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Name: DivadVOYAGER
Real
Name: Divad
Identity/Class: Extra-terrestrial (race unrevealed), mutate?
Occupation: Warrior, formerly employed in Imperial Guard; former prisoner of Stranger
Group Membership: Former member of Shi'ar Imperial Guard
Affiliations: Close ally of Moondancer and Solar Wind;
ally of Gladiator, Glom, Manta, Neutron, Nightside, Onslaught, Quasar
(along with other heroes of Earth and the New Universe), Smasher, Starbolt;
prisoners of the Stranger's Laboratory World;
formerly the Stranger
Enemies: Stranger, Starblasters
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Mobile throughout
the universe;
formerly the Stranger's Laboratory world
First Appearances: Quasar#32 (image; March, 1992), Quasar#33 (true form; April, 1992)
Powers: Voyager is able to open warps in
space through which he and/or others can travel. He carries a
staff at all times, which may either be the source of, or a focus
for, his abilities. The also staff allows him to generate a vortex to pull
others into his warps. It is effective even against ectoplasm.
In addition, he often relies or Moondancer's
tracking and navigational abilities to allow him to travel to
places he cannot see. He can fly and survive in space unaided.
Her physical and/or offensive abilities are undefined.
History: Voyager's origin is unrevealed. He became a member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard at some point, which would presumably make him one of either a member or slave race of the Shi'ar Empire. He and two of his teammates Moondancer and Solar Wind, were captured by the enigmatic being known as the Stranger I, and imprisoned for experimentation on his Laboratory World. The duration of their imprisonment, and the events which occurred there are unrevealed.
When the Overmind traveled to the Laboratory World, freed many inmates, and sent them to attack the Stranger and any others assisting him, a large number of prisoners escaped. Voyager and his allies escaped at that time, returning to active duty in the Imperial Guard. They were active during the Kree-Shi'ar War, also known as Operation: Galactic Storm. He actively opposed the Earth hero Quasar, forming a portal into which Solar Wind blasted him, leaving Quasar some distance from the fight. Moondancer and Voyager traveled to Earth a short time later to retrieve fellow guardsman, Neutron, who had journeyed there in search of vengeance against Quasar for stranding him in deep space.
Later, while investigating attacks of the alien Star Blasters, a number of heroes of Earth battled Gladiator II and commandeered a Shi'ar ship. This attracted the rest of the Guard, who battled the heroes until the Shi'ar were convinced to take the heroes to the Stranger's Lab World, on the trail of the Star Blasters. Voyager, Solar Wind, and Moondancer then quit the Imperial Guard in order to accompany the heroes of Earth, in an effort to gain vengeance on the Stranger. However, they soon learned that the Stranger was on the side of the good in this battle and joined the battle against the Star Blasters.
Following the battle, all three of them were sent away by the Living Tribunal to prevent them from interacting with anyone from the Earth of the New Universe, in order to avoid spreading the Star Brand energy. Their site of relocation was not observed.
Comments: Created by Mark Gruenwald and Greg Capullo.
I'd imagine they were all sent back to the Shi'ar and could have rejoined the Imperial Guard if they wanted, but they haven't been seen since.
Most, if not all of the original batch of the Imperial Guard are directly patterned after (homage or parody) DC's Legion of Super-Heroes, much like the Squadron Supreme is a take off on the Justice League. Voyager, who appeared much later, has no likely derivative. He is similar to the Legion character Gate, but Voyager actually pre-dates Gate, so it's most likely just coincidence (or possibly "reverse homage") as pointed out by Derek.
images: (without ads)
(Voyager main image)
Quasar#33, p23, pan2 (Voyager head shot)
Appearances:
Quasar#33 (April, 1992) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Rurik Tyler (pencils), Fred Fredericks (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Starblast#2 (February, 1994) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Herb Trimpe (pencils), Ralph Cabrera (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Quasar#55 (February, 1994) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), John Heebink (pencils), Aaron McClellan (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Starblast#3 (March, 1994) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Grant Miehm (pencils), Many Hands (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Quasar#56 (March, 1994) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), John Heebink (pencils), Aaron McClellan (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Starblast#4 (April, 1994) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Kong, Palant, Buckler (pencils), Don Hudson & Ernie Chan (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Quasar#57 (April, 1994) - Mark Gruenwald & Peter Sanderson (writers), John Heebink (pencils), Aaron McClellan (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Last updated: 11/09/05
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