RYNDARYNDA
Real Name: Rynda
Identity/Class: Sub-species of humanity (Inhuman) mutate
Occupation: Queen, scientist
Group Membership: House of Agon/Royal Family
of the Inhumans
Affiliations: Inhumans (Crystal/Crystalia Amaquelin, Lockjaw, others)
Enemies: Kree
Known Relatives: Agon (husband), Blackagar
Boltagon (Black Bolt, son), Maximus Boltagon (Maximus the Mad, son),
Mander (brother), Magnar
(father), Zeta
(mother), Symak (father-in-law), Tanith (mother-in-law), Korath
(brother-in-law), Milena (sister-in-law), Azur (sister-in-law), Gorgon
Petragon (nephew), Karnak Mander-Azur (nephew), Triton (nephew),
Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon (Medusa, daughter-in-law), Ahura Boltagon
(grandson)
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Attilan
First Appearance: Thor I#148 (January, 1968)
Powers/Abilities: After undergoing
Terrigenesis, Rynda discovered
her ability to filter whatever entered her body, giving her a natural
immunity
to poison. In time, she realized she could filter the Terrigen Mists
themselves and used her powers to deliver concentrated pure forms of
the
Terrigen to both of her unborn children while she was pregnant, giving
them
access to the Prima Materia, and this resulted in Black Bolt and
Maximus being
born with their abilities. The full extent of her powers was likely
unrevealed.
Given
that Agon was the king of the Inhumans for over 100 years, it appeared
that
Rynda had an extraordinarily long life.
She was also a skilled geneticist.
Height: 5'10" (by approximation)
Weight: 140 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Gray; formerly black
History: (Official
Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#5 – Inhumans
entry (fb) – BTS) – Rynda grew up in Attilan with her parents, Magnar
and
Zeta, and her brother Mander. Eventually, she married Agon, who became
the king
of the Inhumans, and both of them dedicated themselves to science,
focusing on
the Terrigen Mists and their potential. Mander went on to marry Azur
while Agon's
brother Korath married Milena. Finally, Azur's sister Ambur married
Quelin.
(Fantastic Four Annual I#18 (fb) - BTS) - Agon and Rynda were married in a lavish ceremony in the public square of Attilan. The festive celebration was talked about for generations.(84 years later, Black Bolt and Medusa would be married in the same place).
(Secret Invasion: Inhumans#3 (fb)) – After Rynda
discovered she was pregnant the first time, she and Agon began
experimenting
with Terrigen on the fetus.
(Black Bolt I#12 (fb)) – After Agon and Rynda
exposed the
fetus to the Terrigen, they were impressed by the remarkable readings
and they
realized this could impact all future Terrigen exposures.
(Thor I#148/2 (fb)) – Rynda informed Agon that it
was time
for them to go see what influence their genetic manipulations had had
on their
son. They observed that the baby could manipulate electrons in the air,
hover and fire force blasts, which Agon realized when he drew a stun
blaster gun to make the baby feel threatened, causing Blackagar to
shoot the
blaster out of his hand. When the baby cried, they realized his voice
was in a
sonic range that they could not perceive with their ears but they soon
realized the sonic scream was destroying the lab and the surrounding
area.
As Agon and Rynda got to safety, Blackagar was buried in the rubble and
the
Inhumans dug for hours to find him, learning Blackagar had saved
himself by
creating a force field. Agon held his child with wonder and awe.
(Inhumans: Once & Future Kings#5 (fb)) – When
baby
Blackagar cried, his screams destroyed the room around him. Rynda
rushed to be
with him, ignoring the warnings of the guards and she held Blackagar to
comfort him. Later, Blackagar had to be placed in stasis to keep them
all safe
from his screams.
(Black Bolt I#5 (fb) – BTS) – When Lockjaw was born, Agon and Rynda introduced the puppy to the baby Blackagar and he refused to leave the infant's side. Once Blackagar was old enough to understand, Agon and Rynda left him a message explaining that he had to stay in isolation while they studied his powers. Lockjaw remained Blackagar's sole companion.
(Royals I#3 (fb) – BTS) – When Rynda became pregnant a second time, Azur (wife of Rynda's brother Mander) complained, arguing that perhaps Rynda shouldn't be experimenting on her children.
(Royals I#3 (fb)) – As Rynda prepared to expose her second child to in-utero Terrigenesis, Agon suggested the name Maximus. Rynda wondered if the name might be a little grandiose but Agon argued that the child would need to compete with his all-powerful brother, though he hoped they could raise this one outside of stasis. Rynda told Agon of Azur's complaints and he wondered if he didn't experiment on his own children, whose would he experiment on. In the chamber, Rynda used her own power to filter the Terrigen mists, both to avoid her own secondary Terrigenesis and to purify the Terrigen, accessing the Prima Materia and focusing it in on the fetus' brain, which Agon hoped would result in genius intelligence. Both Agon and Rynda expected great things for their second child.
(Royals I#3 (fb) – BTS) – Agon and Rynda made sure
their
experiments resulted in Maximus and Blackagar's powers being attuned
toward one
another. As the children grew, they realized that Maximus had developed
mental
abilities and in time, they realized that Blackagar was able to resist
Maximus' mind control except in times of injury, illness or self-doubt,
and
in turn, they discovered that Black Bolt's voice had the potential to
expand and
unlock Maximus' powers under the right circumstances.
