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History
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Creation - The Controllers created NEMO, the Network for the Establishment and Maintenance of Order. NEMO would keep the troubles of the galaxy away from the Controllers' domain. The Controllers did not intend to use NEMO to benefit other races, but it did. Over the millennia the Controllers realized they would have to take a more active stance by attacking chaos at its roots. Despite all the good they did, there were too many NEMO operatives in too many different places. NEMO and the Controllers devised a new plan to insure order. The Darkstars were created. The first of these new protectors was named Druu, one of a thousand to carry the name Darkstar.
Expansion - The Controllers expanded the Darkstar project after the collapse of the Green Lantern Corps Central Power Battery on Oa. The Darkstars would fill the void left by the failure of the Guardians' legions. During the Gorps collapse, several Green Lantern soldiers served in the Darkstar organization. The Green Lantern Corps eventually returned, and its ranks grew slowly over the course of months. By that time the Darkstars were stepping out of the shadows of the Guardians' agents.
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Death - As time went on, the Controllers expressed concerns about their effectiveness. More specifically, they were troubled that Darkstar agents look more after their own agendas than the Controllers'. Many Darkstars were killed or lost their battlesuits in combat against Grayven, son of Darkseid, on the planet Rann. Grayven also crippled John Stewart (a former member of the GLC), jeopardizing his ability to walk. Green Lantern ended the battle, but the Darkstars were decimated by the losses. In the end, only four Darkstars remained to help rebuild Ranagar. The last of the Darkstars (Mssrs. Colos, Chaser Bron & Munchuk) gave their life saving the universe from the energy vampire called Starbreaker. They siphoned off a considerable amount of power from him, which helped save the day, but their suits ruptured and all were killed.
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Weapons The Controllers' agents wore a suit of armor called an "exo-mantle" which granted the wearer incredible power. Strength, speed, and agility could be increased to superhuman levels while a personal forcefield protected against impact and energy weapons. The forcefield could be expanded somewhat to allow the Darkstar to take others into his/her/its protection as well. The exo-mantle came equipped with twin maser units capable of firing energy bolts with pinpoint accuracy. Darkstars were often surgically altered to gain instant maser control, rather than the split-second delay in reaction time when wearing the less powerful deputy version of the exo-mantle. A powerful shoulder mounted cannon complemented the maser system of the Darkstars' exo-mantle. With the exo-mantle, one could achieve high speeds during flight, all the while protected from wind friction by the forcefield. Though the Darkstars could operate in space, for longer trips they were given a personal space cruiser, affectionately known as a "puddle jumper". In addition, NEMO boasted larger cruisers, capable of transporting a squadron of Darkstars. With the cruisers, the Darkstars could operate at great distances, independent from the Controller homeworld. The gap between a Darkstar and the Controllers meant they had to act on their own. Decisions had to be made without hesitation.
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