Marvel Universe Wiki - User contributions [en]

Nova (Richard Rider)

Tskflavio — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:53:13 GMT

Tskflavio:

{{Powerbox|
universe = [[Marvel Universe]]
| real_name = Richard Rider
| identity = Secret
| occupation = Soldier, Nova Corps Member; (Formerly) student, short-order cook, reality TV star
| place_of_birth = Queens, New York
| groups = [[Nova Corps]], [[Secret Avengers]]; formerly [[Phalanx]], [[United Front]], [[Champions (of Xandar)]], [[New Warriors]], [[Secret Defenders]]
| citizenship = U.S.A.
| education =
| aliases = The Human Rocket, Kid Nova, Bucket Head, Nova #11249-44396, Quasar
| relatives = Charles Rider (father), Gloria Rider (mother), [[Rider, Robert|Robert Rider]] (brother), Ralph Rider (uncle, deceased)
| height = 6'1"
| weight = 190 lbs.
| eyes = Brown
| hair = Brown
| powers = Flight, enhanced strength, speed and durability
| abilities = Nova derives his powers from an energy source called the Nova-Force, which all Nova Centurions wield. Richard Rider had the greatest potential for control as his knowledge of his power increased .
| weapons =
| paraphernalia = Nova wears a standard [[Xandar|Xandarian]] StarCorps uniform, designed to accommodate his powers without being damaged by them. In addition, the uniform has a life support function that can sustain Rider under the most extreme environmental conditions. It can act as a space suit by locking off the mouth and eyes of the helmet. The helmet can also pick up radio transmissions, as well as act as a heads-up display for tracking energy signatures.
| debut = Nova #1 (September 1976)
| creators = Marv Wolfman, John Buscema
| origin = Nova #1 (September 1976)
| significant_issues =
}}{{Headshot|
main_image=Nova442.jpg
}}{{bio|
bio_text= Chosen at random by the dying Xandarian Rhomann Dey to receive his Nova Corps powers, teenager Richard Rider found himself thrust into the role of superhero, a role he grasped with relish. He battled foes such as Dey's nemesis [[Zorr]], the [[Avians|avian]] criminal [[Condor (scientist)|Condor]], the amnesiac [[Powerhouse (Rieg Davan)|Powerhouse]] (actually a Xandarian sent to locate the missing Dey), his uncle's murderer and member of the [[Maggia]], [[Photon (Jason Dean)|Photon]], and the mysterious [[Sphinx (Anath-Na Mut)|Sphinx]]. The latter eventually kidnapped Nova and several others, using Dey's spaceship to transport them all to Xandar.

Learning that Xandar was threatened by the Skrull Empire, Nova and his fellows (bar the Sphinx, who had returned to Earth, and Dr. Sun, who teleported to an unknown location) pledged their aid; the Skrulls were eventually driven off with the help of the Galadorian spaceknight Rom. Homesick for Earth, Richard agreed to give up his powers, which were needed to help rebuild war-ravaged Xandar's defenses, and returned home a normal human once more.

[[image:nova01.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
Or so it seemed. Months later Richard was tracked down by [[Night Thrasher]], who believed Richard's powers were merely dormant and wished to recruit Nova for his prospective hero team. To test the theory, Night Thrasher dropped Richard off a roof; luckily for both of them, Night Thrasher was correct, and the adrenaline rush reawoke Richard's abilities. Alongside several other teenage heroes he founded the [[New Warriors]], and also resumed his solo career. He fought alongside the New Warriors for years, including encounters with Nova's old foe the Sphinx and a brief stint during which the Warriors worked with [[Cable]] and [[X-Force]]. He was eventually hunted down by [[Garthan Saal|Super-Nova]], the Xandarian who held the rest of the Nova-Force inside his body and had been driven mad by it. The two of them, aided by the New Warriors and [[Galactus]]' Xandarian heralds [[Firelord (Pyreus Kril)|Firelord]] and [[Air-Walker (Gabriel Lan)|Air-Walker]], ended up setting off protocols that led to Xandar's resurrection. The StarCorps was reinstated, and Rider was appointed Centurion Prime and assigned to guard earth's sector of space.

Returning to Earth, Rider was confronted with dual lives as Centurion Prime and a member of the New Warriors. He also encountered another Nova from an alternate timeline named Nova 0:0. Nova 0:0 attacked Rider to prepare him for defending his Earth from the force that had destroyed Nova 0:0's Earth, the Deathstorm. After stopping the Deathstorm and saving Earth, Rider was replaced as Centurion Prime for Earth's sector of space by [[Garthan Saal]], the former Super-Nova, after failing to follow orders at a crucial time.

When Saal sacrificed himself to save earth from the [[Dire Wraith]] queen [[Volx]], he passed his powers back to Rider. He continued to fight alongside the New Warriors until the team broke up, reformed, and broke up again. He agreed to come back as part of the New Warriors reality TV show, and travelled the U.S. with the team, fighting menaces that'd taken up residence in communities that didn't have resident heroes. The team fought several criminals who'd escaped the Raft during the massive prison break that led to the reestablishing of the Avengers, before being recalled to Xandar alongside the rest of the Nova Corps to deal with the threat of the [[Annihilation|Annihilation Wave]]. Rider was the only StarCorps member to survive the Wave's surprise attack, and has become the bearer of the entire Nova-Force, as well as the [[Xandarian]] [[Worldmind]], the living computers that contain the entire record of Xandarian civilization as well as the minds of all its deceased members.

Nova then came into contact with [[Drax]] who taught him how to better control the [[Nova Force]] and how to kill. Realizing his new leadership abilities, Nova created the [[United Front]], an army opposed to [[Annihilus]]. Several beings joined the United Front alongside Nova including [[Silver Surfer]], [[Ronan]], [[Gamora]], [[Quasar (Phyla-Vell)|Phyla-Vell]], [[Moondragon]], the [[Spaceknights]], [[Blastaar]], [[Stardust]], Firelord, [[Red Shift]], [[Super-Skrull]], [[Star-Lord (Peter Quill)|Star-Lord]], and others. Alongside these beings Nova was able to squash Annihilus's forces and kill Annihilus.

After the war, Richard started to scan the galaxy, searching for beings who needed help. Continuing this for an undetermined amount of time he became fatigued and homesick. The Worldmind advised Richard to return to Earth to rest. Taking Worldmind's advice Richard returned to Earth to find the state of the world after the [[Civil War]]. While back home Richard was approached by [[Iron Man (Anthony Stark)|Iron Man]], who strongly urged Richard to register. Stark then sent [[Justice (Vance Astrovik)|Justice]] to try and convince him to register. Failing to see the point to any of the madness Richard left Earth and returned to his Nova duties.

Recently the [[Phalanx]] took control of [[Kree]] Space and infected many worlds. Finding himself trapped inside Kree Space, Nova crashed into an energy barrier and landed on a Kree outpost severly damaged. There the commander, [[Ko-Rel]] took him in and tried to oppose a horde of Phalanx and an infected Gamora. Richard being too weak to fight back, the Worldmind uploaded some of the Nova Force into Ko-Rel turing her into a Nova Corps member. Gamora then slipped past the Kree defenses and infected Richard with the techno-organic virus, turning him into a Phalanx Select. From there Gamora and Rider left the outpost and returned to [[Hala]].

Seemingly accepting the transmode virus, Richard alongside Gamora then hunted down and infected Drax with the techno-organic virus. Returning to Hala, Richard was attacked by Ko-Rel who was led by the Worldmind. However, Ko-Rel was not powerful enough to defeat Richard and died at his hands. After returning from the battle, Richard was then taken inside his mind by Worldmind and showed Richard that he was indeed fighting the techno-organic virus. Now boosted with hope and the help of Ko-Rel's returned power, Richard managed to break free of the Phalanx control and escaped from Hala. Richard then created a wormhole and was followed by Drax and Gamora. Once going through the wormhole they were all transported into unknown space.

[[image: Nova_(Phalanx).jpg|200px|right|thumb|Nova and Gamora infected with Transmode Virus]]Nova soon found himself at the edge of the universe in a place called [[Knowhere]]. Unfortunately, even here there would be no peace for the last of the Nova Centurions as he was attacked by [[Glossary:Z#zombie|zombies]] under the control of an unknown evil called [[Abyss (alien)|Abyss]]. However, after making an ally in a talking dog named [[Cosmo (dog)|Cosmo]], Nova was able to defeat the villain and restore peace to Knowhere. Learning that Nova was transmode positive, Cosmo used the resources at his disposal to chart Nova a course for the birthplace of the [[Phalanx]], [[Kvch]], in hopes that Nova can find a way to cure himself of the virus that was slowly killing him. Nova's journey was temporarily interrupted when a creature called a [[Vore]] tried to feed him to its unborn young. Nova did make it to Kvch, as did Gamora and Drax, where he met [[Warlock (Technarchy)|Warlock]], of the [[New Mutants]]. Warlock told Rider how he was trying to put an end to his race's murderous ways, starting with his new charge, [[Tyro]]. While on Kvch, a technarchy monster was coming to challenge Tyro for his right to live, and Warlock new that even the combined powers of the three individuals would not be able to stop it. The only solution was for Tyro to flee, and in order to give Tyro the necessary time to escape, Warlock sacrificed himself and used his life energies to cure Nova. Richard did as he promised and fought the monster despite the fact he would probably not survive, but in a surprising turn of events, Tyro returned and defeated his would-be killer by taking over his body and asserting his consciousness over the creature. With the danger passed, Tyro gave some of the enormous life energies he now possessed to revive his adoptive parent, Warlock, as well as Gamora and Drax. Now free of the transmode virus, the group returned to Hala and helped put an end to the Phalanx invasion.

Recently, Nova assisted the citizens of the world Orbucen in a planet-wide evacuation when Galactus decided Orbucen would be his next meal. Nova ran into two problems during the mass departure. The first was the herald of Galactus, the Silver Surfer, and the other was a homicidal entity called [[Harrow]]. Harrow proved to be the bigger threat because he preyed on the inhabitants of Orbucen as they struggled to survive the threat of the world devourer. Nova was almost killed trying to apprehend the telepathic intruder, but he escaped onto Galactus' ship. There, Nova found Harrow's primary body, hiding from Galactus' attention, and engaged the parasite in battle. Eventually, the Silver Surfer intervened, determined Harrow was nothing but vermin, and alerted his master to the alien being's presence. Harrow attempted to escape, but Galactus incinerated him on sight. Nova thought he would share Harrow's fate, but Galactus teleported him to safety. The Silver Surfer warned Nova to stay away from his master because Galactus never spares anything twice.

Since then, Nova had learned of the [[Secret Invasion|Skrull Invasion]] on Earth and traveled there along with the Super-Skrull who pretended to betray Nova in order to keep him alive. Nova responded to a distress call from the scientists in [[Project PEGASUS]], and helped [[Darkhawk]] and a newly revived [[Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)|Quasar]] fight off a squad of super Skrulls. The Worldmind, thought to be lost after Nova's run-in with Harrow, was reactivated and tapped into the Project's mainframe to activate the [[Death's Head 3.0|Death's Head Guards]] as back-up troops. However, all seemed lost when a [[Skrulls|Skrull]] battle cruiser was about to fire on the installation, but an unexpected emergence of a new Nova Corps destroyed the battleship and saved the day. Worldmind went behind Rider's back to form a new Corps and continued to endow individuals with power, including Rider's brother [[Rider, Robert|Robbie]], against Nova's wishes. Nova was almost ready to submit to Worldmind's plans, but once he was informed [[Ego|Ego, the Living Planet]] was chosen to be Nu-Xandar, Nova would not download the majority of the Nova Force into him. The Worldmind concluded Rider had become mentally unstable from holding that much power for such a long period of time, so he forcefully took Nova's powers from him. Rider was then transported back to Earth.

Once a normal human again, Nova discovered he was dying because of the absence of the Nova Force. If that wasn't bad enough, Rider discovered Worldmind was using subliminal control over those he was recruiting into the Corps. Nova couldn't even turn to those at Project PEGASUS for help since Norman Osborn's [[H.A.M.M.E.R.]] took over. However, there was a scientist on the inside, secretly working for [[A.I.M.]], that wanted to help Rider. She took him to a hidden lab, and using a stolen canister filled with Quantum energy, attempted to cure him. Rider appreciated the gesture, but he destroyed the canister, allowing the energy to be free. Quasar eventually made an appearance with the Quantum Bands and offered them to Rider in an attempt to save his life. Rider accepted, and for a brief time, became the new Protector of the Universe. Nova and Quasar journeyed to Nu-Xandar where they confronted Worldmind and Ego even as the Nova Corps were locked in battle against [[Shi'ar]] forces. Ego was exerting his control over Worldmind, and he manipulated many of the individuals in the Corps to attack Rider, but Rider channeled a huge blast of energy to lobotomize Ego. With Ego unable to access his higher brain functions, Worldmind came back online, but knowing his programming was corrupted, he switched to a new persona to interact with Nova. Nova regained his powers and returned the bands back to their rightful owner.

One crisis was averted, but the problem of an inexperienced Nova Corps dealing with hardened soldiers still remained. Rider, as Nova Prime, immediately flew into battle to rescue as many recruits as he could. Upon finding out his brother, Robbie, was missing, he took a small force to his last known coordinates only to be attacked by [[Triton]] of the [[Inhumans]] and his forces. Trying to avoid a fight at all costs, Nova was spared from retaliating when a former comrade, [[Ra-Venn]], recognized him. It was then Nova was taken to the sight where the soldiers of the cruel emperor [[Vulcan (Gabriel Summers)|Vulcan]] exterminated a countless amount of Nova Corps recruits - execution style. All that remained were their helmets. However disheartened Nova was to see what was left of the fallen Centurions, his mission to save his brother did not falter. Battling his way through the forces of [[Ravenous]], Nova heard his brother's agonizing scream and feared the worst. Charging headfirst into what could have been his last battle, Nova confronted the immensely powerful [[Xenith]] and decisively defeated her, saving both the lives of Ravenous and his brother.

[[image: Nova_Starstalker.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Head-to-head with Starstalker]]After the war ended, it left the universe in more danger than ever with the creation of [[The Fault]] - caused by a devastating weapon made by the Inhumans with the intention of obliterating the Shi'ar race. A Nova Corps starship, the [[Resolute Duty]], which had been missing for thirty-five years, had suddenly resurfaced bringing with it a slew of new problems for the Corps. A Nova Centurian, [[Philo, Zan|Zan Philo]], still with the ship had a dangerous prisoner on board. A deadly bounty hunter known as [[Monark Starstalker]] stowed away only to attempt to wrestle the prisoner away from Centurion Philo, so he can get paid. A catastrophic attack to Worldmind by Starstalker gave Ego the opening he needed to assert himself over the Xandarian supercomputer, and the criminal held in captivity was about to be liberated by those who followed him, the merciless [[Mindless Ones]]. If things couldn't get any worse, the Mindless Ones cut the main power to Philo's ship and freed their master. With three threats to contend with, Nova had his hands full. Philo worked to get power restored to the ship. Worldmind downloaded itself into the Resolute Duty. Starstalker was nearly killed, and Ego was out for blood. Nova decided to eliminate two birds with one stone, and with Worldmind and Starstalker's help, Nova's plan was a success. By transporting the Mindless Ones along with their leader into Ego's brain, Nova gave the Living Planet a more immediate threat to contend with than the Nova Corps. The danger having passed, Starstalker left to roam the universe, and Philo agreed to become a Drill Sergeant to train the rookies.

Escaping the perils of The Fault once did not mean Nova was free from its evil influence. While on a mission to find [[Darkhawk]] for his allegedly killing [[Neramani, Lilandra|Lilandra Neramani]], Nova came to a dying planet. Darkhawk wasn't about to be imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and tried to flee, but Nova just wanted to talk. In the midst of his pursuit, the planet exploded and both heroes were believed dead. In actuality, Nova and Darkhawk were ripped from their world and brought to a magically constructed creation of one of Nova's deadliest foes - the Sphinx. Other familiar faces such as [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards]] and [[Namorita]] were also brought to this makeshift world for the purpose of helping the Sphinx defeat his younger self. The Sphinx of the past wanted to possess both Ka Stones, which was previously thought impossible to do, and he brought his own avatars to do his bidding. Pitting both groups of warriors against each other, the Sphinxes waged war, during which it was discovered the older version was dying. When all hope appeared to be lost for the older Sphinx, Darkhawk was the wild card that saved the day, but he was also the one hero that could be manipulated into giving the Sphinx what he wanted too. Either getting the idea from his younger self, or intending on the same thing all along, Sphinx forced Darkhawk to procure the second Ka Stone and surrender it to him. Now with the immense power of both stones, the Sphinx was restored and became a god. He literally devoured his younger self and cast the heroes aside as they were no more to him than dust motes. While learning to deal with the power of both Ka Stones, the Sphinx was finding a way to have the real world accept the impossibility of two stones existing at the same time. He would have succeeded if not for the power of Nova coupled with the calculating mind of Richards. Together, they figured out a way to expel the Sphinx from his imaginary world into actual reality before he adapted, and in doing so, the Sphinx ceased to exist. With the Sphinx gone, his creation was falling apart, and all who were brought there would be returned home. Nova couldn't bear the thought of losing Namorita again, so he embraced her one last time, not realizing he would pull her from The Fault into her future. Darkhawk told Nova this decision would come back to bite him, but Nova didn't care just then.
}}
{{person}}
[[category:Heroes]]
[[category:Avengers]]
[[category:Cosmic]]
[[category:Annihilation]]

Nova (Richard Rider)

Tskflavio — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:47:35 GMT

Tskflavio:

{{Powerbox|
universe = [[Marvel Universe]]
| real_name = Richard Rider
| identity = Secret
| occupation = Soldier, Nova Corps Member; (Formerly) student, short-order cook, reality TV star
| place_of_birth = Queens, New York
| groups = [[Nova Corps]], [[Secret Avengers]]; formerly [[Phalanx]], [[United Front]], [[Champions (of Xandar)]], [[New Warriors]], [[Secret Defenders]]
| citizenship = U.S.A.
| education =
| aliases = The Human Rocket, Kid Nova, Bucket Head
| relatives = Charles Rider (father), Gloria Rider (mother), [[Rider, Robert|Robert Rider]] (brother), Ralph Rider (uncle, deceased)
| height = 6'1"
| weight = 190 lbs.
| eyes = Brown
| hair = Brown
| powers = Flight, enhanced strength, speed and durability
| abilities = Nova derives his powers from an energy source called the Nova-Force, which all Nova Centurions wield. Richard Rider had the greatest potential for control as his knowledge of his power increased .
| weapons =
| paraphernalia = Nova wears a standard [[Xandar|Xandarian]] StarCorps uniform, designed to accommodate his powers without being damaged by them. In addition, the uniform has a life support function that can sustain Rider under the most extreme environmental conditions. It can act as a space suit by locking off the mouth and eyes of the helmet. The helmet can also pick up radio transmissions, as well as act as a heads-up display for tracking energy signatures.
| debut = Nova #1
| creators = Marv Wolfman, John Buscema
| origin = Nova #1
| significant_issues =
}}{{Headshot|
main_image=Nova442.jpg
}}{{bio|
bio_text= Chosen at random by the dying Xandarian Rhomann Dey to receive his Nova Corps powers, teenager Richard Rider found himself thrust into the role of superhero, a role he grasped with relish. He battled foes such as Dey's nemesis [[Zorr]], the [[Avians|avian]] criminal [[Condor (scientist)|Condor]], the amnesiac [[Powerhouse (Rieg Davan)|Powerhouse]] (actually a Xandarian sent to locate the missing Dey), his uncle's murderer and member of the [[Maggia]], [[Photon (Jason Dean)|Photon]], and the mysterious [[Sphinx (Anath-Na Mut)|Sphinx]]. The latter eventually kidnapped Nova and several others, using Dey's spaceship to transport them all to Xandar.

Learning that Xandar was threatened by the Skrull Empire, Nova and his fellows (bar the Sphinx, who had returned to Earth, and Dr. Sun, who teleported to an unknown location) pledged their aid; the Skrulls were eventually driven off with the help of the Galadorian spaceknight Rom. Homesick for Earth, Richard agreed to give up his powers, which were needed to help rebuild war-ravaged Xandar's defenses, and returned home a normal human once more.

[[image:nova01.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
Or so it seemed. Months later Richard was tracked down by [[Night Thrasher]], who believed Richard's powers were merely dormant and wished to recruit Nova for his prospective hero team. To test the theory, Night Thrasher dropped Richard off a roof; luckily for both of them, Night Thrasher was correct, and the adrenaline rush reawoke Richard's abilities. Alongside several other teenage heroes he founded the [[New Warriors]], and also resumed his solo career. He fought alongside the New Warriors for years, including encounters with Nova's old foe the Sphinx and a brief stint during which the Warriors worked with [[Cable]] and [[X-Force]]. He was eventually hunted down by [[Garthan Saal|Super-Nova]], the Xandarian who held the rest of the Nova-Force inside his body and had been driven mad by it. The two of them, aided by the New Warriors and [[Galactus]]' Xandarian heralds [[Firelord (Pyreus Kril)|Firelord]] and [[Air-Walker (Gabriel Lan)|Air-Walker]], ended up setting off protocols that led to Xandar's resurrection. The StarCorps was reinstated, and Rider was appointed Centurion Prime and assigned to guard earth's sector of space.

Returning to Earth, Rider was confronted with dual lives as Centurion Prime and a member of the New Warriors. He also encountered another Nova from an alternate timeline named Nova 0:0. Nova 0:0 attacked Rider to prepare him for defending his Earth from the force that had destroyed Nova 0:0's Earth, the Deathstorm. After stopping the Deathstorm and saving Earth, Rider was replaced as Centurion Prime for Earth's sector of space by [[Garthan Saal]], the former Super-Nova, after failing to follow orders at a crucial time.

When Saal sacrificed himself to save earth from the [[Dire Wraith]] queen [[Volx]], he passed his powers back to Rider. He continued to fight alongside the New Warriors until the team broke up, reformed, and broke up again. He agreed to come back as part of the New Warriors reality TV show, and travelled the U.S. with the team, fighting menaces that'd taken up residence in communities that didn't have resident heroes. The team fought several criminals who'd escaped the Raft during the massive prison break that led to the reestablishing of the Avengers, before being recalled to Xandar alongside the rest of the Nova Corps to deal with the threat of the [[Annihilation|Annihilation Wave]]. Rider was the only StarCorps member to survive the Wave's surprise attack, and has become the bearer of the entire Nova-Force, as well as the [[Xandarian]] [[Worldmind]], the living computers that contain the entire record of Xandarian civilization as well as the minds of all its deceased members.

Nova then came into contact with [[Drax]] who taught him how to better control the [[Nova Force]] and how to kill. Realizing his new leadership abilities, Nova created the [[United Front]], an army opposed to [[Annihilus]]. Several beings joined the United Front alongside Nova including [[Silver Surfer]], [[Ronan]], [[Gamora]], [[Quasar (Phyla-Vell)|Phyla-Vell]], [[Moondragon]], the [[Spaceknights]], [[Blastaar]], [[Stardust]], Firelord, [[Red Shift]], [[Super-Skrull]], [[Star-Lord (Peter Quill)|Star-Lord]], and others. Alongside these beings Nova was able to squash Annihilus's forces and kill Annihilus.

After the war, Richard started to scan the galaxy, searching for beings who needed help. Continuing this for an undetermined amount of time he became fatigued and homesick. The Worldmind advised Richard to return to Earth to rest. Taking Worldmind's advice Richard returned to Earth to find the state of the world after the [[Civil War]]. While back home Richard was approached by [[Iron Man (Anthony Stark)|Iron Man]], who strongly urged Richard to register. Stark then sent [[Justice (Vance Astrovik)|Justice]] to try and convince him to register. Failing to see the point to any of the madness Richard left Earth and returned to his Nova duties.

Recently the [[Phalanx]] took control of [[Kree]] Space and infected many worlds. Finding himself trapped inside Kree Space, Nova crashed into an energy barrier and landed on a Kree outpost severly damaged. There the commander, [[Ko-Rel]] took him in and tried to oppose a horde of Phalanx and an infected Gamora. Richard being too weak to fight back, the Worldmind uploaded some of the Nova Force into Ko-Rel turing her into a Nova Corps member. Gamora then slipped past the Kree defenses and infected Richard with the techno-organic virus, turning him into a Phalanx Select. From there Gamora and Rider left the outpost and returned to [[Hala]].

Seemingly accepting the transmode virus, Richard alongside Gamora then hunted down and infected Drax with the techno-organic virus. Returning to Hala, Richard was attacked by Ko-Rel who was led by the Worldmind. However, Ko-Rel was not powerful enough to defeat Richard and died at his hands. After returning from the battle, Richard was then taken inside his mind by Worldmind and showed Richard that he was indeed fighting the techno-organic virus. Now boosted with hope and the help of Ko-Rel's returned power, Richard managed to break free of the Phalanx control and escaped from Hala. Richard then created a wormhole and was followed by Drax and Gamora. Once going through the wormhole they were all transported into unknown space.

[[image: Nova_(Phalanx).jpg|200px|right|thumb|Nova and Gamora infected with Transmode Virus]]Nova soon found himself at the edge of the universe in a place called [[Knowhere]]. Unfortunately, even here there would be no peace for the last of the Nova Centurions as he was attacked by [[Glossary:Z#zombie|zombies]] under the control of an unknown evil called [[Abyss (alien)|Abyss]]. However, after making an ally in a talking dog named [[Cosmo (dog)|Cosmo]], Nova was able to defeat the villain and restore peace to Knowhere. Learning that Nova was transmode positive, Cosmo used the resources at his disposal to chart Nova a course for the birthplace of the [[Phalanx]], [[Kvch]], in hopes that Nova can find a way to cure himself of the virus that was slowly killing him. Nova's journey was temporarily interrupted when a creature called a [[Vore]] tried to feed him to its unborn young. Nova did make it to Kvch, as did Gamora and Drax, where he met [[Warlock (Technarchy)|Warlock]], of the [[New Mutants]]. Warlock told Rider how he was trying to put an end to his race's murderous ways, starting with his new charge, [[Tyro]]. While on Kvch, a technarchy monster was coming to challenge Tyro for his right to live, and Warlock new that even the combined powers of the three individuals would not be able to stop it. The only solution was for Tyro to flee, and in order to give Tyro the necessary time to escape, Warlock sacrificed himself and used his life energies to cure Nova. Richard did as he promised and fought the monster despite the fact he would probably not survive, but in a surprising turn of events, Tyro returned and defeated his would-be killer by taking over his body and asserting his consciousness over the creature. With the danger passed, Tyro gave some of the enormous life energies he now possessed to revive his adoptive parent, Warlock, as well as Gamora and Drax. Now free of the transmode virus, the group returned to Hala and helped put an end to the Phalanx invasion.

Recently, Nova assisted the citizens of the world Orbucen in a planet-wide evacuation when Galactus decided Orbucen would be his next meal. Nova ran into two problems during the mass departure. The first was the herald of Galactus, the Silver Surfer, and the other was a homicidal entity called [[Harrow]]. Harrow proved to be the bigger threat because he preyed on the inhabitants of Orbucen as they struggled to survive the threat of the world devourer. Nova was almost killed trying to apprehend the telepathic intruder, but he escaped onto Galactus' ship. There, Nova found Harrow's primary body, hiding from Galactus' attention, and engaged the parasite in battle. Eventually, the Silver Surfer intervened, determined Harrow was nothing but vermin, and alerted his master to the alien being's presence. Harrow attempted to escape, but Galactus incinerated him on sight. Nova thought he would share Harrow's fate, but Galactus teleported him to safety. The Silver Surfer warned Nova to stay away from his master because Galactus never spares anything twice.

Since then, Nova had learned of the [[Secret Invasion|Skrull Invasion]] on Earth and traveled there along with the Super-Skrull who pretended to betray Nova in order to keep him alive. Nova responded to a distress call from the scientists in [[Project PEGASUS]], and helped [[Darkhawk]] and a newly revived [[Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)|Quasar]] fight off a squad of super Skrulls. The Worldmind, thought to be lost after Nova's run-in with Harrow, was reactivated and tapped into the Project's mainframe to activate the [[Death's Head 3.0|Death's Head Guards]] as back-up troops. However, all seemed lost when a [[Skrulls|Skrull]] battle cruiser was about to fire on the installation, but an unexpected emergence of a new Nova Corps destroyed the battleship and saved the day. Worldmind went behind Rider's back to form a new Corps and continued to endow individuals with power, including Rider's brother [[Rider, Robert|Robbie]], against Nova's wishes. Nova was almost ready to submit to Worldmind's plans, but once he was informed [[Ego|Ego, the Living Planet]] was chosen to be Nu-Xandar, Nova would not download the majority of the Nova Force into him. The Worldmind concluded Rider had become mentally unstable from holding that much power for such a long period of time, so he forcefully took Nova's powers from him. Rider was then transported back to Earth.

Once a normal human again, Nova discovered he was dying because of the absence of the Nova Force. If that wasn't bad enough, Rider discovered Worldmind was using subliminal control over those he was recruiting into the Corps. Nova couldn't even turn to those at Project PEGASUS for help since Norman Osborn's [[H.A.M.M.E.R.]] took over. However, there was a scientist on the inside, secretly working for [[A.I.M.]], that wanted to help Rider. She took him to a hidden lab, and using a stolen canister filled with Quantum energy, attempted to cure him. Rider appreciated the gesture, but he destroyed the canister, allowing the energy to be free. Quasar eventually made an appearance with the Quantum Bands and offered them to Rider in an attempt to save his life. Rider accepted, and for a brief time, became the new Protector of the Universe. Nova and Quasar journeyed to Nu-Xandar where they confronted Worldmind and Ego even as the Nova Corps were locked in battle against [[Shi'ar]] forces. Ego was exerting his control over Worldmind, and he manipulated many of the individuals in the Corps to attack Rider, but Rider channeled a huge blast of energy to lobotomize Ego. With Ego unable to access his higher brain functions, Worldmind came back online, but knowing his programming was corrupted, he switched to a new persona to interact with Nova. Nova regained his powers and returned the bands back to their rightful owner.

One crisis was averted, but the problem of an inexperienced Nova Corps dealing with hardened soldiers still remained. Rider, as Nova Prime, immediately flew into battle to rescue as many recruits as he could. Upon finding out his brother, Robbie, was missing, he took a small force to his last known coordinates only to be attacked by [[Triton]] of the [[Inhumans]] and his forces. Trying to avoid a fight at all costs, Nova was spared from retaliating when a former comrade, [[Ra-Venn]], recognized him. It was then Nova was taken to the sight where the soldiers of the cruel emperor [[Vulcan (Gabriel Summers)|Vulcan]] exterminated a countless amount of Nova Corps recruits - execution style. All that remained were their helmets. However disheartened Nova was to see what was left of the fallen Centurions, his mission to save his brother did not falter. Battling his way through the forces of [[Ravenous]], Nova heard his brother's agonizing scream and feared the worst. Charging headfirst into what could have been his last battle, Nova confronted the immensely powerful [[Xenith]] and decisively defeated her, saving both the lives of Ravenous and his brother.

[[image: Nova_Starstalker.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Head-to-head with Starstalker]]After the war ended, it left the universe in more danger than ever with the creation of [[The Fault]] - caused by a devastating weapon made by the Inhumans with the intention of obliterating the Shi'ar race. A Nova Corps starship, the [[Resolute Duty]], which had been missing for thirty-five years, had suddenly resurfaced bringing with it a slew of new problems for the Corps. A Nova Centurian, [[Philo, Zan|Zan Philo]], still with the ship had a dangerous prisoner on board. A deadly bounty hunter known as [[Monark Starstalker]] stowed away only to attempt to wrestle the prisoner away from Centurion Philo, so he can get paid. A catastrophic attack to Worldmind by Starstalker gave Ego the opening he needed to assert himself over the Xandarian supercomputer, and the criminal held in captivity was about to be liberated by those who followed him, the merciless [[Mindless Ones]]. If things couldn't get any worse, the Mindless Ones cut the main power to Philo's ship and freed their master. With three threats to contend with, Nova had his hands full. Philo worked to get power restored to the ship. Worldmind downloaded itself into the Resolute Duty. Starstalker was nearly killed, and Ego was out for blood. Nova decided to eliminate two birds with one stone, and with Worldmind and Starstalker's help, Nova's plan was a success. By transporting the Mindless Ones along with their leader into Ego's brain, Nova gave the Living Planet a more immediate threat to contend with than the Nova Corps. The danger having passed, Starstalker left to roam the universe, and Philo agreed to become a Drill Sergeant to train the rookies.

Escaping the perils of The Fault once did not mean Nova was free from its evil influence. While on a mission to find [[Darkhawk]] for his allegedly killing [[Neramani, Lilandra|Lilandra Neramani]], Nova came to a dying planet. Darkhawk wasn't about to be imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and tried to flee, but Nova just wanted to talk. In the midst of his pursuit, the planet exploded and both heroes were believed dead. In actuality, Nova and Darkhawk were ripped from their world and brought to a magically constructed creation of one of Nova's deadliest foes - the Sphinx. Other familiar faces such as [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards]] and [[Namorita]] were also brought to this makeshift world for the purpose of helping the Sphinx defeat his younger self. The Sphinx of the past wanted to possess both Ka Stones, which was previously thought impossible to do, and he brought his own avatars to do his bidding. Pitting both groups of warriors against each other, the Sphinxes waged war, during which it was discovered the older version was dying. When all hope appeared to be lost for the older Sphinx, Darkhawk was the wild card that saved the day, but he was also the one hero that could be manipulated into giving the Sphinx what he wanted too. Either getting the idea from his younger self, or intending on the same thing all along, Sphinx forced Darkhawk to procure the second Ka Stone and surrender it to him. Now with the immense power of both stones, the Sphinx was restored and became a god. He literally devoured his younger self and cast the heroes aside as they were no more to him than dust motes. While learning to deal with the power of both Ka Stones, the Sphinx was finding a way to have the real world accept the impossibility of two stones existing at the same time. He would have succeeded if not for the power of Nova coupled with the calculating mind of Richards. Together, they figured out a way to expel the Sphinx from his imaginary world into actual reality before he adapted, and in doing so, the Sphinx ceased to exist. With the Sphinx gone, his creation was falling apart, and all who were brought there would be returned home. Nova couldn't bear the thought of losing Namorita again, so he embraced her one last time, not realizing he would pull her from The Fault into her future. Darkhawk told Nova this decision would come back to bite him, but Nova didn't care just then.
}}
{{person}}
[[category:Heroes]]
[[category:Avengers]]
[[category:Cosmic]]
[[category:Annihilation]]

Nova (Richard Rider)

Tskflavio — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:46:59 GMT

Tskflavio:

{{Powerbox|
universe = [[Marvel Universe]]
| real_name = Richard Rider
| identity = Secret
| occupation = Soldier, Nova Corps Member; (Formerly) student, short-order cook, reality TV star
| place_of_birth = Queens, New York
| groups = [[Nova Corps]], [[Secret Avengers]]; formerly [[Phalanx]], [[United Front]], [[Champions (of Xandar)]], [[New Warriors]], [[Secret Defenders]]
| citizenship = U.S.A.
| education =
| aliases = The Human Rocket, Kid Nova, Bucket Head
| relatives = Charles Rider (father), Gloria Rider (mother), [[Rider, Robert|Robert Rider]] (brother), Ralph Rider (uncle, deceased)
| height = 6'1"
| weight = 190 lbs.
| eyes = Brown
| hair = Brown
| powers = Flight, enhanced strength, speed and durability
| abilities = Nova derives his powers from an energy source called the Nova-Force, which all Nova Centurions wield. Richard Rider had the greatest potential for control as his knowledge of his power increased .
| weapons =
| paraphernalia = Nova wears a standard [[Xandar|Xandarian]] StarCorps uniform, designed to accommodate his powers without being damaged by them. In addition, the uniform has a life support function that can sustain Rider under the most extreme environmental conditions. It can act as a space suit by locking off the mouth and eyes of the helmet. The helmet can also pick up radio transmissions, as well as act as a heads-up display for tracking energy signatures.
| debut = Nova #1
| creators = Marv Wolfman, John Buscema
| origin = Nova #1
| significant_issues =
}}{{Headshot|
main_image=Nova442.jpg
}}{{bio|
bio_text= Chosen at random by the dying Xandarian Rhomann Dey to receive his Nova Corps powers, teenager Richard Rider found himself thrust into the role of superhero, a role he grasped with relish. He battled foes such as Dey's nemesis [[Zorr]], the [[Avians|avian]] criminal [[Condor (scientist)|Condor]], the amnesiac [[Powerhouse (Rieg Davan)|Powerhouse]] (actually a Xandarian sent to locate the missing Dey), his uncle's murderer and member of the [[Maggia]], [[Photon (Jason Dean)|Photon]], and the mysterious [[Sphinx (Anath-Na Mut)|Sphinx]]. The latter eventually kidnapped Nova and several others, using Dey's spaceship to transport them all to Xandar.

Learning that Xandar was threatened by the Skrull Empire, Nova and his fellows (bar the Sphinx, who had returned to Earth, and Dr. Sun, who teleported to an unknown location) pledged their aid; the Skrulls were eventually driven off with the help of the Galadorian spaceknight Rom. Homesick for Earth, Richard agreed to give up his powers, which were needed to help rebuild war-ravaged Xandar's defenses, and returned home a normal human once more.

[[image:nova01.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
Or so it seemed. Months later Richard was tracked down by [[Night Thrasher]], who believed Richard's powers were merely dormant and wished to recruit Nova for his prospective hero team. To test the theory, Night Thrasher dropped Richard off a roof; luckily for both of them, Night Thrasher was correct, and the adrenaline rush reawoke Richard's abilities. Alongside several other teenage heroes he founded the [[New Warriors]], and also resumed his solo career. He fought alongside the New Warriors for years, including encounters with Nova's old foe the Sphinx and a brief stint during which the Warriors worked with [[Cable]] and [[X-Force]]. He was eventually hunted down by [[Garthan Saal|Super-Nova]], the Xandarian who held the rest of the Nova-Force inside his body and had been driven mad by it. The two of them, aided by the New Warriors and [[Galactus]]' Xandarian heralds [[Firelord (Pyreus Kril)|Firelord]] and [[Air-Walker (Gabriel Lan)|Air-Walker]], ended up setting off protocols that led to Xandar's resurrection. The StarCorps was reinstated, and Rider was appointed Centurion Prime and assigned to guard earth's sector of space.

Returning to Earth, Rider was confronted with dual lives as Centurion Prime and a member of the New Warriors. He also encountered another Nova from an alternate timeline named Nova 0:0. Nova 0:0 attacked Rider to prepare him for defending his Earth from the force that had destroyed Nova 0:0's Earth, the Deathstorm. After stopping the Deathstorm and saving Earth, Rider was replaced as Centurion Prime for Earth's sector of space by [[Garthan Saal]], the former Super-Nova, after failing to follow orders at a crucial time.

When Saal sacrificed himself to save earth from the [[Dire Wraith]] queen [[Volx]], he passed his powers back to Rider. He continued to fight alongside the New Warriors until the team broke up, reformed, and broke up again. He agreed to come back as part of the New Warriors reality TV show, and travelled the U.S. with the team, fighting menaces that'd taken up residence in communities that didn't have resident heroes. The team fought several criminals who'd escaped the Raft during the massive prison break that led to the reestablishing of the Avengers, before being recalled to Xandar alongside the rest of the Nova Corps to deal with the threat of the [[Annihilation|Annihilation Wave]]. Rider was the only StarCorps member to survive the Wave's surprise attack, and has become the bearer of the entire Nova-Force, as well as the [[Xandarian]] [[Worldmind]], the living computers that contain the entire record of Xandarian civilization as well as the minds of all its deceased members.

Nova then came into contact with [[Drax]] who taught him how to better control the [[Nova Force]] and how to kill. Realizing his new leadership abilities, Nova created the [[United Front]], an army opposed to [[Annihilus]]. Several beings joined the United Front alongside Nova including [[Silver Surfer]], [[Ronan]], [[Gamora]], [[Quasar (Phyla-Vell)|Phyla-Vell]], [[Moondragon]], the [[Spaceknights]], [[Blastaar]], [[Stardust]], Firelord, [[Red Shift]], [[Super-Skrull]], [[Star-Lord (Peter Quill)|Star-Lord]], and others. Alongside these beings Nova was able to squash Annihilus's forces and kill Annihilus.

