I thought with War of Kings just about over, it might be worth it to take stock of the current situation out in space. And if you know of any other developments I miss, definitely add them in the comments.
- There is now a parsecs wide hole in the universe, called the Fault. Well, that's the biggest problem. It's not getting any bigger right now, but it's still plenty big enough for nearly anything to come through.
- Something has already come through, in the form of an old-style Nova Centurion spaceship.
- The explosion that created the Fault destroyed almost 90% of the Shi'ar military.
- The Shi'ar surrendered to the Kree.
- After Lilandra challenged Vulcan's rule, a civil war broke between various factions supporting the two rulers.
- Which is kind of a waste of time, since Lilandra is dead, and Vulcan can be presumed dead*.
- Gladiator appears to have fallen into the role of new Majestor of the Shi'ar Empire (what's left of it).
- The Kree Empire still stands, though several of its worlds were blown up. The Kree citizenry themselves are perhaps not totally confident of their new Inhuman leaders.
- The Uplift Program designed to restart Kree evolution with Terrigen Mists, won't work.
- Black Bolt, like Vulcan, is presumed dead**. I don't know who is taking over in his stead. Medusa? Maximus? Crystal and/or Ronan the Accuser?
- Ravenous has been ousted as ruler of the territories the Kree ceded to the Annihilation Wave. Blastaar, armed with a Cosmic Control Rod, has taken over.
- Star-Lord, Mantis, Jack Flag, Bug, and Cosmo, were last seen centuries in the future, falling into the Sun. Solicitations indicate at least some of them will survive to have time travel adventures involving Kang.
- Gamora and Phyla are presumed dead***. Gamora from a broken neck and being tossed adrift in space, Phyla from being stabbed in the chest by Gamora.
- Adam Warlock is now the Magus, his really evil self. Adam Magus also appears to have control of the Universal Church of Truth, with their millions (billions?) of followers, after Warlock sort of kept the promise he made and saved the universe****.
- So that would leave the Guardians with a current roster of Rocket Raccoon, Drax, Groot, Major Victory, and Moondragon.
- Richard Rider's back in place as Nova Prime.
- The Worldmind's old system has been deleted, and replaced by a sort of recreation of Ko-Rel, the first Nova recruited after Annihilation, who Gamora killed during Conquest.
- The Worldmind's set up on the currently lobotomized Ego, the Living Planet, though Ego's brain is healing rapidly.
- The Nova Corps itself is down to seven members. Eight, when Robbie Rider gets out of intensive care.
- Nova and the Guardians have both crossed Blastaar over the course of this war.
- The Starjammers don't have to worry about overthrowing Vulcan anymore. Until he comes charging out of the Fault, I mean.
- Rachel Summers got revenge on the people who killed her family.
- Darkhawk is out searching for all the amulets like his, to stop the Fraternity of Raptors from reestablishing itself.
- Darkhawk is also wanted across the universe for killing Lilandra, though it was actually a member of the Fraternity who had hijacked his Darkhawk suit.
That's everything I can think of. With that, I'm done until Monday. I'll be off visiting a friend, so mind the store for me.
* It'll probably turn out that he fell into the Fault and soaked up all sorts of other-dimensional energy to heal himself, and he'll pop out eventually, stronger and crazier than ever. I'm not advocating that, I'd certainly prefer he stay dead, but I can't imagine we'll be so fortunate.
** He's probably lost in the Fault as well.
*** And let's just assume they'll be reappearing out of the Fault at some point as well. Though, and I say this as someone who likes Phyla and Gamora, and is indifferent to Black Bolt, if all three of them staying dead would keep Vulcan dead as well, I'd take it.
**** He promised to stop the war and save creation. He did save creation, but he certainly didn't stop the war. If he had, he probably wouldn't be Adam Magus right now.
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One missing note regarding the Raptors, it appears that the current female Araki (Shi'ar first minister) is actually a Raptor in disguise (not sure if it's Talon again or someone different).
Also Medusa is ruling the Kree/Shiar Empires, and Maximus has been told specifically that he can't.
seangreyson: A Raptor hidden in the upper echelons of Shi'ar government? That could be cool.
So Medusa's sticking it out? I kind of thought she might abdicate in her grief.. I wonder if she'll be any less distant towards her subjects than she had been?
Actually she hasn't spoken since he died. Cosmic Marvel does enjoy its irony.
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