Medusa (Medusalith Amaquelin-Boltagon) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Her name and aspects of her character are derived from Greek mythology, as her hair has prehensile attributes like that of Medusa the Gorgon's hair. This character has psychokinetic control over her hair, a power she obtained through Terrigenesis. Due to this, she is able to expand it to double its normal length, pick locks with it, remotely lift objects (both animate and inanimate), and she often uses it as a rope to contain objects and people.
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- Medusa appeared alongside the rest of the Inhumans and later the Frightful Four in the 1978 Fantastic Four animated series. In this version, she is the leader of the Inhumans, and is genuinely evil, as opposed to being forced into villainy as in the comics.
- Medusa appeared in the 1981 Spider-Man cartoon, voiced by B.J. Ward. The episode "Under the Wizard's Spell" has her serving the Wizard again due to a collar put on her.
- Medusa appeared in four episodes of the 1994 Fantastic Four animated series, voiced by Iona Morris.
- Medusa appears in the Inhuman motion comics, voiced by Lisa Ann Beley.
- Medusa appears in Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., voiced by Mary Faber. She is seen in the episode "Inhuman Nature".
- Medusa appears in the Guardians of the Galaxy animated series, voiced by Catherine Taber. In the episode "Blue Crystal Persuasion", she is among the Inhumans that got affected by a plague that caused crystals to grow on their body. Medusa was freed from her stasis by Star-Lord when the Guardians of the Galaxy were brought to Attilan by Lockjaw. She helped the Guardians of the Galaxy when Maximus the Mad used his mind-control technology on Black Bolt and when Ronan the Accuser planned to destroy Attilan. Once those threats were thwarted and the plague is eliminated, Medusa thanks the Guardians of the Galaxy on Black Bolt's behalf. In the episode "Inhuman Touch", Medusa helps the Guardians of the Galaxy when Maximus tricks his way out of his imprisonment.
- Medusa appears in the Avengers Assemble animated series, voiced by Catherine Taber (in Avengers: Ultron Revolution) and by Vanessa Marshall (in Avengers: Black Panther's Quest). In the episode "Inhumans Among Us", she appears with Black Bolt, Gorgon, Karnak, and Lockjaw at the time when an Inhuman ship carrying Seeker and the Alpha Primitives crashes into the mountains near Maple Falls. During the Avengers' fight with the Inhumans, Falcon engaged with Medusa. When Inferno hatches from his Terrigen cocoon, the Avengers and the Inhumans had to work together to stop Inferno. In the episode "The Inhuman Condition", Medusa is among the Inhumans that are captured by Ultron. She is later freed by the Avengers. In the episode "Mists of Attilan", Black Panther and Ms. Marvel visit Attilan in order to obtain the key fragment that T'Challa's grandfather entrusted to the Inhumans before the Shadow Council does. Medusa and Black Bolt were reluctant until Shadow Council member Princess Zanda is defeated and gets away. After some persuasion from Crystal, Medusa and Black Bolt give the piece to Black Panther as he warns them that the Shadow Council will come after Attilan as well.
- Medusa appears as an unlockable character in Marvel Avengers Academy, voiced by Amber Lee Connors.