After the war, Richard started to scan the galaxy, searching for beings who needed help. Continuing this for an undetermined amount of time he became fatigued and homesick. The Worldmind advised Richard to return to Earth to rest. Taking Worldmind's advice Richard returned to Earth to find the state of the world after the [[Civil War]]. While back home Richard was approached by [[Iron Man (Anthony Stark)|Iron Man]], who strongly urged Richard to register. Stark then sent [[Justice (Vance Astrovik)|Justice]] to try and convince him to register. Failing to see the point to any of the madness Richard left Earth and returned to his Nova duties.

Recently the [[Phalanx]] took control of [[Kree]] Space and infected many worlds. Finding himself trapped inside Kree Space, Nova crashed into an energy barrier and landed on a Kree outpost severly damaged. There the commander, [[Ko-Rel]] took him in and tried to oppose a horde of Phalanx and an infected Gamora. Richard being too weak to fight back, the Worldmind uploaded some of the Nova Force into Ko-Rel turing her into a Nova Corps member. Gamora then slipped past the Kree defenses and infected Richard with the techno-organic virus, turning him into a Phalanx Select. From there Gamora and Rider left the outpost and returned to [[Hala]].

Seemingly accepting the transmode virus, Richard alongside Gamora then hunted down and infected Drax with the techno-organic virus. Returning to Hala, Richard was attacked by Ko-Rel who was led by the Worldmind. However, Ko-Rel was not powerful enough to defeat Richard and died at his hands. After returning from the battle, Richard was then taken inside his mind by Worldmind and showed Richard that he was indeed fighting the techno-organic virus. Now boosted with hope and the help of Ko-Rel's returned power, Richard managed to break free of the Phalanx control and escaped from Hala. Richard then created a wormhole and was followed by Drax and Gamora. Once going through the wormhole they were all transported into unknown space.

[[image: Nova_(Phalanx).jpg|200px|right|thumb|Nova and Gamora infected with Transmode Virus]]Nova soon found himself at the edge of the universe in a place called [[Knowhere]]. Unfortunately, even here there would be no peace for the last of the Nova Centurions as he was attacked by [[Glossary:Z#zombie|zombies]] under the control of an unknown evil called [[Abyss (alien)|Abyss]]. However, after making an ally in a talking dog named [[Cosmo (dog)|Cosmo]], Nova was able to defeat the villain and restore peace to Knowhere. Learning that Nova was transmode positive, Cosmo used the resources at his disposal to chart Nova a course for the birthplace of the [[Phalanx]], [[Kvch]], in hopes that Nova can find a way to cure himself of the virus that was slowly killing him. Nova's journey was temporarily interrupted when a creature called a [[Vore]] tried to feed him to its unborn young. Nova did make it to Kvch, as did Gamora and Drax, where he met [[Warlock (Technarchy)|Warlock]], of the [[New Mutants]]. Warlock told Rider how he was trying to put an end to his race's murderous ways, starting with his new charge, [[Tyro]]. While on Kvch, a technarchy monster was coming to challenge Tyro for his right to live, and Warlock new that even the combined powers of the three individuals would not be able to stop it. The only solution was for Tyro to flee, and in order to give Tyro the necessary time to escape, Warlock sacrificed himself and used his life energies to cure Nova. Richard did as he promised and fought the monster despite the fact he would probably not survive, but in a surprising turn of events, Tyro returned and defeated his would-be killer by taking over his body and asserting his consciousness over the creature. With the danger passed, Tyro gave some of the enormous life energies he now possessed to revive his adoptive parent, Warlock, as well as Gamora and Drax. Now free of the transmode virus, the group returned to Hala and helped put an end to the Phalanx invasion.

Recently, Nova assisted the citizens of the world Orbucen in a planet-wide evacuation when Galactus decided Orbucen would be his next meal. Nova ran into two problems during the mass departure. The first was the herald of Galactus, the Silver Surfer, and the other was a homicidal entity called [[Harrow]]. Harrow proved to be the bigger threat because he preyed on the inhabitants of Orbucen as they struggled to survive the threat of the world devourer. Nova was almost killed trying to apprehend the telepathic intruder, but he escaped onto Galactus' ship. There, Nova found Harrow's primary body, hiding from Galactus' attention, and engaged the parasite in battle. Eventually, the Silver Surfer intervened, determined Harrow was nothing but vermin, and alerted his master to the alien being's presence. Harrow attempted to escape, but Galactus incinerated him on sight. Nova thought he would share Harrow's fate, but Galactus teleported him to safety. The Silver Surfer warned Nova to stay away from his master because Galactus never spares anything twice.

Since then, Nova had learned of the [[Secret Invasion|Skrull Invasion]] on Earth and traveled there along with the Super-Skrull who pretended to betray Nova in order to keep him alive. Nova responded to a distress call from the scientists in [[Project PEGASUS]], and helped [[Darkhawk]] and a newly revived [[Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)|Quasar]] fight off a squad of super Skrulls. The Worldmind, thought to be lost after Nova's run-in with Harrow, was reactivated and tapped into the Project's mainframe to activate the [[Death's Head 3.0|Death's Head Guards]] as back-up troops. However, all seemed lost when a [[Skrulls|Skrull]] battle cruiser was about to fire on the installation, but an unexpected emergence of a new Nova Corps destroyed the battleship and saved the day. Worldmind went behind Rider's back to form a new Corps and continued to endow individuals with power, including Rider's brother [[Rider, Robert|Robbie]], against Nova's wishes. Nova was almost ready to submit to Worldmind's plans, but once he was informed [[Ego|Ego, the Living Planet]] was chosen to be Nu-Xandar, Nova would not download the majority of the Nova Force into him. The Worldmind concluded Rider had become mentally unstable from holding that much power for such a long period of time, so he forcefully took Nova's powers from him. Rider was then transported back to Earth.

Once a normal human again, Nova discovered he was dying because of the absence of the Nova Force. If that wasn't bad enough, Rider discovered Worldmind was using subliminal control over those he was recruiting into the Corps. Nova couldn't even turn to those at Project PEGASUS for help since Norman Osborn's [[H.A.M.M.E.R.]] took over. However, there was a scientist on the inside, secretly working for [[A.I.M.]], that wanted to help Rider. She took him to a hidden lab, and using a stolen canister filled with Quantum energy, attempted to cure him. Rider appreciated the gesture, but he destroyed the canister, allowing the energy to be free. Quasar eventually made an appearance with the Quantum Bands and offered them to Rider in an attempt to save his life. Rider accepted, and for a brief time, became the new Protector of the Universe. Nova and Quasar journeyed to Nu-Xandar where they confronted Worldmind and Ego even as the Nova Corps were locked in battle against [[Shi'ar]] forces. Ego was exerting his control over Worldmind, and he manipulated many of the individuals in the Corps to attack Rider, but Rider channeled a huge blast of energy to lobotomize Ego. With Ego unable to access his higher brain functions, Worldmind came back online, but knowing his programming was corrupted, he switched to a new persona to interact with Nova. Nova regained his powers and returned the bands back to their rightful owner.

One crisis was averted, but the problem of an inexperienced Nova Corps dealing with hardened soldiers still remained. Rider, as Nova Prime, immediately flew into battle to rescue as many recruits as he could. Upon finding out his brother, Robbie, was missing, he took a small force to his last known coordinates only to be attacked by [[Triton]] of the [[Inhumans]] and his forces. Trying to avoid a fight at all costs, Nova was spared from retaliating when a former comrade, [[Ra-Venn]], recognized him. It was then Nova was taken to the sight where the soldiers of the cruel emperor [[Vulcan (Gabriel Summers)|Vulcan]] exterminated a countless amount of Nova Corps recruits - execution style. All that remained were their helmets. However disheartened Nova was to see what was left of the fallen Centurions, his mission to save his brother did not falter. Battling his way through the forces of [[Ravenous]], Nova heard his brother's agonizing scream and feared the worst. Charging headfirst into what could have been his last battle, Nova confronted the immensely powerful [[Xenith]] and decisively defeated her, saving both the lives of Ravenous and his brother.

[[image: Nova_Starstalker.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Head-to-head with Starstalker]]After the war ended, it left the universe in more danger than ever with the creation of [[The Fault]] - caused by a devastating weapon made by the Inhumans with the intention of obliterating the Shi'ar race. A Nova Corps starship, the [[Resolute Duty]], which had been missing for thirty-five years, had suddenly resurfaced bringing with it a slew of new problems for the Corps. A Nova Centurian, [[Philo, Zan|Zan Philo]], still with the ship had a dangerous prisoner on board. A deadly bounty hunter known as [[Monark Starstalker]] stowed away only to attempt to wrestle the prisoner away from Centurion Philo, so he can get paid. A catastrophic attack to Worldmind by Starstalker gave Ego the opening he needed to assert himself over the Xandarian supercomputer, and the criminal held in captivity was about to be liberated by those who followed him, the merciless [[Mindless Ones]]. If things couldn't get any worse, the Mindless Ones cut the main power to Philo's ship and freed their master. With three threats to contend with, Nova had his hands full. Philo worked to get power restored to the ship. Worldmind downloaded itself into the Resolute Duty. Starstalker was nearly killed, and Ego was out for blood. Nova decided to eliminate two birds with one stone, and with Worldmind and Starstalker's help, Nova's plan was a success. By transporting the Mindless Ones along with their leader into Ego's brain, Nova gave the Living Planet a more immediate threat to contend with than the Nova Corps. The danger having passed, Starstalker left to roam the universe, and Philo agreed to become a Drill Sergeant to train the rookies.

Escaping the perils of The Fault once did not mean Nova was free from its evil influence. While on a mission to find [[Darkhawk]] for his allegedly killing [[Neramani, Lilandra|Lilandra Neramani]], Nova came to a dying planet. Darkhawk wasn't about to be imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and tried to flee, but Nova just wanted to talk. In the midst of his pursuit, the planet exploded and both heroes were believed dead. In actuality, Nova and Darkhawk were ripped from their world and brought to a magically constructed creation of one of Nova's deadliest foes - the Sphinx. Other familiar faces such as [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards]] and [[Namorita]] were also brought to this makeshift world for the purpose of helping the Sphinx defeat his younger self. The Sphinx of the past wanted to possess both Ka Stones, which was previously thought impossible to do, and he brought his own avatars to do his bidding. Pitting both groups of warriors against each other, the Sphinxes waged war, during which it was discovered the older version was dying. When all hope appeared to be lost for the older Sphinx, Darkhawk was the wild card that saved the day, but he was also the one hero that could be manipulated into giving the Sphinx what he wanted too. Either getting the idea from his younger self, or intending on the same thing all along, Sphinx forced Darkhawk to procure the second Ka Stone and surrender it to him. Now with the immense power of both stones, the Sphinx was restored and became a god. He literally devoured his younger self and cast the heroes aside as they were no more to him than dust motes. While learning to deal with the power of both Ka Stones, the Sphinx was finding a way to have the real world accept the impossibility of two stones existing at the same time. He would have succeeded if not for the power of Nova coupled with the calculating mind of Richards. Together, they figured out a way to expel the Sphinx from his imaginary world into actual reality before he adapted, and in doing so, the Sphinx ceased to exist. With the Sphinx gone, his creation was falling apart, and all who were brought there would be returned home. Nova couldn't bear the thought of losing Namorita again, so he embraced her one last time, not realizing he would pull her from The Fault into her future. Darkhawk told Nova this decision would come back to bite him, but Nova didn't care just then.
}}
{{person}}
[[category:Heroes]]
[[category:Avengers]]
[[category:Cosmic]]
[[category:Annihilation]]
[[category:New_Warriors]]

Nova (Richard Rider)

Tskflavio — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:45:38 GMT

Tskflavio:

{{Powerbox|
universe = [[Marvel Universe]]
| real_name = Richard Rider
| identity = Secret
| occupation = Soldier, Nova Corps Member; (Formerly) student, short-order cook, reality TV star
| place_of_birth = Queens, New York
| groups = [[Nova Corps]], [[Secret Avengers]]; formerly [[Phalanx]], [[United Front]], [[Champions (of Xandar)]], [[New Warriors]], [[Secret Defenders]]
| citizenship = U.S.A.
| education =
| aliases = The Human Rocket, Kid Nova, Bucket Head
| relatives = Charles Rider (father), Gloria Rider (mother), [[Rider, Robert|Robert Rider]] (brother), Ralph Rider (uncle, deceased)
| height = 6'1"
| weight = 190 lbs.
| eyes = Brown
| hair = Brown
| powers = Flight, enhanced strength, speed and durability
| abilities = Nova derives his powers from an energy source called the Nova-Force, which all Nova Centurions wield. Richard Rider had the greatest potential for control as his knowledge of his power increased .
| weapons =
| paraphernalia = Nova wears a standard [[Xandar|Xandarian]] StarCorps uniform, designed to accommodate his powers without being damaged by them. In addition, the uniform has a life support function that can sustain Rider under the most extreme environmental conditions. It can act as a space suit by locking off the mouth and eyes of the helmet. The helmet can also pick up radio transmissions, as well as act as a heads-up display for tracking energy signatures.
| debut = Nova #1
| creators = Marv Wolfman, John Buscema
| origin = Nova #1
| significant_issues =
}}{{Headshot|
main_image=Nova442.jpg
}}{{bio|
bio_text= Chosen at random by the dying Xandarian Rhomann Dey to receive his Nova Corps powers, teenager Richard Rider found himself thrust into the role of superhero, a role he grasped with relish. He battled foes such as Dey's nemesis [[Zorr]], the [[Avians|avian]] criminal [[Condor (scientist)|Condor]], the amnesiac [[Powerhouse (Rieg Davan)|Powerhouse]] (actually a Xandarian sent to locate the missing Dey), his uncle's murderer and member of the [[Maggia]], [[Photon (Jason Dean)|Photon]], and the mysterious [[Sphinx (Anath-Na Mut)|Sphinx]]. The latter eventually kidnapped Nova and several others, using Dey's spaceship to transport them all to Xandar.

