QUASAR
Real Name: Phyla-Vell
Identity/Class: Genetically engineered
extra-terrestrial (Kree/Eternal of Titan hybrid)
Occupation: None known
Group Membership: Guardians of the Galaxy (Drax, Gamora, Mantis, Rocket Raccoon, Star-Lord (Quill), Adam Warlock)
Affiliations: Cammi, Captain Marvel (Genis), Eros (Starfox), Eternals of Titan, ISAAC, Marlo Jones, Rick Jones, Mentor, Moondragon, Morag IV citizens (including Dejann), Nova (Richard Rider), Priests of Pama, Ra-Venn, Ronan, She-Hulk, Stargod (John Jameson), Super-Skrull, Warlock (Technarch), Wraith (Zak-Del)
Enemies: Annihilation Wave, Annihilus, Brood, High Evolutionary, Marlo Jones of Earth-Songbird, Korath the Pursuer, Magus, Phalanx, Sentry (Phalanx controlled, identification number unrevealed), Shatterax, Skreet, Super-Adaptoid, Thanos, Thanos clone, Ultron, unidentfied group of scavengers, Xemnu the Titan
Known Relatives: Elysius (mother), Genis-Vell
(brother), Mar-Vell (father), Mar-Vell's parents (grandparents), Teddy Altman/Dorrek VIII (Hulkling, half-brother)
Aliases: Captain Marvel (held the title very briefly)
Base of Operations: The moon of Titan
First Appearance: Captain Marvel VI#16 (December,
2003)
Powers/Abilities: Phyla has superhuman strength (class
5-15). She can fire energy blasts and fly. She also acts like an "energy sponge," absorbing any energy attacks directed at her and returning them as energy
blasts. She has cosmic awareness and is a proficient fighter.
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 103 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: White
History:
(Captain Marvel VI#18 (fb)) - When Captain Marvel was manipulated by the
cosmic entities known as Entropy and Epiphany and helped them recreate the
universe, the universe was remade with several differences. When the universe
was recreated, so was everybody in it, including Captain Marvel himself. The
Captain Marvel of this universe was the hero that the true Captain Marvel had
always wanted to be, and his creation was such a success, that his mother,
Elyisius, created another genetically engineered offspring, Phyla.
(Captain Marvel VI#16) - As the insane Captain Marvel
was headed for Titan, with Elysius and Eros on his trail, Elysius sent a message
to Phyla telling her that her brother was coming and to be ready to fight him
when he arrived on Titan. Phyla assured her mother that she could handle her
brother. Elysius told Phyla that her brother had betrayed his responsibilities
as Captain Marvel, and the title now belonged to Phyla.
(Captain Marvel VI#17) - Phyla watched when Captain
Marvel (Genis, not Phyla) arrived on Titan and saw that all the other Titans
were out of phase, and existed a few seconds in the past or future. Captain
Marvel reasoned that the Titans were afraid to face him. As Captain Marvel began
to doubt his own perceptions of reality, Phyla made her presence known to her
brother, whom became incredibly confused at her existence, remembering her, but
feeling as if he shouldn't. Phyla began to bicker with her older brother,
flaunting the fact that their mother had given her the title of Captain Marvel,
and filling her brother's head with doubt. Captain Marvel then attacked Phyla,
and the two began to fight. Phyla hit Captain Marvel with a couple of energy
blasts. However, he seemed more annoyed by them than anything else. Phyla
claimed to her older brother; that he was the first draft and he was a fluke, the
one that made all the mistakes. Phyla claimed that she was the one with which
their mother got it right. Captain Marvel then continued fighting with Phyla and
eventually gained the upper hand. However, before Captain Marvel could badly
injure his sister, several Titans, including Elysius and Eros intervened. In
response, Captain Marvel opened a portal and Phyla, Eros, and Elysius were
sucked into it. But at the last second, Phyla formed an energy lasso and pulled
Captain Marvel into the portal with them.
(Captain Marvel VI#18) - Now in a realm that had different
physical laws and was truly not of this universe, the minds of Eros, and Elysius
were able to overcome the less experienced mind of Captain Marvel and expel his
insanity. Phyla was there as well and helped defeat Captain Marvel as well, even
though she did not contribute as much to Captain Marvel's defeat as Eros and Elysius.
