Psynapse

Origin

The Inhuman who would become Psynapse was the cousin of Crystal and Medusa and distant member of the Royal Family and Genetic Council, however due to his lower position he never became interested in the affairs of the Inhumans. When Apocalypse attacked Attilan and took control of a portion of the city he become one of the many to joined the Riders of the Storm.

Creation

Psynapse was created by Whilce Portacio, Jim Lee and Chris Claremont and first appeared in X-Factor Volume 1 issue 65 (1991).

Major Story Arcs

Against X-Factor

Psynapse and other members of his team where send towards Earth to infect a young Cable with the virus that would plague his life. Once the X-Men reached the Moon where Attilan resided the Inhumans leader Black Bolt used his power to destroy Apocalypse. The now loyal members of the Riders of the Storm took Apocalypse to Earth were he could heal.

Powers and Abilities

Psynapse was a telepath who could tap into the psionic energy of the planet he stood upon. Using this he could create burst of mental energy, astral project and draw others into an astral form, remove memories of a person, leaving them with a child like mind. He could even create monsters from pure mental energy with tremendous power. When he encountered other telepaths he seems capable of tapping into their powers and momentarily overwhelming them or possessing them. However if the person he was attacking had once had telepathic powers and for some reason had lost them Psynapse’s powers would restore that person powers such as he did accidentally twice, once to Jean Grey and other time to Nate Grey.