KISMET
Real
Name: Inapplicable
Identity/Class: Terrestrial
humanoid construct
Occupation: Protector;
formerly slave
Group
Membership: None
Affiliations: 3D Man
(Hal & Chuck Chandler), Abomination
(Emil Blonsky), Alpha Flight (Aurora (Jeanne-Marie Beaubier), Guardian
(James
Hudson), Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier), Sasquatch (Walter Langkowski),
Shaman
(Michael Twoyoungmen), Snowbird (Narya)), American Eagle (Jason
Strongbow), Andromeda
(Andromeda Attumasen), Angel (Angel Salvatore), Aquarian (Wundarr), Arabian
Knight
(Abdul Qamar), Avengers (Ant-Man (Scott Lang), Black Knight (Dane
Whitman), Black
Panther (T’Challa), Black Widow (Natalia Romanova), Captain America
(Steve
Rogers), Falcon (Sam Wilson), Firebird (Bonita Juarez), Hellcat
(Patsy
Walker), Hercules (Alcaeus), Iron Man (Tony Stark), Jack of Hearts
(Jack Hart),
Justice (Vance Astrovik), Living Lightning (Miguel Santos), Mantis
(Brandt), Moondragon
(Heather Douglas), Namor the Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie), Photon
(Monica
Rambeau), Quasar (Wendell Vaughn), Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff),
Scarlet Witch
(Wanda Maximoff), Sersi, She-Hulk (Jen Walters), Starfox (Eros),
Stingray (Walt
Newell), Thor (Thor Odinson), Tigra (Greer Nelson), Triathlon (Delroy
Garrett,
Jr.), Vision (“Victor Shade”), Warbird (Carol Danvers), Wasp (Janet Van
Dyne),
Wonder Man (Simon Williams), Yellowjacket (Hank Pym)), Awesome Android,
BattleStar
(Lemar Hoskins), Kayla
Ballantine, Beta Ray Bill, Black Cat (Felicia Hardy), Blitzkrieg
(Franz Mittelstaedt), Blizzard (Donald Gill), Blue Shield (Joe
Cartinelli), Box
(Madison Jeffries), Brother Voodoo (Jericho Drumm), Cable (Nathan
Summers),
Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), Captain Marvel (Genis-Vell), Captain
Ultra
(Griffin Gogol), Captain
Universe, Caregiver
(Rubanna Lagenris Quormo), Celestials (Nezarr the Calculator, One Above
All, Tefral
the Surveyor, Ziran the Tester), Collective
Man
(Han, Chang, Lin, Sun & Ho Tao-Yu), Colossus (Piotr Rasputin), Contemplator
(Tath Ki), Crimson
Dynamo (Dimitri Bukharin), Damage Control (Lenny Ballinger,
Robin Chapel,
John Porter, Bart Rozum), Daredevil (Matt Murdock), Darkhawk (Chris
Powell), Darkstar
(Laynia Petrovna), Dazzler (Alison Blaire), Deathlok (Michael Collins),
Defensor
(Gabriel Carlos
Dantes Sepulveda), Devil-Slayer
(Eric Simon Payne), Diamond Lil (Lillian Crawley), Doc Samson (Leonard
Samson),
Doctor Druid (Anthony Druid), Doctor Spectrum (Earth-712’s Joe Ledger),
Doctor Strange
(Stephen Strange), Ego the Living Planet, the
Enclave (Crucible
(Maris
Morlak), Crucible
(Wladyslav Shinski), Carlo
Zota), Epoch,
Eternity, the
Fantastic Four (Human Torch (Johnny Storm), Invisible Woman (Sue
Richards), Mr.
Fantastic (Reed Richards), Thing (Ben Grimm)), Galactus (Galan), Gargoyle
(Isaac Christians), Ghost Rider (Dan Ketch/Noble Kale), Guardian (Heather Hudson),
Havok
(Alex Summers), High Evolutionary (Herbert Edgar Wyndham), Hulk (Bruce
Banner),
Hunab
Ku, Hyperion
(Earth-712), Ikaris, Imperial
Guard
(Earthquake,
Gladiator (Kallark), Manta,
Smasher
(Vril
Rokk), Starbolt),
In-Betweener, Infinity, Inhumans
(Black Bolt (Blackager Boltagon), Crystal (Crystalia Maximoff), Gorgon,
Karnak,
Medusa (Medusalith Amaquelin), Triton), Iron Fist (Danny Rand),
Jocasta, Jubilee
(Jubilation Lee), Juggernaut (Cain Marko), Kang the Conqueror
(Earth-6311’s
Nathaniel Richards), Karkas, Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder), Khatylis,
Kro, Living
Mummy (N’Kantu),
Living Tribunal, Longshot, Lord Chaos, Machine Man (X-51), Makkari,
Man-Thing
(Ted Sallis), Marvel Girl (Jean Grey), Master
Hate, Master
Order, Alicia Masters, Mentor (Alars), Mephisto,
Mistress
Love, Mockingbird
(Barbara Morse), MODOK (George Tarleton), Moon Knight (Marc Spector), the
Mourners (Fath,
Kruggar,
Sardan,
Wayopex,
numerous
unidentified others), Namorita (Namorita Prentiss), Night Rider
(Hamilton
Slade), Night Thrasher (Dwayne Taylor), Nighthawk
(Kyle Richmond), Nova (Rich Rider), Origin,
le
Peregrine
(Alain Racine), Pip the Troll, Power Man (Luke Cage), Professor X
(Charles
Xavier), Psylocke (Betsy Braddock), Puck (Eugene Judd), Punisher (Frank
Castle), Rage (Elvin Halliday), Red Wolf (Will Talltrees), Rom, Ronan
the
Accuser, Sabra (Ruth Bat-Seraph), Sandman (William Baker), Neal
Saroyan, Shamrock
(Molly
Fitzgerald), Shang-Chi, Shanna the She-Devil (Shanna O’Hare), Shooting Star
(Victoria Star), Shroud (Maximillian Coleridge), Silver Surfer (Norrin
Radd),
Sleepwalker, Son
of Satan (Daimon Hellstrom), Speedball (Robbie Baldwin),
Spider-Man (Peter
Parker), Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), Spider-Woman (Mattie Franklin),
Sprite
(Kitty Pryde), Starhawk (Earth-691’s Aleta & Stakar Ogord),
Stranger, Sunfire
(Shiro Yoshida), Super-Skrull (Kl’rt), the Supreme Intelligence, Talisman,
Kenjiro
Tanaka, Texas
Twister
(Drew Daniels), Thor (Eric Masterson), Thunderbolts (Amazon
(Katrina Van
Horn), Atlas (Erik Josten & Dallas Riordan), Fixer (Norbert
Ebersol), Harrier
(Donald Clendenon), Hawkeye (Clint Barton), Jolt (Hallie Takahama),
Mach-Four
(Abe Jenkins), Moonstone (Karla Sofen), Skein
(Sybil Dvorak),
Songbird (Melissa Gold)), Torpedo (Brock Jones), Uatu the Watcher, Ultron, Union Jack
(Joey
Chapman), Ursa Major (Mikhail Ursus), U. S. Agent (John Walker), U’sr’prians,
Valkyrie
(Brunnhilde), Valkyrie
(Samantha Parrington), Vanguard (Nikolai Krylenko), Vishnu,
the Warriors
Three (Fandral the Dashing, Hogun the Grim, Volstagg the Voluminous),
the
Werewolf
(Jack Russell), Whizzer (Bob Frank, Sr.), Whizzer (Earth-712’s Stanley
Stewart), Windshear (Colin Hume), the X-Men (Archangel (Warren
Worthington
III), Beast (Hank McCoy), Bishop (Lucas Bishop), Cyclops (Scott
Summers), Emma
Frost, Gambit (Remy LeBeau), Iceman (Bobby Drake), Nightcrawler (Kurt
Wagner), Rogue
(Anna Marie), Stacy X (Miranda Leevald), Storm (Ororo Munroe),
Thunderbird
(Neal Shaara), Wolverine (Logan/James Howlett)), Zeus;
possibly
Groo, Richie Rich
Enemies: Chief
Magistrate Tam Anderson, the
Black Fleet, Collector (Taneleer Tivan), the Consortium (Chief
Executive
Officer, Commander, Trynx, others), Death, Deathbird (Cal’ysee
Neramani), Edifice
Rex, Grandmaster
(En Dwi Gast), Neutron,
Nova
(Frankie
Raye), Michael O’Brien, Paragon
(MST-3K), Sphinxor
and the
Ring-Shippers, Starforce
(Korath
the
Pursuer (Korath-Thak), Shatterax
(Roco-Bai), Ultimus), Soul-Eater (K'rll), Thanos, U'sr'pr;
indirectly
Mister Entwender (Her’s appearance with Quasar caused Entwender to
select a
different security firm)
Known
Relatives: Inapplicable
Aliases: Paragon,
Her, J'Ridia Starduster, Ayesha, Subject 718
"She-Whose-Trail-Dusts-Hope,""She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed,"
Base
of Operations: Mobile
throughout outer space;
formerly U'sr'pria, the Beehive on Shard Island in the Atlantic Ocean
First
Appearance: (Paragon):
Incredible Hulk Annual II#6 (1977);
(Her, unidentified): Marvel Two-in-One I#61 (March, 1980);
(Her, identified): Marvel Two-in-One I#62 (April, 1980);
(J’Ridia Starduster): Marvel Comics Presents I#35 (Mid November, 1989);
(Kismet): Quasar I#41 (December, 1992);
(Ayesha): Fantastic Four III#11 (November, 1998)
Powers/Abilities: The cells
of Kismet's body function
as cosmic energy receptors, allowing her to absorb and manipulate
cosmic energy
for a variety of effects including flight via graviton interaction,
energy
blast projection sufficient enough to blast through two-meter thick
titanium,
levitation, stasis field generation and the projection of cosmic energy
into a
corpse to restore life. She could also use her stored cosmic energy to
open up
hyperspace portals, allowing for near-instantaneous travel through
space.