Learning that Xandar was threatened by the Skrull Empire, Nova and his fellows (bar the Sphinx, who had returned to Earth, and Dr. Sun, who teleported to an unknown location) pledged their aid; the Skrulls were eventually driven off with the help of the Galadorian spaceknight Rom. Homesick for Earth, Richard agreed to give up his powers, which were needed to help rebuild war-ravaged Xandar's defenses, and returned home a normal human once more.

[[image:nova01.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
Or so it seemed. Months later Richard was tracked down by [[Night Thrasher]], who believed Richard's powers were merely dormant and wished to recruit Nova for his prospective hero team. To test the theory, Night Thrasher dropped Richard off a roof; luckily for both of them, Night Thrasher was correct, and the adrenaline rush reawoke Richard's abilities. Alongside several other teenage heroes he founded the [[New Warriors]], and also resumed his solo career. He fought alongside the New Warriors for years, including encounters with Nova's old foe the Sphinx and a brief stint during which the Warriors worked with [[Cable]] and [[X-Force]]. He was eventually hunted down by [[Garthan Saal|Super-Nova]], the Xandarian who held the rest of the Nova-Force inside his body and had been driven mad by it. The two of them, aided by the New Warriors and [[Galactus]]' Xandarian heralds [[Firelord (Pyreus Kril)|Firelord]] and [[Air-Walker (Gabriel Lan)|Air-Walker]], ended up setting off protocols that led to Xandar's resurrection. The StarCorps was reinstated, and Rider was appointed Centurion Prime and assigned to guard earth's sector of space.

Returning to Earth, Rider was confronted with dual lives as Centurion Prime and a member of the New Warriors. He also encountered another Nova from an alternate timeline named Nova 0:0. Nova 0:0 attacked Rider to prepare him for defending his Earth from the force that had destroyed Nova 0:0's Earth, the Deathstorm. After stopping the Deathstorm and saving Earth, Rider was replaced as Centurion Prime for Earth's sector of space by [[Garthan Saal]], the former Super-Nova, after failing to follow orders at a crucial time.

When Saal sacrificed himself to save earth from the [[Dire Wraith]] queen [[Volx]], he passed his powers back to Rider. He continued to fight alongside the New Warriors until the team broke up, reformed, and broke up again. He agreed to come back as part of the New Warriors reality TV show, and travelled the U.S. with the team, fighting menaces that'd taken up residence in communities that didn't have resident heroes. The team fought several criminals who'd escaped the Raft during the massive prison break that led to the reestablishing of the Avengers, before being recalled to Xandar alongside the rest of the Nova Corps to deal with the threat of the [[Annihilation|Annihilation Wave]]. Rider was the only StarCorps member to survive the Wave's surprise attack, and has become the bearer of the entire Nova-Force, as well as the [[Xandarian]] [[Worldmind]], the living computers that contain the entire record of Xandarian civilization as well as the minds of all its deceased members.

Nova then came into contact with [[Drax]] who taught him how to better control the [[Nova Force]] and how to kill. Realizing his new leadership abilities, Nova created the [[United Front]], an army opposed to [[Annihilus]]. Several beings joined the United Front alongside Nova including [[Silver Surfer]], [[Ronan]], [[Gamora]], [[Quasar (Phyla-Vell)|Phyla-Vell]], [[Moondragon]], the [[Spaceknights]], [[Blastaar]], [[Stardust]], Firelord, [[Red Shift]], [[Super-Skrull]], [[Star-Lord (Peter Quill)|Star-Lord]], and others. Alongside these beings Nova was able to squash Annihilus's forces and kill Annihilus.

After the war, Richard started to scan the galaxy, searching for beings who needed help. Continuing this for an undetermined amount of time he became fatigued and homesick. The Worldmind advised Richard to return to Earth to rest. Taking Worldmind's advice Richard returned to Earth to find the state of the world after the [[Civil War]]. While back home Richard was approached by [[Iron Man (Anthony Stark)|Iron Man]], who strongly urged Richard to register. Stark then sent [[Justice (Vance Astrovik)|Justice]] to try and convince him to register. Failing to see the point to any of the madness Richard left Earth and returned to his Nova duties.

Recently the [[Phalanx]] took control of [[Kree]] Space and infected many worlds. Finding himself trapped inside Kree Space, Nova crashed into an energy barrier and landed on a Kree outpost severly damaged. There the commander, [[Ko-Rel]] took him in and tried to oppose a horde of Phalanx and an infected Gamora. Richard being too weak to fight back, the Worldmind uploaded some of the Nova Force into Ko-Rel turing her into a Nova Corps member. Gamora then slipped past the Kree defenses and infected Richard with the techno-organic virus, turning him into a Phalanx Select. From there Gamora and Rider left the outpost and returned to [[Hala]].

Seemingly accepting the transmode virus, Richard alongside Gamora then hunted down and infected Drax with the techno-organic virus. Returning to Hala, Richard was attacked by Ko-Rel who was led by the Worldmind. However, Ko-Rel was not powerful enough to defeat Richard and died at his hands. After returning from the battle, Richard was then taken inside his mind by Worldmind and showed Richard that he was indeed fighting the techno-organic virus. Now boosted with hope and the help of Ko-Rel's returned power, Richard managed to break free of the Phalanx control and escaped from Hala. Richard then created a wormhole and was followed by Drax and Gamora. Once going through the wormhole they were all transported into unknown space.

[[image: Nova_(Phalanx).jpg|200px|right|thumb|Nova and Gamora infected with Transmode Virus]]Nova soon found himself at the edge of the universe in a place called [[Knowhere]]. Unfortunately, even here there would be no peace for the last of the Nova Centurions as he was attacked by [[Glossary:Z#zombie|zombies]] under the control of an unknown evil called [[Abyss (alien)|Abyss]]. However, after making an ally in a talking dog named [[Cosmo (dog)|Cosmo]], Nova was able to defeat the villain and restore peace to Knowhere. Learning that Nova was transmode positive, Cosmo used the resources at his disposal to chart Nova a course for the birthplace of the [[Phalanx]], [[Kvch]], in hopes that Nova can find a way to cure himself of the virus that was slowly killing him. Nova's journey was temporarily interrupted when a creature called a [[Vore]] tried to feed him to its unborn young. Nova did make it to Kvch, as did Gamora and Drax, where he met [[Warlock (Technarchy)|Warlock]], of the [[New Mutants]]. Warlock told Rider how he was trying to put an end to his race's murderous ways, starting with his new charge, [[Tyro]]. While on Kvch, a technarchy monster was coming to challenge Tyro for his right to live, and Warlock new that even the combined powers of the three individuals would not be able to stop it. The only solution was for Tyro to flee, and in order to give Tyro the necessary time to escape, Warlock sacrificed himself and used his life energies to cure Nova. Richard did as he promised and fought the monster despite the fact he would probably not survive, but in a surprising turn of events, Tyro returned and defeated his would-be killer by taking over his body and asserting his consciousness over the creature. With the danger passed, Tyro gave some of the enormous life energies he now possessed to revive his adoptive parent, Warlock, as well as Gamora and Drax. Now free of the transmode virus, the group returned to Hala and helped put an end to the Phalanx invasion.

Recently, Nova assisted the citizens of the world Orbucen in a planet-wide evacuation when Galactus decided Orbucen would be his next meal. Nova ran into two problems during the mass departure. The first was the herald of Galactus, the Silver Surfer, and the other was a homicidal entity called [[Harrow]]. Harrow proved to be the bigger threat because he preyed on the inhabitants of Orbucen as they struggled to survive the threat of the world devourer. Nova was almost killed trying to apprehend the telepathic intruder, but he escaped onto Galactus' ship. There, Nova found Harrow's primary body, hiding from Galactus' attention, and engaged the parasite in battle. Eventually, the Silver Surfer intervened, determined Harrow was nothing but vermin, and alerted his master to the alien being's presence. Harrow attempted to escape, but Galactus incinerated him on sight. Nova thought he would share Harrow's fate, but Galactus teleported him to safety. The Silver Surfer warned Nova to stay away from his master because Galactus never spares anything twice.

Since then, Nova had learned of the [[Secret Invasion|Skrull Invasion]] on Earth and traveled there along with the Super-Skrull who pretended to betray Nova in order to keep him alive. Nova responded to a distress call from the scientists in [[Project PEGASUS]], and helped [[Darkhawk]] and a newly revived [[Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)|Quasar]] fight off a squad of super Skrulls. The Worldmind, thought to be lost after Nova's run-in with Harrow, was reactivated and tapped into the Project's mainframe to activate the [[Death's Head 3.0|Death's Head Guards]] as back-up troops. However, all seemed lost when a [[Skrulls|Skrull]] battle cruiser was about to fire on the installation, but an unexpected emergence of a new Nova Corps destroyed the battleship and saved the day. Worldmind went behind Rider's back to form a new Corps and continued to endow individuals with power, including Rider's brother [[Rider, Robert|Robbie]], against Nova's wishes. Nova was almost ready to submit to Worldmind's plans, but once he was informed [[Ego|Ego, the Living Planet]] was chosen to be Nu-Xandar, Nova would not download the majority of the Nova Force into him. The Worldmind concluded Rider had become mentally unstable from holding that much power for such a long period of time, so he forcefully took Nova's powers from him. Rider was then transported back to Earth.

Once a normal human again, Nova discovered he was dying because of the absence of the Nova Force. If that wasn't bad enough, Rider discovered Worldmind was using subliminal control over those he was recruiting into the Corps. Nova couldn't even turn to those at Project PEGASUS for help since Norman Osborn's [[H.A.M.M.E.R.]] took over. However, there was a scientist on the inside, secretly working for [[A.I.M.]], that wanted to help Rider. She took him to a hidden lab, and using a stolen canister filled with Quantum energy, attempted to cure him. Rider appreciated the gesture, but he destroyed the canister, allowing the energy to be free. Quasar eventually made an appearance with the Quantum Bands and offered them to Rider in an attempt to save his life. Rider accepted, and for a brief time, became the new Protector of the Universe. Nova and Quasar journeyed to Nu-Xandar where they confronted Worldmind and Ego even as the Nova Corps were locked in battle against [[Shi'ar]] forces. Ego was exerting his control over Worldmind, and he manipulated many of the individuals in the Corps to attack Rider, but Rider channeled a huge blast of energy to lobotomize Ego. With Ego unable to access his higher brain functions, Worldmind came back online, but knowing his programming was corrupted, he switched to a new persona to interact with Nova. Nova regained his powers and returned the bands back to their rightful owner.

One crisis was averted, but the problem of an inexperienced Nova Corps dealing with hardened soldiers still remained. Rider, as Nova Prime, immediately flew into battle to rescue as many recruits as he could. Upon finding out his brother, Robbie, was missing, he took a small force to his last known coordinates only to be attacked by [[Triton]] of the [[Inhumans]] and his forces. Trying to avoid a fight at all costs, Nova was spared from retaliating when a former comrade, [[Ra-Venn]], recognized him. It was then Nova was taken to the sight where the soldiers of the cruel emperor [[Vulcan (Gabriel Summers)|Vulcan]] exterminated a countless amount of Nova Corps recruits - execution style. All that remained were their helmets. However disheartened Nova was to see what was left of the fallen Centurions, his mission to save his brother did not falter. Battling his way through the forces of [[Ravenous]], Nova heard his brother's agonizing scream and feared the worst. Charging headfirst into what could have been his last battle, Nova confronted the immensely powerful [[Xenith]] and decisively defeated her, saving both the lives of Ravenous and his brother.

[[image: Nova_Starstalker.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Head-to-head with Starstalker]]After the war ended, it left the universe in more danger than ever with the creation of [[The Fault]] - caused by a devastating weapon made by the Inhumans with the intention of obliterating the Shi'ar race. A Nova Corps starship, the [[Resolute Duty]], which had been missing for thirty-five years, had suddenly resurfaced bringing with it a slew of new problems for the Corps. A Nova Centurian, [[Philo, Zan|Zan Philo]], still with the ship had a dangerous prisoner on board. A deadly bounty hunter known as [[Monark Starstalker]] stowed away only to attempt to wrestle the prisoner away from Centurion Philo, so he can get paid. A catastrophic attack to Worldmind by Starstalker gave Ego the opening he needed to assert himself over the Xandarian supercomputer, and the criminal held in captivity was about to be liberated by those who followed him, the merciless [[Mindless Ones]]. If things couldn't get any worse, the Mindless Ones cut the main power to Philo's ship and freed their master. With three threats to contend with, Nova had his hands full. Philo worked to get power restored to the ship. Worldmind downloaded itself into the Resolute Duty. Starstalker was nearly killed, and Ego was out for blood. Nova decided to eliminate two birds with one stone, and with Worldmind and Starstalker's help, Nova's plan was a success. By transporting the Mindless Ones along with their leader into Ego's brain, Nova gave the Living Planet a more immediate threat to contend with than the Nova Corps. The danger having passed, Starstalker left to roam the universe, and Philo agreed to become a Drill Sergeant to train the rookies.

