Who Is Benedict Kine? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Benedict Kine is a Marvel comic book character, with over 9 comic issue appearances. The White King of Shinobi Shaw's Inner Circle.

Who is Benedict Kine?

Benedict Kine alongside Reeva Payge and Benazir 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 force X-Men member Storm into joining him. Kine fought against the X-Men when they tried to resuce Storm but was defeated alongside his fellow Lords Cardinal. He attempted to remove Shinobi Shaw from power and take over the New York branch of the Club by putting up the a Rite of Challenging. he used the robotic White Knights to hunt down J. Jonah Jameson, hoping that his death would cause the Daily 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 of Spider-Man and then the X-Men who were called by Sage.

Key facts

Benedict Kine is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Heart and Soul". The character is published by Marvel. With 9 recorded issue appearances, Benedict Kine ranks among the most featured characters in comics.