Moondragon

Heather Douglas was born in Los Angeles, California, daughter of Arthur and Yvette Steckley Douglas.

When Heather was still a girl, her father was driving her and her mother through the desert when they accidentally happened to see the spaceship of Thanos land; the space villain didn't want any witnesses, so he blew up their car.

Heather was thrown clear and survived, but her parents were killed.

(She would later discover that her father's soul was bound into a new body, becoming Drax the Destroyer.)

She was found by Thanos' father, Mentor, who took her to his home world, Titan, to be raised by the monks of Shao-Lom.

From the monks, Heather developed her physical body to its full potential, becoming a formidable martial artist.

They taught Heather various scientific disciplines such as chemistry and genetic engineering; but most significantly, they helped Heather tap into her latent psionic powers, present within all humans.

Heather was able to develop her mental powers far beyond even those of her teachers, so much so that she eventually mentally contacted a powerful entity called the Dragon of the Moon.

The Dragon immediately tried to corrupt and take her over, but she fought back, driving the Dragon away.

This filled her with pride and an overwhelming sense of superiority.

To commemorate her victory, she took the name Moondragon.

Unknown to Heather, the Dragon subtly continued to influence her on a subconscious level.

Heather's choice of the name Moondragon caused an uproar amongst the monks of Shao-Lom, so much so that Mentor had to confront her on the matter.

After the confrontation, Moondragon was approached by Runner, one of the Elders of the Universe.

Runner took Moondragon on a tour of the universe, showing her its fantastic sights and wonders.

Runner eventually took Moondragon to the surface of a sun.

He informed her that the sun would go nova in several years.

Moondragon pointed out to Runner that the sun harbored an inhabited planet and that they should warn the inhabitants.

Runner regretfully responded that, when he chose the path of freedom, he lost the option to interfere with others' destinies.

Moondragon argued "What good is freedom" when it only leads to death.

When Runner failed to answer her satisfactorily, she requested to be brought back home.

Sometime later, Thanos attacked Titan, destroying the monastery and the Shao-Lom monks.

Moondragon escaped in her spaceship and fled to Earth.

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