Triton (comics)

Triton
Triton in Secret Invasion - Inhumans #4 Art by Rich Buckler
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965)
Created by	Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Triton Mander-Azur
Species	Inhuman
Place of origin	Attilan
Team affiliations	Inhuman Royal Family Deep Six
Abilities	Underwater breathing Aquatic vision Superhuman strength, stamina, speed, durability, agility, and reflexes

Triton is a fictional character, an Inhuman appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

He first appeared in Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965), and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

Triton is member of the Inhumans' Royal Family, son of Mander and Azur, brother to Karnak, and cousin to Gorgon, Black Bolt, Maximus, Medusa, and Crystal. Triton was born on the island of Attilan and was exposed to the Terrigen Mist as an infant. The mists altered his body, turning his skin green and giving him the ability to breathe underwater, as well as surviving the cold temperatures and incredible pressures of the deep. An unfortunate side effect was the loss of the ability to survive in a non-aquatic environment. As a result, he lived in a specifically designed area of the Inhumans' city-state of Attilan, requiring a special breathing apparatus to leave the water. The apparatus, cumbersome at first, was eventually reduced in size by fellow Inhuman, Maximus the Mad. Triton's mutation after Terrigenesis was so severe that his parents disallowed his brother Karnak from going through it.

Triton later first encountered the Fantastic Four. During an accidental encounter, he tells his fellow Inhumans he recognizes the Hulk from Reed Richard's micro-film files. Triton acquires an artificial life support system which enabled him to exist out of water. He then first left the Great Refuge with the other members of the Royal Family, acting as a scout for them. He was freed from the "negative zone" barrier, along with the rest of the Inhumans. He then aided the Fantastic Four in battle against Blastaar.