WILLOW
(Reality-8116)
This is a partial/starter profile to build upon as I progressively review the Dreadstar series

Real Name: Willow 327

Identity/Class: Alternate Reality (Reality-8116) extraterrestrial;
    active 1 million years in the future in the Empirical Galaxy

Occupation: Revolutionary

Group Membership: "Dreadstar and Company" (Syzygy Darklock, Vanth Dreadstar, Iron Angel/Claudia Zirco, Izak, Oedi, Skeevo Phlatus, Rainbow)

Affiliations: 

Enemies: High Lord Papal, the Instrumentality,

Known Relatives:

Aliases: None

Base of Operations:
    formerly the Big Bundle ship, mobile throughout space
    formerly Tortorelzor (aka the Rock; I think, see comments);

First Appearance: (Unidentified, suspected, partial) Epic Illustrated#15/4: Dreadstar (December, 1982);
   (confirmed, identified, full) Dreadstar#1 (November, 1982)

Powers/Abilities: Physically blind, Willow is a cybernetic telepath, able to control and see through computers.

    She can incapacitate others with a mindblast

    She can also see through the eyes of others, although not Vanth or Syzygy Darklock (due to their powers), including animals. She regularly used her pet monk, Rainbow, to act as her eyes.

    She is skilled at hand-to-hand combat, able to handle multiple adult male warriors herself, and she carries a laser pistol, with which she is a skilled markswoman.

History:

    As they took off in Ship #Delta457 (or something like the delta symbol, with a small break in the center of the bottom/horizontal portion of the triangle) from Hangar Deck #57, they were instructed to return to the hangar twice and given a final warning...but nothing happened?

(Epic Illustrated#15/4: Dreadstar - BTS) - Aboard Ship #Delta457, renamed "Big Bundle," Vanth and Oedi allowed Syzygy Darklock to dock the Lightcutter II within the cargo ship, and they began making steps for the next step in Plan M.

(Dreadstar#1 (fb) - BTS) - Willow (along with her pet/friend Rainbow) joined Dreadstar, Syzygy Darklock and Oedi's band of revolutionaries "around the time they liberated their cargo ship from the Instrumentality.

(Dreadstar#1) - While Oedi remained behind on their ship, Willow joined Vanth and Syzgy (and a robot loading crew) entered an Instrumentality Treasure Satellite to acquire some wealth to fund their revolution. When they were confronted by a sentry-rob demanding identification, Willow entered the robot's electronic mind, convincing it that they were authorized to be there, and it allowed them to pass. Syzygy and Willow further sensed a human mind within the satellite, although his mind was somehow shielded from Willow's powers. After Oedi reported an alarm being transmitted from the satellite, Willow opened the computerized vault doors, and she and the others were impressed by the massive wealth contained therein.

    The human mind within a robot form subsequently knocked out Syzygy, and Vanth used his sword to destroy the cyborg. As Willow was repulsed that the Church could have done that to someone, Vanth had the robots begin loading and sent Syzygy back to the ship with them.

    Before the robots could finish, an Intrumentality Destroyer materialized by the satellite. Instrumentality robots, deacons, and other warriors materialized into the satellite, and Vanth took out most of them, while Willow took out others with mind blasts and devastatingly precise laser fire. When they found the stairways crowded with Instrumentality soldiers and priests, Vanth tore a quick exit through the floor with his sword and carried Willow down to the next level. As they rushed to the next passageway, however, Vanth took a laser through his right shoulder, while another blast shattered Willow's blaster. Willow took out a trio of warriors

Comments: Created and owned by Jim Starlin.

Dreadstar / Reality-8116 primer

    Willow is one of my all-time favorite comic book characters. I named a pet dog after her (scroll down to "in memoriam" on this page).

    First appearance?

    Dreadstar#1's synopses and editorial notes confused me, and I thought it was saying that this woman was Dreadstar's soon to be teammate Willow.

• She was not identified in-story.
• The character did not seem to be blind.
• She walked unaided through the low-levels.
• She was writing on some sort of tablet.
• She only recognized Oedi as a cat-man when he took off his mask.
• Willow was unique as being a cybernetic telepath, and she could see through computer systems, cameras, etc. She could also see through the eyes of animals (and possibly other people, but not Dreadstar and not Syzygy (although she could see through his cybernetic eye, I believe).
• Dreadstar and Oedi left her behind, but THERE IS the appearance of the arm of a person following them does made me think that she followed and stowed away.
• Dreadstar#1 notes that Willow joined the group "around the time we liberated this cargo ship from the Instrumentality."
• "Around the time" is very vague.
• After the story in Epic Illustrated and before the story in Dreadstar#1, for sure.
• In re-reviewing Dreadstar#1 and Epic Illustrated#15 a few times, I think the woman whose leg and arms were seen following Dreadstar and Oedi was Willow, but I think the woman trapped under the rock was NOT Willow.

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Willow should be distinguished from:

First started: 05/25/2025
First posted: 05/12/2025
Last updated: 05/26/2025

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