Gral (Inhuman leader) (original) (raw)

GRAL

Real Name: Gral (presumably)

Identity/Class: Sub-species of humanity (Inhuman) mutate

Occupation: King

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: None

Enemies: Auron

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Attilan

First Appearance: (mentioned): Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#5 (May, 1983)

Powers/Abilities: Gral was a "non-human"-looking Inhuman and a powerful leader in Attilan thousands of years ago. Nothing else about his powers or abilities has been revealed.

Height: Unrevealed
Weight: Unrevealed
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Unrevealed

History: (Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Fantastic Four 2005 - Inhumans entry – BTS) – Thousands of years ago, in the city of Attilan, Gral, who was non-human-looking, became the king.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#5 - Inhumans entry - BTS) - Frustrated with the policies that only allowed Inhumans who had been genetically tested to receive the process of Terrigenesis and frustrated with the discrimination against non-human-looking beings, Gral implemented a "reign of terror" during which he forced all Inhumans to Terrigenate, resulting in around 2/3rds of the populace altering to non-human forms, which would impact the Inhuman genetic line for generations.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition I#6 - Inhumans entry - BTS) - During Gral's reign, it was also discovered that multiple exposures to the Terrigen Mists would further the extent of the mutations.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#5 - Inhumans entry - BTS) - The Inhumans began dividing into "Mutation Camps," forcing certain types of mutations to live together among their own phenotypes. In time, Gral was deposed and Auron became the new king of the people, helping them to accept the diversity among them.

(Guardians of the Galaxy I#27 (fb) - BTS) - At some point, an Inhuman ailement was named after Gral and it was discovered that Gral's Disease was non-fatal if caught early.

(Guardians of the Galaxy I#27 - BTS) - When Earth-691 native Talon, an inhuman from his reality's year 3100 who was trapped on present day Earth-616, came down with Gral's Disease, he had his Earth-691 Guardians of the Galaxy teammates rush him to Earth-616's Attilan on the moon for help. There, Talon was treated in the Randac Medical Center, where it was revealed to Talon that Gral's Disease was not fatal if caught in time.

Comments: Created by Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson, Mark Lerer, Roger Stern, Tom DeFalco, Mike Zeck and Josef Rubinstein.

Gral was never seen, only mentioned. --Proto-Man

Profile by Chadman.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Gral should not be confused with:

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Appearances:
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#5 (May, 1983) – Mark Gruenwald (head writer/designer/editor), Peter Sanderson, Mark Lerer, Roger Stern, Tom DeFalco (writers), Mike Zeck (Inhumans entry pencils), Josef Rubinstein (inker), Mike Carlin (editor)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition I#6 (May, 1985) – Mark Gruenwald (writer/producer), Peter Sanderson (writer/researcher), Bob Budiansky (Inhumans entry pencils), Josef Rubinstein (inker), Howard Mackie (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)

First Posted: 04/18/2020
Last updated: 04/18/2020

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