Phaeder

Phaeder
Phaeder gives the High Evolutionary the blueprint for breaking the genetic code.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Marvel Two-in-One #72 (February, 1981)
Created by	Mark Gruenwald Ralph Macchio Ron Wilson
In-story information
Species	Inhuman
Abilities	Expert geneticist

Phaeder is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the father of Maelstrom.

Phaeder first appeared in Marvel Two-in-One #72 and was created by Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, and Ron Wilson.

Phaeder was an Inhuman geneticist. Approximately a century ago, Phaeder was exiled from Attilan for daring to suggest the possibility of cloning. Agon, father of Black Bolt, was part of the Inhuman council of genetics that exiled him. Phaeder then cloned himself, and slew the clone, to cover his tracks as he left his home.

Phaeder took up residence with the Deviants in Lemuria, where he mated with a Deviant named Morga who gave birth to Maelstrom. When Maelstrom's paternity was discovered, Morga was put to death and Maelstrom was put in the Deviants's slave pits. Eventually, Phaeder rescued Maelstrom and brought him back to his secret laboratory in the ruins of Attilan. Together, they took Phaeder's research even farther: they perfected a technique for cheating death by transferring one's mind to a cloned body, a technique utilized multiple times by the Red Skull.

It was later revealed that Phaeder had given the blueprints to break the genetic code to Herbert Wyndham which led to him becoming the High Evolutionary. Phaeder later contacted the High Evolutionary where he gave him some Subterraneans to use as slaves.

Phaeder and Maelstrom later approached Arnim Zola where they deciphered and added to the genetic engineering notes that Arnim Zola obtained.