Kismet also had cosmic senses, allowing her to sense the genetic
material that
made up those she came into contact with, for example, allowing her to
determine if they had the mutant gene, or whether the person's body
contained
alien genes.
Kismet could also use the cosmic
energy to augment her own physical attributes, giving herself
superhuman
strength up to 70 tons and durability. At maximum augmentation,
Kismet's body
was beyond conventional harm, immune to radiation, piercing, most
impacts, and
the pressures and oxygen deprivation of outer space. As such, only an
injury
capable of dispersing a major portion of her body's molecules could
truly
destroy Kismet. The cosmic energy coursing through her body also left
her able
to expend her powers at maximum level for up to 24 hours continuously
before fatigue
would set in, and it also left her immune to the effects of aging. If a
severe
enough injury occurred, Kismet could surround herself with a
developmental
cocoon to heal her injuries and also transform her own body as need
be. While
inside her cocoon, she could send herself post-hypnotic suggestions to
break
any sort of mind control and link her mind with surrounding computer
systems
for data gathering.
Kismet could also rearrange
matter to her whim, as much as 3 cubic feet at one time, and had
limited
telepathic abilities, allowing her telepathically to process any
language she
heard into English and control minds.
Height:
6'
6"
Weight: 390 lbs.
Eyes: White (no visible irises) (originally light
brown)
Hair: Blonde (originally black)
History:
(Incredible
Hulk Annual II#7 (fb) - BTS) - Having
apparently learned from their previous "mistake" of Him, the scientist
Enclave
created another potentially perfect being. While still in its
developmental
cocoon, the new being linked with the Enclave’s computer systems and
learned
of their previous being, Him, and how Him had earlier banished the
Enclave to
another dimension that they had only recently emerged.
(Quasar
I#29
(fb) - BTS) - While
their being was still in a developmental stage, the Enclave programmed
it to
seek out a perfect mate in order to create the perfect race.
(Incredible
Hulk Annual II#7) -
Hoping to avoid the being turning on them like Him had, the Enclave
sent for
Dr. Stephen Strange in order to have him perform brain surgery on their
new
being and prevent it from going mad. Bringing Dr. Strange to their new
being's
developmental cocoon within their headquarters, the Beehive, the
Enclave
explained to Strange that while his damaged hands were not steady
enough to
perform the surgery himself, he could perform the surgery by utilizing
the
Neuro-Control Module that controlled special micro-lasers to perform
the
surgery. Once the cocoon reached a critical development phase, the
Enclave had
Strange begin the surgery despite Strange's protests that the
Neuro-Control
Module could be programmed to perform the surgery without a human to
guide it.
Insisting that Strange's knowledge of the brain would help the
Neuro-Control
Module deal with any unforseen x-factors, the Enclave watched as
Strange
performed the surgery, prompting the being to emerge from its cocoon
as the
male Paragon. With the surgery complete, and unsure whether Paragon
would obey
their orders, the Enclave ordered Paragon to eliminate Dr. Strange.
Revealing
himself as Master of the Mystic Arts, Dr. Strange attempted to
mystically free
Paragon from the Enclave's mental control but Paragon instead delivered
a harsh
punch to Dr. Strange and generated a stasis field to contain the
mystic.
Paragon then began directing the stasis field toward a giant fan on the
Beehive's ceiling in an effort to kill Strange.
Despite his hands being contained within the stasis field, Dr. Strange
managed
to direct a mental spell toward the fan, causing it to fall toward
Paragon,
who levitated it away. Realizing that Paragon must be stopped, Dr.
Strange
attempted to hit Paragon with a mystic force bolt, which Paragon
absorbed and
redirected back at Strange. Shortly thereafter, the Hulk busted his way
into
the Beehive, having been summoned by Strange, and joined the battle
against
Paragon. Strange soon noticed that Paragon seemed to be getting
stronger over
the course of the battle and Paragon soon transformed into a dark
energy form,
claiming that he answered to no one. Turning on the Enclave, Paragon
revealed
that Him had been right. Judging the Enclave as evil just as Him had
earlier
done, Paragon began destroying the Beehive. After Dr. Strange and Hulk
escaped
via the Enclave's transporter device, Paragon re-entered its
developmental
cocoon to complete its metamorphosis, believing that it was form
without purpose
and that meditating within the cocoon could bring a purpose. As the
Beehive
was destroyed, Paragon monologued that it would return when a new
purpose could
be found. Paragon's cocoon then fell into the ocean as the Beehive
island
sank.
(Marvel
Two-in-One I#61 (fb)) -
While inside its cocoon, Paragon concluded that its purpose was to
mate with
the Enclave's other "perfect" creation, Him, to create the perfect
race. To do
so, Paragon altered its form to become female.
(Marvel
Two-in-One I#61) -
Paragon's cocoon washed up near Pier 17 along the East River in New
York City,
USA, where it was found by a group of dock workers. Emerging from
the
cocoon in a feminine form and announcing that its metamorphosis was
complete,
Paragon traveled to the New York loft housing blind sculptress Alicia
Masters (who was dining with the Thing),
seeking her out as the Enclave's computershad reported
Alicia as the last person to see Him. Announcing that she had come
for Alicia
Masters,
Paragon explained to Alicia that she had no name but that she needed
Alicia to
help her find Him. After knocking the Thing away and repairing Alicia's
damaged
loft, Paragon flew away with Alicia and stopped in a nearby park to
explain her
origins to Alicia. Their conversation was interrupted by the
arrival
of Moondragon, who had sensed Paragon's cosmic presence. After briefly
trying
to contain Moondragon within a stasis sphere, Paragon agreed to listen
to
Moondragon's attempts at aiding Paragon. Moondragon then revealed to
Paragon
that she had met Him, whom Moondragon knew as Adam Warlock, and that he
had
died battling the mad Titan Thanos. Paragon announced that death meant
nothing
to her kind and offered to prove her claims if Moondragon would agree
to take
Paragon to Warlock's body. Alicia also agreed to accompany them but
before they
could leave, the Thing and his ally, Earth-691's Starhawk, arrived in
the
park.
Tired of the Thing's interference, Paragon blasted his Sky Cycle,
causing him
to fall to the ground, where Paragon rearranged the cement to imprison
Thing.
Starhawk quickly freed the Thing just as Moondragon's spacecraft
emerged from a
nearby river. Paragon warned the two heroes not to interfere but
Starhawk flew after
her, explaining that he was simply trying to rescue Alicia at the
Thing's
behest.
Paragon then left Alicia floating in a stasis field to deal with
Starhawk, whom
she launched into the river. Paragon then left into space with
Moondragon and
Alicia.
(Marvel
Two-in-One
I#62/Incredible Hulk II#266 (fb)) - Now calling herself simply Her,
Paragon
accompanied Alicia Masters and Moondragon into space as they traveled
to the High Evolutionary's Counter-Earth. During the trip, Her asked
Moondragon how
Adam Warlock had come to be buried on Counter-Earth. Moondragon
explained that
Warlock was buried there due to his attempts at redeeming Counter-Earth
in the High Evolutionary's eyes. Soon arriving to find Counter-Earth
gone,
Moondragon docked her ship on Counter-Earth's moon, where
the trio
was caught in a stasis ray. Projecting her energy blasts downward, Her
blasted
through the ground then through the planet itself, then doubled back to
blow
open the docking bay hatch to free Moondragon and Alicia. The trio then
entered the High Evolutionary's headquarters, where they found him
seemingly dead. Before they could further investigate, the Thing and
Starhawk
arrived, having following them using a Skrull ship that had been
earlier
confiscated by the Fantastic Four. Her quickly joined the fight against
them,
battling Starhawk while the Thing battled Moondragon. Starhawk managed
to
take Her
by surprise by temporarily changing his form. The
fighting stopped when Alicia was able to explain to the Thing that
she came
with Her
willingly. Agreeing to help, the Thing asked about the High
Evolutionary, whom
Moondragon explained was dead but whose lifeforce still lingered. Her
immediately announced that they must reunite body and spirit then began
bombarding the High Evolutionary's body with cosmic energy, causing his
spirit to appear and re-enter his body. Newly restored, the High
Evolutionary explained how Adam Warlock had attacked and killed him.
