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! Richard Rider Nova
[[folder:Richard Rider]]
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The first Nova from Earth. A typical kid from New York, given the duties of a Nova Centurion by the dying officer Rhomann Dey. Rich had numerous ups and downs during his time as a Nova, and was a founding member of the New Warriors. During ''Annihilation'', Rich was the only survivor of the destruction of the Nova Corps, and had to take on all of the Nova Force, with assistance from the Worldmind keeping him from going completely insane. Rich eventually disappeared at the end of ''The Thanos Imperative'', assumed dead along with Star Lord. While Star Lord did return soon enough, Rich did not, having apparently sacrificed himself. However, Sam Alexander found that Rich had in fact survived.

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!CharacterSheet for the ''ComicBook/{{Nova}}''.

This sheet refers to characters from the ''ComicBook/{{Nova}}'' comic book series.

'''Remember''', this sheet is for characters and examples from the Prime Marvel Universe Nova series only. Please do not list characters, or examples from other shows, movies or alternate universes here. If you have thought of a trope that fits a
Nova from Earth. A typical kid from New York, given the duties of a Nova Centurion by the dying officer Rhomann Dey. Rich had numerous ups and downs during his time as a Nova, and was a founding member of the New Warriors. During ''Annihilation'', Rich was the only survivor of the destruction of the Nova Corps, and had to another universe please take on all of the Nova Force, with assistance from the Worldmind keeping him from going completely insane. Rich eventually disappeared at the end of ''The Thanos Imperative'', assumed dead along with Star Lord. While Star Lord did return soon enough, Rich did not, having apparently sacrificed himself. However, Sam Alexander found that Rich had in fact survived.example to its respective sheet.

'''WARNING:''' There are unmarked spoilers on these sheets for all but the most recent comics.



* AbusiveParents: While his relationship with his father was always strained, the 2020 series reveals that one particular rant when a young Richard asked him for help with his homework really affected Rich deeply. As a result, he feels guilty about seeking help from others.
* TheAce: After the Annihilation War, he was considered this by Marvel's cosmic characters.
* AlliterativeName: '''Ri'''chard '''Ri'''der
** UnfortunateNames: Dick Rider.
* AloofBigBrother: For his brother Robbie. It took Richard some time to realise this, though.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: To [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan]]. Both are everymen brought into a SpaceCop organisation and who end up fighting in large cosmic battles rather than performing everyday superheroics.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Both to his actual brother Rob, and to Sam Alexander. [[spoiler:Failing to save Rob from the Fraternity of Raptors was a key factor in him [[TookALevelInCynic becoming a lot more bitter and cynical in recent years]].]]
* BigBrotherMentor: Averted towards his actual brother. Rich was initially against Rob joining the Corp due to the dangers he'd be exposed to. He eventually let him stay on in a mission control role until he received enough proper training to go out on field missions. Played straight towards Sam Alexander who he tries to act as a big brother figure towards while showing him the ropes. Especially after learning about his DisappearedDad.
* TheBigGuy: With almost the entire Nova Force within him, Nova is one of the team's heaviest hitters, powerful enough to go toe to toe with godlike beings.
* BreakTheBadass: The events of 2019 do a serious number of his mental well-being. [[spoiler:Losing your brother, dying, and being revived by your worst enemy will do that to you.]]
* BrokenAce: By the time Richard finally joined the Guardians, he was extremely battle weary after witnessing the new Nova Corp's extermination at the hands of the Universal Church of Truth and barely holding off the second Cancerverse invasion shortly afterwards. He even comments that many who once looked up to him are starting to view him as paranoid when he warns them about new cosmic threats. Eventually Hercules convinces him to see a therapist on Halfworld.
* CatchPhrase: "Blue Blazes!" Used because his father disapproved of Rich swearing.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: After ''Annihilation'', Rich spent several weeks going around the universe answering any and all distress calls he could, refusing to take any rest. It took nearly flying into a black hole to convince him he probably needed to take a time out.
* DePower: Happened at least twice. [[spoiler: The last time with bad consequences – Richard found out he was using his powers for so long that without them he was dying]].
* {{Determinator}}: He's nigh-unstoppable once he gets going. It usually takes dying to make him lie down (and that's assuming it'll stick).
* FantasticRacism: He hates bugs. That he fought on the front lines of the [[BugWar Annihilation War]] has something to do with that.
* FishOutOfWater: Post-''Annihilation'', he's generally played this trope towards mainstream Marvel superheroes. Since he's often dealing with bigger threats in space, he's largely disconnected from Earth's superhero community.
* FlyingBrick: He calls himself Human Rocket for a reason.
* GondorCallsForAid: He put together the new Guardians team as the reborn gods of Olympus began their destructive crusade, knowing most of the universe's other heroes were still recovering from the second Cancerverse invasion.
* GravityMaster: One of the many uses of the Nova Force.
* HeroesLoveDogs: Takes an immediate shine to Cosmo when he first meets him.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: At certain points in his life he's had this dynamic with several other heroes, ranging from former New Warrior teammates like Darkhawk to fellow cosmic heroes such as Star Lord & Quasar.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:At the end of ''The Thanos Imperative'', he and Peter Quill apparently die sealing Thanos in the Cancerverse.]]
** BackFromTheDead: He returns at the end of ''Nova'' volume 6 [[spoiler: though he's secretly a half dead Cancerverse zombie. He makes a full return to life at the end of volume 7]]
** He pulls another one in ''Annihilation Scourge'' to stop the Cancerverse's second invasion. However he is almost immediately brought back to life in the same book.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness
* InterspeciesRomance: With Gamora and Namorita.
* KidHero: What he started out as, a regular high-school teenager given superpowers. During the 90s, he briefly took to calling himself Kid Nova, but what with everything he's gone through, "kid" is a term that ''definitely'' doesn't apply to him.
* LegacyCharacter: Became Nova after Rhomann Dey.
* LightningBruiser: He doesn't call himself the Human Rocket for nothing.
* TheNicknamer: Nova is fond of giving nicknames to his friends such as "Super-Tights" for Justice, "Toothpick" for Speedball and "Nita" for Namorita.
* TheParagon
* ParentalSubstitute: When he and Sam shared a series, he acts as a father figure to Sam. In the 2020 ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' series he even states that he views Sam as a kid brother to him.
* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: Considers himself this, and was even chosen to be Nova for this very reason.
* SenselessSacrifice: [[spoiler:He and Star Lord supposedly sacrificed themselves to seal Thanos away in the Cancerverse. Then Star Lord and Thanos got out. Then it turned out the Cancerverse still survived, meaning Rich's sacrifice was kind of entirely pointless.]]
* SuperheroSobriquets: “The Human Rocket”
* SuperSpeed: He may be the fastest thing in the Marvel Universe, when he bugs out even Cosmic Ghost Rider (an especially powerful Herald of Galactus) tells his team-mates that he can't catch up to him.
* TheLeader: During & post ''ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}'' whenever a cosmic event threatens the universe, Rich will more often than not take the reins of the defense effort, with little to no objection from the other cosmic powers. He was also this to the Nova Corps up until his "death".
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Just the crap he went through in ''Annihilation'' should've been enough to get him sent off to a therapist, but by the end of 2019 it's even worse. Actually averted in ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2020'', when he actually does go to a shrink, if reluctantly.
* TookALevelInBadass: During ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}, Rich gains the entirety of the Nova Force, allowing him to become one of the most physically powerful beings around.
* TookALevelInCynic: Everything he went through in the 2019 books really did a number on his worldview. After ''Annihilation Scourge'', he almost instinctively responds to others showing optimism with bitterness and pessimism. ''Guardians'' tones it down a little, but he's still pretty sour about some things, such as humanity. He pretty much chastises Quasar for his general optimism in the aftermath of Scourge and makes similar comments to Noh-Varr. This gets worse after [[spoiler: Star-Lord's death shortly after he joins the Guardians of the Galaxy]].
* TookALevelInKindness: He was an ass during his early ComicBook/NewWarriors days, constantly arguing and badmouthing his team-mates while constantly hitting on Namorita. He was still very bitter initially after years of working dead-end jobs and was also acting macho to compensate for being a bit of a light-weight in power levels. He becomes a lot nicer and nobler after time.
* TheUnfavorite: Not too bad as of late, but being almost painfully average in a family of geniuses and prodigies certainly gave off this vibe with his father. Interestingly, both he and his brother envied the other for their gifts.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: A threat of having all the Nova Force in him was that Rich could have gone mad from the stress, as happened to the last guy who tried it, Garthan Saal. Aside from a very brief moment of rage (which the Worldmind attributed to the fact that he was working for weeks without any rest), Rich never showed any signs of madness, which was later attributed to just being too human to go nuts.
* WorldsBestWarrior: Between stopping both the [[ComicBook/{{Annihilation}} Annihilation Wave]] & [[ComicBook/TheThanosImperative The Cancerverse Incursion]], Rich has been heralded by the cosmic population as the greatest Nova Corpsman ever produced.
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[[folder:Rob Rider]]
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Richard Rider's brother.
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* AloofBigBrother: Overshadowed by his brother's stint as Nova, Rob feels Rich comes off as this to him. After a point, Rich takes time to assure that he doesn't mean to come off as aloof to Rob, while also noting Rob's skill with the Nova Force is more than commendable.
* AscendedFan: Became part of Nova Corps.
* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:Between being tortured by the Fraternity of Raptors and the apparent abandonment by Richard (Robbie was unaware that Richard was trapped in another universe for several years and Richard believed that Rob was killed during ComicBook/TheThanosImperative with the rest of the other Novas) Robbie resents his former allies and joins the Raptors as [=Talonar/Talon-R=]]].
* BigBrotherWorship: And this is despite Rob's misgivings towards his brother.
* GravityMaster: Rich acknowledges that Rob, who only had the Nova Force for a few days, did a better job with his gravity powers than Rich did with years of experience. And that was holding down a FlyingBrick.
* MyNaymeIs: [[spoiler: When he first appears before the Guardians of the Galaxy as Talon-R, the Guardians (and the reader) interpret his name as "Talonar" instead.]]
* PutOnABus: He was never seen after his appearance in Volume 4. [[spoiler: He's also not found among the dead Novas, which left his fate after ''The Thanos Imperative'' ambiguous. When he's brought up in Sam's volume, it's implied that Rob could still be out there somewhere.]]
** TheBusCameBack: In All-New Guardians of the Galaxy [[spoiler:as the villainous Talonar.]]
* TeenGenius: Built a weather-controlling machine and a robotic Sherlock Holmes in his basement.
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[[folder:Charles Rider]]
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Richard Rider's father.
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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: He later testified the crimes of the Inner Circle when he was jailed for his role in hiring an assassin to kill his brother.]]
* CainAndAbel: He was the [[spoiler:Cain (murderer)]] to [[spoiler: Ralph's Abel (victim).]]
* CatchPhrase: He doesn't swear, and instead says "blue blazes", which is where Richard got it from.
* DarkSecret: He was a member of a [[spoiler: crime organization]] called [[spoiler: the Inner Circle.]]
* DisappearedDad: Revealed to have passed away between Nova volumes 6 and 7.
* IHaveNoSon: He kicked out Richard in disapproval of his career as Nova and later regretted it. [[spoiler:When Sam brings home Rich's helmet, he slumps down in tears.]]
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:Although the fate of Rob isn't known, his son Richard performed a HeroicSacrifice during the Thanos Imperative arc. Later reversed. Charles died almost immediately before Richard came BackFromTheDead.]]
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[[folder:Gloria Rider]]
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Richard Rider's mother.
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* BearerOfBadNews: After her son's resurrection, one of the very first things she has to tell Rich is that his father died shortly before his return.
* CommunicationsOfficer: She was also part-time police dispatcher.
* {{Housewife}}: Most of the time.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:She lost her son Richard Rider in ''The Thanos Imperative''.]]
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[[folder:Dr. Ralph Rider]]
Richard Rider's uncle and a famous scientist
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* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: He became an Abel (victim) to Charles' Cain (murderer).]]
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Uncle, Like Nephew]]: Although subverted with Richard Rider, it applied to Robert Rider and his aptitude for science like his uncle.
* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Uncle]]: became this for Richard's mistaken assumption that Spider-Man killed him
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! Sam Alexander Nova

[[folder:Sam Alexander]]
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The second Nova from Earth. Sam happens upon his father's helmet tucked away in his garage on one particularly bad day. Trying it on on a whim, he discovers that the fantastical stories he was told from his [[DisappearedDad disappeared and presumed deadbeat dad]] actually had truth to them when he is immersed in a power, space-capable costume. With no control over his powers at first, he ends up drawing the attention of Rocket and Gamora, who give him the bare-bones basics of who he is and what he can do with the helmet.

From there, he steadily branches outward, slowly embracing his role as the new, and at the time, last, Human Rocket, with the universe throwing everything it can at the young teen to hamper him, body and mind.

