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Nova (Richard Rider)

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“Richard Rider. The guy who made the rest of the Corps feel like nothing. ”
―Titus

Richard Rider is a well-known vigilante in the Marvel Universe who is the main protagonist of the Nova comics and a supporting character in The Avengers comics. He is the universal police officer Nova and a member of the Nova Corps, a group tasked with protecting the Galaxy from galactic criminals who pose as a threat. He is also a member and current leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

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Teammates: Ant-Man • Captain America • Hulk • Iron Man • Thor • Wasp Beast • Black Cat • Black Knight • Black Panther • Black Widow • Cannonball • Captain Britain • Captain Marvel • Crystal • Cyclops • Daredevil • Falcon • Firebird • Firestar • Hawkeye • Hellcat • Hercules • Invisible Woman • Iron Fist • Jane Foster • Julia Carpenter • Maria Hill • Miles Morales • Mister Fantastic • Mockingbird • Moondragon • Nadia van Dyne • Namor • Noh-Varr • Quake • Quasar • Quicksilver • Red Hulk • Robbie Reyes • Scarlet Witch • Scott Lang • Sentry • Sersi • Shang-Chi • She-Hulk • Silver Surfer • Spectrum • Spider-Man • Storm • Sunspot • Thing • Tigra • Vision • War Machine • Winter Soldier • Wolverine • Wonder Man • Yellowjacket • Yondu Udonta • Adam Warlock • Amadeus Cho • America Chavez • Blade • Blue Marvel • Brunnhilde • Cannonball • Cassandra Lang • David Alleyne • Deadpool • Doctor Strange • Echo • Elsa Bloodstone • Emma Frost • Enchantress • Flash Thompson • Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) • Gwenpool • Havok • Hulkling • Iron Patriot • Johnny Storm • Jessica Drew • Jessica Jones • Jim Hammond • Kate Bishop • Luke Cage • Medusa • Moon Knight • Ms. Marvel • Nick Fury, Jr. • Nova • Patriot • Power Man • Prodigy • Rogue • Sam Alexander • Songbird • Sunfire • Superior Spider-Man • Squirrel Girl • The Punisher • U.S. Agent • White Tiger • Wiccan • X-23 • Betty Ross • Bucky Barnes • Ghost Rider • Gwen Stacy • Loki Laufeyson • Mary Jane Watson • New Goblin • Odin • Pepper Potts • Red Guardian • Rick Jones • Ronin • Sharon Carter • Shuri • Silver Sable • Thunderstrike • Venom

Villains: Emil Blonsky/Abomination • Carl Creel/Absorbing Man • A.I.M. • Annihilus • En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse • Arnim Zola • Atlas • Attuma • Baron Mordo • Baron Wolfgang von Strucker • Baron Zemo • Beetle • Beyonder • Black Knight • Blackout • Black Order • Black Cat • Black Widow • Boomerang • Brotherhood of Evil Mutants • Carnage • Celestials • Chance • Chitauri • Crossbones • D'Spayre • Dark Avengers • Dark Elves • Dark Phoenix • Deadpool • Destiny • Diamondback • Doctor Doom • Doctor Octopus • Dormammu • Dracula • Eddie Brock • Egghead • Ego the Living Planet • Electro • Frost Giants • Galactus • Garthan Saal • Ghost • Green Goblin ( Norman Osborn, Harry Osborn) • Grey Gargoyle • Hela • Heinz Kruger • High Evolutionary • Horsemen of Apocalypse • HYDRA • Jackal • J. Jonah Jameson • Juggernaut • Justin Hammer • Kaine • Kang the Conqueror • Kingpin • Klaw • Knull • Korath the Pursuer • Korvac • Kraven the Hunter • Kree • Lady Deathstrike • Loki Laufeyson • Magneto • Man-Ape • Masters of Evil • Medusa • Mephisto • Mister Sinister • M.O.D.O.K. • Mystique • Mysterio • Namor • Nebula • Nightmare • Puppet Master • Pyro • Quicksilver • Radioactive Man • Red Skull • Rhino • Rogue • Sabretooth • Sandman • Scarlet Witch • Scorpion • Sebastian Shaw • Shocker • Shockwave • Silver Sable • Skrulls • Super-Skrull • Supreme Intelligence • Taskmaster • Ten Rings • Thanos • Tiger Shark • Ultron • Venom • Vulture • Winter Soldier • Zzzax


