Stardust (Marvel Comics)

Stardust (Lambda-Zero) is a fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics and existing in that company's Marvel Universe. Stardust is one of the many Heralds of Galactus. Unlike most of Galactus's Heralds, Stardust seeks to kill all who attempt to escape the planets that Galactus feeds upon, an action that Galactus neither requires nor forbids.

Stardust
Stardust as depicted in Annihilation: Silver Surfer #4 (September 2006). Art by Andrea Di Vito.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill #1 (March 2005)
Created by	Michael Avon Oeming, [Daniel Berman (writers), Andrea Di Vito (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Lambda-Zero
Species	Ethereal
Team affiliations	Heralds of Galactus United Front
Supporting character of	Silver Surfer
Abilities	Power Cosmic Superhuman strength, stamina, reflexes, and durability Energy absorption and alteration Exceed the speed of light[1] Can create black hole and inter-dimensional portals Immortality

This Stardust should not be confused with the other Marvel character known as Stardust, a former enemy of Rom the Space Knight.^[2]

Fictional character biography

Stardust is an Ethereal, an energy being and herald of Galactus. The first planet she fed to Galactus was New Korbin, after she slaughtered most of the planet's inhabitants. This leads her to confront Beta Ray Bill before being sucked into a black hole.^{[volume & issue needed]}

In Annihilation, Stardust resurfaces and helps battle Annihilus' Annihilation Wave, which kills most of the Ethereal.^[3][1][4] She later kills the remaining Ethereal in self-defense and absorbs their energy.^[1]

Powers and abilities

Stardust is a Herald of Galactus imbued with the Power Cosmic and as such possesses superhuman physical abilities and the ability to create portals and black holes.^[5][6] She is also immortal and can regenerate if destroyed.^[1][5]

In other media

• Stardust appears in The Super Hero Squad Show, voiced by Cheryl Hines.^[7][8]
• Stardust makes a non-speaking appearance in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "Avengers Assemble".^[8] This version is a water elemental.