Sam eventually builds up enough feats to his name to be initiated as a member of the Avengers, [[ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers an offer he takes up on post-Secret Wars]], though it doesn't last indefinitely. He was also a member of the latest incarnation of the ComicBook/NewWarriors, though he since refers to himself as an "honorary" member after the series ended.
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* AffirmativeActionLegacy: Half-Latino taking the spotlight as the new Nova after Richard Rider's HeroicSacrifice.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: To [[Franchise/GreenLantern Kyle Rayner]]. Both are minorities taking up the job of their white predecessor, largely acting on their own while their predecessor was part of a larger organisation, and focus more on down to Earth situations.
* BearerOfBadNews: [[spoiler:Nova Volume 5, Issue 29; he felt sorrow over delivering the news on demise of Richard Rider to his parents.]]
* BerserkButton: DO NOT threaten Sam's family ever. Best to avoid disrespecting them, too, for that matter.
** Never threaten to take Sam Alexander's helmet.
* BigBrotherInstinct: To Kaelynn.
* BookDumb: He might be a creative strategist, but Sam is fully aware that he's the least intelligent member of almost every team he's on.
* BornUnlucky: Whether this is an intentional parallel to Spider-Man or not, Sam's luck does tend to rival the infamous Parker Luck.
* BroughtDownToNormal: Has his helmet confiscated in Infinity Countdown Champions #2, which means he no longer has any powers. Leaves with Kaeldra, taking her offer to help him get his helmet back.
* CanonImmigrant: The second Nova, Sam Alexander, was created for the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series. He appeared in the comics first thanks to the lengthy production cycle.
* CharacterDevelopment: Sam becomes less arrogant and more responsible in his actions as his tenure goes on. Similarly, the insecurities he harbors come to light and take new shapes as time goes on as well, from his the complex over his missing father, to whether he a good enough Superhero, to his feelings over the lack of respect he gets as a Superhero.
* DependingOnTheArtist:
** From before he became Nova to after and both in and outside of his uniform, Sam's height and physique (going from a short, slender kid with no real muscle definition, befitting of someone who's only exercise is casual skateboarding, to being taller and surprisingly cut and back again) waver depending on who is drawing his given appearance at the time. Sometimes drastically so.
** Similarly, Sam's skin complexion can and has changed depending on who is drawing him. As conceived for ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'', Sam had a tan complexion (lighter than Ava's but darker than Peter and Danny's). In most of the comics/appearances that came before and after the show, however, he's drawn light-skinned/White. Though, even that's not 100% consistent, even if he's generally never drawn as dark as he was conceived to be. In Loveness and Perez's Volume of Nova, Perez drew Sam to be closer in complexion to his animated counter-part (with some inconsistencies still present, but just not as much). Additionally, during this time, this gave Sam additional visual distinctions from Richard, who was also a main character in that Volume.
* DentedIron: In his original series, Sam tends to get beat up ''a lot.'' This reaches its apex where an encounter with [[ComicBook/{{Axis}} an inverted Hulk]] leaves him with a broken arm and a concussion.
* {{Determinator}}: He [[GoodIsDumb may not be too smart]], but he's stubborn enough to keep fighting through anything, even with Hulk-inflicted brain damage.
* TheDitz: Depending on the subject at hand. He grows out of this to some extent later on.
** GeniusDitz: According to his principal, he had checked out a morse-code book that was left in the library for 25 years. At the same time, Sam used that code to create an encoded message on a stranded ship attacked by aliens. In addition, his developing interest in Chess has inspired him into becoming a capable strategist.
* {{Expy}}: Sam Alexander is intended to be an homage to both Spider-Man and Nova's (Richard's) early years.
* FantasticReligiousWeirdness: Used this trope to decline membership into Avengers [[spoiler: at first]] due to Thor being a Pagan god, which is against his possibly Catholic beliefs.
* FishOutOfWater: When involved with the wider Cosmic Marvel side of things. Sam is generally more focused on Earth superheroics, in contrast to his predecessor. When the two meet and head into space, he's shocked to learn of the Annihilation War and such, and is visibly not comfortable hanging with Richard's friends.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Though not confirmed, the High Evolutionary believed him to be one.
* LatinoIsBrown: Subverted, he was shown to be lighter skinned than his mother and sister, along with having blue eyes, the former being a notable contrast to his Ultimate Spider-Man appearance. A couple of the concept art pieces for the upcoming Nova Volume drawn by Ramon Perez, featuring both Sam and Richard, shows Sam with a complexion more inline with the [[http://cbr.imgix.net/2016/10/Nova-Designs-2-by-Ramon-Perez.png aforementioned]] [[http://cbr.imgix.net/2016/10/Nova-2-Cover-by-Ramon-Perez.jpg Ultimate Spider-Man look]], while [[http://cbr.imgix.net/2016/10/Nova-Designs-1-by-Ramon-Perez.jpg others]] show it to be [[http://cbr.imgix.net/2016/10/Nova-1-Cover-by-Ramon-Perez.png the same]] as it's always been in the comics. What will stick remains to be seen, though as of now, it seems he's back to how he's usually drawn/colored, with Perez's designs (include Sam's Nova costume touch-ups) seemingly having been ignored.
* LeeroyJenkins: During his stint as a member of the New Warriors.
* MixedAncestry: Half Latino and Half White. Also possibly part alien on his dad's side, if the musings of the High Evolutionary are to be believed.
* OutOfFocus: Outside of his own books, he tends to get the shaft, focus-wise, especially within the Sam/Kamala/Miles trio that is formed post-''Secret Wars''. Becomes egregious when it ended up happening during the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers story arc that was ''supposed'' to be focused on and driven by ''Sam'' himself. Since the unfortunate [[CutShort cancellation]] of Loveness and Perez's run, Sam has been out of focus in the entire contemporary Marvel Universe. While he does appear in ''Champions'', he's usually just... there. Coinciding with the end of Loveness and Perez's run was Marvel's focus on Richard Rider in their cosmic stories. See, also, TheUnfavorite below.
* TooDumbToLive: At one point, Sam thought it was a sensible idea to take off his helmet, the thing giving him his powers, ''while in flight''.
* TheUnfavorite: How he feels about himself in relation to his teammates in the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers line-up (something that even Richard has gone through at times). The various appearances of the trio of Sam/Kamala/Miles tend to lean towards implying this with whom the characters are shown to interact with and with how they are shown doing so.[[labelnote:Some examples:]]Kamala cameos early in Miles's book, with Sam nowhere to be seen. When Sam and Miles cameo in Kamala's book, Miles and his supporting cast are written into the story of the issue, with Sam being a flyby and literal cameo with naught but a single line. Despite living the farthest away, he can travel easier and faster to either than even Miles and Kamala (sans Lockjaw) can to each other. In general, after a certain point past early ANAD Avengers, Sam is often made to come off as a third wheel to Miles and Kamala's interactions.[[/labelnote]] This becomes very apparent at the celebration party for taking down the Celestial Destroyer prior to ComicBook/CivilWarII; he was generally left out by the other teen heroes ''on his own team'', completely forgotten by Rogue and Jean Grey, and completely ignored by Iron Man. His closest friend on the team is Kamala Khan, and even then, the two [[VitriolicBestBuds still spend most of the time bickering with each other]], and Kamala spends just as much time with Miles as she does Sam even though Miles doesn't spend as much time with Sam as he does Kamala. Though by the time they found the Champions, he and Miles seem to have become close friends as they're seen being friendly and quipping with each other while the rest of their team either bickers or remains silent.
** Another of Sam's recurring plights that gets highlighted during ComicBook/CivilWarII is how he lacks a mentor figure. Ms. Marvel has Captain Marvel, Miles has both Peter and Tony (who were shown to have fought over his affections and attention at one point), but Sam doesn't have anyone. [[spoiler: Until late in his first post-Secret Wars run and the following run where he frees and gains Rich as an actual mentor. But even that doesn't last when his book gets tragically CutShort and Sam effectively loses his mentor because of it.]]
** His status as TheUnfavorite comes to a bit of a head near the end of his first post-Secret Wars book. [[spoiler:In Issue 9, he meets [[ComicBook/{{Nextwave}} The Captain]], who cynically tells Sam to suck it up on account of superheroing being a thankless and in turn pointless job. A couple of issues later, he happens upon his predecessor Richard, who, more encouragingly, tells him to suck it up because being a hero isn't about being noticed, but about doing what you know is right, even if it's hard. Though he may remain TheUnfavorite outside of his books, it remains to be seen if he'll continue to feel like TheUnfavorite once he teams up with Richard.]]
** And with Richard's full return, this pops up again as Cosmo flat out states that Richard is his favorite Nova while Sam is right next to him. Cosmo tries to clarify that they don't consider Sam a bad Nova, but compared to the guy who singlehandedly killed Annihilus (another point which comes up a lot) it's kinda hard for the galaxy not to play favorites. Rich attempted to console him when this happened, and it's almost made clear that, on Earth at least, Sam fits in better than Richard, who is more cosmic-bound.
** After the point wherein his most recent solo by Loveness and Perez is [[CutShort cancelled]], he suffers this out-of-universe, pretty much dropping off the face of the contemporary Marvel Universe (comics or otherwise) outside of the ''[[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]'', an ensemble book wherein he can only be allotted so much focus.
*** While Sam did seem to be feeling better about his TheUnfavorite treatment in-universe throughout the early and mid-''Champions'' run by Mark Waid, Sam's status as TheUnfavorite and his anxieties about that resurface under Jim Zub. Under Zub, Sam very quickly loses his Nova Helmet, confiscated under suspect means. With no way of getting it back (apparently, Sam or his allies/connections contacting Rich to help sort this out isn't an option), Sam begins to suffer from being the only powerless person on the team. And this time, he is noticeable more angry and less restrained in showing his feelings on the matter. The subsequent Weirdworld StoryArc plays on this, wherein Sam [[spoiler: sans some of his memories is made to believe he is the son of the story's ArcVillain, Eshu, the Master of the World (and brother to a similarly memory-tampered Nadia). In Weirdworld, not only does Sam's other big anxiety-point get placated when he "gains" Eshu as a loving, encouraging father, he also gains the ability to control and manipulate the crystals of that world, along with a new powered persona, the Nova Knight, and costume to go with it. Of course, this just highlights, in a LotusEaterMachine kinda way, what kind of toll Sam is going through, and all those "additions" are gone when he's freed and the StoryArc ends.]]
*** While it seemed like Sam internally was headed in a more positive direction after Weirdworld, post-''Champions'''s renumbering, he still suffers from this. Now relegated as the expanded team's mobile base pilot, Sam's attempts to interact with his fellow team vets are greeted with getting coldly brushed off and locked out of his own room, getting yelled at for taking issue with that, getting left out of the loop more blatantly than before, being the ButtMonkey of the newer members' training mishaps, and also having to fend off (read: dodge for dear life) one his old personal foes long thought dealt with who is totally after revenge. Where this is all going is anyone's guess, but the big takeaway is that Sam still hasn't shaken this Trope, nor his negative feelings about being under it.
* YankTheDogsChain: Poor Sam. The kid's been through the ringer multiple times, in spite of his relatively short overall tenure. [[spoiler: That the person he brought home thinking he was his father turned out to be a [[TheMole clone sent by the Chitauri]] to gain access to his helmet's power was a pretty big blow; the 8+ months spent with the clone has made it that much harder to find his dad's actual whereabouts from a trail long since gone cold. Couple that with the neglect he feels from both his ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers teammates and the Superhero community at large, and it's no wonder Sam contemplates quitting.]]
** PetTheDog: After finally meeting his predecessor, first through a personality back-up in the Worldmind, and second when Richard finally returns from his death, Rich gives Sam a much needed pep talk and encouragement while serving as a mentor figure.
*** Goes back to being yanked again during Jim Zub's ''[[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]'' run, where he has his Nova Helmet confiscated and suffers being powerless because of it. Then he gets re-powered a little after that, and once more gains fatherly recognition and a validated sense of purpose. [[spoiler: But it was in Weirdworld, and he was being manipulated by ArcVillain Eshu, twisting and tainting all of the recognition and validation he received. Oh, and he lost the powers he learned to wield as soon as the arc ended, so he's back to being powerless and suffering because of it.]] On a more meta level, because his most recent solo was CutShort, he functionally no longer has Richard as a mentor/father-figure, never mind how brief their time as a team and duo already was.
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[[folder:Kaelynn Alexander]]
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The younger sister of Sam Alexander.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Though not as annoying as usual, [[spoiler: she did accidentally destroy a wall after wearing Nova's helmet.]]
* GirlishPigtails: Sports two of them.
* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Shown carrying around stuffed toys.
* MixedAncestry: Like Sam, she's part Latino and part white. Of note, her complexion is closer to her mother's. May also be part alien on her dad's side like Sam, if what the High Evolutionary mused towards Sam that one time is true.
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[[folder:Eva Alexander]]
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The mother of Sam and Kaelynn Alexander. Wife of Jesse Alexander.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Both Eva and Jesse were dating when they were at Sam's age.
* HappilyMarried: She and Jesse's marriage seem to be cohesive despite the latter's alcoholism.
* {{Housewife}}: Until the disappearance of Jesse forces her to be the breadwinner.
* KeepTheHomeFiresBurning: For both her husband Jesse and her son Sam.
* ParentsAsPeople: Throughout her appearances inside and outside Sam's Nova runs, we learn and understand just how much a natural parent Eva is, and just how much a regular person she is, too. This includes acting and reacting like how an average parent with a superpowered teenaged son (and husband) in her life might act and react. Even once she acquiesces to her son's superheroics, Eva is naturally worried about her son's well-being, dealing with the stress of that and going about her day as best she can.
* SecretKeeper: She held/holds both Jesse and her son Sam's secret as Novas.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Jesse Alexander]]
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The father of Sam and Kaelynn Alexander, and the husband of Eva Alexander. He used to be a member of Supernovas, a black ops division, [[spoiler: formed from a group of rogue Novas led by Adomax]], of Novacorps.
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* TheAlcoholic: Though he did sober up after [[spoiler: being MadeASlave before leading a [[SlaveLiberation slave revolt]].]]
* AntiHero: Well, his morals were a bit lax compared to the more straightforwardly heroic Novas, [[spoiler: including his morally dubious work with the Supernovas, and abandoning them in a botched escape to see his son's birth.]]
* BrokenPedestal: To Sam Alexander, who became disillusioned with Jesse's stories during his inept job as a janitor, believe Jesse may have made it up to cope with his life.
** RebuiltPedestal: [[spoiler: A double subversion. Sam later discovers that he was actually a real Nova but his group of Nova became nothing more than a gang of thieves and murderers. However, it was revealed that he was actually TheMole for the Nova Corps and turned the Supernovas into a black operations unit.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: He managed to get sober, adapt to his new life, and even find a new job after getting abducted.[[spoiler: Until we find out that the person getting the development was returned to Earth was actually [[TheMole a clone]] of Jesse created by the Chitauri as a means of getting close to the power in Sam's black helmet. Though, even he gets development after Superheroing with Sam long enough, to the point where he does a HeelFaceTurn. This clone is last seen flying off to prevent the arrival of more clones and to find the true whereabouts of Jesse.]]
* DadTheVeteran: A Former Black Nova.
* [[DatingWhatDaddyHates Dating What Mommy Hates]]: He chose Eva (mostly based on her "troublemaker" status and possibly MalignedMixedMarriage) and ended up getting disconnected from his mother ever since.
* {{Deconstruction}}: Well, he quit his job as a Nova to raise his family. It didn't turn out well.
* DisappearedDad: The main starter of Sam Alexander's role as Nova, as well as a major driving force behind his overall character. [[spoiler: Subverted in the Issue 32 finale, before getting Double Subverted upon the reveal the his "father" was actually a clone.]]
* TheEngineer: He was somewhat mechanically talented with the first issue of Volume 6 with him configuring his Nova Corps helmet.
* HappilyMarried: To Eva.
* HumanAliens: [[spoiler: High Evolutionary claimed that Sam is half human. Though unconfirmed so far, if true, then Jessie is actually a very human looking alien like the Xandarians or the pink Kree.]]
* IsThatWhatHeToldYou: Jesse told his children that his Black Nova squad performed a HeroicSacrifice to both call for backup and return to see his newborn son, Sam. [[spoiler: In reality; however, he abandoned them in a middle of an escape from the Chitauri to see his family.]]
* LastOfHisKind: So far, the only known Nova Corps member left, after Thanos Imperative besides Garthan Saal and [[spoiler:Robert Rider]].
* LineageComesFromTheFather: It maybe possible that his helmet can only be used by his children, Sam and Kaelynn.
* MadeASlave: [[spoiler:His former Black Nova gang later caught him and sold him to the Chitauri as a gladiator. However, he escaped from the Chitauri via a slave revolt, fleeing to Knowhere.]]
* RetiredBadass: A {{Deconstruction}}; his then-current and inept job as a janitor and his alcoholism showed his inability to adapt to civilian life after many years as a Nova.
* ScrewThisImOutofHere: [[spoiler:He ditched his team in the middle of an escape from the Chitauri to return to Earth for his family.]]
* ShellShockedVeteran: His alcoholism may stem from his years as a Nova Centurion [[spoiler:, along with working as TheMole in Supernovas]].
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: After being sold to the Chitauri as a gladiator and becoming sober in the process, he later staged a revolt and escaped from Chitauri Prime with his fellow inmates.]]

