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Warning : Spoilers for Annihilation 2099 # 2!Marvel readers finally get a full overview as to what theStar - Lordof the future look like . When Marvel first previewed itsAnnihilation 2099series last spring , it hand readers their first look atthe next Star - Lord , a Wakandan Space Goddess . Because all that readers had at the time was covert art and a preview forthe debut of Peter Quill ’s substitution , there remain a lot of mystery surround her .
Finally , the prescribed handout ofAnnihilation 2099#2 by Steve Orlando , José Luis , Oren Junior , and Arif Prianto gives readers the full look , origin story , name , and costume of the Star - Lord at the edge of the 22nd 100 .
Not only does this new old age Star - Lord do her right by her predecessor with an impressive acquisition localise and mind-set , butshe manages to add to the bequest of a fibre whose mantle lacked such a thing beforehand . In one proceeds , the Star - Lord name becomes a coveted namesake worthy of deference .
Who is the Star-Lord of 2099?
Origins, Costumes, and Weapons Explained
The story introducesAmandla Estrellas , operating under the title of Star - Lord and the perspective of Independent Stellar Security . However , she cite in passing that she carries the name as a nod to"someone who was there for me . “Amandla land on Orkastra-3 presently after the destruction of Orkastra-1 and Orkastra-2 inflict by Quasar the Living Sun . She ’s passionate about preventing another planet ’s destruction because her world , too , was destroyed . She was saved by a Wakandan relief team before being raised on Planet Wakanda , where she was taught to guard the stars .
She does so with the service of Ship ( which Star - Lord names Umbingeleli ) , a sentient spaceship not unlike Quill ’s bag of choice during the originalEarth-791 canon of the Guardian of the Galaxy . An added caveat to Ship is that , having been built on Planet Wakanda , it is powered by vibranium with inexorable psychical shields and cavorite anti - somberness . Star - Lord ’s suit and her thunderous Starhammer - depend evocative of Thor ’s Mjolnir - is also power by vibranium . As seen in her engagement with Quasar and licking of him , her quick wits and advanced technology prove to be major assets to her during combat .
Amandla Adds a Legacy to the Star-Lord Name
The Mantle Means Something Outside of Peter Quill
A generational mantle like this does more than just offer a name to a Modern hero , but it showcases just how important the prior hero ’s bequest was if they ’re able to inspire the next generation .
As a result , the Star - Lord name was always soley associated with Peter Quill by the masses . create a part like Amandla who carry the name just as proudly and just as imposingly as Peter did ( arguably more so ) gives Peter a legacy long after his original Guardians of the Galaxy stint . A generational mantle like this does more than just put up a name to a new hero , but it showcases just how important the anterior grinder ’s legacy was if they ’re capable to inspire the next propagation . The era of 2099 is in good hands , and so is theStar - Lordname .
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