Captain Universe - Gabriel Vargas
Planet of Origin: Earth
Date of Birth: December 15th, 1973 (45 years old)
Height: 6'3"
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Relatives: Johnathan Vargas (Father, deceased); Lori Vargas (Mother); Esmeralda Vargas (Sister)
Gabriel Vargas was the son of a soldier he would never meet and a grieving widow. Because of this, Gabriel felt the need to take care of his mother and sister, who was only around a year older than him. Since he could do them, he would do chores and make food for his family. He got his first job at age 13 and worked every hour to get enough money for his family. When he was 18, Gabriel enlisted in the military. His sister disliked his leaving, mostly due to how she was going to miss her brother, but also because she was worried he was going to die.
After several years of service, Gabriel was honorably discharged after he took the brunt of a grenade, having lost his left leg from the thigh down. He returned home and began a small break before getting back into work. But later that night, Gabriel was awoken by a female voice. He investigated who was talking to him and found a woman who looked like the universe.
She told him that she held immense power and that she had chosen him to be her host. He questioned why and even told her that he wasn't worthy, but she did convince him eventually. Having accepted the power and merging with the woman, Gabriel became the most recent in a long lineage of heroes known as Captain Universe.
From there, Gabriel would protect worlds throughout the universe and give whatever assistance he could give. One day, the planet Xandar was attacked by some kind of mysterious alien species and so, Captain Universe went to defend the planet, along with the Nova Corps and a group of mercenaries known as the Ravagers.
After all was said and done, Captain Universe overheard one of the fleeing attackers say that they would return. Gabriel told the Nova Corps and joined them to help with training and preparations for the upcoming attack. Among the many new recruits was a man named Peter Quill, calling himself Star Lord, who Gabriel quickly became friends with, given that they were the only two humans in the entire known force. With Peter to lead a covert mission team, Gabriel was his first choice for a second in command.