![]() ![]() ![]() The Dire Wraith who assumed Reena's form is suddenly overwhelmed and taken over by Darkforce energy. Although the Winter Guard fends off the attack, her death is subsequently covered up by the government. She is killed during an attack on Winter Guard headquarters by a Dire Wraith, who then assumes her form. With Sasha's death, Reena Stanicoff takes over the role. After being altered again by The Presence, she was transformed into a multi-tentacled Darkforce beast, before being killed by Red Guardian. New Darkstars Ī new, red-haired Darkstar named Sasha Roerich who is genetically modeled to resemble Petrovna first appears as a member of the Winter Guard. She was temporarily resurrected through the Transmode Virus to serve in Selene's army of deceased mutants during their assault on the mutant nation of Utopia. A funeral is held at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, where she was buried. Death ĭarkstar joined the Paris branch of X-Corporation in France, in which she is possessed by Weapon XII, a creation of the Weapon Plus Project, and subsequently killed by Fantomex. When Vanguard dies on the Starbrand mission led by Quasar, Darkstar and the Presence decide to kill Quasar, who allows them to believe that they have succeeded while he had left Earth. When the team disbanded, Darkstar and Vanguard joined a Russian mutant team, and later joined forces with their father, the Presence. When the Supreme Soviets (who changed their name to People's Protectorate) are rechristened the Winter Guard, Darkstar was recruited back into the team. They are rescued by Blind Faith and the Exiles (not to be confused with the reality-hopping team the Exiles), whom Darkstar joins. The Soviet Super-Soldiers are captured and returned to the Soviet Union. Captain America's negotiation skills were successful in convincing the Great Beast to back off, leading to the recovery of the three Super-Soldiers who had previously been injured and unconscious. The comatose subconscious minds of the Super-Soldiers form a "Great Beast" that follows the Supreme Soviets back to the USSR and tries to kill them. They are beaten nearly to death by the Supreme Soviets, who had disguised themselves as members of the Avengers. They arrive at Avengers Island to ask for Captain America's help. ĭarkstar, Vanguard, and Ursa Major defect to the United States seeking political asylum. They fight the Avengers but turned against the Crimson Dynamo when it is revealed that he had been manipulating events. Īfterward, the Soviet Super-Soldiers agree to help bring Magneto to justice. The Super-Soldiers befriend the Gremlin instead of fighting him. They fight the Space Knights Rom and Starshine, but later, ally with them against the Dire Wraiths. The Soviet Super-Soldiers are then sent by the Soviet government to Khystym to battle the Gremlin. Darkstar helps free Sergei and Starlight, and defeats Phobos. They learned that Sergei is their father and that Professor Phobos has exploited the Super-Soldiers. Later, Darkstar and Vanguard are sent along with new Soviet Super-Soldier Ursa Major by the KGB to defeat Presence. The Soviet Super-Soldiers battle Iron Man and Jack of Hearts on the moon but wind up helping them against renegade Rigellians led by Commander Arcturus. Soviet Super-Soldiers ĭarkstar becomes a member of the Soviet Super-Soldiers with her brother Vanguard (Nikolai Krylenko) and the Crimson Dynamo. She helps the Champions on a few more missions before returning to Russia. However, she decides to switch sides and then fights alongside the Champions. When she grew up, she became a special operative, working for the Soviet government.ĭarkstar is a member of a Soviet super-team recruited to bring Black Widow back to the USSR. Laynia Petrovna and her twin brother Nikolai Krylenko were born in Minsk. A memo from series writer Bill Mantlo revealed that he intended for her to be a "floating" member who would come and go from the book as the occasion called for. ![]() She became a regular character in Champions for the remainder of the series' brief run, though she never joined the titular supergroup. 1976), and was created by Tony Isabella and George Tuska. She has been depicted as a member of various super-teams in her career, including X-Corporation and Champions of Los Angeles.ĭarkstar first appeared in The Champions #7 (Aug. Darkstar belongs to the subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. Created by Tony Isabella and George Tuska, the character first appeared in The Champions #7 (August 1976). Tyomni Zvyozda (Russian translation of codename)ĭarkstar ( Laynia Petrovna) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. ![]()
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