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Black Bolt is the main protagonist of the ABC TV series, Marvel's Inhumans. He is the king of Attilan and the brother of Maximus. He has the power of Super sonic which causes him not to speak.
He is portrayed by Anson Mount who also portrayed Christopher Pike in Star Trek: Discovery and Batman in Injustice (2021).
History
Marvel's Inhumans
Background
Black Bolt was the first son of Agon and the older brother of Maximus. Unlike his brother, Black Bolt did not want to be king. Upon gaining his powers, he founds out he got sonic powers resulting him not speaking forcing him to use sign language to communicate. Black Bolt accidently killed his parents due to Maximus manipulation. He become king and married Medusa.
Uprising in Attilan
After Maximus usurps the throne from him, Black Bolt ends up in Hawaii where he is arrested. While in prison, Black Bolt meets an Inhuman named Sammy who contacts geneticist Evan Declan to break them out. Black Bolt soon realizes that Declan had other plans for him and tries to escape with Sammy, but encounter Auran and the Inhumans who were sent by Maximus. Medusa and her ally Louise Fisher arrive and rescue Black Bolt. Later, the group reunites with Karnak and Gorgon, but Locus, one of Maximus' agents sent to locate the Royal Family, dies from a previous wound. Before passing, she tells Black Bolt that he is capable of becoming a better king. Black Bolt begins to express a desire to kill his brother, but Medusa calms him. Along with Louise, they both reunite with Crystal and Lockjaw with the rest of the family. Black Bolt reveals that he was well aware of his brother's betrayal in advance and that Triton was also in on it. The family returns to Attilan and after a failed parley in which Declan is taken back by Maximus, Black Bolt confronts his brother only to learn that he cannot kill him as Attilan will be destroyed in a failsafe plan.
On the Run
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Reunited
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Regaining Power
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New life on Earth
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