The High Evolutionary then asked
Her how she was able to restore his life. Her explained her origins and
purpose
to him, who was quickly distracted upon hearing that
Counter-Earth was gone. Immediately going to his scanners, the High
Evolutionary found traces of Counter-Earth's radiation leading out
of Earth's solar
system.
Despite his misgivings, the Thing agreed to accompany Her, Alicia,
Moondragon, and
the High Evolutionary in locating the missing Counter-Earth by
following its
radiation trail.
(Marvel
Two-in-One I#63) - Soon
locating Counter-Earth as it was being towed by numerous spaceships,
the High
Evolutionary deduced that the ships each projected stasis rays, leaving
the
inhabitants of Counter-Earth in suspended animation. Her deduced that
if they
were to venture onto Counter-Earth, they too would be trapped by the
stasis
rays, therefore, they would be forced to deal with the planetary
thieves before
Her could continue her mission to restore and mate with Adam Warlock.
Starhawk informed
the
heroes that the ship over the north gravitational pole was the command
ship of
the planetary thieves. Knowing that they needed to direct their
attention toward that ship, Her, Starhawk and Moondragon had themselves
teleported into
the command ship, Ringship 1, where Her immediately rushed into battle
against
the giant aliens onboard. Upon defeating the immediate alien threat,
the three
made their way to the ship's bridge while Ringship 1's commander,
Sphinxor,
teleported the Thing, High Evolutionary and Alicia Masters onboard the
ship.
Sphinxor explained the situation just as
Starhawk, Her and Moondragon busted into the bridge. The High Evolutionary
quickly
had the other heroes halt their battle and gave Sphinxor time to
explain why he
had stolen Counter-Earth. Sphinxor proceeded to explain that the
Ring-Shippers
had been contracted by the cosmic Beyonders to retrieve Counter-Earth.
After
hearing Sphinxor's story, the High Evolutionary agreed to allow
Sphinxor to
continue towing Counter-Earth away in hopes that the Beyonders could
save
Counter-Earth from destruction via its unstable core. The Thing helped persuade Sphinxor to let the High
Evolutionary accompany the
Ring-Shippers with
Counter-Earth, and that Her, Moondragon, Thing, Alicia and Starhawk be
allowed
to conduct their brief business on Counter-Earth. Her and the others
soon found
Adam Warlock's gravesite on Counter-Earth and Her began projecting
cosmic
energy to restore Adam Warlock to life, as she had earlier done for the
High
Evolutionary. Upon restoring Warlock, Her embraced her potential lover,
only to
find that she had restored only his body and that his soul was unable
to be
restored. Returning Warlock to his grave, Her shed a tear before
fleeing into
space, unable to express her feelings.
(Marvel
Super Hero Contest of
Champions#1) - Her was transported into a giant arena alongside nearly
every
active hero in the universe
by
Grandmaster and Death, who planned to pit the heroes against one
another over
the life of the Grandmaster's fellow Elder of the Universe, the
Collector.
(Marvel
Super Hero Contest of
Champions#2 - BTS) - Her remained inside the arena while Grandmaster
and Death
pitted their heroic champions against one another.
(Marvel
Super Hero Contest of
Champions#3 - BTS) - Her continued to remain inside the arena, awaiting
the
final outcome, while Grandmaster and Death's champions fought each
other. She
later watched when Death announced that Grandmaster had won the contest
but
that the Collector could only be restored if a sufficient life force was
extinguished in the Collector's stead. After Grandmaster agreed to the
rules of
the contest and the Collector was restored, all of the collective
heroes were
sent back to the locations they were teleported from.
(Official
Handbook of the Marvel
Universe#5 - Her entry - BTS) - While in space, Her began a search for
another
suitable mate.
(Official
Handbook of the Marvel
Universe: Deluxe Edition#5 - Her entry - BTS) - Having searched space,
Her
began a trek back toward Earth.
(Marvel
Comics Presents
I#35/4/Alpha Flight I#99 (fb)) - While continuing her trek through
space, Her
searched for knowledge, understanding and a sense of humanity. Upon
learning
that the nearest system was a binary star, she began to look
forward
to interacting with sentients once more. As Her grew closer to the
system, she
was contacted telepathically by a U'sr'prian alien, who informed Her
that the
system was comprised of the debris left over by "hardworking
U'sr'prians." She
then ventured further into the planetary system, telepathically
commenting to
the alien that the planet was certainly not lacking in
technological
by-products. Determining that the U'sr'prians seemed very dislocated,
Her asked
to meet with "He-Who-is-Above-All" and was led into an area lush with
vegetation, unlike the rest of technological planet. The alien
telepathically led Her to U'sr'pr himself, who asked Her her opinion of
his
handiwork. Angry that he had twisted such a lush planet into a
technological waste-filled dystopia, Her attacked U'sr'pr, draining his
cosmic
energy into herself while the U’sr’prians chanted "J'Ridia." With
U'sr'pr
defeated, Her dropped him into a gathering of U'sr'prians, who forced
him to
work on cleaning up the planet. Soon realizing that the U'sr'prians
were
referring to her as J'Ridia Starduster, or "She-Whose-Trail-Dusts-Hope," Her
denounced their worship of her and announced that she would help them
rebuild
their badly damaged planet by toiling alongside the U'sr'prians, rather
than
standing above them.
(Damage
Control III#4) - Her
briefly returned to Earth to face the universal threat of Edifice Rex.
When
Edifice Rex arrived on Earth, Robin Chapel of Damage Control fired him
before
the heroes could act against Edifice Rex. Once Edifice Rex was fired,
he did
not have a reason to "clean up" the universe and gave up his plans for
universal cleansing, prompting the gathered heroes to leave.
(Alpha
Flight I#97 (fb) - BTS) -
Her returned to U'sr'pria, becoming the planet's protector and
accepting the
name of J'Ridia Starduster.
(Marvel
Encyclopedia Vol. 6:
Fantastic Four - Ayesha/Her entry) - Unbeknownst to J'Ridia,
U'sr'pr had
allies in the intergalactic Consortium who sought J'Ridia's death.
(Alpha
Flight I#99 (fb)) -
J'Ridia's efforts to restore U'sr'pria to their original,
non-industrious
agricultural society further drew the attention of the alien business
conglomerate Consortium when it disrupted their financial interests. The Consortium's agents appeared on U'sr'pria, announcing
that
U'sr'pria was in violation of legally binding contracts and were
forfeiting
their self-determination to Consortium control. J'Ridia attempted to
repel the
Consortium but was limited by her desire to keep the U'sr'prians safe.
Therefore, she led the Consortium away from the planet.
(Alpha
Flight I#97) - The
Consortium chased J'Ridia through the galaxy as she led the Consortium
away
from the planet. Nearly drained of her cosmic energy due to the
Consortium's
dissipater (sp?) torpedoes, J'Ridia used the last vestiges of her cosmic
energy to
shunt herself into hyperspace toward Earth. Severely weakened from the
hyperspace jump, J'Ridia found herself unable to control her fall.
Despite
attempts to angle her fall toward New York City in hopes of locating
the
Thing, J'Ridia crash landed in Canada's Eaton Centre, prompting Alpha
Flight to
investigate. Shortly after hearing her story, Alpha
Flight was confronted by agents of the Consortium, who had arrived on
Earth and
accused Alpha Flight of harboring the "fugitive"
J'Ridia. When Guardian explained to the Consortium that
they
could not just hand her over without further discussion, the
Consortium
fired on Guardian, provoking Alpha Flight into a battle against them.
After
numerous civilian injuries caused by the battle,
the Consortium announced the end of hostilities, revealing their
previously
cloaked, gigantic home vessel and demanding that Alpha Flight surrender
J'Ridia
or face immediate obliteration.
(Alpha
Flight I#98) - Having
regenerated enough of her cosmic energy to defend herself, J'Ridia
joined the
fight against the Consortium's mothership. As the fight progressed,
causing
many civilian casualties, J'Ridia began questioning whether she should
just
turn herself in. Before she could decide, the Avengers arrived as
reinforcements against the Consortium.