[[/folder]]

! Carefree Highschool

[[folder: Principal Philbin]]
Principal of Carefree High School.
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* AFatherToHisMen: He deeply cared about his students and even risked his life defending them from Kluh's attack until Nova arrived to save the day.
* DeanBitterman: Downplayed and eventually Subverted as the story progresses.
* {{Expy}}: Looks similar to Gerald Strickland from Film/BackToTheFuture.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler: When Sam Alexander got expelled from school for his continued absence, he later listened to his story on his DisappearedDad and allowed him to attend school but have to attend summer school to make up for it.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Carrie]]
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Classmate and Crush of Sam Alexander. [[spoiler: Later on, his girlfriend.]]
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Tried one and later got dumped. [[spoiler: Subverted when she dates with Sam Alexander.]]
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Carrie has known Sam since the they were in middle school. They have ShipTease throughout Sam's first series until Issue 26 finally having them become a couple.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: The 2015 relaunch sees Carrie and Karl effectively written out of the book and never mentioned again. Most damning in the 2016 relaunch, Sam is now given a new LoveInterest entirely.
* MulticoloredHair: She has purple hair highlight with her natural dark hair.
* PerkyGoth
* TokenGoodTeammate: She hangs out as part of Karl Moffet's GangOfBullies, but she's never actually shown bullying anyone.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Karl Moffet]]
A student in Carefree Highschool and a bully
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* TheBully: Towards Sam Alexander.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: The 2015 relaunch sees Carrie and Karl effectively written out of the book and never mentioned again.
* {{Expy}}: An intentional one of early Spiderman's Flash Thompson. He even dressed as Agent Venom, Flash Thompson's heroic persona at the time, for Halloween to further emphasize his similarity.
* {{Jerkass}}: Oh boy, is he!
[[/folder]]

! Xandarians
[[folder: Worldmind]]
The Xandarian sentient supercomputer. After the destruction of Xandar during Annihilation, it merged with Richard Rider to allow him to control the Nova Force.
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* AssimilationPlot: [[spoiler:It takes control of the mindless husks in the Cancerverse to form an army.]]
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Of Nova volume 7.]]
* CatchPhrase: "It is critical you pay attention at this time." Usually when something incredibly bad is coming toward Rich.
* DeadpanSnarker: On occasion, but especially when dealing with the Phalanx infection. During the time it took on Ko-Rel's appearance and personality, sass increased by a dramatic amount.
* FusionDance: Between Worldmind and Ego.
* TheNthDoctor: The Worldmind has the uploaded minds and personality of every Nova Corpsman that ever lived. After its default persona is too badly corrupted by merging with Ego, it replaces it with one of Ko-Rel. After ''The Thanos Imperative'', the Ko-Rel personality just sort of... disappeared.
* SanitySlippage: Has suffered through this several times, the first when in attempting to help Rider control the Nova Force, Worldmind is corrupted himself. This led to a FusionDance between Worldmind and Ego. The second time occurs [[spoiler: after being left in the Cancerverse by Rider and has to fight for its own survivial.]]
* SophisticatedAsHell: Usually tends to speak exactly as you'd imagine a living computer to speak, though not always.
-->'''Worldmind:''' ''(on seeing the NegativeSpaceWedgie Knowhere sits outside of)'' My "funk" has also been taken to a new level.
* TragicMonster: In Volume 7 [[spoiler: It attempts to lead the Cancerverse for a second invasion of the main Marvel Universe because of the pain it felt from the deaths of every single being who was linked to it. Between the deaths of every single Corpsman in the Annihilation War and Richard's multiple deaths throughout the series (of which there were 3 or 4 up to that point) Worldmind wanted to create a universe free from the pain of death and loss and rapidly went off the deep end after that.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Xandarians in General]]
The creator of Nova Corps along with Nova Force. Once a relatively peaceful civilization known for advanced science, they have been reduced to inhabiting domed habitation built from the shattered remains of their homeworld.
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* AliensAreBastards: Perhaps the biggest exception to the rule as far as major alien races in the Marvel Universe go. Xandarians were by far one of the most amicable and least hostile alien races in relation with Earth. This extends to other relations as well as their military mostly serves as a peacekeeping force protecting anyone they find in need.
* BackFromTheDead: An example involving entire species. After the Nova run, the entire race had been rendered extinct from a reprise attack by Nebula for her father's death. This all changed in ''New Warriors'', where the World Mind was activated by the presence of Richard Rider's nascent Nova Force before utilizing it to clone Queen Adora before gaining full access to revive all of the population.
** KilledOffForReal: As of ''ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}'', the entirety of Xandar along with the Nova Corps--except Richard Rider--were exterminated by Annihilus in the opening issue.
* BrainUploading: The Worldmind is made up of memories and knowledge of deceased Xandarians. It later played a role in a ''New Warriors'' storyline, where the stored memories and genetic materials of Xandarians were used to clone an entire race after their extinction.
* HumanAliens: In fact, no known alien features can be seen among Xandarians.
* LastOfHisKind: So far, Firelord (Pyreus Kril), Air-Walker(Gabriel Lan) and Supernova (Garthan Saal) are the only known living people who originated from Xandar. And since Gabriel is currently an android created by Galactus after the original died this is a lot more literal for Pyreus and Garthan.
* ProudScholarRace: Their intellectual capability allowed them to develop the Worldmind along with the Nova Force, though they are also [[BewareTheNiceOnes capable warriors]].
* ShatteredWorld: Until the planet's demise in [[ComicBook/{{Annihilation}} Annihilation Wave]], their home planet is now interconnected [[DomedCity Domed Cities]] with intervention by The Watcher after Zorr the Conqueror's attack on their planet.
* UnexplainedRecovery: ''Annihilation'' begins with what's left of Xandar getting blown to tiny, tiny pieces, and the remains either getting eaten by the Wave or falling into their sun. Come Sam Alexander's run, Xandar is entirely intact (that the issue showing this was written by Gerry Duggan, who retconned a ''lot'' of stuff relating to the Novas, might be a contributing factor).
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Queen Adora]]
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The Suzerain, or the ruler, of Xandar.
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* BackFromTheDead: She was first to be cloned when the planet's failsafe detected Garthan Saal and Richard Rider's Nova energy.
* HappilyMarried: She and her husband, Tanak, has been a close couple.
* TheHighQueen: Adora was portrayed as decent ruler, even through the hardship after Xandar was shattered into multiple habitable fragments.
* HotConsort: She is an attractive ruler of Xandar, which is reinforced by her marriage to her husband Tanak Valt who is a de facto military commander.
* TookALevelInBadass: After the revival of the entire race, Adora had assumed as the Commander of the Nova Corps with her being imbued with Nova Force upon her cloning.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: During ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}, she didn't appear in the comics during the (final) demise of Xandarians and Nova Corps. Though [[spoiler: the Worldmind's projections of its archives in Volume 7 of Nova]] showed her among the holograms of deceased Xandarians implies she's dead.
[[/folder]]

!Nova Corps
[[folder: In General]]
* RedShirtArmy: The Nova Corps have the unfortunate tendency of dying in droves whenever a major crisis hits the Cosmic corner of the Marvel Universe. ''Annihilation'' and ''War of Kings'' being good examples.
* TheRemnant: By ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2020'', the only active corp members are Richard Rider and, maybe, Sam Alexander. No word of the other corps members that were deputized but never seen killed.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Rhomann Dey]]
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* DeathByOriginStory: Him dying is what allowed Richard Rider to become a Nova Corp.
* HumanAliens: Being a Xandarian, he was very similar to humans.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ko-Rel]]
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Ko-Rel was a Kree stellar captain drafted into the Nova Corps to protect a critically injured Nova Prime during ''Annihilation: Conquest''. She died performing her duty but her identity was later used by the Xandarian Worldmind as a new personality template.
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* DeadpanSnarker: She's very snarky. The Worldmind's copy of her personality is a font of snark unheard of.
* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: She was a blue-skinned Kree and pretty good-looking.
* TraumaCongaLine: Her last days of life suck. Gamora and the Phalanx murder her friends and crew, then she dies alone.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Lasts two issues, then Gamora shanks her in the back and she dies.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Fraktur]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/654055_fraktur.jpg]]
A relative of Fin Fang Foom recruited by the Worldmind after the Annihilation Wave, who was allowed to remain a corpsman during the War of Kings.
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* TheBigGuy: The biggest of the new Nova Corps recruits. And she's actually considered pretty short by her kind.
* DraconicHumanoid: Unlike Fin Fang Foom and other members of her species, she's bipedal and rather humanoid looking.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Irani Rael]]
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A Rigellian recruited by the Worldmind after the Annihilation Wave, who was allowed to remain a corpsman after the War of Kings.
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* RubberForeheadAliens: Rigellians are similar to humans with the exception of their skin-tone and larger skulls.
* CoolHelmet: Unlike other Nova helmets, hers shows her face.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Malik Tarcel]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/623335_nova_19.jpg]]
Malik Tarcel is a Shi'ar and member of the Nova Corps. He was recruited by the Worldmind after the Annihilation Wave, and was allowed to remain a corpsman during the War of Kings.
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* CategoryTraitor: Being a Shi'ar Corpsman in a war the Shi'ar Empire started was not a good thing.
* RankUp: He got promoted to Nova Prime.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: When last seen, he was a "guest" of the Shi'ar torturers, approached by... Garthan Saal? He hasn't been seen in the decade since...

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Qubit]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/623312_00.jpg]]
Qubit is a Centurion in the Nova Corps.
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* {{Cephalothorax}}: His head seems to make up most of his body.
* ThatRemindsMeOfASong: Always trying to cite some example from his databanks, whether anyone wants to hear it or not.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Morrow]]
[[quoteright:239:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/623326_00.jpg]]
Morrow is a Mephitisoid Centurion of the Nova Corps
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* BadassBeard: Has a white goatee.
[[/folder]]

!Villains

[[folder: Armada]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6432645_armada_android_earth_616_from_nova_vol_2_11_00011.png]]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 2 #11 (November, 1994)
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Abyss]]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 4 #8 (January, 2008)
The Abyss is the archenemy of the Luminals of Xarth III. Though they thwarted his plans many times, the Abyss always comes back.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder: Badd Axe]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Unknown
!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Bad Axe
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 3 #5 (September, 1999)
* AnAxeToGrind: He carries a huge axe.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Blackout]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5859727_img_4049_1.jpg]]

!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Marcus Daniels
!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Mark Daniels, "Blacky," Bob Hofstedder
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' #19 (May 1978)

Blackout is a super-villain who can manipulate Darkforce matter and energy and open portals to it's dimension. He formerly worked alongside Moonstone and subsequently joined the Masters of Evil and later the Thunderbolts.
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* CastingAShadow: His Darkforce powers allow him to manipulate, control and generate extra-dimensional black gas like substance.
* {{Flight}}: He can fly at least 50 miles per hour unsupported.
* FreakLabAccident: How he gained his abilities in the first place.
* GreenLanternRing: The Darkforce.
* PowerDegeneration: His powers has fluctuated over the years several times, and this has lead to him harm on several occasions.
* ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil: His power lead him to be egotistical and full of himself, performing robberies and trying to attack anyone who would stop him. However his power began to fluctuate and his conscience grew enough for him to question why he was doing what he is doing.
* VillainTeleportation: He can use the Darkforce dimension as transport.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: His powers lead his mind to degrade into madness.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Condor]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1901115_condor.jpg]]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' #2 (October, 1976)
Enemy of Nova from a race known as Bird-People.
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* WingedHumanoid: He's a member of the Bird-People, which Red Raven rules over.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Diamondhead]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/121130_176407_diamondhead.jpg]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Archibald Dyker
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' #3 (November, 1976)

* BerserkButton: Richard's very existence is this to him. He hates Richard so much that when Sam Alexander started out, he was so angered that anyone would dare continue Richard's legacy that he spent all of his money on tools to help kill Sam for no reason other than being another Nova.
* LiterallyShatteredLives: Being made of of diamond, this happens to him often.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Though there was already some overlap, after Richard's power boost, Diamondhead would mostly be seen fighting the likes of Spider-Man or Daredevil instead. Though he did occasionally oppose Sam as well.
* SoLastSeason: He used to be Richard's arch-nemesis. After ''Annihilation'', Rich is way out of his league.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Earth-Shaker]]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' #5 (January, 1977)
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Garthan Saal]]
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!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Nova Omega, Nova, Super Nova
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Avengers'' #301 (March, 1989)
* DarkIsEvil: His Nova uniform is mostly dark purple.
* LastOfItsKind: Since he wasn't at Xandar when it was destroyed by Annihilus, he and Firelord are probably the last remaining Xandarians.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Taking all the Nova Force did a number on his sanity. It later served as the reason for Rich's reluctance to do the same.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ravenous]]
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Annihilation: Silver Surfer'' #1 (June, 2006)
* CoDragons: One of the highest-ranking warriors of the Annihilation Wave serving directly under Annihilus.
* {{Jerkass}}: He is just incapable of being a wad for even a few seconds.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His armor is red and black and serves Annihilus as he destroys the universe.
* TwoFaced: Gets the right side of his face scorched by Ronan's universal weapon, forcing him to replace it with cybernetics.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Became the ruler of the Annihilation Wave after the defeat of Annihilus, until he lost the title to Blastaar.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Sphinx]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/964525_84_nova_32.jpg]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Anath-Na Mut
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' #6 (February, 1977)

The first Sphinx, Anath-Na Mut, was the chief wizard under Ramses II. After his banishment, he discovered the Ka Stone. Granting him immortality and superhuman powers, Sphinx wandered the earth for 5000 years.
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* ArchEnemy: Considered one of Richard's greatest and deadliest foes even today. It's worth noting that after Richard TookALevelInBadass, all of his old rogues gallery were hopelessly outclassed by him except for Sphinx who remained just as deadly to him.
* OtherMeAnnoysMe: One storyline during ''Realm of Kings'' has Rich run into a version of the Sphinx stuck inside the Fault, where he'd gotten into a fight with a younger version of himself, who wasn't willing to listen to his future-self's advice on how to avoid ending up like him.
* RealityWarper: Courtesy of the Ka Stone.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Strangler]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2048144_strangler.jpg]]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 2 #8 (August, 1994)
Strangler is a member of Shatterforce and would come into conflict with Nova.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder: Suspensor]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/918281_suspensor_03.jpg]]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 4 #8 (January, 2008)
Suspensor was a member of the Luminals.
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* CameBackWrong: She was killed and reanimated by Abyss. Nova encountered her when he fist arrived at Knowhere and destroyed her immediately.
* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: She has green hair and purple skin, and not bad looking.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: The Siredam]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/695929_monster_1.jpg]]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol. 4 #11 (May, 2008)
The Siredam is a fully grown Technarch that returned to its homeworld of Kvch after it detected a signal emanating from a Babel Spire that had once been Drax and Gamora and tried killing Tyro, a very young Technarch who was being watched over and trained by the former New Mutant called Warlock. While it may once have been an intelligent being, countless centuries of traversing space and consuming worlds have turned it into nothing more than a feral monster fueled by rage and instinct.
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* MechanicalAbomination: Well, an alien technological lifeform that looks like a huge monster.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Tailhook]]
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Melissa Paulsen
!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Tailhook Killer
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 2 #2 (February, 1994)

