Vnn (Earth-616)

Starbrand
Name	Vnn
Current Alias	Starbrand
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Avengers of 1,000,000 BC
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Blue (Early Human) Red (When Starbrand)
Hair	Red (Early Human), Brown (When Starbrand)
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Early human that gained possession of the Starbrand.
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Occupation	Adventurer
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Jason Aaron, Esad Ribić
First	Marvel Legacy #1 (September, 2017)
First	Marvel Legacy #1 (September, 2017)
Death	Avengers Assemble Alpha #1 (November, 2022)
Death	Avengers Assemble Alpha #1 (November, 2022)

 Hreeegghh! NO! That. Is why--I smash. 

—Starbrand (Vnn)

Vnn was a member of the prehistoric Avengers who had, after losing his lover, gained the Starbrand from a dead dinosaur.

History

Original appearance

Vnn lived on Earth circa 1,000,000 BC. Knowing he was born different, he left his tribe in fear of what would happen if the others found out he was gay, seeking a Garden he had seen in a dream, where — on the brink of death — he was saved by Brrkk, who lived there alone, and the two became lovers. They lived together in peace until the Deviants attacked, seeking to kill them and claim the Garden's power source for themselves.

The T. Rex's Starbrand being transferred to Vnn

While Vnn and Brrkk were able to defend the Garden for a short while, the Deviants triggered a cave-in and the two fell into a chasm deep below the Garden. Brrkk was killed, but Vnn survived and found the corpse of a dinosaur that possessed the Starbrand. Vnn absorbed the power of the Starbrand and used it to defeat his assailants, razing the Garden to the ground in the process, though he felt unworthy of the power and believed Brrkk had been meant to claim it. A few months later, he joined the Stone Age Avengers.

He and the other Stone Age Avengers fought an out-of-control Celestial called the Fallen. Starbrand got into a brief argument with Odin over who knocked down the Fallen, but they quickly quit their quarreling to focus on fighting the Celestial. The Avengers eventually defeated the Fallen and sealed it in an underground chamber in what would become the modern-day country of South Africa. After the Avengers disbanded, he and the other former Avengers were present during Thor's birth, where they fought against Laufey and the Frost Giants attempting to kill him. They then went their separate ways. He later lived by himself on the Moon, where Agamotto asked him to rejoin the Avengers to fight the Masters of Evil. He and the other reassembled Avengers then met the Avengers of the future. When the two teams fought against each other, he fought against Thor and Captain Marvel. After most of the two teams were knocked down, Doom Supreme attacked Agamotto, but was stopped by Starbrand. However, despite holding his own, he was ultimately overpowered and killed by Doom Supreme.

Personality

As a human, Vnn had been pacifistic, unwilling to kill even to feed himself while starving to death. Vnn possessed a degree of superhuman intelligence, continually impressing Brrkk — who shared this ability — with his ability to find intuitive uses for the bizarre plants growing in the Garden. Vnn loved Brrkk more than anything, and when Brrkk was killed Vnn was consumed with hatred and rage towards the entire world — venting it against those who threatened the world. Even after discovering there were others like him, Vnn only felt more alone and often spent his time brooding and mourning the loss of the one person he'd cared about.

Attributes

Powers

Vnn possessed the Starbrand. Also, as an abnormal side effect, he gained a hulking, monsterous form upon receiving it. The Starbrand does not usually do this, so this form was unique to Vnn.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

The Starbrand

Notes

• Vnn's appearance and behaviour after being imbued with the Starbrand are similar to the Hulk's. However, he has no known relation to gamma mutates. (Vnn is the only Starbrand with a Hulk-like form.)
• There is a large plot hole in Vnn's backstory. He somehow encountered the Deviant Empire before the Celestials, creator of the Deviants, even arrived.

See Also

• 19 appearance(s) of Vnn (Earth-616)
• 8 minor appearance(s) of Vnn (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) of Vnn (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Vnn (Earth-616)
• 31 image(s) of Vnn (Earth-616)
• 2 quotation(s) by or about Vnn (Earth-616)