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The Team: Iron Man • Captain America • Hulk • Thor Odinson • Black Widow • Hawkeye • Loki Laufeyson • Phil • Maria Hill • Erik Selvig • Nick Fury • Pepper Potts • J.A.R.V.I.S. • Quicksilver • Scarlet Witch • Vision • Falcon • Heimdall • Laura Barton • Helen Cho • Eitri • Wong • Star-Lord • Captain Marvel • Black Panther • Spider-Man • Gamora • Valkyrie • Nebula • Mantis • Drax the Destroyer • Rocket Raccoon • Groot • The Collector • Thaddeus Ross • Shuri • M'Baku • Ayo • Warsong • Ramonda • Ned Leeds • May Parker
Villains: Alexander Pierce • Thanos •The Other •Ulysses Klaue • Madame B. • List •Jasper Sitwell • Cull Obsidian (2014 Time Heist) • Ebony Maw (2014 Time Heist) • Proxima Midnight (2014 Time Heist) •Corvus Glaive (2014 Time Heist) • Red Skull
Neutral: Cooper Barton • Lila Barton • Nathaniel Barton

Animation Next Avengers: James Rogers • Torunn • Henry Pym Jr • Azari • Francis Barton
'Marvel Animated Universe:'Heroes: Iron Man • Captain America • Hulk • Black Widow • Hawkeye • Thor Odinson • Captain Marvel • Spider-Man • Falcon • Red Hulk • Wolverine • Iron Fist • Mr. Fantastic • The Thing • Punisher • Star-Lord • Gamora • Rocket Raccoon • Drax the Destroyer • Groot • Scott Lang • Vision • Black Panther • Bucky Barnes • Doctor Strange • Crystal Amaquelin • Black Bolt • Moon Knight • Inferno • Beetle • Songbird • Techno • Atlas • Meteorite • Red Guardian • Darkstar • Radioactive Man • Ursa Major • Ms. Marvel • Devil Dinosaur • Red Skull • M.O.D.O.K. • Abomination • Loki Laufeyson • Ultron • Whiplash • Leader • Doctor Doom • Nighthawk • Doctor Spectrum • Power Princess • Speed Demon • Super-Adaptoid • Destroyer • Grim Reaper • Crimson Dynamo • Taskmaster • Kraven the Hunter • Baron Strucker • Galactus • Thanos • Enchantress • Baron Zemo • Surtur • Morgan le Fay • Black Widow II • Vulture • Ghost • Dormammu • Dracula • Ultimo • Supergiant • The Beyonder • Titania • Nick Fury • Maria Hill • Jane Foster • J.A.R.V.I.S. • Odin Borson • J. Jonah Jameson • Hunter the White Wolf

Groups and Organizations
Marvel: S.H.I.E.L.D. • A.I.M.

Marvel Cinematic Universe: Avengers •S.H.I.E.L.D. •Stark Industries •Asgardian Royal Family •HYDRA •Guardians of the Galaxy •Outriders

