proxy, of original Star Brand/New Universe creator Jim Shooter (Shooter had modeled many aspects of the Connell character on himself). Issued around the time of the downsizing of the New Universe line and Shooter's departure from Marvel, the scene in Legends depicts Sunspot/Connell/Shooter at one point exclaiming "I wield the ultimate power...the power to create a New Universe!", which was then followed by his accidentally shooting himself in the foot. This issue was written by John Byrne, who shortly thereafter returned to Marvel to take over the writing of the Star Brand comic itself. Tyrannosaurus In prehistoric times, the Star Brand fell from space, killing all the dinosaurs, and selected its first bearer, a Tyrannosaurus who would go on to protect earth from threats. Vnn Millions of years later in 1,000,000 B.C., the Star Brand chose a new host, a caveman named Vnn. He later came together with Agamotto, Lady Phoenix, Odin, and prehistoric versions of Black Panther, Ghost Rider, and Iron Fist. This group came together to fight a Celestial called the Fallen. The Stone Age Avengers defeated the Fallen and sealed it underground in what would become South Africa. In his backstory, Vnn and his lover Brrkk, another caveman like him, discovered the Star Brand after running from Deviants. When Brrkk died, Vnn found the corpse of the Tyrannosaurus that previously possessed the Star Brand. Vnn absorbed the Star Brand powers and used them to defeat the Deviants. Collected editions References External links The Star Brand at Appendix to the Marvel Universe Fictional elements introduced in 1986 Characters created by Jim Shooter Characters created by Jonathan Hickman Comics characters introduced in 1986 Comics characters introduced in 2012 Comics set in Pittsburgh Defunct American comics Avengers (comics) characters Marvel Comics superheroes New Universe 1986 comics debuts