

After some hesitation, she agrees sending the Nova Corps out to stall Ronan's ship. She is later confronted by Rhomann Dey when he informs her that the Guardians of the Galaxy wish to help in defeating Ronan when he begins his attack on Xandar. Rael is seen leading the Nova Corps' effort in finding and imprisoning Ronan the Accuser even contacting the Kree to at least condemn his actions. This version of the character is a Nova Prime from Xandar and even though her character was confirmed as Irani Rael, the marketing and end credits list her as simply Nova Prime. Irani Rael appears in Guardians of the Galaxy, portrayed by Glenn Close.After fighting Ego the Living Planet, it became apparent to Rider that the new recruits did not have proper training, resulting in Rael and several others agreeing to be demoted.

She aided in fighting the Imperial Guard and Emperor Vulcan where many of her comrades were killed. She has since fought alongside the rest of the Nova Corps on Earth against such threats as the Serpent Society and Dragon Man. Rael and her new comrades arrive on Earth to aid Nova Prime Richard Rider and his brother, Robbie who had also become a new recruit. She was chosen by the Xandarian Worldmind to become a Nova Centurion alongside new recruits Qubit, Malik, Tarcel, Morrow and Fraktur. Irani Rael is a Rigellian who was recruited into the Nova Corps after it was destroyed by the Annihilation Wave. The character, created by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Wellinton Alves and Geraldo Borges, first appeared in Nova vol. Irani Rael is a fictional alien in Marvel Comics. Irani Rael at the Grand Comics Database.Irani Rael at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original).
