Black Bolt

I. Am. **AWAKE!!**

## Blackagar Boltagan

### Aliases

Black Bolt The Cruel, The Merciless 'Blagbult', BB, Celestial Avatar, Celestial Messiah, Celestial Redeemer, Lord Blackagar/Lord Black Bolt, Midnight King, Prince Black Bolt, Wishbone

### Relatives

Grandparents; Symak, Tanyth, Magnar, Zeta
Parents; Agon and Rynda

Siblings; Maximus

Spouse; Medusa

Children: Ahura

Extended Family; Korath, Mander, Karnak, Gorgon, Triton, Crystal, Luna.

### Occupation

King of the Inhumans,Owner of the Quiet Room

## Appearances

### Debut

The Inhumans, Issue 1

Blackagar Boltagan was born in Attilan, a hidden city on the dark side of the Moon. The city of Attilan was ruled by a Council, one that led with the illusion of democracy. This Council was made up of the oldest and wisest of inhuman society and led from The Tower. Blackagar's own father was a member of said Council.

One day, in Bolt's early childhood, he was brought to The Tower, to be put through Terrigenesis with his brother, Maximus. After under-going the life changing genetic procedure that was Terrigenesis, Bolt awakened a wide array of lethal and destructive powers, such as Particle, Electron, Matter and Energy Manipulation, Channelling and Harnessing. Blackagar's wide array of powers manifested in a variety of ways, with the main being his 'Sonic Shout', the very thing that made him infamous, his claim to fame. This 'Shout' levelled the tower, killing everyone inside, other than Bolt and Maximus. Death and Destruction ensued, followed by fear. Karnak, another Inhuman, and a friend to Boltagan's father, took Bolt home, urging home to stay mute for the time being. The Boltagan's; Gorgon, Triton, Karnak and Bolt's cousin Medusa watched over Bolt, as he entered a self-imposed isolation.

After years of Bolt's self-isolation, he'd finally gained control of his abilities, and gained the mental fortitude to resist the psionics of his own brother, Maximus, who blamed Bolt for the death of everyone around them on that fateful day. Blackagar had accepted the loss of his parents, and the years of isolation had taught the inhuman how to handle his emotions, meanwhile also destroying the bonds between the two brothers. Maximus had grieved alone, ignored by Karnak, Gorgon and Triton, jealous of Bolt and full of rage. Shortly after Blackagar left the isolation chamber, Maximus ambushed him, wanting Bolt to pay for his 'injustices'. This led to a battle of wills and strength that all of Attilan could feel. Walls were shattered, and mental resistances were broken. Blackagar and Maximus were now dead to each other, each one not forgiving the other. In order to avoid death, or imprisonment on Attilan, Maximus fled, vowing to return and depose Bolt.

After removing Maximus from Attilan, and orchestrating the construction of the memorial for the Council, the people turned to Boltagan, once more for leadership. They knew not that he'd been the cause of it, but Blackagar had stepped before them, being completely honest about his past, the act of compassion and honesty winning their hearts and support, and The Boltagan family being chose as the new Royals.

Years later, news had spread to Hala of the devastation caused on their inhuman colony, the Kree having watched from afar. This led the Worldmind of Hala into sending Ronan, a powerful and almost sadistic Accuser, and his Accusers to investigate the disturbance. Having arrived, and finding the Council Tower destroyed, a memorial standing it's place for the lives lost, Ronan intended to bring 'justice' to Attilan. A confrontation occurred between the Accuser and Blackagar and it lasted for hours, drawing blood, breaking bones, and once more bringing attention to Boltagan. As the Accuser fled, beaten and defeated, the people saw Bolt as their King. He was their Defender. The Boltagans were heroes. Gorgon had fought off many Accusers, using nothing but his Strength. Karnak had defended the people using his superior Intellect, and the people fought back, alongside their King and Royals.

### Powers

**Ambient Particle & Electron Harnessing:** Black Bolt's primary superhuman ability is the power to harness electrons. The speech center of his brain contains a unique organic mechanism that's able to generate an unknown particle that interacts with the electrons he absorbs to create certain phenomena that are determined by his mental control. After the detonation of the Terrigen Bomb, Black Bolt's powers were greatly diminished. He has since recovered thanks to a bath in exogenetically charged waters.

