Asteroth (Earth-616)

Asteroth
Name	Asteroth
Aliases	Omega Ray, Omega
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Irises: White (as Asteroth) Yellow (as Omega Ray)
Hair	Black
Skin	White (as Asteroth), Black (as Omega Ray)
Unusual Features	Batlike wings, horns, claws, massive chitinous right arm with three fingers and quills, scorpion-like tail, fangs, thin figure and elongated fingers, blue markings on forehead and around the eyes, glowing eyes and teeth (as Asteroth); Demonic Korbinite form, with fangs (as Omega Ray)
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Great or Lesser Old One Cosmic Demon; God; Cosmic force; seemingly became Korbinite upon feeding on them
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Occupation	God, Chaos personified
Education	Acquired the knowledge from the Korbinite people
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Mike Oeming, Daniel Berman, Andrea Di Vito
First	Savage Sword of Conan #122 (December, 1985) (Possibly mentioned, see notes) Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill #3 (March, 2005)
First	Savage Sword of Conan #122 (December, 1985) (Possibly mentioned, see notes) Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill #3 (March, 2005)

History

Origins

Asteroth claimed to had been born from the Chaos of creation, and to be "the blood and tears of the Universe". She was either a Great Old One or a Lesser Old One.

Imprisoned

Long ago, Asteroth was imprisoned in a "cosmic hell" dimension, a celestial domain meant to contain "cosmic demons, beings of hate and destruction", by members of her own race.

Hyborian Age

Invocations or mentions of Asteroth during the Hyborian Age are likely to be in fact a misspelling or one of the alternate spellings of Ashtoreth / Ishtar (Inanna) (see notes).

Asteroth's name was possibly invoked during the Hyborian Age.

Modern days

A portal was opened by Galactus' Herald Stardust in an attempted to send Beta Ray Bill through to the "cosmic hell". Beta Ray Bill was attacked by a being's tentacle but managed to escape by cutting the appendage, causing a fragment of Asteroth to remain outside the prison dimension. Realizing the danger, Stardust attacked Asteroth, but was unsuccessful.

Asteroth rapidly set her objectives: Consume order and birth chaos and destruction throughout the galaxy, then the universe, and eventually all universes, multiverses and megaverses, with herself in absolute control.

As only a fragment of her power had been set free, Asteroth began feeding to increase her power, seeking to destroy the entire universe. Stardust & Beta Ray Bill were unable to defeat her; with Stardust creating a black hole out of desperation, but the attempt was a failure as Asteroth manipulated gravity. Asteroth overpowered Bill and Stardust, and was about to take Bill's Meta-Orb when the returning Alpha Ray managed to push both Stardust and Asteroth into the black hole.

Korbinite form as "Omega Ray"

Having hidden in the Korbinite Meta-Orb, Asteroth fed upon most of the Korbinites, adopted a Korbinite form. and declared herself Omega Ray.

After arriving at the ruins of Asgard, Bill was again attacked by Asteroth. She sought to destroy Bill and find a way to reclaim the power she had lost. Beta Ray Bill used his equivalent of the God-Blast on Omega Ray, apparently destroying her.

Return

Asteroth somehow returned in her former form.

She attended the Devil's Advocacy meeting where the demons discussed of the threat posed by the Serpent.

Attributes

Powers

Asteroth possessed vast cosmic powers, the limits of which are unknown:

• Gravity Manipulation: She displayed the ability to control & manipulate gravity.; and, is great enough to easily strike down both Stardust and Beta Ray Bill.

• Superhuman Durability: She resisted a full blow of Stormbreaker to the face, smiling, but was knocked out by a surprise eye-beam blast from Stardust.

• Matter Absorption: Asteroth can gain additional power by consuming planets, solar systems, galaxies, then the universe.

• Energy Projection: Her arms can seemingly transmit energy on touch, with possibly some special effect on her larger right arm.

Abilities

She acquired all the knowledge from the Korbinite people by consuming the Korbinite in the Meta-Orb.

Notes

• Astaroth, also known as Asteroth, was (in demonology) the Great Duke of Hell, derived from Ishtar and Astarte.
• Asteroth, created in Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill #3 (May, 2005; written by Mike Oeming and Daniel Berman, and penciled by Andrea Di Vito), as a "cosmic demon" from the beginning of creation, imprisoned for eons, is inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos.
  • She was later listed as an Old One in a subnote about Hoggoth in "The Inner Planes" section of "Planes Prelude" (Marvel Tarot #1; August, 2007), and in the Demons' profile in Marvel Zombies: The Book of Angels, Demons & Various Monstrosities #1 (September, 2007), and then either as a Lesser Old One or a Great Old One in the update Demons' profile in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #3 (July, 2008)
• In "Blossoms of the Black Lotus", in Savage Sword of Conan #122 and "There Will Come a Dark Stranger", in Savage Sword of Conan #124 (both written by Don Kraar), Conan invokes Asteroth's name. It is possibly another mistake (or an alternate name) on naming Ashtoreth (another name of Ishtar).

See Also

• 5 appearance(s) of Asteroth (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Asteroth (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Asteroth (Earth-616)
• 4 invocation(s) of Asteroth (Earth-616)
• 4 image(s) of Asteroth (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Asteroth on Marvel.com
• Asteroth on Wikipedia.org