History Characters / SilverSurfer

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%%Traveling companion of the Silver Surfer and most important person in the universe.
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%%* ChosenOne: Litteraly picked by a machine as Norrin Rad's perfet soulmate
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[[folder:Dawn Greenwood]]
!!Dawn Greenwood
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Traveling companion of the Silver Surfer and most important person in the universe.
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* ChosenOne: Litteraly picked by a machine as Norrin Rad's perfet soulmate
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[[folder:Euphoria]]
!!Euphoria
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A living planet that drugs it's inhabitants into complete happiness, but allows them to come and go as they please.
* GettingSmiliesPaintedonYourSoul: What the planet's atmosphere does on its inhabitants.
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[[folder:Ganymede]]
!!Ganymede
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The last of the Spinsterhood, female warriors dedicated to destroying the cosmic villain Tyrant. Ganymede is the former lover of Jack of Hearts.
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[[folder:Reptyl]]
!!Reptyl
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Reptyl is a notorious space pirate who harbors a special hatred for any non-reptilian being.
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%%!!Dawn Greenwood
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%%Traveling companion of the Silver Surfer and most important person in the universe.
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%%!!Shalla-Bal
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%%Shalla Bal is Norrin Radd's companion from the planet Zenn-La. Her memory and his loss of her haunts him.
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[[folder:Alicia Masters]]
!!Alicia Masters
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!!!'''Alter Ego:''' Alicia Reiss Grimm, nee Masters
!!!'''Notable Aliases:''' Alicia Clay
!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''The Fantastic Four'' #8 (November 1962)

Ben Grimm's {{Love Interest|s}} and confidant, Alicia Masters is a blind sculptor capable of creating incredibly lifelike representations of real people by touch and memory alone. Also happens to be the Puppet-Master's daughter.

->See: Characters/TheThing.

[[folder:Nova]]
!!Nova (Frankie Raye)
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Just a 14 year old girl when she was accidentally exposed to the chemicals that gave her fire-based powers, Frankie Raye had her memories hypnotically repressed by her stepfather, Professor Phineas Horton. In addition, Professor Horton gave his stepdaughter a severe fear of fire to prevent her from subconsciously activating her powers. With no memory of her accident, Frankie grew up to be an interpreter for the United Nations. After meeting Johnny Storm in a singles bar, the two start dating until her memories begin to resurface after Johnny uses his own fire-based powers in front of her. Eventually Frankie learns the truth about her past with the help of Reed Richards, which allows her to begin training alongside him and the rest of the Fantastic Four once she overcame her stepfather's hypnotic manipulations.\\

Working with the Fantastic Four, Frankie used the name Human Torch along with her boyfriend. Though their relationship was strained by the revelation of her fire-based powers, Frankie and Johnny grew closer until the unexpected arrival of Terrax. Curious about the newcomer, Frankie does some research and learns about the Silver Surfer and the sacrifice he made to save his homeworld. With Galactus starving, Frankie volunteered to become his Herald if the Devourer spared the Earth. Agreeing, Galactus transforms Frankie into his newest Herald: Nova.

For her tropes, see her entry on the Characters/MarvelComicsHeraldsOfGalactus page.

[[folder:The Defenders]]
!!The Defenders
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The Defenders are a super-group in the Marvel Universe led by Doctor Strange. The team that wasn't a team, often fights against supernatural and magic-based opponents. Protecting humanity from the impossible!

For their tropes, see ComicBook/TheDefenders.

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%%!!Euphoria
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%%A living planet that drugs it's inhabitants into complete happiness, but allows them to come and go as they please.
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[[folder:Jack of Hearts]]
!!Jack of Hearts
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!!!'''Alter Ego:''' Jonathan "Jack" Hart
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!!!'''Team Affiliations:''' ComicBook/TheAvengers
!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Deadly Hands of Kung Fu'' #22 (March, 1976)

The son of the scientist Philip Hart who created an energy source called "zero fluid" and Marie, an alien humanoid woman of the Contraxian race.

For his tropes, see his entry on Characters/TheAvengers page.

