>>110947864Stardust is the living avatar of a sentient star, created to perceive and interact with other sentient creatures, including the humans it was modeled after. The star designed its avatar to look like creatures it observed in the radio wave broadcasts that it was able to interpret. However, without a clear sense of scale, it created Stardust in unusually large proportions. As the avatar continued to observe humanity, it came to the conclusion that to be accepted and even respected within humanity, it should model its appearance and behavior after the class of humanity known as superheroes. At first, Stardust used hi abilities to manipulate matter to dispense his own form of justice and he was accepted into the ranks of the superheroes. However, when he confronted the villain known as the Great Question, the Question was able to make him rethink his perceptions of humanity and doubt his own mission. The dizzying philosophical quandaries posed to him by the Great Question, made him unsure of the nature of his own existence and purpose. Unhappy with his deep uncertainty, Stardust decided to trust what was most tangible. He decided that he might be able to discover the true nature of good and evil, right and wrong through the tangible evidence of victory in combat. H e began challenging heroes and villains alike and once he suffered his first defeat, he decided the truth must be determined by forcing others into gladiatorial combat. He began transporting heroes and villains to fight in an arena orbiting his star. Each combatant would represent an ideal and the winner would determine the ideals value.
