Medusa (comics) Medusa (comics) Medusa (Medusalith Amaquelin-Boltagon) is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Her name and character are derived from Greek mythology as her hair displays similar qualities to that of Medusa the Gorgon's hair. Medusa 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. Serinda Swan portrays Medusa in the character's
Medusa (The X-Files) Medusa (The X-Files) "Medusa" is the twelfth episode of the eighth season of the American science fiction television series "The X-Files". It premiered on the Fox network on . The episode was written by Frank Spotnitz and directed by Richard Compton. "Medusa" is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, unconnected to the series' wider mythology. The episode received a Nielsen rating of 8.2 and was viewed by 13.8 million viewers. Overall, the episode received mixed reviews from critics. The series centers on FBI special agents Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and her new partner John Doggett (Robert Patrick)—following the alien abduction of her former