Tailhook kills rapists because her sister was raped and killed. Tailhook is armed with a whip covered in barbs, as well as a crossbow.
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* BadassNormal: Unlike most of Nova's foes, she doesn't have any superpowers.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Only appeared once and has never returned since 1994.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Vampiro]]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' Nova Vol 3 #5 (September, 1999)
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[[/folder]]

[[folder: Volx]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/246256_85528_volx.jpg]]
!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Jacqueline Zanca, Walter, Daniel Jones, Michael Jeffries
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Rom'' #48 (November, 1983)

Dire Wraith Queen. Volx's daughters were practitioners of dark sorcery while most of her sons (except Dredd who preferred sorcery) were interested instead in science. Volx's interests also laid in science.
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* RoguesGalleryTransplant: While introduced as a ''Rom: Spaceknight'' enemy, she also faced and the warriors and encountered death when she faced the Annihilators.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Warhead]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Grigori Slivovitz
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 2 #8 (August, 1994)
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Zorr]]
!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Zorr the Conqueror
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' #1 (September, 1976)
[[/folder]]

to:

* AbusiveParents: While his relationship with his father was always strained, the 2020 series reveals that one particular rant when a young Richard asked him for help with his homework really affected Rich deeply. As a result, he feels guilty about seeking help from others.
* TheAce: After the Annihilation War, he was considered this by Marvel's cosmic characters.
* AlliterativeName: '''Ri'''chard '''Ri'''der
** UnfortunateNames: Dick Rider.
* AloofBigBrother: For his brother Robbie. It took Richard some time to realise this, though.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: To [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan]]. Both are everymen brought into a SpaceCop organisation and who end up fighting in large cosmic battles rather than performing everyday superheroics.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Both to his actual brother Rob, and to Sam Alexander. [[spoiler:Failing to save Rob from the Fraternity of Raptors was a key factor in him [[TookALevelInCynic becoming a lot more bitter and cynical in recent years]].]]
* BigBrotherMentor: Averted towards his actual brother. Rich was initially against Rob joining the Corp due to the dangers he'd be exposed to. He eventually let him stay on in a mission control role until he received enough proper training to go out on field missions. Played straight towards Sam Alexander who he tries to act as a big brother figure towards while showing him the ropes. Especially after learning about his DisappearedDad.
* TheBigGuy: With almost the entire Nova Force within him, Nova is one of the team's heaviest hitters, powerful enough to go toe to toe with godlike beings.
* BreakTheBadass: The events of 2019 do a serious number of his mental well-being. [[spoiler:Losing your brother, dying, and being revived by your worst enemy will do that to you.]]
* BrokenAce: By the time Richard finally joined the Guardians, he was extremely battle weary after witnessing the new Nova Corp's extermination at the hands of the Universal Church of Truth and barely holding off the second Cancerverse invasion shortly afterwards. He even comments that many who once looked up to him are starting to view him as paranoid when he warns them about new cosmic threats. Eventually Hercules convinces him to see a therapist on Halfworld.
* CatchPhrase: "Blue Blazes!" Used because his father disapproved of Rich swearing.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: After ''Annihilation'', Rich spent several weeks going around the universe answering any and all distress calls he could, refusing to take any rest. It took nearly flying into a black hole to convince him he probably needed to take a time out.
* DePower: Happened at least twice. [[spoiler: The last time with bad consequences – Richard found out he was using his powers for so long that without them he was dying]].
* {{Determinator}}: He's nigh-unstoppable once he gets going. It usually takes dying to make him lie down (and that's assuming it'll stick).
* FantasticRacism: He hates bugs. That he fought on the front lines of the [[BugWar Annihilation War]] has something to do with that.
* FishOutOfWater: Post-''Annihilation'', he's generally played this trope towards mainstream Marvel superheroes. Since he's often dealing with bigger threats in space, he's largely disconnected from Earth's superhero community.
* FlyingBrick: He calls himself Human Rocket for a reason.
* GondorCallsForAid: He put together the new Guardians team as the reborn gods of Olympus began their destructive crusade, knowing most of the universe's other heroes were still recovering from the second Cancerverse invasion.
* GravityMaster: One of the many uses of the Nova Force.
* HeroesLoveDogs: Takes an immediate shine to Cosmo when he first meets him.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: At certain points in his life he's had this dynamic with several other heroes, ranging from former New Warrior teammates like Darkhawk to fellow cosmic heroes such as Star Lord & Quasar.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:At the end of ''The Thanos Imperative'', he and Peter Quill apparently die sealing Thanos in the Cancerverse.]]
** BackFromTheDead: He returns at the end of ''Nova'' volume 6 [[spoiler: though he's secretly a half dead Cancerverse zombie. He makes a full return to life at the end of volume 7]]
** He pulls another one in ''Annihilation Scourge'' to stop the Cancerverse's second invasion. However he is almost immediately brought back to life in the same book.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness
* InterspeciesRomance: With Gamora and Namorita.
* KidHero: What he started out as, a regular high-school teenager given superpowers. During the 90s, he briefly took to calling himself Kid Nova, but what with everything he's gone through, "kid" is a term that ''definitely'' doesn't apply to him.
* LegacyCharacter: Became Nova after Rhomann Dey.
* LightningBruiser: He doesn't call himself the Human Rocket for nothing.
* TheNicknamer: Nova is fond of giving nicknames to his friends such as "Super-Tights" for Justice, "Toothpick" for Speedball and "Nita" for Namorita.
* TheParagon
* ParentalSubstitute: When he and Sam shared a series, he acts as a father figure to Sam. In the 2020 ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' series he even states that he views Sam as a kid brother to him.
* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: Considers himself this, and was even chosen to be Nova for this very reason.
* SenselessSacrifice: [[spoiler:He and Star Lord supposedly sacrificed themselves to seal Thanos away in the Cancerverse. Then Star Lord and Thanos got out. Then it turned out the Cancerverse still survived, meaning Rich's sacrifice was kind of entirely pointless.]]
* SuperheroSobriquets: “The Human Rocket”
* SuperSpeed: He may be the fastest thing in the Marvel Universe, when he bugs out even Cosmic Ghost Rider (an especially powerful Herald of Galactus) tells his team-mates that he can't catch up to him.
* TheLeader: During & post ''ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}'' whenever a cosmic event threatens the universe, Rich will more often than not take the reins of the defense effort, with little to no objection from the other cosmic powers. He was also this to the Nova Corps up until his "death".
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Just the crap he went through in ''Annihilation'' should've been enough to get him sent off to a therapist, but by the end of 2019 it's even worse. Actually averted in ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2020'', when he actually does go to a shrink, if reluctantly.
* TookALevelInBadass: During ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}, Rich gains the entirety of the Nova Force, allowing him to become one of the most physically powerful beings around.
* TookALevelInCynic: Everything he went through in the 2019 books really did a number on his worldview. After ''Annihilation Scourge'', he almost instinctively responds to others showing optimism with bitterness and pessimism. ''Guardians'' tones it down a little, but he's still pretty sour about some things, such as humanity. He pretty much chastises Quasar for his general optimism in the aftermath of Scourge and makes similar comments to Noh-Varr. This gets worse after [[spoiler: Star-Lord's death shortly after he joins the Guardians of the Galaxy]].
* TookALevelInKindness: He was an ass during his early ComicBook/NewWarriors days, constantly arguing and badmouthing his team-mates while constantly hitting on Namorita. He was still very bitter initially after years of working dead-end jobs and was also acting macho to compensate for being a bit of a light-weight in power levels. He becomes a lot nicer and nobler after time.
* TheUnfavorite: Not too bad as of late, but being almost painfully average in a family of geniuses and prodigies certainly gave off this vibe with his father. Interestingly, both he and his brother envied the other for their gifts.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: A threat of having all the Nova Force in him was that Rich could have gone mad from the stress, as happened to the last guy who tried it, Garthan Saal. Aside from a very brief moment of rage (which the Worldmind attributed to the fact that he was working for weeks without any rest), Rich never showed any signs of madness, which was later attributed to just being too human to go nuts.
* WorldsBestWarrior: Between stopping both the [[ComicBook/{{Annihilation}} Annihilation Wave]] & [[ComicBook/TheThanosImperative The Cancerverse Incursion]], Rich has been heralded by the cosmic population as the greatest Nova Corpsman ever produced.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rob Rider]]
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Richard Rider's brother.
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* AloofBigBrother: Overshadowed by his brother's stint as Nova, Rob feels Rich comes off as this to him. After a point, Rich takes time to assure that he doesn't mean to come off as aloof to Rob, while also noting Rob's skill with the Nova Force is more than commendable.
* AscendedFan: Became part of Nova Corps.
* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:Between being tortured by the Fraternity of Raptors and the apparent abandonment by Richard (Robbie was unaware that Richard was trapped in another universe for several years and Richard believed that Rob was killed during ComicBook/TheThanosImperative with the rest of the other Novas) Robbie resents his former allies and joins the Raptors as [=Talonar/Talon-R=]]].
* BigBrotherWorship: And this is despite Rob's misgivings towards his brother.
* GravityMaster: Rich acknowledges that Rob, who only had the Nova Force for a few days, did a better job with his gravity powers than Rich did with years of experience. And that was holding down a FlyingBrick.
* MyNaymeIs: [[spoiler: When he first appears before the Guardians of the Galaxy as Talon-R, the Guardians (and the reader) interpret his name as "Talonar" instead.]]
* PutOnABus: He was never seen after his appearance in Volume 4. [[spoiler: He's also not found among the dead Novas, which left his fate after ''The Thanos Imperative'' ambiguous. When he's brought up in Sam's volume, it's implied that Rob could still be out there somewhere.]]
** TheBusCameBack: In All-New Guardians of the Galaxy [[spoiler:as the villainous Talonar.]]
* TeenGenius: Built a weather-controlling machine and a robotic Sherlock Holmes in his basement.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Charles Rider]]
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Richard Rider's father.
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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: He later testified the crimes of the Inner Circle when he was jailed for his role in hiring an assassin to kill his brother.]]
* CainAndAbel: He was the [[spoiler:Cain (murderer)]] to [[spoiler: Ralph's Abel (victim).]]
* CatchPhrase: He doesn't swear, and instead says "blue blazes", which is where Richard got it from.
* DarkSecret: He was a member of a [[spoiler: crime organization]] called [[spoiler: the Inner Circle.]]
* DisappearedDad: Revealed to have passed away between Nova volumes 6 and 7.
* IHaveNoSon: He kicked out Richard in disapproval of his career as Nova and later regretted it. [[spoiler:When Sam brings home Rich's helmet, he slumps down in tears.]]
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:Although the fate of Rob isn't known, his son Richard performed a HeroicSacrifice during the Thanos Imperative arc. Later reversed. Charles died almost immediately before Richard came BackFromTheDead.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Gloria Rider]]
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Richard Rider's mother.
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* BearerOfBadNews: After her son's resurrection, one of the very first things she has to tell Rich is that his father died shortly before his return.
* CommunicationsOfficer: She was also part-time police dispatcher.
* {{Housewife}}: Most of the time.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:She lost her son Richard Rider in ''The Thanos Imperative''.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dr. Ralph Rider]]
Richard Rider's uncle and a famous scientist
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* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: He became an Abel (victim) to Charles' Cain (murderer).]]
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Uncle, Like Nephew]]: Although subverted with Richard Rider, it applied to Robert Rider and his aptitude for science like his uncle.
* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Uncle]]: became this for Richard's mistaken assumption that Spider-Man killed him
[[/folder]]

! Sam Alexander Nova

[[folder:Sam Alexander]]
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The second Nova from Earth. Sam happens upon his father's helmet tucked away in his garage on one particularly bad day. Trying it on on a whim, he discovers that the fantastical stories he was told from his [[DisappearedDad disappeared and presumed deadbeat dad]] actually had truth to them when he is immersed in a power, space-capable costume. With no control over his powers at first, he ends up drawing the attention of Rocket and Gamora, who give him the bare-bones basics of who he is and what he can do with the helmet.

From there, he steadily branches outward, slowly embracing his role as the new, and at the time, last, Human Rocket, with the universe throwing everything it can at the young teen to hamper him, body and mind.