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%%!!Ganymede
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%%The last of the Spinsterhood, female warriors dedicated to destroying the cosmic villain Tyrant. Ganymede is the former lover of Jack of Hearts.
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[[folder:Genis-Vell]]
!!Genis-Vell
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!!!'''Alter Ego:''' Genis-Vell
!!!'''Notable Aliases:''' Legacy, Captain Marvel, "Genny", "Star Face", Sparky, Space-Face
!!!'''First Appearance''': ''Silver Surfer Annual'' #6 (October, 1993) [[note]]As Legacy[[/note]]; ''Captain Marvel'' (Vol. 3) #4 (March, 1996) [[note]]As Captain Marvel[[/note]] ''New Thunderbolts'' #6 (May, 2005) [[note]]As Photon[[/note]]

Cloned from the DNA of the Kree warrior Mar-Vell, Genis-Vell was implanted with false memories making him believe he was instead Starfox's son. He was then artificially aged so that he'd be ready to face Mar-Vell's enemies. He inherited the title of Captain Marvel, but succumbed to the madness of Cosmic Awareness as he became nearly omnipotent and sought to "fix" the universe. He redeemed himself afterwards and became part of the Thunderbolts, where he took the title of Photon and was killed by Baron Zemo. He'll make his return in Last of the Marvels.

For Genis-Vell's tropes, see his entry on the Characters/MarvelComicsMarvels page.

[[folder:Infinity Watch]]
!!Infinity Watch
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The Infinity Watch is a team assembled by Adam Warlock to safeguard the six Infinity Gems.

For their tropes, see their entry on the Characters/MarvelComicsHeroicOrganizations page.

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%%!!Reptyl
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%%Reptyl is a notorious space pirate who harbors a special hatred for any non-reptilian being.
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%%!!Ego the Living Planet
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%%!!!'''Alter Ego:''' Egros
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%%!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Thor'' #132 (September, 1966)
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%%Ego is an intelligent, living planet that is millions of years old and devours anything in its path.
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[[folder:Super-Skrull]]
!!Super-Skrull

For the Super-Skrull's tropes, see his entry on the Characters/MarvelComicsSkrulls page.

[[folder:Midnight Sun]]
!!Midnight Sun
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M'Nai, better known as Midnight Sun, is the adoptive brother of Earth's hero Shang-Chi - and, like his brother, he's an extremely skilled martial artist. M'Nai remained loyal to their villainous father after Shang-Chi rebelled, and eventually died while confronting Shang-Chi. The Kree resurrected and empowered him, initially setting him against the Silver Surfer. After their last battle the Silver Surfer and Midnight Sun parted on amicable terms.

For Midnight Sun's tropes, see his entry on the Characters/ShangChi page.

[[folder:Thanos]]
!!Thanos
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!!!'''Alter Ego:''' Thanos
!!!'''Notable Aliases:''' The Mad Titan
!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 (February, 1973)

->''"I am Thanos of Titan. I have conquered worlds. I have bent reality around my will. Men cower at the mere mention of my name. And now... now you have imprisoned me... mocked me... disrespected me. And here you stand, ready to take advantage to my condition. Ready to finish me. Well, if I am to fall, I will die showing you all that Thanos will not be disrespected. Thanos is still a conqueror. Thanos is still a warrior. Thanos is still a ''god.'' And you will either bow or be broken."''
-->-- '''Thanos''', ''Thanos'' vol. 2, #6

For Thanos's tropes, see [[Characters/MarvelComicsThanos his page]].

[[folder:Mephisto]]
!!Mephisto
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--> ''"[[Music/TheRollingStonesBand Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste]]... No? Not even a smile? A chortle? Ooh, tough crowd."''

Mephisto is a Franchise/MarvelUniverse character created by writer Creator/StanLee and artist John Buscema. He first appeared in ''The Silver Surfer #3'' (Dec. 1968). Based on Mephistopheles – a demon character from the Myth/{{Faust}} legend, who often went by Mephisto as a nickname.

An embodiment of ultimate evil, powerful Hell Lord and Marvel's most common stand in for Satan. He has antagonized just about every hero (from ComicBook/GhostRider to ComicBook/DoctorStrange), but tends to single out those who are especially noble like the ComicBook/SilverSurfer and [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]]. As can be expected, many of the traditional tropes associated with Satan are part of him.

His origins are unclear; Mephisto claims to have been created, along with many other demons, by the supreme being whose suicide resulted in the creation of the Marvel universe as well as the Infinity Gems. He also claimed that his total evil nature is because the supreme being did not choose to make him good as that being had no concept of it.

For Mephisto's tropes, see his entry on the Characters/MarvelComicsDemons page.

