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Inhuman of the Day

November 28th - Triton

An amphibian Inhuman with green, scaled skin, pointed ears and fish-like facial features.  Triton is the elder brother of Karnak, the son of Mander and Azur, and cousin to King Black Bolt.  As a result of the effects rendered upon him by Terrigenesis, Triton has remained by far the most alienated and isolated member of the Inhuman Royal Family.  

Triton was exposed to the mists during early adolescence.  It mutated him into an anthropomorphic, fish-like being with the ability to breath underwater and survive in inhospitable, zero-oxygen environments.  Unfortunately, it also left him unable to breath regular air and he had to be sequestered to a specialized aquatic tank so to keep him alive.  

Triton’s new physical form and abilities were deemed as highly unattractive and unfortunate by the standards of old Attilan; the compensatory actions needed to keep him alive were a source of great embarrassment and consternation to his aristocratic parents.  So great was their disappointment over what had happened to Triton that they chose not to have their younger son, Karnak, go through the process of Terrigenesis.

Triton had a very solitary childhood and young adulthood, largely spent stuck in his life-sustaining aqua-tank.  He was eventually outfitted with an aqua-suit that enabled him to move about freely throughout Attilan - although this did little to abate his loneliness.  Triton’s brother, Karnak, was often merciless in his teasing, referring to Triton’s freakish appearance as a warning of the haphazard nature of Terrigenesis.  Karnak seemed to be honorable and thoughtful in all other areas of his life, yet when it came to his brother, he often devolved into a cruel adolescent.  

Despite the isolation that he had endured, Triton grew into a highly compassionate, noble, and empathetic individual.  Stoic and laconic, Triton gradually earned the respect and admiration of his fellow Inhumans and became a valued member of Black Bolt’s royal entourage. Triton remained loyal to Black Bolt during Maximus’ coup and temporary ascension to the throne.  He traveled with the others to the humann world in search of Medusa who had fallen prey to the manipulation of the villain known as The Wizard.  Although it was a perilous adventure, Triton seemed to greatly enjoy his time outside of Attilan.  He reveled in the freedom afforded to him swimming about the Earth’s oceans.  Like his cousin, Crystal, Triton was quite fond of the human adventurers, The Fantastic Four, and even joined them for a short time as an auxiliary member of their team.  At one point, Triton was instrumental in rescuing Reed Richards after he had become lost in Negative Zone.  

Maximus ultimately developed a more streamlined protective device for Triton that enabled him to survive out of the water in an unencumbered fashion.  Though he was now free to roam Attilan on his own, his isolated feelings of not quite fitting in persisted. 

At one point Triton met Prince Namor The Sub-Mariner and toured the underwater kingdom of Atlantis.  Atlantis felt more like a home to Triton than Attilan ever had and he was tempted to remain there, turning his back on his home and race of origin.  Triton ultimately opted to return to Attilan, although he remained a close friend and ally to Namor and the people pf Atlantis. Triton and Namor had many adventures together and their friendship cemented an important diplomatic tether between Attilan and Atlantis.  At one point, Triton joined a group of sea-faring heroes formed and led by Namor called The Deep Six.  

Triton has proven his metal as a skilled combatant on numerous occasions, serving with distinction during The Kree-Skull War, as well as during skirmishes with formidable foes, including The Hulk, Attuma, Plantman, The Pursuer, and The Mandarin.   There was one adventure where Triton saved all of Attilan (as well as the members of the Fantastic Four) by searching out and destroying a bizarre lunar crystal that was emitting a powerful hallucinatory influence.  This valiant act was done on his own with much of Attilan unaware that it was Triton who had saved them.  Being a quiet and modest sort, Triton chose not to divulge this act of heroism.

Some time later, Triton’s physical form began to further mutate.  His dorsal fin became more pronounced and his face and body took on a more serpentine look.  For reasons yet to be told Triton has since reverted to his more original form; and then mutated back to the serpentine form once again (no explanation has been offered and it’s likely just a matter of different artists preferring to illustrate Triton in different fashions).  

During the Secret Invasion event, Triton traveled to the planet Pelagia.  There he encountered a race of beings whose physical form and abilities very much resembled his own.  Although he was foreign to this world, Triton felt a sense of belonging there that he had never before encountered.  A part of him wished to stay among these people, yet he was on a mission for his queen and his duty and loyalty to The Inhumans overruled his own needs and hence he returned to the others in time for their decisive strike against the Skrulls.  

Following the defeat of the Skrull forces, The Inhumans found themselves embroiled in an interstellar conflict between the Kree and Shi’Ar Empires.  During this War of Kings event, Triton led a specialized branch of the Royal Guard largely made up of aquatic-type Inhumans.  The various aquatic skills these Inhumans possessed loaned themselves very well to the zero gravity combat situations crucial to this war.  Triton served with great valor and his heroism was highly lauded by the many Kree soldiers he served alongside.   Once The Shi-Ar despot, Vulcan was killed and his empire shattered, The Inhumans found themselves in the position of acting as the de facto rulers of the decimated Kree Empire.  Medusa ruled over the Kree from the empire’s new home world of Kon-Tar while Triton was tasked with leading a scientific survey of a nearby astro-phenomena known as ‘The Fault.’  Triton was assisted in this survey by the Kree scientist named Ra-Venn.  

Although Triton had not yet before showed romantic interests in others, there seemed to be something of an amorous mention between the two.  Sadly, Ra-Venn perished when their vessel was invaded by mutagenic spore originating from within The Fault.  

The Inhumans eventually returned to Earth and Triton and the others enjoyed a short respite, a peace that was ultimately shattered by the coming of Thanos and the subsequent Infinity Event.  During this event, Triton helped in the evacuation of Attilan prior to Black Bolt’s detonation of The Terrigen Bomb.   Following the fall of old Attilan and the apparent demise of King Black Bolt, Triton has remained by Medusa’s side.  His former aqua-suit had been damaged and he has had to return to utilizing a more cumbersome device that includes a mouth-cover and tubes that connect to an aqua-tank fastened into a backpack.  Stoic as always, Triton has yet to complain about the matter.  

Following the Secret Wars event, Triton accompanied Black Bolt and Reader in a mission to save Black Bolt and Medusa’s son, Ahura from the grasp of Kang The Conquerer.  This initial effort to rescue Ahura was ineffective, leading a second attempt alongside Medusa and her Uncanny Inhumans squad; they were ultimately successful and Ahura was reunited with his parents.  

Some time later, Triton ended up breaking ranks with his queen, Medusa.   He did not feel that Medusa’s acts to take revenge on Tony Stark for his incursion onto the sovereignty of New Attilan was drastic enough.  Triton believed that more severe action needed to be taken so to deter other would-be invaders.  This led Triton to elicit the aid of his cousin, Maximus.  

This proved to be folly in that Maximus took things way too far, resulting in numerous deaths.  Triton ultimately confessed to his part in Maximus’ bent schemes in order to end a violent conflict between Iron Man and The Inhumans of New Attilan.  Triton agreed to surrender himself to the authorities. Triton was incarcerated in a human jail for superpower inmates.  He was later broken free from this jail by Maximus who recruited him into a harebrained scheme to create artificial Terrigen and hence end the war that was waging between the Inhumans and The X-Men.  

Seeing the potential to redeem himself, Triton agreed to aide Maximus in this pursuit.  Unfortunately, Maximus’ plan to create a formula for artificial Terrigen proved to be just another madcap ploy on Maximus’ part to sew mayhem and consolidate power and information.

In the wake of Inhumans/X-Men War, The Royal Family lead a contingency of Inhumans to track down Maximus and Triton and bring them to justice.  After Triton’s capture, it was decided that he would not be returned to the justice system of the human world.  Instead, Triton was brought by his brother, Karnak, to the Tower of Wisdom where he could reflect on his past mistakes and misdeeds and devise of new means of earning redemption.  

At the onset of the Death of the Inhumans event, Triton accompanied the Royal Family to a secret local to confer with the Universal Inhumans regarding the threat posed by a new faction of the Kree Empire.  They arrived to find that the Universal Inhuman delegates had all been slaughtered by the Kree.  Triton tried to attend to a victim who appeared to be still alive, yet the body was boobytrapped with an explosive device.  Triton was teeming killed int he resulting blast.  

Later, it was revealed that Triton was somehow transported to the Hala where the Kree planned on using him to create more of the Vox super soldiers.  Unwilling to allow his people be transformed into these zombie weapons, Black Bolt destroyed the Kree facility and the various Inhumans who had already been transformed.  Triton was among these Inhumans and he appeared to perish.  Although hopefully this won’t be the last we see of Triton and he will return some day.