Darkstar is a Supertrooper, part of the same project that brought forth Shane Goosman and spawned Ryker Killbane. Her major ability is to be able to generate a feild of darkness via a series of dark globules that move outwards from from her and surround the target, effectively blinding them for a short periods of time. Her powers, enhanced by the Wolf Den incident, now enable her to produce permanent blindness in her targets, if she so desires.She also heals faster than a normal human, and has enhanced reflexes that enable her to be an effective close combat soldier.
Darkstar normally dresses in a black outfit with flowing fabric, making her look a bit like a dark cloud in motion.
A few months before the Wolf Den incident, Darkstar became romantically involved with the Energy Projector Stingray, detailed below. During the mass breakout, the two of them fled off-world together, and ended up on the regional planet of Frontier.
Ranger Gooseman, as part of his duties as a Galaxy Ranger, was sent to Frontier to capture both of them and return them to Earth for Cryostasis. The Incident is chronicled in the Archival episode 'Galaxy Stranger.'
After the events transpired, Commander Walsh negotiated with Darkstar and Stingray, getting their word of honor that they would cause no further trouble in exchange for anonymity. He altered records slightly to indicate to most concerned that both of them were safely in the cryocrypt, and left it at that. Sherriff Bob Ladd, on Frontier, was assigned the task of keeping in touch with the two ex-soldiers to ensure that they were well, and to make sure they had not returned to their former ways.
Darkstar had a slight relationship with Shane Gooseman during their time at Wolf Den, but it never amounted to anything because the young Gooseman could never explain his feelings to her - which she needed to hear.
Stingray is an Energy Projector. His primary abiity is to be able to channel bio-electric energy along his optic nerves, which have been altered to lase the energy into a powerful beam of light. This capability was counted on to protect him, so he was not really enhanced in any other manner. He is only slightly stronger than a normal human, but does have the same rapid healing factor as the other Supertroopers.
He is bitter about the events of Wolf Den, but does see the need for the Supertroopers to fade into the background. Their time is past, he knows. He is interested now in settling down and living a peaceful life with his companion, Darkstar.
His persona was infused with an Australian accent and attitude, in keeping with the then-international feel of the Supertrooper project. This sometimes results in a rather brutal, black vs. white worldview, but he can contain his attitudes when the need arises.
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