An Inhuman from the Tribe of Lor who generations ago left Attilan to forge their own society elsewhere. The reasons for this faction’s decision to leave Attilan were based on philosophical differences over the practice of Terrigenesis. Whereas every citizen of Attilan was afforded the opportunity of Terrigenesis, those who formed The Tribe of Lor believed that this was a misuse of the scared mists and that only the strong, powerful, and worthy should be awarded the gift of Terrigenesis.
The tribe ultimately settled in a remote region of Greenland and built their own sanctuary that they called ‘Orollan.’ Lash was born in Orollan some unspecified time ago and was identified by the ruling monks as being among the stronger and more ‘worthy’ members of their society. Consequentially, Lash was chosen to go through the ritual of Terrigenesis. Exposure to the mists empowered Lash with an enlarged form with red eyes, tendril-like hair, and significantly enhanced strength, speed, and durability. Lash was additionally endowed with the ability to absorb and redirect any form of energy. He was able to absorb any type of energy, from the concussive force of being hit, to electricity, to plasma-based bolts, and then regenerated this energy into force shields as well as devastating force blasts. With these powers, Lash served as a guardian of Orollan, protecting its boarders and enforcing the cultural order that stated only the strong and worthy should be afforded Terrigenesis.
The explosion of The Terrigen Bomb during the Infinity Event caused the Terrigen Cloud to trigger transformation of all latent Inhumans who came into contact with it. This included Lash’s fellow citizen of Orollan, The Inhuman named Thane. Thane was secretly the son of Thanos as well as an Inhuman. Thane ended up possessing such incredible powers that the process of his Terrigensis resulted in a massive explosion that killed nearly the entirety of the population of Orollan.
Lash survived the destruction of Orollan and was devastated by the loss of his people and home. Lash’s pain and mourning quickly gave way to anger, a need for retribution, and a newfound dedication to what he saw as a righteous cause. For Lash, the huge influx on new Inhuman created by the Terrigen Cloud was an abomination. All these new Inhumans were being created, yet for Lash very few were actually worthy of the transformation.
Lash set off on a crusade to accrue a new tribe and cull any new Inhuman that he deemed as unworthy. It remains unknown just how many new Inhumans Lash murdered in the name of this cause, but it is likely that it has been quite a few. He also amassed a large following of new Inhumans that he did find to be worthy. These followers became the new Tribe of Orollan and they rebuilt some of the city on the grounds where the original Orollan had stood.
By way of his deadly crusade, Lash came into conflict with Queen Medusa and the Inhumans of New Attilan. Lash had come to test the new Inhuman, Inferno (Dante Pertuz), and found him lacking. Lash attempted to kill Inferno, but Medusa arrived to rescue him just in the nick of time. Medusa and her forces tracked Lash back to Orollan where a large-scale battle ensued. In the end, Lash relented to a tentative truce with Medusa, agreeing to no longer kill those new Inhuman he deemed unworthy. It was a pact Lash clearly had no intention of fulfilling.
Lash continued to amass followers for his new tribe of Orollan. His endeavors has put him into conflict with a number of heroes across the Marvel Universe, including The New Warriors, The Invaders, and Spider-Man 2099.
Breaking his treaty with New Attilan, Lash conspired with the duplicitous new Inhuman, Lineage, to ambush Medusa. Medusa and her allies were led to believe they were investigating a Kree artifact, but were instead coaxed into a trap where Lash and his forces attacked from high ground. Medusa was ultimately able to escape but it came at the cost of her adviser, Elejea, who perished while protecting her queen.
Lash and his tribe have not been heard from in some time now, but the cover art for a future issue of Uncanny Inhumans suggests he soon will be making his return.
Lash’s counterpart in the Marvel Cinematic Universe differs significantly from his 616 analog. In the MCU, Lash is revealed to be psychologist, Andrew Garner. Garner had been a consultant for the governmental agency, Shield, as well as the former husband of Shield agent, Melinda May. Garner was additionally a latent Inhuman and exposure to Terrigen transformed him into a hulking, monstrous being with energy manipulation powers as well as the capacity to transform back and forth to his human appearance. Garner was taken with an overwhelming need to kill Inhumans, a compulsion that seemed to feed him sort of like a vampire. As Lash, Garner recruited a new Inhuman named Dwight Fry to help him locate and hunt other Inhuman whom he could kill to feed his compulsion.
Lash was ultimately captured by the Agents of Shield, escaped and then was captured again. Later, Shield used Lash as a weapon against the villainous Inhuman, Hive. Lash defeated Hive and was able to fully extract Hive’s parasite-based influence over Shield agent, Daisy Johnson. In helping Johnson to escape, Lash was struck in the back and killed by the Inhuman, Hellfire.
The MCU version of Lash was portrayed by actors, Blaire Underwood (as Andrew Garner) and Matt Willig (as Lash).
