Dante Pertuz (Earth-616)

Inferno
Name	Dante Pertuz
Current Alias	Inferno
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	formerly Warriors, New Attilan Security Force
Relatives	Parents: Mrs. Pertuz (mother, deceased) Siblings: Gabriela Pertuz (sister) Other Relatives: Ariela Pertuz (niece) Family-in-Law: John (brother-in-law, deceased)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5′11″ (1.8 m)
Weight	161 lbs (73.03 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Brown (as Dante) Red (as Inferno)
Hair	Black
Unusual Features	Flaming Body. Activation of power turns body into flaming ash or molten rock
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human with latent Inhuman lineage activated by the Terrigen Bomb
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Des Plaines, Illinois
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	American, New Attilan
Occupation	Adventurer; former student, musician, drummer
Base of Operations	New Attilan Formerly Des Plaines, Illinois
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Matt Fraction, Charles Soule, Joe Madureira
First	Inhuman #1 (April, 2014)
First	Inhuman #1 (April, 2014)

Well, Dante, we used to be a kingdom. Now, it seems we are a world. A world at war. And the time is coming, my friend... when you will need to pick a side.

—Queen Medusa[source]

History

Dante was a newly activated Inhuman due to the release of the Terrigen Bomb that affected New York City after the Inhuman city of Attilan fell into the Hudson River. The mist traveled all around the world which included Dante's home state of Illinois. After coming out of the cocoon, he was approached by a fellow Inhuman named Lash, who came there to see if Dante was worthy of the gifts that were given to him.

Dante fired up

As he emerged from his Terrigenesis cocoon, he asked Lash what happened to his mother who had remained stuck into her cocoon, and he told him that she didn't survive the transformation process of the Terrigen Mist. Dante's retaliation came when his body started to engulf itself into flames, which he used in the form of heat blasts against Lash, until Queen Medusa arrived via teleportation through Eldrac the Door to interfere.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

Dante is one of the new generation of Inhumans activated by the Terrigen Bomb and subsequently trained by Gorgon.

Geo-Thermal Conversion: Dante Petruz has the inhuman ability to set his entire body or parts of his body aflame at will. Unlike other wielders of such powers who do so with no side effect, Dante's body has the proclivity to scab over with hard volcanic rock shortly after ignition. Though the speed and scale depends on how hot he is burning at the time. The heat and light that he generates nor the petrified dermis have any ill effect on him and he can move with no reduction to his natural mobility. The intensity of his powers appears to be directly tied to his anger with outbursts leading to stronger flames. After cooling down, the super-heated lava on his body cools into magma that can be touched without harm. His body then begins a slow process of converting back into flesh.

• Pyrokinesis: Inferno can spontaneously generate and manipulate pyrokinetic flames that are devoid of volcanic rock. These flames burn intensely enough to completely melt bullets before they could reach him and to incinerate Bullseye's throwing knife in the air. His flames are capable of reaching at least 2500°F (1370°C) and his flame blasts were potent enough to temporarily match The Unspoken's terrigen blasts.
  • Heat and Fire Absorption: Inferno can absorb heat and fire from his vicinity into his body. He once absorbed pillars of fire from burning wrecks in order to help Flint and Naja save civillians.
  • Heat and Fire Immunity: Due to the nature of his powers Dante is naturally immune to extreme heat and fire from external sources. His eyes and biology are also adapted to survive in a volcanic caldera. It is currently unknown whether external flames can jumpstart his volcanic conversion process.
  • Pyrokinetic Flight: Dante was shown to fly alongside Black Bolt and Medusa using his own power. Presumably in a similar manner to other fire wielding heroes. Although he has not displayed this application of his powers since.
• Superhuman Strength and Durability: Dante's Inhuman body is naturally stronger and more durable than that of a baseline human. However, his particular inhumanity empowers him further in this regard, enough to knock-out two fellow inhuman's at the same time. At one time he almost held back Man-Thing's charge and in another instance he seamlessly held back a punch from one of Emulator's dragons with little effort. His physical potency appears to be tied to how hot he burns at the time as he had to "flame on" in many of these instances.
• Volcanic Regeneration: Dante's volcanic physiology thrives on heat and fire to fuel his own regenerative powers. During the Inhuman riots in Attilan, he had his entire left arm chopped off from the shoulder down and his body expelled lava that coagulated into a replacement in a few seconds. The regenerated portions of his body experienced no loss of function.

Geothermal Manipulation: When properly amped by Leer, Dante's geothermal powers reached new heights, enabling him to cause volcanoes to erupt from the ground, spewing magma everywhere. It is unknown whether this boost was temporary or permanent.

Abilities

Inferno was trained in combat and powers use by Gorgon.

Weaknesses

Power Regulation Disability: Inferno tends to set himself on fire due to lack of control over his abilities, more often than not he burns himself on his own plasma every time he gets too torqued up.

Loss of Consciousness: Dante will immediately switch off his powers once he has lost consciousness. Gorgon of the Inhumans knocked Inferno out to stop him from burning.

Trivia

• His alias along with his real name is a reference the first canto of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, Inferno.

See Also

• 64 appearance(s) of Dante Pertuz (Earth-616)
• 4 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Dante Pertuz (Earth-616)
• 3 minor appearance(s) of Dante Pertuz (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) of Dante Pertuz (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Dante Pertuz (Earth-616)
• 134 image(s) of Dante Pertuz (Earth-616)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Dante Pertuz (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Dante Pertuz on Marvel.com