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Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)

Universe
Marvel Universe

Real Name
Wendell Elvis Vaughn

Aliases
Marvel Man, Starknight

Identity
Secret

Occupation
Protector of the Universe, Security Systems Consultant; Former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, Security Chief at Project: PEGASUS

Citizenship
U.S.A.

Place of Birth
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Known Relatives
Gilbert Vaughn (father, deceased), Lisa Vaughn (mother), Gail Vaughn (sister)

Group Affiliation
Formerly Avengers, Defenders (for a day), Queen’s Vengeance, Star Masters, S.H.I.E.L.D., Project: PEGASUS

Education
College graduate; S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy graduate

Height
5'10"

Weight
180 lbs.

Eyes
Blue

Hair
Blonde

Powers
While in possession of the Quantum Bands Quasar can fly at faster then light speed. Quasars body also currently contains the body of Ego. It is assumed that the entity is actually being stored in the Quantum Zone and that Quasar and his Quantum Bands are just the access point.

Abilities
Has had basic espionage training through S.H.I.E.L.D. and has had extensive hand-to-hand combat training through both S.H.I.E.L.D. and Captain America

Weapons
Possesses the Quantum Bands which allow him to control all forms of energy and generate constructs of any shape he concentrates on including force fields, giant weapons, and a suit of protective armor (his quantum armor). He has also created monitoring stations throughout the galaxy to alert him to dangers. He has made communication spheres which allow him to communicate with others. He has also placed a field around the planet Earth that alerts him to extraterrestrial activities. He can also fly and can use the bands to teleport by creating portals into the quantum zone, the source of the quantum bands power. His Quantum Bands also guard his mind against psychic control.

First Appearance
(as Marvel Man) Captain America #217 (1978); (as Quasar) Incredible Hulk #234 (1979)

Origin
Quasar # 1-2 (1989)

Once a lowly agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Wendell Vaughn's life changed when he donned a pair of Quantum Bands to protect the devices from falling into the clutches of A.I.M. agents. He found that once he put the devices on he could control the energies the wristbands tapped into better then any of the other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that had previously tried it. Nick Fury then recruited Wendell for S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s Super-Agent program.

During a trip into space to learn the origins of the Quantum bands, Quasar was contacted by Eon, the guardian of Cosmic Awareness. He appointed Quasar the Protector of the Universe (inheriting the title from the now deceased Mar-Vell (Captain Marvel) and charged him with the task of preventing his murder. Quasar failed to save Eon, but stopped his killer, Maelstrom from collapsing the universe into a giant black hole.

Quasar with the Fantastic Four

Quasar had long been an admirer of the Avengers and was honored when Captain America asked him to join the team. However he found that his duties as Protector of the Universe prevented him from giving the team his all. When the creature known as Ego attempted to swallow up the Earth into itself, Quasar absorbed Ego into his Quantum Bands. To guard against Ego being released, Quasar has been forced to exile himself into space. Quasar has encountered many super humans including Makkari, Deathurge, the Blue Shield, Firelord, Squadron Supreme, the Stranger, Jack of Hearts, Moondragon, and many others.

While battling the Annihilation Wave alongside Nova, Quasar was killed by Annihilus. The Quantum Bands--and the mantle of Quasar--were then transferred to Phyla-Vell.

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