s ▁body ▁were ▁sh atter ed , ▁but ▁Mart ine x ▁recovered ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁fellow ▁Guardian ▁Star h awk . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁exterior ▁cry st als ▁on ▁Mart ine x ▁fell ▁away , ▁leaving ▁Mart ine x ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁cry st all ine ▁appearance , ▁one ▁that ▁was ▁less ▁fac et ed , ▁and ▁somewhat ▁pur ple ▁in ▁tone . ▁The ▁Guard ians ▁then ▁located ▁H aven , ▁a ▁lost ▁col ony ▁of ▁Earth ▁founded ▁by ▁mut ants , ▁where ▁they ▁batt led ▁Ran cor ▁and ▁her ▁lie uten ants . ▁Mart ine x ▁later ▁met ▁the ▁Spirit ▁of ▁Ven ge ance . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁Mart ine x ▁left ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁larger ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Guard ians , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Guard ians . ▁This ▁team ▁was ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁help ▁rescue ▁an ▁imper iled ▁planet ▁full ▁of ▁innoc ents . ▁The ▁Gal actic ▁Guard ians ▁were ▁initially ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁alternate ▁future ▁versions ▁of ▁Wonder ▁Man , ▁Fire l ord , ▁the ▁V ision , ▁Phoenix , ▁and ▁Ghost ▁R ider . ▁They ▁had ▁further ▁advent ures ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁limited ▁series . ▁Mart ine x ▁later ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁Guard ians ▁of ▁the ▁Gal axy . ▁ ▁Pow ers ▁and ▁ab ilities ▁Mart ine x ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁gen et ically ▁engine ered ▁off sh oot ▁of ▁human ity ▁whose ▁tra its ▁were ▁designed ▁for ▁surv ival ▁under ▁the ▁cold ▁conditions ▁of ▁the ▁d war f ▁planet