CRYSTAL
Earth-8101
Real Name: Crystalia Amaquelin
Identity/Class: Alternate Earth (Earth-8101) sub-species of the simian race (Insimians) mutate
Occupation: Adventurer
Group Membership: Insimians (Black Bolt/Blackagar Boltagon, Gorgon/Gorgon Petragon, Karnak, Medusa/Medusalith Amaquelin, Triton)
Affiliations: None
Enemies: None
Known Relatives: Medusalith Amaquelin (Medusa, sister), Blackagar Boltagon (Black Bolt, brother-in-law), Gorgon Petragon (cousin), Karnak (cousin)
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: presumably Attilan
First Appearance: Marvel Apes I#3/4 (December, 2008)
Powers/Abilities: Crystal can manipulate the classical elements, allowing her to control air, fire, water, and earth. She can generate flames, shape water and wind currents, and cause localized tremors, making her a versatile and powerful elemental combatant.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'5")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 140 lbs.)
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Blonde
History:
(Marvel Apes I#3/4 (fb) - BTS) - Crystal is a member of the Insimian Royal Family who became connected to the outside world. As both an Insimian ambassador and a hero in her own right, she frequently found herself bridging Attilan's interests with those of the wider superhero community.
(Marvel Apes I#3/4) - Crystal and the Insimian Royal Family leaped towards adventure.
Comments: Created by either Karl Kesel or Tom Peyer.
The Insimians first appeared in Marvel Apes I#3/4 (December, 2008) as a one panel teaser for the sense shattering and never to be published pages of Amazing Ape-Ventures where the most sensational swinger of them all, the Black Widorangutan would be featured alongside the Insimians. A fun nod to their original book Amazing Adventures from the 1970's where they shared a series for eight issues.
The Marvel Apes limited series (2008) was conceived as a playful companion to the earlier Marvel Zombies phenomenon. Following the unexpected commercial success of Zombies, Marvel looked to replicate the formula by reimagining its superheroes in another offbeat, high-concept alternate reality. Writer Karl Kesel, inspired by Silver Age whimsy and the classic "What If?" tradition, pitched a world where Marvel's heroes and villains were evolved primates rather than humans. The project was greenlit as a four-issue miniseries, launching with a tongue-in-cheek promotional campaign that leaned into its absurdity while still delivering a surprisingly dark, satirical storyline. The series spawned several tie-ins and one-shots, positioning the Ape-Verse as both a parody of and homage to Marvel's multiverse storytelling.
Earth-8101 is the main Marvel Apes reality, but there are three others as well:
- Earth-81218, possible future of Earth-8101 set in the year 2099.
- Earth-90543, monkey Speedball was send back to his world and branded a traitor by the Ape-Vengers. This was a bad dream of the Gibbon.
- Earth-95019, diverged from Earth-8101 when zombies invaded their world. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z Update #5 indicates that the timelines designated Earth-95019 and Earth-21050 were seemingly erased when Earth-616's Gorilla Girl went back to the moment the portal was opened and destroyed it.
Profile by MarvellousLuke
CLARIFICATIONS:
Crystal has no known connections to
Images: (without ads)
Marvel Apes I#3, p33, pan2 (main image)
Appearances:
Marvel Apes I#3/4 (December, 2008) - Karl Keser or Tom Peyer (presumed writer), Mike McKone (pencils), Andy Lanning, Cam Smith (inkers)
First Posted: 1/14/2026
Last Updated: 1/14/2026
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