History Characters / Nova

* 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.

* GirlishPigtails

* 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.]]

* Jerkass

* HumanAliens

* BookDumb: He might be a creative strategist, but Sam is fully aware that he's the dumbest member of almost ever team he's on.

* 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 Kahn, 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.

* [[spoiler: CainAndAbel: He became an Abel (victim) to Charles' Cain (murderer).]]

* 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 Kahn, and even then, the two [[VitrolicBestBuds 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.

* 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 DisappearingDad.

** 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.

* BigBrotherMentor: Averted towards his actual brother. Rich was initially against Rob joining the Corp due to the dangers. He eventually let him stay on in a mission control role. Played straight towards Sam Alexander who he tries to act as a big brother figure towards to make up for how much they both miss their fathers.

* {{Badass}}: It took him time to become one, but the results are glorious.

* TokenGoodTeammate: The most sympathetic one in Karl Mophet's group.

** 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, while Miles and Kamala fall out with their respective mentor figures.]]

* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice]]

* CharacterDevelopment: Sam later becomes less arrogant and more responsible in his actions.

* CharacterDevelopment: He managed to get sober, adapt to his new life, and even find a new job after getting abducted. [[spoiler: Along with strange things like being possessed/cloned, since he called Sam as "the son", and another voice from his helmet.]]

* AscendedFan: became part of Nova Corps.
* AloofBigBrother: Overshadowed by his brother's stint as Nova.
* BigBrotherWorship
* 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.]]

* IHaveNoSon: He kicked out Richard in disapproval of his career as Nova and later regretted it.

The current Nova.

* BerserkButton: DO NOT threaten Sam's family ever.

* BigBrotherInstinct: to Kaelynn.

* CharacterDevelopment: later becoming less arrogant and more responsible in his actions.
* TheDitz
** GeniusDitz: According to his principal, he was 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.

* HalfHumanHybrid: Though not confirmed, High Evolutionary believed him to be one.
* LatinoIsBrown: Subverted, he was shown to be lighter skinned than his mother and sister, along with blue eyes.
* LeeroyJenkins: His stint as a member of New Warriors

* TheUnfavorite: How he feels about himself in relation to his teammates in the AllNewAllDifferentAvengers line-up. Becomes very apparent at the celebration party for taking down the Celestial Destroyer prior to 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 Kahn, and even then, the two [[VitrolicBestBuds still spend most of the time bickering with each other.]]

* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: shown carrying around stuffed toys.

* MixedAncestry: like Sam, she's part Latino and part white.

* {{Housewife}}: until the disappearance of Jesse.

* AntiHero: Well, his moral was a bit lax compared to heroic Novas, [[spoiler: including the morally dubious work as Supernovas and abandoning them in a botched escape to see his son's birth.]]

* BrokenPedestal: To Sam Alexander, who later disillusioned with his stories from his inept duty as a janitor and may have made it up to cope with his life.
** RebuiltPedestal: [[spoiler: A double subversion. Sam later discover 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 finding a new job after getting abducted. [[spoiler: Along with strange things like being possessed since he called Sam as "the son" and another voice from his helmet.]]

* DisappearedDad: The main starter of Sam Alexander's role as Nova. [[spoiler: Subverted in Issue 32 finale]].

* HappilyMarried: to Eva.

* [[spoiler: MadeASlave: His former Black Nova gang later caught him and sold him to Chitauri as a gladiator.]]
** [[spoiler: However, he escaped from Chitauris via a SlaveRevolt and escaped to Knowhere.]]
* RetiredBadass: A {{Deconstruction}}; his then-current and inept job as a janitor and alcoholism showed his inability to adapt to civilian life after many years as a Nova.
* IsThatWhatHeToldYou: Jesse told his children that his Blacknova 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 with Chitauri to see his family.]]
* [[spoiler: ScrewThisImOutofHere: He ditched his team in a middle of an escape from Chitauris to return to Earth for his family.]]
* LastOfHisKind: So far the only known Nova Corps member.
* 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 Chitauris as a gladiator and becoming sober in the process, he later staged a revolt and escaped from Chitauri Prime with his fellow inmates.]]

* TheUnfavorite: How he feels about himself in relation to his teammates in the AllNewAllDifferentAvengers line-up. Becomes very apparent at the celebration party for taking down the Celestial Destroyer prior to 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 Kahn, and even then its mostly a case of VitrollicBestBuds.

The first Nova until [[spoiler: his demise during Thanos Imperative.]]

* CatchPhrase: “Blue Blazes!”.
* TheChosenMany: Nova Corps.

* LegacyCharacter: For Ko-Rel

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: He later testified the crimes of the Inner Circle when he was jailed for his role in hiring an assassin to killed his brother.]]
* [[spoiler: CainAndAbel: He was the Cain (murderer) to Ralph's Abel (victim).]]
* DarkSecret: [[spoiler: He was a member of a crime organization called Inner Circle.]]
* IHaveNoSon: He kicked out Richard Rider in disapproval of his career as Nova and later regretted it.

* ShatteredWorld: Until the planet's demise in [[Comicbook/Annihilation Annihilation Wave]], their homeplanet are now interconnected [[DomedCity Domed Cities]] with intervention by The Watcher after Zorr the Conqueror's attack on their planet.
* LastOfHisKind: So far, Firelord (Pyreus Kril) and Air-Walker(Gabriel Lan)are the current known people originating from Xandar.

* HumanoidAlien
* ProudScholarRace
* LastOfHisKind: So far, Firelord (Pyreus Kril) and Air-Walker(Gabriel Lan)

* LastOfHisKind: So far, Firelord (Pyreus Kril) and Air-Walker(Gabriel