Sovereign

"You know, they told me that you people were conceited douchebags. But that isn't true at all!"

- Rocket Raccoon to Ayesha

The Sovereign are a highly advanced, genetically-engineered galactic race who live on the planet of the same name.

Hiring the Guardians
The Sovereign had their home planet attacked by an Abilisk that was wreaking havoc on the world and trying to eat the planet's power source. Believing it to be beneath them to fight it themselves, their leader Ayesha hired the Guardians of the Galaxy to kill the beast in exchange for Nebula, who was captured by the Sovereign attempting to steal Anulax Batteries.

Chasing the Guardians
After paying the Guardians for killing the Abilisk with Nebula, the high priestess Ayesha asked their leader, Peter Quill of his heritage. After being paid a rude remark from Rocket Raccoon, several Sovereign advanced to arrest the Guardians. After the Guardians had left, the Sovereign realised that Rocket had stolen several Anulax Batteries. With this, they activated and dispatched the Golden Drones to attack the Guardians.

Engaging in a massive space battle with Milano, the all but one of the Drones were eventually destroyed. The last drone was blown up by Drax the Destroyer, although not without the Milano suffering heavy damage.

Ayesha and her escort travelled to the Iron Lotus to find and hire Yondu Udonta and his Ravagers to locate the Guardians.

The Sovereign were contacted by the Ravager Taserface, telling them the coordinates to Yondu Udonta and the Guardians of the Galaxy. He told them to inform Yondu that he was the one who tipped them off. When he told them his name however, the Sovereign just broke out laughing.

Battle on Ego's Planet
The Sovereign followed on Taserface's tip and tracked the Guardians to Ego. Entering the planet's core, the Drones attacked the Guardians, heavily damaging their ship under heavy fire. Rocket caused the laser drills to rearrange themselves to fire on the Sovereign only for the power to cut out due to a hit to the engine. Nebula plugged her cybernetics into the battery to repower the ship. Rocket then fired on the Sovereign, destroying the entire fleet. The Laser Drill then was destroyed by a final shot from the last ship, causing Rocket, Yondu, Groot and Nebula to bail out.

Next step in Evolution
"That, my child, is the next step in our evolution. More powerful, more beautiful, more capable of destroying the Guardians of the Galaxy. I think I shall call him...Adam."

- Ayesha to her Chambermaid

After the Battle on Ego's Planet, the Sovereign found their resources depleted. Ayesha decided to create a new Sovereign but "better". She christened the new creation: Adam.

Notable Members

 * Ayesha
 * Sovereign Admiral
 * Zylak

Trivia

 * The Sovereign are created in pods, which is a direct reference to Adam Warlock and Ayesha, and their birth through cocoons.