.

Under Black Bolt's rule, the Inhuman empire continued on secretly hidden from the eyes of humanity & the Inhumans developed a level of xenophobia toward the humans of the outside world. In the 90s, the advancement of the human race threatened to expose the hidden land of Attilan. The threat prompted Black Bolt to venture out & seek a new place for his people. A new home was found on the Blue Area of the Moon & the Inhumans soon moved their domain there.

In time, Medusa & Black Bolt became aware of the Inhuman outbreak on Earth as there were many Inhumans who stayed behind on Earth when they initially fled to the Moon. Bolt wanted to send his cousin Triton to bring these new Inhumans back to Attilan but Maximus & many others in the Inhuman Royal Family disagreed as Attilan could not realistically support a growing population. Maximus favored going to Earth & conquering it while Black Bolt favored staying on the moon. Maximus staged a successful coup against the throne, sending Medusa & Crystal to Earth while locking Bolt away.

Together, they wandered through Asia, Europe then finally America. When they arrived in New York City, they sought refuge with the Fantastic Four. Crystal became quite attracted to Johnny Storm of the Fantastic Four & the two began a romantic relationship. While her sister was happy, Medusa wanted nothing more than to return home. Mister Fantastic was eventually able to create a ship that would take them back to their home. Together with the Fantastic Four, they arrived at Attilian to find Maximus gloating over his theft of the crown. Maximus fired his atmo-gun at them, trying to destroy the "human" intruders. When his machine didn't work, Medusa revealed that Inhumans & humans were of the same race, which infuriated Maximus. Bolt then broke out of his imprisonment, tore the Inhuman crown from Maximus’ hands then reclaimed his & Medusa's place as leader of the Inhumans. Enraged, Maximus reversed his machine & created a Negative Zone around Attilan. Knowing they would eventually die, Black Bolt & Medusa were forced to relocate the Inhumans back to Earth. With the help of the Fantastic Four, they rebuilt their city on the same uncharted island they lived on before.

## Romantic Relationships

* Blackagar Boltagon: Boyfriend (1983 - 1986); Fiancée (1986 - 1988); Husband (1988 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Inhuman Physiology**: Medusa possesses certain physical skills superior to those of human athletes. Her Inhuman metabolism affords her slightly greater reaction time, strength, endurance, & speed than the human race's most perfect physical specimen, Captain America.
	+ ***Enhanced Reflexes***
	+ ***Enhanced Endurance***
	+ ***Enhanced Speed***
	+ ***Enhanced Strength***
	+ ***Longevity*:** Like all Inhumans, she has a natural lifespan that is, at maximum, twice the average lifespan of a human being.
	+ ***Trichokinesis***: Medusa can control the movement of her hair as if it were countless thin appendages growing from her head. A psionic field permeates her mutagenically altered hair-cells, causing mutual attraction across the gaps between strands. These relatively small forces operate in conjunction to develop larger forces. Through concentration, she can move her hair in any manner imaginable. She can snap the length of it through the air like a whip or rotate it in a fan-like manner. She can bind persons or objects with it as if it were rope or use it to lift objects which weigh more than she could lift with her arms. Medusa can also perform delicate manipulations with her hair such as lock picking or threading a needle & such complex acts of coordination as typing or shuffling a deck of cards. Although she has no nerve endings in her hair, she can "feel" sensations on all parts of her hair by a form of mental feedback from her psionic field.
		- ***Highly Resilient Hair***: Every strand of her hair has greater tensile strength, modulus of elasticity & shear resistance than an iron wire of the same thickness, as well as the psychokinetic ability to animate her hair for a number of feats. Her hair can elongate to almost twice its normal length with only about a 25% loss of overall tensile strength. One strand of hair, 2-feet long, can support 6.4 lbs, a fist-sized lock of hair can support about 750 lbs & her whole head of hair can lift about 3,200 lbs.
* **Diplomatic Immunity:** As the leader of a sovereign nation, she often visits the United States or the United Nations for political reasons.
* **Hand to Hand Combat**: As a member of the Inhuman Royal Family, Medusa received extensive training in combat. She is able to take on several guards turning with minimal effort.
* **Leadership**: As queen of the Inhumans, Medusa has ruled over Attilan & its people for decades.
* **Multilingualism**: She is fluent in English & sign language. She interprets for Black Bolt due to his powers forcing him to be mute.
* **Com-Link:** Like the other members of the Inhuman Royal Family, she possesses a Com-Link, a highly advanced communication device. It looks like a metal bracelet that wraps around the user's wrist. When in tablet mode, the device is flattened and opened similar to a flip-phone. It seemingly have limitless range, allowing communication between Earth & Attilan without difficulty. It can also be used to track down the location of others.

### Ratings

* **Acumen:** Unknown
* **Might:** Unknown
* **Quickness:** Unknown
* **Mysticism:** Unknown
* **Gadgets:** Unknown
* **Projection:** Unknown
* **Tactics:** Unknown
* **Battle:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* Her hair is approximately 6 ft in length when relaxed & can lift up to 1 ton.
* Her scalp, skull & neck do not support the weight of an object that she lifts. It is held aloft by the psionic force coursing through the hair.
* Chronologically, she is in her mid 40s but she appears to be in her early 30s.

## Notes

* The original character of Medusa Amaquelin belongs to the Marvel Universe.