Fennan claimed to be the illegitimate son of Norrin Radd's father Jartran Radd. After the suicide of Jartran's wife Elmar Radd he had a relationship with another woman and fathered Fennan. Jartran never took responsibility for Fennan and never told his other son Norrin of Fennan's existence.
Fennan began sleeping with Shalla-Bal. She would later explain to Norrin that while she was grateful for all of his heroism, she needed a lover who was actually around to share her life with.
The veracity of Fennan's story may be complicated by the fact that everyone on Zenn-La was later revealed to be an illusion created by Galactus to comfort Norrin after the real Zenn-La was destroyed decades earlier by the Other. It is unclear if there was ever a "real" Fennan.
Search for Shalla-Bal[]
It was made officially as Norrin Radd's brother, and he was first seen when Terri and Reed arrived in Planet Zenn-La. He was on high alert as he functioned as the top footsoldier, claiming the heroes as intruders. Elmar assured him they aren't responsible for abducting Shalla-Bal. He eventually opened up to them, especially to Reed for his outstanding skills in science, technology, and space travel! He had a vision in which he claimed she's been taken to Reptilyx. And he looked forward to seeing his brother again for such a long time serving Galactus.
The mothership found Earth and the team was ready to go thru the Aurora Borealis from the Arctic Circle. He had his close companion, Trake, as his right-hand man for the mission. He provided them support and strategies to plow thru each destination, even though his vision was wrong. The team continued their mission throughout the Deneb Galaxy, till he and Trake were ambushed by the night crew and Susan brainwashed by Possessor! He was comatose for awhile, then came to before she did. They resumed their mission and he opened fire onto the Skrull fortress; however the forcefields were impenetrable. Till Norrin and Ben shut down the systems, and made the fortress collapse! Everyone escaped, though Fennan didn't stop his brother on pursuing Shalla-Bal at Mephisto's world! He commandeered his troops to assist the team, though Mephisto was too powerful! He never wanted to give up on the cause, as his brother won't.
By the time Mephisto claimed Shalla's fate, Norrin surrendered his soul. That was till Fennan made the noble decision and sacrificed himself! Trake was distraught, till he discovered her vessel was taken to the Magik Domain. By the time Trake saved the team from a black hole, Shalla-Bal's soul reunited with her body, and Fennan had his life restored! He was grateful his brother reunited with his love after so long. And he wished to see the heroic quintet once more!
Trivia[]
- Contrary to the comics, Ikran wanted Fennan to be Norrin's full-fledged brother working for the Zenn-Lavian military. He isn't Shalla-Bal's new lover, nor an illusion, as he respected his brother's romance with her and the Surfer himself, as shown sacrificing himself to Mephisto. It's possible Elmar gave birth to him, but never left her and Jartran strained, as he was just Norrin's younger replacement while he was a herald of Galactus then.
- Ikran's ideal VA for Fennan would be Rick May. The same guy who played as Peppy Hare and Andross in Starfox 64, RIP.