Escaping the perils of The Fault once did not mean Nova was free from its evil influence. While on a mission to find [[Darkhawk]] for his allegedly killing [[Neramani, Lilandra|Lilandra Neramani]], Nova came to a dying planet. Darkhawk wasn't about to be imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and tried to flee, but Nova just wanted to talk. In the midst of his pursuit, the planet exploded and both heroes were believed dead. In actuality, Nova and Darkhawk were ripped from their world and brought to a magically constructed creation of one of Nova's deadliest foes - the Sphinx. Other familiar faces such as [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards]] and [[Namorita]] were also brought to this makeshift world for the purpose of helping the Sphinx defeat his younger self. The Sphinx of the past wanted to possess both Ka Stones, which was previously thought impossible to do, and he brought his own avatars to do his bidding. Pitting both groups of warriors against each other, the Sphinxes waged war, during which it was discovered the older version was dying. When all hope appeared to be lost for the older Sphinx, Darkhawk was the wild card that saved the day, but he was also the one hero that could be manipulated into giving the Sphinx what he wanted too. Either getting the idea from his younger self, or intending on the same thing all along, Sphinx forced Darkhawk to procure the second Ka Stone and surrender it to him. Now with the immense power of both stones, the Sphinx was restored and became a god. He literally devoured his younger self and cast the heroes aside as they were no more to him than dust motes. While learning to deal with the power of both Ka Stones, the Sphinx was finding a way to have the real world accept the impossibility of two stones existing at the same time. He would have succeeded if not for the power of Nova coupled with the calculating mind of Richards. Together, they figured out a way to expel the Sphinx from his imaginary world into actual reality before he adapted, and in doing so, the Sphinx ceased to exist. With the Sphinx gone, his creation was falling apart, and all who were brought there would be returned home. Nova couldn't bear the thought of losing Namorita again, so he embraced her one last time, not realizing he would pull her from The Fault into her future. Darkhawk told Nova this decision would come back to bite him, but Nova didn't care just then.
}}
{{person}}
[[category:Heroes]]
[[category:Avengers]]
[[category:Cosmic]]
[[category:Annihilation]]
[[category:New Warriors]]

Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)

Tskflavio — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:14:09 GMT

Tskflavio:

{{Powerbox|
universe = [[Marvel Universe]]
| blurb = Hero of the alien '''Kree,''' champion of ''Earth'', peerless '''Protector of the Universe!'''
| real_name = Mar-Vell
| identity = No dual identity
| occupation = Protector of the Universe; (Formerly) Captain in the Kree space fleet, adventurer, astoronomer's assistant
| place_of_birth = City of Rad-Nam, Kree-Lar, [[Hala, Planet of|Planet Hala]], Kree Galaxy
| groups = honorary member of the [[Avengers]]; (formerly) [[Kree]] military; (after death) [[Legion of the Unliving]]
| citizenship = Kree Empire (disavowed)
| education = Kree military training
| aliases = Dr. Walter Lawson
| relatives = [[Photon (Genis-Vell)|Genis-Vell]] (son, deceased), [[Quasar (Phyla-Vell)|Phyla-Vell]] (daughter), [[Hulkling]] (Dorrek VIII, son)
| height = 6'2"
| weight = 240 lbs.
| eyes = Blue
| hair = Blonde, originally white
| powers = Mar-Vell possesses the ability to metabolize solar energy and convert it for a variety of uses, including superhuman strength, the projection of photon energy blasts, and flight. These powers would wane when he was deprived of starlight. Mar-Vell also possessed [[Glossary:C#cosmic_awareness|Cosmic Awareness]], which could increase his intellect, granting him limited precognitive powers and the ability to ascertain an opponent's weakness. At one point he also possessed the ability to teleport and cast illusions.
| abilities = Extensive knowledge of the technologically advanced vehicles and devices of the Kree Empire; Highly trained as a tactician and hand-to-hand combatant by the Kree military
| weapons = [[Nega-Bands]] which allowed him to focus his photon blasts, helped him store stellar/solar energy and, at one point, allowed him to switch places with [[Jones, Rick|Rick Jones]] in the [[Negative Zone]] and vice-versa whenever the bands were banged together.
| paraphernalia = None
| debut = Marvel Super-Heroes #12
| origin = Marvel Super-Heroes #12, Captain Marvel #16 (1969)
| significant_issues =
}}{{Headshot|
|main_image=CaptainMarVell_Head.jpg
}}
{{bio|
bio_text= Captain Marvel has always been a torn between worlds, whether due to the bigotry of his alien homeworld, to his entrapment in the Negative Zone, or to his current realization of the call of duty over the knowledge of his fate. Throughout it all, however, he has proven over and over again why many consider him to be one of the greatest heroes of all time.

== Visitor from Another Planet ==
Mar-Vell was a white-skinned minority of the blue-skinned [[Kree]] empire, but despite discrimination and prejudice, Mar-Vell became a renowned soldier and an acclaimed hero for his victories in battle against the Kree's enemies, notably the [[Skrulls]].

[[image:MarVellinline1.jpg|thumb|left]]Mar-Vell’s regiment, under the command of [[Yon-Rogg]], was given a mission to observe Earth, specifically human’s progress of space travel. Yon-Rogg, jealous of the love between Mar-Vell and the ship’s medic, [[Una]], ordered Mar-Vell to infiltrate Cape Canaveral, Florida, alone. He then secretly tried to fire on Mar-Vell’s ship, but killed a human instead-- Dr. Walter Lawson. Mar-Vell took advantage of resembling Lawson to pose as the doctor and create a secret identity, but Yon-Rogg again secretly tried to kill Mar-Vell by activating the Kree robot, the [[Sentry (Kree)|Sentry]]. In his Kree uniform, Mar-Vell publicly defeated the robot, and the onlookers acclaimed him as "Captain Marvel," misinterpreting what the Sentry called him.

Mar-Vell continued to observe humanity, in both his secret and costumed identity, growing increasingly sympathetic for Earth and its inhabitants. His initial adventures were typically extensions of Yon-Rogg’s attempts to kill, discredit, or otherwise destroy him, such as the time Yon-Rogg manipulated [[Ronan the Accuser]] to fight Mar-Vell by framing Captain Marvel as a traitor. Mar-Vell also had to navigate the romantic triangle between him and Una and the aggressive attention of his co-worker at the air base, [[Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)|Carol Danvers]]. These situations came to a head when Una overheard one of Yon-Rogg’s plans to kill Mar-Vell, and she was captured by his agents when she tried to warn him. Although Mar-Vell’s execution failed with the arrival of the [[Aakon]] aliens, she was shot in the battle and died in Mar-Vell’s arms as he tried to rescue her.

== Metamorphosis ==

[[image:MarVellinline3.jpg|thumb|left]] Before Mar-Vell returned to confront Yon-Rogg, he encountered a powerful being named Zo that granted him increased abilities. Around the same time, he ran afoul of [[Zarek|Commander Zarek]], who hoped to set up Mar-Vell as a traitor. It was he and Ronan that created the illusion of Zo, with which they again manipulated Captain Marvel into thinking he must destroy his home planet [[Kree-Lar]]. Marvel was made temporarily a fugitive until Zarek and Ronan were uncovered by the Kree’s [[Supreme Intelligence]]. The Supreme Intelligence then revealed to Captain Marvel that it knew of Zarek and Ronan’s treachery the entire time and orchestrated events so that Mar-Vell would be involved in their plot as the Intelligence hoped to use Mar-Vell for even greater things. Claiming Captain Marvel had “passed” these tests, he clothed Mar-Vell in a new costume and allowed him to retain some of his new-found abilities.

However, as soon as Captain Marvel left to return to Earth, he instead found himself in the extradimensional realm known as the [[Negative Zone]]. The Supreme Intelligence then mentally lured the Earth youth [[Jones, Rick|Rick Jones]] to an abandoned Kree base on Earth in order to bid him to wear the "[[Nega-Bands]]." By slamming the bands together, Jones and Captain Marvel shared a telepathic link as well as, more importantly, switch places between Earth’s universe and the Negative Zone. In no time at all, Captain Marvel was called out by Yon-Rogg, who was holding Carol Danvers as a hostage. In a last-ditch effort to destroy his rival, Yon-Rogg battled the hero, but Captain Marvel rescued Carol and Yon-Rogg was killed in an explosion as they escaped. (The exposure to Yon-Rogg’s weapon, the Psyche-Magnetron, transformed Carol into Ms. Marvel.)

Captain Marvel and Rick Jones continued shared adventures for many months. At one point, Mar-Vell happened upon the idea to use [[Mister Fantastic]]’s doorway into the Negative Zone to release Rick and allowing the two to share an existence in the Earth dimension simultaneously. Shortly afterward, both Rick and Marvel were swept up in the intergalactic [[Kree-Skrull War]] alongside the [[Avengers]], where Rick encountered the Supreme Intelligence. The Intelligence released the latent psionic potential in Jones’ mind in order to help stop the war, striking all soldiers motionless and teleporting Jones’ allies to the Kree homeworld, among other fantastic feats. Rick was left very near death, and Captain Marvel sacrificed part of his lifeforce to save Jones, “merging atoms” with him so that they could become linked as in their previous relationship.

After many more months and many more adventures, Rick Jones’ body could no longer contain both his own lifeforce and that of Mar-Vell, and he collapsed. His girlfriend Lou Ann Savannah took him to her uncle, who used special photonic energy to revive him, and Jones and Captain Marvel could continue to switch places. In fact, Captain Marvel now found he could absorb solar energy and redirect it to fire energy bolts or to exhibit superhuman strength.

== Protector of the Universe ==

When Captain Marvel became involved against the plans of the alien nihilist [[Thanos]], he was contacted by [[Eon]], a guardian entity of the universe who commissioned Captain Marvel as the next "Protector of the Universe." He also granted him a special “cosmic awareness.” With a newfound title and purpose, he became the primary force against defeating Thanos. In fact, it was his new cosmic awareness that allowed Captain Marvel and the Avengers to defeat the mad Titan, since it gave him insight into Thanos’ use of the [[Cosmic Cube]]. Thanos became convinced that he had drained the Cube of its power and discarded it, allowing Captain Marvel to grab the Cube and restore reality to a time before Thanos had gained control over the universe.

[[image:MarVell02.jpg|thumb|right]]As time passed, Mar-Vell and Jones overcame the dimension-split between them, existing side-by-side once more, although often they would need to merge in order to maximize Captain Marvel’s power. They adventured in this manner for a long while. When Commander Zarek returned, he led the [[Lunatic Legion]], which included transforming a lowly engineer into the villain [[Nitro (Robert Hunter)|Nitro]]. Nitro was sent to steal canisters of nerve gas when Captain Marvel confronted him. Although Nitro was defeated and Captain Marvel seemed to have re-sealed the canisters before endangering the public, he himself was exposed to the gas, which would later prove disastrous.

In a direct conflict with Captain Marvel, Zarek and the Lunatic Legion would have nearly succeeded in bringing him down if it were not for Marvel’s increased powers when merged with Rick Jones. Captain Marvel returned to the Kree homeworld to inform the Supreme Intelligence of the plot, but, surprisingly, the Intelligence revealed its true motives-- that it had known of Zarek’s plan and, in fact, had secretly been a driving force behind nearly all of Captain Marvel’s history. The Supreme Intelligence had long known the Kree had reached an evolutionary dead-end, and its only hope as a species was to integrate other genetically compatible races with its own so as to revitalize the Kree's stagnant development. He had specifically chosen Mar-Vell due to his genetic make-up and had also chosen Rick Jones specifically because of the latent psychic potential he housed. It further arranged to have them both "bond" by means of the Kree Nega-Bands, a process that was repeated or replicated throughout their history, because the Intelligence knew he couldn’t add Jones' brain to its collective organism directly until it was tempered by contact with a Kree brain such as Mar-Vell's. Using the unique Kree-bred flower called the [[Millennium Bloom]], the Supreme Intelligence then proceeded to try to absorb both Jones' and Mar-Vell's brains, using their bodies as receptacles for its own consciousness in a direct assault against Earth. However, the heroes resisted and managed to escape, and Captain Marvel abandoned the Kree empire permanently.

While back on Earth, Mar-Vell wandered independently for a time. He worked at an observatory, became involved with the [[Defenders]] for a day, and again teamed up with the Avengers against Thanos. Thanos’ corruption of his home, the moon Titan, pitted the [[Eternals]] against the world-computer [[ISAAC]], and Captain Marvel helped the Eternals restore order. During this time, he fell in love with the Eternal’s [[Elysius]], and they began a relationship that spanned both Titan and Earth and many shared adventures.

== The Death of Captain Marvel ==

Ultimately, Captain Marvel’s earlier exposure to the nerve gas proved cancerous, and the cancer turned malignant. Mar-Vell spent his last days on [[Titan]], the moon of Saturn, surrounded by Elysius and his friends [[Mentor (Alars)|Mentor]] and [[Starfox]]. Many of his allies came to visit him while on his deathbed including the [[Thing (Benjamin Grimm)|Thing]], [[Spider-Man (Peter Parker)|Spider-Man]], [[Drax the Destroyer]], and an ambassador of the Skrull empire (the greatest enemies of the Kree Empire) who awarded Mar-Vell with the Skrull medal of valor and stated that Captain Marvel was considered to be the greatest single enemy the Skrull Empire had ever known. He was also granted a posthumous honorary membership in the Avengers, and a monument was erected in his memory on Titan.

His heroic legacy continued first with his son, [[Photon (Genis-Vell)|Genis-Vell]], conceived by Elysius who impregnated herself with Mar-Vell's cloned DNA, and later [[Quasar (Phyla-Vell)|Phyla-Vell]], a daughter from an alternate reality whose history became folded into reality after a time warp. [[Rambeau, Monica|Monica Rambeau]] has also used the alias of Captain Marvel, and [[Hulkling]] of the Young Avengers has since been revealed to be the son of Captain Marvel and Princess Annelle of the Skrull Empire.

== The Return ==

When [[Iron Man (Anthony Stark)|Tony Stark]], [[Yellowjacket (Henry Pym)|Hank Pym]], and [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards]] began construction on a prison within the Negative Zone, their activities caused a wrinkle in space-time. Encountering the wrinkle in the past, Captain Marvel touched it and was transported through time to the Negative Zone in the present day. Initially unsure of how to approach the situation, the heroes revealed Mar-Vell's history to him but also offered him a place in this new future as a warden for their prison, at least until, as the [[Sentry (Robert Reynolds)|Sentry]] implicated, Mar-Vell would return to his past. Shaken by the experience and realization of his own fate, Mar-Vell nevertheless took up the Nega Bands once more to serve as Captain Marvel.