(Alpha
Flight I#99) - The battle
against the Consortium agents continued, with J'Ridia working closely
with
Quasar to help quell the Consortium's air assault. The Consortium
eventually
back-tracked, leading to a lull in the fight. During that time, J'Ridia
decided
to leave Earth to take her burden away from the planet, but Quasar
explained
that pretending it was not Earth's problem was not the solution. Quasar
then
asked how exactly the hostilities started. After J'Ridia explained how
the
Consortium had followed her from U'sr'pria, the Consortium's Chief
Executive
Officer appeared on Earth and suggested a business proposal: turn
J'Ridia over
to the Consortium and all hostilities would cease. Provided that the
heroes did
so, the Consortium promised to continue their negotiations with
J'Ridia away
from Earth, but warned that if the Earth heroes refused, all of
Earth would
be taken over by the Consortium. In an effort to spare Earth further
harm,
J'Ridia prepared to surrender, but Vindicator was shortly thereafter
zapped by
an energy beam that took over his mechanical components. While under
control of
the beam, Vindicator teleported J'Ridia, Vision, Quasar, Guardian,
Sersi, Box,
Hercules and Windshear away, leaving Sasquatch, Puck, Captain America,
Northstar, Diamond Lil, Black Widow and She-Hulk to battle the
Consortium on
Earth. Once the teleported heroes had arrived at their destination, the
planet
Quwrrl, they found that they had been teleported there to defend Quwrrl
from
Galactus.
(Alpha
Flight I#100) - J'Ridia
watched as Alpha Flight argued with the Quwrrlans about their
manipulation of
Vindicator and the folly of trying to engage Galactus in physical
combat. When
Quasar admitted that his status as Protector of the Universe meant that
he had
to protect all universal life including the morally questionable
Quwrrlans,
J'Ridia agreed with Quasar, asking whether the actions of Galactus were
all
that different than the Consortium's. Guardian replied that despite how
Galactus' actions were based on survival not greed like the
Consortium's, they
were still obligated to defend life, meaning that they had to attempt
to stop
Galactus. The heroes then attacked Galactus, who ordered Nova to detain
the
heroes without serious injury. J'Ridia and the others made quick work
of Nova
and, when Galactus' powers seemed to fail him, the collective heroes
managed to
topple Galactus. Upon hearing that the heroes were battling the
Consortium on
Earth, Nova suggested that the heroes work together with Galactus to
solve both
of their problems. Constructing a transdimensional warp device from
Quwrrlan
parts and salvaged pieces of Galactus' technology, the heroes agreed to
use the
warp device to transport Quwrrl to its original location as well as
transport
the Consortium mothership for Galactus to feed on. Vindicator
stayed behind to power the device as the other heroes
were
transported back to Earth. With J'Ridia and the others' successful trip
back to
Earth, the Consortium fleet was teleported to Galactus' location, where
Galactus
prepared to consume their mothership.
(Alpha
Flight I#101) - Days
later, after assisting Alpha Flight in the cleanup following the
Consortium's
defeat, J'Ridia watched as Hercules gave Sasquatch the "gift" of
battle.
J'Ridia asked if they should be stopping Hercules and Sasquatch and,
after no
one else volunteered, Quasar halted their fight. Eventually, it became
time for
the Avengers to return to the USA, and Quasar asked J'Ridia if she
would be
staying. She replied that, while she would not stay in
Canada, she
had decided to stay on Earth and explore the planet. Quasar responded
to act as a guide, should she need one;
J'Ridia
replied that Quasar might be hearing from her soon. She then said
her goodbyes
to Sasquatch and Windshear and flew off to explore Earth.
(Quasar
I#26) - While traveling
Earth, J'Ridia returned to using her alias of Her and noticed a cloaked
spaceship. Thinking it had nothing to do with her, she continued her
travels
until sensing a similar cosmic pattern emanating from Dr.
Strange's
Sanctum Sanctorum. Upon meeting the Silver Surfer outside of the
Sanctum
Sanctorum, Her revealed her renewed purpose of finding her ideal mate.
Silver
Surfer replied that he did not have time for her, as the universe was
on the
verge of potentially losing half its population. The Surfer then asked
Her to
join the fight but she explained that she had had her share of fighting
lately,
which prompted the Surfer to tell Her to go away. Sensing the residual
cosmic
energy of Adam Warlock on the Surfer, Her was left contemplating what
to do
next.
(Quasar
I#27) - Donning a costume
similar to the one first worn by Adam Warlock, Her returned to Dr.
Strange's
Sanctum Sanctorum, where she found Adam Warlock. Introducing
herself
as his female counterpart, Her revealed her intentions to procreate
with
Warlock, who shrugged her off, claiming that procreation was a
ridiculous idea
in the midst of such universal conflagration. He then told Her to
either join
the fight or begone. Her pleaded with Warlock to wait and when Warlock
ventured
back inside the Sanctum Sanctorum, Her contemplated using force to make
Warlock
see the error of his ways but found herself unable to harm her beloved
Adam
Warlock. After contemplating what to do next, Her quickly found herself
surrounded by slimy tentacles that seemed to be invading New York City (in
reality, th as the decaying corpse of the immense being Eon, pouring into Earth).
Realizing that Warlock might have been right about the universal
danger, Her
fought back against the tentacles to prevent their spread.
(Sleepwalker#7)
- Her continued
her fight against the invading tentacles alongside other heroes such as
Dr.
Strange (in his astral form), Sleepwalker, Moon Knight, Darkhawk,
Deathlok, and
Earth-712's Hyperion and Dr. Spectrum.
(Quasar
I#28
(fb) - BTS) -
Following the defeat of the tentacles, Her meditated on her purpose,
determining that Adam Warlock and herself would produce genetically
redundant
offspring due to their near-identical genetic makeup.
(Quasar
I#28) - Her renewed her
quest for the perfect mate, meeting and passing over Jack of Hearts as
she
flew. Soon passing over Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, the
curious Her
landed just as Cyclops, Colossus and Wolverine rushed outside to meet
the apparent menace that their security systems had deemed as having Phoenix-level
power.
Determining the mutant' genetic
material as too unstable, she left the X-Men wondering what had just
happened.
The next day, Her detected
another
potential mate nearby and flew into the offices of agent Neal Saroyan,
who was
speaking with his client Wonder Man. After breaking the window to enter
the
offices, Her was asked to repair the window, which she did. Her then
explained
that she was now close enough to kiss Wonder Man. While kissing Wonder
Man, she
placed an alien-looking cocoon on Wonder Man's back, then announced
that
Wonder Man's genetic material was acceptable and that he had been
chosen as one
of Her's mates. Twenty-four hours later, Her had passed on many other
heroes
including Dr. Druid, Dr. Strange, Captain Britain, Hulk, the Thing,
Earth-712's Dr.
Spectrum and Whizzer, Nova, Aquarian, Namor, Vanguard, Cable, Rage,
BattleStar,
Makkari and U.S.Agent. Having found three acceptable mates and saved
several
for later possibilities, Her thought that surely one of them would make the ideal mate. Later that day, Her
arrived at
Avengers Headquarters, where she passed over Thor due to the
enchantment
merging him with human Eric Masterson, Captain America due to his human
status, and Quasar due to his power being in his Quantum Bands. Her
selected
Hercules as another potential mate, placing an alien cocoon on
his back
before leaving. After seeing the cocoon on Hercules, Quasar flew after
Her,
nearly bumping into Earth-712’s Hyperion along the way, who had also
been
selected as a potential mate by Her. Eventually catching up to Her,
Quasar
created paracute boots out of Quantum energy to slow Her down. Quasar
then
demanded to know what Her was up to sticking alien "parasites" onto
several
heroes. Her explained that the coccoons were pods of Her's genetic
material
that would soon combine with the others' genetic material to produce
ideal
offspring. When Quasar exclaimed that Her could not force others to
procreate
with her, Her angrily announced that no one could order her around and
proceeded to blast Quasar, who began draining Her's cosmic energy into
his
Quantum Bands. Realizing that Quasar could only drain energy that she
was
using, Her mentally shut down all cosmic energy expenditure, going
unconscious
and falling from the sky. Wrapping Her in a Quantum cocoon, Quasar
asked how
to remove the coccoons from his friends but Her replied that there was
no way
to remove them until the offspring come to term. Soon after, Quasar explained the situation
to
Hyperion, leaving himself distracted enough for Her to attach a cocoon
to
Quasar, announcing that due to Quasar's resourcefulness in battle, she
had also
chosen him as a mate. Witnessing the event, Jack of Hearts arrived to defend Quasar.
(Quasar
I#29) - Attacking Her, Jack
of Hearts inadvertently destroyed the Quantum construct holding Her,
who broke
free of Quasar's construct and began battling Jack of Hearts.
Eventually, Her
took her chance to escape and flew off at several times the speed of
sound,
unknowingly leaving a cosmic energy trail that Quasar could track.
During her
flight, Her was telepathically contacted by Moondragon, who demanded
that Her
release Quasar from the genetic pod. When Her refused, Moondragon
activated a
radiation lamp capable of dampening Her's cosmic energy stores then
attempted
to forcibly take the information on how to remove the pod from Her's
mind. When
Moondragon proved unable to break Her's will, she physically began
battling Her
until Quasar arrived on Moondragon's ship, having followed Her's trail.
