Overview
Dezan is the younger brother of deceased Emperor Dorrek.
Dezan was imprisoned for being considered a radical, in that he wanted Skrulls to stop creating and fighting wars all the time, and was made to wear an inhibitor mask which prevented him from using the Skrull ability to shape shift as well as cover his face. Dezan was considered extremely hideous by Skrull standards which for a race of shapeshifters is very hypocritical.
After Dorrek died, R'Klll became queen until she and Princess Anelle were killed by Galactus destroying the ThroneWorld. This should have rightfully made Dezan king as he was the last of the Royal family but this was not to happen because the Skrulls still considered him a traitor and a freak.
Rescued from Imprisonent
Dezan was eventually rescued from the Skrull prison world Klarr by three other Skrulls. After the rescue he was taken to the Skrull colony, Kral IV; where he met the Avengers who were accompanying Major Syrro.
It turned out that two former friends of Dezan, Zabyk and Mym, were determined to launch a Hyper-Wave bomb which would destroy the Skrull race as they know it.
Though the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, Dezan, and the troops under the command of General Zedrao, one of the few Skrulls with honor, did their best, Zabyk launched the bomb.
Instead of killing the race, this bomb stripped all Skrulls of their shape changing ability.
In the few seconds he had before he felt the bomb's effects and thinking he might die, Dezan chose to shift into his natural appearance, ugly though it may be, it was still his own face. The bomb did not kill the Skrull prince, but kept him genetically locked in his true form. Ugly for Skrulls, but for humans he was attractive.
Dezan became a free man and the Avengers left him and Zedrao to pick up the pieces of the shattered empire.
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