Shatterstar

  

Early Life

Wildways is a dimension located outside of the current 616-Marvel Universe. There, a species known as the Spineless Ones resided and were slowly driven insane for many years by television energy transmissions. Since the transmissions were somehow sent from Earth, the objects of these nightmares took the form of Earth humans (as the characters from the shows were what appeared in their dreams). These forms began what is known as Wildways mythology, and the shape and appearance of humans were cast off as the most evil of all symbols (like monsters, or boogeymen).

The Spineless Ones were a very lazy and slowly progressing race. One being in particular, named Arize, wanted to see something better come of his people. He was an inventor and a scientist, and for his whole life he spent his time finding ways to put his skills and talents to use. He started off making toys, little animals, and other gadgets. He was a kind hearted man who only wanted what was best for his people, but his creations only ended up getting him into trouble. His greatest accomplishment was an exoskeleton type device -- an artificial spine -- for his people to use. With it they could walk and stand and do amazing things all on their own. They could progress at a higher rate and evolve their society. At first they refused to believe such an accomplishment possible. So to prove it, Arize created his first batch of humanoid creations. Beings that walked upright, spoke, and moved just like humans. Most of the Wildways residents were very happy to use the new exoskeletons, as they would no longer have to drag themselves through the mud. However, there was one small group of Spineless Ones that chose not to use artificial limbs. They were radical and rebellious, and this group would be the ones to eventually win power over the planet. They became the leaders.

And because these rulers were still Spineless, there was still much they could not do. It was decided that the 'ugly' humanoids that Arize created would make the perfect slaves. They were only inventions that had succeeded in making the Spineless Ones look bad. They were slightly put off at the appearance of them (due to the folklore), but their insanity and cruelty won over, and they looked past it. Arize was absolutely devastated at what had happened. He created an entire species that would only be neglected, abused, and used. His loyalty to the Spineless Ones was not strong, and he decided to make one fail safe. All of his genetically engineered creations would be enhanced with two hearts, healing abilities, enhanced strength, speed, and agility. One slave in particular was even given an extraordinary ability, so that one day he would have the the will to stand up and rebel. This 'Lucky One' was the humanoid called Longshot, who would eventually travel to Earth and join the X-Men.

It was somewhere around this time that Arize travelled back in time and went to Earth. It was there that he he began the next part of his plans. He set up a series of communications and satellite devices in a tucked away cabin. With these, he picked up television broadcasts of people all over the Earth. These broadcasts were transferred into energy transmissions and projected back to Wildways. Arize hoped that the bipeds, his creations, and his Spineless supporters would see them. From the broadcasts they would see that life did not have to revolve around madness and slavery. They could break free and live a life any way that they desired. Arize had passion and hope for his people, and he transferred the images for many years until Spiral had caught him. It may or may not have been completely known to him at the time, but it was these transmission that had driven the Spineless Ones crazy all along. The transmissions were feeding them, and during Arize's stay on Earth, the rulers had only gotten worse.

The Spineless ones became more and more insane and eventually obsessed with the television airwaves. The idea of television -- to them -- was of the up most importance, and eventually the planet became governed by way of 'Mediacracy'. This meant that the being with the best show, the top ratings, and the highest profit was deemed the ruler of the land. By a landslide, this ruler was the megalomaniac known as Mojo -- and it was he who had renamed Wildways after himself -- Mojoworld.

Under his rule, the humanoid slaves (also known as the bipeds) became the actors in his shows. They performed dangerous and real life stunts to entertain the masses and keep up Mojo's ratings. The shows were explosive and violent, and had regularly cost the slaves their lives. These were the slaves of Longshot's generation. After the future X-Man's close friend, Jackson, had died as a result of a production, Longshot finally rebelled and escaped his life as a slave (with some helpful advice from Arize himself). It was this incident that began the Wildways Rebellion army, and they would fight many bloody battles in an effort to take down Mojo once and for all.

As the rebellions grew and the wars became more violent, the Spineless Ones grew angrier. And it was finally Mojo V who upped the stakes of his TV shows, and instead of having his slaves perform dangerous stunts, he began to pit them against each other in gladiator style fights. They were born and bred from select genetic material and taught from very young ages to fight. They would live in cells and befriend no one, and when the time came for them to enter the arenas, they would kill or be killed. The violence and degradation of the slaves was huge with the viewer masses, and the rebellion grew in more risky opposition to free their race.

Shatterstar was one of the gladiator stock. Born approximately 80 years in Longshot's future, he grew up to fight and kill, and would know nothing else until he tasted freedom.

Putting the Benjamin Russell origin aside, little is known about Shatterstar’s life before coming to Earth. However, according to him, he was one of the many biped creations. Yet 'Star was once a child and was taught and trained everything he knew during his early years. This included auto mechanics, technological repair and maintenance (computers, etc), and his swordsmanship. All of this was done in preparation for his adult life -- everything he was ever destined to do -- and that was entertain.

He described his early years as lonely miserable ones. Shatterstar explained that he was considered one of the weak as a child, and for a very long time his teachers never expected him to make it through their classes, let alone the arenas. An underdog from the get go, his sheer will and determination led him through the many fights he was forced to partake in, coming out a champion.

He was once described by Mojo as one of his top rated performers and his most expensive piece of property. Shatterstar excelled in the arenas, as he concentrated less on ‘social amenities’ and more on survival. While he basked in the attention he got from his fans, he was unhappy that he was forced to kill others and eventually decided to escape the slave pens.

After his escape, he described his life as being very secretive. He lived off of the land and ‘amongst the shadows’ for two years before he was accepted into the ranks of the Cadre Alliance (the official name of the Wildways Rebellion). Because of this, he is very capable and knowledgeable of both survival techniques and stealth operatives.

During his time with the Cadre Alliance, he fought against Mojo and his Imperial Protectorate almost constantly. This was probably the most violent time of his life, as the warfare between the Spineless Ones and the Alliance was very heavily armed and blood thirsty. The Spineless ones and the Protectorate fought for control over their world, while the Alliance fought for the biped freedom. The war began 100 years before Shatterstar’s time while Longshot was leading the group. After nearly a century of battle, the Alliance began to slip and their numbers dwindled. It was then that they sent their 'martyr' elsewhere for assistance -- as a last resort for their people's survival.