Dark Nova
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- Dark Nova is a weird alien thingy from theReturn of Convoyportion of theGeneration 1 continuity family.
Dark Nova(ダークノヴァDāku Nova) is a mysterious supernatural entity from outer space who sides with theDecepticonsagainst theAutobots.
Known as theUltimate Emperor,Dark Nova revivedGalvatron,upgrading him intoSuper Megatronand then Ultra Megatron, and later merged with him to become theStar Giant( tinh の cự nhânHoshi no Kyojin). He commands armies ofNovaroiddrones andGalamantroopers, which make up the bulk of his forces.
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Fiction
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Legendscomic (1)
After their apparent deaths at the hand ofTarantulas's device during theBeast Wars,the twoVokthat inhabitedTigerhawkinstead lingered and reemerged in the 21st century. First creatingViolengiguarto procure theZodiacto preventOptimus Primefrom reviving, the pink-eyed Vok would assume the form of Dark Nova and take control of the Decepticons when Violengiguar fell in battle against thePowered Masters.He sometimes took the visage ofUnicronto strike fear into theTransformersand also abducted the body of Optimus Prime with aVok probe,but his efforts were for naught as it was recovered by theBattlestars.LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two
The Battlestarscomic and story pages
Almost immediately following the defeat ofViolengiguar,Dark Nova rose to take his place asDecepticonEmperorand began unleashing his hordes ofGalamanwarriors upon the universe.AutobotSupreme CommanderDai Atlasrealized that the only one capable of defeating Dark Nova wasOptimus Primeand ordered theBattlestarsto use theZodiacto revive the legendary commander.Zone Part 10The Battlestars Part 1
To thwart the Battlestars, Dark Nova stole the body of Optimus Prime and cloned it as the sinisterFalse Convoy.With the help ofGrandus,the Battlestars defeated False Convoy.The Battlestars Part 3The Battlestars then invaded the Decepticon planetLucifer,rescued Prime's body and used the Zodiac to resurrect him as Star Convoy.The Battlestars Part 4
To counter the threat of Star Convoy, Dark Nova did one better: He beamed a blast of weird energy down to the frozen corpse ofGalvatronin the North Pole, resurrecting and upgrading him intoSuper Megatron.The Battlestars Part 6From theDark Nebula,Dark Nova snickered with glee as Super Megatron led the Galaman forces in raiding the Earth of all its energy. Super Megatron was subsequently driven from the planet by Star Convoy.The Battlestars special
Eventually, Star Convoy defeated Super Megatron, resulting in Dark Nova providing another upgrade, this time into Ultra Megatron. Dark Nova then revealed himself to aid Ultra Megatron in battle.The Battlestars Part 8Ultra Megatron was ultimately defeated as well. Irritated, Dark Nova merged with Ultra Megatron, resulting in the Star Giant.The Battlestars Part 9He proved nearly indestructible from the outside, so Star Convoy,GrandusandSky Garryallowed themselves to be eaten. Inside the Star Giant's tummy, they began tearing him apart. After doing a fatal amount of damage, the trio escaped just as the Star Giant detonated. The only piece of the Star Giant which survived the explosion was a portion of his head, which happened to be housing the remains of Ultra Megatron, allowing the Emperor of Destruction to survive.The Battlestars Part 10
Legendscomic (2)
WhenMegatronpaid a visit to theLegends World,theMegatronof that universe didn't recognize him.Waspinatorwas more than happy to give the outsider Megatron's life story, including that time he was merged with Dark Nova and turned into the Star Giant.Bonus Edition Vol. 13
In2038,Violengiguartook over a planet, transforming it into "Unicron Neo",LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Onewhich served as a disguise for the second Dark Nova.LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part TwoFirst, Unicron Neo attackedGalvatron II's force onChaar,which forced Galvatron to travel back in time to escape Unicron Neo. In the aftermath,SmokescreenandDreadwingwere provided with new bodies by the entity in exchange for their loyalty. AcquiringBeast PowerandMegatron,Unicron Neo, now seekingEnergon Z,went on to attack theZ Planetwith his subordinatesnewand old. The sapient toy Transformers of theLegends Worldcame to theAutobots' assistance and combined with theMini-Consto form theUnicron of Light.The two Unicrons battled, with Light seeming victorious.LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One
