Karnak

"I love choices. You should never have given me a choice."

- Karnak

Karnak Mander-Azur is a member of the Inhuman Royal Family, whose mind is his greatest asset. Always prepared with a plan, his outlook on life is the glass is always half-empty and often cracked and dirty as well. Though his outlook can be grim, he has a droll, dry sense of humor.

Face Tattoos
"Let's start with something easy, like your tats." "It was a decision I made when I was still a teenager. The day I got this, I thought it was the greatest idea I'd ever had. Now, I look into a mirror, it's a reminder of how far I've come. Who I used to be. And who I am now."

- Jen and Karnak

When Karnak was a teenager, he decided to get a face tattoo, believing it to be the greatest idea he's had. This tattoo would then come to serve as a reminder as who he used to be as teenager, and how he has grown since then.

Terrigenesis
When he came of age, Karnak underwent Terrigenesis, emerging with the ability to see the flaw in everything. Later in his life, Karnak was then made the King's advisor, as well as the source for the right answers to the rest of his family.

Training Maximus
"Gorgon! Calm." "A sneak attack makes you -" "Smarter. And, more cunning."

- Karnak and Gorgon

Considering his lack of abilities and skills, Karnak and Gorgon decided to teach Maximus how to fight, much like the rest of the Royal Family. Karnak watched aside giving him tips bout fighting as Gorgon threw Maximus around the room. When Maximus began to reject the idea of training, Karnak informed him that it is vital due to the position he is in as royalty. They decided to stop, when Maximus attacked Gorgon from behind, causing him get angry, but Karnak calmed him down, saying that a sneak attack is smart and cunning, words that Gorgon had said Maximus had to be.

Cleaning Up After Gorgon
"You could never handle anything like I do, that would almost as impossible as me handling anything as moronic as you." "No you're just being mean." "Just staring a truth. Thanks to Terrigenesis, you will always be the one making a mess of things, I will always be the one cleaning them up."

- Karnak and Gorgon

One day Karnak was playing chess with himself when he was interrupted by Gorgon who informed him that he had found a flag on the Moon's surface and had brought it back with him. Karnak then old Gorgon to put the flag back due to in endangering their civilization as a satellite will pick up that the flag is missing and notice his hoof prints on the ground. Gorgon then left to put it back as Karnak pointed out how the city would be destroyed if were not for his guidance towards Gorgon.

Gorgon then returned after putting back the flag and clearing his prints, where he jokingly pointed out that the whole time he was trying to fix the situation how Karnak would. Karnak then stated that they would never be able to handle anything the way each other do, Gorgon being irrational and destructive, and Karnak, rational and subtle. Gorgon the pointed out how at least he can have fun, unlike Karnak who had not even moved a piece yet in his chess game with himself.

Loyal to Black Bolt
Over the years of serving Black Bolt, he would develop a great loyalty towards him, as he stand strong by him for everything and warns him of Maximus' suspiciousness behaviour that began to develop.

Meeting with the Royal Family
"What's that?" "The little baby car?" "No, what's that above it?" "My hoof." "You don't see a problem with that?"

- Karnak and Gorgon

Karnak then called for the Inhuman Royal Family to gather about a new drone that Gorgon had retrieved. Karnak hacked the drone and discovered that the surveillance footage, showing Gorgon's hoof. When the family arrived, Karnak asked where his brother was, unaware of his secret mission from Black Bolt, to which he told Karnak to proceed with the meeting. When Gorgon arrived, Karnak then pointed out the hoof on the footage, to which Gorgon claimed wasn't a problem as the humans wouldn't notice.

Black Bolt then told the family that they should do nothing about it, which led to Maximus to once again bring up how he believes that should take over the humans before they get to them. During the discussion, Karnak kept silent while the rest handled Maximus.

Terrigenesis Ceremony
"Terrigenesis simply provides our species with what it needs in evolutionary direction forwards. Flawless genetics." "Hardly. It's nothing but random. The archaic luck of the draw has been obsolete for centuries."