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Comics: 31st Century Guardians of the Galaxy (Charlie-27 • Martinex T'Naga • Nikki • Starhawk • Vance Astro/Major Victory • Yondu Udonta) • 21st Century Guardians of the Galaxy (Adam Warlock • Agent Venom • Cosmo the Spacedog • Drax the Destroyer • Gamora • Rocket Raccoon • Star-Lord •Groot) • • Angela • Bug • Hulkling • Jack Flag • Mantis • Marvel Boy • Moondragon • Nebula • Nova (Richard Rider) • Quasar (Phyla-Vell) Wiccan • Annihilators • Beta Ray Bill • Gladiator • Silver Surfer • Avengers • Captain Marvel • Iron Man • Thor • Cosmic Ghost Rider • Fantastic Four • Thing • Howard the Duck • Inhumans • Kismet • Nova Corps • Richard Rider • Sam Alexander • Quasar (Wendell Vaughn) • Starjammers • Symbiotes • Uatu the Watcher • X-Men • Kitty Pryde • Yellowjacket • Hercules • Shocket Raccoon • Scott Lang • Abomination • Absorbing Man • A.I.M • Alkhema • Annihilation Wave • Annihilus • Apocalypse • Archangel • Badoon • Beyonder • Blastaar • Black Cat • Black Order • Blob • Blood Brothers • Brood • Bulldozer • Carnage • Collector • Celestials • Chitauri • Crime-Master • Dark Avengers • Dark Phoenix • Diablo • Doctor Doom • Doctor Octopus • Dormammu • Dragon of the Moon • Eddie Brock • Ego the Living Planet • Electro • Fin Fang Foom • Firelord • Frost Giants • Galactus • Garthan Saal • Gorgon • Grandmaster • Green Goblin • Grey Gargoyle • Hela • Hera • High Evolutionary • Jack O' Lantern • J'son • Juggernaut • Kang the Conqueror • Korath the Pursuer • Korvac • Knull • Kraven • Kree • Loki Laufeyson • Madame Masque • Maelstrom • Magneto • Magus • Mastermind • Masters of Evil • Medusa • Mephisto • M.O.D.O.K. • Mole Man • Namor • Nebula • Oddball • Piledriver • Puff Adder • Pyro • Red Skull • Ronan • Rhino • Sabretooth • Sandman • Savage Six • Sentinels • Shocker • Skrulls • Space Phantom • Super-Adaptoid • Super-Skrull • Supreme Intelligence • Symbiotes • Taskmaster • Terrax • Thanos • Titania • Thunderball • Ultimus • Ultron • Universal Church of Truth • Venom • Vulcan • Vulture • Whiplash • Whirlwind • Wrecker • Xemnu
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Ravagers • Yondu Ravager Clan • Guardians of the Galaxy
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Heroes: Spider-Man • Iron Man • Captain America • Hulk • Thor Odinson • Hawkeye • Black Widow • Falcon • A-Bomb • Red Hulk • She-Hulk • Skaar • Wolverine • Power Man • Tiger • Iron Fist • Nova • Mr. Fantastic • Invisible Woman • Human Torch • The Thing • Ghost Rider • Punisher • Star-Lord • Gamora • Rocket Raccoon • Drax the Destroyer • Groot • Hank Pym • Scott Lang • Wasp • Vision • Captain Marvel • Mar-Vell • Black Panther • Bucky Barnes • Quake • Doc Samson • Cloak and Dagger • Doctor Strange • Crystal Amaquelin • Squirrel Girl • Medusa Amaquelin • Black Bolt • Beta Ray Bill • Ms. Marvel • Black Cat • Spider-Girl (Petra Parker) • Madame Web •Ironheart Spider-Gwen • Miles Morales/Spider-Man • Scarlet Spider • Blade • Angela • Beetle • Techno • Spider-Woman (Mary Jane Watson) • Darkstar • Radioactive Man • Man-Thing
Villains: Red Skull • MODOK • Abomination • Loki Laufeyson • Ultron • Whiplash • Venom • Doctor Octopus • Leader • Doctor Doom • Doctor Spectrum • Speed Demon • Grim Reaper • Green Goblin • Lizard • Sandman • Electro • Hydro-Man • Kraven the Hunter • Ronan the Accuser • Galactus • Thanos • Enchantress • Magneto • Mystique • Nebula • Korath • Black Widow II • Vulture • Ghost • Dormammu • Hala • High Evolutionary

Other Characters: Nick Fury • Maria Hill • Jane Foster • J.A.R.V.I.S. • Harry Osborn • Odin Borson • Ben Parker • May Parker • Betty Brant • Liz Allan • J. Jonah Jameson

Affiliations
Avengers • Guardians of the Galaxy • S.H.I.E.L.D. • Nick Fury's Howling Commandos • HYDRA • A.I.M. • Stark Industries • Squadron Supreme • Masters of Evil • The Sinister Six • Kree • Inhumans • Fantastic Four • Winter Guard • Defenders • Damage Control
The Defenders
Characters Comics: Doctor Strange, Hulk, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Andromeda • Angel • Ant-Man • Ardina • Atlas • Beast • Black Cat • Blazing Skull • Captain America • Clea • Colossus • Dagger • Daimon Hellstrom • Darkhawk • Daredevil • Deadpool • Deathlok • Devil-Slayer • Doctor Druid • Drax the Destroyer • Gargoyle • Ghost Rider • Hawkeye • Hellcat • Iceman • Iron Fist • Jessica Jones • Loa • Luke Cage • Lyra • Masked Raider • Moondragon • Namorita • Nighthawk • Nomad • Northstar • Nova • Overmind • Paladin • Red Guardian (Tania Belinsky) • Red Raven • Red She-Hulk/Red Harpy • Scarlet Witch • She-Hulk • Silver Surfer • Sleepwalker • Spider-Man • Spider-Woman • Thunderstrike • U.S. Agent • Valkyrie • War Machine • Warlord Krang • Wasp • Wolverine • Yellowjacket

Marvel Cinematic Universe: Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Foggy Nelson, Colleen Wing, Misty Knight, Karen Page, Claire Temple, Elektra, Trish Walker

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