Psynapse was once a member of the Inhuman Royal Family, a favored cousin of Princess Crystal, captured and transformed by Apocalypse into one of his original Riders of the Storm.[3]
History
As a Rider of the Storm, Psynapse participated in their attack on Ship and attempted kidnapping of the infant Nathan Summers. His conflict with X-Factor's psychic Jean Grey caused her dormant telepathic powers to reawaken, but Apocalypse and the Riders were defeated by a joint force of mutants and Inhumans.[4]
Psynapse remained with the team until its hunting of the mutant Mesmero, where an error on Psynapse's part - thought to be caused by early symptoms of the Legacy Virus[5] - caused the team to question his fitness and seemingly kill him according to their ideology.[1] Somehow reappearing as a part of the team once more, Psynapse was among the group under its second organization under the leadership of Stryfe.[6]
He was killed in a confrontation with the mutant known as X-Man when his attack reinvigorated X-Man's mental powers.[6]
The Dark Riders later resurfaced, hunting down and killing mutant healers as they believed their powers to be a violation of the natural order. This led to a battle with Magneto and the X-Men, as Hurricane and his team had _targeted Elixir. The Dark Riders were eventually defeated, and Magneto killed the group by detonating explosives on their island.[7]Attributes
Powers
Telepathic Communication: Psynapse had the power to communicate telepathically by tapping into the psionic energy of the planet.
- Mental Bursts: He could create bursts of mental energy.
- Astral Drawing: He could draw others into the astral plane and manipulate their astral form, capable of reducing their minds to childhood and blocking off access to their powers.[8]
Notes
See Also
Links and References
- The Unofficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe