Gornkai is a Baluurian alien from the Negative Zone. He belongs to the same race as Blastaar. He assisted the Fantastic Four in a search for the N-Explorers, colonizers from Earth.
Baluurians are humanoids with grey-blue skin. The strength and durability of the average Baluurian is superior to that of a normal human. Members of various bloodlines have an inherited ability to generate concussive, kinetic force through their fingertips.