Changes: Gavyn (New Earth)

But how can I be Gavyn and Will Payton, too? I recall my whole life... my sister... Look, my face... it returns with a thought... and feels true.

— Prince Gavyn ^src

History

Gavyn was the spoiled playboy prince of an alien empire which contained some twenty-four inhabited worlds. Gavyn was the Prince of the planet Kranaltine, the Throneworld of the Crown Imperial.

Upon the death of Emperor Rilsom XVIII his more mature sister, Clryssa, became Queen and due to an ancient royal custom, where only one heir may claim the throne without unrest, he was thrown out of a spaceship airlock to his death.

While Gavyn was floating in the void of outer space, a mysterious mystic named Mn'Torr retrieved him. Together they learned that Gavyn already possessed the power of the stars. Mn'Torr bestowed upon Gavyn a set of jeweled wristbands and a staff, which allowed him to channel his cosmic powers into the ability to fly and shoot bolts of energy.

Gavyn kept his true identity a secret and served as a masked protector of the realm, but after the assassination of his sister, only one year into her reign,^[1] he married his love, Lady Merria, and together they became the new rulers of Throneworld.

Later, his world was threaten by a massive wall of antimatter, which was consuming everything it was touching. ^[2] It was believed that Gavyn might have died during the crisis, however, his fate turned out far different.

It appears that Gavyn's body was converted into pure energy, which became the source of the beam of light that struck Will Payton, a later Starman, granting him his powers.

The Secret of Will Payton

While tracking down Will Payton, Jack Knight, along with Mikaal Tomas as his travel companion, climb aboard an old Victorian-styled spaceship (provided by the Shade) and began their sci-fi travelogue together. They visited the 30th Century, Krypton, Rann and finally Throneworld.^[3]

It was on Throneworld in which they met the de facto ruler, Jediah Rikane (a former friend of Prince Gavyn, but now a traitor).

King Rikane informed the two that Payton was locked away on the planet. Rikane determined that Payton somehow possessed the soul of the planet's rightful ruler, Prince Gavyn. Since Gavyn was no more (he was swallowed up by the antimatter during the crisis), Rikane gained not only Gavyn's "star" power, but also his bride, Lady Merria. After hearing this, the two Starmen were then escorted to the same prison where Payton was being held.

There, they met up with some rebels within the prison, including Tigorr, Fastbak and ex-Green Lantern Medphyl. Together, they led a revolt, with the help of the rescued Payton.

When justice had returned to Throneworld, Payton was still uncertain if he was the reincarnation of Prince Gavyn or not. He decided to stay and became the new ruler, with Lady Merria willingly at his side.

Recently, Gavyn was involved in the Rann-Thanagar War, defending Throneworld from Thanagarians alongside the Omega Men.^[4]

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Alien Physiology
- Self-Sustenance

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Bracelets
- Flight
- Energy Absorption
- Energy Projection
Staff

Notes

Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and should be considered apocryphal.
It is currently unclear whether Gavyn and Payton are fused into one being with shared memories, or if Payton was killed by the bolt that struck him, thus being replaced by the essence of Gavyn, and having the memories of Payton.
Rilsom, aka Emperor Rilsom the First, is Gavyn's "Great-Great-Great Grandfather several Dozen Generations removed" ^[5]

