Ronal

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Real Name

Ronal

Current Alias

Ronal

Affiliation

Citizens of Atlantis

Base Of Operations

Atlantis

Status

Alignment

Bad

Identity

Public Identity

Citizenship

Atlantean

Occupation

Physician, sorcerer

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Hair

Blond

Unusual Features

Mermen

Origin

Universe

New Earth

Created by

John Byrne

First appearance

Superman Vol 2 #12
(December, 1987)

HistoryEdit

Ronal was a young physician living in Tritonis, who used magic to heal a wounded Lori Lemaris^[1]. Eventually, he and Lori were married, but his dabbling with dark magic eventually drove him mad. He attacked the other merfolk with his form-altering power, including Lori. She sought out assistance from Superman, who ultimately stopped Ronal and his mutated sea creatures. When Superman destroyed Ronal's staff, the wizard was apparently turned to stone.^[2].

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

• Sorcery: Ronal's black staff allowed him to shape flesh as if it were clay.
• Shape-Shifting: Ronal's staff gave him the ability to change his own shape at will.
• Atlantean Physiology

Abilities

• Physician Ronal was a skilled, albeit unconventional, physician in Atlantis. He augmented medicine with magic.

Weaknesses

• Asphyxiation: Atlanteans can only exist outside of water for a limited period of time or else they will dehydrate, asphyxiate and ultimately die.
  

ParaphernaliaEdit

Equipment

Black Staff Magical wooden staff shaped like an eel, which granted shape-altering powers. Destroyed by Superman.

Related

• 3 Appearances of Ronal (New Earth)
• 2 Images featuring Ronal (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about Ronal (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Ronal (New Earth)

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