Sam eventually builds up enough feats to his name to be initiated as a member of the Avengers, [[ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers an offer he takes up on post-Secret Wars]], though it doesn't last indefinitely. He was also a member of the latest incarnation of the ComicBook/NewWarriors, though he since refers to himself as an "honorary" member after the series ended.
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* AffirmativeActionLegacy: Half-Latino taking the spotlight as the new Nova after Richard Rider's HeroicSacrifice.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: To [[Franchise/GreenLantern Kyle Rayner]]. Both are minorities taking up the job of their white predecessor, largely acting on their own while their predecessor was part of a larger organisation, and focus more on down to Earth situations.
* BearerOfBadNews: [[spoiler:Nova Volume 5, Issue 29; he felt sorrow over delivering the news on demise of Richard Rider to his parents.]]
* BerserkButton: DO NOT threaten Sam's family ever. Best to avoid disrespecting them, too, for that matter.
** Never threaten to take Sam Alexander's helmet.
* BigBrotherInstinct: To Kaelynn.
* BookDumb: He might be a creative strategist, but Sam is fully aware that he's the least intelligent member of almost every team he's on.
* BornUnlucky: Whether this is an intentional parallel to Spider-Man or not, Sam's luck does tend to rival the infamous Parker Luck.
* BroughtDownToNormal: Has his helmet confiscated in Infinity Countdown Champions #2, which means he no longer has any powers. Leaves with Kaeldra, taking her offer to help him get his helmet back.
* CanonImmigrant: The second Nova, Sam Alexander, was created for the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series. He appeared in the comics first thanks to the lengthy production cycle.
* CharacterDevelopment: Sam becomes less arrogant and more responsible in his actions as his tenure goes on. Similarly, the insecurities he harbors come to light and take new shapes as time goes on as well, from his the complex over his missing father, to whether he a good enough Superhero, to his feelings over the lack of respect he gets as a Superhero.
* DependingOnTheArtist:
** From before he became Nova to after and both in and outside of his uniform, Sam's height and physique (going from a short, slender kid with no real muscle definition, befitting of someone who's only exercise is casual skateboarding, to being taller and surprisingly cut and back again) waver depending on who is drawing his given appearance at the time. Sometimes drastically so.
** Similarly, Sam's skin complexion can and has changed depending on who is drawing him. As conceived for ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'', Sam had a tan complexion (lighter than Ava's but darker than Peter and Danny's). In most of the comics/appearances that came before and after the show, however, he's drawn light-skinned/White. Though, even that's not 100% consistent, even if he's generally never drawn as dark as he was conceived to be. In Loveness and Perez's Volume of Nova, Perez drew Sam to be closer in complexion to his animated counter-part (with some inconsistencies still present, but just not as much). Additionally, during this time, this gave Sam additional visual distinctions from Richard, who was also a main character in that Volume.
* DentedIron: In his original series, Sam tends to get beat up ''a lot.'' This reaches its apex where an encounter with [[ComicBook/{{Axis}} an inverted Hulk]] leaves him with a broken arm and a concussion.
* {{Determinator}}: He [[GoodIsDumb may not be too smart]], but he's stubborn enough to keep fighting through anything, even with Hulk-inflicted brain damage.
* TheDitz: Depending on the subject at hand. He grows out of this to some extent later on.
** GeniusDitz: According to his principal, he had checked out a morse-code book that was left in the library for 25 years. At the same time, Sam used that code to create an encoded message on a stranded ship attacked by aliens. In addition, his developing interest in Chess has inspired him into becoming a capable strategist.
* {{Expy}}: Sam Alexander is intended to be an homage to both Spider-Man and Nova's (Richard's) early years.
* FantasticReligiousWeirdness: Used this trope to decline membership into Avengers [[spoiler: at first]] due to Thor being a Pagan god, which is against his possibly Catholic beliefs.
* FishOutOfWater: When involved with the wider Cosmic Marvel side of things. Sam is generally more focused on Earth superheroics, in contrast to his predecessor. When the two meet and head into space, he's shocked to learn of the Annihilation War and such, and is visibly not comfortable hanging with Richard's friends.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Though not confirmed, the High Evolutionary believed him to be one.
* LatinoIsBrown: Subverted, he was shown to be lighter skinned than his mother and sister, along with having blue eyes, the former being a notable contrast to his Ultimate Spider-Man appearance. A couple of the concept art pieces for the upcoming Nova Volume drawn by Ramon Perez, featuring both Sam and Richard, shows Sam with a complexion more inline with the [[http://cbr.imgix.net/2016/10/Nova-Designs-2-by-Ramon-Perez.png aforementioned]] [[http://cbr.imgix.net/2016/10/Nova-2-Cover-by-Ramon-Perez.jpg Ultimate Spider-Man look]], while [[http://cbr.imgix.net/2016/10/Nova-Designs-1-by-Ramon-Perez.jpg others]] show it to be [[http://cbr.imgix.net/2016/10/Nova-1-Cover-by-Ramon-Perez.png the same]] as it's always been in the comics. What will stick remains to be seen, though as of now, it seems he's back to how he's usually drawn/colored, with Perez's designs (include Sam's Nova costume touch-ups) seemingly having been ignored.
* LeeroyJenkins: During his stint as a member of the New Warriors.
* MixedAncestry: Half Latino and Half White. Also possibly part alien on his dad's side, if the musings of the High Evolutionary are to be believed.
* OutOfFocus: Outside of his own books, he tends to get the shaft, focus-wise, especially within the Sam/Kamala/Miles trio that is formed post-''Secret Wars''. Becomes egregious when it ended up happening during the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers story arc that was ''supposed'' to be focused on and driven by ''Sam'' himself. Since the unfortunate [[CutShort cancellation]] of Loveness and Perez's run, Sam has been out of focus in the entire contemporary Marvel Universe. While he does appear in ''Champions'', he's usually just... there. Coinciding with the end of Loveness and Perez's run was Marvel's focus on Richard Rider in their cosmic stories. See, also, TheUnfavorite below.
* TooDumbToLive: At one point, Sam thought it was a sensible idea to take off his helmet, the thing giving him his powers, ''while in flight''.
* TheUnfavorite: How he feels about himself in relation to his teammates in the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers line-up (something that even Richard has gone through at times). The various appearances of the trio of Sam/Kamala/Miles tend to lean towards implying this with whom the characters are shown to interact with and with how they are shown doing so.[[labelnote:Some examples:]]Kamala cameos early in Miles's book, with Sam nowhere to be seen. When Sam and Miles cameo in Kamala's book, Miles and his supporting cast are written into the story of the issue, with Sam being a flyby and literal cameo with naught but a single line. Despite living the farthest away, he can travel easier and faster to either than even Miles and Kamala (sans Lockjaw) can to each other. In general, after a certain point past early ANAD Avengers, Sam is often made to come off as a third wheel to Miles and Kamala's interactions.[[/labelnote]] This becomes very apparent at the celebration party for taking down the Celestial Destroyer prior to ComicBook/CivilWarII; he was generally left out by the other teen heroes ''on his own team'', completely forgotten by Rogue and Jean Grey, and completely ignored by Iron Man. His closest friend on the team is Kamala Khan, and even then, the two [[VitriolicBestBuds still spend most of the time bickering with each other]], and Kamala spends just as much time with Miles as she does Sam even though Miles doesn't spend as much time with Sam as he does Kamala. Though by the time they found the Champions, he and Miles seem to have become close friends as they're seen being friendly and quipping with each other while the rest of their team either bickers or remains silent.
** Another of Sam's recurring plights that gets highlighted during ComicBook/CivilWarII is how he lacks a mentor figure. Ms. Marvel has Captain Marvel, Miles has both Peter and Tony (who were shown to have fought over his affections and attention at one point), but Sam doesn't have anyone. [[spoiler: Until late in his first post-Secret Wars run and the following run where he frees and gains Rich as an actual mentor. But even that doesn't last when his book gets tragically CutShort and Sam effectively loses his mentor because of it.]]
** His status as TheUnfavorite comes to a bit of a head near the end of his first post-Secret Wars book. [[spoiler:In Issue 9, he meets [[ComicBook/{{Nextwave}} The Captain]], who cynically tells Sam to suck it up on account of superheroing being a thankless and in turn pointless job. A couple of issues later, he happens upon his predecessor Richard, who, more encouragingly, tells him to suck it up because being a hero isn't about being noticed, but about doing what you know is right, even if it's hard. Though he may remain TheUnfavorite outside of his books, it remains to be seen if he'll continue to feel like TheUnfavorite once he teams up with Richard.]]
** And with Richard's full return, this pops up again as Cosmo flat out states that Richard is his favorite Nova while Sam is right next to him. Cosmo tries to clarify that they don't consider Sam a bad Nova, but compared to the guy who singlehandedly killed Annihilus (another point which comes up a lot) it's kinda hard for the galaxy not to play favorites. Rich attempted to console him when this happened, and it's almost made clear that, on Earth at least, Sam fits in better than Richard, who is more cosmic-bound.
** After the point wherein his most recent solo by Loveness and Perez is [[CutShort cancelled]], he suffers this out-of-universe, pretty much dropping off the face of the contemporary
!!Prime Marvel Universe (comics or otherwise) outside of the ''[[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]'', an ensemble book wherein he can only be allotted so much focus.
*** While Sam did seem to be feeling better about his TheUnfavorite treatment in-universe throughout the early and mid-''Champions'' run by Mark Waid, Sam's status as TheUnfavorite and his anxieties about that resurface under Jim Zub. Under Zub, Sam very quickly loses his
[[note]]Earth-616[[/note]]
[[index]]
* [[Characters/NovaTitleCharacter Nova]]
* [[Characters/NovaAllies
Nova Helmet, confiscated under suspect means. With no way of getting it back (apparently, Sam or his allies/connections contacting Rich to help sort this out isn't an option), Sam begins to suffer from being the only powerless person on the team. And this time, he is noticeable more angry and less restrained in showing his feelings on the matter. The subsequent Weirdworld StoryArc plays on this, wherein Sam [[spoiler: sans some of his memories is made to believe he is the son of the story's ArcVillain, Eshu, the Master of the World (and brother to a similarly memory-tampered Nadia). In Weirdworld, not only does Sam's other big anxiety-point get placated when he "gains" Eshu as a loving, encouraging father, he also gains the ability to control and manipulate the crystals of that world, along with a new powered persona, the Allies]]
* [[Characters/NovaEnemies
Nova Knight, and costume to go with it. Of course, this just highlights, in a LotusEaterMachine kinda way, what kind of toll Sam is going through, and all those "additions" are gone when he's freed and the StoryArc ends.]]
*** While it seemed like Sam internally was headed in a more positive direction after Weirdworld, post-''Champions'''s renumbering, he still suffers from this. Now relegated as the expanded team's mobile base pilot, Sam's attempts to interact with his fellow team vets are greeted with getting coldly brushed off and locked out of his own room, getting yelled at for taking issue with that, getting left out of the loop more blatantly than before, being the ButtMonkey of the newer members' training mishaps, and also having to fend off (read: dodge for dear life) one his old personal foes long thought dealt with who is totally after revenge. Where this is all going is anyone's guess, but the big takeaway is that Sam still hasn't shaken this Trope, nor his negative feelings about being under it.
* YankTheDogsChain: Poor Sam. The kid's been through the ringer multiple times, in spite of his relatively short overall tenure. [[spoiler: That the person he brought home thinking he was his father turned out to be a [[TheMole clone sent by the Chitauri]] to gain access to his helmet's power was a pretty big blow; the 8+ months spent with the clone has made it that much harder to find his dad's actual whereabouts from a trail long since gone cold. Couple that with the neglect he feels from both his ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers teammates and the Superhero community at large, and it's no wonder Sam contemplates quitting.]]
** PetTheDog: After finally meeting his predecessor, first through a personality back-up in the Worldmind, and second when Richard finally returns from his death, Rich gives Sam a much needed pep talk and encouragement while serving as a mentor figure.
*** Goes back to being yanked again during Jim Zub's ''[[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]'' run, where he has his Nova Helmet confiscated and suffers being powerless because of it. Then he gets re-powered a little after that, and once more gains fatherly recognition and a validated sense of purpose. [[spoiler: But it was in Weirdworld, and he was being manipulated by ArcVillain Eshu, twisting and tainting all of the recognition and validation he received. Oh, and he lost the powers he learned to wield as soon as the arc ended, so he's back to being powerless and suffering because of it.]] On a more meta level, because his most recent solo was CutShort, he functionally no longer has Richard as a mentor/father-figure, never mind how brief their time as a team and duo already was.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kaelynn Alexander]]
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The younger sister of Sam Alexander.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Though not as annoying as usual, [[spoiler: she did accidentally destroy a wall after wearing Nova's helmet.]]
* GirlishPigtails: Sports two of them.
* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Shown carrying around stuffed toys.
* MixedAncestry: Like Sam, she's part Latino and part white. Of note, her complexion is closer to her mother's. May also be part alien on her dad's side like Sam, if what the High Evolutionary mused towards Sam that one time is true.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Eva Alexander]]
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The mother of Sam and Kaelynn Alexander. Wife of Jesse Alexander.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Both Eva and Jesse were dating when they were at Sam's age.
* HappilyMarried: She and Jesse's marriage seem to be cohesive despite the latter's alcoholism.
* {{Housewife}}: Until the disappearance of Jesse forces her to be the breadwinner.
* KeepTheHomeFiresBurning: For both her husband Jesse and her son Sam.
* ParentsAsPeople: Throughout her appearances inside and outside Sam's Nova runs, we learn and understand just how much a natural parent Eva is, and just how much a regular person she is, too. This includes acting and reacting like how an average parent with a superpowered teenaged son (and husband) in her life might act and react. Even once she acquiesces to her son's superheroics, Eva is naturally worried about her son's well-being, dealing with the stress of that and going about her day as best she can.
* SecretKeeper: She held/holds both Jesse and her son Sam's secret as Novas.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Jesse Alexander]]
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The father of Sam and Kaelynn Alexander, and the husband of Eva Alexander. He used to be a member of Supernovas, a black ops division, [[spoiler: formed from a group of rogue Novas led by Adomax]], of Novacorps.
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* TheAlcoholic: Though he did sober up after [[spoiler: being MadeASlave before leading a [[SlaveLiberation slave revolt]].]]
* AntiHero: Well, his morals were a bit lax compared to the more straightforwardly heroic Novas, [[spoiler: including his morally dubious work with the Supernovas, and abandoning them in a botched escape to see his son's birth.]]
* BrokenPedestal: To Sam Alexander, who became disillusioned with Jesse's stories during his inept job as a janitor, believe Jesse may have made it up to cope with his life.
** RebuiltPedestal: [[spoiler: A double subversion. Sam later discovers that he was actually a real Nova but his group of Nova became nothing more than a gang of thieves and murderers. However, it was revealed that he was actually TheMole for the Nova Corps and turned the Supernovas into a black operations unit.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: He managed to get sober, adapt to his new life, and even find a new job after getting abducted.[[spoiler: Until we find out that the person getting the development was returned to Earth was actually [[TheMole a clone]] of Jesse created by the Chitauri as a means of getting close to the power in Sam's black helmet. Though, even he gets development after Superheroing with Sam long enough, to the point where he does a HeelFaceTurn. This clone is last seen flying off to prevent the arrival of more clones and to find the true whereabouts of Jesse.]]
* DadTheVeteran: A Former Black Nova.
* [[DatingWhatDaddyHates Dating What Mommy Hates]]: He chose Eva (mostly based on her "troublemaker" status and possibly MalignedMixedMarriage) and ended up getting disconnected from his mother ever since.
* {{Deconstruction}}: Well, he quit his job as a Nova to raise his family. It didn't turn out well.
* DisappearedDad: The main starter of Sam Alexander's role as Nova, as well as a major driving force behind his overall character. [[spoiler: Subverted in the Issue 32 finale, before getting Double Subverted upon the reveal the his "father" was actually a clone.]]
* TheEngineer: He was somewhat mechanically talented with the first issue of Volume 6 with him configuring his Nova Corps helmet.
* HappilyMarried: To Eva.
* HumanAliens: [[spoiler: High Evolutionary claimed that Sam is half human. Though unconfirmed so far, if true, then Jessie is actually a very human looking alien like the Xandarians or the pink Kree.]]
* IsThatWhatHeToldYou: Jesse told his children that his Black Nova squad performed a HeroicSacrifice to both call for backup and return to see his newborn son, Sam. [[spoiler: In reality; however, he abandoned them in a middle of an escape from the Chitauri to see his family.]]
* LastOfHisKind: So far, the only known Nova Corps member left, after Thanos Imperative besides Garthan Saal and [[spoiler:Robert Rider]].
* LineageComesFromTheFather: It maybe possible that his helmet can only be used by his children, Sam and Kaelynn.
* MadeASlave: [[spoiler:His former Black Nova gang later caught him and sold him to the Chitauri as a gladiator. However, he escaped from the Chitauri via a slave revolt, fleeing to Knowhere.]]
* RetiredBadass: A {{Deconstruction}}; his then-current and inept job as a janitor and his alcoholism showed his inability to adapt to civilian life after many years as a Nova.
* ScrewThisImOutofHere: [[spoiler:He ditched his team in the middle of an escape from the Chitauri to return to Earth for his family.]]
* ShellShockedVeteran: His alcoholism may stem from his years as a Nova Centurion [[spoiler:, along with working as TheMole in Supernovas]].
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: After being sold to the Chitauri as a gladiator and becoming sober in the process, he later staged a revolt and escaped from Chitauri Prime with his fellow inmates.]]

