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Terrigen Mist
The History of de Terrigen Mists. Art by Roy Awwen Martinez.
Pubwication information
PubwisherMarvew Comics
In story information
Ewement of stories featuringInhumans

The Terrigen Mist is a fictionaw substance appearing in American comic books pubwished by Marvew Comics. Terrigen Mist is featured particuwarwy in stories dat feature de Inhumans, a fictionaw race of superhumans.


The Terrigen Mist is a naturaw mutagen, arising as a vapor from de Terrigen Crystaws, which are abwe to awter Inhuman biowogy. The Mists were discovered by de Inhuman geneticist Randac approximatewy 25,000 years ago. He immersed himsewf in de Mists and gained mentaw powers comparabwe to de Eternaws.[1] Sometimes de mutated subjects gain superhuman abiwities; Medusa, Bwack Bowt, and Kamawa Khan are dree exampwes of dis.

However, in de past, uncontrowwed exposure to de Mists (due in part to Randac wishing for aww de Inhumans to undergo Terrigen treatment or Terrigenesis) mutated de majority of de Inhuman popuwation into hideouswy deformed monsters. After centuries of eugenics and birf controw, de Inhumans managed to mitigate de genetic damage and cuwtivated a more responsibwe use of de Terrigen Mists. The practice dey devewoped was to wet onwy geneticawwy perfect specimens undergo de random mutations provoked by de Mists. Their deory was dat genetic screening couwd avoid de risk of hideous and animaw mutations in an individuaw. However, dere are exampwes droughout de Inhumans' canon where an exposed Inhuman became a devowved, sometimes mindwess, evowutionariwy inferior drow-back. The term Awpha Primitives was coined for dese unfortunate outcasts of Inhuman society, who wouwd for centuries become de breeding stock of a swave race. Resentment at dis caste system sometimes bubbwes up, and de Awpha Primitives have tried to overdrow deir ruwers in muwtipwe storywines, often as a resuwt of manipuwation by a dird party.


Use by non-Inhumans[edit]

Since de introduction of de Terrigen Mists, de inhabitants of de Marvew Comics universe have bewieved dat Terrigen Mists were toxic for reguwar Homo sapiens.

When de depowered mutant Quicksiwver subjected himsewf to de Mist, he gained de abiwity to travew drough time as an acute enhancement to his former super-speed. Luna, Quicksiwver's hawf-human hawf-Inhuman daughter, gains psychic abiwities from de Mists awwowing her to see emotionaw auras emanating from individuaws.

It is awso shown in dis series dat depowered mutants, if exposed to de Terrigen Mists, gain an uncontrowwabwe version of deir former powers. For exampwe, de Mists restore de hyperacute senses of Cawwisto, but aww de ampwified stimuwi cause her to faww into a coma. However, de effect is onwy temporary as powers fade after a short whiwe. At de end of de Son of M series, de U.S. government confiscates de Terrigen Crystaws dropped by Quicksiwver, which weads Bwack Bowt to decware war on de United States as seen in de Siwent War storywine. Oder side effects of de Terrigen Mists being used on mutants incwude steriwization and swowwy kiwwing dem.

Use in de Siwent War[edit]

Use on X-Ceww depowered mutants provided moments of renewed powers but den caused dem to expwode. Use on U.S. Marines in de Siwent War awso proved dat de mists, whiwe providing temporary powers to humans who are certain in deir purpose, awso cause certain deaf. The Inhuman Gorgon was subjected to a second exposure whiwe imprisoned, which increased his strengf, but possibwy wowered his intewwect.[2]

The Inhumans have introduced de Terrigen Mists to de Kree to furder deir evowution, uh-hah-hah-hah. Awso, dey have pwanned on using de Utterance of Destiny, or de T-Bomb, which wouwd spread de Mists aww across de universe, making aww wiving beings Inhumans, which to de prime group, wouwd bring about eqwawity and an end to war.

Use in Infinity and Inhumanity[edit]

During de end of de "Infinity" storywine, de Terrigen Bomb was detonated in Earf's atmosphere during de Inhumans' fight wif Thanos. This caused anyone who was a descendant of an Inhuman to devewop powers of deir own when de Terrigen Cwoud passes over dem.[3]

The detonation of de Terrigen bomb awso affected de Inhuman offshoots cawwed de Bird-Peopwe where some of dem eider died or went drough a second Terrigenesis dat turned dem into bird-wike monsters.[4] Some of de mutated Bird-Peopwe had deir minds stiww intact as seen when Captain America got drough to Red Raven's wife Vera. Medusa water tewws Red Raven dat she wiww hewp find a way to restore de Bird-Peopwe.[5]

Causing M-Pox[edit]

Whiwe de Terrigen gas cwoud in de atmosphere has caused de emergence of new Inhumans, it has proved dangerous for mutants. Mutants who are exposed to de gas become steriwe and derefore are unabwe to have chiwdren, uh-hah-hah-hah. They can awso suffer from a degenerative disease which is cawwed "M-Pox" dat wiww eventuawwy kiww de infected. It awso prevents de activation of de X-Gene in humans. After Cycwops- water reveawed to be a tewepadic iwwusion created by Emma Frost- destroys one of de two Terrigen cwouds, de X-Men decide to set up a sanctuary in Limbo to avoid de dangerous cwoud whiwe de Inhumans try to wimit cowwateraw damage.[6]

After Beast discovers dat de cwoud wiww spread across de worwd in a matter of days and render Earf uninhabitabwe for mutants during de Inhumans vs. X-Men storywine, Emma Frost rawwies mutants to rise up against de Inhumans.[7] After Medusa wearns what provoked dis attack,[8] she destroys de cwoud hersewf, sacrificing de future of her peopwe so dat de mutants wiww wive.[9]

Xerogen Mist[edit]

The Kree weft de Inhumans de Xerogen Crystaws to use as a defense against de growing numbers of deir human cousins. Whereas de Terrigen Mists enhance Inhumans wif superpowers, de Xerogen Mists de-evowve humans into Awpha Primitives drough a state of Xerogenesis. The deposed Inhuman King cawwed The Unspoken removed de crystaws from Attiwan, uh-hah-hah-hah. But when he was banished, he cuwtivated and grew de Xerogen Crystaws.[10]

The Mighty Avengers battwed and defeated de Unspoken and de Xerogen crystaws were returned to de Inhumans by Quicksiwver. Queen Medusa qwickwy cwaimed dat de Xerogen Crystaws do not exist (i.e. dat dey wouwd never be spoken of again).

Rewations to Terrigenesis[edit]

When de Universaw Inhumans were being devewoped, dere were different medods to different awiens dat were simiwar to de Terrigenesis:

  • Amphogenesis is de process of injecting one drop of de diwuted water from de dormant Amphogen (a mutagenic substance) dat gives de Badoon members of de Universaw Inhumans deir powers.[11]
  • Antigenesis is de process of consuming de nectar dat bwooms from de Antigen Tree (a mutagenic substance) dat gives de Kymewwian members of de Universaw Inhumans deir powers.[11]
  • Exogenesis is de process of inhawing de Exogen Spice (a mutagenic substance) dat gives de Dire Wraif members of de Universaw Inhumans deir powers.[11]
  • Isogenesis is de process of injecting de extract of de Isogen Orbs (a mutagenic substance) dat gives de Centaurian members of de Universaw Inhumans deir powers.[11]

In oder media[edit]


  • Throughout de second season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., bof S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra battwe for possession of a mysterious obewisk dat was found wif a Kree corpse during Worwd War II. It is eventuawwy reveawed to be cawwed de "Diviner", a Kree artifact which wouwd petrify anyone widout Inhuman potentiaw. In de episode "What They Become", de Diviner is brought to an underground Kree city to be activated, where it opens and reveaws a Terrigen crystaw which suddenwy reweases a smaww burst of Terrigen Mist and causes Skye (portrayed by Chwoe Bennet) and Raina (portrayed by Ruf Negga) to undergo Terrigenesis, whiwe kiwwing Skye's friend Tripp (portrayed by B. J. Britt).[12] In de episode "Aftershock", Terrigenesis causes Skye to devewop eardqwake-based abiwities and gave Raina a dorn-covered appearance and prescience. In de episode "Who You Reawwy Are", a Kree warrior tewws S.H.I.E.L.D. dat de Inhumans were one of severaw experiments carried out by a rogue faction of Kree and dat de Diviners contained Terrigen Crystaws used for de Terrigenesis. In de episode "Scars", de Inhuman weader Jiaying (portrayed by Dichen Lachman) reveaws dat de Inhumans can now artificiawwy grow Terrigen Crystaws on deir own, but dese new crystaws are waced wif Diviner metaw, making dem harmwess to Inhumans but wedaw to humans. In de episode "S.O.S.", a warge number of dese crystaws fawws into de ocean, uh-hah-hah-hah. Fish are shown being contaminated by dese crystaws and water processed into fish oiw and being sowd at numerous stores across de worwd. As of de beginning of season 3, in de episode "Laws of Nature", dere were numerous incidents of peopwe being transformed by it, and computer simuwations show de entire popuwation of Earf might eventuawwy be exposed in a rewativewy short time frame. Season 4 features crystaws free of de Diviner metaw and used to transform at weast one potentiaw Inhuman widout harming de reguwar humans around him. Season five shows dat, a few decades in Earf's future, Inhumans are traded as warriors by de Kree to oder awien swavers.
  • The Terrigen Crystaws appear in de Guardians of de Gawaxy episode "Crystaw Bwue Persuasion". They are shown to be wocated beneaf Attiwan, uh-hah-hah-hah. It is awso shown dat dere is a Terrigen Pwague dat swowwy causes Inhumans to grow Terrigen Crystaws aww over deir body. The Terrigen Pwague awso affected de Awpha Primitives where dey were fuwwy crystawwized. Bof de Inhumans and de Awpha Primitives were cured when Star-Lord uses de CryptoCube to absorb de Terrigen energies.
  • The Terrigen Mist or Terrigen Wave is awso featured in Avengers: Uwtron Revowution, where it is responsibwe for giving birf to new Inhumans wike Inferno and Ms. Marvew.
  • The Terrigen Mist appears in Inhumans. It was used in de first episode where it gave Iridia butterfwy wings and Bronaja de abiwity to see de future of whoever touches him.

Video games[edit]


  1. ^ Thor #146–147 (1967)
  2. ^ Siwent War #1–6 (2006–2007)
  3. ^ Hickman, Jonadan (w), Opeña, Jerome; Weaver, Dustin (a). "Thane". Infinity #4 (December 2013). Marvew Comics.
  4. ^ Inhuman Speciaw #1
  5. ^ Aww-New Captain America Speciaw #4
  6. ^ Extraordinary X-Men #1
  7. ^ Inhumans VS X-Men #1
  8. ^ Inhumans VS X-Men #5
  9. ^ Inhumans VS X-Men #6
  10. ^ The Mighty Avengers #28–29
  11. ^ a b c d Fantastic Four #577
  12. ^ Gowdman, Eric (December 9, 2014). "Shake It Off". IGN. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  13. ^ "Marvew's Avengers: A-Day". Retrieved June 11, 2018.

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