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Fen (Earth-616)

Princess Fen

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Real Name

Fen

Current Alias

Princess Fen

Relatives

Thakorr (father, deceased), Korra (mother), Leonard McKenzie (husband, deceased), Namor McKenzie (aka Sub-Mariner, son), Namora (niece), Dorma (daughter-in-law, deceased), Marrina (daughter-in-law, deceased), Byrrah (step-brother, deceased)

Affiliation

Atlantean Royal Family

Base Of Operations

Atlantis

Status

Alignment

Identity

Citizenship

Marital Status

Occupation

Princess of the Atlantean Empire

Characteristics

Gender

Height

Weight

Eyes

Hair

Skin

Origin

Universe

Earth-616

Place of Birth

Atlantis

Created by

Bill Everett

First appearance

Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1
(April, 1939)

1 HistoryEdit
- 1.1 Preface
- 1.2 Early life
2 Powers and AbilitiesEdit
- 2.1 Powers
- 2.2 Strength level
3 ParaphernaliaEdit
- 3.1 Transportation
4 LinksEdit
- 4.1 Discover and Discuss
- 4.2 Footnotes

HistoryEdit

Preface

Princess Fen has a history that spans some 70 years of Marvel publications. Below is an abridged version of her history. For her complete history see the Unabridged History of Princess Fen.

Early life

Princess Fen is the daughter of the Atlantean Emperor, Thakorr. In 1920, American seaman Leonard McKenzie embarked on an expedition to Antarctica searching for the Lemurian city (rumored to house the mythical Helmet of Power). However, McKenzie distrusted the uses to which the Helmet would be used and caused an avalanche to bury the city. Making his way to safety, McKenzie set explosive charges to break up ice floes in the ship's path, unaware that Atlantis lay beneath the waters. The city sustained heavy damage.

Thakorr sent his adventurous daughter to investigate the cause of the explosions.

Seeing no need for a scouting party, Fen went up alone, taking with her a potion enabling her to breathe air for up to 5 hours. She soon discovered the Oracle, and climbed aboard, startling McKenzie's crew. The blue-skinned princess wound up staying aboard the ship for several weeks. She quickly picked-up their language and found herself attracted to McKenzie. The two quicly fell in love and were married aboard the ship.

Fearing his daughter had been kidnapped or killed, Thakorr sent an Atlantean war party to search for her. Thinking her a captive, the Atlanteans slaughtered McKenzie's crew. Believing McKenzie to be dead, Fen returned with the War party to Atlantis. Nine months later, Namor McKenzie was born.

Fen raised her son as a prince in the royal palace of Atlantis. During his childhood and teen years, Fen often took Namor exploring the various areas of their undersea kingdom and had several adventures.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

Fen possesses the typical attributes of Homo mermanus: gills to enable her to extract oxygen from the water, superhuman physiology to enable her to survive the extreme water pressure changes beneath the sea, blood circulation enabling her to withstand freezing temperatures, and specially developed vision which is a more sensitive than a human being's to the green portion of the spectrum and thus enables her to see in the murky depths. Fen can swim through water at a maximum speed of about 35 miles per hour for several hours before tiring.

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