When he reached adulthood, Korvus was imprisoned in the high - security prison on the moon of Pygim and a device was placed on his brain that would only be triggered if he tried to escape.

[volume & issue needed] During "The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire", K'tor approached Korvus in prison and offered to commute the rest of Korvus' sentence if he acted against Marvel Girl, who was, along with Havok, Polaris, Professor X, Nightcrawler, Darwin and Warpath, coming to the Shi'ar Empire to stop Vulcan on his quest for vengeance.

[volume & issue needed] Ktor allowed Korvus to take the Blade of the Phoenix and gave him a ship so he could slay Rachel.

However, when he tried to slay Rachel, she grasped the Blade and their minds were involuntarily linked, reliving each other's lives in essence and forming a close bond between them.

[volume & issue needed] Korvus taught the X-Men that their jumpship had the potential of opening a stargate using their own mutant power sources.

She soon puts an end to the relationship,[1] believing their connection isn't real and is due to the time their minds bonded because of the residual Phoenix force.

[2] After the death of Corsair at the hands of Vulcan, he, along with Havok, Polaris, Rachel, Ch'od and Raza become the new Starjammers, electing to remain in Shi'ar space and restore Lilandra to the throne.

[3] Marvel has announced that Korvus and the Starjammers will play a large role in the upcoming War of Kings storyline, which also features Vulcan, The Inhumans, Nova, and The Guardians of the Galaxy.

When the younger version of Jean Grey was put on trial for the crime of one day becoming host for the Phoenix Force, Korvus and the Starjammers intervened.

Unfortunately, when Corsair was off traveling with his son, the Starjammers were attacked by a rival gang of pirates and Korvus was cast out into space to die alongside his fellow crew.

[9][10][11] Korvus possesses all the typical attributes associated with the avian Shi'ar race: superhuman strength, enhanced speed, reflexes, agility, flexibility, coordination, balance, and endurance.

It is currently unknown if the Blade of the Phoenix further augments his natural abilities as a Shi'ar, although it is highly probable: Korvus survived two direct hits from Gladiator and was seen back in action only a short time later.