History
Eugene Judd was a member of the Zeta Flight, a group of space pirates based on the Zeta Flight Station and led by Corporal Carol Danvers. During a preparation for a massive heist they teamed up with another pirate group led by the Widower until she turned on Zetas after suspecting that Danvers was about to backstab her team and cut them out of the loot. During this time Corporal was switched places with another Carol Danvers from an alternate universe who assumed her identity and attempted to keep the pretenses of being a ruthless pirate in front of the Zeta Flight. When Zeta Flight Station was attacked by Widower and her team in the Quinjets, Eugene and the rest of the Zetas fought them off in Zeta Fighters, but Widower announced to everyone that Danvers was about to go back on their deal, shocking Zetas who up until then remained unaware. Eugene and the others then announced to their leader that they wanted their cut of the heist.[1]
With Widower rejoining them, Zetas discovered that they were beat to their target by Lord Starkill, Carol's nemesis and the leader of the rival Ravagers gang. They stormed the Ravagers' asteroid hideout, but were outmatched and captured. Starkill had the idea of selling his nemesis and her crew to the peacekeeper Thanos the Just in order to clear his own name,[2] but the the rest of the Ravagers found his plan extremely dangerous and foolhardy. Eugene noted that Starkill and Corporal both had terrible judgement and suggested a mutiny, with both groups siding together against their captains. They decided to deliver both of them to Thanos and upon arriving on Titan (Moon of Saturn) were taken by Thanos to the Court of Galactic Justice. Thanos found the lives of two criminals incapable of redemption worth nothing to hand over in exchange until Rockette revealed the Reality Stone taken from Lord Starkill. Thanos then ordered every pirate seized and announced his intention to use the Stone to rid of the galaxy of all who pirate and pillage like they do. Upon hearing that, the pirates attacked Thanos' forces, helping their captains espace and also robbing the treasury on their way back to the ship.[3]
Soon after, Corporal was taken hostage by Doctor Eve. Having reconciled with his nemesis, Starkill ordered Eugene and the others to follow Eve's ship.[4]