MARISTA
Real Name: Marista
Identity/Class: Sub-species of humanity (Inhuman) mutate
Occupation: Royal attendant
Group Membership: Inhumans
Affiliations: Black Bolt, Desidera, Elejea, Inhuman child, Medusa, Minxi
Enemies: None
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Attilan
First Appearance: Inhumans III#1 (November, 1998)
Powers/Abilities: Unrevealed, though exposure to the Terrigen mists almost definitely took place.
History: (Inhumans III#1) - While attending to Queen Medusa's needs, Marista listened to her liege discuss her frustrations about her husband, King Black Bolt of the Inhumans, and offered Medusa advice and questions as appropriate. Medusa then joined Black Bolt to see the introduction of an Inhuman child.
(Inhumanity#2) - After Attilan's fall Medusa's handmaidens Minxi, Eleja & Marista moved with their queen Medusa into Avengers Tower.
Later Marista reported to Medusa that the Unspoken rose from his grave and laid claim to the Inhumans' throne and amassed an army by stealing cocoons.
Comments: Created by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee.
Thanks to MarvellousLuke for the Inhumanity images.
Profile by Chadman.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Character name
has no known connections to
(Inhumans III#1) - A young Inhuman child was presented to Black Bolt and Medusa, royalty in Attilan. The child was introduced by his father, who was the son of Grimal, a carnivore, whose father before him was Tauron, second cousin to Vel, a personal friend of Black Bolt's father.
--Inhumans III#1
images: (without ads)
Inhumans III#1, p12, pan3 (Marista)
Inhumanity#2, p3, pan1 (body shot)
Inhumanity#2, p14, pan4 (head shot)
Inhumans III#1, p14, pan1 (child)
Appearances:
Inhumans III#1 (November, 1998) - Paul
Jenkins (writers), Jae Lee (penciler/inker), Joe Quesada & Jimmy Palmiotti
(editors)
Inhumanity#2 (March, 2014) - Matt Fraction (writer), Nick Bradshaw & Todd Nauck (pencils/inks), Scott Hanna & Tom Palmer (inks), Nick Lowe (editor)
First Posted: 01/03/2007
Last updated: 05/25/2014
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