Unfortunately, this individual turned out to be a Skrull sleeper agent programmed to believe he was the real Captain Marvel. He was sent to destroy Thunderbolts Mountian, but his programming had so completely overtaken his original personality that he killed the Skrull agents who were sent to terminate him and destroyed several Skrull ships, ending his own life in the process. He did the original Mar-Vell proud as he gave his life to defend Earth during the Skrulls' Secret Invasion.
The real Captain Marvel never actually been raised.

}}
{{person}}
[[category:Heroes]]
[[category:Avengers]]
[[category:Cosmic]]
[[category:People who used to be dead but aren't anymore]]
[[category:Civil War]]

Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)

Tskflavio — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:01:44 GMT

Tskflavio:

{{Powerbox|
universe = [[Marvel Universe]]
| blurb = Hero of the alien '''Kree,''' champion of ''Earth'', peerless '''Protector of the Universe!'''
| real_name = Mar-Vell
| identity = No dual identity
| occupation = Protector of the Universe; (Formerly) Captain in the Kree space fleet, adventurer, astoronomer's assistant
| place_of_birth = City of Rad-Nam, Kree-Lar, [[Hala, Planet of|Planet Hala]], Kree Galaxy
| groups = honorary member of the [[Avengers]]; (formerly) [[Kree]] military; (after death) [[Legion of the Unliving]]
| citizenship = Kree Empire (disavowed)
| education = Kree military training
| aliases = Dr. Walter Lawson
| relatives = [[Photon (Genis-Vell)|Genis-Vell]] (son, deceased), [[Quasar (Phyla-Vell)|Phyla-Vell]] (daughter), [[Hulkling]] (Dorrek VIII, son)
| height = 6'2"
| weight = 240 lbs.
| eyes = Blue
| hair = Blonde, originally white
| powers = Mar-Vell possesses the ability to metabolize solar energy and convert it for a variety of uses, including superhuman strength, the projection of photon energy blasts, and flight. These powers would wane when he was deprived of starlight. Mar-Vell also possessed [[Glossary:C#cosmic_awareness|Cosmic Awareness]], which could increase his intellect, granting him limited precognitive powers and the ability to ascertain an opponent's weakness. At one point he also possessed the ability to teleport and cast illusions.
| abilities = Extensive knowledge of the technologically advanced vehicles and devices of the Kree Empire; Highly trained as a tactician and hand-to-hand combatant by the Kree military
| weapons = [[Nega-Bands]] which allowed him to focus his photon blasts, helped him store stellar/solar energy and, at one point, allowed him to switch places with [[Jones, Rick|Rick Jones]] in the [[Negative Zone]] and vice-versa whenever the bands were banged together.
| paraphernalia = None
| debut = Marvel Super-Heroes #12
| origin = Marvel Super-Heroes #12, Captain Marvel #16 (1969)
| significant_issues =
}}{{Headshot|
|main_image=CaptainMarVell_Head.jpg
}}
{{bio|
bio_text= Captain Marvel has always been a torn between worlds, whether due to the bigotry of his alien homeworld, to his entrapment in the Negative Zone, or to his current realization of the call of duty over the knowledge of his fate. Throughout it all, however, he has proven over and over again why many consider him to be one of the greatest heroes of all time.

== Visitor from Another Planet ==
Mar-Vell was a white-skinned minority of the blue-skinned [[Kree]] empire, but despite discrimination and prejudice, Mar-Vell became a renowned soldier and an acclaimed hero for his victories in battle against the Kree's enemies, notably the [[Skrulls]].

[[image:MarVellinline1.jpg|thumb|left]]Mar-Vell’s regiment, under the command of [[Yon-Rogg]], was given a mission to observe Earth, specifically human’s progress of space travel. Yon-Rogg, jealous of the love between Mar-Vell and the ship’s medic, [[Una]], ordered Mar-Vell to infiltrate Cape Canaveral, Florida, alone. He then secretly tried to fire on Mar-Vell’s ship, but killed a human instead-- Dr. Walter Lawson. Mar-Vell took advantage of resembling Lawson to pose as the doctor and create a secret identity, but Yon-Rogg again secretly tried to kill Mar-Vell by activating the Kree robot, the [[Sentry (Kree)|Sentry]]. In his Kree uniform, Mar-Vell publicly defeated the robot, and the onlookers acclaimed him as "Captain Marvel," misinterpreting what the Sentry called him.

Mar-Vell continued to observe humanity, in both his secret and costumed identity, growing increasingly sympathetic for Earth and its inhabitants. His initial adventures were typically extensions of Yon-Rogg’s attempts to kill, discredit, or otherwise destroy him, such as the time Yon-Rogg manipulated [[Ronan the Accuser]] to fight Mar-Vell by framing Captain Marvel as a traitor. Mar-Vell also had to navigate the romantic triangle between him and Una and the aggressive attention of his co-worker at the air base, [[Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)|Carol Danvers]]. These situations came to a head when Una overheard one of Yon-Rogg’s plans to kill Mar-Vell, and she was captured by his agents when she tried to warn him. Although Mar-Vell’s execution failed with the arrival of the [[Aakon]] aliens, she was shot in the battle and died in Mar-Vell’s arms as he tried to rescue her.

== Metamorphosis ==

[[image:MarVellinline3.jpg|thumb|left]] Before Mar-Vell returned to confront Yon-Rogg, he encountered a powerful being named Zo that granted him increased abilities. Around the same time, he ran afoul of [[Zarek|Commander Zarek]], who hoped to set up Mar-Vell as a traitor. It was he and Ronan that created the illusion of Zo, with which they again manipulated Captain Marvel into thinking he must destroy his home planet [[Kree-Lar]]. Marvel was made temporarily a fugitive until Zarek and Ronan were uncovered by the Kree’s [[Supreme Intelligence]]. The Supreme Intelligence then revealed to Captain Marvel that it knew of Zarek and Ronan’s treachery the entire time and orchestrated events so that Mar-Vell would be involved in their plot as the Intelligence hoped to use Mar-Vell for even greater things. Claiming Captain Marvel had “passed” these tests, he clothed Mar-Vell in a new costume and allowed him to retain some of his new-found abilities.

However, as soon as Captain Marvel left to return to Earth, he instead found himself in the extradimensional realm known as the [[Negative Zone]]. The Supreme Intelligence then mentally lured the Earth youth [[Jones, Rick|Rick Jones]] to an abandoned Kree base on Earth in order to bid him to wear the "[[Nega-Bands]]." By slamming the bands together, Jones and Captain Marvel shared a telepathic link as well as, more importantly, switch places between Earth’s universe and the Negative Zone. In no time at all, Captain Marvel was called out by Yon-Rogg, who was holding Carol Danvers as a hostage. In a last-ditch effort to destroy his rival, Yon-Rogg battled the hero, but Captain Marvel rescued Carol and Yon-Rogg was killed in an explosion as they escaped. (The exposure to Yon-Rogg’s weapon, the Psyche-Magnetron, transformed Carol into Ms. Marvel.)

Captain Marvel and Rick Jones continued shared adventures for many months. At one point, Mar-Vell happened upon the idea to use [[Mister Fantastic]]’s doorway into the Negative Zone to release Rick and allowing the two to share an existence in the Earth dimension simultaneously. Shortly afterward, both Rick and Marvel were swept up in the intergalactic [[Kree-Skrull War]] alongside the [[Avengers]], where Rick encountered the Supreme Intelligence. The Intelligence released the latent psionic potential in Jones’ mind in order to help stop the war, striking all soldiers motionless and teleporting Jones’ allies to the Kree homeworld, among other fantastic feats. Rick was left very near death, and Captain Marvel sacrificed part of his lifeforce to save Jones, “merging atoms” with him so that they could become linked as in their previous relationship.

After many more months and many more adventures, Rick Jones’ body could no longer contain both his own lifeforce and that of Mar-Vell, and he collapsed. His girlfriend Lou Ann Savannah took him to her uncle, who used special photonic energy to revive him, and Jones and Captain Marvel could continue to switch places. In fact, Captain Marvel now found he could absorb solar energy and redirect it to fire energy bolts or to exhibit superhuman strength.

== Protector of the Universe ==

When Captain Marvel became involved against the plans of the alien nihilist [[Thanos]], he was contacted by [[Eon]], a guardian entity of the universe who commissioned Captain Marvel as the next "Protector of the Universe." He also granted him a special “cosmic awareness.” With a newfound title and purpose, he became the primary force against defeating Thanos. In fact, it was his new cosmic awareness that allowed Captain Marvel and the Avengers to defeat the mad Titan, since it gave him insight into Thanos’ use of the [[Cosmic Cube]]. Thanos became convinced that he had drained the Cube of its power and discarded it, allowing Captain Marvel to grab the Cube and restore reality to a time before Thanos had gained control over the universe.

[[image:MarVell02.jpg|thumb|right]]As time passed, Mar-Vell and Jones overcame the dimension-split between them, existing side-by-side once more, although often they would need to merge in order to maximize Captain Marvel’s power. They adventured in this manner for a long while. When Commander Zarek returned, he led the [[Lunatic Legion]], which included transforming a lowly engineer into the villain [[Nitro (Robert Hunter)|Nitro]]. Nitro was sent to steal canisters of nerve gas when Captain Marvel confronted him. Although Nitro was defeated and Captain Marvel seemed to have re-sealed the canisters before endangering the public, he himself was exposed to the gas, which would later prove disastrous.

In a direct conflict with Captain Marvel, Zarek and the Lunatic Legion would have nearly succeeded in bringing him down if it were not for Marvel’s increased powers when merged with Rick Jones. Captain Marvel returned to the Kree homeworld to inform the Supreme Intelligence of the plot, but, surprisingly, the Intelligence revealed its true motives-- that it had known of Zarek’s plan and, in fact, had secretly been a driving force behind nearly all of Captain Marvel’s history. The Supreme Intelligence had long known the Kree had reached an evolutionary dead-end, and its only hope as a species was to integrate other genetically compatible races with its own so as to revitalize the Kree's stagnant development. He had specifically chosen Mar-Vell due to his genetic make-up and had also chosen Rick Jones specifically because of the latent psychic potential he housed. It further arranged to have them both "bond" by means of the Kree Nega-Bands, a process that was repeated or replicated throughout their history, because the Intelligence knew he couldn’t add Jones' brain to its collective organism directly until it was tempered by contact with a Kree brain such as Mar-Vell's. Using the unique Kree-bred flower called the [[Millennium Bloom]], the Supreme Intelligence then proceeded to try to absorb both Jones' and Mar-Vell's brains, using their bodies as receptacles for its own consciousness in a direct assault against Earth. However, the heroes resisted and managed to escape, and Captain Marvel abandoned the Kree empire permanently.

While back on Earth, Mar-Vell wandered independently for a time. He worked at an observatory, became involved with the [[Defenders]] for a day, and again teamed up with the Avengers against Thanos. Thanos’ corruption of his home, the moon Titan, pitted the [[Eternals]] against the world-computer [[ISAAC]], and Captain Marvel helped the Eternals restore order. During this time, he fell in love with the Eternal’s [[Elysius]], and they began a relationship that spanned both Titan and Earth and many shared adventures.

== The Death of Captain Marvel ==

Ultimately, Captain Marvel’s earlier exposure to the nerve gas proved cancerous, and the cancer turned malignant. Mar-Vell spent his last days on [[Titan]], the moon of Saturn, surrounded by Elysius and his friends [[Mentor (Alars)|Mentor]] and [[Starfox]]. Many of his allies came to visit him while on his deathbed including the [[Thing (Benjamin Grimm)|Thing]], [[Spider-Man (Peter Parker)|Spider-Man]], [[Drax the Destroyer]], and an ambassador of the Skrull empire (the greatest enemies of the Kree Empire) who awarded Mar-Vell with the Skrull medal of valor and stated that Captain Marvel was considered to be the greatest single enemy the Skrull Empire had ever known. He was also granted a posthumous honorary membership in the Avengers, and a monument was erected in his memory on Titan.

His heroic legacy continued first with his son, [[Photon (Genis-Vell)|Genis-Vell]], conceived by Elysius who impregnated herself with Mar-Vell's cloned DNA, and later [[Quasar (Phyla-Vell)|Phyla-Vell]], a daughter from an alternate reality whose history became folded into reality after a time warp. [[Rambeau, Monica|Monica Rambeau]] has also used the alias of Captain Marvel, and [[Hulkling]] of the Young Avengers has since been revealed to be the son of Captain Marvel and Princess Annelle of the Skrull Empire.

== The Return ==

When [[Iron Man (Anthony Stark)|Tony Stark]], [[Yellowjacket (Henry Pym)|Hank Pym]], and [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards]] began construction on a prison within the Negative Zone, their activities caused a wrinkle in space-time. Encountering the wrinkle in the past, Captain Marvel touched it and was transported through time to the Negative Zone in the present day. Initially unsure of how to approach the situation, the heroes revealed Mar-Vell's history to him but also offered him a place in this new future as a warden for their prison, at least until, as the [[Sentry (Robert Reynolds)|Sentry]] implicated, Mar-Vell would return to his past. Shaken by the experience and realization of his own fate, Mar-Vell nevertheless took up the Nega Bands once more to serve as Captain Marvel.

Unfortunately, this individual turned out to be a Skrull sleeper agent programmed to believe he was the real Captain Marvel. He was sent to destroy Thunderbolts Mountian, but his programming had so completely overtaken his original personality that he killed the Skrull agents who were sent to terminate him and destroyed several Skrull ships, ending his own life in the process. He did the original Mar-Vell proud as he gave his life to defend Earth during the Skrulls' Secret Invasion.