(Captain Marvel VI#19) - Phyla met with Rick Jones, who
was molecularly bonded to Captain Marvel, in an office that Captain Marvel had
set up for himself so that if anybody needed help they could call him. Phyla
explained to Rick Jones and Captain Marvel that nobody was going to come to them
for help because now the universe was terrified of Captain Marvel for the
atrocities that he committed while he was insane. She also suggested that
Captain Marvel cede the title to her, which Captain Marvel was not willing to
do. Before the conversation could continue, they were interrupted by the arrival
of an alternate super powered version of Marlo Jones, whom attacked Rick. Phyla
attacked this alternate Marlo, and kicked her in the face, but was then promptly
punched into orbit. Later on, while Captain Marvel was fighting the alternate
Marlo, Phyla returned and fired an energy blast at her, but by that time, the
alternate Marlo had deteriorated into nothing.
(Captain Marvel VI#20) - While Captain Marvel traveled to the
future to resolve the conflict with the future Marlo, he sent Phyla to
the apartment of the Marlo Jones of Earth-616 and Moondragon to make sure they
were safe in the present as well. Phyla introduced herself and explained why she
was there in very little detail.
(Captain Marvel VI#21) - Phyla inquired to Moondragon as
to whether or not her and Marlo were "together." Moondragon responded
that it was none of Phyla's business. Meanwhile, Marlo was attacked by the Magus
in the bathroom and was being pulled through a portal in the mirror when Phyla
burst in and shattered the mirror with an energy blast, saving Marlo.
(Captain Marvel VI#22) - Phyla insisted that Marlo
accompany her to Titan where she would be able to protect Marlo far better and more
efficiently with Titanian science at her disposal. Marlo hesitantly agreed and
left with Phyla for Titan.
(Captain Marvel VI#23) - Phyla led Marlo into the main
monitor room of their base on Titan, explaining what had happened with the
alternate Marlo along the way, causing a great deal of shock and some mild fear
in Marlo of Earth-616, as well as bickering with Marlo a bit. Phyla explained
that from the monitor room, they would know if the Magus approached. Phyla used
the technology of the monitor room to discover that the Magus was on Earth. She
then observed the Magus attacking and badly injuring Moondragon through a view
screen. Phyla tried to hold back Marlo, who was thrown into a fit of rage upon
seeing Magus injure Moondragon.
(Captain Marvel VI#24) - As Captain Marvel reentered the
present day through a time portal, Phyla and Marlo assumed it would be the Magus
coming through the portal, and Phyla prepared to fight and held the still
enraged Marlo back. When Captain Marvel entered through the portal, Phyla
noticed he was in great pain, and tried to get him to confide in her what was
weighing so heavily on his mind. He refused to tell her.
(Captain Marvel VI#25) - After Moondragon lied about her
affection for Marlo to make it easier for Marlo to leave her for Rick Jones,
Phyla confronted Moondragon and told her that she could tell that Moondragon was
making that up. She also told Moondragon she found that very attractive. She
then invited Moondragon to go and see the spiral nebula near Renault VII with
her. However, before anything more could happen, a portal opened which the
curious Phyla and Moondragon wandered through. Unbeknownst to them the
portal had been opened by Eulogy, who was striking the set of the universe of
Captain Marvel. (SEE COMMENTS)
(She-Hulk II#12) - Phyla placed Starfox on the Judgment Chair on Titan. She stood by when the trial was supposed to begin, but the Magistrati appeared and demanded to bring their agent from Earth, She-Hulk to the trial because Starfox broke Earth's law. When She-Hulk arrived on Titan she called Phyla by her name, but Phyla wanted to be called Captain Marvel by She-Hulk. She stayed to observe the trial and together with Moondragon held back She-Hulk when she tried to attack Starfox and fought her until the unexpected arrival of Thanos. Phyla couldn't believe that he wasn't there to fight, but he didn't even know her and Phyla had to tell him that she was Captain Marvel. The trial continued and Phyla observed.
