Suma-ket

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Suma-Ket is a fictional character in Marvel Comics created by Bob Harris and Jae Lee. Suma-Ket first appeared in Namor I # 35. He is a foe of the inconic comic book character, Prince Namor, and he kills Namor in the following issue of the series. He is an ancient demon sorcerer, warrior mage, and king of the Unforgiven Dead.

Suma-Ket's tribe comes from north of Atlantis. They claimed to be wise men come to save Atlantis from the Faceless Ones. Suma-Ket, a messianic warrior mage, and his tribe did defeat the Faceless Ones. Then the Atlanteans slew their king and made Suma-Ket king of Atlantis. Later, the seemingly-messianic Suma-Ket began to turn into a demonic tyrant, built a temple to dark gods, and raised the Unforgiven Dead. He ruled a dark and murderous Atlantis. The Atlantean Lords and Neptune were able to drive Suma-Ket out, but not kill him.

Suma-Ket returned to Atlantis in Namor I # 35. Namor was killed battling Suma-Ket, who impaled him on his sacred blade. But Namor was revived by Father Neptune, the deity worshipped by Atlanteans. They battled again with Namor killing Suma-Ket by plunging Neptune's sacred trident into Suma-Ket's chest.

Suma-Ket is a necromancer who, using blood rite ceremonies, can temporarily raise and control the dead. Suma-Ket possesses superhuman strength, endurance, agility, reflexes, healing, and durability. He was significantly less strong than Namor, lifting approximately 20 tons, but far more durable, able to withstand repeated blows by Namor. His body is adapted to aquatic life. Since becoming a demon, Suma-Ket has developed horns and claws and does not breath or age. He can only be caged or destroyed by enormous forces such as the Sacred Tident of Neptune. In addition to minor spells and arduous magical rites, Suma-Ket has the following magic-based abilities: blasts of destructive mystical energy, healing, projecting and reading thoughts, and levitation.

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Suma-Ket has lived for at least 8000 years.

[edit] Paraphernalia

Suma-Ket can summon his Sacred Blade, a scrying crystal allowing him to view and open portals to other places, or his most powerful attack, his mystic Dark Trident that can fire devastating magical energy that can turn an building into dust.

Suma-Ket can also summon monsters from the deeps of the oceans.