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+| Image                   = Gavyn 001.jpg
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+| Aliases                 = [[Prince Gavyn]], [[William Payton (New Earth)|Will Payton]], [[Fusion]]
-| Distinguish1            = Starman
-| Distinguish2            =
+| AlienRace               = Kranaltinian
-| Aliases                 = [[Prince Gavyn]], [[William Payton (New Earth)|Will Payton]]
 | Identity                = Secret
 | Alignment               = Good
 | Affiliation             =
-| Relatives               = Clryssa (Sister; deceased); Rilsom the First (see Notes)
+| Relatives               = Queen Clryssa (Sister; deceased); [[Lady Merria (New Earth)|Lady Merria]] (wife); Rilsom the First (see Notes)
 | Universe                = Earth-One; New Earth
-| BaseOfOperations        = Throneworld
+| BaseOfOperations        = [[Kranaltine]], the [[Throneworld]]
 | Gender                  = Male
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-| MaritalStatus           = Single
+| MaritalStatus           = Married
 | Occupation              = Prince
 | Education               =
 | Origin                  =
-| PlaceOfBirth            = Thrownworld
+| PlaceOfBirth            = [[Kranaltine]], the [[Throneworld]]
 | Creators                = Paul Levitz; Steve Ditko
 | First                   = Adventure Comics #467
+| Quotation               = But how can I be Gavyn and Will Payton, too? I recall my '''whole''' life... my sister... Look, my '''face'''... it returns with a '''thought'''... and feels '''true'''.
+| Speaker                 = [[Gavyn (New Earth)|Prince Gavyn]]
+| QuoteSource             = Starman Vol 2 60
 | HistoryText             =
+'''Gavyn''' was the spoiled playboy prince of an alien empire which contained some twenty-four inhabited worlds. Gavyn was the Prince of the planet [[Kranaltine]], the Throneworld of the Crown Imperial.
-'''Prince Gavyn''' was the spoiled blond playboy prince of an alien empire who discovered he was a mutant who could survive unaided in space. By ancient royal custom, he was thrown out of an spaceship airlock to prevent him from challenging his more mature sister's claim to the leadership of the imperial planet [[Throneworld]]. He was given jeweled wristbands and a staff by the mysterious mystic [[Mn'torr]] which allowed him to channel his cosmic powers into the ability to fly and shoot bolts of energy. He kept his true identity a secret and served as a masked protector of the realm, but after the assassination of his sister only one year into her reign he became ruler of their people. He was believed to have died in the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]], but his fate was far different.
+Upon the death of Emperor Rilsom XVIII his more mature sister, Clryssa, became Queen and due to an ancient royal custom, where only one heir may claim the throne without unrest, he was thrown out of a spaceship airlock to his death.
+While Gavyn was floating in the void of outer space, a mysterious mystic named [[Mn'Torr (New Earth)|Mn'Torr]] retrieved him. Together they learned that Gavyn already possessed the power of the stars. Mn'Torr bestowed upon Gavyn a set of jeweled wristbands and a staff, which allowed him to channel his cosmic powers into the ability to fly and shoot bolts of energy.
+Gavyn kept his true identity a secret and served as a masked protector of the realm, but after the assassination of his sister, only one year into her reign,<ref>{{c|DC Comics Presents #36}}</ref> he married his love, [[Lady Merria (New Earth)|Lady Merria]], and together they became the new rulers of Throneworld.
+Later, his world was threaten by a massive wall of antimatter, which was consuming everything it was touching. <ref>[[Crisis on Infinite Earths Vol 1|''Crisis on Infinite Earths'']]</ref> It was believed that Gavyn might have died during the crisis, however, his fate turned out far different.
+It appears that Gavyn's body was converted into pure energy, which became the source of the beam of light that struck [[William Payton (New Earth)|Will Payton]], a later [[Starman]], granting him his powers.
+=== [[Starman Vol 2 59|The Secret of Will Payton]] ===
+While tracking down Will Payton, [[Jack Knight (New Earth)|Jack Knight]], along with [[Mikaal Tomas (New Earth)|Mikaal Tomas]] as his travel companion, climb aboard an old Victorian-styled spaceship (provided by [[Richard Swift (New Earth)|the Shade]]) and began their sci-fi travelogue together. They visited the [[30th Century]], [[Krypton]], [[Rann]] and finally Throneworld.<ref>{{c|Starman Vol 2 59}}</ref>
+It was on Throneworld in which they met the de facto ruler, [[Jediah Rikane (New Earth)|Jediah Rikane]] (a former friend of Prince Gavyn, but now a traitor).
+King Rikane informed the two that Payton was locked away on the planet. Rikane determined that Payton somehow possessed the soul of the planet's rightful ruler, Prince Gavyn. Since Gavyn was no more (he was swallowed up by the antimatter during the crisis), Rikane gained not only Gavyn's "star" power, but also his bride, Lady Merria. After hearing this, the two Starmen were then escorted to the same prison where Payton was being held.
+There, they met up with some rebels within the prison, including [[Taghurrhu (New Earth)|Tigorr]], [[Fastbak (New Earth)|Fastbak]] and ex-Green Lantern [[Medphyll (New Earth)|Medphyl]]. Together, they led a revolt, with the help of the rescued Payton.
+When justice had returned to Throneworld, Payton was still uncertain if he was the reincarnation of Prince Gavyn or not. He decided to stay and became the new ruler, with Lady Merria willingly at his side.
-It was revealed that Gavyn was converted into pure energy, which became the source of the beam of light that struck [[William Payton (New Earth)|Will Payton]], a later [[Starman]], granting him his powers.<ref>{{c|Starman Annual Vol 2 #1}}</ref> It is currently unclear whether the two men, Gavyn and Payton, fused into one being with shared memories or if Payton was killed by the bolt that struck him and was replaced by the essence of Gavyn with Payton's memories.
-Gavyn reappeared during the [[Rann-Thanagar War]] defending Throneworld from [[Thanagarians]] alongside the [[Omega Men]].
+Recently, Gavyn was involved in the [[Rann-Thanagar War]], defending Throneworld from [[Thanagarians]] alongside the [[Omega Men]].<ref>[[Rann-Thanagar War Vol 1|''Rann-Thanagar War'']]</ref>
 | Powers                  =
-*'''[[Alien Physiology]]'''
+* {{Alien Physiology}}
+** {{Self-Sustenance}}
-:*'''''[[Flight]]'''''
-:*'''''[[Energy Projection]]'''''
-:*'''''[[Self-Sustenance]]'''''
 | Abilities               =
-*'''Leadership:''' Gavyn is the hereditary ruler of his homeplanet.
 | Strength                =
 | Weaknesses              =
 | Equipment               =
+*'''Bracelets'''
+** {{Flight|equip=yes}}
+** {{Energy Absorption|equip=yes}}
+** {{Energy Projection|equip=yes}}
+* '''Staff'''
 | Transportation          =
 | Weapons                 =
 | Notes                   = {{multicont Earth-One}}
+* It is currently unclear whether Gavyn and Payton are fused into one being with shared memories, or if Payton was killed by the bolt that struck him, thus being replaced by the essence of Gavyn, and having the memories of Payton.
-* Rilsom aka Emperor Rilsom the First is Gavyn's "Great-Great-Great Grandfather several Dozen Generations removed" according to [[DC Comics Presents Vol 1 36|DC Comics Presents #36]]
+* Rilsom, aka Emperor Rilsom the First, is Gavyn's "Great-Great-Great Grandfather several Dozen Generations removed" <ref>{{c|DC Comics Presents #36}}</ref>
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-[[Category:1980 Character Debuts]]
+[[Category:Royalty]]
+[[Category:Empowered by Equipment]]

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