(She-Hulk II#13) - Phyla and Moondragon had to hold back Mentor when he tried to attack Thanos after he revealed that Starfox made him love Death. Thanos was then placed on the Judgment Chair by Phyla to enable him to proof this claim and the trial continued. Phyla saw Thanos struggle, the arrival of Stargod and had to fight against Thanos once again before the trial ended with the revelation that this Thanos was just a clone and that the real Thanos had tempered with Starfox's mind. She was present when Starfox decided to give up his powers.
(Annihilation: Conquest - Quasar#1 (fb) ) - On Titan Phyla ran an obstacle course faster than anyone before her, except her father. She proudly told it her mother, who had bad news for her -- Genis was killed because he wasn't as good as his father. Elysius told Phyla to run the obstacle course again because otherwise the same fate would await Phyla.
(Annihilation#2 (fb) ) - Phyla visited alongside Moondragon the graves of Mar and Genis-Vell. There they were surprised by Thanos and Skreet. Thanos knocked Phyla out with an electrical blast, gave her Moondragon's ear and told her to give it Drax and tell him that Thanos had his daughter.
(Annihilation#2) - Phyla traveled to Daedalus 3 to tell Drax that his daughter Moondragon was abducted by Thanos. She gave Moondragon's ear and earring to Drax. Phyla wanted to free Moondragon, but Drax wanted to do it himself.
(Annihilatoin#3) - Phyla escaped along with Nova and other warriors from Daedalus 3 when the Annihilation Wave attacked.
(Annihilation#4) - Gamora brought Phyla, Nova, and Quill to the Xandar Cluster from where Nova teleported them to the Annihilation Wave's current location.
(Annihilation#5) - On Canticus Prime Phyla, Nova and Quill met with Blastarr and the Spaceknights. Blastaar recognized Phyla as Mar-Vell's daughter when he gave Nova's team coordinates that would send them withing striking distance of Annihilus' flagship. Nova then teleported with Phyla and Quill away.
(Annihilation#6) - Nova, Phyla and Quill rematerialized near Annihilus' flagship and witnessed Galactus' attack on Annihilus' fleet. Nova created a force bubble around himself and his mates to protect them from the force that tore apart Annihilus' ships. Trapped within the bubble Phyla and Quill then watched Nova fight Annihilus alone. Phyla broke free when Nova was near defeat and tackled Annihilus. She touched the Quantum Bands Annihilus had taken from Quasar and they left Annihilus for Phyla. She attacked Annihilus, but he was still too powerful for her. Seconds after she was blasted by Annihilus he was killed by Nova. Phyla and Quill then brought Nova, who was seriously injured, to safety.
The following weeks Phyla began to think about becoming the new Quasar although Moondragon was against it.
(Annihilation: Conquest - Prologue (fb) - BTS) - With Moondragon at her side Phyla began her career as Quasar.
(Annihilation: Conquest - Prologue) - Quasar and Moondragon protected Priests of Pama from scavengers on the Lamentis Outworld at the edge of Kree space. During the fight Phyla was distracted by a voice and Moondragon had to save her from an axe wielding villain. After the fight Phyla asked the Priest Om-Fad to give the scavengers what they wanted to show them that violence is no solution. Inside the devastated temple Phyla told Moondragon that she didn't feel to be good enough to be Quasar.
That night inside the temple Phyla heard the voice talking to her again and realized that the voice came from the Quantum Bands. It warned her from a coming disaster and told her to find the savior of the Kree. When Moondragon informed Phyla about strange reports from Hala and other Kree heartworlds, Phyla told her about the warning. The next moment they were attacked by a Kree Sentry already under Phalanx control. Phyla blew it up and the voice from the Quantum Bands told her that time was running out. A short time later Phyla and Moondragon saw the sky lighted up by a massive energy pulse coming from Hala. Phyla flew to Hala and on her way there she found a destroyed superlight liner and after that a barrier formed by the energy pulse. She tried to get through the barrier, but soon felt that Kree space was shifted out of phase by with the rest of the galaxy and that she couldn't get in. Again the voice talked to her and told her to find the savior and she promised that she would.
