Jason Marvel is a fictional character in the comic book universe of Marvel Comics Corporation . He is not a very well-known hero, since he rarely appears on the pages of comic book releases and especially on television screens.
Jason Marvel. Who is it?
If we talk about what kind of people Jason belongs to, then it is worth noting immediately that he is not a person. He is a representative of the alien people of Sparta, who are almost identical in appearance to the human race.
Not only is he a foreign alien, he is also considered the prince of the Great Galactic Empire of Sparta. Such a high post and status obliges to certain actions on the part of Jason Marvel. It is the obligations of the Prince of the Empire that will force him to leave the Earth he loved so much.
Jason Marvel and Star Lord
An important fact can be called that he, by comics, is the father of the notorious Marvel hero Peter Quill, who will subsequently become the Star Lord.
Jason Marvel and Peter for a long time did not know about the existence of each other and, of course, did not meet. Although once they nevertheless met.
How did it turn out that the alien became the father of man? Everything is very simple. Once upon a time, a misfortune happened with Jason - his spaceship crashed, and he was forced to make an emergency landing somewhere in the region of the US state of Colorado.
Then in the mountains he was found by a simple American named Meridith Quill. She went out, healed his wounds and even helped to fix the ship.
During the time spent with Meredith, Jason really fell in love with her, however, as mentioned above, the debt of the prince of the Galactic Empire has its obligations. One of them is the need to participate in the war.
For this reason, Jason Marvel left his beloved. To save her from torment, he had to erase her memory.
The son of Lord Jason Marvel
Meridit, having completely forgotten due to the erased memory of her recent lover, got married, and only a few months later became a mother prematurely. The girl’s husband was shocked that the baby was completely different from him, so he even made an attempt to kill the child, but he unexpectedly died of a heart attack.
It is interesting that at the time the baby was born, all the planets were lined up in a row.
Meridit gave the child the name Peter and her last name, because she did not remember her son’s father, and she did not want to give the name of her dead husband because of his attempt to crack down on her son.
Interesting facts from the biography
Jason Marvel, after leaving Earth, not suspecting that he has a son, became the king of Spartax. Together with other planets, Jason declares the Earth non-interacting.
He learns that he has a son, who managed to protect his planet from the attack of extraterrestrial invaders belonging to the Badun race.
Jason, who later received the nickname Mr. Knife and became a supervillain, orders to catch Peter and his entire team, called the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Despite all of Jason’s attempts to destroy Peter’s friends one by one and persuade his son to his side, nothing works for him, because he did not take into account that among Peter’s friends there is Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers), which ultimately helped the Guardians to get out of a difficult situation.
Because of this defeat, Jason Marvel had to leave his native Spartax. He lost everything: power, wealth and status. Embittered by fate, he begins to build a criminal empire, taking the pseudonym Mr. Knife.
The newly-minted supervillain establishes the Massacre Squad, which is engaged in the reconstruction of an ancient artifact referred to as the "Black Whirlwind". In addition, he announces a reward for the capture of his son.
Star Lord (Peter) is forced, along with his team, to attack the criminal organization of Mr. Knife. Then Quill did not even suspect that he was fighting with his own father. When they find themselves face to face, Jason reveals the truth to him.
As a result, Jason ended up in an amber prison created by the mighty villain Thanos.
Conclusion
Jason Marvel is the father of Peter Quill, known as the Star Lord and leader of the defensive organization known as Guardians of the Galaxy, only in comics. In the 2017 Guardians of the Galaxy 2 movie, another character in the universe named Planet Ego became the father of Peter Quill.
This often happens when the same story is interpreted differently in movies and comics, even when one company is involved in the creation of both.
Jason Marvel is a fairly significant character in Marvel comics, so in certain circles of fans of printed superhero comics, he is pretty well known. However, most people do not know about the existence of such a fictional comic book hero, since they are mainly focused on the cinematic universe of the company, in which not all characters are present.
Be that as it may, Jason has a significant influence on the development of events in the comic series of Guardians of the Galaxy, so you should remember about it.