Jack of
Hearts soon arrived as well and began a fight with Quasar in retalitaion for the earlier scuffle. Quasar soon
demanded that Moondragon cease her assault on Her and grabbed Her up,
flying
her away from Moondragon's ship. Her quickly regained her full strength
once
she was away from Moondragon's radiation lamp and prepared to renew the
assault
on Moondragon, only to find that Moondragon had fled, renouncing her
romantic
obsession with Quasar that had drawn her to attack Her in the first
place. Her
almost immediately felt the psychic feedback of her podlings as the
Avengers
attempted to remove them from the backs of Her's other chosen mates.
Her then
revealed that the pods would wither and fall off if not fertilized.
Quasar
asked Her why she felt the need to mate and Her replied that her
creators had
programmed the desire to mate in Her. Quasar then suggested to Her to
seek out
her own destiny rather than someone else's idea of destiny. Agreeing
with
Quasar, Her released Quasar of the genetic podling and announced that
there was
plenty of time for procreation. She then decided that, since she had
already
explored space, she would remain on Earth and that Quasar would make an
ideal
companion until Her decided when to procreate.
(Quasar
I#30) - Returning to Earth,
Quasar attempted to explain to Her that she should find her own destiny
rather
than following him around, but Her replied that her destiny lay with
Quasar. In
an effort to show Her that his normal life was much more low profile
than his
life as Quasar, he took Her to his security firm's offices, only to
find
them with a client, forcing him to pretend to be a hero looking for the
Fantastic Four and leave the building with Her. The Eternal Makkari,
who was in
the office at the time, followed Quasar to the top of Four Freedoms
Plaza,
where Quasar introduced Her to Makkari and announced that Makkari was
going to
show Her around New York City while Quasar attempted to salvage his
career
after his earlier mistake of flying in during a client meeting.
(Quasar
I#31) - Her tracked Quasar
to the Watcher's base on the Moon, where the Watcher
informed
Her that Quasar had stumbled upon an alternate reality version of
Maelstrom and
shortly after, had ceased to be. Angry, Her demanded the Watcher allow
her to
follow Quasar into the alternate reality portal, but the Watcher
explained that
Her following would serve no purpose other than risking Her's life as
well. Her
then asked the Watcher if he was sure Quasar was dead and the Watcher
replied that
he could only be certain that Quasar was beyond the Multiverse observed
by the
Watcher. Refusing to believe that Quasar could be dead, Her announced
that she
would remain until Quasar was found. When
Quasar returned to Earth-616 via the Nexus of All Realities, the
Watcher informed Her of his return. Her immediately flew
off toward the Nexus' location in Florida.
(Avengers
I#345) - During
Operation: Galactic Storm, after Quasar used his Quantum powers to
create a
stargate to transport the Avengers into the Kree and Shi'ar empires,
Her
located Quasar shortly after the Avengers had disappeared into the
stargate.
Overhearing Quasar's comments to himself about how the Avengers might
be in for
the fight of their lives, Her revealed herself and told Quasar not to
be so
pessimistic, reminding Quasar that she was there to comfort him.
(Avengers
West Coast#81) -
She-Hulk contacted Quasar in space to check on a Shi'ar cruiser. Still in space with Her, Quasar answered She-Hulk and
was
informed of the Shi'ar cruiser heading his direction. Quasar was asked
by
She-Hulk to intercept the cruiser and retrieve the Kree Captain Atlas
and any
Shi'ar prisoners. Her announced that where ever Quasar went, she would
also be
there. The Shi'ar cruiser soon entered Quasar and Her's space and Her
told
Quasar that they could smash their way into the cruiser once he had
halted it
with his Quantum Bands. Unfortunately, Her and Quasar were met by
Shi'ar
Imperial Guardsmen Neutron and Starbolt.
(Quasar
I#33) - Her and Quasar
battled Neutron and Starbolt, with Quasar encasing Starbolt within a
Quantum
cube and Quantum-jumping Neutron nearly a light year away. Upon
returning from
dropping Neutron off, Quasar explained to Her that he would need to go
after
the Shi’ar cruiser and Her asked for Quasar to take her with him.
Quasar
replied that he would need Her to guard the captured Starbolt and the
stargate
from further attack. He then thanked Her for staying on guard and
promised he
would be back as soon as he could.
(Quasar I#34) - While guarding the stargate, Her noticed a ship heading toward the stargate and used her cosmic powers to create an energy lattice surrounding the stargate in an effort to prevent the ship from passing through the stargate. The Super-Skrull soon emerged from the ship and began attacking Her.
(Quasar I#34 - BTS) - This assault forced Her to leave her post at the stargate, during which time the ship carrying the Nega-Bomb apparently passed through.
(Quasar
I#34 - BTS) - When the
Starjammer Binary arrived near the stargate to retrieve the Kree
Nega-Bomb, Her
attacked Binary to prevent her from accessing the stargate.
(Quasar
I#34) - Later, when Quasar
returned, hoping to use Her's powers to help the fluctuating solar
energy of
the sun, he found Her battling the Starjammer Binary. Quickly breaking
up the
fight, Quasar explained that the Kree Nega-Bomb had already gone
through
the stargate and how he had been busy trying to save Earth's sun. Her
then told
Quasar about how the earlier Super-Skrull attack had forced Her to
leave her
post guarding the stargate but Quasar interrupted her so they could
Quantum-Jump to save the sun. Her and Quasar soon arrived near the sun,
where
the cosmic being Epoch informed them that the anti-matter within the
sun had to
be contained. Unsure of how exactly to do that, Quasar determined that
Her's
cosmic energy would not have much effect and decided to shunt the
anti-matter into the Quantum Zone using his Quantum Bands. Quasar then
ordered
Her to fly back to Earth and see if Dr. Strange could help using magic.
Before
Her could argue, he Quantum-Jumped into the
Quantum Zone.
Her then left for Earth, briefly running into Binary once more before
explaining to Binary that Quasar was in the sun and departing once more
toward
Earth.
(Quasar
I#35) - Following the end
of the Shi'ar/Kree conflict and the saving of Earth's sun, Quasar
returned to
Earth, where Her caught up with him. Her then accompanied Quasar and
the
Eternal Makkari into the Kree galaxy for some reconnaissance work.
Along the
way, Quasar mentioned that Her needed to do something about her name,
as some
confusion occurred when Quasar used the pronoun "her" to refer to Kayla
Ballantine and Her thought he was referring to her. Once on the Kree
planet
Hala, Quasar, Her and Makkari flew around the planet looking to aid
survivors
of the recent conflict with the Shi’ar. The trio was soon discovered by
Deathbird and remnants of the Kree Starforce: Korath, Shatterax and
Ultimus. Deathbird
demanded they surrender but Quasar soon Quantum-Jumped them away from
the
danger. Quasar then had Epoch find him the nearest inhabited area to
Hala: the
starship Mourning Star, where Her and Makkari accompanied Quasar
onboard. There,
the trio of heroes joined the alien Mourners as they performed a
funeral
service for those fallen at the hands of the Kree Nega-Bomb but the
empathic
Wayopex announced that the Kree were not dead. When Epoch checked on
Wayopex's
claims for Quasar, she learned that there was a power disturbance not
far from
Quasar's location, and both Her and Makkari accompanied Quasar to
investigate. Finding the energy phenomenon causing the disturbance,
they charged
into it,
with Her thinking to herself that it was her destiny, her kismet, to
explore
the unknown with Quasar, "the most gifted human being the species had
produced."
Upon further investigation, the heroic trio learned that the "energy
disturbance" was, in fact, a gigantic being called the Soul-Eater.
(Quasar
I#36) - Noticing the
heroes, the Soul-Eater reached for Makkari but Makkari avoided it by
running up
its arm. The Soul-Eater soon inhaled Her, Quasar and Makkari into its
mouth,
causing Her and Makkari to fall into its gullet while Quasar
Quantum-jumped out
of its maw. After Quasar attempted to attack the Soul-Eater, the
Soul-Eater
turned away from Quasar and warped away, with Her and Makkari still
inside it.
Following it, Quasar found the Soul-Eater attempting to drain the
energies of
the cosmic being Origin. Quantum-jumping inside the Soul-Eater, Quasar
communicated with the souls that the Soul-Eater had drained and,
together with
the restless souls, Quasar cut the Soul-Eater to pieces from the inside
out,
freeing Her and Makkari in the process. Her and Makkari quickly
reunited with
Quasar, who explained how he had defeated the Soul-Eater. With the
Soul-Eater
destroyed and the souls it had absorbed destroyed, Quasar suggested to
Her and
Makkari that they have a moment of silence in observation of the Kree
souls'
final deaths.
(Quasar
I#37) - Noticing that
Origin was leaking fluid, Her attempted to use her cosmic energies in
conjunction with some Quantum-clamps created by Quasar to keep Origin
alive.