(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Fantastic Four 2005 – Inhumans
entry - BTS) – Agon and Rynda convinced their siblings and spouses in
the Royal
Family (Korath and Milena, Mander and Azur, and Quelin and Ambur) to
also
experiment on their own children, resulting in a generation of royal
offspring
with fantastic abilities including Blackagar and Maximus, Medusa and
Crystal,
and Gorgon, and Triton, though Karnak chose not to undergo
Terrigenesis.
(Black Bolt I#11 (fb)) – Watching Blackagar as a
child in
his stasis cell, Agon continually caused Blackagar to see nightmares so
he
could learn to control his scream. When Rynda showed sadness at the way
they
treated their son, Agon scolded her.
(Royals I#3 (fb)) – Agon and Rynda told Maximus
when he was
16 about their discoveries, detailing how Blackagar and Maximus' powers
worked but they asked Maximus not to tell his brother. They told
Maximus that he
was meant to be a scientist while Blackagar was meant to be a king.
(Avengers I#95 (fb) – BTS/Marvel Graphic Novel
I#39) – Black
Bolt, after seeing Maximus mentally manipulating Le-Roj's girlfriend,
caught his brother meeting with
the Kree. When the Kree took off, Black Bolt tried to stop them but it
caused
the ship to crash into a nearby tower, where Agon and Rynda were
working.
(Royals I#3 (fb)) – As the Kree ship barreled down on them, Agon and Rynda looked on in fear.
(Avengers I#95 (fb) - BTS/Marvel Graphic Novels
I#39) - Agon and Rynda were both killed. For years afterward, Black
Bolt believed his actions
caused Maximus to go mad.
(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#5 - Inhumans entry (fb) –
BTS) – In total, Agon and Rynda's reign (as king and queen) lasted approximately
110 years.
(Guardians of the Galaxy I#27 (fb) - BTS) - At
some point, the Inhumans named a city square in Rynda's honor and
later, during the modern era, the Inhumans assembled in Rynda Square.
Comments: Created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and
Joe Sinnott.
Rynda is a character that shows up in flashbacks
about Black
Bolt and Maximus once every ten years or so, emphasizing the narrative
that she
and Agon experimented on their sons in utero, that Black Bolt was
cruelly
raised in isolation and that they were killed by the crashing Kree
ship. There
is a lot left to reveal about her path and life.
Profile by Chadman.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Rynda has no known connections to:
(Avengers I#95 (fb)) – In Attilan, Maximus mentally forced a woman to slap Le-Roj across the face.
--Avengers I#95 (fb)
(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#5 –
Inhumans
entry (fb) – BTS) – Magnar and Zeta were the parents of two known
children,
Rynda and Mander. Rynda went on to marry Agon and they had the children
Black
Bolt and Maximus. Mander married Azur and they also had two sons,
Karnak and
Triton. Little was known of Magnar and Zeta otherwise.
--Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#5
(fb) - BTS
images: (without ads)
Royals I#3, p6, pan4 (Rynda, pregnant, main image)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition
I#6, p29, pan2 (Rynda, face)
Inhumans: Once and Future Kings#5, p1, pan2 (Rynda in pink)
Avengers I#95, p12, pan2 (Le-Roj)
Appearances:
Thor I#148 (January, 1968) – Stan Lee (writer/editor), Jack Kirby
(penciler), Joe Sinnott (inker)
Avengers I#95 (January, 1972) – Roy Thomas (writer), Neal
Adams (penciler), Tom Palmer (inker), Stan Lee (editor)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#5 (May, 1983) - Mark
Gruenwald (head writer/editor/designer), Peter Sanderson, Mark Lerer,
Roger Stern, Tom DeFalco (writers), Mike Zeck (Inhumans entry
penciler), Josef Rubinstein (inker)
Fantastic Four Annual I#18 (August, 1984) - John Byrne (writer), Mark Bright (penciler), Mike Gustovich (inker), Michael Carlin (editor)
Marvel Graphic Novel I#39 (December, 1988) – Ann Nocenti
(writer), Bret Blevins (penciler), Al Williamson (inker), Bob Harras
(editor)
Guardians of the Galaxy I#27 (August, 1992) - Jim Valentino (writer/penciler), Steve Montano (inker), Craig Anderson (editor)
Inhumans II#1 (November, 1998) – Paul Jenkins (writer), Jae
Lee (artist), Bob Harras (editor)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Fantastic Four 2005 (2005) -
Jeff Christiansen (head writer/coordinator), Sean McQuaid, Anthony
Flamini, Michael Hoskin, Bill Lentz, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English,
Stuart Vandal (writers), Jae Lee (Inhumans entry art), Jeff Youngquist
(editor)
Secret Invasion: Inhumans#3 (December, 2008) – Joe Pokaski
(writer), Tom Raney (penciler), Scott Hanna (inker), Bill Rosemann
(editor)
Royals I#3 (July, 2017) – Al Ewing (writer), Thony Silas,
Will Robson (artists), Wil Moss (editor)
Royals I#4 (August, 2017) – Al Ewing (writer), Thony Silas
(artist), Wil Moss (editor)
Black Bolt I#5 (November, 2017) – Saladin Ahmed (writer),
Frazer Irving, Christian Ward (artists), Wil Moss (editor)
Black Bolt I#6 (December, 2017) – Saladin Ahmed (writer),
Christian Ward (artist), Wil Moss (editor)
Inhumans: Once & Future Kings#5 (February, 2018) –
Christopher Priest (writer), Phil Noto (artist), Wil Moss (editor)
Black Bolt I#11 (May, 2018) – Saladin Ahmed (writer),
Christian Ward (artist), Wil Moss (editor)
First Posted: 05/02/2020
Last updated: 02/13/2021
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