* **Particle & Electron Channeling:** Black Bolt wears a metallic, fork-shaped antenna upon his brow that allows him to focus and channel his powers in more directed and less destructive ways. This antenna monitors the speech center of his brain and allows him to direct quantities of the unknown particles to create controlled phenomena, such as enhancing his physical strength beyond his normal limits. He can also channel all the available energy he has into one arm for a single, massively powerful punch called the Master Blow. The exertion from this, however, taxes his ability to employ the energy to its full power for a short time.
* **Particle & Electron Manipulation:** Black Bolt can also direct the unknown particle outwards without the use of his vocal chords. He can route the particles through his antennae or his arms and hands to create small yet vastly powerful blasts of concussive force, absorb and redirect vast quantities of energy. He can also form a field of highly active electrons around his body with a wave of his hand, this field can deflect projectiles with the mass of a meteor. Black Bolt can also create enough iteration between the electron and particle energies to generate fields solid enough for him to travel over.
* **Matter & Energy Manipulation:** Through an unknown method, Black Bolt has shown numerous times that he has the ability to manipulate matter and energy to an unknown degree. He has shown the ability to transmute the elements, turn water into ice, create multiple toys out of thin air by rearranging molecular if not particle structure. He has destroyed a Solar Flare powerful enough to annihilate the Earth, and was able to block the powers of others through his abilities in turn denying them access to their abilities.
* **Telepathy & Telepathic Immunity:** Black Bolt has strong psychic resistance, as was evident when he was able to easily resist the mental abilities of his powerful brother, Maximus, and overwhelm him in psychic ability. Often using it as a means to communicate with his wife Medusa as well.
* **Gravitational Flight:** Black Bolt can also harness the unknown particles his brain generates to interact with electrons to create Anti-Gravitons that enable him to defy gravity. By emitting a jet of rapidly moving particle / electron interaction by-product while enveloped by anti-gravitons, Black Bolt has been shown to fly faster than hypersonic speeds for a period of 10 hours, and to fly beyond escape velocity. The anti-graviton field also serves to protect Black Bolt from the detrimental effects of rapid movement through the atmosphere although it's not needed.

**Inhuman Physiology:** Like all Inhumans, Black Bolt's natural physiology grants him a number of superhuman physical attributes but because of the genetic tampering at birth, Black Bolt's physical abilities are significantly superior to most other members of his race.

* **Superhuman Strength:** Black Bolt, like all Inhumans, is superhumanly strong. Physically superior to the finest human specimen and to some inhumans, under normal circumstances he's able to lift a couple of tons. However he can augment his physical strength by channeling the necessary particle energy through his body. His base strength level while under these conditions is at best undetermined, for while at his peak he is listed at class 60, Black Bolt has been observed fighting opponents dynamically superior matching them blow for blow such as Namor, Thor, Gladiator, The Thing, and even The Incredible Hulk in hand-to-hand combat. The latter acknowledging him to be very close to him in strength.
* **Superhuman Speed:** Black Bolt can run and move at speeds that are beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete, as he has been able to catch directed miniature missiles even when attacked from below and unaware with ease, move at a speed so great he is invisible to the human eye, move at such a speed he can travel vast distances before a human can finish processing a thought, and has been able to catch Quicksilver.
* **Superhuman Stamina:** Black Bolt's Inhuman musculature generates less fatigue toxins than the musculature of a normal human, even the finest human athlete. At his peak, he can exert himself for several days before the buildup of fatigue toxins in his blood begins to impair him.
* **Invulnerability:** Black Bolt's body is incredibly resistant to all forms of physical damage. Black Bolt is resistant to great impact forces, such as falling from a height of several stories that would severely injure or kill a human being unharmed. He has survived blows by beings with vast superhuman strength such as Namor, Thor, Gladiator, The Thing, Hulk, and Thanos; taken to extremes when Black Bolt weathered a blast from his own T-Bomb which had killed Emperor Vulcan, destroyed a Shi'ar space fleet and ruptured the fabric of reality. He's capable of withstanding extreme temperatures, such as the cold in space, or the heat from re-entry. Black Bolt can further bolster his durability by generating a force field to further increase considerably his invulnerability.
* **Superhuman Agility:** Black Bolt's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels that are far beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete.
* **Superhuman Reflexes:** Black Bolt's reflexes are far beyond those of the finest human athlete.
* **Superhuman Longevity:** Like all Inhumans, Black Bolt has a natural lifespan that is at least twice the average lifespan of a human being.