The trio of heroes were soon met by the Elder of the Universe
Contemplator, who
wished to contemplate Origin but had no expertise in saving an embryo's
life.
Contemplator summoned another Elder, Caregiver, who began repairing
Origin's
damaged embryonic sac as Her, Makkari, Quasar and the Contemplator
watched.
Quasar received a message from Captain America asking him to
locate the cosmic being Eternity and Contemplator offered to help
once more
by transporting himself and Quasar into Eternity's plane of existence.
Quasar
soon departed, asking Her and Makkari to return to the Mourners' ship
to inform
them about the Kree souls lost when the Soul-Eater was destroyed. Her
replied
that it was her kismet to aid Quasar, who commented that the word "kismet" had
a nice ring to it. Her and Makkari then left for the Mourners' ship
while
Quasar departed with the Contemplator.
(Quasar
I#39) - Once Her and
Makkari had informed the Mourners of the Kree souls' fate, Her wished
to leave
their ship but Makkari talked her into staying long enough to learn how
the
Mourners found those to mourn. The Mourner Fath soon introduced Her and
Makkari
to Kruggar, a psychic who could sense the death-screams of others. When
Her
overheard that the Mourners sensed death-screams in the Advinter system
and
that the Mourners were doing nothing to prevent the deaths, an angry
Her flew
off toward the Advinter system. Following Her to the planet Scadam,
the
Mourners found the planet under attack by the mysterious Black Fleet.
Her
announced that she would do her best to save lives or die trying,
warning the
Mourners that if she did die, they should not mourn her. She then began attacking
the
Black Fleet ships.
(Quasar
I#40) - Her continued her
assault on the Black Fleet while the Mourners and Makkari watched from
the spaceship
Mourning Star. As she fought, Her thought to herself how it seemed to
be her
kismet to become involved in interstellar battles, at which point she
decided
that her new name should be Kismet.
(Quasar
I#41) - Now calling herself
Kismet, she continued to draw the Black Fleet away from Scadam, but when
one of
the ships hit Kismet with a photonic blast, she found her skin scabbing
over. Realizing
that she needed to rest before her body retreated into a protective
cocoon,
Kismet flew toward the planet itself to find a place to recuperate.
(Quasar
I#43) - Recovering on
Scadam, Kismet thought it odd that she no longer heard the
disintegration rays
of the Black Fleet and began wondering if the Black Fleet had halted
their
attack on Scadam. Feeling well enough to fly, Kismet flew off to
investigate,
finding Scadam's atmosphere empty of the Black Fleet but also noticing
that the
Mourning Star ship was nowhere to be found. Weaving her cosmic
energy into
a net, Kismet soon located the Mourning Star and returned to it,
reuniting with
Makkari, who asked Kismet what she had done to drive away the Black
Fleet. Kismet
replied that she had done nothing and that it had to be something on
Scadam
itself. Kismet shortly thereafter announced her intentions to return to
Scadam
to discover the origins of the power that repulsed the Black Fleet.
When she
asked Makkari to accompany her, Makkari informed her that the Mourners
had
learned of an alien species that could move faster than light and that
he
wanted to accompany them to learn more about such a species. Kismet
offered to
accompany Makkari to the aliens once she had learned about the power on
Scadam
but when Makkari commented about how long that could take, Kismet
decided to
part ways with Makkari in order to continue her investigation.
(Quasar
I#44) - Kismet journeyed
down to Scadam while continuing her investigation into the origins of
the power
that had driven off the Black Fleet. Soon finding a crashed Black Fleet
ship,
Kismet found it strange that she could not identify the energy
signature left
behind on the ship (unaware that it was actually Kayla Ballantine's
Star Brand
energies). Tracking the energy signature as she flew off, Kismet
followed the
energy trail to a giant alien sphere, where she witnessed a small
shuttle being
pulled into the sphere.
(Quasar
I#45) - Witnessing the
alien sphere going into warp with the shuttle in tow, a frustrated
Kismet
decided to quit her investigation and return to the Mourning Star. As
she got
close to the ship, Kismet arrived just in time to witness it
go into
warp as well, leaving her behind.
(Quasar
I#48) - Kismet began a trek
toward Earth, hoping to find Quasar and unaware that a cloaked
spaceship
witnessed her pass by.
(Quasar
I#49) - Arriving back on
Earth, Kismet sensed the same energy signature she had sensed on Scadam
and
tracked it to the apartment of H.D. Steckley (secretly the Deviant
Ereshkigal)
and her friend, Kayla Ballantine. Asking Kayla about the Black Fleet's
destruction, Kismet was asked to leave by Steckley and then Ballantine
as well.
Kismet attempted to explain that she simply wished to learn more about
Kayla's Star Brand
energies, but was met with a
punch from the super-powered Kayla. Despite Kismet's efforts to talk
sense into
Kayla, Kayla continued to battle Kismet, claiming that she was sick of
being a
victim. Eventually, Kayla blasted Kismet, forcing Kismet to
uncontrollably
generate a protective cocoon to heal from her injuries. Kismet's
cocoon fell
into a New York river.
(Quasar
I#51) - After the Star
Brand energies were transferred from Kayla to Steckley, who revealed
herself as
Ereshkigal and was defeated, Quasar visited the river housing Kismet
inside her
cocoon. Retrieving the cocoon from the river, Quasar placed it into a
Quantum-energy truck and took the cocoon to Project: PEGASUS, where
the
cocoon was placed in a secure room until such a time that Kismet would
emerge.
(Quasar
I#57) - Wladyslav Shinski
sent Maris Morlack and another Enclave agent to retrieve Kismet's
cocoon from
Project: PEGASUS. Despite efforts from Earth-712's Squadron Supreme,
the
Enclave succeeded in retrieving the cocoon and returning to the
Enclave's
headquarters. Once there, the Enclave cut open Kismet's cocoon and
placed the
seriously ill Shinski inside the cocoon to restore his health. The
Enclave
then bandaged and tranquilized the not-yet-recovered Kismet. When
Shinski asked
to see Kismet, the Enclave had Kismet brought to Shinski, who was happy
to see
his "daughter" before the illness took him. Realizing that in her
weakened
state, she was at the mercy of the Enclave, Kismet agreed to their
suggestion
that a sample of her DNA could completely restore Shinski. Before the
DNA could
be injected into Shinski, Enclave assistant Frank (secretly A.I.M.
agent MST-3K) revealed himself and prepared to kill the Enclave members
on behalf of A.I.M. Adrenaline accelerating her healing process, Kismet
removed
her
bandages and prepared to defend her creators, prompting MST-3K to
reveal
himself as an A.I.M. adaptoid by transforming himself into a
duplicate in
both form and name of Kismet's original Paragon form. Kismet and
Paragon
battled furiously until Shinski managed to hit Paragon with a
weaponized
genetic virus designed to dissolve Kismet's DNA. With Paragon
destroyed, Kismet
asked Shinski about the weapon, who explained that the other Enclave
members
had designed the genetic virus in case Kismet proved resistant to their
control. Shinski then explained that he planned to betray the other
Enclave
members to save Kismet if things came to that and when Kismet led
Shinski to a
healing cocoon, Shinski asked that Kismet help the other injured
Enclave
members as best she could. Placing the other Enclave members in similar
healing
cocoons, Kismet pledged herself to watch over the Enclave as they
recovered
from their injuries.
(Quasar
I#60) - Quasar tracked
Kismet's energy signatures to the Enclave's headquarters, where he
found the
slightly-different-looking Kismet watching over the injured Enclave.
Quasar
asked about her different appearance and Kismet explained her recent
encounter
with the Enclave.
Quasar
then admitted that he was glad she was okay and hoped that Kismet had
not
thought that Quasar had abandoned her. He then revealed that he was
about to
return to space and asked her to accompany him, but Kismet replied that
she would
rather wait until the Enclave revived before she decided what to do
next. An
understanding Quasar then said his goodbyes to Kismet.
(Cosmic
Powers Unlimited#2/1) -
Months later, Kismet's meditation was interrupted when she
inadvertently infused
the recovering Enclave members with a portion of her cosmic energy,
causing
them to emerge from their healing cocoons imbued with the Power Cosmic. Immediately
deciding that the Enclave should heal the world's ills and pain, Maris
Morlak
grew impatient and tried to fly away, only to find that he was
cosmically
linked to the other two Enclave members. Somewhat unsure if the Enclave
could
handle such power, Kismet agreed to chaperone the Enclave as they grew
accustomed to their new powers. Despite Kismet's insistence that they
progress
in the use of their powers slowly, the Enclave quickly mastered their
powers by
stopping a tornado, healing AIDS patients, bringing rain to
drought-plagued
areas of the world, eliminating diseases and safely disposing of
nuclear waste.