However, not was all as it seemed, as Dark Nova emerged from Unicron Neo and tore his opponent apart. After expounding on his origins as the second, yellow-eyed Vok, Dark Nova swore to destroy the Transformers so that theBeast Warswould never happen. Sending more minions to attack the Transformers, Dark Nova intensified his attack on the Z Planet. To fight against their powerful opponent, the generations of Autobot leaders present combined their energies to make a decisive attack on Dark Nova, only for the entity to use the previously consumed Megatron to transform into the Star Giant.LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part TwoThe massive combined being attacked the planet, leaving the Autobot unsure about what next steps to make, as they did not want to hurt the redeemed Megatron, butSonic Bomberhad a go.Sonic Bomber ChapterAs it turned out, thePowered Mastershad already collected fragments of theZodiacand were able to use them in the fight against the Star Giant and Violengiguar.Roadfire ChapterGoaded on by Megatron, who was barely hanging on to his own identity,Dai Atlaswas able to decisively destroy the Star Giant and put an end to Dark Nova's reign of terror.Dai Atlas ChapterEpiloge
Ask Vector Prime
InPrimax 092.0 Beta,Star ConvoyandFire Rodimusformed Supernova Convoy to defeat Star Giant and Ultra Megatron.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/15
Known liar andHerald of UnicronSidewaysclaimed to know enough about Dark Nova to not mess with him.Ask Sideways, 2015/07/07Surprisingly enough, he might have actually been telling the truth on this one.
Notes
- In the second toy catalogstory page,Dark Nova's robot mode made its first appearance inReturn of Convoy(and in an itty-bitty picture, at that). This mode was never used in the story pages published inTV Magazine.Additionally, this story page shows Dark Nova being defeated in an altogether different way: Ripped in two by Star Convoy as the Autobot drives over him in truck mode.
- "Hoshi no Kyojin" ( tinh の cự nhân ), the Japanese characters from which the "Star Giant" name derive, appear to be an intentional reversal of "Kyojin no Hoshi" ( cự nhân の tinh ), which is the title of a classic Japanese baseball manga and anime (otherwise known asStar of the Giants). This may actually be a reference to Japanese Megatron voice actorSeizō Katō,who played main character Ittetsu Hoshi in that TV series.
- Dark Nova's appearance as "Unicron Neo" is directly based on theBeast Wars Neogreyscale Unicron prototype toy.
Connection with Unicron
Prior to 2019, absolutely no origin or back story of any kind had ever been established for Dark Nova. Where he came from, why he sided with the Decepticons and whether he hasanyconnection toCybertronand the Transformers at all was a complete mystery. Neither the story pages printed inTV Magazinenor theBattlestarsmanga elaborate upon the character in any substantial way.
Other material, however, implied some sort of connection between Dark Nova andUnicron,but the extent of such a relationship was originally unclear. The firstBattlestarsstory page published in the toy catalogs used a spectral image of Unicron to represent Dark Nova. However, when Dark Nova appeared in the second toy catalog story page, he boasted a completely original design. Neither story page mentioned Unicron by name in the actual text, further muddying any relationship between the characters.
Officially, however, the uncertain connection between Unicron and Dark Nova was acknowledged by theJapanese timelineincluded with theKiss Playersmanga. In theBattlestarssegment of the timeline, a note is included, stating: "The Great Emperor Dark Nova, who looks very similar to Unicron, appears". Beyond that vague sentence, no further explanation was offered.
In the actualBattlestarsfiction, one can pick out either intentional or coincidental similarities between Dark Nova and Unicron. Dark Nova displays the ability to resurrect and upgrade Transformers with beams of pure energy, much as Unicron did inThe Transformers: The Movie.The fact that the Transformer receiving these upgrades and placed into Dark Nova's servitude is Galvatron may not be an accident. And in addition to that, Dark Nova meets his end in a fashion almost identical to Unicron's: The Autobots travel inside his body, fight off his defense mechanisms and destroy him from within, with only the head of Dark Nova's Star Giant form surviving the explosion.
All this would finally be resolvedlong after the factin theLegendsmanga byHayato Sakamoto,which established Dark Nova as a member of theVok,and his appropriation of Unicron's appearance as evoking his fearsome reputation among Transformers in a callback to "Other Voices, Part 1".