STARHAWK

Stakar was originally believed to be from the planet Arcturus, in the near future of the 21st century. The world was divided between the Arcturian Reavers (who appeared human) and the Mutants (with unstable features from one generation to the next). Stakar was believed to be an anomaly -- a genetically perfect Mutant orphan who was adopted by the Reaver Ogord. It was eventually revealed that Stakar was essentially human, born of the Earthling Wendell Vaughn and his mate, the artificially-engineered cosmic being known as Kismet.

For many years, Starhawk claimed to be The One Who Knows, a title that seemingly explained the clairvoyant or precognitive abilities he demonstrated over time. In fact, Stakar was destined to die at the end of his timeline, but his consciousness would be cast back in time to possess his infant body shortly before being adopted by Ogord. In this manner, Stakar had lived his own lifetime over and over again until he was intimately familiar with the unchangeable details of it all. Mephisto subtly initiated an alternate timeline that began affecting Stakar's knowledge as early as Guardians of the Galaxy (1st series) #2. As a result, his timeline has now deviated significantly from all past recollections.