Kismet soon began noticing that the Enclave's attempts to help the
world seemed
to cause more problems than they solved, as once-dry areas were now
flooded by
rains brought by the Enclave. Finally deciding that the Enclave had not
heeded
her warnings to use their powers sparingly, Kismet attacked the Enclave
during
their attempts at stopping the erupting Mt. Takashi volcano in Japan.
She
revealed to the Enclave that their attempts to help had only spread
more
disease and the magma they had diverted from the volcano had caused an
earthquake.
Kismet quickly announced she would vent the magma and join them below
the
surface so they could stop the tectonic plate slippage. Once the
Enclave had
repaired their damage, Kismet claimed she had discovered the source of
the
Enclave's power and escorted the Enclave into space, where they could
more
safely learn to use their powers.
(Cosmic
Powers Unlimited#2/2) - Kismet
and the Enclave's trek through space was halted when they came upon the
gigantic Khatylis manipulating the very fabric of the universe itself.
Sensing
life within Khatylis' manipulated energies, Kismet was shocked to see
the
Silver Surfer emerge from the energy matrix. The Surfer quickly warned
Kismet
to stay away from Khatylis but Kismet announced that the Enclave were
still
within the matrix. The Enclave were soon seemingly destroyed by
Khatylis,
prompting Kismet to lash out at the cosmic being. The Surfer attempted
to stop
her, firing a cosmic blast that combined with both Kismet and Khatylis'
energies, causing the energy matrix to implode. As Khatylis desperately
tried
to reverse the disaster, Kismet began blaming herself for causing such
devastation. With Kismet finally listening to reason, the Silver Surfer
explained that Khatylis was a creator of worlds, not a destroyer,
collecting
the universe's waste and converting its energies into new worlds.
Determined to
help reverse the disaster her actions had helped caused, Kismet
attempted to
aid Khatylis in reversing the implosion, but Khatylis blasted Kismet and
the
Surfer, who realized that the Enclave still lived within the energy
matrix and
that there was nothing Kismet and the Surfer could do on their own. The
Silver
Surfer then explained that both he and Kismet needed to merge their own
cosmic
energies with that of Khatylis. Kismet agreed and merged her
energies
with the Silver Surfer. Their energies were then channeled into
Khatylis
himself, who, with the aid the Enclave's energies, succeeded in
reversing the
matrix implosion. Emerging on the newly created world, the Silver
Surfer, Kismet
and the Enclave members witnessed the new world taking shape, but soon
learned
that they would need to leave lest they become part of the new world
itself. As
they departed, Kismet admitted that she was frightened at how
destructive her
power could be but the Silver Surfer reminded her that her sense of
responsibility would guide her in using such power.
(Marvel
Encyclopedia Vol. 6:
Fantastic Four - Ayesha/Her entry) - The Enclave turned against
Kismet,
apparently brainwashing her into serving them and remaking her as
Ayesha, or "She-Who-Must-Be- Obeyed."
(Fantastic
Four III#11/Fantastic
Four III#12 (fb)) - When the Fantastic Four flew to the island nation
Genosha
to find their missing leader, Mr. Fantastic, their plane was forced
down by
Ayesha. Easily disintegrating the wreckage that the Thing prepared to
hit her
with, Ayesha warned that she could do the same to the Thing. She then
reminded
him that resistance was futile and ordered the surrender of the
Fantastic
Four. The Invisible Woman then entered the fray, capturing Ayesha
within an
invisible force globe, but Ayesha warned that the Invisible Woman would
have to
kill to stop her. Ayesha then turned her attentions to the Human Torch,
who
she seemingly forced to burn up, followed by the Thing, who was
seemingly torn
to pieces by demonic imps summoned by Ayesha. Ayesha then seemed to
break down
the molecules of the Invisible Woman. The Fantastic Four soon awoke in
new physical
bodies and saw Ayesha at the side of their enemy, Crucible.
(Fantastic
Four III#12) - Having
escaped Crucible and despite not being in their own bodies, the
Fantastic Four,
together with Genoshan Chief Magistrate Tam Anderson, led an assault
against
Crucible's forces. During the fight, Ayesha confronted Anderson and
demanded to know why she was causing disruption. Anderson asked the
same of
Ayesha, who explained that Genosha had caused its own conflicts and
that the
Enclave was seeking a resolution. When Anderson demanded
to know
what right the Enclave had to interfere, Ayesha explained that they
were all
superior beings and superior beings imposed their will on the inferior.
Ayesha
was interrupted by Crucible, who announced that the Fantastic Four had
been
restored to their proper bodies, and Ayesha explained that she dealt
with the
FF before and she would do so again. Anderson angrily announced that
Ayesha
would never get the chance to stop the FF and when Ayesha asked if
Anderson was
going to stop her, Anderson detonated a black hole grenade in
Ayesha's
face. The grenade imploded the entirety of the Enclave's headquarters
in
Genosha and Ayesha disappeared along with it.
(All-New
Official Handbook of the
Marvel Universe A-Z#6 - Kismet entry) - Ayesha and Crucible were
shunted
into another dimension by the black hole grenade.
(Marvel
Encyclopedia Vol. 6:
Fantastic Four - Ayesha/Her entry) – Ayesha was restored to her
Kismet
form.
(Marvel
Universe: The End#5) - Kismet
was one of hundreds of heroes, villains, gods and cosmic beings
gathered
together to stop the Heart of the Infinite-empowered Thanos.
(Marvel
Universe: The End#6 - BTS) - Kismet participated in the assault on
Thanos and was erased from
existence
along with all of the other combatants. Thanos eventually restored all
of the
heroes to normal, Kismet included.
Comments: Created by David
Kraft, Len Wein, Herb
Trimpe, Frank Giacoia and Mike Esposito.
Her
was not specifically
identified in the immense gathering of heroes seen in Marvel Super Hero
Contest
of Champions#1-3, although she was listed in the listing of heroes in
the back
of the issue. Given that there were tons of heroes seen only as shadows
in the
background of the gathering and the book specifically stated that each
and
every super-powered hero had been gathered, I think it’s a safe bet
that she
was there since she was listed in the back of the issue as being an
active
hero. One thing of note, in the final panel of Contest of Champions#1,
there is
a golden-skinned female that could possibly be Her, although it could
just as
easily be Tigra, drawn without her trademarked cat-like eyes.
Therefore, I
chose to include that appearance in her history and the characters in
her
affiliations and enemies.
Kismet
had an entry as Her in the
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe#5 (May, 1983), the Official
Handbook
of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition#5 (April, 1986), as Ayesha in
Marvel
Encyclopedia HC Vol. 6: Fantastic Four (2004), and as Kismet in All-New
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z#6 (2006).
Her's
appearance in Damage
Control III#4 was in a large crowd scene that also featured Sergio
Aragones'
Groo and Richie Rich in the background. Given the omniversal threat of
Edifice
Rex that the heroes had gathered to stop, I suppose one could argue
that Groo
and Richie Rich might have jumped realities to stop Edifice Rex as well
but we
all know it was just a throwaway gag put in there by the artists... Despite this, I
chose to include
them as possible affiliations in Kismet's affiliations section. There
was also
a "faux"-hawked female character with black hair seen in the large
crowd scene,
but I could not recognize her. Another thing of note about Her's Damage
Control
III#4 appearance: Thor was drawn in his classic outfit, placing the
Damage
Control story prior to Thor I#433 and prior to the Infinity Gauntlet
storyline,
despite the mention of the storyline on the issue's cover.
An
interesting thing of note: On
Reality-691, Kismet-691 and Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)-691 had a child who
grew up
to become Earth-691's Stakar Ogord, who, as Starhawk, was one of the
first
superhumans encountered by Kismet when she first emerged from her
cocoon as
Her.
The novel She, A History of Adventure and others
depicted the lost African kingdom of Kôr ruled by She or
"She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed" or Ayesha. Marvel's character of
Kismet/Paragon, also known as Her or She Who Must be Obeyed or Ayesha,
is an obvious homage.
--Wolfram Bane
(Marvel Tarot#1 - BTS) - Sorcerer Ian McNee was in possession of the book "Ayesha the return of "SHE" ".
