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Stardust (Marvel Comics)

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Stardust
Stardust as depicted in Annihilation: Silver Surfer #4 (September 2006). Art by Andrea Di Vito.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceStormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill #1 (March 2005)
Created byMichael Avon Oeming, [Daniel Berman (writers),
Andrea Di Vito (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoLambda-Zero
SpeciesEthereal
Team affiliationsHeralds of Galactus
United Front
Supporting character ofSilver Surfer
AbilitiesPower Cosmic
Superhuman strength, stamina, reflexes, and durability
Energy absorption and alteration
Exceed the speed of light[1]
Can create black hole and inter-dimensional portals
Immortality

Stardust (Lambda-Zero) is a fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics and existing in that company's Marvel Universe. Stardust is one of the many Heralds of Galactus. Unlike most of Galactus's Heralds, Stardust seeks to kill all who attempt to escape the planets that Galactus feeds upon, an action that Galactus neither requires nor forbids.

This Stardust should not be confused with the other Marvel character known as Stardust, a former enemy of Rom the Space Knight.[2]

Fictional character biography

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Stardust is an Ethereal, an energy being and herald of Galactus. The first planet she fed to Galactus was New Korbin, after she slaughtered most of the planet's inhabitants. This leads her to confront Beta Ray Bill before being sucked into a black hole.[volume & issue needed]

Annihilation

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During the Annihilation event, Stardust helps combat Annihilus' Annihilation Wave, which kills most of the Ethereal.[3][1][4] She later "kills" the remaining Ethereal in self-defense before absorbing their energy.[1]

Gender clarification

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When she first revealed her existence, Stardust claimed that she existed as pure cosmic energy, which would make her genderless. She was referred to by both genders at various times before eventually being clarified to be female.[volume & issue needed]

Powers and abilities

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Stardust is a Herald of Galactus imbued with the Power Cosmic and as such possesses high levels of superhuman strength, durability,[5][6] reflexes, and stamina to confront and match powerhouses such as Beta Ray Bill[5] as well as the other standard abilities of a Herald, such as creating a black hole[7] or opening inter-dimensional portals.[8] Stardust is an Ethereal, a race of beings of pure energy. Being imbued with the Power Cosmic makes Stardust immortal, allowing her to reconstitute herself if destroyed.[1][8]

In other media

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus #1 (April 2007)
  2. ^ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Supervillains. New York: Facts on File. p. 328. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
  3. ^ Annihilation: Silver Surfer miniseries
  4. ^ Fantastic Four #547 (May 2007)
  5. ^ a b Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill #1–6 (2005)
  6. ^ Annihilation: Silver Surfer #2
  7. ^ Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill #5
  8. ^ a b Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill #3
  9. ^ "Comics Continuum: Marvel Super Hero Squad". July 31, 2009. Archived from the original on July 31, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2024.

Bibliography

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  • Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill #1 (March 2005)
  • Annihilation: Silver Surfer #2–3 (July–August 2006)
  • Annihilation #1–3 (October–December 2006)
  • Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus #1 (April 2007)
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