Agon (Earth-616)

King Agon
Name	Agon
Current Alias	King Agon
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Inhuman Royal Family, Inhumans Genetics Council
Relatives	Parents: Symak (father); Tanith (mother) Siblings: Korath (brother) Spouses: Rynda (wife) Children: Black Bolt, Maximus (sons) Descendants: Ahura (grandson) Other Relatives: Karnak, Triton, Gorgon (nephews) Family-in-Law: Milena (sister-in-law); Mander (brother-in-law); Medusa (daughter-in-law)
Marital Status	Married
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Black, Grey-haired at his temples
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Inhuman
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Death	Attilan
Cause of Death	Accidentally killed by Black Bolt when he destroyed a Kree ship
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Attilan
Occupation	Monarch; Geneticist (Scientist)
Base of Operations	Attilan
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
First	Thor #148 (November, 1967)
First	Thor #148 (November, 1967)
Death	Avengers #95 (January, 1972)
Death	Avengers #95 (January, 1972)

History

Little was known about the origin of Agon, but it is known that about 110 years ago he was crowned ruler of the Inhumans, proving to be one of the most popular rulers in generations.

Exposing his wife and unborn baby to the Mists

Agon was also chief geneticist of Attilan, and he exposed his wife Rynda to the Terrigen Mist while she was pregnant as an experiment, producing Black Bolt, one of the most powerful Inhumans ever. When Rynda was pregnant with Maximus, Agon would repeat the experiment, though focussing the terrigenesis this time on his son's brain, anticipating to develop a genius intellect in him.

During his reign, he came to a head with the house of Phaeder, accusing Phaeder himself to be conducting forbidden genetic experiments. Phaeder managed to escape imprisonment, however, by leaving a dead clone of himself behind for the Inhuman council to find.

Agon's rule came to an end when his second son, Maximus, attempted to make deals with the Kree to achieve powers for himself. Black Bolt attempted to stop the Kree dissidents from escaping in a spacecraft, but his scream sent the ship crashing down into his parents' building. Agon and Rynda were killed in the crash.

Attributes

Abilities

Agon is a skilled geneticist.

Paraphernalia

Transportation

Lockjaw

Trivia

• "Agon" is a Greek-language term for a struggle or contest, as well as the name of a god who personified this concept. "In Ancient Greek drama, particularly Old Comedy (fifth century BC), agon refers to a contest or debate between two characters - the protagonist and the antagonist - in the highly structured Classical tragedies and dramas. The agon could also develop between an actor and the choir or between two actors with half of the chorus supporting each. Through the argument of opposing principles, the agon in these performances resembled the dialectic dialogues of Plato. The meaning of the term has escaped the circumscriptions of its classical origins to signify, more generally, the conflict on which a literary work turns."
  • The term "agony" derives from "agon".

See Also

• 10 appearance(s) of Agon (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Agon (Earth-616)
• 6 minor appearance(s) of Agon (Earth-616)
• 13 mention(s) of Agon (Earth-616)
• 7 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Agon (Earth-616)
• 28 invocation(s) of Agon (Earth-616)
• 3 image(s) of Agon (Earth-616)