[[/folder]]

! Carefree Highschool

[[folder: Principal Philbin]]
Principal of Carefree High School.
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* AFatherToHisMen: He deeply cared about his students and even risked his life defending them from Kluh's attack until Nova arrived to save the day.
* DeanBitterman: Downplayed and eventually Subverted as the story progresses.
* {{Expy}}: Looks similar to Gerald Strickland from Film/BackToTheFuture.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler: When Sam Alexander got expelled from school for his continued absence, he later listened to his story on his DisappearedDad and allowed him to attend school but have to attend summer school to make up for it.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Carrie]]
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Classmate and Crush of Sam Alexander. [[spoiler: Later on, his girlfriend.]]
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Tried one and later got dumped. [[spoiler: Subverted when she dates with Sam Alexander.]]
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Carrie has known Sam since the they were in middle school. They have ShipTease throughout Sam's first series until Issue 26 finally having them become a couple.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: The 2015 relaunch sees Carrie and Karl effectively written out of the book and never mentioned again. Most damning in the 2016 relaunch, Sam is now given a new LoveInterest entirely.
* MulticoloredHair: She has purple hair highlight with her natural dark hair.
* PerkyGoth
* TokenGoodTeammate: She hangs out as part of Karl Moffet's GangOfBullies, but she's never actually shown bullying anyone.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Karl Moffet]]
A student in Carefree Highschool and a bully
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* TheBully: Towards Sam Alexander.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: The 2015 relaunch sees Carrie and Karl effectively written out of the book and never mentioned again.
* {{Expy}}: An intentional one of early Spiderman's Flash Thompson. He even dressed as Agent Venom, Flash Thompson's heroic persona at the time, for Halloween to further emphasize his similarity.
* {{Jerkass}}: Oh boy, is he!
[[/folder]]

! Xandarians
[[folder: Worldmind]]
The Xandarian sentient supercomputer. After the destruction of Xandar during Annihilation, it merged with Richard Rider to allow him to control the Nova Force.
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* AssimilationPlot: [[spoiler:It takes control of the mindless husks in the Cancerverse to form an army.]]
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Of Nova volume 7.]]
* CatchPhrase: "It is critical you pay attention at this time." Usually when something incredibly bad is coming toward Rich.
* DeadpanSnarker: On occasion, but especially when dealing with the Phalanx infection. During the time it took on Ko-Rel's appearance and personality, sass increased by a dramatic amount.
* FusionDance: Between Worldmind and Ego.
* TheNthDoctor: The Worldmind has the uploaded minds and personality of every Nova Corpsman that ever lived. After its default persona is too badly corrupted by merging with Ego, it replaces it with one of Ko-Rel. After ''The Thanos Imperative'', the Ko-Rel personality just sort of... disappeared.
* SanitySlippage: Has suffered through this several times, the first when in attempting to help Rider control the Nova Force, Worldmind is corrupted himself. This led to a FusionDance between Worldmind and Ego. The second time occurs [[spoiler: after being left in the Cancerverse by Rider and has to fight for its own survivial.]]
* SophisticatedAsHell: Usually tends to speak exactly as you'd imagine a living computer to speak, though not always.
-->'''Worldmind:''' ''(on seeing the NegativeSpaceWedgie Knowhere sits outside of)'' My "funk" has also been taken to a new level.
* TragicMonster: In Volume 7 [[spoiler: It attempts to lead the Cancerverse for a second invasion of the main Marvel Universe because of the pain it felt from the deaths of every single being who was linked to it. Between the deaths of every single Corpsman in the Annihilation War and Richard's multiple deaths throughout the series (of which there were 3 or 4 up to that point) Worldmind wanted to create a universe free from the pain of death and loss and rapidly went off the deep end after that.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Xandarians in General]]
The creator of Nova Corps along with Nova Force. Once a relatively peaceful civilization known for advanced science, they have been reduced to inhabiting domed habitation built from the shattered remains of their homeworld.
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* AliensAreBastards: Perhaps the biggest exception to the rule as far as major alien races in the Marvel Universe go. Xandarians were by far one of the most amicable and least hostile alien races in relation with Earth. This extends to other relations as well as their military mostly serves as a peacekeeping force protecting anyone they find in need.
* BackFromTheDead: An example involving entire species. After the Nova run, the entire race had been rendered extinct from a reprise attack by Nebula for her father's death. This all changed in ''New Warriors'', where the World Mind was activated by the presence of Richard Rider's nascent Nova Force before utilizing it to clone Queen Adora before gaining full access to revive all of the population.
** KilledOffForReal: As of ''ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}'', the entirety of Xandar along with the Nova Corps--except Richard Rider--were exterminated by Annihilus in the opening issue.
* BrainUploading: The Worldmind is made up of memories and knowledge of deceased Xandarians. It later played a role in a ''New Warriors'' storyline, where the stored memories and genetic materials of Xandarians were used to clone an entire race after their extinction.
* HumanAliens: In fact, no known alien features can be seen among Xandarians.
* LastOfHisKind: So far, Firelord (Pyreus Kril), Air-Walker(Gabriel Lan) and Supernova (Garthan Saal) are the only known living people who originated from Xandar. And since Gabriel is currently an android created by Galactus after the original died this is a lot more literal for Pyreus and Garthan.
* ProudScholarRace: Their intellectual capability allowed them to develop the Worldmind along with the Nova Force, though they are also [[BewareTheNiceOnes capable warriors]].
* ShatteredWorld: Until the planet's demise in [[ComicBook/{{Annihilation}} Annihilation Wave]], their home planet is now interconnected [[DomedCity Domed Cities]] with intervention by The Watcher after Zorr the Conqueror's attack on their planet.
* UnexplainedRecovery: ''Annihilation'' begins with what's left of Xandar getting blown to tiny, tiny pieces, and the remains either getting eaten by the Wave or falling into their sun. Come Sam Alexander's run, Xandar is entirely intact (that the issue showing this was written by Gerry Duggan, who retconned a ''lot'' of stuff relating to the Novas, might be a contributing factor).
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Queen Adora]]
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The Suzerain, or the ruler, of Xandar.
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* BackFromTheDead: She was first to be cloned when the planet's failsafe detected Garthan Saal and Richard Rider's Nova energy.
* HappilyMarried: She and her husband, Tanak, has been a close couple.
* TheHighQueen: Adora was portrayed as decent ruler, even through the hardship after Xandar was shattered into multiple habitable fragments.
* HotConsort: She is an attractive ruler of Xandar, which is reinforced by her marriage to her husband Tanak Valt who is a de facto military commander.
* TookALevelInBadass: After the revival of the entire race, Adora had assumed as the Commander of the Nova Corps with her being imbued with Nova Force upon her cloning.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: During ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}, she didn't appear in the comics during the (final) demise of Xandarians and Nova Corps. Though [[spoiler: the Worldmind's projections of its archives in Volume 7 of Nova]] showed her among the holograms of deceased Xandarians implies she's dead.
[[/folder]]

!Nova Corps
[[folder: In General]]
* RedShirtArmy: The Nova Corps have the unfortunate tendency of dying in droves whenever a major crisis hits the Cosmic corner of the Marvel Universe. ''Annihilation'' and ''War of Kings'' being good examples.
* TheRemnant: By ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2020'', the only active corp members are Richard Rider and, maybe, Sam Alexander. No word of the other corps members that were deputized but never seen killed.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Rhomann Dey]]
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* DeathByOriginStory: Him dying is what allowed Richard Rider to become a Nova Corp.
* HumanAliens: Being a Xandarian, he was very similar to humans.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ko-Rel]]
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Ko-Rel was a Kree stellar captain drafted into the Nova Corps to protect a critically injured Nova Prime during ''Annihilation: Conquest''. She died performing her duty but her identity was later used by the Xandarian Worldmind as a new personality template.
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* DeadpanSnarker: She's very snarky. The Worldmind's copy of her personality is a font of snark unheard of.
* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: She was a blue-skinned Kree and pretty good-looking.
* TraumaCongaLine: Her last days of life suck. Gamora and the Phalanx murder her friends and crew, then she dies alone.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Lasts two issues, then Gamora shanks her in the back and she dies.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Fraktur]]
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A relative of Fin Fang Foom recruited by the Worldmind after the Annihilation Wave, who was allowed to remain a corpsman during the War of Kings.
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* TheBigGuy: The biggest of the new Nova Corps recruits. And she's actually considered pretty short by her kind.
* DraconicHumanoid: Unlike Fin Fang Foom and other members of her species, she's bipedal and rather humanoid looking.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Irani Rael]]
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A Rigellian recruited by the Worldmind after the Annihilation Wave, who was allowed to remain a corpsman after the War of Kings.
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* RubberForeheadAliens: Rigellians are similar to humans with the exception of their skin-tone and larger skulls.
* CoolHelmet: Unlike other Nova helmets, hers shows her face.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Malik Tarcel]]
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Malik Tarcel is a Shi'ar and member of the Nova Corps. He was recruited by the Worldmind after the Annihilation Wave, and was allowed to remain a corpsman during the War of Kings.
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* CategoryTraitor: Being a Shi'ar Corpsman in a war the Shi'ar Empire started was not a good thing.
* RankUp: He got promoted to Nova Prime.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: When last seen, he was a "guest" of the Shi'ar torturers, approached by... Garthan Saal? He hasn't been seen in the decade since...

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Qubit]]
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Qubit is a Centurion in the Nova Corps.
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* {{Cephalothorax}}: His head seems to make up most of his body.
* ThatRemindsMeOfASong: Always trying to cite some example from his databanks, whether anyone wants to hear it or not.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Morrow]]
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Morrow is a Mephitisoid Centurion of the Nova Corps
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* BadassBeard: Has a white goatee.
[[/folder]]

!Villains

[[folder: Armada]]
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 2 #11 (November, 1994)
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Abyss]]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 4 #8 (January, 2008)
The Abyss is the archenemy of the Luminals of Xarth III. Though they thwarted his plans many times, the Abyss always comes back.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder: Badd Axe]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Unknown
!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Bad Axe
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 3 #5 (September, 1999)
* AnAxeToGrind: He carries a huge axe.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Blackout]]
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Marcus Daniels
!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Mark Daniels, "Blacky," Bob Hofstedder
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' #19 (May 1978)

Blackout is a super-villain who can manipulate Darkforce matter and energy and open portals to it's dimension. He formerly worked alongside Moonstone and subsequently joined the Masters of Evil and later the Thunderbolts.
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* CastingAShadow: His Darkforce powers allow him to manipulate, control and generate extra-dimensional black gas like substance.
* {{Flight}}: He can fly at least 50 miles per hour unsupported.
* FreakLabAccident: How he gained his abilities in the first place.
* GreenLanternRing: The Darkforce.
* PowerDegeneration: His powers has fluctuated over the years several times, and this has lead to him harm on several occasions.
* ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil: His power lead him to be egotistical and full of himself, performing robberies and trying to attack anyone who would stop him. However his power began to fluctuate and his conscience grew enough for him to question why he was doing what he is doing.
* VillainTeleportation: He can use the Darkforce dimension as transport.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: His powers lead his mind to degrade into madness.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Condor]]
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' #2 (October, 1976)
Enemy of Nova from a race known as Bird-People.
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* WingedHumanoid: He's a member of the Bird-People, which Red Raven rules over.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Diamondhead]]
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Archibald Dyker
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' #3 (November, 1976)

* BerserkButton: Richard's very existence is this to him. He hates Richard so much that when Sam Alexander started out, he was so angered that anyone would dare continue Richard's legacy that he spent all of his money on tools to help kill Sam for no reason other than being another Nova.
* LiterallyShatteredLives: Being made of of diamond, this happens to him often.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Though there was already some overlap, after Richard's power boost, Diamondhead would mostly be seen fighting the likes of Spider-Man or Daredevil instead. Though he did occasionally oppose Sam as well.
* SoLastSeason: He used to be Richard's arch-nemesis. After ''Annihilation'', Rich is way out of his league.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Earth-Shaker]]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' #5 (January, 1977)
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Garthan Saal]]
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!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Nova Omega, Nova, Super Nova
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Avengers'' #301 (March, 1989)
* DarkIsEvil: His Nova uniform is mostly dark purple.
* LastOfItsKind: Since he wasn't at Xandar when it was destroyed by Annihilus, he and Firelord are probably the last remaining Xandarians.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Taking all the Nova Force did a number on his sanity. It later served as the reason for Rich's reluctance to do the same.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ravenous]]
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Annihilation: Silver Surfer'' #1 (June, 2006)
* CoDragons: One of the highest-ranking warriors of the Annihilation Wave serving directly under Annihilus.
* {{Jerkass}}: He is just incapable of being a wad for even a few seconds.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His armor is red and black and serves Annihilus as he destroys the universe.
* TwoFaced: Gets the right side of his face scorched by Ronan's universal weapon, forcing him to replace it with cybernetics.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Became the ruler of the Annihilation Wave after the defeat of Annihilus, until he lost the title to Blastaar.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Sphinx]]
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Anath-Na Mut
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' #6 (February, 1977)

The first Sphinx, Anath-Na Mut, was the chief wizard under Ramses II. After his banishment, he discovered the Ka Stone. Granting him immortality and superhuman powers, Sphinx wandered the earth for 5000 years.
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* ArchEnemy: Considered one of Richard's greatest and deadliest foes even today. It's worth noting that after Richard TookALevelInBadass, all of his old rogues gallery were hopelessly outclassed by him except for Sphinx who remained just as deadly to him.
* OtherMeAnnoysMe: One storyline during ''Realm of Kings'' has Rich run into a version of the Sphinx stuck inside the Fault, where he'd gotten into a fight with a younger version of himself, who wasn't willing to listen to his future-self's advice on how to avoid ending up like him.
* RealityWarper: Courtesy of the Ka Stone.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Strangler]]
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 2 #8 (August, 1994)
Strangler is a member of Shatterforce and would come into conflict with Nova.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder: Suspensor]]
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 4 #8 (January, 2008)
Suspensor was a member of the Luminals.
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* CameBackWrong: She was killed and reanimated by Abyss. Nova encountered her when he fist arrived at Knowhere and destroyed her immediately.
* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: She has green hair and purple skin, and not bad looking.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: The Siredam]]
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol. 4 #11 (May, 2008)
The Siredam is a fully grown Technarch that returned to its homeworld of Kvch after it detected a signal emanating from a Babel Spire that had once been Drax and Gamora and tried killing Tyro, a very young Technarch who was being watched over and trained by the former New Mutant called Warlock. While it may once have been an intelligent being, countless centuries of traversing space and consuming worlds have turned it into nothing more than a feral monster fueled by rage and instinct.
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* MechanicalAbomination: Well, an alien technological lifeform that looks like a huge monster.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Tailhook]]
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Melissa Paulsen
!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Tailhook Killer
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 2 #2 (February, 1994)

Tailhook kills rapists because her sister was raped and killed. Tailhook is armed with a whip covered in barbs, as well as a crossbow.
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* BadassNormal: Unlike most of Nova's foes, she doesn't have any superpowers.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Only appeared once and has never returned since 1994.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Vampiro]]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' Nova Vol 3 #5 (September, 1999)
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[[/folder]]

[[folder: Volx]]
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!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Jacqueline Zanca, Walter, Daniel Jones, Michael Jeffries
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Rom'' #48 (November, 1983)

Dire Wraith Queen. Volx's daughters were practitioners of dark sorcery while most of her sons (except Dredd who preferred sorcery) were interested instead in science. Volx's interests also laid in science.
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* RoguesGalleryTransplant: While introduced as a ''Rom: Spaceknight'' enemy, she also faced and the warriors and encountered death when she faced the Annihilators.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Warhead]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Grigori Slivovitz
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 2 #8 (August, 1994)
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Zorr]]
!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Zorr the Conqueror
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' #1 (September, 1976)
[[/folder]]
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Unknown
!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Bad Axe
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 3 #5 (September, 1999)



!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' #2 (October, 1976)



-> '''AKA''': Archibald Dyker

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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' #3 (November, 1976)




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!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Nova Omega, Nova, Super Nova
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Avengers'' #301 (March, 1989)



* LastOfItsKind: Since he wasn't at Xandar when it was destroyed by Annihilus, he and Firelord are probably the last remaining Xandarians.



