The Nova Force
The Nova Force is the source of power for Nova and the entire Nova Corps. Generated and controlled by the Living Computer of Xandar called 'The Xandarian Worldmind'.
The amount of Nova-force a Nova Corp member can access is determined by their rank, the higher the rank, the more power they can access.
It has been observed, such as the case of Garthan Saal, that some exposures to the Nova Force can induce madness and mental unstability with prolonged exposure to extremely high ( likely above "Prime" levels).
It can grant the recipient (to varying degrees depending upon rank) the abilities of super-strength, super-speed/reactions/perception, Hypersonic flight (within atmosphere), Super-luminal interstellar flight capability, open Stargates, invulnerability, various energy manipulation/projection/shielding (mainly 'gravimetric' related as well as the ability to generate their Uniform) with advanced internal CPU, hightech scanners, extensive database, and stellar navigational charts.
Basic user applications of the Nova-force includes: powerful energy blasts that can be projected optically, from hands or omnidirectionally.
More creative applications of the nova force have included: increasing the gravimetric mass of an object or target, e.g.: making a door virtually immovable by altering its gravimetric mass to weight 200 tons. And creating a gravimetric containment net to pin down an opponent with heavy force.
More subtle usage include: projecting a dampening field to suppress the effects of compression-waves and sonic-booms resulting from super-sonic flight. (Allowing supersonic movement without detrimental effects).
It should be noted that some corpsman have been known to use other weapons and have a range of abilities. Richard Rider utilized some Nova costumes/battle suits designed by his New Warriors teammate Dwayne Taylor,these suits had various additional abilities. Other corpsman have been observed using traditional weapons, such as firearms.
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