- Karnak and Maximus

The Royal Family then gathered later for a Terrigenesis ceremony for Bronaja and Iridia. During the ceremony, Karnak stated his belief on Terrigenesis which Maximus thought to be nothing but random. Karnak then stated that nothing really matters in the long run due to the fact that the universe itself will be gone with all of its inhabitants gone as well, until he was stopped by Black Bolt due to his overly serious and dark tone, which Gorgon explained is the reason he isn't asked to give birthday toasts. Karnak, along with the rest of the family, observed as the two Inhumans underwent Terrigenesis, one fully manifested, and the other yet to manifest.

Triton's Disappearance
"You think you're being tough with him, you are not. He has the ear of the people, and he undermines your decisions. You're blind to his intentions. That's one of your greatest weaknesses. Regardless, you have my loyalty. Never doubt that."

- Karnak to Black Bolt

The Royal Family then gathered for dinner, where Karnak foretold the events, to a servant who he was attracted to, of the next two days of them being together, starting off full of fun, but then turning to Karnak developing annoyance towards the servant that would lead him to wanting to kill her. As Gorgon watched, confused on the things Karnak was saying, he then stated that he is his own worst enemy for seeing every flaw, which Karnak believed it was his gift.

Maximus then joined the family revealing the news of Triton's apparent death on Earth. Karnak then watched as Duodon displayed the moments of him getting shot, but maintaining his emotions as he revealed that he was unaware of Triton's mission as Black Bolt only consoles him whenever he pleases. Maximus then used this incident to further his argument of heading to Earth, but Black Bolt continued to reject him. As Maximus left, Karnak revealed to Black Bolt that Maximus is dangerous due to him having the ear of the people and Black Bolt not being aware of his true intentions. Karnak then reconfirmed his loyalties remain with Black Bolt as he left.

Maximus' Betrayal
"We are in the middle of a coup, Maximus has betrayed us." "Wait what?" "He has the Royal Guards with him." "But I'm the head of the Royal Guards. Send Lockjaw to get me." "No. I don't have time to spell it out for you!"

- Karnak and Gorgon

After sending Gorgon to Earth to find Triton, Karnak continued to the drones that they have collected over the years, appeared to be disappointed with the machine. He was then approached by the Attilan Royal Guard under orders from Maximus, who had started a coup against the Royal Family, to capture or kill them. Karnak then ran through different scenarios of the fight until he came out victorious. After defeating the guards with ease, Karnak headed for the rest of the family to warn them of the attacks they were about to face. As he headed for Crystal, he was called by Gorgon, who he informed him that he had to stay on Earth as it was no longer safe in Attilan. Karnak then reached Crystal's room where he told her about the coup, and that they had to escape down to Earth. Crystal refused to go down without helping the rest of the family first, and ordered Lockjaw to teleport him down to Gorgon's location. Karnak tried to escape from Lockjaw, but couldn't, causing him to be taken down to Earth, leaving Crystal in Attilan.

Stranded on Earth
"I need to find my King."

- Karnak

Karnak then arrived on Earth in where he was on top of a mountain, no where near where Gorgon was, making him express the stupidity of Lockjaw. Karnak then knew that he had to find Black Bolt and regroup with the Royal Family. Karnak then climbed down the mountain, but fell when the dirt collapsed, causing him to crash on the ground, knocking him unconscious. When Karnak woke up, his fall caused him to have trouble with his abilities. He then continued to find Black Bolt, using his powers to guide him, which ended up leading him back to where he fell, leaving him confused. Karnak then decided to stop searching and sleep, not knowing what has happened to him. The next day, Karnak continued his search for Black Bolt, still suffering from the injury to his head when he fell, which caused his abilities to not be as affective. Karnak eventually came across a man who was running a farm, growing marijuana. Due to his presence, the Reno began to threaten Karnak, believing he was going to interfere with his operations. Another man then approached Karnak from behind and held a knife to him, causing him to surrender and being tied up.

Interrogated
"My family, they need me." "His family? How don't we know his not apart of some cartel come to kill us?" "I need to find Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon."

- Karnak and Reno

Karnak tried to explain to them that he was of no threat, and that he was simply lost, trying to find his King. The group then discussed what to do with him. Ted suggested to let him go, believing that he isn't a cop due to his tattoos. When asked about his Com-Link, which he explained he would use to talk to his King if only it wasn't broken. Karnak then pleaded to the group that he needed to find his family, who were also stranded on Earth, but the group were still to suspicious of him causing problems for their operations.