(Annihilation: Conquest - Quasar#1) - At the fringe of the Kree Empire the ship of Quasar and Moondragon was attacked by Phalanx warriors. Quasar defeated them and was then attacked by the Phalanx select Super-Adaptoid. She was able to escape him, but during the fight one of the Quantum Band jewels went dark. Quasar contacted Moondragon mentally and then met her and a group of Priest of Pama on a nearby planet. A priest, a Cotati and Moondragon helped Phyla find the savior of the Kree. Phyla and Moondragon rested together that night, but in the morning the planet was attacked by the Phalanx and the Super-Adaptoid. Quasar and Moondragon fought them, but couldn't save any of the Priests of Pama.
(Annihilation: Conquest - Quasar#2) - On their way to the savior, Quasar and Moondragon were attacked by a Brood above the planet Dlaw-Neurg. During the fight Quasar lost control over herself again for a few seconds. Down on the planet they followed the savior's energy signature and found a ship. In short manner Quasar got rid of a giant insectoid inside the ship, but they soon had other problems. Super-Adaptoid and the Phalanx had found them. The Super-Adaptoid copied Phyla's Quantum Bands and then followed the savior's energy signature himself. Meanwhile Quasar and Moondragon fought the Phalanx warriors. Quasar saw Moondragon overpowered, but before she could aid her, Moondragon released the power of the Dragon of the Moon inside her and became a dragon herself.
(Annihilation: Conquest - Quasar#3) - They defeated the Phalanx warriors and then, following the savior's energy signature, flew to the planet Morag IV (Terma). In front of a citadel the Super-Adaptoid knocked them out. Quasar reawakened in a primitive village, whose people had found her and Moondragon. Quasar told the people to leave this place before she left the village. Quasar flew on Moondragon's back to the citadel. They killed another monstrous guardian before finding the cocoon with the savior. Super-Adaptoid was already there and had infected the cocoon with the transmode virus, but Quasar and Moondragon still fought him until he told them that the Phalanx were going to kill all peple on the planet because they had helped Quasar. Moondragon and Quasar left the citadel to help the people of Morag IV and Quasar used up all the Quantum Band energy she had left to destroy countless Phalanx warriors with one single attack.
(Annihilation: Conquest - Quasar#4) - Quasar and Moondragon were joined by Dejann and his warriors against more Phalanx warriors on their way to the citadel. Inside the citadel she attacked Super-Adaptoid, who used Quasar's own quantum energy against her. She absorbed it to reload the Quantum Bands a little bit and then defeated Super-Adaptoid. After absorbing more quantum energy from the fallen Super-Adaptoid, Phyla entered the evil left in the Quantum Bands by Annihilus with the help of the Wendell Vaughn's spirit. When the evil was gone, Quasar returned to the fight outside, trapped all Phalanx warriors on the planet in an energy bubble and tossed them into the local sun. Moondragon and Quasar freed the cocoon of the Phalanx machinery. The Supreme Intelligence appeared to reveal that it had led Quasar to this place (the voice in Phyla's head) to help him reawaken the savior because they couldn't wait until he woke up on his own. Quasar, Moondragon and the Supreme Intelligence opened the cocoon and inside was Adam Warlock.
(Annihilation: Conquest#1) - Quasar explained to Adam how the Phalanx had conquered Kree space and that they needed his help against them, but Warlock couldn't even remember who he was. While Adam transformed himself using his new powers, the trio was surrounded by Phalanx warriors and the Select Korath, Xemnu and Shatterax. Adam trapped himself, Quasar and Moondragon inside an energy globe and fled the fight. He brough them to his father, the High Evolutionary, who had a refuge in the nearby sun.
(Annihilation: Conquest#2) - Quasar explained the whole situation with the Phalanx and how the Supreme Intelligence sent her to free Adam Warlock, who was the supposed savior of the Kree empire. The High Evolutionary in return told her that he was in Kree space because the Supreme Intelligence had hired him to remake the Kree race. He was now able to create warriors able to resist the Phalanx, but before he could talk more about it, the refuge was attacked by the Phalanx and their new leader Ultron, who immediately killed Moondragon when she tried to protect her beloved Phyla.
(Annihilation: Conquest#3) - Quasar left the fight to Adam and brought the dying Moondragon to safety. She returned to the fight after Moondragon's death and drained once again all the energy of the Quantum Bands. Meanwhile the High Evoluationary had initiated a terminal reaction in the star surrounding the refuge to stop Ultron. The star and the refuge exploded.
(Annihilation: Conquest#4) - Adam Warlock had saved the High Evolutionary and Quasar inside an energy bubble and brought them to Hala, but before they arrived Adam Warlock lost control of his powers. The energy bubble vanished and the trio dropped helplessly down towards the planet. Adam saved Quasar from the deadly fall. On the planet's surface they were soon detected by the Phalanx, who couldn't stop them from finding the bunker, where the Supreme Intelligence's Nu-Kree warriors were created. The High Evolutionary was already there, but he betrayed them to the Phalanx.
(Annihilation: Conquest#5) - As a Phalanx captive, Quasar watched at High Evolutionary's side the memories of Ultron, which led to him becoming the Phalanx leader. Quasar couldn't believe that the High Evolutioanry had killed Adam, but he corrected her on this because Adam wasn't dead. Quasar helplessly watched as Ultron's mind was transferred into the body of Adam Warlock. Ultron reawakened in his new body and immediately shot Quasar.
(Annihilation: Conquest#6) - When Quasar regained consciousness she saw the spirit of Moondragon (it was just what Phyla wanted to see) in front of her. It explained to her that Adam's soul had fled into the Quantum Bands and that Quasar had to help the Kree and Adam now. Quasar returned Adam's soul to his body, when Ultron had left it because the alien Warlock was going to infact him with his mutated version of the transmode virus. Quasar joined Adam, Nova and the Technarch Warlock in their fight against the Phalanx. When Ultron built him a giant body with Kree Sentries, Quasar absorbed Adam Warlock's energy with the Quantum Bands. Wraith trapped Ultron's mind in his giant form and Quasar used her energy sword to destroy Ultron. Without Ultron's mind the Phalanx was deactivated.
After the end of the Phalanx conquest Quasar stayed with her new allies. She wrote a letter to her dead girlfriend Moondragon about what had happened since the end of the conquest. Adam entered her room to tell her that Peter Quill wanted to see them both. Adam also revealed to Phyla that he finally knew why he had been given his new powers. Before the meeting Phyla finished the letter and delivered it to Moondragon's grave.
In Annihilatio: Conquest - Quasar#3 the planet where Adam Warlock was later reawakened was called Morag IV. In Annihilation: Conquest#1 it was called Terma. It seems like one hand wasn't talking with the other. Despite this snafu Annihilation: Conquest still rocked!
Profile by Stunner. Updated by Markus Raymond.
Clarifications: Phyla should not
be confused with
images:
Annihilation Conquest: Prologue, Cover
Captain Marvel VI#16, page 21 panel 2
Captain Marvel VI#17, page 12 panel 1
Captain Marvel VI#17, page 13 panel 3
Captain Marvel VI#16 (December, 2003) - Peter David (writer), Paul Azaceta (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Captain Marvel VI#17-18 (January-February, 2004) - Peter David (writer), Paul Azaceta (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Captain Marvel VI#19-22 (March-June, 2004) - Peter David (writer), Aaron Lopresti (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Captain Marvel VI#23-24 (July, 2004) - Peter David (writer), Pat Quinn (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Captain Marvel VI#25 (September, 2004) - Peter David (writer), Keith Giffen (pencils), Alan Gordon (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
She-Hulk II#12-13 (November-December, 2006) - Dan Slott (writer), Rich Burchett (pencils), Cliff Rathburn (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Annihilation#2-6 (November, 2006 - March, 2007) - Keith Giffen (writer), Andrea Divito (artist), Andy Schmidt (editor)
Annihilation: Conquest - Prologue#1 (August, 2007) - Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Mike Perkins (artist), Bill Rosemann (editor)
Annihilation: Conquest - Quasar#1-4 (September-December, 2007) - Chrisos N. Gage (writer), Mike Lilly (pencils), Bob Almond & Scott Hanna (#2-3) (inks), Bill Rosemann (editor)
Annihilation: Conquest#1-6 (January-June, 2008) - Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Tom Raney (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Bill Rosemann (editor)
Last updated:
10/17/04
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