!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Annihilation: Silver Surfer'' #1 (June, 2006)



* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His armor is red and black and serves Annihilus as he destroys the universe.



!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Anath-Na Mut
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' #6 (February, 1977)



!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 2 #8 (August, 1994)



!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 4 #8 (January, 2008)



* CameBackWrong: She was killed and reanimated by Abyss. Nova encountered her when he fist arrived at Knowhere and destroyed her immediately.



!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol. 4 #11 (May, 2008)



-> '''AKA''': Melissa Paulsen

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!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Tailhook Killer
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 2 #2 (February, 1994)



* WeHardlyKnewYe: Only appeared once and has never returned since 1994.




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!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Jacqueline Zanca, Walter, Daniel Jones, Michael Jeffries
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Rom'' #48 (November, 1983)

Dire Wraith Queen. Volx's daughters were practitioners of dark sorcery while most of her sons (except Dredd who preferred sorcery) were interested instead in science. Volx's interests also laid in science.



* RoguesGalleryTransplant: While introduced as a ''Rom: Spaceknight'' enemy, she also faced and the warriors and encountered death when she faced the Annihilators.




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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol 2 #8 (August, 1994)




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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' #1 (September, 1976)
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* AbusiveParents: While his relationship with his father was always strained, the 2020 series reveals that one particular rant when a young Richard asked him for help with his homework really affected Rich deeply. As a result, he feels guilty about seeking help from others.



* TheBigGuy: With almost the entire Nova Force within him, Nova is one of the team's heaviest hitters, powerful enough to go toe to toe with godlike beings.



* BrokenAce: By the time Richard finally joined the Guardians, he was extremely battle weary after witnessing the new Nova Corp's extermination at the hands of the Universal Church of Truth and barely holding off the second Cancerverse invasion shortly afterwards. He even comments that many who once looked up to him are starting to view him as paranoid when he warns them about new cosmic threats. Eventually Hercules convinces him to see a therapist on Halfworld.



* GondorCallsForAid: He put together the new Guardians team as the reborn gods of Olympus began their destructive crusade, knowing most of the universe's other heroes were still recovering from the second Cancerverse invasion.



* LightningBruiser: He doesn't call himself the Human Rocket for nothing.



* TookALevelInCynic: Everything he went through in the 2019 books really did a number on his worldview. After ''Annihilation Scourge'', he almost instinctively responds to others showing optimism with bitterness. ''Guardians'' tones it down a little, but he's still pretty sour about some things, such as humanity.

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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Marcus Daniels
!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Mark Daniels, "Blacky," Bob Hofstedder
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' #19 (May 1978)

Blackout is a super-villain who can manipulate Darkforce matter and energy and open portals to it's dimension. He formerly worked alongside Moonstone and subsequently joined the Masters of Evil and later the Thunderbolts.
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* {{Flight}}: He can fly at least 50 miles per hour unsupported.
* FreakLabAccident: How he gained his abilities in the first place.
* GreenLanternRing: The Darkforce.
* PowerDegeneration: His powers has fluctuated over the years several times, and this has lead to him harm on several occasions.
* ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil: His power lead him to be egotistical and full of himself, performing robberies and trying to attack anyone who would stop him. However his power began to fluctuate and his conscience grew enough for him to question why he was doing what he is doing.
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* ParentalSubstitute: When he and Sam shared a series, he acts as a father figure to Sam. In the 2020 Guardians of the Galaxy series he even states that he views Sam as a kid brother to him.

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* ParentalSubstitute: When he and Sam shared a series, he acts as a father figure to Sam. In the 2020 Guardians ''Guardians of the Galaxy Galaxy'' series he even states that he views Sam as a kid brother to him.



* TheLeader: During & Post ''ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}'' whenever a cosmic event threatens the universe, Rich will more often than not take the reins of the defense effort, with little to no objection from the other cosmic powers. He was also this to the Nova Corps up until his "Death".

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* TheLeader: During & Post post ''ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}'' whenever a cosmic event threatens the universe, Rich will more often than not take the reins of the defense effort, with little to no objection from the other cosmic powers. He was also this to the Nova Corps up until his "Death"."death".
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Just the crap he went through in ''Annihilation'' should've been enough to get him sent off to a therapist, but by the end of 2019 it's even worse. Actually averted in ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2020'', when he actually does go to a shrink, if reluctantly.



* TookALevelInCynic: Everything he went through in the 2019 books really did a number on his worldview. After Annihilation Scourge, he almost instinctively responds to others showing optimism with bitterness.

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* TookALevelInCynic: Everything he went through in the 2019 books really did a number on his worldview. After Annihilation Scourge, ''Annihilation Scourge'', he almost instinctively responds to others showing optimism with bitterness.bitterness. ''Guardians'' tones it down a little, but he's still pretty sour about some things, such as humanity.



* PutOnABus: He was never seen after his appearance in Volume 4. [[spoiler: He's also not found among the dead Novas, which left his fate after Annihilation Wave ambiguous. When he's brought up in Sam's Volume, it's implied that Rob could still be out there somewhere.]]

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* PutOnABus: He was never seen after his appearance in Volume 4. [[spoiler: He's also not found among the dead Novas, which left his fate after Annihilation Wave ''The Thanos Imperative'' ambiguous. When he's brought up in Sam's Volume, volume, it's implied that Rob could still be out there somewhere.]]



* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:She lost her son Richard Rider in Thanos Imperative.]]

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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:She lost her son Richard Rider in ''The Thanos Imperative.Imperative''.]]



* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Uncle]]: became this for Richard's mistaken assumption that Spiderman killed him

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* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Uncle]]: became this for Richard's mistaken assumption that Spiderman Spider-Man killed him



* CharacterDevelopment: Sam later becomes less arrogant and more responsible in his actions as his tenure goes on. Similarly, the insecurities he harbors come to light and take new shapes as time goes on as well, from his the complex over his missing father, to whether he a good enough Superhero, to his feelings over the lack of respect he gets as a Superhero.

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* CharacterDevelopment: Sam later becomes less arrogant and more responsible in his actions as his tenure goes on. Similarly, the insecurities he harbors come to light and take new shapes as time goes on as well, from his the complex over his missing father, to whether he a good enough Superhero, to his feelings over the lack of respect he gets as a Superhero.



* FantasticReligiousWeirdness: Used this trope to decline membership into Avengers [[spoiler: at first]] due to Thor being a Pagan god that is against his possibly Catholic beliefs.

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* FantasticReligiousWeirdness: Used this trope to decline membership into Avengers [[spoiler: at first]] due to Thor being a Pagan god that god, which is against his possibly Catholic beliefs.



** KilledOffForReal: As of ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}, the entirety of Xandar along with the Nova Corps--except Richard Rider--were exterminated by Annihilus in the opening issue.

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** KilledOffForReal: As of ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}, ''ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}'', the entirety of Xandar along with the Nova Corps--except Richard Rider--were exterminated by Annihilus in the opening issue.



* ProudScholarRace: Their intellectual capability allowed them to develop Worldmind along with Nova Force, though they are also [[BewareTheNiceOnes capable warriors]].

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* ProudScholarRace: Their intellectual capability allowed them to develop the Worldmind along with the Nova Force, though they are also [[BewareTheNiceOnes capable warriors]].



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: During ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}, she didn't appear in the comics during the (final) demise of Xandarians and Nova Corps. Though [[spoiler: the Worldmind's projections of its archives in Volume 7 of Nova]] showed her among the holograms of deceased Xandarians implied her tragedy.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: During ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}, she didn't appear in the comics during the (final) demise of Xandarians and Nova Corps. Though [[spoiler: the Worldmind's projections of its archives in Volume 7 of Nova]] showed her among the holograms of deceased Xandarians implied her tragedy.implies she's dead.



* LiterallyShatteredLives: Being made of of diamond, this happens to him often.



* SoLastSeason: He used to be Richard's arch-nemesis. After ''Annihilation'', Rich is way out of his league.



The first Sphinx, Anath-Na Mut, was the chief wizard under Ramses II. After his banishment, he discovered the Ka Stone. Granting him Immortality and superhuman powers, Sphinx wandered the earth for 5000 years.

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* OtherMeAnnoysMe: One storyline during ''Realm of Kings'' has Rich run into a version of the Sphinx stuck inside the Fault, where he'd gotten into a fight with a younger version of himself, who wasn't willing to listen to his future-self's advice on how to avoid ending up like him.
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* AnAxeToGrind: He carries a huge axe.



Enemy of Nova from a race known as Bird-People.
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The first Sphinx, Anath-Na Mut, was the chief wizard under Ramses II. After his banishment, he discovered the Ka Stone. Granting him Immortality and superhuman powers, Sphinx wandered the earth for 5000 years.
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* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: She has green hair and purple skin, and not bad looking.




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The Siredam is a fully grown Technarch that returned to its homeworld of Kvch after it detected a signal emanating from a Babel Spire that had once been Drax and Gamora and tried killing Tyro, a very young Technarch who was being watched over and trained by the former New Mutant called Warlock. While it may once have been an intelligent being, countless centuries of traversing space and consuming worlds have turned it into nothing more than a feral monster fueled by rage and instinct.
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* MechanicalAbomination: Well, an alien technological lifeform that looks like a huge monster.




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-> '''AKA''': Melissa Paulsen
Tailhook kills rapists because her sister was raped and killed. Tailhook is armed with a whip covered in barbs, as well as a crossbow.
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* BadassNormal: Unlike most of Nova's foes, she doesn't have any superpowers.




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Dire Wraith Queen.
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* BerserkButton: Richard's very existence is this to him. He hats Richard so much that when Sam Alexander started out, he was so angered that anyone would dare continue Richard's legacy that he spent all of his money on tools to help kill Sam for no reason other than being another Nova.

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* BerserkButton: Richard's very existence is this to him. He hats hates Richard so much that when Sam Alexander started out, he was so angered that anyone would dare continue Richard's legacy that he spent all of his money on tools to help kill Sam for no reason other than being another Nova.
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* BerserkButton: Richard's very existence is this to him. He hats Richard so much that when Sam Alexander started out, he was so angered that anyone would dare continue Richard's legacy that he spent all of his money on tools to help kill Sam for no reason other than being another Nova.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Though there was already some overlap, after Richard's power boost, Diamondhead would mostly be seen fighting the likes of Spider-Man or Daredevil instead. Though he did occasionally oppose Sam as well.
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* ArchEnemy: Considered one of Richard's greatest and deadliest foes even today. It's worth nothing that after Richard TookALevelInBadass, all of his old rogues gallery were hopelessly outclassed by him except for Sphinx who remained just as deadly to him.

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* ArchEnemy: Considered one of Richard's greatest and deadliest foes even today. It's worth nothing noting that after Richard TookALevelInBadass, all of his old rogues gallery were hopelessly outclassed by him except for Sphinx who remained just as deadly to him.
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* ArchEnemy: Considered one of Richard's greatest and deadliest foes even today. It's worth nothing that after Richard TookALevelInBadass, all of his old rogues gallery were hopelessly outclassed by him except for Sphinx who remained just as deadly to him.
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** He pulls another one in Annihilation Scourge to stop the Cancerverse's second invasion. However he is almost immediately brought back to life in the same book.
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* TookALevelInCynic: His 2019 appearances really did a number on him. After Annihilation Scourge, he almost instinctively responds to general optimism from others with bitterness.

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* TookALevelInCynic: His Everything he went through in the 2019 appearances books really did a number on him. his worldview. After Annihilation Scourge, he almost instinctively responds to general others showing optimism from others with bitterness.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Both to his actual brother Rob, and to Sam Alexander. [[spoiler:Failing to save Rob from the Fraternity of Raptors was a key factor in him [[TookALevelInCynic taking a level in cynic]].]]

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* BigBrotherInstinct: Both to his actual brother Rob, and to Sam Alexander. [[spoiler:Failing to save Rob from the Fraternity of Raptors was a key factor in him [[TookALevelInCynic taking becoming a level lot more bitter and cynical in cynic]].recent years]].]]
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Both to his actual brother Rob, and to Sam Alexander. [[spoiler:Failing to save Rob from the Fraternity of Raptors was a key factor in him [[TookALevelInCynic taking a level in cynic]].]]
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* AliensAreBastards: Perhaps the biggest exception to the rule as far as major alien races in the Marvel Universe go. Xandarians were by far one of the most amicable and least hostile alien races in relation with Earth. This extends to other relations as well as their military mostly serves as a peacekeeping force protecting anyone they find in need.
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* ThatRemindsMeOfAStory: Always trying to cite some example from his databanks, whether anyone wants to hear it or not.

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* ThatRemindsMeOfAStory: ThatRemindsMeOfASong: Always trying to cite some example from his databanks, whether anyone wants to hear it or not.

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* CatchPhrase: “Blue Blazes!” Used because his father disapproved of Rich swearing.

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* BreakTheBadass: The events of 2019 do a serious number of his mental well-being. [[spoiler:Losing your brother, dying, and being revived by your worst enemy will do that to you.]]
* CatchPhrase: “Blue Blazes!” "Blue Blazes!" Used because his father disapproved of Rich swearing.



* {{Determinator}}: He's nigh-unstoppable once he gets going. It usually takes dying to make him lie down (and that's assuming it'll stick).



* FishOutOfWater: Post-Annihilation, he's generally played this trope towards mainstream Marvel superheroes. Since he's often dealing with bigger threats in space, he's largely disconnected from Earth's superhero community.

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* FishOutOfWater: Post-Annihilation, Post-''Annihilation'', he's generally played this trope towards mainstream Marvel superheroes. Since he's often dealing with bigger threats in space, he's largely disconnected from Earth's superhero community.



