 After dying and resurrecting himself—with the secret aid of Baron Helmut Zemo—Genis-Vell joins the Thunderbolts under the name Photon.However, in accelerating his resurrection, Zemo links Genis to the ends of time, causing a degenerative effect on the universe.To prevent the inevitable destruction of all existence, Zemo scatters pieces of Genis-Vell's body through time and the Darkforce Dimension.