The Ethereal Lambda-Zero, who later became known as Stardust, is the current Herald of Galactus. The first planet Stardust fed to Galactus was New Korbin, after she slaughtered most of the planet's inhabitants.

This led to the confrontation with Beta Ray Bill, who was busy attempting to rescue the Korbinites. The two fought each other, and after the first confrontation, Stardust sought out Bill after he obtained the Meta-Orb. Planning on crushing Bill with it, the two fought each other until Stardust opened a portal to a dimension filled with the most evil beings of the universe hoping to trap Bill in there. Bill managed to escape, but a being named Asteroth escaped and began devouring galaxies. Stardust and Bill joined forces, with Stardust using his powers to open a black hole behind Asteroth hoping to lock Asteroth in it. However, Asteroth resisted and the hole instead sucked both Stardust and Bill to a near death.

As the two recovered, Stardust had earlier fought Alpha Ray. Galactus had empowered Ray to help Stardust take down his opponent. With the black hole still open, Ray managed to do this, but in return was together with Asteroth sucked into the hole. Stardust was later revealed to have returned through unknown means.

Annihilation

Stardust is sent by Galactus to ask the Silver Surfer to meet with Galactus. Stardust meanwhile is under orders to help the other remaining heralds Red Shift and Firelord as they combat the Annihilation fleet. Later the three heralds join with Nova's United Front and defeat and capture one of Annihilus' queens. With the Silver Surfer and Galactus now captured and Firelord half-dead, Stardust and Red Shift are the only two active heralds.

Stardust and Red Shift were presumed dead after holding back a massive energy blast from Galactus' absorbing device. Stardust has since returned.

It is later revealed that Stardust is an Ethereal, a race of beings of pure energy, and that being imbued with the Power Cosmic, in effect, made Stardust immortal, allowing her to reconstitute herself if "destroyed". She was then confronted by the few remaining members of his race, who were nearly made extinct by the Annihilation Wave. Trying to attack Stardust in treason for leaving them, Stardust "kills" the remaining members of his race in self-defense, and then absorbs their still sentient remains. However, she then finds Galactus and, distraught that he has been replaced as Herald by the Silver Surfer, she gives up the remains of his race to feed Galactus, against their protests; an act that surprises Galactus, as no herald has ever willingly given up their race to Galactus. Stardust is then named Galactus's second herald, as Galactus's now increased hunger requires more worlds to devour. It is also then revealed that Galactus is the only creature that Stardust will ever love.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

Like other heralds, Stardust was granted the Power Cosmic by Galactus. Its powers before becoming a herald are unknown.

Energy body: Stardust seems able to recover from any injury and alter into a stronger ethereal form.
superhuman strength, superhuman durability
interstellar flight
energy manipulation to an infinite level
able to open black holes and other dimensional rifts

Power Grid ^[1]

* Teleporter

Strength level

Class 100

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Weapons

Some type of halberd.

NotesEdit

Stardust has been referred to as a female.
In Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus #1, a member of Stardust species refers to her as Lambda-Zero. Presumably this is her real name, but it's only used once and very unclearly.

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Footnotes

↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z hardcover Vol. 11

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