Dark Nova
- Dark Nova is a weird alien thingy from the Battlestars portion of Generation 1.
Dark Nova is a mysterious supernatural entity from outer space who sides with the Decepticons during against the Autobots. He revived Galvatron, upgrading him into Super Megatron, and can also merge with him to become the Star Giant. He commands armies of Great Novaroid drones, which make up the bulk of his forces.
Fiction
Battlestars manga
Little is known about the origin of Dark Nova (though he does bear a striking resemblance to The Vok), however, he was a very powerful supernatural entity who favored the Decepticons. Using his vast powers, he revived Optimus Prime's body without a Spark, resulting in the evil False Convoy. False Convoy was eventually subdued by the Autobots, the Zodiac placed in his chest, reviving him as Star Convoy.
To counter the threat of Star Convoy, Dark Nova did one better. Recovering the frozen corpse of Galvatron from its icy grave in the North Pole (where Galvatron met his fate during Headmasters), Dark Nova used his talents to resurrect and upgrade Galvatron into Super Megatron. Super Megatron then lead the Decepticons forces (including a legion of Great Galaman drone warriors and the city-transformer, Metrotitan) into battle against the Autobots.
Eventually, Star Convoy defeated Super Megatron, resulting in Dark Nova providing another upgrade; this time into Ultra Megatron. Ultra Megatron was ultimately defeated, as well. Irritated, Dark Nova merged with Ultra Megatron, resulting in the Star Giant. He proved nearly indestructible from the outside, so Star Convoy, Grandus and Sky Garry allowed themselves to be eaten. Inside Star Giant's tummy, they began tearing him apart. After doing a fatal amount of damage, the trio escaped just as Star Giant detonated. The only piece of Dark Nova 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.
Note
Early design sketches for the Battlestars series showed "Dark Nova" to actually be Unicron. Either that, or he was intended to be Unicron the whole time. In reality, Unicron was simply used as a "place-holder" until the artists and writers could design a new villain. Unicron does not appear in any of the released Battlestars story pages and thus is not a part of the story.
