Shatterstar

Other Origin Notes:

Prophecy:
The Wildways future was revealed by Spiral in X-Factor Annual 7 (1992). In this, the time dancer had parted ways with Freedom Force and was still walking the Earth in search of Arize. She claimed that she was visiting his past from the future (which was her respectful timeline).  When he demanded her reasons for wanting to kill him, she had this to say:

Spiral: “How do you explain tragedy? You can only recount the agony of one’s past—or future—not explain it! I was a dreamer who found herself a walking nightmare! I was a human who ate life with an appetite for adventure who is now content digesting death! My name—so long ago – was Ricochet Rita. I fell in love with a fellow dreamer from another world named Longshot. And it was only then that I learned that Longshot was known as the Fallen Messiah. A man destined to fail again and again – a perpetual rerun of futility!
It was then that Mojo decided to toy with me. He opened my mind to the time between time – the space between space – and he showed me how to dance between them all. Then he coerced Arize to physically transform me; through biocyberonic implants I became as twisted in body as I was of mind! Then Mojo perpetrated perhaps the cruellest jest of all – he programmed me to timedance backwards – to try to stop Longshot from ever fleeing back to Earth, to capture Rita, to help Mojo open her mind to insanity just so she could escape to join Longshot on his doomed quest. Mojo turned me into a tormented timeloop – a stained glass fractured version of Longshot himself! Destined to perpetuate my own downfall again and again...”
Arize: “Yes, I see. Because not only will I be forced to experiment on you in my near future, but I am also responsible for the creation of the biped race – whose slavery Longshot has struggled to abolish.”
Spiral: “And a struggle which will not end for a hundred years – and not even then! Until the male child of a human and Arize-spawn leads the way!”

Arize: “Dance us home, Spiral – back to Mojoworld – to ensure the Fallen Messiah does not fail again!”
Spiral: “Yes! We will go, toymaker – we will try to break the cycle of pain and anguish! Let us dance with the devils of death and the angels of hope! Come, toymaker, we fail or succeed – for the first time in either of our lives by conscious acts of our own free will!”
Arize: “In the future – the offspring saviour of Mojoworld – what is his name?”
Spiral: “His name will be Shatterstar! But I only said he would lead Mojoworld...I never said he would be its saviour.”

While the prophecy itself had only panned out in an alternate future, this was indeed the exact destiny Mojo had referenced in the confusing origin story of Shatterstar a few years later in X-Force (#59-61). So while Loeb’s story in X-Force did have a few loose ends in it, most of it was tied into this. Spiral made it clear that Shatterstar was the child of a human and a Mojoworld biped – and it is most likely that Shatterstar is not even aware of this at all. And while many can be quick to discredit Spiral for being a liar and someone who plays games and riddles, she had no reason to lie in this situation. She was after Arize for herself, and her anger was real and pure (which, again, ties into even Longshot’s origin and why Spiral was always so bitter and hateful towards him). This very prophecy and revelation could, in fact, be a hint toward Spiral’s connection to Shatterstar and Benjamin Russell. What it is exactly is not confirmed, but it is apparent she played a role in fighting for Shatterstar to fulfill his destiny (which would explain why she helped X-Force in issue #61); whether or not she did so for Shatty’s sake or to enact her revenge on Mojo remains to be seen.

Parentage:
Since it was revealed that Shatterstar is half human, half Arize spawn, he would have parents. The gestation chamber he mentioned in X-Force #34 is the same device responsible for Longshot's creation. One would assume that Shatterstar was raised thinking that he was bred the same way as the other bipeds (for whatever reason), but the obvious fact that he was a child at one point in his life should have given that away. It's probably easiest to assume that he was taken as an infant and raised and experimented on so that he could just blend in with the rest of the livestock. Who his parents are or where they were during his childhood is unknown, but there are many hints and theories dropped around the X-Universe:

~Longshot asking Dazzler to name their unborn child Shatterstar.
~‘Star having the same DNA as Longshot.
~Shatterstar having four fingers like a human, rather than three like the other bipeds.
~Shatterstar also once claimed that people on his home world (of his generation) did not have mutant powers, and that he was a 'freak amongst freaks'. Him being half Earth human (mutant?) could be another hint as to why he had developed mutant powers, whereas others of his generation did not.
~Spiral had claimed that both Benjamin and ‘Star were tied to her in ways closer than she dare admit. It could also be possible that she mothered him.
~Both Ricochet Rita and Alison Blaire were two humans living on Mojoworld for long periods of time, and both have romantic connections to Longshot
~Mojo told Shatterstar that he has "no idea" what was done to him as a child, so there is a good chance that his parents did not either. This would indicate that his parents would most likely be part of the rebellion.

Longshot seems to have the strongest case against him for being a parent, but with all the memory wiping he’s had done to him it would be near impossible for him to determine. This is another mystery left up in the air, but the probably the most popular theory includes Spiral taking Dazzler's baby from in utero and traveling to the future to raise it herself. Since Spiral has her 'body shop' (where the mind merging/swapping of Psylocke and Kwannon took place), this is entirely possible.


Cadre Language:
Is completely made up. It is a language used by the Rebellion forces on Mojoworld (as the Spineless ones and slaves were all English speakers.) Some of the sayings Shatterstar has used are:

~‘Za’s Vid’ - exclamation possibly meaning ‘Holy Shit!’ or ‘Oh my God!’
~‘Fekt’ - a curse word, like ‘fuck’
~‘Foojkies’ - balls, ‘nads, testicles
~‘Codlista’ - affirmation
~'Uemuer' - refers to the soul or life force.
~'Fathakta Veja' - used when describing bravery; gutsy; possibly fearlessness
~'Vehjka' - Unknown. Context used: "...you know of Cannonball's origins, vehjka? So perhaps you'd care to tell us more..." This could be an insult or a sort of affirmation.
~Time is told in 'marks', rather than on a face clock (for example mark 32 is equivalent to 12:00. This is also how they do battle positions in the Cadre Rebellion).
~Units of length measurement are 'Gridlev'. Example, 'Star described 'gridlev eight' as being around the height of a very tall tree.
~Arize’s name is used in much the same way humans would use the Lord’s, for example (usually in vain).
~The word ‘Za’ (as mentioned above) has also been used in a similar way to Arize’s.