Richard Rider, designated Nova #11249-44396, is a character from Marvel Comics.
(For other combatants named Nova, see Nova (disambiguation).)
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Battle Record[]
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Battle Record
- Wins: 1
- Losses: 0
- Draws: 0
Possible Opponents[]
- Atrocitus (DC Comics)
- Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story)
- Geo Stelar (Mega Man)
- Goku (Dragon Ball)
- Kyle Rayner (DC Comics)
- Mongul (DC Comics)
- Saint Walker (DC Comics)
- Space Ghost
- Starfire (DC Comics)
- Vilgax (Ben 10)
History[]
Richard Rider was a New York high school student when he encounters a Xandarian named Rhomann Dey, a centurion of the Nova Corps dying from injuries while on duty. With his last strength, Rhomann gives rider his uniform and the ability of a Nova Prime to tap into the Nova Force.
Death Battle Info[]
Background[]
- Real Name: Richard Rider
- Aliases: Human Rocket, Nova Prime, Bucket-Head
- Height: 6'1/185cm
- Weight: 190 lbs/86kg
- Founding Member of The New Warriors
Powers[]
- The Nova Force - With the Nova Force, Nova Corpsman gain the ability to create an electromagnetic beam or a gravimetric pulse.
- Super Human Strength
- Super Human Durability
- Flight
- Energy Projection
- Regenerative Healing Factor
- The Xandarian Worldmind
Feats[]
- Dodged a lunging Venom
- Tanks multiple attacks from the Thunderbolts
- Can fly at .8 superluminal
- Held his own against an enraged Thor
- Was the only survivor of the Nova Corps after the Annihilation Wave ravaged Xandar
- Destroyed a few of Annihilus' ships in a berserker rage after getting the full Nova Force
- Was the leader of the United Front against the Annihilation Wave
- Kills Annihilus and saved the universe
- Broke free of the Phalanx's mind control with his willpower
- Lobotomized Ego the Living Planet with a single blast
- Dodged Drax the Destroyer
- Survived a blast from Galactus that wiped out the three surrounding solar system
- Lifted a massive Technarch into the air and slams it into the ground
- Defeated Strontian, Gladiator's cousin
- Staggered Cancerverse Thor
- Tanked energy beams from Blastaar
- Slept with Gamora
Weaknesses[]
- Nova uses the Xandrian Worldmind to help maintain his mood and mental stability. Without it, utilizing the full power of the Nova Force would overcome Rider's mental stability, causing a severe mental breakdown and possibly insanity.
- Nova was also bonded with so much of the Nova force for so long that the molecular structure of his body cannot survive for more than two days without it or an appropriate substitute, like Quasar's quantum energy.