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Meteorite (comics)
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Meteorite is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics
universe
who first appeared in the comic series, the Thunderbolts
.
pilot Sprocket
and the super villain Cardinal
. Valerie's parents, who were mercenaries at the time, had a druken one night stand in Rhodesia
. Josh left Amelia with the bar tab and disappeared never knowing that Amelia was pregnant from their one night stand.
Amelia was never a very nurturing mother and she and Valerie would often clash. When Valerie was a teenager Amelia sent her to military school (presumably financed by the mercenary jobs). Later Valerie joined the Air Force
as a pilot. Valerie was raped by her commanding officer. In response to this Valerie severely injured and/or crippled the officer and was jailed as a result. The Air Force took the commanding officer's word over hers and she was incarcerated.
The Commission on Superhuman Activities
offered her a pardon on the condition that she served as a member of their team the Redeemers
and fight the Thunderbolts
. They gave her the name Meteorite and a suit that was able to create "Hard Air" which was patterned after the powers of Colin Hume aka Windshear
a former member of Alpha Flight
. With this suit Meteorite could fly, generate a force field around her body or extend the field outwards to use as an offensive weapon.
After the battle with the Thunderbolts the Redeemers moved into the Thunderbolts headquarters of Mount Charteris in Burton Canyon, Colorado where they were trained by Captain America
and were under the supervision of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The Redeemers were ambushed by Graviton
and several members were sadisticly murdered. Meteorite was sent to die in the vacuum of space. Her body was recovered weeks later by S.H.I.E.L.D. and Sprocket asked for a DNA test to confirm Cardinal was Meteorite's father. Cardinal didn't know he had a daughter until Sprocket visited him in prison and told him of Valerie's death. Anger over her death and his illogical blaming of Hawkeye for the continued Redeemer program was part of his motivation to rejoin the Crimson Cowl
's Masters of Evil
and ultimately the Thunderbolts.
Marvel Comics
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Marvel Universe
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who first appeared in the comic series, the Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
.
Fictional character biography
Valerie Barnhardt was the daughter of former New WarriorsNew Warriors
The New Warriors is a Marvel Comics superhero team, traditionally consisting of young adult heroes. They first appeared in The Mighty Thor #411 .-General publication history:...
pilot Sprocket
Sprocket (comics)
Sprocket is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe where she was primarily a pilot for the superhero team the New Warriors. Her first appearance was in Night Thrasher: Four Control #2...
and the super villain Cardinal
Cardinal (comics)
Cardinal is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He is African American...
. Valerie's parents, who were mercenaries at the time, had a druken one night stand in Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
. Josh left Amelia with the bar tab and disappeared never knowing that Amelia was pregnant from their one night stand.
Amelia was never a very nurturing mother and she and Valerie would often clash. When Valerie was a teenager Amelia sent her to military school (presumably financed by the mercenary jobs). Later Valerie joined the Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
as a pilot. Valerie was raped by her commanding officer. In response to this Valerie severely injured and/or crippled the officer and was jailed as a result. The Air Force took the commanding officer's word over hers and she was incarcerated.
The Commission on Superhuman Activities
Commission on Superhuman Activities
The Commission on Superhuman Activities is a fictional government group from the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:...
offered her a pardon on the condition that she served as a member of their team the Redeemers
Redeemers (comics)
The Redeemers were a team of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe who, under government control, adopted the prior identities of several of the Thunderbolts in return for lighter sentences...
and fight the Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
. They gave her the name Meteorite and a suit that was able to create "Hard Air" which was patterned after the powers of Colin Hume aka Windshear
Windshear (comics)
Windshear is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Colin Ashworth Hume was born Toronto, Ontario, Canada; he moved with his family to Great Britain when he was five years old, and grew up in England as a Canadian expatriate...
a former member of Alpha Flight
Alpha Flight
Alpha Flight is a fictional superhero team published by Marvel Comics, noteworthy for being one of the few Canadian superhero teams. Created by John Byrne, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #120 ....
. With this suit Meteorite could fly, generate a force field around her body or extend the field outwards to use as an offensive weapon.
After the battle with the Thunderbolts the Redeemers moved into the Thunderbolts headquarters of Mount Charteris in Burton Canyon, Colorado where they were trained by Captain America
Captain America
Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
and were under the supervision of S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage and a secret military law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics Universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Strange Tales #135 , it often deals with superhuman threats....
The Redeemers were ambushed by Graviton
Graviton (comics)
Graviton is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Avengers #158 and was created by Jim Shooter and Sal Buscema....
and several members were sadisticly murdered. Meteorite was sent to die in the vacuum of space. Her body was recovered weeks later by S.H.I.E.L.D. and Sprocket asked for a DNA test to confirm Cardinal was Meteorite's father. Cardinal didn't know he had a daughter until Sprocket visited him in prison and told him of Valerie's death. Anger over her death and his illogical blaming of Hawkeye for the continued Redeemer program was part of his motivation to rejoin the Crimson Cowl
Crimson Cowl
Crimson Cowl is an identity which has been used by four Marvel Comics characters to varying degrees:*Ultron used the identity in his debut as Ultron-5 to conceal his sentience, while using:**Edwin Jarvis as a "frontman" under the identity....
's Masters of Evil
Masters of Evil
The Masters of Evil is a name for a number of fictional supervillain teams that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version of the team appeared in The Avengers #6 , with the lineup continually changing over the years....
and ultimately the Thunderbolts.