Profile
by Proto-Man.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Kismet has no known connections to
- The Kismet dimension, mystic metaphysical realm @
Warlock I#1
- or any other "Kismet" characters
images: (without ads)
Quasar I#57, p21, pan5 (Kismet, main image)
Cosmic Powers Unlimited#2, p18, pan2 (Kismet, headshot)
Incredible Hulk Annual II#7, p18, pan2 (Paragon, normal look)
Incredible Hulk Annual II#7, p29, pan6 (Paragon, energy form)
Marvel Two-in-One I#61, p4, splash page (Her in original outfit)
Quasar I#28, p8, pan5 (Her, in Adam Warlock-inspired outfit)
Avengers I#345, p21, pan5 (Her, in Adam Warlock-inspired outfit, minus
cape)
Quasar I#57, p8, pan1 (Kismet, prematurely emerged from healing
cocoon)
Fantastic Four III#11, p12, pan1 (as Ayesha)
Appearances:
Incredible Hulk Annual II#7 (1977) - David Kraft (writer), Len
Wein
(co-plotter, editor), Herb Trimpe, Frank Giacoia, Mike Esposito (art)
Marvel Two-in-One I#61 (March, 1980) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Jerry
Bingham
(pencils), Gene Day (inks), Jim Salicrup (editor)
Marvel Two-in-One I#62 (April, 1980) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Jerry
Bingham
(pencils), Gene Day (inks), Jim Salicrup (editor)
Marvel Two-in-One I#63 (May, 1980) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Jerry
Bingham
(pencils), Gene Day (inks), Jim Salicrup (editor)
Incredible Hulk II#266 (December, 1981) - Bill Mantlo (writer), Sal
Buscema
(art), Al Milgrom (editor)
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions#1 (June, 1982) - Bill Mantlo
(story,
script), Mark Gruenwald (story, editor), Steven Grant (story), John
Romita, Jr.
(pencils), Pablo Marcos (inks), Tom DeFalco (editor)
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions#2 (July, 1982) - Bill Mantlo
(story,
script), Mark Gruenwald (story, editor), Steven Grant (story), John
Romita, Jr.
(pencils), Pablo Marcos (inks), Tom DeFalco (editor)
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions#3 (August, 1982) - Bill Mantlo
(story,
script), Mark Gruenwald (story, editor), Steven Grant (story), John
Romita, Jr.
(pencils), Pablo Marcos (inks), Tom DeFalco (editor)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe#5 (May, 1983) - Her entry -
Mark
Gruenwald (head writer, designer, editor), Peter Sanderson, Mark Lerer,
Roger
Stern, Tom DeFalco (writers), Allen Milgrom (pencils), Josef Rubinstein
(inks)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition#5 (April,
1986) - Her
entry - Mark Gruenwald (writer, producer), Peter Sanderson (writer,
researcher), John Buscema (pencils), Josef Rubinstein (inks), Howard
Mackie
(assist editor), David Wohl (editorial assistant)
Marvel Comics Presents I#35 (Mid November, 1989) - "Gods R' Us" story -
Fabian
Nicieza (writer), Erik Larson (pencils), Al Gordon (inks), Terry
Kavanaugh
(editor)
Damage Control III#4 (September, 1991) - Dwayne McDuffie (writer),
Ernie Colon
(art), Fabian Nicieza (editor)
Alpha Flight I#97 (June, 1991) - Fabian Nicieza (writer), Michael Bair
(pencils), Chris Ivy (inks), Bobbie Chase, Danny Fingeroth (editors)
Alpha Flight I#98 (July, 1991) - Fabian Nicieza (writer), Michael Bair
(pencils),
Chris Ivy (inks), Bobbie Chase (editor)
Alpha Flight I#99 (August, 1991) - Fabian Nicieza (writer), Michael
Bair
(pencils), Chris Ivy (inks), Bobbie Chase (editor)
Alpha Flight I#100 (September, 1991) - Fabian Nicieza (writer), Michael
Bair
(pencils, inks), Tom Morgan, June Brigman, Dave Ross, John Calimee
(pencils),
Chris Ivy, Danny Bulanadi, Larry Mahlstedt (inks), Bobbie Chase (editor)
Alpha Flight I#101 (October, 1991) - Fabian Nicieza (writer), Tom
Morgan
(pencils), Chris Ivy (inks), Bobbie Chase (editor)
Quasar I#26 (September, 1991) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Dave Hoover
(pencils),
Fred Fredricks (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Quasar I#27 (October, 1991) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Greg Capullo
(pencils),
Keith Williams (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Quasar I#28 (November, 1991) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Greg Capullo
(pencils),
Harry Candelario (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Sleepwalker#7 (December, 1991) - Bob Budiansky (writer), Bret Blevins
(pencils), Michael Bair (inks), Don Daley (editor)
Quasar I#29 (December, 1991) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Greg Capullo
(pencils),
Harry Candelario (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Quasar I#30 (January, 1992) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Joel Zulueta,
Pat
Broderick & Company (pencils), Fred Fredricks (inks), Kelly
Corvese
(editor)
Quasar I#31 (February, 1992) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Greg Capullo
(pencils),
Harry Candelario (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Avengers I#345 (March, 1992) - Bob Harras (writer), Steve Epting
(pencils), Tom
Palmer (colors, inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Avengers West Coast#81 (April, 1992) - Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas
(writers), Dave
Ross (pencils), Tim Dzon (inks), Nel Yomtov (editor)
Quasar I#33 (April, 1992) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Rurik Tyler
(pencils), Fred
Fredricks (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Quasar I#34 (May, 1992) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Rurik Tyler
(pencils), Keith
Williams (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Quasar I#35 (June, 1992) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Greg Capullo
(pencils), Harry
Candelario (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Quasar I#36 (July, 1992) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Greg Capullo
(pencils), Harry
Candelario (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Quasar I#37 (August, 1992) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Greg Capullo
(pencils),
Harry Candelario (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Quasar I#39 (October, 1992) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Steve Lightle
(pencils),
Harry Candelario, Mark McKenna (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Quasar I#40 (November, 1992) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Steve Lightle,
Andy Smith
(pencils), Mark McKenna, Ralph Cabrera (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Quasar I#41 (December, 1992) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Andy Smith
(pencils), Ralph
Cabrera (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Quasar I#43 (February, 1993) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Andy Smith
(pencils), Ralph
Cabrera (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Quasar I#44 (February, 1993) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Andy Smith
(pencils),
Ralph Cabrera (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Quasar I#45 (April, 1993) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Grant Miehm, David
Day, Dan
Day (art), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Quasar I#48 (July, 1993) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Andy Smith
(pencils), Ralph
Cabrera (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Quasar I#49 (August, 1993) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Grant Miehm
(pencils), Ralph
Cabrera (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Quasar I#51 (October, 1993) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), John Heebink
(pencils), Ralph
Cabrera, Jim Amash, Michael Avon Oeming (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Quasar I#57 (April, 1994) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Peter Sanderson
(co-plotter),
John Heebink (pencils), Aaron McClellan (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Quasar I#60 (July, 1994) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), John Heebink
(pencils), Aaron
McClellan (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Cosmic Powers Unlimited#2 (August, 1995) - “Kismet” story – Gregory
Wright
(writer), Geof Isherwood (pencils), Don Hudson (inks), Mark Gruenwald
(editor-in-chief); “Second Genesis” story – Gregory Wright (writer),
John
Buscema (pencils), Geof Isherwood (inks), Mark Gruenwald
(editor-in-chief)
Fantastic Four III#11 (November, 1998) - Chris Claremont (writer),
Salvador
Larroca (pencils), Art Thibert (inks), Mark Powers (editor)
Fantastic Four III#12 (December, 1998) - Chris Claremont (writer),
Salvador
Larroca, Anthony Williams (pencils), Art Thibert, Andy Lanning (inks),
Mark
Powers (editor)
Marvel Universe: The End#5 (July, 2003) - Jim Starlin (writer,
pencils), Al
Milgrom (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Marvel Universe: The End#6 (August, 2003) - Jim Starlin (writer,
pencils), Al
Milgrom (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Marvel Encyclopedia Vol. 6: Fantastic Four (2004) - Ayesha/Her entry -
Jeff Christiansen
(head writer, research), Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Mark O’English
(writers,
research), Salvador Larroca (art), Jeff Youngquist (editor)
All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z#6 (2006) - Kismet
entry -
Jeff Christiansen (head writer, coordinator), Sean McQuaid, Michael
Hoskin,
Mark O’English, Stuart Vandal, Ronald Byrd, Eric J. Moreels, Barry
Reese,
Madison Carter, Anthony Flamini, Chris Biggs, Mike Fichera, Al
Sjoerdsma, Rich
Green, Eric Engelhard (writers), John Buscema, Jerry Bingham (art),
Jeff
Youngquist, Jennifer Grunwald (editors)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z HC Vol. 6 (2008) - Kismet
entry -
Jeff Christiansen (head writer, coordinator), Sean McQuaid, Michael
Hoskin,
Stuart Vandal, Ronald Byrd, David Wiltfong, Madison Carter, Mike
Fichera, Chad
Anderson, Chris Biggs, Eric J. Moreels, Mark O’English, Al Sjoerdsma,
Jacob
Rougemont, Gabriel Shechter, Jeph York, Markus Ettlinger, Rich Green,
Michael
Gariepy, Andrew Goletz, Olav Rokne, Peter Sanderson (writers), Jonathan
Couper-Smartt, Eric Englehard, Bill Lentz, Barry Reese (past writers),
John
Buscema, Jerry Bingham (art), Jeff Youngquist, Jennifer Grunwald
(editors)
First Posted: 02/02/2014
Last
updated: 12/17/2017
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