Who Is Karthon? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Karthon is a Marvel comic book character, with over 22 comic issue appearances. A Lemurian who served Naga as leader of the Questers. Karthon killed Naga and became ruler of Lemuria.

Who is Karthon?

Naga , a worshiper of Set and a dead king of Lemuria , formed a group of warriors called Questers led by Karthon. The Questers were ordered to find the Serpent Crown and the search went on for decades. By the early 20th Century, Llyra , a Lemurian mutant, became a high priestess of Set and a close companion to the elderly Naga. Llyra had ambitions of ruling Lemuria and she had manipulated Naga into arranging a marriage between her and his oldest heir, Prince Merro. Karthon the Quester eventually recovered the Crown along with Namor as a prisoner and returned to Lemuria. Naga quickly wore the Crown upon Karthon's return and Namor stood defiant against Naga. Namor and Naga soon engaged each other in battle while Karthon, observing Namor's nobility and Naga's sadism, was having regrets about serving Naga. Namor was about to be swallowed up by a pit created by Naga when Karthon drew his sword and killed Naga.

Key facts

Karthon is of other origin and first appeared in "The Spell of the Serpent!". The character is published by Marvel. With 22 recorded issue appearances, Karthon ranks among the most featured characters in comics.