Nova

Nova is a comic book character that first appeared in The Man called Nova #1
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Annihilus
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Annihilus is an insectoid being from the Negative Zone. He is a nihilist and a constant threat to life anywhere. He is a longtime foe of the Fantastic Four.

Apox
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Richard Rider is empowered by the Nova Force and is part of the Nova Force.

Asylum
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Mutant with the ability to control Darkforce.

Badd Axe
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He's Badd

Beef
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The super-strong mutant Beef, Wilson Buford, would be the second to the last mutant youth to be recruited into the original Hellions & the second to die at the hands of Fitzroy. Beef appeared only twice as part of the team before his death.

Bevatron
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The electrically charge Bevatron was the last individual to become a member of the original Hellions. He would only appear twice until he met his demise and was slaughtered by Trevor Fitzroy.

Blackout
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Bloodstrike
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Condor
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The Condor is one of Nova's first and deadliest enemies. A member of the Avian race, Condor's back contains a set of natural wings which allow him to fly. The brilliant scientist left the Avian city in the clouds to become a master crimelord. Condor was also responsible for bringing the Xandarian warrior, Powerhouse, under his control to battle Nova. After battling the Sphinx, Condor was transformed into an actual condor. He was later revived by a race of intelligent creatures.

Corruptor
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The Corruptor was a worker at a pharmaceutical company who manufactured psychoactive substances. He was exposed to the chemicals in a fire and gained the ability to bring out others worst tendencies.

Diamondhead
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Arch Dyker, a former Golden Gloves boxing champion, was a petty thief until he broke into the South Hampton Science Institute. As he was attempting to steal some precious gems, he tripped and fell in front of a diamond-powered laser. As Diamondhead, Arch Dyker has diamond-hard skin and super-strength.

Dire Wraith
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Doctor Sun
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Richard Rider is empowered by the Nova Force and is part of the Nova Force.

Dragon Man
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Dragon Man is a synthetic lifeform created at Empire State University by Professor Gilbert. Unable to grant it life by himself, the villain Diablo animated him with his alchemy. He has battled the F4.

Fire-Arms
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Firefly
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Richard Rider is empowered by the Nova Force and is part of the Nova Force.

Garthan Saal
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Garthan Saal absorbed the vast majority of the entire Nova-Force, minus the tiny fraction Rich Rider contained. The power drove Saal insane, he subsequently attacked Earth and battled the Avengers.

Grinder
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Richard Rider is empowered by the Nova Force and is part of the Nova Force.

Infant Terrible
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Infant Terrible appears in Annihilation as Delinquent.

Juggernaut
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Nova has aided the Avengers in Capturing Juggernaut

Karl Von Horstbaden
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Richard Rider is empowered by the Nova Force and is part of the Nova Force.

Kid Quarry
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Richard Rider is empowered by the Nova Force and is part of the Nova Force.

Kraa
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Richard Rider is empowered by the Nova Force and is part of the Nova Force.

Left Hand
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Megaman
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Mephisto
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Mephisto tricked Nova into becoming more violent and aggresive for a time, causing the Herald of Galactus to do significant damage without knowing it. Nova still seeks revenge.

Midnight
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Formerly Moon Knight's "sidekick" for a brief period, Midnight has returned with deadly intentions. In order to gain Moon Knight's attention, he has brutally killed several people.

Murder
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Powerhouse
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Rieg Davan, professionally known as Powerhouse, is the strongman and energy siphoner of the superhumanoid group of heroes from the planet Xandar named The Champions of Xandar.

Primus
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Ravenous
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Ravenous is one of Annihilus's seekers who were sent to track down the Heralds of Galactus.

Reanimator
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Richard Rider is empowered by the Nova Force and is part of the Nova Force.

Rhino
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Richard Rider is empowered by the Nova Force and is part of the Nova Force.

Rocketeers
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Sandman
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Former enemy of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, Sandman reformed after a humiliating merge with Hydro-Man.

Silk Fever
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Silk Fever got is a super-human with flame powers.

Sparrow
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Sphinx
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The Sphinx is Nova's greatest and most powerful enemy. Created to be part of a super-human army by the alien Caretakers of Arcturus, the Sphinx eventually escaped to Egypt. In Egypt, he took the name Anath-Na Mut and became the wizard to the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses. After being defeated by the legendary Moses, Mut was banished into the desert where he found the powerful Ka Stone. The Ka Stone has heightened the Sphinx's mutant strength and has given him immense power along with immortality.

Strangler
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Tai
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An elderly Cambodian mystic and part time housekeeper, Tai has inhabited many roles throughout her tenure in the Marvel Universe. She was indirectly responsible for the formation of the New Warriors.

Tarot
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Firestar, then a member of the Hellions, would desert her team to join the New Warriors. This resulted in an all out battle for the membership of Firestar. The winner kept her. One Hellion versus one New Warriors. The winner would be the team with the most wins. This battle of attrition leading to a lose by the Hellions. Tarot would do battle with Justice. The fight would see Tarot winning but being knocked unconscious at the same time. Tarot's hate for the New Warriors and Firestar was like no other.

Terrax
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Terrax is known as "Terrax the Tamer". He ruled the state Lanlak on the Planet Birj. Terrax possessess limited powers over the elements of Earth. He often abused these powers over the people he ruled. This is what drew the attention of Galactus, Terrax's ruthlessness. Galactus felt that the problem with his other heralds was their compassion. Galactus compelled the Fantastic Four against their will to retrieve Terrax in exchange for his assistance in battling the Sphinx. Once Terrax was the herald of Galactus, he received the power cosmic.

Thanos
First confrontation: Unknown

Thanos was born on a moon orbiting Saturn called Titan. Thanos was born a Eternals' but has a gene in his genetic code that give him the appearance of a Deviant. The Deviants is a cousin race to the eternals. Growing up Thanos is mindful of his appearance and becomes distant. Although his fellow Eternals treated him no different, his bitterness of being different drove him insane. Thanos became fascinated with nihilism and embarked on a quest to "please" death. Thanos became an expert in the use of bionics and mysticism and augments his abilities making him the most powerful of the Eternals. He later conducted a nuclear bombardment of Titan that kills millions of his race. His mother was thought to have died in the attack, but she survived and was later kidnapped and dissected by Thanos. Thanos later traveled to Earth and built a base with a universal translator so he could communicate with his alien mercenaries. Earths heroes found the base and destroyed it. The Avengers along with Captain Marvel battle his minions and destroy them. Thanos ends up retrieving the cosmic cube and murders a large percentage of the Universe. He ended up discarding the cosmic cube when he thought it was drained of all power. Captain Marvel actually destroyed the cube which undone everything that Thanos had achieved. Thanos was eventually defeated by Earths heroes and returned to deep space. Thanos remains a power cosmic being, and a threat to our galaxy. His never ending passion to death will exist as long as he has power.

The Earth-Shaker
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Richard Rider is empowered by the Nova Force and is part of the Nova Force.

Tri-Sentinel
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A combination of 3 standard sentinels bonded together by Loki.

Vampiro
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Venom
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Venom is an alien symbiote with an intense hatred of Spider-Man. It has bonded with a number of different hosts who all share its hatred, most notable Eddie Brock and Mac Gargan AKA The Scorpion.

Warhead
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Yellow Claw
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Zorr
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Richard Rider is empowered by the Nova Force and is part of the Nova Force.