Real Name: Christopher Summers
Aliases: Major Summers
Identity: Public Identity (Though believed to be deceased by the general public)
Occupation: US Air Force Major, Pilot, Adventurer, Space Pirate
Citizenship: Former United States Citizen, with no criminal record; Shi’ar Citizen with a expansive criminal record
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Known Relatives: Philip Summers (father), Deborah Summers (mother), Katherine Anne (wife, deceased), Scott (alias Cyclops, son), Alexander (“Alex,” alias Havok, son), Jean Grey (daughter-in-law), Gabriel Summers (son), Adam Neramani (half-son), Rachel Summer (Phoenix, grand-daughter in alternate time line), Nathan Christopher Charles Summers (Cable, grand-son). Note: Due to alternate time lines and the like, the Summers family tree begins to get extremely complicated, so we’re just going to focus on the above.
Group Affiliation: The Starjammers
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #97
History: Major Christopher Summers was a pilot in the US Air Force; and while on vacation with his family (his wife Katherine, and his two young sons, Scott and Alex), their plane is attacked by an alien vessel commanded by the Shi’ar Empire. When their plane bursts into flame, Katherine is forced to make the difficult choice of giving the only parachute on the plane to their eldest son, Scott, whom she then tells to cling to Alex as tightly as possible, and shoves them out of the burning plane.
Scott and Alex witness the plane crashing and exploding, believing their parents to be dead. Unbeknownst to them that both their father and mother had been teleported aboard the Shi’ar vessel and taken to the Shi’ar homeworld of Chandilar. There, they were separated when Christopher Summers was imprisoned. Little did he know that his wife Katherine was apparently pregnant, and D’Ken had cut the embryo from her womb when Christopher broke free and found D’Ken attempting to rape her. (Note: In the original panel, Katherine does not look pregnant). The child, later named Gabriel, survived, and was aged (the same process that Erik the Red had used to age Magneto back from infant to his original age) and sent to Earth, with no memories.
Christopher in the meantime, was put in the Slave Pits of Alsibar, where he would go on to meet four other aliens that would change the course of his life – a Saurid named Ch’od, a Lupin named Cr+reee, and Mephitisoid whom Christopher named Hepzibah (since those not of her race were able to pronounce her name) and a half Shi’ar/Cyborg named Raza Longknife. Together, they escaped, and stole a ship that would later become known as the Starjammer. Christopher adopted the name Corsair from this point forward, and swore vengeance against D’Ken.
Little did he know that it would seem that Shi’ar technology had detected great genetic potential in Katherine, and D’Ken used her DNA mixed with his own to create a hybrid Shi’ar named Adam Neramni, who like Gabriel, eventually landed on Earth with little memory of his life (undoubtedly, similarly aged as Gabriel was).
Now leading the Starjammers, Corsair and the Starjammers continuously struck at Shi’ar ships, boarding them, and stealing from them – but always ensuring that no innocents were hurt in their attacks. In time, Hepzibah and Corsair became intimate with one another, and eventually became lovers and a couple.
The Starjammers would eventually encounter the X-Men, during a battle against the Imperial Guard. The Starjammers and the X-Men banded together, neither Corsair nor Cyclops realizing that they were related (both had assumed the other died, since Scott’s parachute had caught fire on the way down). Jean however, seeing a human in space, had probed Corsair’s mind and learned the truth. Corsair now discovering Cyclops was his son had pleaded that Jean keep his secret.
The Starjammers and X-Men defeated D’Ken, who, due to exposure to the M’Kraan Crystal, which he had attempted to use to alter reality, was now insane and catatonic, leaving Lilandra, D’Ken’s sister to take position of the throne of the Shi’ar Empire.
Lilandra pardoned the Starjammers for all of their crimes because they had helped save the universe and stopped D’Ken. On Earth, the Starjammers encountered an alien species known as the Sidri; and the X-Men had helped, and it was during this time that Corsair admitted to Cyclops that he was his father; and went on to explain how he believed both Scott and Alex had died when he saw their parachute catch fire.
Deathbird, Lilandra’s sister, eventually usurped Lilandra from the throne, and branded her an outcast. Lilandra joined the Starjammers in an attempt to dethrone Deathbird; which resulted in Deathbird branding the Starjammers criminals against the Shi’ar Throne yet again.
However, Deathbird eventually learns that the power that comes with sitting on the throne is not everything she thought it would be; and while she wanted to rule the Shi’ar Empire, the responsibility of being the sole ruler and the drama that came with that, removed her interest on the throne, and Lilandra was eventually placed on the throne yet again.
The Starjammers eventually recruited a Kree by the name of Keeyah, and would go on to fight a race of warmonger aliens known as the Uncreated, which had intended on destroying the Shi’ar Empire. The Starjammers helped the Shi’ar put a stop to the Uncreated, which Lilandra then used as an excuse to pardon the Starjammers, yet again.
Havok and Polaris eventually join the Starjammers, along with Rachel and Korvus when Gabriel Summers, now using the name Vulcan, married Deathbird and took his seat at the throne of the Shi’ar Empire, intending to use the Shi’ar massive armies to rain down war on every civilization. D’Ken who has been restored believes that Vulcan and Deathbird intended him to be on the throne; but Vulcan reveals his true intentions, when he – to the shock of many – kills D’Ken. When Corsair tries to calm Gabriel down, he turns on his father that he never knew and killed Corsair as well.
Havok would go on to take the leadership role of the Starjammers after this and help defeat Vulcan. Vulcan is apparently killed when he and Black Bolt fall into a tear in the fabric of reality that leads to a universe consumed with death, known as the Cancerverse.
Corsair is eventually resurrected with Shi’ar technology, but forced to take a form of pills that help stabilize his body and help keep him alive. A time displaced Scott Summers briefly traveled through space with Corsair, having learned that he was his father.
Corsair is, as of now, unaware of Adam Neramani and his potential relation to him, through Katherine’s DNA.
Height: 6’3″
Weight: 175 lbs
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Powers: Corsair possesses no super powers.
Armor: Using his gloves, Corsair can summon his guns from an unknown void. Corsair is an expert pilot and swordsman and a master tactician. He is physically fit above normal human standards.