As the group discussed Karnak, he was looking for the best outcome to escape from them. He ran through a scenario where a kicks over a table which would break a support beam, collapsing the roof. When Karnak then went to attempt this, he failed, due to still suffering from his head injury.

Struggle
"I'm someone who doesn't make mistakes. Now since I hit my head, I don't know, I can't see the consequences of my decisions as clearly as I could, if at all." "I'm sure it'll be alright." "I'm not so sure. What I am sure of is that in my current state, I'm not of any use to my family."

- Karnak and Jen

Later, Jen came to Karnak to tend to his wounds before they got infected. Karnak made it clear that he had no intention of causing a problem for their operation as he just wanted to find his King. She then told him that if he wants to leave alive, he would need to start telling them who he is. She then asked about the origin of his tattoos, which he went to tell her about, which led to him opening up to her about since his fall, he believes himself to not be of any use to his family, unlike how everyone would rely on him for the right answer. Karnak then made the decision that he would like to stay with this group, considering his current state.

Moving On
"We took a vote on what to do with you." "I die in service of the -" "Get up. I lost that vote." "You can stay." "As long as you're useful."

- Reno, Karnak, Jen and Ted

That night, Reno came in after his group had made a decision of what to do with him. Believing that he was about to be murdered, Karnak shouted his last words to be of his service to the King, but it turned out that they had let him stay with them, as long as he was useful to their operation.

Bonding with Jen
"You know what I think?" "You'd like me to make an educated guess?" "I think you spend way too much time stuck inside your own head." "Do we need to go into the water?" "We don't need to, we want to."

- Jen and Karnak

The next day, Karnak, along with Jen, who had started to grow a liking to him, began to work on their operation, showing them ways to make the farming easier for them. During this time with Jen, Karnak slowly learned to not think about everything so much and even started to develop feelings for her as well. Karnak and Jen then went for a walk with no actual course or distenation in mind, which Karnak soon become more audacious towards, considering he has lived his whole life making choices. They then walked down to a beach where Karnak experienced seeing sand and an ocean for the first time. Jen then began to take off her clothes to go swimming, which she then invited Karnak to join, who did not know how to swim and was hesitant at first. Karnak then joined her where Jen kissed him due to her care free attitude, which Karnak was slowly adapting to himself. Not to their awareness, they were being watched by Reno, who still did not trust Karnak. The two then returned to the camp where Jen invited Karnak to sleep in her tent with her, to which he accepted. Later that night the two made out in the tent where he pointed out the complexity of removing her bra. The next morning, Karnak woke up next to Jen, noting the fact that people would usually leave after sleeping with someone, but instead Karnak stayed due to his newly found fondness towards her. He then expressed his love of spending time with her, to only then ruin it by pointing out some of her imperfections.

Hunted
"Your kind tends to react badly to anyone different. Especially those in authority. And charging through the jungle to the police won't stop Reno from hunting us." 'I can't stay here." "No, but we can go back to camp."

- Karnak and Jen

When Karnak and Jen exited the tent, they were ambushed by Reno who threatened them with a gun. Reno shot at Karnak, but by using his Inhuman abilities, he was able to stop the bullet with his hands, slicing it in half. Unfortunately, he was not able to see one of the bullet halves hitting Jen. The two then ran away from Reno who continued to shot at them, but they managed to escape from him by hiding in the hole that Reno had dug and buried Ted. The two then continued to escape but Jen could not continue on due to her injury getting worse. Karnak sat Jen down and went through different scenarios on how to remove the bullet without causing fatal injuries to Jen. Karnak was then able to remove the bullet without causing injury to Jen by pushing it through from the back. He then stitched her up and the two headed back for the camp to defeat Reno. The two then headed back for camp where they would attack Reno, only to not anyone there. Karnak then began to feel doubt about the plan, which he has never felt before, but Jen assured him that everyone feels doubt and that it is what helps them work out problems and find different solutions. The two then entered the camp where Karnak tried to find a weapon to defeat Reno with. He then came across a staff which he was automatically able to master, when suddenly a group of men arrived, causing them to hide. Karnak then waited until night where he snuck up upon the group and attacked them with ease using the staff and his abilities. When one of the men tackled Karnak, Jen then burned the crops, letting the two flee until one of the men knocked out Karnak and tied the two up.

