- Benedict Kine
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caption=
comic_color=background:#ff8088
character_name=Benedict Kine
real_name=Benedict Kine
species=Human Mutant
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="X-Men Annual"#2
creators=Ian Edington
Gene Ha
alliance_color=background:#c0c0ff
alliances=Hellfire Club
aliases= White King
powers=Take control of the nervous systems of others, allowing him to control their movements or to cause paroxysms of extreme pleasure or pain.|Benedict Kine, also known as the White King, is a mutant in the Marvel Universe. He is a member of the Hellfire Club and a member of
Shinobi Shaw 's Inner Circle.Fictional character biography
Benedict Kine, alongside
Reeva Payge andBenazir Kaur , joined the Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club following Shinobi Shaw's coup against his father, Sebastian Shaw. Kine was present when Shinobi attempted to forceX-Men member Storm into joining him. Kine fought against the X-Men when they tried to rescue Storm but was defeated alongside his fellow Lords Cardinal.Kine attempted to remove Shinobi Shaw from power and take over the New York branch of the Club by invoking a Rite of Challenging. Kine used the robotic White Knights to hunt down
J. Jonah Jameson , hoping that his death would cause theDaily Bugle to cease investigating Hellfire Club. As part of the Rite, Shaw used the Ebon Knights, also robots, to prevent Kine's attempted murder. Jameson was saved thanks to the intervention ofSpider-Man and then theX-Men , who were called by Tessa. Following the neutralization of Kine's White Knights, Kine tried to attack Shaw, but was stopped by Spider-Man.After being defeated, Kine disappeared, presumably to escape Shaw's retribution, and his whereabouts are unknown. If he survived, its unknown if he is among the millions of depowered mutants following
House of M .Powers and abilities
Benedict Kine is a mutant with the psionic ability to take control of the nervous systems of others, allowing him to control their movements as well as cause paroxysms of extreme pleasure or pain.
External links
* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/kinebenedicthellfireclub.htm Appendix to the Marvel Universe Handbook]
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