Lieutenant SANDORZ

Real Name: Sandorz (first name unrevealed)

Identity/Class: Alternate Reality (Reality-8116) extraterrestrial (unidentified but grossly human race);
    lived and died approximately 1 million A.D.

Occupation: Soldier (sailor?), pilot

Group Membership: Monarchy, Imperial Navy, First Nova Squadron

Affiliations: Served King Nellor

Enemies: Delilah D-50, the Instrumentality, the People, Vanth (soon to be Dreadstar)

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
    died in the Village (aka Research Center Delta 219), planet Caldor, Chalfalon star system, Empirical Galaxy, Reality-8116;

First Appearance: Marvel Graphic Novel#3: The Metamorphosis Odyssey Book Three: Dreadstar (1982)

Powers/Abilities: Lt. Sandorz could operate a flyer (single person aircraft) and presumably use its technology (weapons, flight control, diagnostics).

    He likely had some degree of combat experience, both armed (likely hand-blasters, at least) and unarmed

History:
(Marvel Graphic Novel#3: The Metamorphosis Odyssey Book Three: Dreadstar (fb) - BTS) - The Monarchy's intelligence forces received decades-old information about the Instrumentality's "cat warriors,"  and they resolved that they should destroy them before they were put into action as well as to terminate any scientists they found on the site. 

    A months later, while Vanth was visiting Syzygy, the Monarchy's First Nova Squadron assaulted the village with orders to terminate all cat people and scientists they encountered. 

    First Nova Squadron slaughtered all of the peaceful cat people...

(Epic Illustrated#15) - ...(excepting the younger Oedi, who survived)...

(Marvel Graphic Novel#3: The Metamorphosis Odyssey Book Three: Dreadstar (fb) - BTS) - ...and they slew Delilah, the human woman who lived among them, as well.

(Marvel Graphic Novel#3: The Metamorphosis Odyssey Book Three: Dreadstar (fb) - BTS) - During the conflict, Lt. Sandorz's flyer crashed under unrevealed circumstances, leaving him trapped in it.Overlooked in the batle, he was left behind.

 (Marvel Graphic Novel#3: The Metamorphosis Odyssey Book Three: Dreadstar  - BTS) - Returning to the village and observing the slaughter that had occured, including that of his wife, Delilah, Vanth head Sandorz moaning and found Sandorz in his downed flyer.

    Brandishing his powerful Sword of Icy Fire, Vanth demanded to know who he was and where he had come from, ordering him to speak or die horribly. Promising Vanth anything he wanted to know, Sandorz identified himself to be of the First Nova Squadron, from his majesty's Imperial Navy.

    When Dreadstar asked why he had done this, Sandorz explained how the Monarchy's intelligence forces had gotten word of these cat warriors and that they had figured that they should waste them before they were put into action.

    Sandorz commented that he felt that the Monarchy did not have anything to worry about with these cats and that while they must have missed Vanth, the rest of his squadron would be back once they realized that he was missing.

    Sandorz then advised that he surrender to him, and he would see that Vanth was properly treated.

    Vanth instead assured Sandorz that by the time his ships returned, neither of them would be there for them to find.

    As Vanth raised his sword, Sandorz complained that he had answered his questions, but Vanth swung down his powerful weapon, explosively destroying the flyer and slaying Sandorz.

Comments: Created by Jim Starlin.

Dreadstar / Reality-8116 primer

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Lt. Sandorz should be distinguished from:

• SANDO (Col. Wolfgang von Krantz) – World War II, Nazi, manipulated Omar to seemingly predict the destruction of several U.S. properties, actually planned and committed the destruction via his agents, agent of Gestapo, defeated by Captain America and Bucky--Captain America Comics#1/2
  
• SANDOR - an Algerian? agent of the communist Red Skull (Albert Malik)--Amazing Spider-Man Annual#5
• SANDOR, Prof. ISAAC - scientist, discovered Omnivirus--Fantastic Force#2
  
• SANDORR - extraterrestrial, reptilian, led group of bounty hunters, killed by Earth's Alien Defense Organization--Fantastic Four III#51
• SANDOZ, Dr. of Earth-928 circa 2099 A.D. - doctor at Medi-Kwik--Ghost Rider 2099#6
• other "Sando" characters, groups, items, events, races, or places...

• NOVA CORPS - space militia orginated on Xandar--Nova I#1
• or any of its incarnations or members
• other Nova groups, characters, items, events, races, or places...
  

Appearances:
Marvel Graphic Novel#3: The Metamorphosis Odyssey Book Three: Dreadstar (1982) - Jim Starlin (writer/artist), Archie Goodwin & Jo Duffy (editor)

First posted: 10/29/2023
Last updated: 12/04/2023

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