Reunited
"You are a welcomed site too, my King"

- Karnak to Black Bolt

Karnak then woke up upside down and tied up by the group, where he was interrogated about who he is. He then told them the truth about being an Inhuman from Attilan, which they did not believe due to the obscurity of it, causing them to beat him. Suddenly, Gorgon then rescued him, by defeating all the men with his stomp. Karnak then thanked Gorgon for rescuing him, where he thought he was going to tell him about how irrational he was being. The three then left the camp and tried to escape, but Jen couldn't continue running so they stopped, where they heard a fight going on back at the camp, so Karnak and Gorgon prepared to attack the approaching enemy, when it was revealed to be Black Bolt and Medusa.The Family then reunited after being stranded, where Karnak expressed joy towards seeing his King again. Jen then interrupted them by informing them that they had to leave as she had to call the police about the situation, and that the police would then interrupt their plans to return to Attilan. Karnak then asked for her to join them, but Jen told him that she couldn't. The two then took a moment to talk, where Karnak believed that she was sending him off before morning much like what he believes people do after sleeping together, but she assured him that they have to go their own way. She then kissed him and told him to not be so hard on himself, as a little doubt is good for him. As she left, Karnak then recorded their time spent together which was one day, six hours and forty-six minutes. Locus then fainted due to her being shot earlier, and Karnak then pointed out that her wounds were fatal, resulting in her dying shortly. The family, along with Louise Fisher, then continued their search to find Crystal, who had been revealed was on Earth. They tried to think of how to find her without Locus' abilities, which Lousie then tried to locate a signal she could of left like the rest of the family when she arrived. As she did this, Black Bolt then sought out a plan from Karnak for when they return to Attilan to defeat Maximus. However, Karnak still believed that it would not be best for him to make any decisions in his current state. Louise then returned to inform them that she has located where Crystal landed on Earth right as a Com-Link that she had taken from Locus began to vibrate, alerting Karnak's attention. Medusa answered the call which was from Auran threatening to kill people if they didn't return to the lab where Black Bolt recently escaped from.

The family then discussed what they should do, as they still had to find Crystal, but Auran would still be a problem for them if they don't go to her. Black Bolt then decided for Karnak and Gorgon to rescue Auran's hostages while the rest went to find Crystal, despite Karnak believing it to be unwise to split up. Karnak then began to doubt himself in fighting Auran, but Medusa reassured him that he is Attilan's greatest fighter, even at half his strength, which Gorgon objected to. Karnak then agreed to the plan, and the two headed to the lab as the rest of the group went to find Crystal.

Connecting with Gorgon
"I'm seeing the one flaw you're not seeing." "I can't wait to hear this." "Auran and her people don't know that you're broken. They think that the "All Mighty Karnak"is going to be heading their way. So, give them what they expect. There is no flaw, if they don't know there is one."

- Gorgon and Karnak

As the two arrived, they snuck up discussing the plan to get inside the building undetected, seeing as Auran was likely at a window ready to snipe them. Karnak then stated that he was not able to see any way the plan go fail, due to his injury still affecting him, but Gorgon realized that Auran doesn't know that Karnak's abilities aren't working, so he told him to bluff, as they would not expect it, seeing as Karnak as a reputation of making only smart and affective decisions. Gorgon then cut the power to the building to make their break in easier for them.

Fight against Auran
"It doesn't make sense, he wants me to shoot him. It's got to be a trick..." "Please don't shoot me. Please don't shoot me."

- Auran and Karnak

After alerting their attention, Karnak then began to approach the building, in hoping that Auran wouldn't shoot him, buying his bluff. She fell for his trick and Karnak then made his way inside the building and went to rescue the hostages and defeat Auran. Karnak then knocked out a few of Auran's soldiers as he entered, before finding Sammy, where he then knocked out Flora. Karnak then noticed Mordis approaching, so he decided to hid, aware that he is extremely dangerous. He then tried to emotionally defeat Mordis by talking to him about his Terrigenesis, lying about how he tried to defend Mordis and not let him be locked up, which he was actually extremely for due to Karnak being scared by him. He soon then got Mordis distracted that Gorgon could then sneak up on him, letting Karnak knock him out. They then freed Sammy and went on to find Auran.

