Quasar



Quasar wields two immensely powerful Quantum Bands in his role as the Protector of the Universe.

Origin
Wendell Elvis Vaughn was born in Fon du Lac, but raised in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He had served in the army with distinction, and had applied at SHIELD with the intent to be a field agent. Vaughn lacked a certain ‘killer instinct’ required and instead worked as security for Stark International.

He was posted at the main door to the lab and while there, watched as test pilot William Wesley was shown a pair of bracelets apparently made of a highly durable metal named as the Power-Bands; Unfortunately Wesley was unable to remove the bands and was killed by an energy emission. A.I.M attacked at that moment and Wendell’s first thought was to protect his father who worked there as a scientist. They both ducked down behind the console that held the bands in clamps and Dr. Vaughn was horrified as he watched his son put the bands on his own wrists to protect them.

Wendell saw an atmospheric dome covered city; and felt an ancient alien intelligence before single-handedly defeating the AIM attack force. In order to protect the scientists, his fellow agents, and his father, Wendell flew as high as he could to minimize the damage caused by his probable explosion. He calmed down and went with the flow of the energy currents and was astonished when the energy build-up dissipated. His lack of ‘killer instinct’ had actually saved him. Nick Fury offered Wendell a new job and he became a founding member of the SHIELD Super-Agents.

Power and Abilities
Since his resurrection in "Quantum-Light" form during Secret Invasion, Wendell Vaughn seems to have a vast array of personal power not unlike the powers of the Quantum Bands including, Cosmic Awareness, Density Control, Energy Channelling, Flight, Shape-shifting and Teleportation/Dimension Travelling.

Quasar's Quantum Bands allow him to control all forms of energy and generate constructs of any shape including force fields, giant weapons and a suit of protective armor. The bands allow him to fly, create teleportation portals into the Quantum Zone and protect him from mental attacks/telepathy.