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PLAYER
Name: Liz
Journal: rizumcbutt
Contact: AIM: the p0rn nun
CHARACTER
Series: Marvel
Full Name: Blackagar Boltagon
Age: unknown; late 30s?
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210 lbs
Timeline: Post moving Attilan to the moon, pre Civil War and Silent War.
History: History!
Personality: Black Bolt is a man that knows responsibility. His ability caused his voice to wreck havoc from the moment he was born, and he immediately went into training to learn how to control it. He was deemed safe enough to join civilization only by the time he was 13, and by then he knew very well that he would never speak freely - or even at all. These strict guidelines have left their impression, and how could they not? He's lived in self-imposed silence his entire life, and even has to meditate daily to be sure he won't accidentally murmur in his sleep and destroy his kingdom around him. As a result, Black Bolt is a serious, solemn, and thoughtful king of the Inhumans, whom none have ever blamed for making a hastily decision. When all your words remain on the inside, when the only conversations you have are with yourself, you tend to pick up the hobby 'deep thought' and make it an art.
Although he has accepted his silence, it's not without its frustrations. He's an intelligent and quick-witted man, and there are times that a plan or an idea comes to him, and it would take far too long to sit down and explain it. He's much more likely to simply go and act on his idea or plan without consulting others, which turns it into something of a test of faith. He might suddenly go against the strategy, fly away from the enemy, and he leaves his teammates (often confused and frustrated) to trust that he's got some beneficial spark of inspiration and hasn't merely gone insane or switched sides. This has caused friction between he and his royal family many times, and all Black Bolt can do is push onward and hope they know him well enough to keep their faith in him.
To those that don't know him, Black Bolt's silence may seem arrogant. He makes no attempts to excuse himself or apologize for his lack of communication, and certainly not to explain it to those that are unaware of his power. He gives the impression of being far removed from those too simple to immediately grasp his unspoken meaning, announced in heavy looks and meaningful gestures. This is, of course, a false impression. He's a beloved king of Attilan, and not simply because of his power. His capacity for love is huge, extending to each of the citizens of his kingdom. It extends even to his mad and twisted brother Maximus, even after multiple attempts to overthrow him and steal Black Bolt's crown.
This unrelenting love for Maximus could be said to be Black Bolt's unfortunate weakness. His life would be infinitely simpler if he could only kill his evil genius of a brother before the man could do any more harm, but each time they take him down Black Bolt insists that the man remain alive. He seems to hope for redemption, even after all of these years, and will not stop loving him. One particular plot of Black Bolt's involved using Maximus's own greed against him, allowing the man to think he had gained the upper hand and stolen the throne again. When, in the end, Maximus realized he had only been used the entire time to further Black Bolt's agenda, Black Bolt showed nothing but sorrow for this, the way it had to be.
Powers and Abilities:
Black Bolt's Inhuman mutation allows him to manipulate free-floating particles. In its purest form, they're generated in the speech center of his brain, and released as a quasi-sonic blast. This is his most powerful ability - so powerful, that a single whisper could bring his kingdom down in ruins, and a scream could tear apart the planet. Needless to say, he doesn't talk much.
The tuning-fork on his forehead allows him to manipulate these particles for more fine-tuned work though, such as enhancing his strength and speed, forming temporary force fields, creating surfaces solid enough to stand on, sending out short-range concussive blasts through his arms, and even jamming electronic devices. The force fields and solid surfaces are taxing and can't be maintained for too long, though.
As an Inhuman, his speed, strength, endurance, reflexes and healing are better than a human's, but his immunity to disease is very low.