Death of Gorgon
"I tried to get to him. He's gone. Gorgon's dead."

- Karnak to Black Bolt

Gorgon then told Karnak that he was going to fight Auran alone, so he then went to defeat the rest of the soldiers. After Auran was defeated, Karnak then freed Evan Declan where he discovered that he and Maximus were in cahoots together. Karnak and Gorgon then tied up all of the enemies, but when the got to Mordis, he then refused to be taken and attempted to kill them, but Gorgon restrained him, but he couldn't stop him. He then told everyone to get out of the building as he then used his hooves to collapse the building onto of the two of them, killing them both. After getting out of the building as it collapsed, Karnak then went back to find Gorgon dead under some rubble. He was then joined by the rest of the family were they carried him outside and mourned his death.

Personality
"None of it matters in the long run, eventually the universe will grow darker till black holes dominate the cosmos, everything, everyone you've ever known will be sucked into the vast nothingness. No one will be left to observe this, no one left to care."

- Karnak

To be added

Powers
"Well that didn't work. Let's try again."

- Karnak

Karnak is an Inhuman, having supperhuman powers. But is it through terrigenesis or not is not known.
 * Accelerated Probability: Karnak's gift is the ability to instantly see multiple scenarios in his mind allowing him to see the weaknesses and strengths of everything and everyone around him. He is also able to use his powers to identify certain things for him such as the cardinal points and his blood on the ground. After suffering a head injury from a fall, Karnak started having trouble with his abilities.
 * Enhanched Durability: Karnak has greater durability than normal humans as he was able to survive a fall from the side of a cliff with only a minor head injury.

Abilities
"Two and a half days. First day, I would be captivated by your beauty, oh the fun we'd have. Second day, it will start to bother me that you're a servant, and then I'd discover that you have dependency issues, you chew with your mouth open. By the second afternoon, I'd want to kill you. Sad but true."
 * Master Martial Artist: Karnak has shown to be a very capable fighter such as when he fended off multiple armed guards with his bare hands. His unmatchable fighting skills is supported by the fact that he can play out different scenarios, until he is victorious.

- Karnak to a Servant


 * Master Tactician: Karnak is Black Bolt's most ardent supporter and strategist and is often seen as the royal family's planner and philosopher, due to being able to foresee the future from a few days to the end of time and its outcome. Upon learning of Maximus' coup with the Attilan Royal Guard backing him, Karnak realized that the best course action was for the Royal Family to relocate themselves to Earth, recommending Gorgon (who was already there) to stay where he was while he arranges for Crystal to have Lockjaw send the other members of royalty down to the planet.
 * Expert Physician: To be added

Family

 * Inhuman Royal Family
 * Triton - Brother
 * Agon † - Uncle and Former King
 * Rynda † - Aunt and Former Queen
 * Black Bolt - Cousin and King
 * Medusa - Cousin and Queen
 * Crystal - Cousin and Princess
 * Maximus - Cousin turned Enemy
 * Gorgon † - Cousin

Allies

 * Lockjaw
 * Iridia
 * Duodon
 * Jen - Capturer turned Love Interest
 * Ted † - Capturer turned Situational Ally
 * Louise Fisher
 * Sammy - Saviour
 * Evan Declan - Saviour

Enemies

 * Attilan Royal Guard
 * Auran
 * Flora
 * Mordis †
 * Reno † - Capturer turned Situational Ally
 * Tua - Capturer

Trivia

 * In the comics, Karnak was never exposed to the Terrigenesis process, after the dramatic change that his parents witnessed in the transformation of their first son Triton. Instead, he was trained by the Inhuman monks of the Tower of Wisdom, where he learned to fight and to find weaknesses in his enemies after many years of exercise and mental discipline.
 * In the episode Make Way For... Medusa, the clothes which he is wearing are a reference to the characters current look in the comics with a long green hoodie, white singlet and brown pants.