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Black Bolt
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Summary

Black Bolt is the ruler of Attilan, and the king of Inhumans, a race offshoot to humans genetically engineered by the Kree for their on purposes, every member possessing immense power. His own signature ability is his ability to harness electrons and control them to his will, and his extremely powerful voice, which is capable of splitting apart planets. Due to this, he has to remain mute so as to not cause widespread destruction.

A reclusive emperor, Black Bolt has used his power from time to time to help both humankind and inhumankind, being a hero to all.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 5-B physically, higher with Statistics Amplification and Matter Manipulation, at least 3-C, likely higher with his voice

Name: Blackagar Boltagon, Black Bolt the Cruel, the Midnight King

Origin: Marvel Comics

Gender: Male

Age: Unknown

Classification: Inhuman, king, member of the Inhuman Royal Family and formerly a member of the Illuminati.

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight, Sound Manipulation (His voice is extremely powerful, and even the smallest sounds can cause devastation), Energy Projection (As shown here), Forcefield Creation (As shown here), Mind Manipulation (Hypnotizes the Mandarin and can perform mental attacks), Sleep Manipulation (Puts Maximus to sleep), Lightning Redirection (Can cause opponents to attract lightning bolts), Magnetism Manipulation (As shown here and here), Antimatter Manipulation (Creates antimatter), Extrasensory Perception (As shown here), Self-Sustenance (Type 1) and Power Bestowal (Gave himself and Firestar the ability to breathe in space), Matter Manipulation (Can manipulate particles and electrons, can transmute elements and do things such as hardening water[1]), Statistics Amplification (Can amplify his strength by modifying his electric field, used a move on The Thing called the Master Blow), Telepathy, Pressure PointsEnergy Manipulation and Absorption (shown here), Power Nullification (As shown here), Longevity, Explosion Manipulation (Shown[2] here[3]), Technology Manipulation (Deactivated Baxter Building security systems), Absorption (Shown here[4]), Density Manipulation (Shown[5] here[6]), Earth Manipulation (Made the Earth soft enough to sink Mandarin in it[6]) Heat Manipulation (Melted ice[6]), Petrification (Shown here), Disease Manipulation (Stopped the Inhumans race from succumbing to a disease). Resistance to Mind Manipulation (As shown here and here)

Attack Potency: Planet level physically (Traded blows[7] with The ThingEmbarrassed NamorCould harm the Sphinx), higher with Statistics Amplification and Matter Manipulation (At full concentration of his powers, was able to counter a planet-destroying solar flare[8]), at least Galaxy level, likely higher with his voice (Made Thanos bleed with a scream[9][10] and damaged his armor,[10] which was undamaged by multiple attacks from Thor[11] and was unaffected by the Silver Surfer’s full power[12])

Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ combat and reaction speed (Comparable to Namor). At least FTL travel speed

Lifting Strength: Class 100 (Said to be able to lift around 75 to 100 tons in Inhumans and War of Kings)

Striking Strength: Planet level, higher with Statistics Amplification

Durability: Planet level, higher with Statistics Amplification

Stamina: Superhuman

Range: Up to Interplanetary

Standard Equipment: None notable

Intelligence: Genius (A brilliant scientist and strategist who has led the Inhuman race for decades and outsmarted his genius brother, Maximus, time and time again)

Weaknesses: His powers can be disrupted if the tuning fork on his head is sufficiently damaged, and he is limited to extremely quiet whispers and sign language to communicate, so as to not cause widespread destruction.

Note:

  • While Black Bolt does harm Gladiator, he doesn't scale to 3-C as it's the latter's durability at peak and there is no indication that Black Bolt harmed him when he was at his peak.
  • Before making any changes to this page, please read and follow the Power-scaling Rules for Marvel and DC Comics.

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References

  1. Fantastic Four Volume Annual 5
  2. Marvel Two In One Annual 4
  3. Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 168
  4. Inhumans Vol 1 10
  5. Fantastic Four Annual Vol 1 5
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Amazing Adventures Vol 1 3
  7. Fantastic Four Volume 1 Issue 46
  8. Marvel Two-In-One Annual Vol 1 4
  9. Infinity #3
  10. 10.0 10.1 Infinity #4
  11. Infinity #6
  12. Silver Surfer Vol. 3 #35

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