[[folder:Morg the Executioner]]
!!Morg the Executioner
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A heartless, brutal court executioner from the planet Caraner, Morg was selected to be a Herald after showing no fear when Galactus came to consume his planet. Lacking the conscience of his predecessors, Morg willingly led the hungry Galactus to inhabited planets, including the planet Bastion, where Morg augmented his portion of the Power Cosmic with mystical energy from the Well of Life. Angered, the Silver Surfer and several former Heralds confront Morg for his actions but cannot defeat him. Desperate, the Surfer convinces Galactus that Morg is too dangerous, so the Devourer agrees to enter the fray. While the Surfer is away, Morg kills Nova and wounds Firelord, Terrax, and Air-Walker. Angered by the loss of Nova, Galactus strips Morg of the Power Cosmic and takes Firelord and Air-Walker as his temporary Heralds.\\

Secretly resurrected by Galactus, Morg is sent to confront Terrax, who stole the executioner's axe, only to be captured by the living machine known as Tyrant. Unable to free his Herald, Galactus leaves Morg in the hands of Tyrant, who siphons away part of the Power Cosmic. Finally escaping from Tyrant on his own, Morg returns to his master's side and becomes one of Galactus's more loyal Heralds. Some time later, Tyrant returns and attacks Galactus. Faced with the prospect of losing his master, Morg confronted the insane Tyrant with the Ultimate Nullifier aboard Galactus's ship. Melting Tyrant's body before attempting to escape, Morg is caught in the blast as the nullifier detonates and left severely wounded. Believing his master dead, Morg heals only to be defeated and, later, dissected by the forces of Annihilus during ''Annihilation''.

For Morg's tropes, see his entry on the Characters/MarvelComicsHeraldsOfGalactus page.

[[folder:Tyrant]]
!!Tyrant
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While not an official herald, Tyrant was the first creation of Galactus that was imbued with the Power Cosmic.

* AGodAmI: What he thinks after he gained his masters' power.
* BigBad: The main villain of ''Cosmic Powers'' and [[spoiler: ''Silver Surfer Rebirth''.]]
* {{Cyborg}}
* DePower: Used to be as big and powerful as Galactus before turning on him. However, even after being depowered he is still a big threat to the herald-tier characters.
* EvilIsBigger: Not only Tyrant towers over Silver Surfer, he is even bigger than ''Thanos''.
* EyeBeams: His eye beams are powerful enough to counter Gladiator's Heat Vision.
* GalacticConqueror: Could easily be the poster child for it. He often boasts of enslaving entire galaxies and carving an empire from the stars, even though it was never showed him actually ruling planets.
* HumanoidAbomination: A grotesque god-like cyborg who feeds on the energy of superheroes and villains and can defeat a whole squad of cosmic heavy hitters.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Tyrant finally met his end when Morg blasted him with the Ultimate Nullifier.]]
** [[spoiler: Averted. He's back fine and dandy in ''Silver Surfer Rebirth''. ]]
* TheJuggernaut: Virtually unstoppable for the cosmic heroes. Thanos was the only one capable of taking on Tyrant in a one on one fight, and the fight ended in a stalemate.
* MechanicalMonster: Tyrant is a nightmarish 10 feet tall cyborg.
* RobotHair: Has a large mane of hair-like cables on his head.
* RobotMaster: Commands an army of MechaMooks to enact his conquests.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: During his prime, his fight with Galactus destroyed multiple galaxies before being depowered.
* PsychoPrototype: One of the first prototypes of his master, and definitely insane.
* SatanicArchetype: He as been described as the Devil to Galactus' God.
* {{Technopathy}}: His main ability, he is extremely adept at technology.
* TheWorfEffect: Easily defeated Silver Surfer, Gladiator, Beta Ray Bill and Terrax together soon after his debut.
* TimeAbyss: He's almost as old as Galactus.

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* SuperWeight: Level 5.

* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: And talk in space, too. Justified since he doesn't actually need to breathe or use sound to communicate; [[AWizardDidIt Power Cosmic]], remember?

* DoesNotLikeShoes: As a part of his FullFrontalAssault-ness. Weirdly, he doesn't seem to have any toes, his feet being shaped like boots.

* WowingCthulhu: Silver Surfer's OriginStory involves a civilian named Norrin Radd impressing ComicBook/{{Galactus}}, a PlanetEater, with his devotion to his home planet, Zen-Laa. Galactus spares Radd's planet in exchange for him becoming Galactus's herald.