Homelander: New Legacy

[132] : Knowhere, the Land of the Unknown

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Knowhere, a lawless zone built from the colossal skull of a dead celestial being.

This place is managed by the Tivan Group, led by the famed collector Taneleer Tivan, who employs criminals to extract rare and valuable fluids from the skull, selling them at a high price across the galaxy.

Taneleer Tivan, also known as the Collector, owns this desolate outpost and holds a vast collection of extremely rare artifacts. In the original storyline, the Reality Stone itself was entrusted to him by the Asgardians.

Initially, Roger hadn't understood why Asgardians would choose to leave the Reality Stone with the Collector. However, after watching What If...?, he realized that the Collector, though not deeply portrayed in the MCU, is a formidable entity. In What If...?, he even takes on the role of a villain instead of Thanos, with an arsenal that includes Captain America's shield, Thor's hammer, and even Hela's crown.

This made it understandable why the Asgardians would trust him with one of the Infinity Stones.

Of course, the What If...? storyline varies from the MCU, and the Collector here lacks the extensive power and influence shown in that series. It's doubtful he would dare provoke either Asgard or Earth, which now has the Avengers as protectors.

Besides... it seems the Collector hasn't been doing so well lately.

When Captain Marvel brought Roger to Knowhere, they found the place in complete chaos, as if it had just been through an intergalactic war.

The usual workers, mostly criminals, weren't busy extracting fluids but instead cleaning up wreckage scattered everywhere.

Carol took in the scene, instinctively slowing down their ship. Glancing around, she asked, bewildered:

"What happened here? It looks like the place was ransacked."

"Hmm, I think I have an idea..." Roger replied softly as he observed the scene below.

If his guess was right, Knowhere had just experienced the events from the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie.

In that storyline, the Guardians had brought the orb containing the Power Stone to the Collector, hoping to trade it for a reward. But his servant, Carina, rebelled. Seeing the Power Stone exposed, she attempted to seize its power with her bare hands.

Overestimating her resilience, Carina was quickly overwhelmed, and her body disintegrated, unleashing a burst of energy that blew the Collector's base to pieces.

At the same time, Drax the Destroyer, driven by a vendetta against Ronan, deliberately revealed the location of the Power Stone, luring Ronan to the base.

Then, after a battle between the Guardians and Ronan, Knowhere was left in ruins.

Looking around, Roger even noticed the remnants of a Kree ship, confirming his suspicion.

According to the Guardians of the Galaxy storyline, Ronan would next take the Power Stone to Xandar with the intent of destroying it. The Guardians would pursue him there, culminating in a final battle, after which the Power Stone would be stored on Xandar for safekeeping.