* HeroesLoveDogs: Takes an immediate shine to Cosmo when he first meets him.



* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Last seen sealing Thanos into Cancerverse.]]
** BackFromTheDead: He returns at the end of volume 6 [[spoiler: though he's secretly a half dead Cancerverse zombie. He makes a full return to life at the end of volume 7]]

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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Last seen [[spoiler:At the end of ''The Thanos Imperative'', he and Peter Quill apparently die sealing Thanos into in the Cancerverse.]]
** BackFromTheDead: He returns at the end of ''Nova'' volume 6 [[spoiler: though he's secretly a half dead Cancerverse zombie. He makes a full return to life at the end of volume 7]]



* KidHero: What he started out as, a regular high-school teenager given superpowers. During the 90s, he briefly took to calling himself Kid Nova, but what with everything he's gone through, "kid" is a term that ''definitely'' doesn't apply to him.



* TheLeader: During & Post ComicBook/{{Annihilation}} whenever a cosmic event threatens the universe, Rich will more often than not take the reins of the defense effort, with little to no objection from the other cosmic powers. He was also this to the Nova Corps up until his "Death".

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* TheLeader: During & Post ComicBook/{{Annihilation}} ''ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}'' whenever a cosmic event threatens the universe, Rich will more often than not take the reins of the defense effort, with little to no objection from the other cosmic powers. He was also this to the Nova Corps up until his "Death".



* GravityMaster: Rich acknowledges that Rob, who only had the Nova Force for a few days, did a better job with his gravity powers than Rich did with years of experience. And that was holding down a FlyingBrick.



*** Goes back to being yanked again during Jim Zub's ''[[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]'' run, where he has his Nova Helmet confiscated and suffers being powerless because of it. Then he gets re-powered a little after that, and once more gains fatherly recognition and a validated sense of purpose. [[spoiler: But it was in Weirdworld, and he was being manipulated by ArcVillain Eshu, twisting and tainting all of the recognition and validation he received. Oh, and he lost the powers he learned to wield as soon as the Arc ended, so he's back to being powerless and suffering because of it.]] On a more meta level, because his most recent solo was CutShort, he functionally no longer has Richard as a mentor/father-figure, never mind how brief their time as a team and duo already was.

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*** Goes back to being yanked again during Jim Zub's ''[[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]'' run, where he has his Nova Helmet confiscated and suffers being powerless because of it. Then he gets re-powered a little after that, and once more gains fatherly recognition and a validated sense of purpose. [[spoiler: But it was in Weirdworld, and he was being manipulated by ArcVillain Eshu, twisting and tainting all of the recognition and validation he received. Oh, and he lost the powers he learned to wield as soon as the Arc arc ended, so he's back to being powerless and suffering because of it.]] On a more meta level, because his most recent solo was CutShort, he functionally no longer has Richard as a mentor/father-figure, never mind how brief their time as a team and duo already was.



* DeadpanSnarker: During the time it took on Ko-Rel's appearance and personality. Sass increased by a dramatic amount.

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* DeadpanSnarker: On occasion, but especially when dealing with the Phalanx infection. During the time it took on Ko-Rel's appearance and personality. Sass personality, sass increased by a dramatic amount.



* TheNthDoctor: The Worldmind has the uploaded minds and personality of every Nova Corpsman that ever lived. After its default persona is too badly corrupted by merging with Ego, it replaces it with one of Ko-Rel. After ''The Thanos Imperative'', the Ko-Rel personality just sort of... disappeared.



* SophisticatedAsHell: Usually tends to speak exactly as you'd imagine a living computer to speak, though not always.
-->'''Worldmind:''' ''(on seeing the NegativeSpaceWedgie Knowhere sits outside of)'' My "funk" has also been taken to a new level.



* BackFromTheDead: An example involving entire species. After the Nova run, entire race had been rendered extinct from reprisal attack by Nebula for her father's death. This all changed in New Warriors run, where the World Mind was activated by the presence of Richard Rider's nascent Nova Force before utilizing it to clone Queen Adora before gaining full access to revive all of the population.
** KilledOffForReal: As of ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}, entire Xandarians along with Nova Corps--except Richard Rider--were exterminated by Annihilus.
* BrainUploading: The Worldmind is made up of memories and knowledge of deceased Xandarians. It later played a role in New Warriors storyline, where the stored memories and genetic materials of Xandarians were used to clone an entire race after their extinction.

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* BackFromTheDead: An example involving entire species. After the Nova run, the entire race had been rendered extinct from reprisal a reprise attack by Nebula for her father's death. This all changed in New Warriors run, ''New Warriors'', where the World Mind was activated by the presence of Richard Rider's nascent Nova Force before utilizing it to clone Queen Adora before gaining full access to revive all of the population.
** KilledOffForReal: As of ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}, entire Xandarians the entirety of Xandar along with the Nova Corps--except Richard Rider--were exterminated by Annihilus.
Annihilus in the opening issue.
* BrainUploading: The Worldmind is made up of memories and knowledge of deceased Xandarians. It later played a role in New Warriors a ''New Warriors'' storyline, where the stored memories and genetic materials of Xandarians were used to clone an entire race after their extinction.



* UnexplainedRecovery: ''Annihilation'' begins with what's left of Xandar getting blown to tiny, tiny pieces, and the remains either getting eaten by the Wave or falling into their sun. Come Sam Alexander's run, Xandar is entirely intact (that the issue showing this was written by Gerry Duggan, who retconned a ''lot'' of stuff relating to the Novas, might be a contributing factor).



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: During the ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}, she didn't appear in the comics during the (final) demise of Xandarians and Nova Corps. Though [[spoiler: the Worldmind's projections of its archives in Volume 7 of Nova]] showed her among the holograms of deceased Xandarians implied her tragedy.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: During the ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}, she didn't appear in the comics during the (final) demise of Xandarians and Nova Corps. Though [[spoiler: the Worldmind's projections of its archives in Volume 7 of Nova]] showed her among the holograms of deceased Xandarians implied her tragedy.



Ko-Rel was a Kree stellar captain drafted into the Nova Corps to protect a critically injured Nova Prime during Annihilation Conquest. She died performing her duty but her identity was later used by the Xandarian Worldmind as a new personality template.

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Ko-Rel was a Kree stellar captain drafted into the Nova Corps to protect a critically injured Nova Prime during Annihilation Conquest.''Annihilation: Conquest''. She died performing her duty but her identity was later used by the Xandarian Worldmind as a new personality template.



* DeadpanSnarker: She's very snarky. The Worldmind's copy of her personality is a font of snark unheard of.



* TraumaCongaLine: Her last days of life suck. Gamora and the Phalanx murder her friends and crew, then she dies alone.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Lasts two issues, then Gamora shanks her in the back and she dies.



A relative of Fin Fang Foom recruited by the Worldmind after the Annihilation Wave, who was allowed to remain a corp after the War of Kings.

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A relative of Fin Fang Foom recruited by the Worldmind after the Annihilation Wave, who was allowed to remain a corp after corpsman during the War of Kings.



A rigellian recruited by the Worldmind after the Annihilation Wave, who was allowed to remain a corp after the War of Kings.

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A rigellian Rigellian recruited by the Worldmind after the Annihilation Wave, who was allowed to remain a corp corpsman after the War of Kings.



Malik Tarcel is a Shi'ar and member of the Nova Corps. He was recruited by the Worldmind after the Annihilation Wave, and was allowed to remain a corp after the War of Kings.

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* CategoryTraitor: Being a Shi'ar Corpsman in a war the Shi'ar Empire started was not a good thing.
* RankUp: He got promoted to Nova Prime.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: When last seen, he was a "guest" of the Shi'ar torturers, approached by... Garthan Saal? He hasn't been seen in the decade since...


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* ThatRemindsMeOfAStory: Always trying to cite some example from his databanks, whether anyone wants to hear it or not.


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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Taking all the Nova Force did a number on his sanity. It later served as the reason for Rich's reluctance to do the same.


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* GreenSkinnedAlienBabe: She was a blue-skinned Kree and pretty good-looking.

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* GreenSkinnedAlienBabe: GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: She was a blue-skinned Kree and pretty good-looking.



!Villains

[[folder: Armada]]

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!Villains

[[folder: Armada]]
Malik Tarcel]]
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Malik Tarcel is a Shi'ar and member of the Nova Corps. He was recruited by the Worldmind after the Annihilation Wave, and was allowed to remain a corp after the War of Kings.
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Qubit]]
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* {{Cephalothorax}}: His head seems to make up most of his body.



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Armada]]



[[folder: Blackout]]

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[[folder: Blackout]]
Abyss]]



[[folder: Condor]]
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* WingedHumanoid: He's a member of the Bird-People, which Red Raven rules over.

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[[folder: Condor]]
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* WingedHumanoid: He's a member of the Bird-People, which Red Raven rules over.
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[[folder: Diamondhead]]
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Blackout]]



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Condor]]
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* WingedHumanoid: He's a member of the Bird-People, which Red Raven rules over.



[[folder: Garthan Saal]]
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* DarkIsEvil: His Nova uniform is mostly dark purple.

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[[folder: Garthan Saal]]
Diamondhead]]
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* DarkIsEvil: His Nova uniform is mostly dark purple.
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[[folder: Ravenous]]
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* CoDragons: One of the highest-ranking warriors of the Annihilation Wave serving directly under Annihilus.
* TwoFaced: Gets the right side of his face scorched by Ronan's universal weapon, forcing him to replace it with cybernetics.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Became the ruler of the Annihilation Wave after the defeat of Annihilus, until he lost the title to Blastaar.

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[[folder: Ravenous]]
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* CoDragons: One of the highest-ranking warriors of the Annihilation Wave serving directly under Annihilus.
* TwoFaced: Gets the right side of his face scorched by Ronan's universal weapon, forcing him to replace it with cybernetics.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Became the ruler of the Annihilation Wave after the defeat of Annihilus, until he lost the title to Blastaar.
Earth-Shaker]]



[[folder: Sphinx]]
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[[folder: Sphinx]]
Garthan Saal]]
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* DarkIsEvil: His Nova uniform is mostly dark purple.



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[[folder: Strangler]]
Ravenous]]
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* CoDragons: One of the highest-ranking warriors of the Annihilation Wave serving directly under Annihilus.
* TwoFaced: Gets the right side of his face scorched by Ronan's universal weapon, forcing him to replace it with cybernetics.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Became the ruler of the Annihilation Wave after the defeat of Annihilus, until he lost the title to Blastaar.



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Sphinx]]
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[[folder: Tailhook]]

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Tailhook]]



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The mother of Sam and Kaelyn Kaelynn Alexander. Wife of Jesse Alexander.




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!Villains

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!Villains

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Rhomann Dey]]



[[folder: Abyss]]

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[[folder: Abyss]]
Ko-Rel]]
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Ko-Rel was a Kree stellar captain drafted into the Nova Corps to protect a critically injured Nova Prime during Annihilation Conquest. She died performing her duty but her identity was later used by the Xandarian Worldmind as a new personality template.
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Fraktur]]
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A relative of Fin Fang Foom recruited by the Worldmind after the Annihilation Wave, who was allowed to remain a corp after the War of Kings.
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* DraconicHumanoid: Unlike Fin Fang Foom and other members of her species, she's bipedal and rather humanoid looking.



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Irani Rael]]
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A rigellian recruited by the Worldmind after the Annihilation Wave, who was allowed to remain a corp after the War of Kings.
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* CoolHelmet: Unlike other Nova helmets, hers shows her face.



[[folder: Condor]]
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!Villains

[[folder: Condor]]
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Armada]]



[[folder: Diamondhead]]
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[[folder: Diamondhead]]
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Abyss]]



[[folder: Earth-Shaker]]

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[[folder: Earth-Shaker]]
Badd Axe]]



[[folder: Garthan Saal]]
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* DarkIsEvil: His Nova uniform is mostly dark purple.

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[[folder: Garthan Saal]]
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* DarkIsEvil: His Nova uniform is mostly dark purple.
Blackout]]



[[folder: Ravenous]]
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* CoDragons: One of the highest-ranking warriors of the Annihilation Wave serving directly under Annihilus.
* TwoFaced: Gets the right side of his face scorched by Ronan's universal weapon, forcing him to replace it with cybernetics.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Became the ruler of the Annihilation Wave after the defeat of Annihilus, until he lost the title to Blastaar.

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Condor]]
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* CoDragons: One WingedHumanoid: He's a member of the highest-ranking warriors of the Annihilation Wave serving directly under Annihilus.
* TwoFaced: Gets the right side of his face scorched by Ronan's universal weapon, forcing him to replace it with cybernetics.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Became the ruler of the Annihilation Wave after the defeat of Annihilus, until he lost the title to Blastaar.
Bird-People, which Red Raven rules over.



[[folder: Sphinx]]
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[[folder: Sphinx]]
Diamondhead]]
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[[folder: Strangler]]

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[[folder: Strangler]]
Earth-Shaker]]



[[folder: Suspensor]]

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[[folder: Suspensor]]
Garthan Saal]]
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* DarkIsEvil: His Nova uniform is mostly dark purple.



[[folder: The Siredam]]

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[[folder: The Siredam]]
Ravenous]]
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* CoDragons: One of the highest-ranking warriors of the Annihilation Wave serving directly under Annihilus.
* TwoFaced: Gets the right side of his face scorched by Ronan's universal weapon, forcing him to replace it with cybernetics.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Became the ruler of the Annihilation Wave after the defeat of Annihilus, until he lost the title to Blastaar.



[[folder: Tailhook]]

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[[folder: Tailhook]]
Sphinx]]
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[[folder: Vampiro]]

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[[folder: Vampiro]]
Strangler]]



[[folder: Volx]]

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[[folder: Volx]]
Suspensor]]



[[folder: Warhead]]

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[[folder: Warhead]]
The Siredam]]


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[[folder: BaddAxe]]

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[[folder: BaddAxe]]
Badd Axe]]




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[[folder: Daimondhead]]

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[[folder: Daimondhead]]
Diamondhead]]
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* DarkIsEvil: His Nova uniform is mostly dark purple.




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* CoDragons: One of the highest-ranking warriors of the Annihilation Wave serving directly under Annihilus.
* TwoFaced: Gets the right side of his face scorched by Ronan's universal weapon, forcing him to replace it with cybernetics.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Became the ruler of the Annihilation Wave after the defeat of Annihilus, until he lost the title to Blastaar.




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! Villains

[[folder: Armada]]

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! Villains

!Nova Corps
[[folder: Armada]]
In General]]
* RedShirtArmy: The Nova Corps have the unfortunate tendency of dying in droves whenever a major crisis hits the Cosmic corner of the Marvel Universe. ''Annihilation'' and ''War of Kings'' being good examples.
* TheRemnant: By ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2020'', the only active corp members are Richard Rider and, maybe, Sam Alexander. No word of the other corps members that were deputized but never seen killed.



!Villains

[[folder: Armada]]

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