| Stardust | |
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 Stardust as depicted inAnnihilation: Silver Surfer #4 (September 2006). Art byAndrea Di Vito. | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill #1 (March 2005) |
| Created by | Michael Avon Oeming, Daniel Berman (writers), Andrea Di Vito (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Lambda-Zero |
| Species | Ethereal |
| Team affiliations | Heralds of Galactus United Front |
| Supporting character of | Silver Surfer |
| Abilities | Power Cosmic Superhuman strength, stamina, reflexes, and durability Energy absorption and alteration Exceed the speed of light Can createblack hole and inter-dimensional portals Immortality |
Stardust (Lambda-Zero) is a character appearing in thecomic books published byMarvel Comics and existing in that company'sMarvel Universe. Stardust is one of the many Heralds ofGalactus. 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 asStardust, a former enemy ofRom the Space Knight.[1]
Stardust is introduced in the comics seriesStormbreaker: The Saga ofBeta Ray Bill. The first planet Stardust fed to Galactus was New Korbin, after she slaughtered most of the planet's inhabitants.[2]
Stardust has a series of confrontations with Beta Ray Bill, who is attempting to rescue the remaining Korbinites. Stardust opens a portal to a dimension filled with evil beings, hoping to trap Bill there. Bill manages to escape, but a being named Asteroth escapes as well and begins destroying entire worlds. Stardust and Bill join forces, with Stardust opening ablack hole to trap Asteroth in. Asteroth resists, but is ultimately trapped in the black hole, with Stardust being sucked in as well.[3]
Stardust is sent by Galactus to ask the Silver Surfer to meet with Galactus. Stardust is under orders to help the other remaining former heraldsRed Shift andFirelord as they combat the Annihilation wave fleet. It is later revealed that Stardust is an Ethereal, a race of beings of pure energy. Stardust is confronted by the fifty-three remaining Ethereal, who were nearly eliminated by the Annihilation Wave and accuse Stardust of treason for leaving them. In the ensuing battle, Stardust "kills" the remaining Ethereal in self-defense and absorbs their energy. Stardust is named Galactus's second herald, as Galactus's now increased hunger requires more worlds to devour.[4]
Stardust is aHerald of Galactus imbued with thePower Cosmic and as such possesses high levels of superhuman strength, durability,[5] reflexes, and stamina to confront and match powerhouses such as Beta Ray Bill as well as the other standard abilities of a Herald, such as creating ablack hole[6] or opening inter-dimensional portals.[3] 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.[4][3]
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