Faceless Ones

Faceless Ones
Name	Faceless Ones
Aliases	"Evil Dwellers of the Deep, Dark Places", Those Who Dwell Below, the Demons of the Deep
Affiliation and Identity
Affiliation	Army of the Beast King; Suma-Ket; Aqueos served by Zantor;
Physical Characteristics
Average Height	3'
Average Weight	90 lbs
Eyes	None,
Skin	Green,
Special Adaptations	Pointed ears, webbed hands and feet, vestigial wings, no facial features
Unusual Features	Facial features (red eyes and mouths with teeth) can appear; fanged maws, appearing during feeding (Aqueos Faceless Ones)
Origin and Status
Origin	Race of savage underwater creatures
Reality	Earth-616
Base of Operations	A realm below an undersea mountains on the outskirts of Northern Atlantis, and/or off the coast of South America, Atlantic Ocean
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Stan Lee, Gene Colan
First	Tales to Astonish #72 (July, 1965)
First	Tales to Astonish #72 (July, 1965)

The Faceless Ones are a race of savage underwater creatures.

They often clashed with the Sub-Mariner and the Atlanteans.

History

Origin

The Faceless Ones are a race of savage underwater creatures inhabiting a realm below an undersea mountains on the outskirts of Northern Atlantis. They and their origin were described by the Logomancer to be "a long story".

They were creatures of fable and myth to most Atlanteans, told by the ancients to frighten children at sleep-time.

5900 BC

Circa 5900 BC, the Faceless Ones attacked Atlantis (then ruled by Harran, son of Atlantis' founder). Leading the Unforgiven Dead, Suma-Ket magically banished the Faceless Ones (leading to the awed Atlanteans slay Harran and proclaim Suma-Ket king of Atlantis). Another account states that Suma-Ket was actually the leader of the Faceless Ones.

Modern Age

The Faceless Ones were responsible for slaughtering Tiger Shark's pregnant wife Mara and her tribe.

Faceless Ones were part of the Aqueos, and formed one of the three distinct major kinds of Aqueos.

One such Faceless One led or assisted an Aqueos attack on New Atlantis, personally confronting Namor, and unleashing vampirized sea life on him. Namor managed to kill the Faceless One, and the Aqueos were repelled using solar lights.

After Namor abdicated from the throne of Atlantis, seven pretenders rose to claim it. Among them, the Beast King, a walking humanoid coral, banded together the beasts of the oceans, including the Elder Whales, the Seaweed Men, and the Faceless Ones.

Notes

• Though it is sometimes stated by internet sites that the Faceless Ones are or may be a divergent branch of the Homo mermani, the true origins of the Faceless Ones remains unrevealed.

Trivia

• In the Cthulhu Mythos, "The Faceless Ones" is the title of Byagoona, a Great Old One and the offspring of Lu-Kthu.
• The Flogged Prince, the tavern bought by young Namor in the outskirts of Atlantis, had an additional sign to exclude Faceless Ones and Seaweed Men.

See Also

• 12 appearance(s) of Faceless Ones
• 2 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Faceless Ones
• 2 mention(s) of Faceless Ones
• 4 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Faceless Ones
• 2 image(s) of Faceless Ones
• 1 victim(s) killed by Faceless Ones

Links and References

• Faceless Ones at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe