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This page covers the Marvel comicbook hero Nova also known as Kid Nova , Bucket Head , Nova Prime , The Human Rocket , Nova #11249-44396 . If this is not the page you were looking for check here.
Richard Rider is empowered by the Nova Force and is part of the Nova Force.
Origin
The Nova Corps is a peace keeping force based on the planet Xandar. When one member was dying, he chose, at random, Richard Rider to receive his powers. This was a lot for the teenaged Rider but he started a superhero career with them. When the Skrull Empire threatened Xandar, Rider went to give his aid. The Skrull attack force was defeated and Rider longed to return to Earth. Rider agreed to give up his portion of the Nova force powers to be used on Xandar to live a normal life.
A few months later he was approached by Night Thrasher. Night Thrasher was starting a new superhero team and believed that Rider still contained the power inside him. To prove this, he threw Rider off of a rooftop. Luckily, he was right. They formed the New Warriors with other teenaged superheroes and fought on many missions. Nova spent his time with the Warriors and on his own.
After fighting Super-Nova, a Xandarian that had gained the rest of the Nova force and was driven mad, with the help of former Galactus' heralds, Firelord and Air-Walker, Nova became the Centurion Prime. He was to be the guardian of Earth's sector of space.
The New Warriors broke up and reformed a few times. The last time they were stars of a reality TV show. They traveled across the country to small towns without superheroes and battle criminals on television.
Shortly before the horrible incident that resulted in the Warriors death and the start of the Superhero Registration Act, Nova was called back to Xandar to assist the Nova Corps in fighting the Annihilation Wave. The wave destroyed Xandar and the entire corps. Nova was the only survivor and inherited the entire Nova-Force. He also gained Worldmind, the Xandarian living computer that contains the record of Xandar's history and helps Rider retain his sanity with the Nova-Force.
Later, Nova discovers Drax The Destroyer and Cammi on the surface of Xandar, the only other two apparent survivors of the onslaught. They escape the planet which has been knocked out of orbit of it's star, which between that and the damage it suffered from the Annihilation Wave is quickly becoming uninhabitable.
Nova opens a gate to the planet Nycos Aristedes, several light years away. The engines of their vessel cut out and they begin to fall into the atmosphere. They are saved by Quasar.
Quasar talks Nova into helping him evacuate the planet from the oncoming Annihilation Wave, despite Nova's fears of losing control of his power. They hold their own against the wave and even attempt to kill Annihilus himself, but Quasar is killed in the process and Nova barely escapes with his life.
Nova heads up a a resistance movement against the Annihilation Wave with Peter Quill (Starlord) as his second-in-command. After losing a major battle they decide to dissolve the resistance and form a small strike team to the end of one goal, to kill Annihilus.
As the final battle looms Nova is able to challenge Annihilus to single combat and as he looks like he's about to die at Annihilus' hands, Phyla-Vell manages to steal the Quantum-Bands Annihilus had taken upon killing Quasar, which turns the tide in Nova's favor, and he manages to kill Annihilus.
Powers
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Nova derives his powers from a source known as the Nova Force, which is wielded by all Nova Corps Centurions. Nova's small share of the Nova Force gives him abilities including flight, super strength, speed, and durability, as well as the power to absorb energies directed at him and release it as gravimetric beams and pulses, either from single parts of his body or from his entire body surface.
After the events of Annihilation, where all members of the Nova Corps was killed except him Nova had to absorb all of the Nova Force thus enhancing his powers significantly.
Alternate Realities
Earth-9105
In this reality Nova was a member of the Avengers.
Earth-9997
Nova is dead and is in the realm of the dead. He and two other superheroes attempted to attack Mephisto who plans to kill all living beings. They were easily defeated but other remaining heroes also attempted to attack.
Earth-2149
Nova is one of the uninfected by the zombie plague. He was about to be bitten by Spider-Man, but was protected by Daredevil, who managed to get bitten because Nova was too shocked to assist. He was rescued by Thor and the Fantastic Four and they all go to the Helicarrier. There, Nick Fury brief the surviving heroes that they take a final defensive stand. Nova helped them but got bitten by Ms. Marvel.
He was later seen along with other zombie super-beings attacking Doctor Doom's castle. He is seen being cut to pieces by Magneto's barrage of metal shards. He is still mobile though and joined the other zombie super-beings in an attempt to eat the Silver Surfer. He was later killed by the cosmic-powered zombies.
MC2 Earth-982
When Spider-Girl was fighting Darkdevil, Nova thought that Spider-Girl was a villain but later realized his mistake. He became a tutor Spider-Girl in superheroics, but she ignores his teaching because his attitude has become arrogant and impatient towards her. Although he became an inspiration to Spider-Girl to form the MC2 version of the New Warriors.
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