Lash (comics)

Lash
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Inhuman #1
Created by	Matt Fraction Charles Soule Joe Madureira
In-story information
Species	Inhuman
Team affiliations	Inhumans
Abilities	Energy conversion

Lash is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Matt Fraction and Joe Madureira, but Fraction had to hand the writing reins to Charles Soule when he left the series.

He is supervillain and Inhuman, who played a key role after the release of the Terrigen Mists around the globe at the conclusion of the "Infinity" storyline.

Lash appears in Season 3 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. portrayed by Matt Willig.

Publication history

Lash first appeared in Inhuman #1 and was created by Matt Fraction, Charles Soule, and Joe Madureira.

According to Charles Soule, the character comes from Orollan another Inhuman city:

The idea was that that city only has one tiny splinter of Terrigen Crystal, which meant it couldn't do the Terrigenesis ritual that Inhumans go through at maturity to sort of figure out what their powers are going to be. People of Orollan had to be very, very selective about it and could only grant that to people they thought would get good powers. So it was almost more of a religious thing for them, more than it was just a part of Inhuman life.

Soule has said that "He's trying to do what he can to both collect strong NuHumans to help his own society, but also cleanse the planet of NuHumans who should never have received Terrigenesis in the first place." Because "The idea is that not everyone on Earth sees all these new Inhumans popping up as a good thing"

Fictional character biography

Born in the hidden Inhuman city of Orrolan (which is somewhere in Greenland), Lash was among the few Inhumans of his generation chosen to undergo Terrigenesis. When the Inhuman King Black Bolt activated a Terrigen Bomb above New York flooding the world with Terrigen Mist and awakening the powers of Inhuman descendants living among humanity as seen at the end of the "Infinity" storyline and the start of the Inhumanity storyline, Lash embarked on a mission to find all the individuals affected and judge for himself whether they were worthy to live with their new abilities. Upon arriving in Illinois, Lash encountered a newly-created Inhuman named Dante Pertuz. He attempted to persuade Dante to join him at Orrolan until he was stopped by the Inhuman Queen Medusa.

Recruiting a NuHuman named Jason in Minnesota, Lash teleports them both to Orollan. There, he explains that Jason and his family were descendants of the Inhumans and while his family may have died during Terrigenesis, Jason has survived and will now have a home among his fellow survivors. With their gifts, they can rebuild the city and perform wonders. Lash shows Jason the most sacred space in Orollan....the Terrigenesis chamber. Here, they hoarded the crystals that bestow Terrigenesis that will show the worthy their true form. Lash says Jason must call himself Korvostax now and introduces him to other NuHumans who explain that humans have formed mobs and attacked them in their communities. The other NuHumans in Lash's group blame Medusa. Lash's new recruits are rebuilding a wall despite a near-total lack of prior experience. Jason asks why Lash isn't showing them how to do this, and the others tell him it isn't wise to speak like that....there used to be two more NuHumans here. The New Attilan group teleports nearby, looking to capture Lash at the advice of Lineage. Lash tells the others that Queen Medusa means to kill them, and urges them to fight. As the battle develops between the New Attilan group and Lash's group, Jason taps into his powers for the first time and begins throwing rocks at Gorgon. Lash draws on the energy of a volcanic spring to power energy blasts that he fire randomly into the scrum. Jason is saved from death by Gorgon who then stuns Lash with a small earth tremor. Talking hold of Lash, Medusa pins him, then invites Lineage to step forward and tell Lash what he told her. Lineage explains that Black Bolt originally released the Terrigen Cloud because something is coming for the Inhumans and they need everyone to hold it back. As many hidden bloodlines from every nation on Earth united. If they cannot prepare. their species and maybe humans as well will be extinct. Medusa gathers the NuHumans and tells Lash that he can help her, stay away, or face defeat. And that Lash can tell Ennilux and the others from her.

Powers and abilities

Lash has energy conversion abilities which enable him to absorb energy and manipulate energy. According to Soule "Let's say someone's running at him — that's kinetic energy. Lash can change all of that into heat — and whoosh! — the other guy goes up in flames."

In other media

Television

• Lash appears in Season 3 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. portrayed by Matt Willig. Executive producer Jed Whedon has said that "I would just say that we’re doing our own take on it. There will be some elements from the comics for sure, but as we always do, we want people to not know what’s coming, so we’re changing it up a little bit." Lash first appears in the episode "Laws of Nature" where he attacks a hospital that Lincoln Campbell is working at. He fights Daisy Johnson, Al MacKenzie, and Lincoln Campbell before retreating upon the authorities arriving at the hospital. In the episode "Devils You Know," Lash used Dwight Frye to tack down Shane Henson (an Inhuman who can levitate) and Lori Henson (an Inhuman with pyrokinetic abilities). Lash found the pair at their apartment where they were talking to another Inhuman named Alisha (a duplicating Inhuman that formerly worked for Jiaying) who had come to warn them. Lash broke down the door and immediately overpowered and killed the pair with a massive blast of energy. When Alisha's duplicate attempted to attack Lash, he pinned her down and killed her before ripping the wall apart and escaping before S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Advanced Threat Containment Unit could arrive. When S.H.I.E.L.D. and the ATCU found and arrested Dwight Frye, Lash tracked the van carrying them intending to stop Frye from giving them information about him. When they came into sight, Lash jumped on the roof of the van and ripped it open before fighting the ATCU agents inside, easily overpowering all of them including Al Mackenzie. To try to stop him, Daisy Johnson fired a shockwave towards Lash which caused the van to crash and roll onto its side. With the ATCU agents inside defeated, Lash dragged Frye out onto the street where he begged for his life. Frye attempted to convince Lash that he had only told the agents the truth, that Lash was being merciful in his killings of the Inhumans. Lash assured Frye that he was not merciful but was necessary before killing him. As Lash walked away from the scene, he spotted Daisy Johnson lying inside the van but chose not to kill her. Daisy witnessed Lash's shadow seemingly transforming into the shadow of human form while walking away.

External links

• Lash at the Marvel Database
• Lash at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Lash at Comic Vine