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Crystal possesses the power to manipulate the classic four elements. Originally, she was a girlfriend of the Human Torch, then the girlfriend of the Avenger The Sentry. She later married Quicksilver. They have a daughter, Luna, who, via her father, is grand-daughter of the villain known as Magneto. Chinese (Wu Xing) Japanese (Godai) Earth (地) | Water (水) | Fire (火) | Air / Wind (風) | Void / Sky / Heaven (空) Hinduism (Tattva) and Buddhism (Mahābhūta) Vayu / Pavan — Air / Wind Agni / Tejas — Fire Akasha — Aether Prithvi / Bhumi — Earth Ap / Jala — Water Bön New Zealand “The Four Elements” redirects here. ... This article is about the Silver/Modern Age Human Torch, Johnny Storm. ... The Avengers is an elite fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Universe. ... The Sentry (Robert Bob Reynolds) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero who lives in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For Quicksilver (DC Comics), see Max Mercury. ... Luna Maximoff is a fictional supporting character published by Marvel Comics. ... This article is about magneto, the engine component. ...

Fictional character biography

Crystal's first encounters with the outside world were via the Fantastic Four. They and the Inhumans clashed several times and eventually, she fell in love with the Human Torch. Their romance was blocked by a literal barrier, as the Inhuman's city was encased in a dome of Negative Zone energy.

Crystal would later leave the city for careers with the Fantastic Four and Avengers. During a time when the Inhumans lived on the Moon, Crystal defied the power structure of her society and fled with many Inhumans to an isolated part of Earth. They were there to help Medusa, their queen, give birth in secret. Crystal used her powers to eliminate the pollution from a wide area around their hideout, a mistake which would soon come back to haunt all of them.

Quicksilver and Crystal have had a rocky marriage. Pietro has always had a quick temper and Crystal had once had an affair with a real estate agent named Norman Webster. She and the Human Torch still had feelings for each other during his supposed marriage to Alicia Masters (later revealed to be a Skrull named Lyja merely pretending to be Alicia). She also developed feelings for Dane Whitman, the Black Knight but nothing physical came from it. These reasons have caused them to separate several times, despite Maximus the Mad taking credit for causing Pietro's descent into madness, and Crystal's affair. One such reconciliation attempt occurred in a small town, in a rented cabin, where Crystal had to urge Quicksilver to 'go slow'. Unfortunately, even this was affected by outside forces. Lyja is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Dane Whitman is a fictional super hero in the Marvel Comics Universe and third person to bear the name Black Knight. ... Maximus is a fictional schizophrenic and genius published by Marvel Comics. ...

During Crystal's time with the Avengers, Magneto's Acolytes kidnapped her daughter personally, causing much destruction to the mansion. Luna ended up in Genosha under the control of the Acolytes. The Avengers teamed up with the X-Men and managed to recover her safely.

After the events of House of M Crystal was reunited with her depowered husband, only for him to steal the Terrigen Mist from Attilan, in an attempt to use it to restore the depowered mutants. Luna is also exposed to the mists, granting her various abillities. House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... The History of the Terrigen Mists. ... Look up luna in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Later on during the events of Slient War, when the Inhumans payed Quicksilver a visit. He allowed Black Bolt to beat him, in response to his betrayal. While Crystal annuals their marriage and once again forbids him from seeing their daughter.

Powers

Crystal gets fed up with boyfriend Johnny Storm, as usual, from FF #99, art by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott.

Crystal possesses the ability to mentally manipulate the Greeks' four basic elements of nature: fire, water, earth, and air. She does so by means of a psionic interaction with the substances on a molecular level. By controlling oxygen molecules she can cause fire to spontaneously ignite or she can douse any oxidizing flame by depriving it of oxygen. She can join hydrogen and oxygen molecules to create rain, summoning these molecules from a volume of atmosphere within a radius of approximately two miles. She can control the movement of water by manipulating surface tension, divining water from the ground and causing it to flow in designated directions. The observed maximum volume of water she can control is approximately 2,000 cubic feet (about 15,000 gallons). Thus, she cannot change the course of rivers or cause the sea to part. She can control the various substances that make up common bedrock (earth: iron, granite, shale, limestone, etc.), creating seismic tremors of up to 6.7 on the Richter scale (greater if tectonic plate fault lines are nearby) by causing a sudden shifting of the earth. The observed maximum volume she can affect at once is 1.8 x 10" cubic feet (approximately 1/800 of a cubic mile). She can also control oxygen atoms and oxygen-containing molecules to create atmospheric disturbances of various kinds. By intermingling air with earth she can cause a duststorm, air with water a typhoon, and air with fire a firestorm. She is able to create a wind of tornado intensity. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds of others stretching... Joe Sinnott (born October 16, 1926, Saugerties, New York, United States) is an American comic book artist. ...

Limitations: Crystal can sustain a certain elemental phenomenon for approximately one hour before her mind begins to tire. She can also create any number of effects in succession for about forty-five minutes before mental fatigue impairs her performance.

Crystal also has the physiology of an average Inhuman, so all her bodily functions are higher than a normal human's. Inhumans are superior to humans in strength, reaction time, stamina, resistance to injury and speed, but unable to stand the pollution, such as smog, that normal humans can. (Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition)

Alternate versions

Ultimate Crystal

Crystal appeared in the Ultimate Marvel Universe within the Ultimate Fantastic Four, Annual #1 story "Inhuman". In this story she is being forced to marry Black Bolt's brother, Maximus, whom she doesn't like. She flirts with Johnny Storm during the issue, but ultimately leaves with the other Inhumans when they go to their new city. She later appears in UFF #30 talking to Sue, who wants her to ask Black Bolt for help with a parasite that is eating Johnny that could kill everyone on Earth. Crystal replies that Black Bolt wouldn't help, even if they were at risk, suggesting the Inhumans have moved to the Moon. Ultimate Marvel is an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring reimagined and updated versions of the companys most popular superhero characters, including Spider-Man, the X-Men, The Avengers and the Fantastic Four. ... Ultimate Fantastic Four is a comic book published by Marvel Comics, part of the Ultimate Marvel line featuring classic Marvel Universe characters re-imagined for a modern audience. ... Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) is a fictional character that appears in the Marvel Universe and king of the offshoot of humanity known as the Inhumans. ... Maximus is a fictional schizophrenic and genius published by Marvel Comics. ... The Inhumans are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics Universe, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. ...

Appearances in other Media

Fantastic Four (90's animated series)

Crystal, along with the other Inhumans, made their animated debut in the second season of the Fantastic Four animated series in the three-part "Inhumans Saga" episode, and after escaping the Negative Barrier, went on to become the girlfriend of the Human Torch. Crystal was voiced by Kathy Ireland. // Kathy Ireland, named “best friend to working mothers” by the Associated Press and London Times began her career as a supermodel before undergoing a “metamorphosis to Super Mogul” as stated by Readers Digest. ...

Video Games

Crystal is featured as an NPC in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance voiced by Kim Mai Guest. She tells the heroes that Medusa went down to Earth to search for the Ultimate Nullifier. Gorgon mentions that Crystal will accompany him and Triton to fight Doom and get Medusa back while the heroes head to the Skrull Homeworld. An NPC from the video game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. ... Kim Mai Angela Guest (Born August 5, 1969 in Los Angeles, California) is a voice actress, best known for her work in Metal Gear Solid as Mei Ling. ... Medusa is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... The Ultimate Nullifier is a fictional item of immense power in the Marvel Universe. ... Gorgon is the name of two fictional superhumans from the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Triton is a superhuman in the fictional Marvel Universe. ...

External links

• Crystal on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki