Shatterstar (aka Gaveedra-Seven and Benjamin Russell) is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza he first appeared in The New Mutants #99 (March 1991) and has been a regular in the title X-Force since its inception. Marvel Comics (Stan Lee is behind many of the superheros) is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... New Mutants may also refer to the genetically engineered superhumans of Mutant X (TV series). ... Cover to New Warriors #1 (July, 1990), one of Niciezas earliest successes. ... Rob Liefeld, born October 3, 1967 in Anaheim, California, is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a human being who is born with genetic modifications that allow for abilities not possessed by regular humans is commonly called a mutant. ... X-Force was a Marvel Comics superhero team, one of many spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise. ... New Mutants may also refer to the genetically engineered superhumans of Mutant X (TV series). ... Comic book fiction traditionally features characters with superhuman, supernatural, or paranormal abilities, often referred to as superpowers (also spelled super-powers). Below is a list of many of those that have been known to be used. ... Alice, a fictional character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... For the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode, see Super Hero (Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode). ... Marvel Comics (Stan Lee is behind many of the superheros) is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rob Liefeld, born October 3, 1967 in Anaheim, California, is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. ... Cover to New Warriors #1 (July, 1990), one of Niciezas earliest successes. ... The New Mutants #1. ... X-Force was a Marvel Comics superhero team, one of many spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise. ...

Publication history

Since his debut Shatterstar has mainly appeared in X-Force with some issues devoted solely on him. In 2006, he had his own limited series, X-Force: Shatterstar.

Fictional character biography

Shatterstar comes from the planet Mojoworld (about a century in the future, as opposed to the Mojoverse which co-exists with the contemporary Earth dimension, making him a time traveler as well as a dimension-hopper) which is ruled by the alien tyrant Mojo V. There, Shatterstar was created to be a slave, he claims to have had no parents, only a "gestation chamber." Genetically engineered to have enhanced physical capabilities so he could serve as an arena gladiator. It’s been speculated that Shatterstar was made from some of the same genetic material as the X-Man Longshot who was also artificially created on Mojoworld, as Beast has found that the two have some identical DNA. Mojo is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men, primarily Longshot. ... An iconic image of genetic engineering; this autoluminograph from 1986 of a glowing transgenic tobacco plant bearing the luciferase gene, illustrating the possibilities of genetic engineering. ... Longshot is a fictional character a Marvel Comics superhero best known as a member of the X-Men. ... This article or section on a comics-related subject may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... The structure of part of a DNA double helix Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions for the development and function of living organisms. ...

Shatterstar learned the arts of battle as a warrior in arenas on Mojoworld, where he participated in combats staged for Mojo's television programs. It’s assumed it was here he developed his strong sense of honor and pride as a warrior, to combat the constant violence and death in his life. Eventually he escaped and joined the Cadre Alliance, the rebel group that sought to overthrow Mojo V's dictatorship. Learning the Cadre’s language and eventually taking part in a mission that sent him back in time to find the X-Men and get their assistance in defeating Mojo. Rebel may mean: A participant in a rebellion, see Rebellion. ... Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A dictatorship is an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by a dictator. ...

He did not find the X-Men though, Shatterstar was either teleported or traveled back in time to Earth at the point just before Cable reorganized the New Mutants into X-Force^[1]. With Cable’s assurance that they would help him defeat Mojo (though with the use of time travel it was not urgent that they leave anytime soon) Shatterstar became a founding member of the new team. Teleportation is the movement of objects or elementary particles from one place to another, more or less instantaneously, without traveling through space. ... Cable (Nathan Christopher Summers, a. ... New Mutants may also refer to the genetically engineered superhumans of Mutant X (TV series). ...

But later Shatterstar discovered, to his bewilderment, that he also had the memories of an Earthman named Benjamin Russell^[2]. Soon afterwards, Mojo made Cable and Shatterstar his prisoners and transformed them into digital images in one of his television programs. In the course of the program, Shatterstar was mortally wounded in combat. Mojo's sometime ally Spiral teleported Cable and Shatterstar back into reality, where they regained their true forms. Spiral brought Cable, Shatterstar, Longshot, (who was Shatterstar's ally on Mojoworld), and the X-Force member Siryn to the Weisman Institute for the Criminally Insane in Rutland, Vermont. Spiral is a fictional character, a supervillainess in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Siryn (Theresa Rourke Cassidy) is a Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men. ... Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  Ranked {{{AreaRank}}}  - Total {{{TotalAreaUS}}} sq mi ({{{TotalArea}}} km²)  - Width 80 miles (130 km)  - Length 160 miles (260 km)  - % water 3. ...

There Spiral directed them to the bedside of one of its patients, a mutant named Benjamin Russell who had no living relatives, had been in a coma since his powers had emerged, and, curiously, identically resembled Shatterstar. Longshot transferred Shatterstar's "uemeur," or soul, into Benjamin Russell's body, and the two became one. Apparently Shatterstar's body merged with Russell's as well, for the resulting body bore the starburst pattern that Shatterstar had around his left eye and his hair lengthened greatly. Restored to full health and consciousness, and feeling "whole" for the first time in his life, Shatterstar resumed his work as a member of X-Force. In medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep) is a profound state of unconsciousness. ...

However, this does not explain why Shatterstar had some of Benjamin Russell's memories before they merged with each other or why they looked so much alike. There are still mysteries yet to be explained about Shatterstar's origin. It was hinted that Shatterstar may have been the child of Longshot and the mutant X-Man Dazzler in the early run of X-Men in 1992. Dazzler revealed that she was pregnant with Longshot's child and Longshot suggested the name "Shatterstar" for the unborn child^[3]. Longshot and Dazzler returned to MojoWorld to free Longshot's people and Dazzler later appeared without Longshot and without a child. It has been speculated that Dazzler miscarried^[4], however it has not been established officially what became of the infant. Dazzler (Alison Blaire) is a Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men. ... A pregnant woman Pregnancy is the process by which a mammalian female carries a live offspring from conception until it develops to the point where the offspring is capable of living outside the womb. ... Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is the natural or accidental termination of a pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or the fetus is incapable of surviving, generally defined at a gestation of prior to 20 weeks. ...

Shatterstar accompanied Rictor to the Richter home in Mexico to try and end Rictor's family's arms-dealing business. Both characters have since appeared separately so one assumes they succeeded, though it’s not known why they later parted. Rictor is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by Marvel Comics who first appeared in X-Factor #17. ...

Shatterstar is later seen in Madripoor, earning his money by fighting in arenas. He was sought out by Spiral and had one of her agents make Shatterstar believe she wanted to kill him^[5]. With a fake quest, Spiral lured Shatterstar to an alternate universe she had conquered and ruled. On that Earth, Spiral had also killed most of that world's heroes and mutants. That Earth's Shatterstar had been killed as well. Shatterstar was found by that Earth's rebel forces, including Cable and some other members he knew from X-Force. Together, they eventually defeated Spiral. Upon returning to the mainstream Earth, Shatterstar was contacted by Cable and requested to temporarily join him on a mission to defeat the Skornn^[6]. Shatterstar agreed, but first Cable wanted him to train with monks on Mount Xixabangma. After those monks got killed by Skornn's worshipers, Shatterstar was reunited with his old team and they eventually killed the Skornn. Madripoor is a fictional island in Southeast Asia in the X-Men canon. ... The Skornn is a fictional character created by writer Fabian Nicieza for Marvel Comics. ...

Following M-Day and the passing of the Superhuman Registration Act, Shatterstar teamed up with Domino to break the 198 out of the encampment set up for mutants on the grounds of the Xavier Institute. They took the escapees to a secret base provided to them by Captain America via Nick Fury. While fighting O*N*E he fatally wounded Micromax, claiming that while there is no such thing as murder during war, he had only meant to disable him. Now that The 198 are free his whereabouts is unknown. Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics Decimation is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics crossover spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witchs stripping nearly all of the mutant population of... The Superhuman Registration Act is a fictional piece of legislation introduced by Congress in several magazines published by Marvel Comics in 2006 as a key plot driver of its linewide crossover story Civil War. ... Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers,[1] is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For the French hip hop artist, see Nikkfurie. ... Micromax (Scott Wright) is a fictional character, a mutant superhero of the Marvel universe. ... Cover to the X-Men: The 198 Files X-Men: The 198 is a comic book limited series that is published by Marvel Comics and set in the Marvel Universe shortly after the House of M and Decimation events. ...

Powers and abilities

Shatterstar possesses an overall superhuman level of physical and mental power (strength, speed, reflexes, agility, dexterity, coordination, stamina, endurance, and senses), as a result of the extra-dimensional genetic engineering that created him. He is an excellent strategist and has had extensive training in many forms of the martial arts of Mojoworld; in particular, he is a master swordsman. His bones are hollow, making him far lighter than he looks and further increasing his athletic and acrobatic skills. He also has enhanced learning capabilities, being able to quickly learn and master languages and technology. He customarily wields two swords and on occasion carries other weaponry as well. Shatterstar is able to regenerate damaged or destroyed tissue much faster than an ordinary human. Injuries such as slashes, puncture wounds, and bullet wounds heal completely within a matter of hours. He also has the mutant ability to channel and generate powerful vibratory shock waves and bio-electricity charges through these blades, though he rarely uses them as they tend to exhaust him, and prefers to depend instead on his martial prowess. It is not clear as to whether his rarely used mutant abilities were removed after M-Day.

Relationships

Although Shatterstar was revealed to have a designated "genetic bond mate," Windsong (whom he never met and is now deceased), in the Mojoverse, he later claimed that even though he was fully capable physically, he had never felt any sexual stirrings or romantic love and has long felt incomplete, even in his native dimension. It is not known if this is still the case as it happened before the joining with Benjamin Russell, who is assumed to have a fully developed sexuality. Since then his emotional state has been fluctuating. While in X-Force he displayed emotion, having developed a strong affection for his friend Rictor, but after his time training on Mount Xixabangma he claimed there was no emotion within him. This article is about human beings who do not have interest in, or inclination towards, sexual behavior. ... Rictor is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by Marvel Comics who first appeared in X-Factor #17. ...

Footnotes

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External links

• Shatterstar at MarvelDirectory.com
• Shatterstar on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki