MOONSTALKER

Real Name: Kiana

Identity/Class: Human (Inuit, 11th century to present), mutate

Occupation: Pupil of the Celestials, former hunter

Group Membership: Young Gods

Affiliations: Celestials, Gaea, Juniper, Katos, Spider-Man

Enemies: Eternals (Ajak, Ikaris, Legba, Makkari, Sersi, Thena), High Evolutionary, Nauda

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Celestial Mothership, mobile in space
formerly Alaska, 11th century

First Appearance: (unnamed) Thor I#300 (October, 1980); (named) Spectacular Spider-Man Annual#8 (1988)

Powers/Abilities: Moonstalker possesses superhuman speed and the ability to camoflage herself, blending into her surroundings. She is an expert hunter and tracker.

History: (Thor I#301 (fb)/Spectacular Spider-Man Annual#8/3) - Kiana was a 16-year old hunter in Alaska during the 11th century when she was contacted by the goddesses of Earth's pantheons, who recruited her into the Young Gods. She was watched over by the goddesses while they awaited the Fourth Host of the Celestials.

(Thor I#300) - Kiana joined the 12 assembled Young Gods as they were presented to the Celestials by Gaea, and Arishm the Judge determined that, based on them, humanity should endure. The Young Gods were all taken aboard the Celestial Mothership with the Fourth Host.

(Spectacular Spider-Man Annual#8 (fb) - BTS) - Kiana adopted the name "Moonstalker" and began her training aboard the mothership under the guidance of Katos, who favoured a philosophy of defense.

(Spectacular Spider-Man Annual#8) - Moonstalker was training aboard the mothership with the other Young Gods when they were spied upon by the High Evolutionary. Daydreamer became determined to halt his plans to reshape humanity's evolution. When Juniper's students all returned to Earth to fight the High Evolutionary, Katos sent Moonstalker and his other students to stop them. After Daydreamer accidentally harmed Calculus with her powers, the Young Gods all stood down. Moonstalker returned to the mothership with the other Young Gods.

(Marvel Comics Presents#101/2) - After Sea Witch had a dream which was invaded by an evil spirit, Moonstalker and the other Young Gods heard her distress and came to help her. Varua and Daydreamer became convinced it was tied to the creature they had fought in Israel. They decided that they would have to return to Earth to investigate, but Katos and Juniper told them they would have to bring their petition to the Celestials.

(Marvel Comics Presents#102/2) - Juniper and Katos led the Young Gods to the Celestials to present their request to visit Earth. They were granted 3 days on Earth in which to investigate the matter.

(Marvel Comics Presents#103/2) - Sea Witch, Caduceus, Highnote and Moonstalker investigated northern Ireland, and fought a band of terrorists. They located a mystical stone guarded by a creature from Sea Witch's dream, and Sea Witch destroyed it with a torrent of water.

(Marvel Comics Presents#105/2) - Sea Witch, Caduceus, Highnote and Moonstalker were contacted by Daydreamer, who had found another one of the stones. Unable to contact the other four in Sri Lanka, they decided to rendezvous in Sri Lanka.

(Marvel Comics Presents#107/2-109/2) - Caduceus, Moonstalker, Sea Witch, Highnote, Genii, Harvest, Mindsinger and Daydreamer journeyed to Sri Lanka, and found a stone which enabled them to contact Nauda, who demanded that they bring him the stones from Ireland and Wisconsin in exchange for the other Young Gods' lives. They tried to fight their way through Nauda's forces, but were overwhelmed. Daydreamer seemingly granted Nauda's wishes, but she actually gave him illusionary stones. The Young Gods were reunited, and joined in a Uni-Mind to destroy Nauda.

(Eternals Annual II#1 (fb) ) - Ignored by the Celestials the Young Gods slowly went mad. To get the Celestials' attention the Young Gods fought each other in vicious battles and had decadent bacchanals. Eventually Varua thought they were empowered to turn Earth's populace into a new Celestial. The Young Gods led by Varua returned to Earth and created an ever-growing Uni-Mind from the minds of Madripoor, which soon expanded ot other islands, consuming the minds of citizens in Indonesia and Singapore to its mass.

(Eternals Annual II#1) - Alerted by the growing Uni-Mind the Eternals Ajak, Ikaris, Makkari, Sersi and Thena went to Madripoor. Brightsword, Highnote, Genii, Mindsinger, Moonstalker and Sea Witch attacked them when the Eternals arrived. Moonstalker attacked Makkari and then lured him with a little help from Daydreamer's illusionary powers away from the battle. Moonstalker lured Makkari into a trap. Caught by Harvest he was brought to the place where the armor for the new Celestial was built. Ajak freed Makkari and they joined forces to fight Calculus, Splice, Moonstalker and Harvest. The Young Gods lost consciousness due to their telepathic connection to Varua after the Eternal Legba had killed Varua. The Young Gods' plan had failed.

Comments: Created by Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, Keith Pollard and Gene Day; fleshed out by Gerry Conway, Mark Bagley and Keith Williams.

by Prime Eternal

CLARIFICATIONS:
Moonstalker should not be confused with:

• Moonshade, Moon Knight's Infinity War Doppelganger, @ Infinity War#3
• Moonstar, Danielle Moonstar, of New Mutants/X-Force, @ X-Force I#27
• Peg Moonstar, mother of Danielle Moonstar, @ New Mutants I#20
• William Moonstar, father of Danielle Moonstar, @ New Mutants I#20
• Moonstomp, of the Skrull Kill Krew, @ Skrull Kill Krew#1
• Moonstone, empowered Moonstone (wotta coincidence!), @ Captain America I#169
• Moonstone, Lloyd Bloch, agent of the Secret Empire, @ Captain America I#169
• Moonstone, Dr. Karla Sofen, of the Masters of Evil/Thunderbolts, @ Incredible Hulk II#228
• The Moonstone of the Hyborian Era, @ Savage Sword of Conan#231

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