}}
{{person}}
[[category:Heroes]]
[[category:Avengers]]
[[category:Cosmic]]
[[category:People who used to be dead but aren't anymore]]
[[category:Civil War]]

User:Tskflavio

Tskflavio — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:51:53 GMT

Tskflavio: Created page with 'Nome: Flavio Geovannie'

Nome: Flavio Geovannie

Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)

Tskflavio — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:41:47 GMT

Tskflavio:

{{Powerbox|
universe = [[Marvel Universe]]
| blurb = Hero of the alien '''Kree,''' champion of ''Earth'', peerless '''Protector of the Universe!'''
| real_name = Mar-Vell
| identity = No dual identity
| occupation = Protector of the Universe; (Formerly) Captain in the Kree space fleet, adventurer, astoronomer's assistant
| place_of_birth = City of Rad-Nam, Kree-Lar, [[Hala, Planet of|Planet Hala]], Kree Galaxy
| groups = honorary member of the [[Avengers]]; (formerly) [[Kree]] military; (after death) [[Legion of the Unliving]]
| citizenship = Kree Empire (disavowed)
| education = Kree military training
| aliases = Dr. Walter Lawson
| relatives = [[Photon (Genis-Vell)|Genis-Vell]] (son, deceased), [[Quasar (Phyla-Vell)|Phyla-Vell]] (daughter), [[Hulkling]] (Dorrek VIII, son)
| height = 6'2"
| weight = 240 lbs.
| eyes = Blue
| hair = Blonde, originally white
| powers = Mar-Vell possesses the ability to metabolize solar energy and convert it for a variety of uses, including superhuman strength, the projection of photon energy blasts, and flight. These powers would wane when he was deprived of starlight. Mar-Vell also possessed [[Glossary:C#cosmic_awareness|Cosmic Awareness]], which could increase his intellect, granting him limited precognitive powers and the ability to ascertain an opponent's weakness. At one point he also possessed the ability to teleport and cast illusions.
| abilities = Extensive knowledge of the technologically advanced vehicles and devices of the Kree Empire; Highly trained as a tactician and hand-to-hand combatant by the Kree military
| weapons = [[Nega-Bands]] which allowed him to focus his photon blasts, helped him store stellar/solar energy and, at one point, allowed him to switch places with [[Jones, Rick|Rick Jones]] in the [[Negative Zone]] and vice-versa whenever the bands were banged together.
| paraphernalia = None
| debut = Marvel Super-Heroes #12
| origin = Marvel Super-Heroes #12, Captain Marvel #16 (1969)
| significant_issues =
}}{{Headshot|
|main_image=CaptainMarVell_Head.jpg
}}
{{bio|
bio_text= Captain Marvel has always been a torn between worlds, whether due to the bigotry of his alien homeworld, to his entrapment in the Negative Zone, or to his current realization of the call of duty over the knowledge of his fate. Throughout it all, however, he has proven over and over again why many consider him to be one of the greatest heroes of all time.

== Visitor from Another Planet ==
Mar-Vell was a white-skinned minority of the blue-skinned [[Kree]] empire, but despite discrimination and prejudice, Mar-Vell became a renowned soldier and an acclaimed hero for his victories in battle against the Kree's enemies, notably the [[Skrulls]].

[[image:MarVellinline1.jpg|thumb|left]]Mar-Vell’s regiment, under the command of [[Yon-Rogg]], was given a mission to observe Earth, specifically human’s progress of space travel. Yon-Rogg, jealous of the love between Mar-Vell and the ship’s medic, [[Una]], ordered Mar-Vell to infiltrate Cape Canaveral, Florida, alone. He then secretly tried to fire on Mar-Vell’s ship, but killed a human instead-- Dr. Walter Lawson. Mar-Vell took advantage of resembling Lawson to pose as the doctor and create a secret identity, but Yon-Rogg again secretly tried to kill Mar-Vell by activating the Kree robot, the [[Sentry (Kree)|Sentry]]. In his Kree uniform, Mar-Vell publicly defeated the robot, and the onlookers acclaimed him as "Captain Marvel," misinterpreting what the Sentry called him.

Mar-Vell continued to observe humanity, in both his secret and costumed identity, growing increasingly sympathetic for Earth and its inhabitants. His initial adventures were typically extensions of Yon-Rogg’s attempts to kill, discredit, or otherwise destroy him, such as the time Yon-Rogg manipulated [[Ronan the Accuser]] to fight Mar-Vell by framing Captain Marvel as a traitor. Mar-Vell also had to navigate the romantic triangle between him and Una and the aggressive attention of his co-worker at the air base, [[Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)|Carol Danvers]]. These situations came to a head when Una overheard one of Yon-Rogg’s plans to kill Mar-Vell, and she was captured by his agents when she tried to warn him. Although Mar-Vell’s execution failed with the arrival of the [[Aakon]] aliens, she was shot in the battle and died in Mar-Vell’s arms as he tried to rescue her.

== Metamorphosis ==

[[image:MarVellinline3.jpg|thumb|left]] Before Mar-Vell returned to confront Yon-Rogg, he encountered a powerful being named Zo that granted him increased abilities. Around the same time, he ran afoul of [[Zarek|Commander Zarek]], who hoped to set up Mar-Vell as a traitor. It was he and Ronan that created the illusion of Zo, with which they again manipulated Captain Marvel into thinking he must destroy his home planet [[Kree-Lar]]. Marvel was made temporarily a fugitive until Zarek and Ronan were uncovered by the Kree’s [[Supreme Intelligence]]. The Supreme Intelligence then revealed to Captain Marvel that it knew of Zarek and Ronan’s treachery the entire time and orchestrated events so that Mar-Vell would be involved in their plot as the Intelligence hoped to use Mar-Vell for even greater things. Claiming Captain Marvel had “passed” these tests, he clothed Mar-Vell in a new costume and allowed him to retain some of his new-found abilities.

However, as soon as Captain Marvel left to return to Earth, he instead found himself in the extradimensional realm known as the [[Negative Zone]]. The Supreme Intelligence then mentally lured the Earth youth [[Jones, Rick|Rick Jones]] to an abandoned Kree base on Earth in order to bid him to wear the "[[Nega-Bands]]." By slamming the bands together, Jones and Captain Marvel shared a telepathic link as well as, more importantly, switch places between Earth’s universe and the Negative Zone. In no time at all, Captain Marvel was called out by Yon-Rogg, who was holding Carol Danvers as a hostage. In a last-ditch effort to destroy his rival, Yon-Rogg battled the hero, but Captain Marvel rescued Carol and Yon-Rogg was killed in an explosion as they escaped. (The exposure to Yon-Rogg’s weapon, the Psyche-Magnetron, transformed Carol into Ms. Marvel.)

Captain Marvel and Rick Jones continued shared adventures for many months. At one point, Mar-Vell happened upon the idea to use [[Mister Fantastic]]’s doorway into the Negative Zone to release Rick and allowing the two to share an existence in the Earth dimension simultaneously. Shortly afterward, both Rick and Marvel were swept up in the intergalactic [[Kree-Skrull War]] alongside the [[Avengers]], where Rick encountered the Supreme Intelligence. The Intelligence released the latent psionic potential in Jones’ mind in order to help stop the war, striking all soldiers motionless and teleporting Jones’ allies to the Kree homeworld, among other fantastic feats. Rick was left very near death, and Captain Marvel sacrificed part of his lifeforce to save Jones, “merging atoms” with him so that they could become linked as in their previous relationship.

After many more months and many more adventures, Rick Jones’ body could no longer contain both his own lifeforce and that of Mar-Vell, and he collapsed. His girlfriend Lou Ann Savannah took him to her uncle, who used special photonic energy to revive him, and Jones and Captain Marvel could continue to switch places. In fact, Captain Marvel now found he could absorb solar energy and redirect it to fire energy bolts or to exhibit superhuman strength.

== Protector of the Universe ==

When Captain Marvel became involved against the plans of the alien nihilist [[Thanos]], he was contacted by [[Eon]], a guardian entity of the universe who commissioned Captain Marvel as the next "Protector of the Universe." He also granted him a special “cosmic awareness.” With a newfound title and purpose, he became the primary force against defeating Thanos. In fact, it was his new cosmic awareness that allowed Captain Marvel and the Avengers to defeat the mad Titan, since it gave him insight into Thanos’ use of the [[Cosmic Cube]]. Thanos became convinced that he had drained the Cube of its power and discarded it, allowing Captain Marvel to grab the Cube and restore reality to a time before Thanos had gained control over the universe.

[[image:MarVell02.jpg|thumb|right]]As time passed, Mar-Vell and Jones overcame the dimension-split between them, existing side-by-side once more, although often they would need to merge in order to maximize Captain Marvel’s power. They adventured in this manner for a long while. When Commander Zarek returned, he led the [[Lunatic Legion]], which included transforming a lowly engineer into the villain [[Nitro (Robert Hunter)|Nitro]]. Nitro was sent to steal canisters of nerve gas when Captain Marvel confronted him. Although Nitro was defeated and Captain Marvel seemed to have re-sealed the canisters before endangering the public, he himself was exposed to the gas, which would later prove disastrous.

In a direct conflict with Captain Marvel, Zarek and the Lunatic Legion would have nearly succeeded in bringing him down if it were not for Marvel’s increased powers when merged with Rick Jones. Captain Marvel returned to the Kree homeworld to inform the Supreme Intelligence of the plot, but, surprisingly, the Intelligence revealed its true motives-- that it had known of Zarek’s plan and, in fact, had secretly been a driving force behind nearly all of Captain Marvel’s history. The Supreme Intelligence had long known the Kree had reached an evolutionary dead-end, and its only hope as a species was to integrate other genetically compatible races with its own so as to revitalize the Kree's stagnant development. He had specifically chosen Mar-Vell due to his genetic make-up and had also chosen Rick Jones specifically because of the latent psychic potential he housed. It further arranged to have them both "bond" by means of the Kree Nega-Bands, a process that was repeated or replicated throughout their history, because the Intelligence knew he couldn’t add Jones' brain to its collective organism directly until it was tempered by contact with a Kree brain such as Mar-Vell's. Using the unique Kree-bred flower called the [[Millennium Bloom]], the Supreme Intelligence then proceeded to try to absorb both Jones' and Mar-Vell's brains, using their bodies as receptacles for its own consciousness in a direct assault against Earth. However, the heroes resisted and managed to escape, and Captain Marvel abandoned the Kree empire permanently.

While back on Earth, Mar-Vell wandered independently for a time. He worked at an observatory, became involved with the [[Defenders]] for a day, and again teamed up with the Avengers against Thanos. Thanos’ corruption of his home, the moon Titan, pitted the [[Eternals]] against the world-computer [[ISAAC]], and Captain Marvel helped the Eternals restore order. During this time, he fell in love with the Eternal’s [[Elysius]], and they began a relationship that spanned both Titan and Earth and many shared adventures.

== The Death of Captain Marvel ==

Ultimately, Captain Marvel’s earlier exposure to the nerve gas proved cancerous, and the cancer turned malignant. Mar-Vell spent his last days on [[Titan]], the moon of Saturn, surrounded by Elysius and his friends [[Mentor (Alars)|Mentor]] and [[Starfox]]. Many of his allies came to visit him while on his deathbed including the [[Thing (Benjamin Grimm)|Thing]], [[Spider-Man (Peter Parker)|Spider-Man]], [[Drax the Destroyer]], and an ambassador of the Skrull empire (the greatest enemies of the Kree Empire) who awarded Mar-Vell with the Skrull medal of valor and stated that Captain Marvel was considered to be the greatest single enemy the Skrull Empire had ever known. He was also granted a posthumous honorary membership in the Avengers, and a monument was erected in his memory on Titan.

His heroic legacy continued first with his son, [[Photon (Genis-Vell)|Genis-Vell]], conceived by Elysius who impregnated herself with Mar-Vell's cloned DNA, and later [[Quasar (Phyla-Vell)|Phyla-Vell]], a daughter from an alternate reality whose history became folded into reality after a time warp. [[Rambeau, Monica|Monica Rambeau]] has also used the alias of Captain Marvel, and [[Hulkling]] of the Young Avengers has since been revealed to be the son of Captain Marvel and Princess Annelle of the Skrull Empire.

== The Return ==

When [[Iron Man (Anthony Stark)|Tony Stark]], [[Yellowjacket (Henry Pym)|Hank Pym]], and [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards]] began construction on a prison within the Negative Zone, their activities caused a wrinkle in space-time. Encountering the wrinkle in the past, Captain Marvel touched it and was transported through time to the Negative Zone in the present day. Initially unsure of how to approach the situation, the heroes revealed Mar-Vell's history to him but also offered him a place in this new future as a warden for their prison, at least until, as the [[Sentry (Robert Reynolds)|Sentry]] implicated, Mar-Vell would return to his past. Shaken by the experience and realization of his own fate, Mar-Vell nevertheless took up the Nega Bands once more to serve as Captain Marvel.

Unfortunately, this individual turned out to be a Skrull sleeper agent programmed to believe he was the real Captain Marvel. He was sent to destroy Thunderbolts Mountian, but his programming had so completely overtaken his original personality that he killed the Skrull agents who were sent to terminate him and destroyed several Skrull ships, ending his own life in the process. He did the original Mar-Vell proud as he gave his life to defend Earth during the Skrulls' Secret Invasion.

PS: veiga Power Drid's são feitos por fan's.

}}
{{person}}
[[category:Heroes]]
[[category:Avengers]]
[[category:Cosmic]]
[[category:People who used to be dead but aren't anymore]]
[[category:Civil War]]