The Controllers had long sought to purge known space of evil and chaos. These long campaign had a devastating toll on their population and resulted in many losses. Because of their legacy of genetic tamping on their genome, they had developed difficulty in procreation. With the lots of enemies seeking to eliminate them, the Controllers determined they had to create an independent fighting force to protect them and advance their agendas.
While they had long utilized extraterrestrial agents for its intelligence-gathering, this was the first time the Controllers had utilized them for combat. The Darkstars were given advanced suits of powered armor which they called Exo-Mantles. The original Exo-Mantles were well armed with maser beams and advanced guided cannons, making each of them equal to a battlecruiser in firepower. They were normally kept secret, brought out only to defend Maltus, or to eliminate some threat to the cosmic order. It was important that the existence and number of Darkstars not become common knowledge, as the Controllers were not willing to risk being entangled with their brothers, the Guardians of Oa, and their Green Lantern Corps.
This all changed after the possessed Hal Jordan betrayed the Green Lantern Corp and sundered the Central Power Battery. Without the Battery, the Green Lantern Corps ceased to exist, stranding thousands of Corps members throughout the known universe. Realizing their opportunity to bring peace and order, the Controllers revealed the existence of the Darkstars to the known universe. Requiring new agents, they recruited from many worlds, even accepting former members of the Green Lantern Corps.
For a time the Darkstars were the only intergalactic law enforcement in known space. Despite their more lethal methods, they gained a measure of respect and adoration from the major nations of the galaxies. This was in no small part to agents such as former Green Lantern, John Stewart, who continued his fine record of service of the Corps into the ranks of the Darkstars.
On a mission on the fringes of known space, Stewart discovered an ancient tomb wherein lay the Power Stone. He was immediately ordered by his superiors to turn return to Maltus with the Stone, but Stewart hesitated. He knew what had happened the Oan Central Power Battery and saw the Stone as a way of resurrecting the Corp. Disobeying his orders, he turned the Power Stone to the Guardians of Oa.
John Stewart was immediately expelled from the Darkstars but the damage was done. With the Green Lantern Corp reborn, the Darkstars were soon supplanted as the protectors of the universe. Within a few years, they were recalled back to Controller territory to resume their role as defenders.
In recent years, the Controllers have greatly upgraded the Darkstars exo-mantle, using their own knowledge as well as Oan technology that has been procured from the Weaponeers of Qward. Using broadcast power from the heart of the Maltusian Core-Furnace, the new exo-mantles were granted enhanced energy manipulation powers. They are also filled with personality inhibitors which assure that the Controllers orders are always followed.
So far the Controllers have been content to keep their newly-upgraded army within its borders. Yet, with the recent upheavals in the galaxy, the Darkstars may be sent out to preserve the peace once again.
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