Starbreaker (DC)
Starbreaker is a male comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Starbreaker
He claimed that he was an adult version of the Sun-Eaters who were larval versions of his species. (Justice League of America v2 #34)
When three of the Justice League consisting of Hal Jordan, Hawkman and Flash are travelling back home to Earth the are contacted by Adam Strange the Human protector of the planet Rann. Superman who is out searching for his missing team mates and follows Hal Jordan's faint signal to Rann to join his friends. He arrives on the planet just in time to help them defeat an army of mechanical bugs. Adam Strange asked the heroes for help to defeat Starbreaker who was feeding on the planet. Hal Jordan's ring detects two more Mechanix groups in the holy city of Abdukara, and the new city state called New Narzam. Starbreaker battles the heroes by splitting his body into three but is still defeated by the team. (Justice League of America v1 #96) Starbreaker now seeks revenge against the earthlings and plans an attack on Earth, initially defeating Superman; Hal Jordan and the Flash. The entire Justice League gathers, and Batman then deduces that since Starbreaker feeds on the energy of negative emotions such as fear, he can be beaten by harnessing the positive emotional energy of mankind. As the members try to decide how to accomplish this, Sargon the Sorcerer, materializes in the satellite headquarters. Starbreaker was then taken away and incarcerated by the Guardians of the Universe who banished him to a shadow dimension. His corporeal husk was sealed into a stasis pod, and shot out into space to drift for all eternity. (Justice League of America v1 #97)
After many years, a space freighter salvaged the capsule containing Starbreaker and carried it on to the planet Almerac. During Brainiac's invasion of Almerac, the captain of the space freighter opened the stasis pod carrying Starbreaker's carcass. As Warworld was laying waste to the planet, raw energy surged through the air, reviving the Starbreaker. The planet had not had time to recover from the last invasion when and army of Mechanix began destroying cities, and capturing the Royal Palace. Starbreaker then start executing the court of Queen Maxima of Almerac. The Captain of Maxima's personal guard managed to escape in a ship, and rocketed to Earth to warn his ruler. When Maxima returned home, she would find the energy vampire sitting in her throne. Meanwhile, the Justice League International back on Earth examined the Captain's log aboard the Almeracian spacecraft. (Justice League America v1 #62) Superman saw the message intended for Maxima and recognized the threat as Starbreaker. Superman recruits a team consisting of Guy Gardner, Booster Gold, Blue Beetle, Fire, and Ice and Bloodwynd, to travel to Almerac. When they arrive they find Maxima defeated and in the in the clutches of Starbreaker and makes short work of the heroes from Earth. (Justice League America v1 #63) The team are then sent to the Forbidden Jungles of Almerac, and then Starbreaker began blasting incredible amounts of energy into a major fault line in crust. Not wanting to be defeated a second time, he throws the Kryptonian the molten core, whilst the rest of the team are placed in captivity. He takes them to the Forbidden Jungles of Almerac, and begins blasting incredible amounts of energy into a major fault line in the crust. Not wanting to be defeated a second time, he throws the Kryptonian into the molten core. The rest of the Leaguers who he does not consider a threat are placed into captivity. (Justice League America v1 #64) Bloodwynd uses his powers to shape-shift into one of the Guardians of the Universe and with Starbreaker distracted, Blue Beetle rewires Booster Gold's suit to a planetary shield generator. When the Starbreaker's eye beams hit Booster Gold, the force field generator acted as an energy siphon. Leaving the energy vampire completely drained of his power, leaving only his costume behind. (Justice League America v1 #65)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
According to Oan databanks, he was classed as an energy vampire who survived by absorbing the kinetic energy of a planet's destruction and on karmic energy of human suffering. As a result, he claimed that the power of a thousand suns resided within him including red suns. (Justice League of America v2 #29)
He made use of an army of robotic drones that resembled giant red ants with these being his Mechanix that were designed to instil terror in a population prior to their masters arrival. (Justice League of America v2 #29) In addition to plunging a planet into collision with the sun of its respective solar system, they can tap the energies of a planet and shoot red-sun energy lasts. If destroyed the Mechanix will cause a nuclear explosion. (Justice League of America v1 #96)
Notes
- Starbreaker was created by Mike Friedrich and Dick Dillin where he made his first appearance in Justice League of America v1 #96 (February, 1972).
Appearances
- Justice League of America v1: (1972)
- Justice League of America v2:
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